The greatest similarity between early Virginia and Massachusetts was that they both __________. A) were founded by companies chartered by the king B) were mainly settled by Puritans C) depended on tobacco cultivation D) relied on indentured servant labor ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The decision in Brown v. Board of Education overturned the ruling in __________. A) Plessy v. Ferguson B) Dred Scott v. Sanford C) Marbury v. Madison D) Sweat v. Painter ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
Using Anne Hutchinson and Lucy Winthrop Downing as examples, discuss the politics of gender in Massachusetts. What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: gender; religion; social norms; New England government
Date: September 9th, 2020
The Free African Society was a(n) __________. A) organization dedicated to sending blacks back to Africa B) mixed-race religious organization C) mutual aid society started by free African Americans D) underground society started by slaves ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
After an experiment with prohibiting slavery, by 1752 this new colony became part of the low-country slave system. A) Alabama B) Florida C) Louisiana D) Georgia ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
On April 19, 1775, British soldiers fired shots at colonial Minute Men at Lexington and Concord. What happened was that: a. the commanding officer ordered British troops to fire on “rebels” b. somebody fired a shot, so British troops fired, killing several Minute Men c. the Minute Men opened fire, and the redcoats retreated to […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Before Columbus, trade in slaves in Europe was __________. A) unknown B) small and insignificant C) widely considered un-Christian D) already a lucrative business ANSWER Answer: D
Date: September 9th, 2020
Manumission was a process by which __________. A) owners freed selected slaves B) slaves gained free status after having run away C) slavery was established in new territories D) free blacks were enslaved ANSWER A
Date: September 9th, 2020
A significant characteristic of Spanish colonial communities was __________. A) the great prosperity most of them experienced B) their close association with religious missions C) the religious equality between the colonizers and the natives D) the rigid segregation practiced between Indians and Europeans ANSWER Answer: B
Date: September 9th, 2020
The institution of slavery became even more entrenched in the South because of the increasing importance of __________. a. rice b. indigo c. long-staple cotton d. short-staple cotton e. sugar cane ANSWER D
Date: September 9th, 2020
