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According to the passage, what did John Winthrop tell the Puritans about their society?
According to the passage, what did John Winthrop tell the Puritans about their society?
- Their society would be a perfect, egalitarian community with no inequalities.
- Their society would be a beacon of religious purity and virtue for the world to see.
- Their society would be regarded as a 'city upon a hill' and there would always be inequalities of wealth and power. (correct)
- Their society would be a model of democratic self-governance for the colonies to follow.
Which Portuguese prince sponsored the explorations and mapping of previously unknown African coastlines, which eventually led to Columbus sailing across the Atlantic?
Which Portuguese prince sponsored the explorations and mapping of previously unknown African coastlines, which eventually led to Columbus sailing across the Atlantic?
- Prince Pedro
- Prince Manuel
- Prince John
- Prince Henry the Navigator (correct)
In what year did Columbus sail to America?
In what year did Columbus sail to America?
- 1492 (correct)
- 1476
- 1453
- 1488
Where did Columbus land when he reached the Americas?
Where did Columbus land when he reached the Americas?
Which conquistador overthrew the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
Which conquistador overthrew the Aztec Empire in Mexico?
In what century did the Spanish conquest of Central and South America take place?
In what century did the Spanish conquest of Central and South America take place?
What animal did the Spanish bring to the Americas?
What animal did the Spanish bring to the Americas?
What was the name of the large grant of land from the Spanish crown on which conquistadors took 'tribute' from local Indians?
What was the name of the large grant of land from the Spanish crown on which conquistadors took 'tribute' from local Indians?
What was the House of Burgesses?
What was the House of Burgesses?
What did Bacon's Rebellion hasten regarding slavery?
What did Bacon's Rebellion hasten regarding slavery?
What was the reason behind Bacon's Rebellion?
What was the reason behind Bacon's Rebellion?
What was the significance of the Navigation Acts?
What was the significance of the Navigation Acts?
Who led the armed rebellion known as Bacon's Rebellion?
Who led the armed rebellion known as Bacon's Rebellion?
What did Bacon's Rebellion involve that worried the ruling class?
What did Bacon's Rebellion involve that worried the ruling class?
How did England respond to Bacon's Rebellion?
How did England respond to Bacon's Rebellion?
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts?
Which of the following was the first British colony established in the Americas?
Which of the following was the first British colony established in the Americas?
What was the name given by the British to the first state they established?
What was the name given by the British to the first state they established?
Which of the following events occurred in Jamestown?
Which of the following events occurred in Jamestown?
What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
What was the significance of the Mayflower Compact?
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Puritans that was elected 12 times as governor?
Who was the leader of the Massachusetts Bay Puritans that was elected 12 times as governor?
Which of the following statements about Roger Williams is correct?
Which of the following statements about Roger Williams is correct?
What was the significance of the Fundamental Orders?
What was the significance of the Fundamental Orders?
What did the Act of Toleration in Maryland allow?
What did the Act of Toleration in Maryland allow?
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