The Pequot War A) found the Mohegans and the Naragansetts in alliance with the English settlers against the Pequots in New England. B) horrified the Narragansetts because of the mass annihilation practices of the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay. C) was precipitated by a Pequot Indian attack on a western Massachusetts Bay town. D) arose partly […]
Upton Sinclair described the __________ as the “wage slaves of the Beef Trust.” a. consumers of unsanitary beef b. inhumanely treated cows c. poorly paid meat packers d. African American indentured servants e. politicians whom owners bribed ANSWER C
The fur trade in the Saint Lawrence River Valley and the Great Lakes contributed to all of the following EXCEPT A) annihilation of the Hurons as a recognizable Indian tribe by 1648. B) the establishment by of Quebec and Montreal as permanent settlements in Canada. C) the arrival of Jesuit missionaries intent on converting the […]
From the perspective of 1770, colonists believed that the troublesome events they had experienced in the 1760s were the consequences of A) poor communications between Parliament and colonial leaders. B) a deliberate plot by corrupt leaders of Parliament to rob the colonists of their rights. C) the insanity of King George III. D) the general […]
The Spanish imposition of harsh physical labor on Indians and Spain’s efforts to eliminate traditional Indian religious practices from 1598-1690 set the stage for the Pueblo Revolt in 1690. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
In the following pairs, the second item was the colonists’ response to the British legislation in all cases EXCEPT A) Coercive Acts – First Continental Congress. B) Townshend Duties – Circular Letter. C) Stamp Act – Virginia Resolution. D) Tea Act – burning of the Gaspee. ANSWER D
The backdrop of simmering economic class tensions and fears of imminent Indian attacks influenced the development of a mass community hysteria that led to Salem witch trials of 1692. Answer: ANSWER TRUE
In response to the Boston Tea Party, Parliament enacted legislation to do all of the following EXCEPT A) protect royal officials in Massachusetts. B) restrict political rights of the citizens of Massachusetts. C) limit the authority of the Massachusetts governor. D) close the port of Boston. ANSWER C
What argument did the British government make to the colonists in order to justify assessing new taxes on them after 1763? A) The French and Indian War had protected the American colonists, and they should pay their fair share to defer the war’s cost. B) The North American colonists did not pay any significant taxes […]
The final blow to Native American tribal life on the Plains was __________. a. the deaths of the major Native American leaders b. the extermination of the buffalo herds c. incessant tribal warfare d. the reservation system e. the introduction of crop farming ANSWER B
