What is the practice of designating the eldest son as the heir to the entire estate called?
A) primogeniture
B) prerogative
C) despotism
D) principality
A
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Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia was initiated by Nathaniel Bacon because he:
A) did not approve of Governor Berkeley's retaliation to the attacks by the warriors from the Potomack and Susquehannock nations. B) focused on a liberal land policy that allowed easy access to land. C) was upset over Governor Berkeley's failure to quell Indian raids in the county. D) wanted more religious freedom in the colony. E) wanted to end slavery.
The term daguerreotype refers to a
A) ?type of painting. B) ?literary genre. C) ?type of sculpture. D) ?type of photograph. E) ?form of drawing.
Which of the following was true of small farmers in 1670s Virginia?
a. The economy was doing so well that even though they made less money than large-scale planters, their problems were too small to justify their rebellion. b. They lacked access to good land for farming. c. They could count on the government to help them take over Native American lands. d. They had access to the best land, but a surplus in the tobacco market left them in poverty.
European life was relatively unchanged by the biological and cultural exchanges that took place after discovery of the New World
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.