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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by whom?
(a) King Charles I
(b) King George III
(c) Queen Victoria
(d) King Edward IV

2. 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

3. How many men did Columbus leave behind at the Navidad fort?
(a) 59
(b) 20
(c) 39
(d) 19

4. What were the two main resources sought by Christopher Columbus on his voyage when he first encountered the Arawaks?
(a) Gold and spices
(b) Slaves and wheat
(c) Diamonds and gold
(d) Spices and silver

5. The ship headed for Jamestown that J. Saunders Redding writes about in Chapter 2 carried how many slaves?
(a) 30
(b) 50
(c) 20
(d) 100

Short Answer Questions

1. Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against what governor?

2. When was the United States Bill of Rights ratified?

3. What ship in Christopher Columbus’s fleet ran aground in Hispaniola, leading him to build a fort from it?

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

5. The word “Arawak” comes from “aru” which is the Lucayan word for what?

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