What was the purpose of the early English voyages to North America?
A) To establish colonies
B) To create a fortified port and trading region
C) To discover an Artic route to China
D) To drive the Spanish from the Americas
Ans: C) To discover an Artic route to China
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Black Laws
A) ?protected African-American slaves from cruel punishment. B) ?reduced free black men and women to a permanent underclass. C) ?provided procedures through which slaves could gain their freedom. D) ?stated that slaves hired out as laborers must keep a percentage of their earnings. E) ?None of these are correct.
The Korean War
a. was fought by a United Nations force composed mainly of South Korean and United States troops against North Korean forces and, after late 1950, Chinese "volunteers." b. began only five months after the Soviet and American governments had established a new, unified government there and withdrawn their armies of occupation. c. was caused by domestic disagreements between Korean factions in the south. d. involved large numbers of Chinese troops after United Nations air forces bombed Manchuria. e. was finally won when 250,000 American troops captured the North Korean capital after a four month siege.
Robespierre wrote that terror was necessary to overcome obstacles to the enlightenment of the people caused by
a. France's traditional enemy, the British. b. traitors and writers who misled the people. c. officers of the Austrian army who spread propaganda within France. d. Protestant ministers who attacked Catholicism. e. the emigrés who secretly returned to France.
In the 1870s, most immigrants to the United States came from southern Europe
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.