// question: 16627740 name: "Fiat money" issued in eighteenth-century America was backed by ::"Fiat money" issued in eighteenth-century America was backed by::[html]
"Fiat money" issued in eighteenth-century America was backed by
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gold.
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silver.
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hard specie.
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government bonds.
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the government's promise to accept it in payment of taxes.
#Correct } // question: 16627757 name: After 1720, which of the following surpassed England in terms of voluntary ... ::After 1720, which of the following surpassed England in terms of voluntary ...::[html]
After 1720, which of the following surpassed England in terms of voluntary migrants to America?
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Dutch
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Chinese
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Germans
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Belgian
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Scottish
#Incorrect } // question: 16627735 name: All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except ::All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except::[html]
All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except
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90% of slaves went to the Old South.
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More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina.
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The majority of slaves arrived from Africa on overcrowded ships.
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Slaves did most of the manual labor.
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In South Carolina, slaves outnumbered the rest of the population.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627750 name: Apart from Charleston, the largest concentration of slaves in North America ... ::Apart from Charleston, the largest concentration of slaves in North America ...::[html]
Apart from Charleston, the largest concentration of slaves in North America was in
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Richmond.
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Baltimore.
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New Orleans.
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New York City.
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Atlanta.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627741 name: Before the Revolution, ____ colonial physicians embraced radical politics. ::Before the Revolution, ____ colonial physicians embraced radical politics.::[html]
Before the Revolution, ____ colonial physicians embraced radical politics.
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no
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few
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many
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most
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all
#Incorrect } // question: 16627732 name: Benjamin Franklin's profession was as a ::Benjamin Franklin's profession was as a::[html]
Benjamin Franklin's profession was as a
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lawyer.
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doctor.
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printer.
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farmer.
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baker.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627743 name: By 1750, the richest men in British North America were ::By 1750, the richest men in British North America were::[html]
By 1750, the richest men in British North America were
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South Carolina rice planters.
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New England merchants.
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Virginia tobacco planters.
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New York landlords.
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the King's tax collectors.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627747 name: By the 1720s, most colonial governments ::By the 1720s, most colonial governments::[html]
By the 1720s, most colonial governments
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included an appointed governor, a council, and an elected assembly.
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had a hereditary governor's office.
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had lost legislative independence and were virtually powerless.
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were corrupt, inefficient, and undemocratic.
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had become democratic in their operation.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627753 name: During the French and Indian War, British and American troops differed in that ::During the French and Indian War, British and American troops differed in that::[html]
During the French and Indian War, British and American troops differed in that
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the British were disciplined professionals; the Americans were undisciplined volunteers.
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the British followed orders without question; the Americans only obeyed orders they considered reasonable.
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the British enlisted for long terms of service; the Americans enlisted for one campaign.
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the British subjected soldiers to harsh discipline; the Americans thought that harsh discipline violated the terms of their enlistment.
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all of these choices
#Correct } // question: 16627742 name: For most of the Seven Years' War, Spain ::For most of the Seven Years' War, Spain::[html]
For most of the Seven Years' War, Spain
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sided with England.
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sided with France.
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alternated between England and France.
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remained completely neutral and uninvolved.
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sided with the Indians.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627756 name: George Whitefield ::George Whitefield::[html]
George Whitefield
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refused to visit England, claiming it was beyond redemption.
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was an English Anglican minister whose dramatic sermons attracted crowds of thousands.
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wrote the influential religious tract, the Book of Common Prayer.
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led major religious dissenting factions in the Middle Colonies.
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carried out a major slave rebellion.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627748 name: George Whitefield was embraced by all of the following except ::George Whitefield was embraced by all of the following except::[html]
George Whitefield was embraced by all of the following except
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Congregationalists.
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Baptists.
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Presbyterians.
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Anglicans.
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none of these choices
#Incorrect } // question: 16627754 name: In 1745, an ill-equipped colonial army successfully captured the Canadian ... ::In 1745, an ill-equipped colonial army successfully captured the Canadian ...::[html]
In 1745, an ill-equipped colonial army successfully captured the Canadian fortress city of
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Quebec.
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Toronto.
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Montreal.
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Louisbourg.
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Windsor.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627745 name: In regard to slavery, the government of Spanish Florida ::In regard to slavery, the government of Spanish Florida::[html]
In regard to slavery, the government of Spanish Florida
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participated in and profited from the international slave trade.
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prohibited Africans, free or slave, from entering the colony.
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offered freedom and protection to runaway slaves from the English colonies.
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never established an official policy.
