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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word “Arawak” comes from “aru” which is the Lucayan word for what?
(a) Banana leaf
(b) Elk
(c) Coconut oil
(d) Cassava flour

2. According to the author in Chapter 4, in 1700 colonial trade equaled £500,000; by 1770 it totaled how much?
(a) £800,000
(b) £1,500,000
(c) £2,800,000
(d) £1,000,000

3. For what utopian novel is Edward Bellamy most famous?
(a) The Great American North
(b) The Sun Also Rises
(c) Looking Backward
(d) The Trail of Tears

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

5. Where was the Anti-Rent War centralized?
(a) New Hampshire
(b) Pennsylvania
(c) New York
(d) West Virginia

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the most important leader in the Knights of Labor?

2. The Second Seminole War began in 1835 and lasted until when?

3. What is Chapter 13’s title?

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

5. The Knights of Labor demanded a workday that consisted of how many hours?

(see the answer key)

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