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Praxis II World and US History Exam Prep - Question List

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46. What was the primary reason that Spain-and not its rival, Portugal-was the dominant power in the New World during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
  1. Christopher Columbus’s success in the New World
  2. Spanish ships were significantly faster than Portuguese ships.
  3. The very large treasury that had been accrued by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain
  4. The Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)
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47. Which of the following is true about the headright system?
  1. The system increased the number of slaves imported to the New World from Africa.
  2. It referred to the number of people on board ships sailing to the New World from England.
  3. It helped to populate the colonies of Virginia and Maryland.
  4. The headright system was a form of slavery.
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48. What was the trading in slaves, rum, and molasses that took place in the 1700s called?
  1. Rum running
  2. Triangular Trade
  3. Moving Molasses
  4. Mercantilism
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49. Which of the following is true about indentured servants?
  1. They were usually forced into service.
  2. They were often considered to be members of their master’s family.
  3. They were promised great monetary compensation for their service by the government.
  4. They came to the colonies voluntarily.
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50. What was the Mayflower Compact?
  1. A statement of religious principles signed by the Pilgrims
  2. A peace agreement between the Puritans in Massachusetts and surrounding Native American tribes
  3. A formal statement of democratic process created by the Puritans
  4. The government party in the Massachusetts Bay Colony
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