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Question 1Which communities of self-liberated Africans helped launch the Haitian Revolution?See the answer +
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The Maroons
Maroon communities were formed by Africans who escaped slavery and their descendants. In the French colony of Saint-Domingue, Maroons resisted colonial rule and helped launch the Haitian Revolution, which led to Haiti’s independence in 1804. They were not an Indigenous people: their…
Read the full explanationQuestion 2What is the capital of New Zealand?See the answer +
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Wellington
Wellington has been New Zealand’s capital since 1865. It is home to Parliament, the offices of Cabinet and the prime minister, and the country’s highest courts. Auckland, which served as the capital from 1841 to 1865, is now much more populous, which…
Read the full explanationQuestion 3Which Caribbean island is the only natural home of the Black-billed Parrot?See the answer +
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Jamaica
The black-billed amazon, whose scientific name is “Amazona agilis,” is endemic to Jamaica and occurs naturally nowhere else. It mainly inhabits humid mountain forests, including areas in the Blue Mountains and Cockpit Country, where it feeds on fruit, seeds and flowers. Its…
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