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15 Cards in this Set
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According to the economic theory known as mercantilism:
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the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power.
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When England took over the Dutch colony that became New York:
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the English ended the Dutch tradition of allowing married women to conduct business in their own names.
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William Penn was a member of which religious group?
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Quakers
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What ironic consequence did William Penn’s generous policies, such as religious toleration and inexpensive land, have?
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They contributed to the increasing reliance of Virginia and Maryland on African slave labor.
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What commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century?
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sugar
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Which one of the following is true of the English West Indies in the seventeenth century?
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By the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands.
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Which one of the following was true of small farmers in 1670s Virginia?
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The lack of good land and corrupt bargains between the governor and the wealthiest tobacco planters made making a living nearly impossible.
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Bacon’s Rebellion contributed to which of the following in Virginia?
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the replacing of indentured servants with African slaves on Virginia’s plantations
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In which one of the following ways did England reduce colonial autonomy during the 1680s?
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It created the Dominion of New England, run by a royal appointee without benefit of an elected assembly.
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According to New England Puritans, witchcraft:
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resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes.
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Race and racism are modern concepts and had not been fully developed by the seventeenth century.
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True
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Bacon’s Rebellion was caused by a conflict between blacks and whites in Virginia.
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False
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Parliament enacted a bill of rights on the completion of the Glorious Revolution.
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True
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German immigrants greatly enhanced the ethnic and religious diversity of Britain’s colonies.
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True
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Anglicization meant that the colonial elites rejected all things British.
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False
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