Question

the actions of the maroons that forced british colonial authorities to conclude a treaty with them are best explained as evidence of reactions against which of the following global trends in the period 1450–1750 ?
a the persistent spread of epidemic diseases
b the continuing impoverishment of indigenous populations resulting from agricultural transfers
c the increase in armed conflict resulting from state rivalries over control of trade routes
d the increasing expansion and centralization of state power

Explanation:

The Maroons were enslaved people who escaped and resisted colonial authority. During 1450 - 1750, states were expanding and centralizing power (e.g., colonial powers like Britain). The Maroons' actions were a reaction against this increasing state power expansion and centralization as colonial states sought to assert control over territories and populations. Option A is incorrect as epidemic spread isn't directly related to Maroons' resistance. Option B: Maroons weren't primarily indigenous (they were escaped enslaved Africans in the Americas) and agricultural transfers' impoverishment of indigenous doesn't fit their context. Option C: Their conflict wasn't about state rivalries over trade routes. So D is correct.

Answer:

D. The increasing expansion and centralization of state power