Geography helped to shape the events of Roman history in all of the following ways EXCEPT A) Italy occupies a commanding position in the Aegean Sea. B) the mountains did not form a barrier to political development as in Greece. C) Italy possesses useful harbors. D) the Italian peninsula faces west. E) Rome occupies a […]
Which of these nations took the lead in the African slave trade after 1640? A) England B) Holland C) Spain D) Portugal ANSWER Answer: A
Which identifies the strongest influence on eighteenth-century colonial Americans? a. They still confronted the “howling wilderness” that previous generations had encountered. b. They still lived in geographic isolation as in the seventeenth century. c. They could not escape the economic and cultural influence of Britain. d. They had completely escaped the economic and cultural influence […]
After 1661, the new attitude in England toward religion resulted in which change in Massachusetts? A) More immigrants came, fleeing religious persecution. B) Puritans tightened their control over the colony. C) The Crown had more control over the colony. D) Puritans had to accept non-Puritans meeting in public. ANSWER Answer: D
The earliest Olmec center of civilization was at A) Teotihuacan. B) Oaxaca. C) San Lorenzo. D) Cuzco. E) Tenochtitlan. ANSWER C
The “long lot” pattern of farm lands would most likely have been found in areas originally settled by __________. A) Spain B) England C) France D) Sweden ANSWER Answer: C
Which group overwhelmingly supported Carter in the 1980 presidential election? a. African Americans b. blue-collar workers c. Jewish voters d. the Sunbelt states e. the South ANSWER A
Compared to European preindustrial societies, the population of eighteenth-century America __________. A) grew three times faster B) grew at about the same rate C) slowly declined D) grew much more slowly ANSWER Answer: A
What was the significance of the decline in fertility rates in America between 1800 and 1939? a. It reflected a higher death rate among immigrant families. b. It reflected a higher infant mortality rate due to primitive medical practices. c. It reflected a conscious decision of many Americans to postpone or limit their families. d. […]
The First Continental Congress met mainly to protest against __________. A) Parliament forcing them to accept its power B) British religious policy C) British Indian policy D) the attacks at Lexington and Concord ANSWER Answer: A
