In May 1775 shortly after it convened, the Second Continental Congress
A) declared independence from Great Britain because of the battles at Lexington and Concord.
B) formed the Continental Army under the leadership of George Washington.
C) organized the Continental Association to force England to repeal the Intolerable Acts.
D) refused to take any action that might be seen as disloyal to England.
B
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Inspired by the American revolutionary ideology of inalienable rights, this event began the transformation of the Atlantic World in the 1780's and 1790's:
A) a slave rebellion in the French sugar and coffee island of St. Domingue. B) Mother Bethel church in Philadelphia severs ties with the Methodist conference. C) Richard Allen and Absalom Jones establish the Free African Society of Philadelphia. D) Congress establishes the Mississippi Territory, facilitating the spread of slavery.
Which of these was the religious approach taken by Elizabeth I?
A) strict Puritanism B) Catholic ritual blended with Protestant theology C) harsh persecution of radical Catholics and Protestants alike D) restoration of full Catholicism
In 1891, the second largest city in the West, behind San Francisco, was
A) Portland. B) San Diego. C) Los Angeles. D) Medford.
Who did Queen Artemisia of the Greek city of Halicarnassus side with in the Greco-Persian War of 480 B.C.E.?
a. She sided with the Greeks against the Persians. b. She sided with the Persians against the Greeks. c. She sided with Helicarnassus against Greeks and Persians. d. She sided with the Scythians against the Persians. e. She sided with the Persians against the Scythians.