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The reaction to the situation described in the third paragraph represented a continuity with which of the following earlier colonial developments

A strict racial system was established that separated enslaved people from European colonists.

The second paragraph of the excerpt proposes that the Massachusetts legislature should

Abolish slavery and release enslaved African Americans upon adulthood

Which of the following most directly contributed to the advanced development of both pre-Columbian American societies described in the excerpt?

Adaption to and use of the natural environment for their own benefit.

Petition to the Massachusetts state legislature, 1777 The first paragraph of the excerpt makes the claim that

All people should have the same inherent liberties

Which of the following best explains a result of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) ?

Great Britain gained a claim of land extending to the Mississippi River.

In the excerpt, Crosby makes which of the following claims about the transmission of Old World diseases to the Americas?

It was an unintended consequence of contact between the New World and the Old World.

Which of the following best describes the context from which the ideas expressed in the excerpt emerged?

Political leaders sought to encourage domestic economic development

How were European economic systems in the American colonies in the 1500s and 1600s different from existing economic systems in Europe?

Spanish colonists used enslaved Africans to work on plantations.

Which one of the following best explains why the colonists protested against British taxes?

Taxation without representation.

The conclusion of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) had which of the following effects on Native American societies?

The British government attempted to restrict western settlement to reduce tensions between colonists and Native Americans.

Britain's victory in the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War) had which of the following economic consequences for its American colonies?

The British government increased taxation of colonial goods to help pay off the debt created by the war.

In the excerpt, Otis was responding to which of the following developments?

The British governments attempts to pay for the costs of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War).

Which of the following best describes the political situation in which Jefferson gave the address in the excerpt?

The Democratic-Republican Party had won the presidency for the first time

The excerpt from Locke's Two Treatises of Government could best be used as evidence by historians studying which of the following topics?

The impact of the Enlightenment on Revolutionary political thought.

Which of the following does the author use to support his argument about the power of the states under the Confederation?

The inability of the central government to carry out many laws

Which of the following best describes an overall argument of the excerpt?

The makeup of emigrant populations led to greater reconstruction of English family life in New England than it did in the Chesapeake.

Interpretations of Locke's assertions regarding a "state of freedom" and a "state also of equality" most directly influenced which of the following?

The political rhetoric of Patriots during the American Revolution.

The second paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims about the populations of men and women in the colonies?

The populations of men and women in New England were roughly equal from the time of its founding.

The failure of the Articles of Confederation resulted in which of the following changes in the government of the United States?

The ratification of a constitution that established a stronger central government

Dickinson's desire to preserve "a certain degree of agency" for states is best explained by which of the following developments in the early United States?

The retention of regional cultural identity in conjunction with national unity

Virginia DeJohn Anderson, historian, "Migrants and Motives: Religion and the Settlement of New England, 1630-1640," published in 1985 The first paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims?

The settlers of New England varied in age more than emigrants to the Chesapeake did.

Dickinson's concern for the "mischiefs" in the states is best understood in the context of which of the following?

The threat to state governments from popular uprisings

One piece of evidence that de Gante used in the excerpt to support his overall argument about the treatment of the people of Mexico is that Native Americans:

did not have enough supplies to support their families

Hamilton claimed in the excerpt that state sovereignty (did what):

allowed states to ignore the requests of the central government

Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood, addressing the members of the House of Burgesses, 1713 The point of view expressed in the excerpt is that:

as Governor, he feels a responsibility to protect White frontier settlers from violent encounters with American Indians.

Which of the following best describes Jefferson's point of view in the excerpt?

As the newly elected president, Jefferson believes government should limit interference in the lives of its citizens.

Which of the following was a piece of evidence Hamilton used to support his argument in the excerpt?

Earlier attempts to form associations of states in Europe had failed

This battle proved to England that the Colonists could win the Revolutionary War and encouraged France and Spain to side with the Colonists as a result

Battle of Saratoga

After losing in this battle, Britain decided to sign the Treaty of Paris and grant the colonies their independence

Battle of Yorktown

Which of the following best explains why Washington warned against foreign alliances?

Britain and France were at war with each other, and both threatened United States interests.

Which of the following best describes evidence used by Crosby to support his argument about the change in Native American populations after 1492 ?

Enslaved Americans who were taken to Europe experienced high morality rates.

Which of the developments in the 1500s is best illustrated by the excerpt?

Europeans sought new sources of wealth in the Americas.

Which of the following developments in the 1500s is best illustrated by the excerpt?

