Pregunta 1
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Which one of the following best describes the difference between North American slavery in the North and in the South.
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Slavery laws in the North were less restrictive than in the south
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Slavery was highly agricultural in the north and urban labor in the south
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Slavery was more prevalent in the north and indentured servants provided the south with more labor
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In the South African Slaves had more rights than the white indentured servants in the north.
Pregunta 2
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This was a series of paths that crisscrossed the Atlantic Ocean for purpose of transporting goods between Africa, Europe, and the Americas
Pregunta 3
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The United States acquired most of its slaves by what means?
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The middle passage brought most of the African slaves to the US
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Most slaves in the US were home grown through natural reproduction
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Slavery in the US came mostly from Spanish colonies in the South
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Slavery in the US came with the European colonists as they built settlements in the North
Pregunta 4
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Slave communities on plantations often
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Retained cultural elements such as housing, child naming, and language.
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Gave up all of their African ways of life to better survive white culture
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Embraces and adored their new ways of "white life"
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Only maintained a small amounts of their native languages
Pregunta 5
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Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
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George Washington
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John Adams
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James Madison
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Thomas Jefferson
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Benjamin Franklin
Pregunta 6
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Paine published Common Sense in 1776 trying to convince colonists of what?
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That control by the Crown could be used as a compromise to help build America
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That colonists should reconcile with Britain
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That democracy was inferior to aristocracy
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That America would become haven for liberty
Pregunta 7
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Which of the following statements describes the Stamp Act
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Direct tax on all printed goods
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A tax that was highly opposed by the colonists
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First time taxes were used to raise revenue in North America
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All of the above
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None of the above
Pregunta 8
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What was the purpose of the Tea Act?
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To provide tea to the colonists at fair prices
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To cut down on smuggling in the colonies
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To pay for the 7 years war debt
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None of the above
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To support the almost bankrupt East India Company
Pregunta 9
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The First Continental congress was created in response to which of the following?
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The Tea Act
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The Coercive Act
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The Stamp Act
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The Townshend Act
Pregunta 10
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The Coercive Acts did which of the following to the English colonies
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Closed the port of Boston
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Reorganized provincial charters
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Provided for the housing of troops
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All of the above
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None of the above
Pregunta 11
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As a form of civil disobedience, John Dickinson wrote which of the following manuscripts to urge colonist to unite during their struggles
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Letters from a Farmer in Massachusetts
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Letters from a Slave in Massachusetts
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Letters from a Slave in Pennsylvania
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Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Pregunta 12
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Which of the following were the advanced tribe of the Yucatan region of Mexico
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Mayans
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Aztecs
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Incans
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Iroquois
Pregunta 13
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What country encouraged and funded the exploration of Christopher Columbus
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Italy
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Portugal
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France
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Spain
Pregunta 14
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Most Native tribes found sacred spirits in
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Animals
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Trees
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Water
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Explorers
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None of the above
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All of the above
Pregunta 15
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Governors that established rule in the Americans were called?
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Kings
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Encomiendas
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Czars
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Viceroys
Pregunta 16
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Archaeological evidence suggests that Native Americans were descendants of Asains which who arrived during the ice age by crossing the
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Atlantic Ocean
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Glacial Land bridge
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Mississipi Rives
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Continent of Africa
Pregunta 17
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Which of the following tribes were known for their sacred mounds
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Pueblos
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Iroquois
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Hopi
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Creek
Pregunta 18
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Which of the following best describes native governments
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Primitive and unorganized
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Anarchical and without rule
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Organized hiearchy of leaders and laws
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Natives had no government until European colonization
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None of the above
Pregunta 19
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Which of the following conquistadors led devastating expeditions against the Incans and Aztecs
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Cortez and Pizzaro
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De Leon and Las Casas
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Onate and Hudson
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Columbus and Soto
Pregunta 20
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French colonization focused mostly around the idea of finding
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Africa and enslaving their people
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Reaching the Northwest Passage to the Pacific and gold
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New settlements to practice religious freedom
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America and Conquering it
Pregunta 21
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Who sailed into the New York Harbor and claimed the area for the Dutch?
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Ponce De Leon
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Samuel De Champlain
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Henry Hudson
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Bartolome De Las Casas
Pregunta 22
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Indian tribes of the Americans did all of the following except
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Build roads
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Had massive trade networks
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Built irrigation systems
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Explored and colonized other continent
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Developed large communal societies
Pregunta 23
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Ferdinand Magellen lead a large expedition to
Pregunta 24
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What was the location of the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States?
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Jamestown
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Plymouth
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MAssachusetts
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Rhode Island
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Connecticut
Pregunta 25
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What was the name of the tribe that the settlers of Jamestown came in contact with?
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Pequots
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Powwows
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Potawatomie
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Powhatans
Pregunta 26
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Which of the following terms describes a radical and conservative group of Protestants that demanded purification of the Anglican Church?
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Puritans
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Quakers
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Catholics
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Lutherans
Pregunta 27
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Anne Hutchinson was put on trial for
Pregunta 28
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Cecilius Calvert wanted to establish a refuge for
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puritan settlement
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poor English exiles
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protestants
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persecuted Catholics
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none of the above
Pregunta 29
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Which of the following statements best describes predestination
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a governing by moral liberty
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seeking truth by reading the bible
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Calvinsism guided teachings
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determination of those who will be saved
Pregunta 30
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Which of the following descriptions best describes life in Massachusetts Bay area?
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healthier climate, equal balance of men and women, more families
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illness, famine, and lack of government
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tabacco cash crop, slavery, catholic domination