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Question 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
  • Slavery was highly agricultural in the north and urban labor in the south
  • Slavery was more prevalent in the north and indentured servants provided the south with more labor
  • In the South African Slaves had more rights than the white indentured servants in the north.

Question 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
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  • The Middle Passage
  • The Northwest Passage
  • The Silk Road
  • The Triangular Trade route

Question 3

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The United States acquired most of its slaves by what means?
Answer
  • The middle passage brought most of the African slaves to the US
  • Most slaves in the US were home grown through natural reproduction
  • Slavery in the US came mostly from Spanish colonies in the South
  • Slavery in the US came with the European colonists as they built settlements in the North

Question 4

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Slave communities on plantations often
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  • Retained cultural elements such as housing, child naming, and language.
  • Gave up all of their African ways of life to better survive white culture
  • Embraces and adored their new ways of "white life"
  • Only maintained a small amounts of their native languages

Question 5

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Who was the principal author of the Declaration of Independence?
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  • George Washington
  • John Adams
  • James Madison
  • Thomas Jefferson
  • Benjamin Franklin

Question 6

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Paine published Common Sense in 1776 trying to convince colonists of what?
Answer
  • That control by the Crown could be used as a compromise to help build America
  • That colonists should reconcile with Britain
  • That democracy was inferior to aristocracy
  • That America would become haven for liberty

Question 7

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Which of the following statements describes the Stamp Act
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  • Direct tax on all printed goods
  • A tax that was highly opposed by the colonists
  • First time taxes were used to raise revenue in North America
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 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
  • To cut down on smuggling in the colonies
  • To pay for the 7 years war debt
  • None of the above
  • To support the almost bankrupt East India Company

Question 9

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The First Continental congress was created in response to which of the following?
Answer
  • The Tea Act
  • The Coercive Act
  • The Stamp Act
  • The Townshend Act

Question 10

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The Coercive Acts did which of the following to the English colonies
Answer
  • Closed the port of Boston
  • Reorganized provincial charters
  • Provided for the housing of troops
  • All of the above
  • None of the above

Question 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
  • Letters from a Slave in Massachusetts
  • Letters from a Slave in Pennsylvania
  • Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania

Question 12

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Which of the following were the advanced tribe of the Yucatan region of Mexico
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  • Mayans
  • Aztecs
  • Incans
  • Iroquois

Question 13

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What country encouraged and funded the exploration of Christopher Columbus
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  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • France
  • Spain

Question 14

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Most Native tribes found sacred spirits in
Answer
  • Animals
  • Trees
  • Water
  • Explorers
  • None of the above
  • All of the above

Question 15

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Governors that established rule in the Americans were called?
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  • Kings
  • Encomiendas
  • Czars
  • Viceroys

Question 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
  • Glacial Land bridge
  • Mississipi Rives
  • Continent of Africa

Question 17

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Which of the following tribes were known for their sacred mounds
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  • Pueblos
  • Iroquois
  • Hopi
  • Creek

Question 18

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Which of the following best describes native governments
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  • Primitive and unorganized
  • Anarchical and without rule
  • Organized hiearchy of leaders and laws
  • Natives had no government until European colonization
  • None of the above

Question 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
  • De Leon and Las Casas
  • Onate and Hudson
  • Columbus and Soto

Question 20

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French colonization focused mostly around the idea of finding
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  • Africa and enslaving their people
  • Reaching the Northwest Passage to the Pacific and gold
  • New settlements to practice religious freedom
  • America and Conquering it

Question 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
  • Samuel De Champlain
  • Henry Hudson
  • Bartolome De Las Casas

Question 22

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Indian tribes of the Americans did all of the following except
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  • Build roads
  • Had massive trade networks
  • Built irrigation systems
  • Explored and colonized other continent
  • Developed large communal societies

Question 23

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Ferdinand Magellen lead a large expedition to
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  • Circumnavigate the world
  • Find the northwest passage
  • Conquer the Americas
  • Find a shorter route to India

Question 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
  • Plymouth
  • MAssachusetts
  • Rhode Island
  • Connecticut

Question 25

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What was the name of the tribe that the settlers of Jamestown came in contact with?
Answer
  • Pequots
  • Powwows
  • Potawatomie
  • Powhatans

Question 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
  • Quakers
  • Catholics
  • Lutherans

Question 27

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Anne Hutchinson was put on trial for
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  • acts of sedition against the church
  • worshipping a false god
  • adultery
  • treason against England

Question 28

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Cecilius Calvert wanted to establish a refuge for
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  • puritan settlement
  • poor English exiles
  • protestants
  • persecuted Catholics
  • none of the above

Question 29

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Which of the following statements best describes predestination
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  • a governing by moral liberty
  • seeking truth by reading the bible
  • Calvinsism guided teachings
  • determination of those who will be saved

Question 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
  • illness, famine, and lack of government
  • tabacco cash crop, slavery, catholic domination
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