Why did Joseph Bank regard Australia as an empty land?
a. Its population was low.
b. It was mostly flat land, without significant mountain ranges.
c. It did not produce profitable crops.
d. It has very few trees.
e. Its aboriginal inhabitants had not improved it, for instance fencing off vast land holdings for sheep.
Question 2
By 1750, the reforms of the Yoshimune government
a. actually advanced Japan into becoming a major economic power in the East.
b. prevented unrest in the countryside.
c. allowed the use of unpaid labor, which helped the farmer produce for the urban market.
d. allowed Japan's economy to do no more than struggle to just stand still.
e. passed reforms that allowed for greater access to water and forest products by farmers.
The American clipper ship, Red Jacket, off Cape Horn, sails from Australia to Liverpool, England, in
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