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Questions

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Why did Alfred Wegener use fossils to support his continental drift theory?(1 point) Responses Fossils were familiar to him in his work as a meteorologist. Fossils were the only evidence available to Wegener. Fossils were easy for him to find in the early...
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Socrates is credited with saying that which of the following “is not worth living”?(1 point) Responses the unexamined law of gravity a life without math the unexamined life a life without love
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What was Europe’s commercial hub during the Commercial Revolution?(1 point) Responses Great Britain India the Netherlands China
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In 1–2 sentences, explain how Galileo came in conflict with the Catholic Church and why it was important.
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Which of the following best describes the colonists’ relationships with Indigenous peoples in North America in early U.S. history?(1 point) Responses The relationship between Indigenous peoples and colonizers was a violent one. The relationship between In...
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Do a web search and research a primary and secondary source about uprisings and resistance in the Americas. Explain what you found and why you chose it. Provide a link or picture of your source.
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Secondary Source: I found a secondary source titled "Slave Resistance and Uprisings in the United States before the Civil War" from the University of Houston's Digital History website. This source provides an overview of the various forms of resistance an...
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Chose a rebellion from the list below and research it. Write 2-3 paragraphs on your findings, including why the group of people rebelled and how it changed history. You may use evidence from your research to help support your claims. You may use your prim...
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Identify one of the final factors that led to the American Revolution. the Proclamation of 1763 the French and Indian War the Stamp Act the Coercive Acts
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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following? religious persecution the absence of slavery decentralized government Enlightenment ideas
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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following? Enlightenment ideas Which of the following statements identifies a way Enlightenment ideas influenced Lat...
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1. Which of the following describes the motion of the red and blue dyes in the bin? They go in a circular motion from the bottom to the top then back to the bottom. They travel in a linear pattern across the bottom of the bin. The make a zigzag pattern at...
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Which of the following tables accurately distinguishes the political, economic, and social factors that led to the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions? A.Factors of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions Political Economic Social American Lac...
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Which best describes the Stamp Act?(1 point) Responses A. It forbade colonists from settling lands west of the Appalachian Mountains. B. It forced Americans to purchase only British products. C. It put a tax on products such as newspapers, dice, legal doc...
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Which of the following events contributed to the emergence of independence movements in Latin America? the American Civil War the French Revolution the Industrial Revolution adoption of the English Bill of Rights
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Which of the following evaluates how the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions were different? (1 point) Responses A. The American Revolution was a result of England’s Quartering Act; the French Revolution was a result of strict social divisions impos...
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Which of the following would be considered a mid-range club? (1 point) Responses driver 5 iron putter 9 iron
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The ________ is something that should be tested according to the comfort level of the golfer. (1 point) Responses Grip What does it mean when a golfer “addresses the ball? He/she prepares for contact with the ball What happens if a golfer accidentally mak...
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Answers

The following answers were posted by visitors named blinded by the light.

What is the definition of the scientific method?(1 point) Responses the method by which a theory is deemed correct through a vote of responsible scientists the method scientists use to publish their work the process by which a theory is supported with obs...
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Which of the following explains the impact of the creation of the smallpox vaccine on the Americas?(1 point) Responses It prevented milkmaids on the two continents from getting the disease. It led to the development of ways to prevent the disease like mos...
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Which policy was practiced by Louis XIV, Peter the Great, and Frederick the Great?(1 point) Responses religious tolerance enlightened despotism expansionism westernization
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Why was the Magna Carta most important to the development of constitutional monarchy?(1 point) Responses It established the legal principle that the monarch was not above the law. It established that all Englishmen had legal rights. It created a council o...
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Which inalienable right is most associated with utilitarianism?(1 point) Responses taxation occurring only with the consent of the people equality under the law the resistance of oppression the pursuit of happiness
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Which of the following is a reform suggested by Enlightenment thinkers?(1 point) Responses a focus on emotional expression over rational thought church-backed government a return to absolute monarchy public education
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Which of the following illustrates what happens when supply and demand work as they should, according to Adam Smith? (1 point) Responses Governments open new factories to meet demand for goods. There is enough supply of a given product to meet consumer de...
