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 […]
Compared to the British, the French in North America __________. A) had much worse relations with the Indian populations B) did not respond to Indian opposition with violence C) tended to have better relations with the Indians D) were successful in promoting their religion among the Indians ANSWER Answer: C
Which of the following best characterizes President Eisenhower’s attitude toward integration? A) He was not enthusiastic about implementing integration. B) He was a strong public advocate of segregation. C) He was a strong public advocate of integration. D) He believed that the implementation of integration was his highest priority as president. ANSWER A
The Great Awakening had its deepest effects on __________. A) young people B) the elderly C) recent immigrants D) the wealthy ANSWER Answer: A
Which of the following is NOT a feature of the Etruscans? A) a superior military organization B) an effective political system C) monotheism D) engineering skill E) prominent role of women ANSWER C
The Enlightenment was based on a faith in __________. A) divine revelation B) a changeless world C) human reason D) salvation by God’s grace ANSWER Answer: C
Who profited most from the union of slavery and cotton production? a. inventors and entrepreneurs b. small business owners c. non-slaveholders d. small slaveholders e. large plantation owners ANSWER E
How did French, Spanish, and British attitudes toward Native Americans contribute to the development of inclusive and exclusive societies by the mid-eighteenth century? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: frontiers of inclusion and exclusion; colonial labor patterns; interracial interactions; commerce; religious practices
