What was the main reason that early settlers gradually spread across the Americas?
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They were constantly under attack from neighboring tribes.
They often relocated to find more favorable farming conditions.
They traveled far and wide to trade their goods with other tribes.
They were nomadic hunters and had to keep moving in search of food.
They were nomadic hunters and had to keep moving in search of food.
What was the main reason Columbus sailed to the Americas?
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He wanted to find riches.
He wanted to prove that the world was round.
He wanted to prove his seamanship.
He wanted to see India.
He wanted to find riches.
One reason why the Spanish easily conquered the Americas was that the Aztecs and Incas lacked
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wealth and power.
loyalty to their leaders.
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?
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They both wanted control of the Mississippi River.
They both wanted to settle the same area.
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
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stockholders.
property owners.
church members.
General Court members.
church members.
How did William Penn attract so many people to his colony?
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He encouraged foreign investment in the colony.
He advertised the religious freedom offered in the colony.
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
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land grants for every settler.
a role for colonists in government.
religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
the settlement of wealthy people.
religious freedom for Roman Catholics.
Why was the middle class the largest among white colonists?
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There were few people besides slaves in the lower classes.
Most white colonists were farmers who prospered due to affordable land.
All indentured servants entered the middle class after their servitude was over.
Many of the gentry entered the middle class during economic difficulty.
Most white colonists were farmers who prospered due to affordable land.
What was common in New England but not in other colonies?
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dame schools
apprenticeships
private schools
free public schools
free public schools
In all English colonies, a white male could vote only if he was a
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Christian.
property owner.
church-goer.
member of the gentry.