One of the Indicators of the Success of Portuguese Settlements

question 66

Multiple Choice

One of the indicators of the success of Portuguese settlements in the Brazilian interior was:

• A) The establishment of factories for the manufacture of brazilwood.
• B) The intermarriage of settlers with surrounding indigenous chieftain families.
• C) The failure of French merchants to find any of their trading posts in the rainforest.
• D) The establishment of rice plantations after sugar crops failed.

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