Question 1

Maroons organized themselves into communities,joined American societies,or served at sea.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Equiano's description of the Middle Passage includes all of these details EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) the cries of the dying slaves. 
B) heavy chains that held the Africans captive. 
C) the presence of religious figures. 
D) an overpowering stench. 
E) overcrowded conditions. 
A) the cries of the dying slaves. 
B) heavy chains that held the Africans captive. 
C) the presence of religious figures. 
D) an overpowering stench. 
E) overcrowded conditions.

Question 3

British abolitionists,aware of the power of visual images,used political cartoons to influence public opinion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A major fishing area for fishermen from New England,as well as Europe,was the Grand Banks found off the coast of

Accepted Answer

A) Newfoundland. 
B) Cape Cod. 
C) Boston. 
D) Maine. 
E) Greenland. 
A) Newfoundland. 
B) Cape Cod. 
C) Boston. 
D) Maine. 
E) Greenland.

Question 5

Taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian War were intended to

Accepted Answer

A) reimburse Britain for the losses in sugar profits caused by American pirates. 
B) provide funds for Britain to carry on the Seven Years' War in Europe. 
C) repay Britain for the money spent on protecting the colonies from France. 
D) use in exchange for colonials not serving in the British military. 
E) invest in American ventures in the new West. 
A) reimburse Britain for the losses in sugar profits caused by American pirates. 
B) provide funds for Britain to carry on the Seven Years' War in Europe. 
C) repay Britain for the money spent on protecting the colonies from France. 
D) use in exchange for colonials not serving in the British military. 
E) invest in American ventures in the new West.

Question 6

The growth of abolitionism in England was fueled by

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A) England's Catholic heritage. 
B) fear of slave revolts. 
C) Enlightenment thinking and England's proud history of its Bill of Rights. 
D) the rising costs of owning and maintaining slaves. 
E) new legislation in Parliament banning slavery in the colonies. 
A) England's Catholic heritage. 
B) fear of slave revolts. 
C) Enlightenment thinking and England's proud history of its Bill of Rights. 
D) the rising costs of owning and maintaining slaves. 
E) new legislation in Parliament banning slavery in the colonies.

Question 7

Please define the following key terms
-William Wilberforce

Accepted Answer

William Wilberforce (1759–1833) was a Br

Question 8

Please define the following key terms
-Timbuktu

Accepted Answer

Timbuktu is a city in the West African n

Question 9

Please define the following key terms
-Asante kingdom

Accepted Answer

The Asante Kingdom, also known as the As

Question 10

Discuss the significance of the life of Olaudah Equiano and his The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano for the larger history of slavery and abolition.What might we never know if not for his book?

Accepted Answer

The life of Olaudah Equiano and his auto

Question 11

Please define the following key terms
-slave society

Accepted Answer

The answer of Please define the following key terms
-slave society...

Question 12

The Sahel is an arid region found ____ the Sahara Desert.

Accepted Answer

A) north of 
B) east of 
C) surrounding 
D) west of 
E) south of 
A) north of 
B) east of 
C) surrounding 
D) west of 
E) south of

Question 13

Equiano described his lifelong experience with

Accepted Answer

A) the American Carolinas. 
B) the sea. 
C) being a merchant so he could observe the conditions of Africans during the Middle Passage. 
D) Christianity. 
E) the histories of African empires. 
A) the American Carolinas. 
B) the sea. 
C) being a merchant so he could observe the conditions of Africans during the Middle Passage. 
D) Christianity. 
E) the histories of African empires.

Question 14

Please define the following key terms
-Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

Accepted Answer

The Act for the Abolition of the Slave T

Question 15

The city of Timbuktu had all of these qualities EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) It was located on the Niger River. 
B) Its importance in the trans-Saharan trade dates to the thirteenth century. 
C) The goods that were transported to the city were carried by slaves because of the lack of draft animals at that time. 
D) The Sankore Mosque, located in the city, was a center of learning. 
E) The city was the center of wealth and power in the Songhai empire. 
A) It was located on the Niger River. 
B) Its importance in the trans-Saharan trade dates to the thirteenth century. 
C) The goods that were transported to the city were carried by slaves because of the lack of draft animals at that time. 
D) The Sankore Mosque, located in the city, was a center of learning. 
E) The city was the center of wealth and power in the Songhai empire.

Question 16

By the ____ century,the Atlantic Ocean had become a dense network for the exchange of people,goods,plants,animals,diseases,and ideas.

Accepted Answer

A) eighteenth 
B) seventeenth 
C) twentieth 
D) nineteenth 
E) sixteenth 
A) eighteenth 
B) seventeenth 
C) twentieth 
D) nineteenth 
E) sixteenth

Question 17

Kimpa Vita was tried for heresy and burned at the stake because she

Accepted Answer

A) was against the Jesuit missionaries. 
B) wanted the people of the Kongo to unite under a new king. 
C) attracted many Muslims to her doctrines. 
D) claimed that the capital San Salvador was evil and ordered it burned to the ground. 
E) claimed that Christ and the apostles were black men who had lived and died in the Kongo. 
A) was against the Jesuit missionaries. 
B) wanted the people of the Kongo to unite under a new king. 
C) attracted many Muslims to her doctrines. 
D) claimed that the capital San Salvador was evil and ordered it burned to the ground. 
E) claimed that Christ and the apostles were black men who had lived and died in the Kongo.

