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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did the Dorr Rebellion take place?
(a) Maine
(b) Massachusetts
(c) Connecticut
(d) Rhode Island

2. What ship in Christopher Columbus’s fleet ran aground in Hispaniola, leading him to build a fort from it?
(a) The Pinta
(b) The Nina
(c) The Gallega
(d) The Santa Maria

3. 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

4. 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) 25
(b) 18
(c) 5
(d) 32

5. Where did the Stono Rebellion take place?
(a) Maine
(b) South Carolina
(c) Kentucky
(d) Virginia

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What trade does the author assert was largely responsible for the growth of slavery in the United States in Chapter 9?

3. The Indian Removal Act was signed into law in what year?

4. According to the author in Chapter 4, in 1700 colonial trade equaled £500,000; by 1770 it totaled how much?

5. What name refers to a 19th century secret society composed mainly of Irish and Irish-American coal miners?

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