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| the origins of human exsistence in the americas began |
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| with migration from eurasia |
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| Between 1500 and 1800, african immigrants to the americas |
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| came against their will and made up over half of all immigrants to the new world |
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| prior to european contact the eastern third of what is today the united states |
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| had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent |
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| In regards to knowledge of the americas prior to the fifteenth century most europeans |
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| were entirely unaware of the exsistence of the Americas |
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| What factor is beleived to have dramatically reduced new world native populations after contact with eurpeans? |
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| What condition in England in thesixteenth century provided an incentive for colonization? |
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| the availabilty of farmland was declining while the population was growing |
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| the teachings of john calvin |
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| produced a strong desire among his followers to lead lives that were virtuous |
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| the english concluded from their colonial expereinces in Ireland that |
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| English colonist should maintain a rigid separtion from the indigenous population |
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| Over time in the seventeenth century an increasing number of new england puritans came to view indian society |
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| Seventeenth century English colonial settlements |
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| were essentially business enterprises |
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| when the house of Burgesses was created in Virgina in 1619 |
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| colonist were given a share of local political representation |
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| in the seventeenth century english colonist recognized that corn |
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| produced yields greater than any of the european grains |
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| in 1638 Anne Hutchinson was deported from the Massachusetts colony because she |
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| challenged the prevailing assuptions of the proper role of women in society |
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| the fundamental constitution for the carolina colony |
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| was influenced by the english philosopher john locke |
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| to create a military barrier against the spanish |
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| origimally the georgia colony excluded |
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| both free and blacks and slaves |
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| eighteenth century enlightment thought |
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| suggested that people had considerable control over their own lives |
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| commerce in colonial america relied in large part on |
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| by the mid eighteenth century a distinct colonial merchant class came into exsistence of |
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| illegal colonial trade in markets outside of the british empire |
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| seventeenth century southern plantions |
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| tended to be rough and relatively small |
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| the most common form of resistence by enslaved africans to their condition was |
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| subtle defiance or evasion of their masters |
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| which of the following statements about slave work is false |
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| colonial slave codes forbade teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts |
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| in the eighteenth century religious toleration in the american colonies |
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- flourished due to the diversity of practices brought by settlers
- was unmatched in any European nation
- was enhanced because no single religious code could be imposed on any large area
- grew despite laws establishing the church of england as the official colonial religion
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| which statement regarding colonial higher education is true |
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| most colleges were founded by religious groups |
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| which statement about colonial america in true |
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| the diversity of the american population was its most enduring and distinctive feature |
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| most seventeenth century english migrants to the north american colonies were |
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| during the seventeenth century englsih colonists in the chesapeke saw |
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| a life expectancy for men of about forty years |
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| by 1775 the non indian population of the english colonies was about |
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| compared to women in colonial chesapeake new england women |
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| were more likely to have their family remain intact |
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| the term middle passenger refers to the movement of enslaved africans |
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| from africa to the new world |
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| in english north american colonies the application of slave codes was based on race and |
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| industrialization in colonial america was hampered by |
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- english parlimentary regulations
- a small domestic market
- an inadequate labor supply
- an inadequate transportation network
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- followed a few years of realtive calm between england and the american colonies
- lowered the price of tea for american colonists
- was intended to benefit a private british company
- provided no new tax on tea
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| in the 1760s "country Whigs" were english colonists who |
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| considered the british goverment to be corrupt and oppressive |
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| english and american supporters of the english constitution felt it correctly divided power between |
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| the monarchy the aristocracy and representative assemblies |
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| under the english constitution during the eighteenth century |
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| large areas of england had no direct political representation |
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| taverns were important in the growth of revolutionary sentiment because |
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| they become central meeting places to discuss ideas about resistance |
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| the colonial boycott of tea in 1773 |
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| was led by women who were the primary consumers of tea |
