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In the eighteenth century, which of the following was an argument made against the mercantile system?

A) The mercantile system did not support mining bullion in the Americas

B) The mercantile system promoted free trade between American colonies

C) The mercantile system kept people from sharing in the wealth that was circulating around the Atlantic world

D) The mercantile system decreased the power of kings and aristocrats

C) The mercantile system kept people from sharing in the wealth that was circulating around the Atlantic world

Which of the following accurately describes a reason cited by the colonists for the North American War of Independence?

A) Britain's North American colonies were impoverished and would not be able to prosper as long as Britain retained control

B) Many Amerindians turned to the American revolutionaries to help them resist the aggressive advances of the land-hungry British

C) King George III insisted that colonists help pay for Britain's war with France and for the benefits of being subjects of the British Empire

D) North American colonists did not have local assemblies, which they required to be democratic

C) King George III insisted that colonists help pay for Britain's war with France and for the benefits of being subjects of the British Empire

Which of John Locke's ideas formed the basis of the Declaration of Independence?

A) Liberty, equality, and fraternity

B) Laissez faire

C) A social contract, binding both ruler and ruled

D) Universal suffrage

C) A social contract, binding both ruler and ruled

Who constituted "the people," according to political arrangements Americans made during the War of Independence?

A) Women over 30 years old

B) Former slaves who has a trade

C) Propertied white men

D) Amerindians who had fought with the colonists

C) Propertied white men

Which of the following characterized the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte in France?

A) A respect for the authority of other European leaders

B) An increase in popular democracy

C) A centralized, efficient administration

D) A separate legal code for the French colonies and future conquests

C) A centralized, efficient administration

Which of the following is a valid comparison between the American and the Saint Domingue Revolutions?

A) The American colonists wanted only economic freedom, but the people of Saint Domingue were guided
by Enlightenment ideas

B) Both revolutions ended in the abolition of slavery and the establishment of representative rule

C) The leaders of the American Revolution were primarily owners of property, but the leaders of Saint Domingue were primarily slaves

D) Neither revolution was inspired by the Enlightenment

C) The leaders of the American Revolution were primarily owners of property, but the leaders of Saint Domingue were primarily slaves

Why were elite Iberian-Americans initially reluctant to embrace the idea of independence?

A) They feared that it might generate revolts among slaves or Amerindians

B) They feared that cooperation among the various colonies of the Spanish empire would undermine their positions of wealth and power

C )They feared that without a strong monarchy, the

D) Catholic Church would gain too much influence
They feared that independence would lead peninsulares to return to Europe

A) They feared that it might generate revolts among slaves or Amerindians

Why did King Pedro separate Brazil from Portuguese rule and declare Brazil to be a constitutional monarchy?

A) He did not want Brazil to fall under Napoleon's control

B) He feared an uprising among the local elites

C) Only a monarchy could organize a strong army to protect Brazil from invasion by Simón Bolívar

D) There was a rebellion among Amerindians in the Amazon region, but Portugal refused to send troops

B) He feared an uprising among the local elites

Which of the following accurately describes the political revolution against the Spanish colonial rule in early nineteenth-century Latin America?

A) It was largely a revolt by Amerindians against poor treatment by the Spanish

B) It depended on support from the United States for its success

C) It was crushed by the colonial elite, who used their Spanish identity to justify their control

D) It became a social struggle among Amerindians, slaves, mestizos, and whites

D) It became a social struggle among Amerindians, slaves, mestizos, and whites

What factor contributed most to Mexico's declaration of independence in 1821?

A) Calls for redistribution of wealth and property among
Amerindians and the poor

B) Cooperation between creoles and peninsulares

C)Loss of faith in the Spanish king's ability to rule effectively

D) Cooperation between Mexican and South American elites

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The wealth generated by the expansion in trade in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries led to the emergence of which of the following social groups?

A) The bourgeoisie

B) The nobility of the robe

C) The proletariat

D) The yeomanry

A) The bourgeoisie

In what way did Britain's political and social environment contribute to the industrial revolution?

A) It encouraged women to participate in creating new technology

B) It allowed merchants and industrialists to invest heavily in such inventions as steam power

C) It encouraged land-owning nobility to grow crops for food for the working class population

D) It restricted access to rapidly expanding international and internal markets

B) It allowed merchants and industrialists to invest heavily in such inventions as steam power

What invention transformed sugar refining, pottery making, and textile making?
A) The cotton gin

B) The printing press

C) The water frame

D) The steam engine

D) The steam engine

How did the industrial revolution affect Europe's relationships with other parts of the world?

A) Europe became more powerful economically by exporting more goods than it imported

B) Europe pulled back from its earlier interest in overseas colonization

C) Europe became more dependent on other parts of the world for financial support

D) Europe became vulnerable to trade embargoes by Asian empires

A) Europe became more powerful economically by exporting more goods than it imported

Which of the following explains why China did not become the epicenter of the industrial revolution?

A) The Qing did not foster experimentation or create the links between thinkers and investors

B) The Qing put too much emphasis on overseas trade, draining capital needed to industrialize

C) The Qing believed that science was against the principles of Confucianism

D)The Qing passed protective tariffs to protect local merchants, which stifled trade and innovation

A) The Qing did not foster experimentation or create the links between thinkers and investors

Which of the following actions was undertaken by Muhammad Ali to attempt to create the most powerful state in the eastern Mediterranean?

A) He used diplomacy, not the army, as the model for modern state-building

B) He sought the advice of the English to reform his government

C) He reduced spending on education so that more time would be spent on agriculture

D) He deepened irrigation canals and constructed a series of dams across the Nile

D) He deepened irrigation canals and constructed a series of dams across the Nile

In the Ottoman Empire, why did reform attempts, such as the Tanzimat, ultimately fail to produce revolutionary change?

A) Merchants refused to lend money to the Sultan to finance his reforms

B) Reform relied too much on the personal whim of rulers

C) The clergy promoted change, but the military resisted it

D) Land owners could not hire enough labor to grow crops for export.

B) Reform relied too much on the personal whim of rulers

During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, how did India's traditional trade patterns change?

A) India turned inward and abandoned the Indian Ocean trade in favor of internal trade

B) The East India Company retreated from Bengal, ending years of lucrative tax collection

C) The East India Company sponsored scholarship to encourage Indians to adopt laissez faire philosophy

D) India became an importer of British goods such as cotton textiles, and an exporter of raw materials

D) India became an importer of British goods such as cotton textiles, and an exporter of raw materials

Which of the following was included in 1842 Treaty of Nanjing?

A) The British acquired the right to trade at all Chinese ports

B) The British agreed not to export more opium to China

C) The Chinese ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British

D) The Chinese acquired the right to tax the opium being imported

C) The Chinese ceded the island of Hong Kong to the British

How did the trade relationship between China and Europe change in the early nineteenth century?

A) European rulers and upper classes suddenly developed a taste for Chinese silks, teas, jade, tableware, jewelry, paper, and ceramics

B) Westerners consumed less tea, so the overall amount of trade declined

C) The English colonized China

D) The balance of trade between China and Europe was reversed

D) The balance of trade between China and Europe was reversed

True or False: Napoleon's assumption of power marked a return to prerevolutionary absolute monarchy in France

False

True or False: The industrial revolution brought more demanding work routines to Africa and Asia as well as to Europe and North America

False