The Royal Proclamation of 1763:
A) established and expanded the province of Quebec.
B) encouraged American land speculation.
C) created an alliance between the colonists and the Iroquois.
D) set aside lands west of the Appalachians as "Indian Country."
Answer: D
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A. the movement to improve prison conditions B. the campaign for women's suffrage C. the anti-drinking crusade D. the movement for public high schools
The Republicans wanted to halt the _______ of slavery; they did not intend to interfere with slavery where it already existed. Abraham Lincoln was their candidate.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How did Tycho Brahe's astronomical observations undermine the Ptolemaic model of the universe?
a. They demonstrated that Jupiter had moons. b. They demonstrated the existence of yet undiscovered planets beyond Saturn whose gravity was influencing the known planets. c. They demonstrated that the comet of 1577 needed to have passed right through the crystalline spheres postulated by the Ptolemaic model. d. They demonstrated that the planets must have circular orbits. e. They demonstrated that planetary motion was elliptical not circular.
What was the progression of the slave trade in the American colonies over the course of the 1700s?
a. Slave imports to the Chesapeake increased, as tobacco markets flourished, while the slave trade plummeted in South Carolina. b. The slave trade became an important economic activity throughout the colonies. c. In the Chesapeake, the slave trade became less important as the slave population increased naturally, while Deep South planters remained dependent on the slave trade. d. Slave traders shifted their focus to importing female slaves, to better balance the slave population. e. The slave trade withered away because it had become unprofitable.