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executed any slave found in its territory.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627751 name: In the 1759 siege of Quebec, British General ____ was killed along with his ... ::In the 1759 siege of Quebec, British General ____ was killed along with his ...::[html]
In the 1759 siege of Quebec, British General ____ was killed along with his French counterpart, General Montcalm.
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Braddock
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Wolfe
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Amherst
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Abercrombie
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Winthrop
#Incorrect } // question: 16627761 name: In the Peace of Paris (1763) that ended the French and Indian War, Britain ::In the Peace of Paris (1763) that ended the French and Indian War, Britain::[html]
In the Peace of Paris (1763) that ended the French and Indian War, Britain
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lost Florida to France.
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acquired all of North America east of the Mississippi except for New Orleans.
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gave Martinique, Guadalupe, and Cuba to Spain.
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withdrew from Canada.
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surrendered Georgia to Spain.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627737 name: Political factions were most likely to develop in the ::Political factions were most likely to develop in the::[html]
Political factions were most likely to develop in the
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northern colonies.
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Mid-Atlantic colonies.
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upper South colonies.
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lower South colonies.
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Caribbean colonies.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627752 name: The Great Awakening of the 1740s refers to ::The Great Awakening of the 1740s refers to::[html]
The Great Awakening of the 1740s refers to
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a massive religious revival.
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the beginning of a colonial revolt with Great Britain.
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the British attempt to implement imperial controls.
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the spread of enlightenment ideals.
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the introduction of the printing press in America.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627758 name: The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was ::The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was::[html]
The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was
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the Stono Rebellion.
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Bacon's Rebellion.
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Leisler's Rebellion.
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the War of Jenkins's Ear.
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Turner's Rebellion.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627744 name: The Molasses Act (1733) ::The Molasses Act (1733)::[html]
The Molasses Act (1733)
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forbade the importation of molasses into the colonies.
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placed a prohibitive duty on foreign molasses.
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forbade the production of molasses in the colonies.
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decreed that all molasses must go to the mother country.
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attempted to abolish the manufacture of rum.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627738 name: The most popular revivalist of the Great Awakening was ::The most popular revivalist of the Great Awakening was::[html]
The most popular revivalist of the Great Awakening was
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Gilbert Tennent.
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George Whitefield.
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James Davenport.
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Hugh Bryan.
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John Winthrop.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627733 name: The most prosperous family farms in colonial America were found in ::The most prosperous family farms in colonial America were found in::[html]
The most prosperous family farms in colonial America were found in
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the Chesapeake.
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the Mid-Atlantic colonies.
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New England.
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the lower South.
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the frontier west of the Adirondack mountains.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627746 name: The region of least economic growth during the eighteenth century was ::The region of least economic growth during the eighteenth century was::[html]
The region of least economic growth during the eighteenth century was
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the mid-Atlantic colonies.
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New England.
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Chesapeake.
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the Deep South.
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New York.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627759 name: The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the ::The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the::[html]
The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the
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rejection of predestination.
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belief that good works were the key to salvation.
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idea that a conversion experience was essential to salvation.
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conviction that the clergy was most responsible for a person's salvation.
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belief in the essential goodness of man.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627736 name: The religious revivals of the 1740s through 1770s ::The religious revivals of the 1740s through 1770s::[html]
The religious revivals of the 1740s through 1770s
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led to a decline in the number of female church members.
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almost destroyed the Freemasons.
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united all the major colonial churches into one interdenominational organization.
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increased the size and strength of the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.
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converted most of the Indians in the colonies.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627749 name: The rise of which profession helped to spread the Enlightenment? ::The rise of which profession helped to spread the Enlightenment?::[html]
The rise of which profession helped to spread the Enlightenment?
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merchants
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lawyers
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physicians
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artisans
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tailors
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} // question: 16627762 name: The Scots-Irish in South Carolina were ::The Scots-Irish in South Carolina were::[html]
The Scots-Irish in South Carolina were
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Catholics who moved from England to Scotland and then to North America.
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clannish, violent, heavy-drinking Indian-haters who dominated the back country.
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Quakers who set up Protestant missions to Christianize the Indians.
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the best educated and most dignified of the Anglican immigrants in the Middle Colonies.
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the governing elite.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627734 name: The War for North America refers to which of the following? ::The War for North America refers to which of the following?::[html]
The War for North America refers to which of the following?
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King William's War
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Queen Anne's War
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French and Indian War
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War for Jenkin's Ear
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King George's War
#Incorrect } // question: 16627739 name: Until independence, the printing capital of North America was ::Until independence, the printing capital of North America was::[html]
Until independence, the printing capital of North America was
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New York.
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Albany.
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Philadelphia.
