Mem de Sá
Mem de Sá , d. 1572, Portuguese colonial official, governor-general of Brazil (1557?-1572). He drove (1567) the French colony from Guanabara Bay and founded the city of Rio de Janeiro at its site.
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None of the above?(British imperialism and Africans)
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; ...improved the lives of Africans. The questions were supposed to test how well students understood a passage written by a colonial official of the Imperial British East Africa Co. that explained, We are endeavoring ... to teach the native races to conduct their...
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; ...is a drunk and a bully. But it gets even more dangerous when a mysterious Frenchman named Mr. Redding from Esperance, the French colony in Australia, hires Mickey to accost a young lady from England and escort her from her ship into Mr. Redding's hands. Miss...
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Just the facts.(quiz)
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; ...neighborhoods? (A) 6 percent, (B) 12 percent, (C) 21 percent -- 3. Which of the following modern-day African countries was not a French colony? (A) Tunisia, (B) South Africa, (C) Algeria -- 4. Which amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects against unreasonable...
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Martim Afonso de Sousa
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
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Rio de Janeiro
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...established a colony, but they were driven out (1560-67) by Mem de Sá, governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil...city of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro was founded by Mem de Sá's cousin. The settlement was captured and held for ransom...
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