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7478585819The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except: individual liberty self-government opposition to slaveryopposition to slavery0
7478589676By the 1770s what issue helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority?taxation, self-rule, and trade restrictions1
7478596817Most likely, the first Americans werePeople who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America2
7478606504Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except a) engage in significant voyages of discovery b) establish, large, elaborate, bustling cities c) carry on commercea) engage in significant voyages of discovery3
7478611100The crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America wascorn4
7478617807Native American (Indian) civilization was least highly developed inNorth America5
7478621473The development of "three-sister" farming on the southeast Atlantic seaboardProduced a rich diet that led to high population densities6
7478628020Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except: a) hunting b) fishing c) tending cropsc) tending crops7
7478633217The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because theyBrought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk8
7478645064Europeans wanted to discover a new, shorter route to Eastern Asia in order to a) Break the hold that the Muslim merchants had on trade with Asia b) reduce the price of goods from Asia c) both are correctc) both are correct9
7478648673Which groups were responsible for slave trading in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?The Arabs and Africans10
7478650905The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in thePortuguese slave trade11
7478656142In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward becausePortugal controlled the African coast12
7478659482After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he hadsailed to the outskirts of the East Indies13
7490274364Columbus called the native people in the "New World" Indians becauseHe believed he had skirted the rim of the "Indies"14
7490277613The term "Columbian exchange" describesthe transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds15
7490279044The introduction of American plants around the world resulted inrapid population growth in Europe16
7490279770European contact with Native Americans led tothe death of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases17
7490282707The Dominican Friar Bartolome' de Las Casas is best known forspeaking out against the encomienda system on Native Americans18
7490284569Spain began to fortify and settle its North American lands in order toProtect its domains from encroachments by England and France19
7490286008The settlement settled in the early 1600's that was the most important for the United States wasJamestown20
7490286554Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with thedefeat of the Spanish Armada21
7490287358The first successful attempt of English colonization in 1585 was inRoanoke Island22
7490288959Arrange the following events in chronological order: Reformation, Founding of Jamestown, Restoration, defeat of Spanish Armada, colony of GeorgiaReformation, Defeat of Spanish Armada, Founding of Jamestown, Restoration, colony of Georgia23
7490291397The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided bya joint stock company24
7490292765The early years of Jamestown were mainly characterized bystarvation, disease, and Indian raids25
7490293740The summoning of Virginia's House of Representatives marked an important precedent because itwas the first of many future mini parliaments to convene in America26
7490295396A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was tocreate a refuge for the Catholics27
7490295899Under the Barbados slave code of 1661, slaves weredenied the most fundamental rights28
7490296588The busiest seaport in the southern colonies wasCharleston29
7490297229North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that theywere the two most democratic colonies30
7490297547The colony of Georgia was foundedas a defensive barrier against Spain31
7490299147The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs wasHandsome Lake32
7490300731Arrange the events in order: founding of: Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, MarylandVirginia, Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia33
7490305329In American history, 1619 is important because in that year: a) blacks from Africa first arrived in America b) tobacco was first cultivated in Jamestown c) the House of Burgesses was established for the Jamestown colony d) Puritans arrived in Massachusettsa) blacks from Africa first arrived in America c) the House of Burgesses was established for the Jamestown colony34
7490306818Two major exports of the Carolinas wererice and Indian slaves35
7490307894Their neighbors as regarded the inhabitants of North Carolinaoutcasts and irreligious36
7490308691The attitude of Carolinians towards Indians can be best described ashostile37
7490309147Georgia's founders were determined tocreate a haven for people imprisoned for debt38
7490310178The biggest disrupter of Native American life wasdisease39

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