Which of the following statements is associated with the situation in the French colony of Saint Domingue?
a. Tobacco was the main export of the colony.
b. All of the slaves in the colony were a mixture of Africans and indigenous peoples.
c. French planters sought province status for the colony.
d. Abolition of slavery would bring the economy of the colony to a halt.
e. Hearing about the instability of France, slave rebellions were on the rise.
Question 2
Why did the Amerindians of the Andes refuse to ally with Bolvar?
a. The Spanish had savagely executed Tupac Amaru II.
b. The Spanish had given them permission to speak Quechua.
c. They had been able to resist assimilation by the Spanish by avoiding any contact with them.
d. They were more concerned with their own autonomy than with the independence of nations.
e. They viewed Bolvar as another local Spanish official seeking power from the peninsulares.