Between 1900 and 2015, the population of the United States __________
A) declined by 20 percent
B) doubled
C) quadrupled
D) increased tenfold
Answer: C
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A) to warn against the establishment of new European colonies in the Americas B) to assert American alliance with the new governments in Latin America C) to protect the United States from aggressive acts by new nations of Latin America D) to warn against European meddling with British trade rights in the Americas E) to acknowledge the independence of new nations in South and Central America
The growth of proprietary colonies in the late seventeenth century was triggered by __________.
A. the restoration of the Stuarts to the British throne B. tensions between English Catholics and Puritans C. Charles II's need to pay off his gambling debts D. Oliver Cromwell's interest in North America
Who did the "Harmonious Fists" target as the source of China's misfortunes?
A. European missionaries B. the "Red Lanterns" C. Japan D. foreigners in general
How have historians perceived the significance of the Mayflower Compact of 1620?
A) the fundamental beginning of government by the consent of the people B) an agreement among a diverse group of people trying to cooperate with each other through an anticipated difficult winter in a strange land C) an early agreement of religious tolerance and acceptance in the North American colonies D) a complex and contradictory political document to help govern the Plymouth colony