In 1664, when New Amsterdam's governor Peter Stuyvesant called on local residents to resist the four heavily armed ships of the Duke of York
a. the townspeople quickly formed militias in defense against the British assault.
b. residents fled in fear of the oppressive regime of the British.
c. they refused to fight, forcing the governor to surrender the colony.
d. it was the Mohawk allies who fought most valiantly.
ANSWER: c
You might also like to view...
Assess the early civil rights movement's tactic of nonviolent civil disobedience. Is that form of protest acceptable to you? Why? Was it the best action for African Americans to take in the 1950? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
The chemical table of elements was developed by Dmitri Mendeleev
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
During the Gilded Age in the United States,
a. southern blacks enjoyed a higher standard of living. b. working and living conditions of the working class improved. c. America's wealth was more evenly distributed among the population. d. political corruption was a thing of the past. e. the fabulous new wealth was enjoyed by only a small part of American society.
The worst race riot of the Second World War took place in June 1943 in which city?
a. Detroit b. Chicago c. Los Angeles d. Cleveland