What was the main reason Columbus sailed to the Americas?
(1 point)
Responses
He wanted to find riches.
He wanted to find riches.
He wanted to prove that the world was round.
He wanted to prove that the world was round.
He wanted to prove his seamanship.
He wanted to prove his seamanship.
He wanted to see India
He wanted to see India.
One reason why the Spanish easily conquered the Americas was that the Aztecs and Incas lacked
(1 point)
Responses
wealth and power.
wealth and power.
loyalty to their leaders.
loyalty to their leaders.
the will to fight to the death.
the will to fight to the death.
resistance to European diseases.
resistance to European diseases.
Why were the Dutch and the French such fierce enemies in North America?
(1 point)
Responses
They both wanted control of the Mississippi River.
They both wanted control of the Mississippi River.
They both wanted to settle the same area.
They both wanted to settle the same area.
They both wanted to dominate the fur trade.
They both wanted to dominate the fur trade.
They were fighting a war over religion in Europe.
They both wanted to dominate the fur trade.
In the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the right to vote was expanded to include men who were
(1 point)
Responses
stockholders.
stockholders.
property owners.
property owners.
church members.
church members.
General Court members
church members.
How did William Penn attract so many people to his colony?
(1 point)
Responses
He encouraged foreign investment in the colony.
He encouraged foreign investment in the colony.
He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.
He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.
He gave free land to new settlers.
He gave free land to new settlers.
He prohibited slavery anywhere in the colony.
He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.
The colony Lord Baltimore established in Maryland encouraged
(1 point)
Responses
land grants for every settler.
land grants for every settler.
a role for colonists in government.
a role for colonists in government.
religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
the settlement of wealthy people.
religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
What was common in New England but not in other colonies?
(1 point)
Responses
dame schools
dame schools
apprenticeships
apprenticeships
private schools
private schools
free public schools
free public schools
In all English colonies, a white male could vote only if he was a
(1 point)
Responses
Christian.
Christian.
property owner.
property owner.
church-goer.
church-goer.
member of the gentry.
property owner.
Show an example of an irrational number between 9 and 11.(1 point)
Responses
99−−√
start root 99 end root
10−−√
start root 10 end root
100−−−√
start root 100 end root
20−−√
10−−√
(start root 10 end root)
What is the least integer whose square root is an irrational number between 5 and 7?(1 point)
Responses
13
13
25
25
26
26
6
26
Which irrational number is between 14−−√ and 18−−√?(1 point)
Responses
13−−√
start root 13 end root
15−−√
start root 15 end root
10−−√
start root 10 end root
19−−√
15−−√
(start root 15 end root)
How many irrational numbers are there between 11−−√ and 17−−√?(1 point)
Responses
an infinite number
an infinite number
four numbers
four numbers
six numbers
six numbers
twenty-eight numbers