Oliver Cromwell's Parliament passed the first Navigation Act, aimed to wrest control of world trade from the Dutch
a. true
b. false
Ans: a. true
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The Stono Rebellion of 1739
a. was a successful attempt to reduce the political power of the Penn family. b. was an unsuccessful revolt of slaves in South Carolina. c. forced the British army from the South. d. resulted in a French and Indian alliance.
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a. 25% b. 33% c. 40% d. 50% e. 70%
For most Revolutionary American political thinkers, the concept of equality meant that there should be equality of
A. opportunity and of condition. B. rights, regardless of race, sex, or property. C. rights and of condition. D. opportunity. E. condition.