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The establishment of what government was greatly influenced by the writings of John Locke?(1 point) Responses the republic of the United States the English republic the monarchy of the United States the monarchy of England
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How did Enlightenment thinkers such as Diderot and Voltaire challenge religious structures?(1 point) Responses Diderot and Voltaire used reasoning rather than religion to explain the natural world. Diderot believed that freedom of religion would cause pro...
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What was a major goal of the use of satire in Enlightenment art and literature?(1 point) Responses to show the upper class of society in a better light to demonstrate the good in the culture and society of that era to use humor and exaggeration to point o...
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Which of the following is a belief about economics supported by Adam Smith?(1 point) Responses The protection of private property leads to inequality. The government should act to protect domestic industries from competition. The government should have li...
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Which grievance from the Declaration of the Independence led the American colonists to create the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?(1 point) Responses The British have imposed “Taxes on us without our Consent.” “[They are] cutting off our Trade wi...
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How was the French and Indian War a cause of the American Revolution?(1 point) Responses The French and Indian War led to the British passing the Intolerable Acts to assert authority over the colonists. The French and Indian War led to the Proclamation of...
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What did Hobbes and Locke believe the primary object of government was?(1 point) Responses to create a just society to build a powerful nation to build a society according to God’s laws to allow people to live their lives in peace and security
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Which event/s had historical implications that contributed to the storming of the Bastille?(1 point) Responses the rise of Napoleon because he wished to attack the Bastille Louis XVI tried to run away and hide in the Bastille the Reign of Terror, as the R...
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Which of the following was a continuity between Louis XVI’s reign and Napoleon’s?(1 point) Responses the use of a ruling class based on titles and granting of land for support the ruler’s desire for a constitution nationalistic feelings peace and financia...
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Which of the following is an example of how the Congress of Vienna and Concert of Europe were successful?(1 point) Responses They provided a quick fix for a broken Europe, but the stability did not last very long. Revolutionary movements continued across...
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Which former French colony adopted the Napoleonic Code after it was sold to the U.S.?(1 point) Responses Italy Geneva the Netherlands Louisiana
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Why did Catherine and Peter promote education?(1 point) Responses Promotion of education made both rulers look less autocratic, and the Enlightenment was anti-autocracy. Education was promoted so they could maintain the power of the church. Promotion of e...
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Which of the following did Catherine the Great implement to expand Russia’s empire?(1 point) Responses Catherine defeated the Ottoman Turks to gain a port on the Black Sea. Catherine drafted peasants into the army for 25-year terms of service. Catherine f...
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Use the image to answer the question. A dated map is titled Map of the Russian Campaign 1812. March of Napoleon to Moscow. Retreat from Moscow. Part of western Russia is shown, with the Baltic Sea to the northeast, St. Petersburg to the north, and Moscow...
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What was Europe’s commercial hub during the Commercial Revolution?(1 point) Responses Great Britain India the Netherlands China
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Identify the role of maritime voyages around the world in the Commercial Revolution.(1 point) Responses Maritime voyages expanded Europeans’ reach. They controlled their own trade routes and shared wealth with the places they went to along the way. Mariti...
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When was paper money invented?(1 point) Responses during the Middle Ages in Venice around the year 1200 during the Crusades in the Byzantine Empire around the year 1100 during the Song Dynasty in China around the year 1000 during the Commercial Revolution...
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were do you find all of your answers and how do you know their correct
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In 1–2 sentences, explain how Louis XIV created the illusion of absolute control and why that illusion might still have power today.
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could you write it as a human
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In 1–2 sentences, analyze the ideas of Thomas Hobbes and the Enlightenment thinkers. Determine two ideas Hobbes had that were different from those of the Enlightenment thinkers.
