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What reason did President James K. Polk give when he asked Congress to declare war against Mexico?
- To stop Mexican attacks against U.S. territory
- To prevent human rights abuses in Mexico
- To preserve religious freedom within Texas
- To ensure slavery would continue in Texas
FOR WHAT REASON CAN THE 'INBOEKSTELSEL' (INDENTURED LABOUR SYSTEM) THAT WAS INTRODUCED IN THE 1770s IN THE CAPE COLONY BE REGARDED AS A FORM OF SLAVERY?
a. IT FORCED PEOPLE TO WORK ON FARMS, USUALLY UP TO THE AGE OF 25
b. THE SAME LEGAL FRAMEWORK APPLIED TO SLAVES AND INDENTURED LABOURS
c. LIVING CONDITIONS OF SLAVES AND INDENTURED LABOURERS WERE VERY SIMILAR
d. VIOLENCE WAS A COMMON EXPERIENCE OF INDENTURED LABOURERS AND SLAVES
1. a c d
2. a b
3. b c d
4. c d
1. FROM THE POPULATION STATISTICS BEFORE AND AFTER THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE RURAL AREAS OF THE CAPE WERE MORE SEVERELY AFFECTED THAN CAPE TOWN
2. DISEASE AFFECTING CATTLE AND THE LOSS OF LAND, RATHER THAN SMALLPOX, WERE ULTIMATELY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FACTORS IN THE KHOEKHOE'S LOSS OF INDEPENDENCE IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CAPE
3. BECAUSE SMALLPOX CLAIMED ABOUT 30% OF THE KHOEKHOE POPULATION, THIS GREAT LOSS OF LIFE MEANT THAT IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR KHOEKHOE SOCIETY TO RECOVER ITS FORMER STRENGTH
4. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS THAT WHITE PEOPLE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE WEAKENED STATE OF THE KHOEKHOE AFTER THE SMALLPOX EPIDEMIC AND CONDUCTED EXTENSIVE RAIDS ON THEIR CATTLE
THE DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY (VOC) AND DUTCH COLONIAL EXPANSION ARE USUALLY REGARDED AS BEING RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DECLINE OF INDEPENDENT KHOESAN COMMMUNITIES IN THE SOUTHWESTERN CAPE. THIS IS BECAUSE THE DUTCH WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR...
a. CONSUMING LARGE NUMBERS OF KHOESAN LIVESTOCK THROUGH VARIOUS TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
b. SEIZING KHOESAN LAND WHICH PREVENTED THEM FROM EXERCISING THE TRADITIONAL GRAZING PATTERNS
c. UNITING THE KHOESAN COMMUNITIES AGAINST THEM, ALTHOUGH THIS STILL DID NOT PREVENT DUTCH COLONISATION
d. BEING MORE SUCCESSFUL IN WARFARE AND RAIDING THAN THE KHOESAN, ENABLING THEM TO DEFEAT THE KHOESAN MILITARILY
- a c
- c d
- a d b
- b c d
Analyse the reasons why France experienced continuous political instability in the period between 1814 and 1852.
What can you say about this line in the speech of Corazon Aquino: "...and so began the revolution that has brought me to democracy's most famous home, the Congress of the United States?'
Define ulama:
Traditional Bedouin poets renowned for their memories.
The Islamic clergy--they are attached to mosques and lead the faithful in prayer.
The secular rulers and administrators of the Islamic world.
The economy of the Arabs in the seventh century was based on:
Manufacturing of textiles, pottery, and luxury items like jewelry.
Nomadic pastoralism, overland trade, and some farming in oases.
Plantation agriculture worked by slaves.
What impact did Persian culture have on Islam?
There was none--Persian language and culture were wiped out.
Muslims emulated Persian practices of kingship and administration.
Muslims created a high priesthood modeled after the Magi--Zoroastrian leaders.
Define ulama:
Islamic priests who have a secret knowledge of the Qur'an.
Traditional Bedouin poets renowned for their memories.
The Islamic clergy--they are attached to mosques and lead the faithful in prayer.
The secular rulers and administrators of the Islamic world.
