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Chapter 19The Expansion of
Europe in the Eighteenth Century
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Question
________ led the way in the agricultural revolution in Europe.
a) Holland
b) France
c) England
d) Denmark
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Answer
________ led the way in the agricultural revolution in Europe.
a) Holland (correct)
b) France
c) England
d) Denmark
Hint: See page 624.
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Question
The thriving Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was seized in 1664 and renamed
a) New Netherland.
b) Fort Amsterdam.
c) New York.
d) Amsterdam.
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Answer
The thriving Dutch colony of New Amsterdam was seized in 1664 and renamed
a) New Netherland.
b) Fort Amsterdam.
c) New York. (correct)
d) Amsterdam.
Hint: See page 635.
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Question
The group who formed the aristocratic elite in Spanish America was the
a) Creoles.
b) Indians.
c) mestizos.
d) Habsburgs.
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Answer
The group who formed the aristocratic elite in Spanish America was the
a) Creoles. (correct)
b) Indians.
c) mestizos.
d) Habsburgs.
Hint: See pages 643–644.
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Question
After 1700, ________ became the undisputed leader in the slave trade.
a) France
b) England
c) Spain
d) the Netherlands
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Answer
After 1700, ________ became the undisputed leader in the slave trade.
a) France
b) England (correct)
c) Spain
d) the Netherlands
Hint: See pages 642–643.
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Question
Population growth in Europe was especially dramatic after
a) 1700.
b) 1720.
c) 1750.
d) 1800.
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Answer
Population growth in Europe was especially dramatic after
a) 1700.
b) 1720.
c) 1750. (correct)
d) 1800.
Hint: See page 627.
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Question
________ guilds were the most powerful in Europe.
a) German
b) French
c) English
d) Dutch
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Answer
________ guilds were the most powerful in Europe.
a) German (correct)
b) French
c) English
d) Dutch
Hint: See page 633.
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Question
By 1700, about ________ of Western Europe’s population depended on agriculture for its livelihood.
a) 20 percent
b) 40 percent
c) 60 percent
d) 80 percent
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Answer
By 1700, about ________ of Western Europe’s population depended on agriculture for its livelihood.
a) 20 percent
b) 40 percent
c) 60 percent
d) 80 percent (correct)
Hint: See page 622.
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Question
It is estimated that between 1701 and 1800, over ________ million African slaves were shipped across the Atlantic.
a) six
b) four
c) two
d) one
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Answer
It is estimated that between 1701 and 1800, over ________ million African slaves were shipped across the Atlantic.
a) six (correct)
b) four
c) two
d) one
Hint: See page 642.
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Question
Until the nineteenth century, the industry that employed the most people in Europe was
a) crafts.
b) textiles.
c) mining.
d) agriculture.
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Answer
Until the nineteenth century, the industry that employed the most people in Europe was
a) crafts.
b) textiles. (correct)
c) mining.
d) agriculture.
Hint: See page 631.
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Question
Philip V was head of the ________ dynasty.
a) Hapsburg
b) Capetian
c) Bourbon
d) Bonaparte
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Answer
Philip V was head of the ________ dynasty.
a) Hapsburg
b) Capetian
c) Bourbon (correct)
d) Bonaparte
Hint: See page 643.