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Analyze how the French Revolution was impacted by Enlightenment ideas in the French document the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen. Respond in 1–2 sentences.
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Describe European and American colonizers’ relationships with Indigenous Americans.(1 point) Responses From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This was done with di...
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Describe European and American colonizers’ relationships with Indigenous Americans.(1 point) Responses A. From the moment of first contact, European and American colonizers wanted to use the resources of the Americas for their own gain. This was done with...
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Analyze colonizer challenges to tribal sovereignty in the early United States.(1 point) Responses American colonizers did not challenge tribal sovereignty. They worked together with Indigenous people and respected their rights. Colonizers challenged triba...
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Analyze Indigenous resistance movements from the colonial period to the post-Revolutionary War period. (1 point) Responses European colonizers in the Americas, on the whole, treated Indigenous people with cruelty. Mainly, Indigenous people did not fight b...
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Explain why enslaving the Indigenous peoples of the Americas was largely unsuccessful in filling the need of the plantations.(1 point) Responses A.European colonizers’ cruelty, as well as the spread of disease, meant that many Indigenous people died. As a...
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Which of the following is a similarity between chattel slavery and the encomienda system?(1 point) Responses A. Both took place throughout the Americas, although the encomienda system was found only in the southern American states. B. Both took place only...
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Identify similarities and differences between the experiences of those involved in the systems of indentured servitude and chattel slavery. How did the differences between the systems affect people’s experiences of forced labor?(1 point) Responses A. One...
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How can we use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in the Americas?(1 point) Responses A. We can use primary and secondary sources to analyze the resistance of enslaved peoples in order to gain firsthand knowledge o...
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Analyze how African and Black American movements countered assimilation in the colonial to post-Revolutionary War period.(1 point) Responses A. These movements countered assimilation by allowing enslaved African and Black American people to stand up for t...
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How did chattel slavery and the encomienda system develop and impact the Americas?(1 point) Responses A. Each system developed as a way of ensuring labor for colonizers. Each system was based on national origin, which has had long-term effects on the stru...
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the link for the primary source dosent work
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would you redo the primary source with today.duke.edu/showcase/haitideclaration/documentorigins.html#:~:text=According%20to%2019th-century%20Haitian,a%20desk%2C%20his%20blood%20for
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the primary source What is it? Who wrote/created it
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the primary source Why did you choose this source?
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the secondary source What is it? Who wrote it?
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the secondary source Why did you choose this source?
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Which British policy of forcing citizens to house and feed soldiers was so hated by the founders of the United States they specifically discussed it in the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights? the Townshend Act the Proclamation of 1763 the...
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Identify the primary author of the Declaration of Independence. John Locke Thomas Jefferson George Washington Benjamin Franklin
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Which statement explains an economic impact of the American Revolution? The American Revolution led to the rise of the “common citizen.” The American Revolution ended the monarchy in the United States. The American Revolution ended mercantilism in the Uni...
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Which statement offers the best assessment of John Locke’s influence on the Founders of the U.S.? John Locke’s view on separation of powers were evident in the U.S. Constitution. John Locke’s view on freedom of religion were evident in the Bill of Rights....
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Identify one of the final factors that led to the American Revolution. the Coercive Acts Which British policy of forcing citizens to house and feed soldiers was so hated by the founders of the United States they specifically discussed it in the Declaratio...
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which one would be the most correct
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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following?(1 point) Responses religious persecution
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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following?(1 point) Responses the absence of slavery
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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following?(1 point) Responses decentralized government
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A student writing an essay identifying the causes of independence movements in Latin American and the Caribbean would include which of the following?(1 point) Responses Enlightenment ideas
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Which of the following statements identifies a way Enlightenment ideas influenced Latin America?(1 point) Responses Creoles supported royalist troops to protect their own status and rights. The Spanish monarchy imposed absolute rule in their American colo...
