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What habits did people who lived through the Great Depression develop?The French and Indian War was the first step on the road to theWhat was the name of Roosevelt's plan to economic recovery?Why do the colonists agree to scrap the section abolishing slavery in the Declaration of independence?Who was elected as the commander in chief of the continental army at the continental congress?War began when the minutemen in massachusetts fought a brief skirmish with the British troops at _________ and ___________Although the British had a powerful army and superior navy, the war continued to _______ popular support in BritainWhich statement about the Pueblo Revolt is FALSE?Select one:a. It resulted in a wholesale expulsion of the Spanish settlers.b. It was inspired by the Pope, but he died before the actual revolt took place. c. It arose in part from missionaries burning Indian religious artifacts.d. It resulted in a total renunciation of Catholicism by the Indians.e. It was successful because the Pueblo peoples cooperated with each other.Which statement about the Indians of North America is FALSE?Select one:a. The idea of private property was foreign to Indians.b. Indians did not covet wealth and material goods as the Europeans did.c. Indians lacked genuine religion. d. Many Indian societies were matrilineal.e. Indians were very diverse.Changes in ________ _________ led to the American Revolution.Which president tried to provide relief programs too late in his term?Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?Select one:a. Spain's explorations had no impact on the size of the Native American population.b. Members of the Spanish parties suffered greatly from disease.c. Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World.d. Individual conquistadores always traveled alone.e. Florida was the first region in the present-day United States that Spain colonized.To insure banks would not fail, Roosevelt issued a 4 day ________ his first day.The government of the Spanish empire in America:Select one:a. was dominated by the conquistadores, who had conquered lands and retained control over them.b. established the principle of the separation of church and state by keeping the Catholic Church out of civic affairs.c. included local officials who held a great deal of control. d. was troubled due to constant turmoil and local divisions back in Spain.e. operated out of Monterey, California.Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?Select one:a. Women owned dwellings and tools.b. Societies were matrilineal.c. It was acceptable for a woman to seek a divorce.d. Tribal leaders were almost always women. e. Men and women engaged in premarital sex.The Spanish justified their claim to land in the New World through all of the following EXCEPT:Select one:a. a decree from the Pope.b. defeating the English fleet in 1588. c. a missionary zeal.d. violence.e. believing that their culture was superior to that of the Indians.Which one of the following statements about Spanish America is true?Select one:a. Over time, Spanish America evolved into a hybrid culture-part Spanish, part Indian, and, in some areas, part African. b. Mestizos enjoyed much political freedom and held most of the high government positions.c. The Catholic Church played only a minor role in Spanish America.d. Spaniards outnumbered the Indian inhabitants after fifty years of settlement.e. Spanish America was very rural and had few urban centers.The New Laws of 1542:Select one:a. were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru's conqueror.b. led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas.c. introduced the encomienda system.d. commanded that Indians no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions. e. forbade the enslavement of Africans in New Spain.The Black Legend described:Select one:a. English pirates along the African coast.b. Portugal as a vast trading empire.c. the Aztecs' view of Cortés.d. Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer. e. Indians as savages.sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
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