The document in which the Pilgrims established a civil government for their Plymouth Colony has become known as the __________. a. Bill of Rights b. Mayflower Compact c. Statement of Principles d. Cambridge Agreement e. Plymouth Agreement ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
What did Jay’s Treaty accomplish for the United States? A) The treaty with Great Britain avoided war over the seizure of American ships. B) It healed the political divisions in the United States over foreign policy towards Great Britain and France. C) It muted further public political attacks against President Washington. D) It guaranteed the […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
King Charles I disbanded Parliament in 1629 because he could not deal with intense criticism from the __________. a. Puritans b. Baptists c. Catholics d. Anglicans e. Presbyterians ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why were slave owners particularly concerned by any unsupervised meeting including ones for religious purposes? A) Slave owners believed religious worship by slaves would significantly reduce their labor productivity on the plantations. B) Slave owners were fearful these collective meetings could be inspirations for planning violent slave revolts. C) Slave owners did not believe slaves […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
One important result of the revival of trade in Europe was the: a. increased oppression of serfs b. decrease in agricultural prosperity c. rapid growth of cities and urban life d. rise of the self-sufficient manorial system ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
What was the role of the Indian peoples in the success of the Lewis and Clark expedition? How did some of Lewis and Clark’s reports about the Indians they encountered reflect certain cultural assumptions of whites that proved to be quite dubious? ANSWER Answer: An ideal answer will: 1. Discuss how during the first […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The English takeover of New Netherland (which was subsequently renamed New York) __________. a. had little immediate effect on the colony b. was followed by the expulsion of the Dutch c. led to the prompt creation of a legislature d. met with armed resistance by the Dutch e. sparked a war between the English and […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Regarding the internal Greek and Spanish revolts and other European revolutionary movements of the 1820s, President James Monroe and Secretary of State John Quincy Adams decided to A) leave it to the Europeans to manage the situations in Greece and Spain and declared a policy of noninvolvement in the internal political affairs of Europe. B) […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1915, Wilson supported preparedness because of __________. a. the need to stimulate the American economy b. the growing German U-boat crisis c. demands from progressives who desired to defend democracy d. the revelation of a German plot to involve Mexico as an ally e. his secret desire to create an empire in Latin America […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did new leaders often emerge within the slavery community on a plantation? A) These new leaders were often preachers and deacons selected by other slaves. B) These new leaders were often slaves who could trace their lineage to a royal African lineage. C) These new leaders were often slaves who were appointed as leaders […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
