The primary reason for the establishment of the colony at Plymouth was the settlers' desire to __________
A) convert local Indian populations to Christianity
B) profit from the great commercial potential evident in New England
C) found a new culture based on their religious values
D) compete with Virginia in the production of tobacco
Answer: C
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a. the coming of the railroad b. the Indian Lands Act c. the virtual extermination of the buffalo d. the discovery of gold in South Dakota
The religion that virtually disappeared under Muslim control in India was
a. Christianity. b. Hinduism. c. Buddhism. d. Jainism.
By the time the Allies met at Yalta, Roosevelt realized that neither the Soviets nor British would accept:
A) establishing European spheres of influence. B) a conditional German surrender. C) the principles of the Atlantic Charter. D) American domination of the postwar world.
The Bill of Rights was intended to protect ____ against the potential tyranny of ____
a. the prerogatives of Congress, the president b. the army and the navy, Congress c. the South, the northern majority d. individual liberties, a strong central government e. civilian authorities, the military