Women often came to colonial America to:
a. achieve political equality
b. escape arranged marriages
c. find new opportunities and husbands
d. flee their families
C
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Admiral Zheng He’s fleet demonstrated that __________
A) the China lacked important resources B) the Chinese had mastered ocean sailing on a large scale C) China was interested in overseas expansion D) China was in decline
The English ultimately succeeded when they invaded the island of
A) ?Hispaniola. B) ?Jamaica. C) ?Cuba. D) ?Puerto Rico. E) ?None of these are correct.
After the Glorious Revolution, English efforts to exercise closer control over the North American colonies
A. grew substantially but subtly, so that British rule was real, though not apparent. B. ended, as the new monarchy sought to consolidate its power at home. C. continued to increase throughout the 1700s, eliciting growing American resistance. D. extended merely to putting teeth into commercial regulations in order to maximize profits from colonial trade.
Which of the following best explains the fact that bands of Indian hunters remained small in the area of the Great Basin (present-day Nevada and Utah)?
A. The disease environment dramatically lowered the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the Great Basin. B. The tribes of the Great Basin enacted laws that imposed strict limitations on the size of each band within the tribe. C. The inadequate supply of large game made it difficult to find food in sufficient quantity to support large groups. D. The practice of human sacrifice significantly reduced the population of the bands and tribes of the Great Basin.