Britain established its military headquarters in New York City in 1776 because of the city's
A) access to food supplies.
B) central location.
C) Loyalist sentiments.
D) All of the above.
Answer: D
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a. Salman Rushdie b. Ernest Hemingway c. Jorge Amado d. Pablo Neruda e. Jose Saramago
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A) Catholic churches and monasteries. B) housing for the poor. C) an Islamic university at Timbuktu and the construction of mosques. D) opulent palaces made of gold and silver.