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Which of the following identifies a way the Latin American and Caribbean independence movements were inspired by the American Revolution?(1 point) Responses The leaders of the American Revolution all came from the lower classes. The American Revolution re...
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Which headline best explains how Napoleon’s invasion of Spain influenced Latin American independence movements?(1 point) Responses a. United States Constitution used as model in new constitutions across South America. b. Toussaint L’Ouverture leads enslav...
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Which leader successfully led independence movements across much of South America in order to achieve French Revolution ideals of freedom and equality?(1 point) Responses a. Napoleon Bonaparte b. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla c. Toussaint L’Ouverture d. Simon...
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are they all correct
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What were Americans’ experiences with political compromise before the Constitution was ratified?(1 point) Responses Americans had never experienced political compromise because they focused on majority rule. Americans were in total agreement with one anot...
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Which of the following best identifies how Greek and Roman democratic ideals became part of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights?(1 point) Responses a. The American political leaders wanted to combine having a king with more classical democratic eleme...
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How did Greek and Roman democracies impact the design of the U.S. government as it was being created in the eighteenth century?(1 point) Responses Like the ancient democracies, all citizens were eligible to vote. Political leaders created the U.S. governm...
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Which of the following statements best assesses the effects of the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights on other governments?(1 point) Responses Because the U.S. documents do not include enough focus on human rights, countries are speaking out against the...
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Analyze the impact of the Great Debate between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists regarding ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Americans recognized that the Constitution was a document that could be modified when necessary. What were Americans’ expe...
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are they all correct
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2. What is the role of density changes in a convection cycle? * 2 points It does not play a roll in convection. As density of the water increases it moves to the top of the bin. As density of the water decreases it moves to the top of the bin. As density...
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3. How is what happens with the red dye in the water bin similar to what happens to a hot air balloon surrounded by cool air. Convection occurs, which lifts the hot air balloon because the less dense air goes to the top of the balloon. Convection occurs,...
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4. Recall that matter cannot move without energy. What is the energy source that moves the red dye? * 2 points Conduction Thermal Energy Radiation Force
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5. Why is the motion of the water in the bin considered a cycle? What could stop the cycle? What could accelerate it? * 3 points It is linear. Nothing could stop the cycle. Only an increase in temperature could accelerate it. It is circular. Nothing could...
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6. Focus on the forces that moved the floating pieces of chocolate (or wax) during Part 2 of the activity. How did the forces relate to the direction of water flow in the bin? The flow of water did not affect the direction of the floating pieces. The flow...
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7. Water has a low viscosity (thickness). How might the movement of the dyes change if a fluid with a higher viscosity is used? * 1 point The movement would be in the same direction, but flow more slowly. The movement would be in the same direction, but f...
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8. Evaluate the food coloring and water bin model. What are its strengths and limitations in modeling thermal convection? It shows exactly what would happen in the Earth. One limitation is the fact that tectonic plates are much larger and the asthenospher...
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Use the chart to answer the question. Date Government Independence Movement 1775–1783 American Fought Great Britain for independence 1789–1799 French Internal independence movement 1791–1804 Haitian Internal and external independence Which of the followin...
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Identify the features of colonial revolutions in the Western Hemisphere that either force people from their homes or draw people to new places. A. Revolutions come with a combination of push-pull factors. Push factors of colonial revolutions in the Wester...
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What was a root cause of the rebellions in Spanish America early in the nineteenth century?(1 point) Responses a.These rebellions were grounded in animosity between the gens de couleur and peninsulares that was based on social and economic issues. b. Thes...
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Investigate the consequences of independence in Latin America and Haiti.(1 point) Responses a. Independence led to political and economic instability in these regions, as well as some positive social changes. b. Independence led to political and economic...
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Which of the following tables accurately distinguishes the political, economic, and social factors that led to the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions? Factors of the American, French, and Haitian Revolutions Political Economic Social American Intol...
