In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North America
A. hoped to create a stable, protected Christian community.
B. were seeking to escape military service in England.
C. intended to settle at Cape Cod.
D. enjoyed a particularly mild winter their first year.
E. came over the objections of the Virginia colony.
Answer: A
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a. gradually developed agriculture and increasingly violent warfare. b. continued to practice a primarily hunting and gathering lifestyle until the arrival of Europeans. c. focused most of their activity on gathering food from the sea. d. relied primarily on the pasturage of animals for their food.
Even before becoming president of Mexico, Benito Juárez angered his country's conservatives by doing which of the following?
A) working to help the aristocrats retain power B) being the person most responsible for the liberal Constitution of 1857 C) challenging the Catholic Church to interfere less in Mexican politics D) revealing that he was a full-blood Zapotec Indian E) pushing for the enfranchisement of all of Mexico's Indian population
Most miners to California wanted to remain and settle permanently
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following was a demand of the "Indians of All Tribes" activists when they occupied Alcatraz Island in 1969?
A) The establishment of national workshops to employ the members of Indian tribes B) The release of tribal members imprisoned in Alcatraz prison C) The return of the land that had once been occupied by the tribes D) Government jobs for members of Indian tribes E) Zero-interest business loans for members of Indian tribes