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Baltimore.
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Boston
#Correct } // question: 16627763 name: When the British fought the Spanish and French in the era 1740 to 1763, most ... ::When the British fought the Spanish and French in the era 1740 to 1763, most ...::[html]
When the British fought the Spanish and French in the era 1740 to 1763, most slaves and eastern land Indians
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took no sides.
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sympathized with Spain and France.
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allied with the English.
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were taken as hostages by the English.
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united against all whites.
#Incorrect } // question: 16627755 name: Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s? ::Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?::[html]
Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?
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cotton
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tobacco
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indigo
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wheat
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rice
#Incorrect } // question: 16627769 name: A woman's dowry usually included cash and goods. ::A woman's dowry usually included cash and goods.::[html]
A woman's dowry usually included cash and goods.
{TRUE} // question: 16627790 name: Africans and African Americans who genetically inherit sickle cell anemia ... ::Africans and African Americans who genetically inherit sickle cell anemia ...::[html]
Africans and African Americans who genetically inherit sickle cell anemia have some immunity to malaria.
{TRUE} // question: 16627782 name: After 1700, the European double standard that punished women for their sexual... ::After 1700, the European double standard that punished women for their sexual...::[html]
After 1700, the European double standard that punished women for their sexual indiscretions while tolerating male offenses became the norm in New England.
{TRUE} // question: 16627784 name: After 1720, Ireland and Germany replaced England as the main source of free ... ::After 1720, Ireland and Germany replaced England as the main source of free ...::[html]
After 1720, Ireland and Germany replaced England as the main source of free immigrants.
{TRUE} // question: 16627764 name: After 1750, Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to meet the colonies'... ::After 1750, Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to meet the colonies'...::[html]
After 1750, Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to meet the colonies' need for Anglican churchmen.
{FALSE} // question: 16627779 name: As late as 1750, New Jersey had as many settlers as New York, but fewer slaves. ::As late as 1750, New Jersey had as many settlers as New York, but fewer slaves.::[html]
As late as 1750, New Jersey had as many settlers as New York, but fewer slaves.
{TRUE} // question: 16627766 name: Baptists and Methodists expected their ministers to attend college. ::Baptists and Methodists expected their ministers to attend college.::[html]
Baptists and Methodists expected their ministers to attend college.
{FALSE} // question: 16627770 name: Benjamin Franklin founded the first newspaper in British America. ::Benjamin Franklin founded the first newspaper in British America.::[html]
Benjamin Franklin founded the first newspaper in British America.
{FALSE} // question: 16627776 name: Benjamin Franklin's "Snake Cartoon" was meant to stress unity among the ... ::Benjamin Franklin's "Snake Cartoon" was meant to stress unity among the ...::[html]
Benjamin Franklin's "Snake Cartoon" was meant to stress unity among the colonies during the French and Indian War.
{TRUE} // question: 16627780 name: By 1750, tobacco and rice planters had many contacts with each other and ... ::By 1750, tobacco and rice planters had many contacts with each other and ...::[html]
By 1750, tobacco and rice planters had many contacts with each other and thought of themselves as "southerners."
{FALSE} // question: 16627788 name: During the course of the eighteenth century, those who held high political ... ::During the course of the eighteenth century, those who held high political ...::[html]
During the course of the eighteenth century, those who held high political office increasingly came from the lower social status.
{FALSE} // question: 16627795 name: George Washington commanded the Virginia contingent during the defeat of ... ::George Washington commanded the Virginia contingent during the defeat of ...::[html]
George Washington commanded the Virginia contingent during the defeat of General Braddock's forces in western Pennsylvania.
{TRUE} // question: 16627785 name: In 1754, George Washington ordered the attack that started the French and ... ::In 1754, George Washington ordered the attack that started the French and ...::[html]
In 1754, George Washington ordered the attack that started the French and Indian War.
{TRUE} // question: 16627778 name: In 1775, Boston was the largest city in the colonies. ::In 1775, Boston was the largest city in the colonies.::[html]
In 1775, Boston was the largest city in the colonies.
{FALSE} // question: 16627794 name: In his day, Benjamin Franklin's greatest fame came from his work in founding ... ::In his day, Benjamin Franklin's greatest fame came from his work in founding ...::[html]
In his day, Benjamin Franklin's greatest fame came from his work in founding the Library Company of Philadelphia.
{FALSE} // question: 16627798 name: In seventeenth-century America, a majority of settlers owned books. ::In seventeenth-century America, a majority of settlers owned books.::[html]
In seventeenth-century America, a majority of settlers owned books.
