Problem: In 1718 the Danish claimed the island of St. John to develop sugar plantations and crops such as indigo and cotton; there was especially great demand for sugar and prices were high in Europe. Dutch planters were still important on the island. By mid-1733, planters had developed 109 plantations, and slaveholders owned more than 1,000 African slaves on St. John. One-fifth of the plantations were then devoted to sugar; by the end of the century, most would be, and the total slave population would be 2500. In 1733 the population of African slaves on St. John was more than five times larger than that of the European inhabitants: 1087 slaves and 206 whites. Many of St. John's plantations were owned by people residing on St. Thomas. These absentee landowners hired overseers to manage their lands and slaves on St. John. Under these conditions, overseer cruelty flourished. The Danish West India Company provided only six soldiers for the defense of St. John, which supplemented the local white militia.

How many additional slaves were acquired by the turn of the century?
Answer: 1500

Problem: The Steelers stayed home for Game 2 of a 3-game home stand against the Raiders.  In the first quarter, the Raiders scored first as Derek Carr found Michael Crabtree on a 22-yard pass for a 7-0 lead.  The Steelers got on the board later on in the quarter when Chris Boswell kicked a 34-yard field goal for a 7-3 game.  In the 2nd quarter, the Steelers took the lead when DeAngelo Williams ran for a TD from 3 yards out (with a successful 2-point conversion) for an 11-7 game.  The Raiders however, retook the lead when Carr found Amari Cooper on a 15-yard pass for a 14-11 lead.  The Steelers closed the half when Williams ran for another 3-yard TD and Boswell kicked a 38-yard field goal for leads of 18-14 and then 21-14 at halftime.  After the break, the Raiders went back to work tying the game up 21-21 when Carr found Clive Walford on a 1-yard pass for the only score of the third quarter.  In the fourth quarter, the Steelers were able to retake the lead as Ben Roethlisberger found Martavis Bryant on a 14-yard pass for a 28-21 game.  Roethlisberger then found Jesse James on a 4-yard pass for a 35-21 game.  The Raiders would tie the game back up with 2 straight TDs of their own:  First coming from Jamize Olawale who ran from 19 yards out for a 35-28 game and then Carr finding Crabtree again on a 38-yard pass to make it 35-35.  Getting the ball back with seconds left, the Steelers had to depend on backup QB Landry Jones to help them get within field goal range.  They would successfully do so and then Boswell kicked the game-winning 18-yard field goal for a 38-35 final score.

Did both teams in total score fewer points in the first quarter or the 2nd quarter?
Answer: the first quarter

Problem: After their Bye Week, the Cowboys traveled to LP Field to face the Tennessee Titans.  Rookie Quarterback Vince Young made his first NFL start for the Titans.  Quarterback Drew Bledsoe threw two touchdowns in the first half to Terry Glenn.  Each of the three Cowboys running backs, Julius Jones, Marion Barber, and Tyson Thompson, rushed for a touchdown in the second half.  Bradie James returned an interception 15 yards for his first career touchdown.  Tony Romo played during the final two drives after Dallas took a 38-14 lead.  Kicker Mike Vanderjagt missed a 26-yard field goal wide right late in the first half, but later kicked a 43-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.  Despite breaking a finger two weeks earlier, wide receiver Terrell Owens started and caught five passes for 88 yards.  Also, rookie Pat Watkins returned a lost Titans fumble 53 yards during the fourth quarter as the Cowboys held on for the win to improve their record to 2-1. Stats During the game, Tennessee Titans linebacker Albert Haynesworth stomped on Dallas Cowboys center Andre Gurode.  Haynesworth was suspended for five games without pay. .  Later during the week, Terrell Owens accidentally overdosed on painkillers causing a media circus, but recovered within a day.

Which player helped make two touchdowns in the first half?
Answer: Quarterback Drew Bledsoe

Problem: While Ava had its hands full with the Manipuri raids in Upper Burma, a rebellion broke out at Pegu in November 1740. Ethnic Mon officials selected Smim Htaw Buddhaketi, a cousin of the king at Ava, as their king. The court at Pegu consolidated its hold in Lower Burma. Starting in 1742, Pegu, with renegade Dutch and Portuguese musketeers, began its annual raids of the upcountry. Because of the Manipuri threat, Ava could only send small armies to the south in 1743 and 1744, neither of which made any mark. The war "carried on languidly", with neither side achieving any lasting advantage until 1747. In December 1747, Binnya Dala came to power in Pegu, and the new king was determined to finish the war. He was not satisfied to gain independence for Lower Burma itself but determined to make Upper Burma its tributary. He stopped the annual raids and began planning for a decisive invasion. He sought and received French East India Company's support in firearms. Alarmed, Ava too sought support from China but no help materialised. In November 1751, Pegu launched a full-scale invasion by land and by river with a total strength of 30,000. Ava had prepared an extensive defensive line around Ava—a riverside fort at Sinbyukyun on the Irrawaddy, and a series of forts at Sintgaing, Tada-U and Pinya en route to Ava. By mid-January, the invasion forces had overcome Ava's defences, and laid siege to the city. On 21 March 1752, the invaders broke through the city's outer walls. Two days later, they breached the inner walls and took the city. The 266-year-old Toungoo Dynasty had fallen.

Which happened later, the fall of the Toungoo Dynasty  or the rebellion in Pegu?
Answer:
fall of the Toungoo Dynasty