By the mid-eighteenth century, most of the British North American colonies __________. A) were ruled by royal governors B) were governed by proprietors C) had few rights of local self-government D) had become democracies ANSWER Answer: A
Date: September 9th, 2020
The invention that permitted the great expansion of cotton cultivation was the __________. a. railroad b. cotton gin c. cotton reaper d. steel plow e. mechanical seed planter ANSWER B
Date: September 9th, 2020
Which of these was an important difference between the New York elite who owned land along the Hudson River and the wealthy proprietors of Pennsylvania? A) The New York elite was made up of newly wealthy men. B) The New York elite were Quakers. C) The proprietors of Pennsylvania generally rented their land to tenants. […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
Rosa Parks was __________. A) a cousin of Martin Luther King Jr. B) an unemployed housewife C) the secretary of her local NAACP chapter D) a Baptist minister ANSWER C
Date: September 9th, 2020
If you had been a colonial woman in the 1700s, which colony would you have chosen to live in and why would you choose that particular one? What will be an ideal response? ANSWER Key Points: gender roles; regional social patterns; economics and society
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Which individual was most responsible for promoting African American rights during the New Deal? a. Franklin D. Roosevelt b. John Collier c. Harry Hopkins d. Harold Ickes e. Mary McLeod-Bethune ANSWER C
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The British Proclamation of 1763 directly led to the __________. A) exile of the Arcadian French B) settlement of western Virginia and eastern Tennessee C) opening of eastern colonial lands to a renewed Indian presence D) Paxton Boys’ massacre ANSWER Answer: D
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The antimissile system based on the use of lasers and particle beams to destroy incoming missiles from outer space was called __________. a. IED b. SALT I c. SALT II d. SDI e. VIPER ANSWER D
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The “Declaration and Resolves” passed at the Continental Congress in 1774 committed the colonies to __________. A) independent government under the Constitution B) immediate military action against the British C) economic sanctions aimed at Britain D) peacefully submitting to British rule ANSWER Answer: C
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Which statement best describes the “task” labor that many slaves performed on large plantations? a. A group of white overseers pushed a small group of slaves to work around the clock. b. Large groups of slaves worked side by side with their masters. c. Large groups of slaves worked from sunrise to sunset under a […]
Date: September 9th, 2020