{FALSE} // question: 16627767 name: In the early eighteenth century, British colonists considered themselves the ... ::In the early eighteenth century, British colonists considered themselves the ...::[html]
In the early eighteenth century, British colonists considered themselves the freest people on earth.
{TRUE} // question: 16627787 name: In the eastern woodlands, most Indians identified with France, not England, ... ::In the eastern woodlands, most Indians identified with France, not England, ...::[html]
In the eastern woodlands, most Indians identified with France, not England, as the only ally committed to their survival and independence.
{TRUE} // question: 16627786 name: Land prices in Georgia were the highest in North America. ::Land prices in Georgia were the highest in North America.::[html]
Land prices in Georgia were the highest in North America.
{FALSE} // question: 16627797 name: Legally, in colonial America, women were considered equal to men. ::Legally, in colonial America, women were considered equal to men.::[html]
Legally, in colonial America, women were considered equal to men.
{FALSE} // question: 16627792 name: Many Chesapeake planters turned to wheat as a second crop. ::Many Chesapeake planters turned to wheat as a second crop.::[html]
Many Chesapeake planters turned to wheat as a second crop.
{TRUE} // question: 16627783 name: More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it. ::More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.::[html]
More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.
{FALSE} // question: 16627796 name: Most of the 230,000 voluntary immigrants to British North America between ... ::Most of the 230,000 voluntary immigrants to British North America between ...::[html]
Most of the 230,000 voluntary immigrants to British North America between 1730 and 1775 settled in New England.
{FALSE} // question: 16627772 name: Most of the settlers of Georgia shared the proprietors' dislike of slavery ... ::Most of the settlers of Georgia shared the proprietors' dislike of slavery ...::[html]
Most of the settlers of Georgia shared the proprietors' dislike of slavery and alcohol.
{FALSE} // question: 16627791 name: New Englanders constructed more ships than all of the other colonies combined. ::New Englanders constructed more ships than all of the other colonies combined.::[html]
New Englanders constructed more ships than all of the other colonies combined.
{TRUE} // question: 16627781 name: New Englanders used French West Indian molasses to make rum. ::New Englanders used French West Indian molasses to make rum.::[html]
New Englanders used French West Indian molasses to make rum.
{TRUE} // question: 16627774 name: The Cherokee were the only Native Americans to openly welcome the British ... ::The Cherokee were the only Native Americans to openly welcome the British ...::[html]
The Cherokee were the only Native Americans to openly welcome the British settlers into the backcountry.
{FALSE} // question: 16627773 name: The founder of the Georgia colony was John Locke. ::The founder of the Georgia colony was John Locke.::[html]
The founder of the Georgia colony was John Locke.
{FALSE} // question: 16627768 name: The Great Awakening created several new colleges. ::The Great Awakening created several new colleges.::[html]
The Great Awakening created several new colleges.
{TRUE} // question: 16627793 name: The Mid-Atlantic colonies were pluralistic societies from the start. ::The Mid-Atlantic colonies were pluralistic societies from the start.::[html]
The Mid-Atlantic colonies were pluralistic societies from the start.
{TRUE} // question: 16627777 name: The Molasses Act of 1733 virtually ended New England's molasses trade with ... ::The Molasses Act of 1733 virtually ended New England's molasses trade with ...::[html]
The Molasses Act of 1733 virtually ended New England's molasses trade with the French West Indies.
{FALSE} // question: 16627771 name: The task system was practiced by Carolina rice planters. ::The task system was practiced by Carolina rice planters.::[html]
The task system was practiced by Carolina rice planters.
{TRUE} // question: 16627765 name: Through the French and Indian War, France and England sought to assert their ... ::Through the French and Indian War, France and England sought to assert their ...::[html]
Through the French and Indian War, France and England sought to assert their authority over Indian allies and white colonists.
{TRUE} // question: 16627775 name: Until 1700, many Chesapeake widows inherited all of their husbands' property ... ::Until 1700, many Chesapeake widows inherited all of their husbands' property ...::[html]
Until 1700, many Chesapeake widows inherited all of their husbands' property and administered their own estates.
{TRUE} // question: 16627789 name: Virginia and New Jersey were not invited to attend the 1754 Albany Congress. ::Virginia and New Jersey were not invited to attend the 1754 Albany Congress.::[html]
Virginia and New Jersey were not invited to attend the 1754 Albany Congress.
{FALSE} // question: 16627760 name: William Pitt, who became Britain's war minister in 1757, believed that ... ::William Pitt, who became Britain's war minister in 1757, believed that ...::[html]
William Pitt, who became Britain's war minister in 1757, believed that coercion was the only way to deal with the colonies.
{FALSE}