The description of Massachusetts Bay Colony using the biblical metaphor of a "city on a hill" relates to the Puritan founders' idea that the colony should
A. serve as an example to the world.
B. be a refuge for all religious dissenters.
C. be separate from the world.
D. be located on a readily defensible site.
Answer: A
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a. the mandatory eight-hour workday. b. the right to bargain collectively. c. modestly higher wages. d. a "general strike" in Seattle and Pittsburgh. e. violent confrontations and the use of African American strikebreakers.
Which of the following redefined Britain’s relationship with its American colonies in the second half of the eighteenth century??
a) Sugar Act b) Glorious Revolution c) Pontiac’s War d) Navigation Acts
It was during this period of fighting that Ferdinand issued the Edict of Restitution and struck panic in the hearts of Protestants:
A. in Bohemia. B. everywhere. C. in Sweden. D. in France. E. in the Palatinate.
The Camp David summit, hosted by President Carter, was a meeting between the leaders of Israel and
a. Egypt. b. Iran. c. Libya. d. the Palestine Liberation Organization. e. Syria.