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The New World was named for the Portuguese-sponsored explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

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true

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Food crops exported from the Americas:

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allowed a population explosion.

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The Protestant Reformation in England:

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occurred more for political reasons than because of disagreement about religious doctrine.

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The presidios established by the Spaniards in the Southwest housed:

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soldiers

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The Church of England was established by gradually integrating Calvinism with English Catholicism.

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true

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The city of Tenochtitlán was founded in 1325 by the:

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Aztecs

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Which of the following is NOT true of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?

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It led the Spaniards to immediately colonize Texas and California.

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Around 1500 B.C.E., which group in Middle America (Mesoamerica) began developing large cities, including gigantic pyramids?

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mayas

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The first Europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the:

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Portuguese

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The French captain Jacques Cartier most importantly explored the:

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St. Lawrence River.

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Which of the following was NOT true of the Algonquians?

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They built mounds like the Mississippians.

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The primary objective of the thousands of priests in New Spain was to:

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convert the Indians.

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Ferdinand Magellan:

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led the expedition that circumnavigated the globe.

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The original Spanish settlement of New Mexico:

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was led by Juan de Oñate

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A major reason for the defeat of the Spanish Armada was:

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storms in the North Sea.

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As monarch, Queen Elizabeth I:

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illustrated incredible strength and effectiveness.

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John Cabot's crossing of the Atlantic in 1497 resulted in his:

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making landfall in present-day Canada

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The Aztecs:

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had an empire of 371 city-states in thirty-eight provinces.

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Which of the following was NOT true of Portuguese seagoing efforts:

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Early settlements included Newfoundland and the New England coastline.

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Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

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challenging the authority of male ministers.

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One outstanding characteristic of Jamestown in its initial years was:

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the high mortality rate among its settlers.

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Which of the following is true of English society by the early 1600s?

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There was an expanding population of beggars and vagabonds.

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Maryland sought to learn from the mistakes of Jamestown by:

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recruiting a more committed group of colonists.

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As a result of the Christianity that was forced upon African slaves, the fundamental theme of slave religion was deliverance.

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true

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One in six captives died during the Middle Passage.

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true

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Peter Stuyvesant was the defiant governor of Rhode Island.

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false

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All of the following are true of the Pilgrims, EXCEPT that they:

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were a sect of radical Catholics.

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Sir William Berkeley:

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arrived as Virginia's royal governor in 1642.

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Which of the following statements is NOT true of Africans as slaves?

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They had a long history with Christianity in Africa.

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All of the following are true of the English Quakers, EXCEPT that they:

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followed charismatic preachers.

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In 1624, a British court dissolved the struggling Virginia Company, and Virginia:

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became a royal colony.

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Due to its harsh winters, New England's death rate was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia

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false

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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he: devoted himself to converting the Indians. decided he was no longer a Christian.

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had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions.

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Nathaniel Bacon was an indentured servant who led a Virginia rebellion.

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true

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A large number of South Carolina's original settlers were British planters from:

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Barbados.

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After 1644, the right to vote in Massachusetts Bay was restricted to those who:

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were members of a Puritan church.

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Bacon's Rebellion:

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brought indentured servants and small farmers together against the colony's rich planters and political leaders.

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The colonies established after the Restoration were all: joint-stock ventures.

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proprietary colonies.

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Delaware was originally part of Pennsylvania.

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true

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Puritan commitment to education is best explained by their:

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need to read the scriptures.

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The religious revivals known as the Great Awakening did all of the following, EXCEPT:

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further promote Enlightenment thinking.

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Benjamin Franklin emphasized the Enlightenment in his:

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passion for science and experimentation.

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The colony of Pennsylvania was one of the most diverse in English North America, with English, German, Scots-Irish, and a variety of smaller national and ethnic groups represented.

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True

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New England was settled by: a joint-stock company.

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religious fundamentalists.

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Most colonists strongly believed in the inferiority of women.

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True

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Education in the colonies was:

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usually seen as the responsibility of family and church.

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The success of rice as a perfect crop for South Carolina was helped by the development of:

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the creation of irrigation systems that allowed laborers to flood and drain the fields.

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The events surrounding a suspected slave revolt in New York City in 1741 offer parallels to:

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the Salem witch craze.

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Which church dominated the Chesapeake region by 1700?

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Anglican

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In regard to religion, women:

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were more likely to be churchgoers than men.

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Which of the following is NOT true of early colonial slavery?

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All slaves could expect a lifetime in bondage.

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Women in the American colonies:

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often remained confined to the domestic sphere.

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Which of the following was true of New England in the seventeenth century?

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It was more governed by religious concerns than were the middle and southern colonies.

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The covenant theory from which the Puritans drew their ideas contained:

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certain kernels of democracy in both church and state.

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New Lights differed from Old Lights by: .

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incorporating democracy and emotionalism into faith.

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George Whitefield was a great preacher who even impressed Benjamin Franklin with his eloquence.

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True

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Slaves who lived in northern colonies:

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usually lived and worked in cities and towns.

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Benjamin Franklin believed a major reason for colonial population growth was:

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an abundance of cheap land.

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Of the following colonies, which one most embraced religious and ethnic diversity?

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Pennsylvania

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In April 1775, the British marched to Concord, Massachusetts, in an effort to:

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seize a stockpile of weapons, ammunition, and powder.

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John Locke's writings justified revolution in some cases.

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true

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During the period of salutary neglect:

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the British government took less of a role in governing the American colonies.

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John Locke's social contract theory of government argued that:

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men have certain rights in the state of nature, including the right to life, liberty, and property.

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Prime Minister Robert Walpole's relaxed policy toward the colonies:

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enabled the Americans to pursue greater political independence.

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A writ of assistance was:

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a blanket search warrant that did not specify the place to be searched

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The Stamp Act placed the first tax on the new colonial postal system.

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False

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Through the first half of the eighteenth century, the power of the colonial assemblies generally declined.

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False

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The purpose of the Coercive Acts was to:

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punish Boston for the Tea Party

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The 1765 Stamp Act:

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required revenue stamps on legal and commercial documents.

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Which of the following is NOT true of the Townshend duties?

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The shipbuilding industry was hurt as imports and exports decreased.

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Colonial royal governors: held their offices for life.

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had veto power over colonial assemblies.

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Like his grandfather and great-grandfather, George III cared little about England.

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False

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As royal governor of the Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros:

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was deposed as a result of the Glorious Revolution

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The Quartering Act required the colonies to provide provisions and barracks for British soldiers.

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True

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The Sugar Act of 1764: legalized trade with the French West Indies.

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was intended to generate revenue from the colonies.

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In response to American protests, in 1766 Parliament:

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repealed the Stamp Act

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The war that erupted between the French and the British in North America:

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became a world war

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As a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris, Britain acquired ________ from Spain.

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Florida

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Perhaps the most radical of the American rebels was Bostonian:

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Samuel Adams.

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