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karlynnae

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Alfonso I was the king of this African state and in an effort to stave off the capture and sale of his subjects on the slave markets, he made a poignant appeal to the king of Portugal.
 
  a. Ethiopia
  b. Kongo
  c. Gambia
  d. Zimbabwe
  e. Senegal

Question 2

Dutch colonial efforts were
 
  a. incredibly unsuccessful, as their huge expenditures did not produce a single profitable colony.
  b. ended by superior Portuguese power in North America before 1700.
  c. weakened by their principled refusal to take part in the slave trade.
  d. highly successful in Southeast Asia, and particularly on the island of Java.
  e. most economically profitable in New Amsterdam.



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Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d



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