Question 18

Please define the following key terms
-Sahel

Accepted Answer

The Sahel is a region of Africa that act

Question 19

What was the fate of women captured by African slave raiders?

Accepted Answer

A) They were incorporated into the kin network of the slave trader. 
B) They were primarily sold abroad. 
C) They were married off to other slaves and forces to reproduce. 
D) They were typically released into freedom. 
E) They were usually sold within West African slave markets. 
A) They were incorporated into the kin network of the slave trader. 
B) They were primarily sold abroad. 
C) They were married off to other slaves and forces to reproduce. 
D) They were typically released into freedom. 
E) They were usually sold within West African slave markets.

Question 20

The New England economy prospered because merchants and shippers did business with sugar growers in the Caribbean,and in doing so,robbed England of profits embedded in its system of mercantilism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Maroons organized themselves into communities,joined American societies,or served at sea.

Equiano's description of the Middle Passage includes all of these details EXCEPT

British abolitionists,aware of the power of visual images,used political cartoons to influence public opinion.

A major fishing area for fishermen from New England,as well as Europe,was the Grand Banks found off the coast of

Taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian War were intended to

The growth of abolitionism in England was fueled by

Please define the following key terms -William Wilberforce

Please define the following key terms -Timbuktu

Please define the following key terms -Asante kingdom

Discuss the significance of the life of Olaudah Equiano and his The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano for the larger history of slavery and abolition.What might we never know if not for his book?

Please define the following key terms -slave society

The Sahel is an arid region found ____ the Sahara Desert.

Equiano described his lifelong experience with

Please define the following key terms -Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

The city of Timbuktu had all of these qualities EXCEPT

By the ____ century,the Atlantic Ocean had become a dense network for the exchange of people,goods,plants,animals,diseases,and ideas.

Kimpa Vita was tried for heresy and burned at the stake because she

Please define the following key terms -Sahel

What was the fate of women captured by African slave raiders?

The New England economy prospered because merchants and shippers did business with sugar growers in the Caribbean,and in doing so,robbed England of profits embedded in its system of mercantilism.

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Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

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Exam 5: The Atlantic System: Africa, the Americas, and Europe, 1550–1807

Maroons organized themselves into communities,joined American societies,or served at sea.

Equiano's description of the Middle Passage includes all of these details EXCEPT

British abolitionists,aware of the power of visual images,used political cartoons to influence public opinion.

A major fishing area for fishermen from New England,as well as Europe,was the Grand Banks found off the coast of

Taxes imposed on the British colonies in North America after the French and Indian War were intended to

The growth of abolitionism in England was fueled by

Please define the following key terms -William Wilberforce

Please define the following key terms -Timbuktu

Please define the following key terms -Asante kingdom

Discuss the significance of the life of Olaudah Equiano and his The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano for the larger history of slavery and abolition.What might we never know if not for his book?

Please define the following key terms -slave society

The Sahel is an arid region found ____ the Sahara Desert.

Equiano described his lifelong experience with

Please define the following key terms -Act for the Abolition of the Slave Trade

The city of Timbuktu had all of these qualities EXCEPT

By the ____ century,the Atlantic Ocean had become a dense network for the exchange of people,goods,plants,animals,diseases,and ideas.

Kimpa Vita was tried for heresy and burned at the stake because she

Please define the following key terms -Sahel

What was the fate of women captured by African slave raiders?

The New England economy prospered because merchants and shippers did business with sugar growers in the Caribbean,and in doing so,robbed England of profits embedded in its system of mercantilism.

Maritime Expansion in the Atlantic World,1400–1600

Maritime Expansion in Afro-Eurasia,1500–1700

Religion, Politics, and the Balance of Power in Western Eurasia, 1500–1750

Empires, Colonies, and Peoples of the Americas, 1600–1750

Empires in Early Modern Asia, 1650–1837

European Science and the Foundations of Modern Imperialism, 1600–1820

Revolutions in the West, 1750–1830

The Industrial Revolution and European Politics, 1765–1880

The Challenge of Modernity in China, Japan, and India, 1800–1910

State Building and Social Change in the Americas, 1830–1910

The New Imperialism in Africa and Southeast Asia, 1830–1914

War, Revolution, and Global Uncertainty, 1905–1928

Responses to Global Crisis, 1920–1939

The Second World War and the Origins of the Cold War, 1939–1949

The Cold War and Decolonization, 1949–1975

Toward a New World Order, 1975–2000

Voyage into the Twenty First Century

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