What was the name given to a legislative district in England that was controlled by one man or one family?
a. Good neighbor
b. Pocket borough
c. Sinecure
d. Tenured seat
e. Gerrymander
b
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The major crop of the Chesapeake Bay region in the colonial period was:
a. cotton b. tobacco c. indigo d. rice
Which of the following is related to the Indian Revolt of 1857?
a. Sepoys believed that the British were trying to convert them to Christianity. b. All of the answers are correct. c. As the rebellion spread, there was a call for the return of the Mughals to power. d. The rebellion highlighted race relations in the British Raj. e. To many British, the rebellion emphasized the theory of Social Darwinism.
The Patriots achieved a clear victory at the Battle of Monmouth by soundly defeating the British forces.
a. true b. false
According to the terms of the Peace of Paris of 1763,
A. France ceded Canada and all of its claims to land east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans, to Great Britain. B. France ceded all of its Caribbean colonies to England. C. France surrendered New Orleans and Canada to the British. D. France agreed to pay England for the cost of the war. E. England acquired all French naval vessels docked in North American ports.