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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1-5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Stono Rebellion take place?
(a) 1773
(b) 1659
(c) 1739
(d) 1776

2. Christopher Columbus first encountered the Lucayan-Arawak Indians in a location known now as what?
(a) Australia
(b) New England
(c) Peru
(d) The Bahamas

3. The author notes in Chapter 4 that by 1760, there had been how many uprisings designed to create a coup to overthrown various branches of the colonial governments?
(a) 32
(b) 18
(c) 25
(d) 5

4. When did Great Britain impose the Stamp Act, requiring that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper made in London?
(a) 1745
(b) 1765
(c) 1779
(d) 1750

5. When did Christopher Columbus first encounter the Arawak people?
(a) 1492
(b) 1499
(c) 1479
(d) 1502

Short Answer Questions

1. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by whom?

2. In Chapter 2, J. Saunders Redding writes about a ship headed for Jamestown that arrived in North America in what year?

3. What percentage of profits was Christopher Columbus contracted to receive for the goods he brought back to the King and Queen of Spain during his voyage when he accidentally encountered the Americas?

4. When was the Tea Act passed by the British Parliament?

5. Who among Christopher Columbus’s shipmates took the Pinta on an unauthorized expedition in search of an island called "Babeque" to search for gold while in Cuba?

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