If you were trying to persuade someone to follow mercantilist ideas, what would you argue? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: mercantilist theory; trade; relationships between colonies and homelands; competition between European nations
Date: September 9th, 2020
Gabriel plotted a rebellion to seize __________. A) Charleston B) Richmond C) Charlotte D) Washington D.C. ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In eighteenth-century British North America, the gap between rich and poor __________. A) steadily narrowed B) steadily widened C) remained stable D) disappeared ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
In 1979, revolutionaries in __________ took U.S. diplomats hostage. a. Afghanistan b. Iran c. Iraq d. Israel e. Pakistan ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you were a member of a community governed by a Puritan congregation, you were most likely living in __________. A) the French Crescent B) the Lower South C) the Chesapeake D) New England ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
The largest human-made structure in the New World is an enormous pyramid standing 213 feet high at A) Teotihuaca ´n. B) Cuzco. C) Monte Alban. D) Tenochtitlan. E) Monte Verde. ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Most craftsmen __________. A) eventually left their trades and worked as day laborers B) eventually attained the position of master C) remained at the journeyman level for the whole of their careers D) were third- or fourth-generation Americans ANSWER Answer: C
Date: September 9th, 2020
Why did increased trade with Europeans tend to erode the traditional leadership structure of Native American groups? a. Native Americans looked to the Europeans as their new leaders, which made the Native American leaders lose much of their power. b. Native Americans who traded with Europeans tended not to belong to traditional communities, but rather […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
The French constructed Fort Duquesne at this strategic point. A) the mouth of the St. Lawrence River B) the forks of the Ohio River C) the headwaters of the Hudson River D) where the Ohio River joined the Mississippi ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
How did John Winthrop help start the Pequot War? A) He killed an important Pequot leader. B) He formed an alliance with the Iroquois. C) He inadvertently settled on Pequot land. D) He spread rumors of plans for a massive Indian attack. ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