Europeans undertook voyages across the Atlantic to the Americas in search of new sources of wealth.

Which of the following was the most important reason that Native American relations with English settlers differed from Native American relations with other groups of European settlers in the 1600s?

Larger numbers of English colonists settled on land taken from Native Americans.

The first shots of the Revolutionary war were fired here

Lexington

By the 1770s, to which of the following groups would Otis' argument that the colonies "must obey" Parliament most appeal?

Loyalists in New York.

Supporters of Washington's comments would most likely have agreed with which of the following foreign policies?

Maintaining economic relationships

The experience of enslaved people in the southern British colonies as described in the excerpt was similar to the experience of enslaved people in the northern British colonies because:

Many enslaved people in both regions developed strategies to resist slavery.

Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood, addressing the members of the House of Burgesses, 1713 Which of the following groups would most likely oppose the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

Members of allied American Indian groups

Hakluyt's call for the English to learn about Native American "language, manners, and customs" best represents which development in the 1500s?

Native Americans and Europeans partnered for trade.

Which of the following describes Crosby's overall argument in the excerpt about the reason for the change in Native American populations after 1492 ?

Native Americans had no immunity to new diseases introduced by Europeans.

The events of the First Great Awakening illustrated by the excerpt led to:

New denominations attracting followers who were drawn to the dynamic sermons of the new preachers.

English colonists in North America in the 1600s and 1700s most typically sought which of the following?

Opportunities to improve their living conditions

Which of the following developments most directly contributed to the events described in the excerpt?

Protestant evangelism came to the colonies from Great Britain and Europe.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the decision in Philadelphia referenced in the excerpt to build a specific meeting house for the new preachers?

Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.

Which of the following represented a change in the labor force of the southern British colonies by the 1700s as depicted in the excerpt?

Slavery became more widespread than indentured servitude.

Petition to the Massachusetts state legislature, 1777Which of the following describes an overall argument of the excerpt?

Slavery is contrary to the ideals of the American Revolution.

In which of the following ways did the Spanish impose racial hierarchies in the regions of the Americas that they controlled during the 1500s and 1600s?

The Spanish created a caste system that incorporated people of European, Native American, and African descent.

Which of the following best describes an argument made by de Gante in the letter?

The Spanish should require less tribute after conquest to avoid Native American depopulation

Which of the following overall arguments did Hamilton make about the Articles of Confederation?

The United States should abandon the Articles to form a stronger central government

Which of the following claims did Hamilton make in the excerpt about the powers of the United States under the Articles of Confederation?

The United States was not empowered to raise sufficient money for the government

Virginia Governor Alexander Spotswood, addressing the members of the House of Burgesses, 1713 Which of the following best describes a purpose of the excerpt?

The Virginia governor is seeking support from the colonial legislature for his plan to address conflict between settlers and American Indians in frontier areas.

The ideas in the excerpt were most likely interpreted by American colonists in the 1770s as a call to reject which of the following?

The acceptance of the divine rights of kings.

The principle of federalism embodied in the United States Constitution had most in common with which of the following earlier aspects of British colonial government?

The autonomy of colonial legislatures from Great Britain

George Washington's suggestions about United States foreign relations reflect which of the following situations?

The continued European colonial presence along United States borders

In the third paragraph of the excerpt, which of the following pieces of evidence does de Gante use to support his argument about the emperor of Spain's obligations to Native Americans?

The emperor has benefitted from the riches acquired in the Americas.

What was a major difference between the Spanish encomienda system and the Spanish caste system in the Americas?

The encomienda system was based on using Native Americans for forced labor, while the caste system was based on a diverse and racially mixed population.

The efforts of Spanish colonists to convert Native Americans to Christianity were most directly influenced by which of the following simultaneous developments?

The extraction of gold and other wealth from the land in the Americas.

Which of the following contributed most significantly to the population trend in pre-Columbian Mexico described in the excerpt?

Trade and settlement resulting from maize collection.

The framers of the United States Constitution initially responded to abuses of executive authority by the British monarch in which of the following ways?

They established the separation of powers between the president and the Congress

Which of the following best characterizes the Mississippian societies described in the excerpt?

They had mixed agricultural and hunter-gatherer economies that favored the development of permanent villages

Which of the following was most likely a main purpose of Jefferson's inaugural address?

To summarize his beliefs about the ideal political system

Washington most likely wrote about political parties for which of the following purposes

To warn the public that political parties result in national divisions

During the period of the American Revolution, Locke's purpose in the excerpt would most likely have been interpreted as promoting a form of government based on

natural rights