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Jacques Cartier’s travels to North America in 1534 and 1535-36 had all

Jacques Cartier’s travels to North America in 1534 and 1535-36 had all of the following consequences EXCEPT A) Cartier’s travels formed the basis of future French land claims along the St. Lawrence River Valley and in Newfoundland. B) Cartier’s travels sparked a friendly, trading relationship with local Indians that would transform the lives of native […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What was the new way that English investors sought legal financial gai

What was the new way that English investors sought legal financial gain overseas beginning in the first decade of the 1600s? A) financing ship piracy of Spanish gold and silver on the high seas B) investing in French joint stock companies with the purpose of establishing settlements in Canada C) investing in Spanish joint stock […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

How did lies and rumors lead the United States closer to the war of 18

How did lies and rumors lead the United States closer to the war of 1812? a. Madison was ready for war because he believed France’s lies about lifting trade embargoes and rumors about Britain causing conflicts with Indians. b. England lied about lifting trade embargoes and causing conflicts with Indians in the West, infuriating Americans […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

What was James Oglethorpe’s purpose in founding the colony of Georgia

What was James Oglethorpe’s purpose in founding the colony of Georgia in 1733? A) to provide a religious haven for Catholics B) to create a place in North America where England’s insolvent debtors and poor could find new lives and avoid debtors’ prison C) to establish a closer political, economic, and cultural relationship with Spanish […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

The demands of the rebels involved in Bacon’s Rebellion included the

The demands of the rebels involved in Bacon’s Rebellion included the A) confiscation of wealthy landowners’ land and property and its redistribution to poor whites and free Africans. B) right to kill Indians indiscriminately and steal their land. C) restoration of Governor Berkeley to colonial power. D) creation of a new, separate colony in western […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020

Theodore Roosevelt can be considered one of the country’s first conser

Theodore Roosevelt can be considered one of the country’s first conservationist presidents because he __________. a. created 150 million acres in new government preserves b. loved animals and the remaining wilderness in the United States c. believed in sequestering public land, so it would not be damaged d. opposed the use of coal because it […]

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Date: September 9th, 2020