In 1961, a U.S.-backed Cuban military force attempting to overthrow Fidel Castro was defeated at
a. the Bay of Cows.
b. Guantanamo Bay.
c. Havana.
d. the Bay of Pigs.
e. the Bay of Naples.
d
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Most blacks responsible for leading the most notable rebellions:
A) were literate. B) were illiterate. C) were prompted to do so by family and friends. D) were agnostic.
Which of the following statements is true about the Dutch colonization of the New World?
A) In the 1630s, the Dutch won a large chunk of northern Brazil from the Portuguese. B) By the sixteenth century, the Dutch were evicted from the Caribbean by the French settlers. C) The Dutch first set foot in the New World shortly after the English colonies were established there. D) A Dutch trading company hired a Spanish sailor to sail up the Hudson River. E) The French settlers in the New World often collaborated with the Dutch in trading with the local tribes.
Kimpa Vita was tried for heresy and burned at the stake because she
a. was against the Jesuit missionaries. b. wanted the people of the Kongo to unite under a new king. c. attracted many Muslims to her doctrines. d. claimed that the capital San Salvador was evil and ordered it burned to the ground. e. claimed that Christ and the apostles were black men who had lived and died in the Kongo.
A major difference between Massachusetts Bay and the Virginia Colony was that
a. Virginia Colony was a commercial enterprise, whereas Massachusetts Bay was a religious enterprise b. early colonists in Massachusetts Bay were freemen and families and in Virginia they were single men and indentured servants c. there were more women in Virginia colony than in Massachusetts Bay in the early years d. Massachusetts Bay had a higher mortality rate in the early years than did Virginia e. there were already Europeans living in the area of Massachusetts Bay, but none in the Virginia colony