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inder kahlon

1 day ago

What was the first English colony to succeed in the New World?

A) Roanoke,Virginia
B) Salem,Massachusetts
C) Boston,Massachusetts
D) Jamestown,Virginia
E) Savannah,Georgia

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Sasmita Kanungo

1 day ago

In 1598,the first poor law was established.What statement best describes the sentiment behind the poor laws?

A) The poor should be arrested and forced to work for no pay.
B) The poor should be resettled in the New World.
C) The poor should receive assistance from the community.
D) The poor should be forced to join the army.
E) The poor should be transported to the New World and forced to work for seven years.

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VeerPratap Singh

1 day ago

The spreading of the Spanish Empire throughout parts of Europe and the New World ultimately resulted in Spain

A) establishing control over all of Europe.
B) overextending its resources and losing power and influence.
C) being able to enter into alliances with Italy.
D) losing the ability to control its empire in the New World,but keeping control of all European holdings.
E) impressing the Ottoman Empire and sharing control of the Mediterranean Sea.

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Yanze Huang

1 day ago

The "price revolution" refers to

A) the establishment of promissory notes throughout Europe.
B) the establishment of different currencies throughout Europe.
C) a sharp rise in inflation during the sixteenth century.
D) a flattening of prices for luxury goods in the late sixteenth century.
E) the promise of increased investment in the New World.

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Rabeya Sultana

1 day ago

The Concordat of Bologna (1516) allowed Francis I of France to

A) invade Rome and replace the pope.
B) make ecclesiastical appointments within France.
C) take land from French nobles who opposed him.
D) sell noble titles to French merchants.
E) deny the pope's foreign ecclesiastical appointments within France.

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Ahmad Fairley

1 day ago

The practice of enclosure in England led to the loss of

A) rights for landowners in the countryside.
B) the rights of villagers to use common lands.
C) private ownership of land.
D) the Church's ability to own land in England.
E) the landowning class.

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Riece LeBlanc

1 day ago

The term "primogeniture" refers to

A) full inheritance of all land by the eldest son.
B) full inheritance of all land by the youngest son.
C) land split between all male heirs.
D) land spilt between all heirs.
E) all land given to the Church at the time of death.

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LAILA JOHNSON

1 day ago

Puritanism was the English version of continental

A) Calvinism.
B) Catholicism.
C) Lutheranism.
D) Hussitism.
E) Anabaptistism.

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Carty's Toy Corner

1 day ago

Mary I of England became known as Bloody Mary due to her

A) commitment of troops to the Thirty Years' War.
B) role in the Saint Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
C) command that all prisoners of war should be executed.
D) increased call for all English Protestants to be persecuted.
E) brutal execution of her sister,Elizabeth Tudor.

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Maria Estrada

1 day ago

Following his death,Henry VIII's children inherited the English throne in what order?

A) Mary I,Elizabeth I,Edward VI
B) Edward VI,Jane I,Mary I,Elizabeth I
C) Elizabeth I,Mary I,Jane I
D) Edward VI,Mary I,Elizabeth I
E) Edward VI,Elizabeth I,Mary Stuart

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Koduru Venkata Kalyan

1 day ago

The fall of Constantinople and the continuing religious wars in Europe facilitated

A) Ottoman expansion into Europe.
B) Ottoman expansion into Russia.
C) the alliance between the Ottoman Empire and Venice to take back Cyprus.
D) the blockade of the Aegean Sea.
E) the continued expansion of Protestants into the old Byzantine Empire.

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Emily Velazquez

1 day ago

What was the basis of the Castilian export economy in the sixteenth century?

A) gold
B) books
C) wool
D) agriculture
E) cotton

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Nikki Peach

1 day ago

Henry VIII broke with the Roman Church and replaced it with the Church of England over

A) his desire to be elected Holy Roman Emperor.
B) his conversion to Protestantism.
C) his desire to divorce Catherine of Aragon.
D) the pope's insistence in naming a foreigner as the Archbishop of Canterbury.
E) the pope's failure to recognize Henry as the king of Ireland.

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Xenon Bonga

1 day ago

The Star Chamber,which was formed by Henry VII of England,was

A) a committee that evaluated scientific discoveries.
B) one of the highest courts in the land.
C) a court presided over by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
D) the room where the English Parliament met regularly.
E) the main meeting room for the admirals of the English military.

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kalyane mudhiraj

1 day ago

Who were two of the members of the Holy League,which was initiated by the pope in 1571?

A) France and Germany
B) England and Malta
C) the Netherlands and France
D) Venice and Spain
E) Switzerland and Denmark

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Siphesihle Lesego Legobye

1 day ago

The two cities that emerged as the banking and trading centers of Europe in the seventeenth century were

A) Paris and Berlin.
B) London and Madrid.
C) London and Paris.
D) Amsterdam and London.
E) Amsterdam and Madrid.

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Gavin Campos

1 day ago

__________ became an outpost of the Catholic Reformation in the north.

A) Edinburgh
B) York
C) Stockholm
D) Flanders
E) Copenhagen

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pierre ridge

1 day ago

The Cortes within some Spanish principalities

A) made it easy for the Castilian monarchy to achieve its goals.
B) ensured that Castilian monarchs were elected on a routine basis.
C) enjoyed traditional rights that allowed them to make it difficult for monarchs to impose their will.
D) ensured that the Castilian monarchs had standing armies available to them.
E) ensured that Castilian monarchs were able to impose their will on Portugal and Aragon.

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Odette Perez

1 day ago

Jews were allowed to worship freely in Amsterdam,but were generally restricted from

A) joining the navy.
B) joining guilds.
C) participating in foreign trade.
D) buying and selling merchandise within Amsterdam.
E) owning property in Amsterdam.

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Ruben Manral

1 day ago

Approximately how many people were living in Amsterdam by 1670?

A) 1,000
B) 7,000
C) 60,000
D) 200,000
E) 500,000