Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were similar in that they were all
a. economically devoted to exporting commercial agricultural products, often a staple crop.
b. proprietary colonies.
c. founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne.
d. founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England.
e. able to live in peace with the Native Americans.
a
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A) caviar B) yams C) cheese D) rice
All of the following are true of Maria Cunitz, one of the most remarkable scientific thinkers of the seventeenth century, EXCEPT:
a. She spoke six languages. b. She was a Protestant whose family was given refuge in a Catholic monastery. c. She was a nun who lived and studied among the Cistercian monks. d. Two of her major influences were her father, a physician, and Johannes Kepler.
A primary goal of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
(a) prevent European intervention in Latin America (b) create an opportunity for the annexation of Canada (c) protect the site of a canal across Central America (d) help European nations establish new Western Hemisphere colonies
In the late nineteenth century, the surge of farming settlement in the West
A. spurred the development of massive irrigation projects. B. was composed of mostly settlers who had little to no experience with farming. C. was a result of many factors, but the most important was the railroad. D. was primarily the result of federal subsidies for land ownership. E. was brought to a dramatic halt by a major drought during the 1870s.