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are they all correct
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How were coffee and sugar plantations in Hawaii a threat to tribal sovereignty?(1 point) Responses A. These plantations were not a threat to tribal sovereignty. B. These plantations used Manifest Destiny to force Indigenous people off their lands. C. Thes...
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How did European colonizers use systemic racism to justify their cruelty to Indigenous people?(1 point) Responses A. European colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit Indigenous people, not others. B. European colonizers believed they w...
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How did the encomienda system impact the Indigenous peoples of the Americas?(1 point) Responses A. The system led to the mistreatment of Indigenous peoples but they were allowed to keep control of their native lands. B. The system led to the compassionate...
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Use the excerpt to answer the question. “When they have come to an agreement, it happens that adult persons bind themselves in writing to serve 3, 4, 5 or 6 years for the amount due by them, according to their age and strength. But very young people, from...
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Which excerpt from the primary source—The Confessions of Nat Turner—supports the statement that he believed he was destined for great things from an early age?(1 point) Responses A. “I surely would be a prophet, as the Lord had shewn me things that had ha...
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On a timeline about the American Revolution, which event would be listed immediately before the Treaty of Paris?(1 point) Responses the Siege of Yorktown the Battle of Bunker Hill the Declaration of Independence the Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Which group immediately benefited the most from the American Revolution?(1 point) Responses Loyalists women Black Americans White nonlandowning males
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Absolute rulers claimed which of the following?(1 point) Responses A. that the right of the people to freedom of religion was absolute B. that they had absolute political authority C. that there should be absolutely no restrictions on trade D. that all pe...
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Which of the following events contributed to the emergence of independence movements in Latin America? the American Civil War the French Revolution the Industrial Revolution adoption of the English Bill of Rights
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Which idea had the greatest influence on the Haitian independence movement?(1 point) Responses free trade equality religious rights freedom from excessive taxation
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What were the economic consequences for Spanish America of Napoleon’s invasion of Spain?(1 point) Responses Restrictive trade practices forced colonies to only trade with Spain. Enslaved people rebelled in St. Domingue seeking liberty and equality. Only p...
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Which statement best reflects the beliefs of the author of this quote? “A firm union will be of the utmost moment to the peace and liberty of the States, as a barrier against domestic faction and insurrection.”(1 point) Responses A. The author likely beli...
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Why did early American political leaders want to ensure they had a combination of democratic and republican structures in the U.S. government?(1 point) Responses Enlightenment thinkers had warned them against using only one of those forms of government al...
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Which of the following best explains the impact of Greek and Roman democracies on how the US. legislative, judiciary, and executive branches function?(1 point) Responses A. Early American political leaders did not understand ancient Greek and Roman politi...
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Which of the following countries, inspired by the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights, had long-term success with adopting democracy?(1 point) Responses Spain Liberia France Germany
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Which statement compares a key similarity between the U.S., French, and Haitian Revolutions?(1 point) Responses Each led to the creation of republics. Each led to equality for women. Each led to the formation of constitutional monarchies. Each led to Brit...
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Which of the following accurately states a key difference among the U.S., French, and Haitian governments following their independence movements?(1 point) Responses A. The French government feared that the masses would want to end state religion. B. The F...
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What is a general conclusion that can be drawn regarding the effects of political revolutions in the Americas during the colonial period?(1 point) Responses A. Political revolutions in the Americas promoted push and pull factors of migration in each of th...
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Between 1808 and 1826, all of the former Spanish and Portuguese colonies of the Americas achieved independence except which two colonies?(1 point) Responses Cuba and Puerto Rico Brazil and Mexico Haiti and Puerto Rico Cuba and Venezuela
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In 3–5 sentences, describe how the relationships between colonizers and Indigenous peoples varied across North America.
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The relationships between colonizers and Indigenous peoples varied greatly across North America. In some regions, such as New England, there was initial cooperation and trade between the colonists and Indigenous peoples. However, as colonization progresse...
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