Which of the following colonies was taken over without firing a shot?

new york

pennsylvania

maryland

New York

Explanation:

We are talking about what is known as the The Dutch Surrender in New Netherland, which was the original name of New York when it was a colony and it was occupied by the Dutch, whom gave up the colony without a fight. New Netherland only had about 9,000 inhabitants so it was vulnerable to an attack from the English with whom they fought three wars by the years 1652 and 1674, so when the English arrived to New Netherland the Dutch surrendered.

the graph shows the spread of railways in the 1800s.

based on the graph, the conclusion that can be drawn about germany is answer d)   by 1880, germany had more rail lines than great britain and russia.

he risk-return relationship. generally, the higher the potential return of an investment, the higher the risk. there is no guarantee that you will actually get a higher return by accepting more risk. diversification enables you to reduce the risk of your portfolio without sacrificing potential returns.

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