The Shimabara Rebels Were Largely

question 47

Multiple Choice

The Shimabara Rebels were largely:

• A) Peasants whose crops had been taken for taxes.
• B) Workers who had been affiliated with the Dutch and Portuguese.
• C) Urban workers and merchants whose property had been confiscated by samurai.
• D) Samurai and Japanese Christians.

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