Unlike the colonies of the Middle Atlantic region or the Lower South, the economy of New England was dominated by
a. agriculture.
b. rum and fish.
c. textile manufacturing.
d. the carrying trade.
D
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Seventeenth-century English Puritans __________
a. were only a tiny minority of all Englishmen b. were committed to significant institutional change c. were firmly supportive of the status quo d. accepted the tenets of Catholicism with reservations e. were neurotic and self-righteous
This photograph showing the ruins of Columbia, South Carolina, after Union forces set fire to it demonstrates the __________
A) dangers of a successful slave insurrection B) results of an unsuccessful attempt to hold peace negotiations in that city C) Union's desire for vengeance on South Carolina, which started the secession movement D) Confederacy's reluctance to defend one of its greatest strongholds
In response to race riots and black militancy, by the late 1960s a growing number of whites:
a. called for expanding the range of social welfare benefits. b. marched side by side with Black Panthers and other militants. c. backed away from supporting civil rights. d. demanded the arrest of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Why was it so important to Pope Innocent III to keep the German emperors out of Italy?
A. He saw the Germans as an alien and anti-Christian cultural influence. B. Innocent had signed a treaty with the French promising to do so. C. The papacy's ability to raise money and troops depended on it. D. The German emperors had sworn to eliminate the papacy if they gained control of Italy.