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- Boston Massacre | 3 of 4This image would have most likely been used for which of the following purposes?ATo arouse support for the Olive Branch petition.BTo warn colonists of the repercussions of disloyalty.CTo frighten African-Americans away from escaping their masters.DTo provoke the anger of the citizens after the end of salutary neglect.
- The History of South Carolina under the Royal Government | 3 of 3The sentiments expressed in the excerpt above MOST LIKELY resulted in the creation of which of the following?AA labor source dependent on white indentured servitude in South Carolina.BLegal codes protecting enslaved people from abusive masters.CAbolitionist societies dedicated to the relocation of enslaved people back to Africa.DThe codification of laws meant to control the freedom and actions of enslaved people.
- The Virginia Charter | 1 of 3The ideas expressed in the excerpt most directly reflect which of the following historical developments?ADebates over the liberties guaranteed to Native Americans in the British colonies.BDeveloping trading networks in Atlantic World.CThe origins of democracy in the North American British colonies.DEfforts to limit the powers of colonial assemblies.
- An English Servant Writes Home | 3 of 3The excerpt above BEST serves as evidence of which of the following trends?AThe shortage of labor in Maryland.BThe lack of religious tolerance in the Chesapeake colonies.CThe poor living conditions among early indentured servants.DThe lack of legal protections for female indentured servants.
- The Navigation Acts of 1660 | 3 of 3Which of the following contributed most directly to the Navigation Acts described in the excerpt?ABritish desire to limit the freedoms of their colonies in North America.BBritish indifference to foreign competition leading to the policy of salutary neglect.CBritish goals of gaining new sources of raw materials for the production of manufactured goods.DBritish interest in spreading the economic ideals of the Enlightenment.
- Runaway Advertisement | 1 of 3The advertisement above was a reaction to which of the following?AThe high cost of African enslaved people.BThe fear of enslaved people and indentured servants conspiring in rebellion.COvert ways in which enslaved people resisted the dehumanizing effects of slavery.DSabotage performed by enslaved people in resistance to their conditions of bondage.
- The French and Indian War | 3 of 4Given the following outcomes of the French and Indian War, which one most closely triggered events leading to an American Revolution?AThe financial burden of the war weakened the French monarchy and contributed to the French Revolution.BThe elimination of French power in North America weakened the position of Native American tribes.CBy treaty, Spain took over the Louisiana territory from the French.DBritish war debts forced a reassessment of the Salutary Neglect policy.
- The History of South Carolina under the Royal Government | 1 of 3The ideas expressed in this passage MOST directly reflect the British belief in which of the following?ATheir racial and cultural superiority.BSocial equality for Africans and Native Americans.CA voice in government for all citizens.DThe legal authority of the king's laws.
- The Navigation Acts of 1660 | 1 of 3The policies stated in the above law are an example of which of the following policies?AIndustrializationBMercantilismCSalutary neglectDLaissez-faire economics
- The Middle Passage | 3 of 3The shipping practice shown in the illustration would eventually be discontinued in the United States as a result of which of the following?AThe 13th Amendment's abolition of slavery following the Civil War.BA Constitutional provision that could ban the importation of enslaved people starting in 1808.COverpopulation of American-born enslaved people, which made internal sales more profitable.DLaws in all 13 states that banned slavery immediately after the implementation of the Articles of Confederation.
- The Virginia Charter | 2 of 3The principles laid out in the Virginia Charter most direct reflects which of the following?AThe democratic ideals of the Enlightenment.BThe movement away from indentured servitude towards chattel slavery.CJustification for colonial unity against the French and Native American threat on the frontierDThe importance of the triangle trade between the Americas and Europe.Correct
- An English Servant Writes Home | 1 of 3The excerpt above is BEST understood in the economic context of which of the following?AThe replacement of indentured labor with enslaved labor in the 18th century.BThe development of a mixed economy in the Chesapeake region.CLabor-intensive products based on white indentured servants and African slavery.DThe inability to enslave Native American peoples as an alternative labor source.
- Fugitive Slaves | 3 of 3What later legislative agreement most directly addressed the core issue described in the excerpt?AThe Missouri Compromise of 1820BThe Compromise Tariff of 1833CThe Compromise of 1850DThe Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
- An English Servant Writes Home | 2 of 3The passage above was MOST LIKELY a reaction to which of the following events or processes?AImperial goals of European powers in the 17th Century.BThe shortage of a cheap, stable labor source for colonial agriculture.CIncreased trans-Atlantic trade of African slaves.DIncreasing economic prosperity in England in the 17th century.
- The Association boycotts British goods
- King George III proclaims colonies in "open and avowed rebellion"
- Americans capture British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point
- Battle of Bunker Hill (Breed's Hill)
- Changing Labor Systems in Colonial America | 1 of 3Which event MOST contributed to the trend shown in this charts?ABacon's Rebellion.BKing Philip's War.CThe First Great Awakening.DThe Glorious Revolution
- Foundations of Pennsylvania | 1 of 3The principles laid out in the second paragraph above reflect the influence of which of the following?AThe growth of deism.BEnlightenment values.CEnglish mercantilist policy.DEuropean ethnocentric beliefs.