Which of the following ended the Great Migration of Puritan settlers to the Massachusetts Bay colony in the first half of the seventeenth century?
a. religious tensions
b. economic distress in the homeland
c. a lack of interested migrants.
d. Oliver Cromwell's rise to power in England.
ANSWER: d
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A) This was a time period in which the Catholic Church monopolized political power. B) This was a time period in which strong European monarchies began to emerge. C) This was a time period in which Islamic expansion threatened the existence of the West. D) This was a time period in which Protestants and Catholics engaged in a bitter conflict.
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A. Woodrow Wilson B. Theodore Roosevelt C. William Howard Taft D. Warren G. Harding
The idea that human beings are essentially evil and will behave in an orderly fashion only if compelled by harsh laws and punishments is most closely associated with the ideas of,
a. taoism b. legalism c. confucianism d. animisn
Which of the following does NOT describe slave narratives?
A. abolitionist tracts designed to persuade readers of the evil of slavery B. invaluable sources about the experience of slavery C. humorous literature that ridiculed slaves D. commercial publications designed to attract readers and yield revenue