How can Jefferson’s foreign policy best be characterized? a. It allowed Madison (the next president) to return to domestic concerns. b. It seriously damaged the British economy through conflict and embargoes. c. It fostered a valuable alliance with France. d. It did more harm than good for the United States. e. It strengthened relations with […]
All of the following problems plagued the effort to establish a permanent colony of Roanoke in the late 1580s by Walter Raleigh and his English colonists EXCEPT A) colonists settled on land in and near areas that were claimed and populated by hostile Algonquian Indians. B) the failure of resupply ships to return to Roanoke […]
Which is the best description of the most important message Richard Hakluyt’s stories communicated to European readers? a. Readers were convinced that the New World was a paradise that was theirs for the taking, and they paid little regard to the native people already living there. b. Readers were cautioned not to settle in the […]
All of the following made Maryland an especially inviting colony for certain English settlers EXCEPT A) Maryland was a religious haven for English Catholics. B) the headright system of land distribution. C) Maryland was established as a royal colony. D) Maryland formalized laws that slaves inherited their status from their mother and that slavery was […]
Why did many New Englanders oppose war with Great Britain? a. They traced their heritage back to Great Britain and did not want to be at war with relatives. b. They were tired from fighting the Revolutionary War and wanted a time of sustained peace. c. They were tired from fighting in conflicts with Native […]
Which of the following BEST characterizes the level and scope of dissent among Englishmen in New England to King Philip’s War? A) There were isolated and overwhelmed voices of dissent led by a few Christian pastors and missionaries, such as John Eliot, who opposed the war and its brutality. B) King Philip’s War was strenuously […]
The purpose of new English companies to finance New World settlements was to ________. a. compete for large capital investment b. promise immense wealth to investors c. encourage “limited liability” for the investors d. finance the expense of gaining a royal charter e. get around religious restrictions on investment profits ANSWER C
What was distinctive about the cultural and economic mixing and influences on the development of New Orleans during the early-mid 1700s? A) It reflected the first time in world history that West African cultural and economic influences had shaped a European culture and economy. B) This cultural and economic mixing had only a brief, short-term […]
What was the significance of cities to Jeffersonian America? a. The growing textile factories located in America’s major cities employed many urban workers. b. They served as a hub for exporting goods purchased from farther in the interior. c. The large influx of immigrants found cheap rents in port cities and seldom moved to rural […]
John Locke’s political ideas about the natural rights of the governed had a significant, long-term influence on American colonists. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
