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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were slaves purchased with cured cod?

2. What was the premier French fishing port in Newfoundland in the early 16th century?

3. Which now-extinct bird would flock overhead and darken the sky in 16th century North America?

4. Where was the Puritan minister, Francis Higgenson, from?

5. What does "Hanse" mean in Middle High German?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was John Smith's relationship to cod fishing?

2. How did the Basques become known for preserving cod?

3. Why was the French salt tax particularly hated and what war did it become a grievance for?

4. Why were New Englanders first drawn to the Caribbean in terms of trade?

5. How did Britain show flexibility in its colonialism with North America?

6. What happened when New Englanders become entrepreneurs? How did this conflict with the intent of the British Crown?

7. How did John Cabot and his brother die?

8. Why did the cod trade relationship between Britain and Portugal deteriorate in the 16th century?

9. How did the Pilgrims finally become good at farming?

10. Why is cod considered a fish that is easy to catch?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Britain's involvement in the history of cod fishing. How did their fishing grounds change? Why? With whom did they trade for salt in the 16th century? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What were the beliefs of Thomas Henry Huxley? His beliefs were an extension of whose theories on nature? What affect did his beliefs have on the cod fishing industry?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the Cod Wars. What events led up to the Cod Wars? What effect did they have on the cod fishing industry?

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