Which of the following pushed the United States closer to war with Britain in the early nineteenth century?
a) A British ship, the Leopard, fired on a U.S. ship, the Chesapeake.
b) The Royal Navy captured American slave smugglers off the coast of Africa.
c) Britain refused to concede its control over the Louisiana Territory.
d) Aaron Burr raised a private army to invade Spanish America.
a) A British ship, the Leopard, fired on a U.S. ship, the Chesapeake.
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Which of the following was a consequence of New England's population growth in the late seventeenth century?
A. The death rate among children increased substantially as population outstripped the food supply. B. A significant number of New Englanders moved back to England. C. Overcrowded conditions increased the incidence of epidemic diseases. D. The scarcity of land caused some New Englanders to abandon agriculture and learn new skills so that they could support themselves in the developing towns.
What did the young children of plantation slaves do while their parents worked?
a. They often accompanied their parents and were cared for by older children. b. They often went to segregated schools before they were old enough to work. c. They were often cared for at home by their mothers. d. They were often sent to nurseries where other slaves cared for them. e. They often played with the young children of the plantation owners.
The chinampas
a. were agricultural plots built on swampy islands. b. were built to maintain industrial production. c. provided farmers with a means of growing waterfowl for export to South America. d. were to be found only in the semi-arid areas of northern Mesoamerica. e. were part of Inka religious culture.
Copernicus challenged the geocentric model, and argued that the earth actually moved around the sun.
a. true b. false