QUESTION 19
Which of the following had, by the 18th century, captured at least 50 percent of the slave trade?
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A. France |
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B. Britain |
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C. Genoese |
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D. Venetians |
4 points
QUESTION 20
The middle passage referred to
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A. the trek of captured black slaves across the Sahara. |
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B. the central part of the voyage from Europe to America where sailing ships were liable to be becalmed. |
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C. the transport of future slaves from Africa to the New World. |
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D. None of the Above. |
4 points
QUESTION 21
An English yeoman would
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A. be found guarding a prison. |
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B. act as a third mate on a merchant ship. |
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C. practice farming. |
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D. specialize in new weaponry |
4 points
QUESTION 22
The Navigation Act of 1651
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A. ended most mercantile regulations |
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B. was Colbert's attempt to encourage shipbuilding. |
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C. was the final mercantile measure. |
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D. allowed English shippers to carry goods anywhere. |
4 points
QUESTION 23
It is generally recognized that Henry VIII
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A. remained loyal to the pope. |
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B. never produced an heir |
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C. had all his wives executed. |
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D. made himself the head of the English church. |
4 points
QUESTION 24
The "Protestant wind" referred to
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A. the spread of Calvinism across the British Isles. |
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B. the arrogance associated with the Protestant working class ethic. |
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C. the divine intervention against the Spanish fleet in 1588 |
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D. the vehemence of some of the Protestant preachers. |
4 points
QUESTION 25
When states emerged on the world scene, the most significant type of influence on them was the
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A. monarchs and their courts. |
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B. dominant religious power of the state. |
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C. rising class of lawyers |
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D. mode of production of the time. |
QUESTION 19 Which of the following had, by the 18th century, captured at least 50 percent...