The Watergate Scandal was based on President Nixon’s __________. a. 1972 affair with a young intern at the Republican National Committee b. involvement in ordering an attack on unarmed civilians in Vietnam c. attempts to cover up sources of his campaign funding in the 1972 presidential election d. attempts to bribe the North Vietnamese to […]
Bartolomé de las Casas’s critique of the Spanish in the Americas amounted to a charge of __________. A) genocide B) malign neglect C) base robbery D) destructive ignorance ANSWER Answer: A
How did the Virginia Company reward settlers who paid their own way to the colony? A) with cash rewards B) with shares in the company C) with slaves D) with additional land ANSWER D
The eventual success of Spanish rule of New Mexico depended on __________. A) ruthless suppression of Indian culture B) accommodation between natives and Spanish C) forcing all the natives to mine for gold D) excluding the natives from any role in colonial society ANSWER Answer: B
Why did the English Separatists in Leiden decide to leave Europe and travel to the Americas? A) They hoped to make a fortune in the slave trade. B) They did not like the effect of Dutch culture on their children. C) They were invited to do so by the English Crown. D) The Dutch wanted […]
Metacom, leader of the Pokanokets, led a fierce but futile war against New Englanders known as __________. A) the Pequot War B) King Philip’s War C) Great Swamp War D) Tammany War ANSWER Answer: B
Most of the settlers who founded Plymouth Colony had migrated from England to __________ in 1608. A) Holland B) France C) Ireland D) Portugal ANSWER A
Coronado and Oñate were both initially drawn to New Mexico in a quest for __________. A) a wealthy Indian empire B) religious freedom C) new agricultural lands D) Indian slaves ANSWER Answer: A
England enacted the 1774 Coercive Acts to punish Massachusetts for destroying the tea. Those “Intolerable Acts” were a turning point for many Americans, because: a. a majority of people were demanding independence, including war b. the Sons of Liberty became patriotic spokesmen for American rights c. the English laws were perceived as unfair, so a […]
What effect did the Glorious Revolution have in America? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: political ideology; royal colonial policy; revolution; Parliamentary power; colonial governance