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| perliment responded to the boston tea party by |
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| reducing the powers of self goverment in massaschusetts |
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| at the time of the battle of lexington and concord general thomas gage the commander of the british garrison in boston |
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| considered his army too small to act without reinforcements |
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| in the battle of bunker hill |
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| the british suffered heavy casualties |
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| published in january 1776 common sense was written by |
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| the war effort by american colonists would be financed primarily by |
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| as commander of the continental army george washington |
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| was admired respected and trusted by nearly all patriots |
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| when george washington crossed the delaware river on christmas night 1776 he was intent on surprising |
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| after the battle of saratoga british prime minister lord north responded to the colonies with |
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| an offer of complete colonial home rule within the empire if they would quit the war |
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| as the fighting in the final phase (1778-81) of the american revolution carried into communities previously isolated from the war |
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| support for independence greatly increased |
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| during the american revolution loyalists |
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| constituted perhaps as many as one third of the white colonial population |
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| which event more than any other convinced george washington that the articles of confederation needed to be revised |
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| delegates to the constitutional convention of 1787 recommended the document be ratified by |
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| special state ratifying conventions |
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| at the start of the constitutional convention of 1787 the delegates agreed that |
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| the country needed a stronger central goverment |
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| the achievement of the "great compromise" of the constitutional convention of 1787 was its resolution of the problem regarding |
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| political reprensentation |
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| at the Philadelphia convention james madison argued that the ultimate authority of the federal goverment came from the |
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| under the checks and balances system of the constitution of 1787 federal judges |
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| under the constitution of 1787 the people would directly elect |
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| members of the house of representatives |
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| the greatest complaint by oppenents of the proposed constitution of 1787 was the |
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| absence of a specific listing of personal liberties |
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| nine of the first ten amendments to the constitution placed limits on the |
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| the whiskey rebellion of 1794 saw |
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| president washington accompany thousands of troops into the field |
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| who described the election of 1800 as the revolution of 1800 |
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| under alexander hamiltons plan a new national bank would |
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- be capitalized largely by private investors
- facilitatethe collection of taxes
- provide loans to private businesses
- act as a storhouse for federal deposits
- all of the above
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| opponents of alexander hamiltons proposed national bank argued |
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| congress had no authority to create a national bank |
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| the most sustained oppostion to alexander hamiltons ecomnomic program came from |
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| in the constitution, politcal parties were |
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| the whiskey rebellion of 1794 saw |
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| president washington accompany thousands of troops into the field |
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| in the virginia and kentucky resolutions, it was asserted that |
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| states had the right to nullify federal laws |
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| the presidential campaign in 1800 |
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| was notable for the sensational personal slandering of both candidates |
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| at the battle of horse shoe bend in 1814 andrew jackson |
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| viciously broke the resistence of the creeks |
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| under the treaty terms for the louisiana purchase |
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| the land boundaries were not clearly defined |
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| when thomas jefferson received the treaty for the louisiana purchase, he |
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| was unsure of his constitutional authority to accept it |
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| was assisted by the guide, sacagawea |
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| during the jefferson administration, the british claimed the right to stop american merchant ships and seize |
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| naturalized americans born on british soil |
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| created a serious economic depression in the nation |
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| during the war of 1812 the united states achieved military success |
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| in the war of 1812 the battle of new orleans |
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| took place weeks after the war had officially ended |
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| napoleon decided to sell the entire louisana territory to the united states because |
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| the french army on the american continent had been decimated, and he wanted to raise money for his armies in europe |
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Which statement regarding the economic theory of mercantilism is FALSE?
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| It reduced the desire for nations to acquire and maintain colonies. |
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By 1700, the spanish colonies in north of Mexico, |
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| added little economic vaule to the spanish empire |
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In colonial New England Puritan communities, women
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| were expected to be major contributors to the family. |
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During the eighteenth century, rising consumerism in the American colonies was encouraged by
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| both increasing class distinction within a society and the association of material possessions with personal virtue and refinement |
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