What is one of the events that made 1619 an important year in American history?
a. Blacks from Africa were first brought to English America.
b. Tobacco was first cultivated in Jamestown.
c. The House of Burgesses was established for the Maryland colony.
d. Jamestown was founded.
e. Puritans arrived in Massachusetts Bay.
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The term "blood tax" was applied to the Meiji implementation of
a. new land taxes. b. marriage licenses. c. a military draft. d. a more severe penal code.
Tecumseh and his brother Tenskwatawa __________
a. worked to persuade the Indians of the Indiana Territory to hold onto their tribal cultures and their land b. represented themselves as tribal leaders and sold off huge tracts of land for whiskey and trinkets c. led an Indian rebellion that was crushed by Andrew Jackson at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend d. accepted President Jefferson's promise of a vast Indian reservation west of the Mississippi River e. developed a written language for the Shawnees and worked for gradual assimilation into white culture
Where were Jews most likely to be found living in relative safety in sixteenth-century Europe?
a. France b. Germany c. England d. Switzerland e. Italy
Which language's characters constitute the world's writing system with the longest history of continuous use?
a. Sumerian b. Egyptian c. Mayan d. Chinese e. Mesopotamian