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Which one of the following statements is NOT true of the slave trade in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world?
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Slightly more than half of slaves from Africa were taken to mainland North America (what became the United States).
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Tobacco plantations in the Chesapeake region:
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helped make the Chesapeake colonies models of mercantilism.
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Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?
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The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.
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“Republicanism” in the eighteenth-century Anglo-American political world emphasized the importance of __________ as the essence of liberty.
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active participation in public life by property-owning citizens
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John Locke’s political philosophy stressed:
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a contract system between the people and the government.
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Which one of the following did NOT contribute to the expansion of the public sphere during the eighteenth century?
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the founding of the California missions
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John Peter Zenger’s libel trial:
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demonstrated that popular sentiment opposed prosecutions for criticism of public officials.
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The American version of the Enlightenment
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had no impact on religion.
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The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that:
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France was encroaching on land claimed by the Ohio Company.
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Which one of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years’ War?
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strengthened pride among American colonists about being part of the British empire
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The transatlantic slave trade was not a vital part of world commerce.
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False
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The religious emotionalism of the Great Awakening was confined to the American colonies in the mid-eighteenth century.
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False
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Initially, the proprietors of Georgia banned the introduction of both liquor and slaves.
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True
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John Locke believed that slaves could not be considered as part of civil society.
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True
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With the Peace of Paris of 1763, France increased its territory in North America.
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False
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