Question 1

What was the significance of the rise of a "Creole mentality" among European colonists in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

The rise of a "Creole mentality" among E

Question 2

What was different about the European colonial empires in the Americas from colonial developments elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

The European colonial empires in the Ame

Question 3

All of the following countries retained strong ties to Europe in the nineteenth century even after proclaiming independence EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  French Canada 
B)  Haiti 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Peru 
A)  French Canada 
B)  Haiti 
C)  Brazil 
D)  Peru

Question 4

What were the origins of the independence movement in North America?

Accepted Answer

The origins of the independence movement

Question 5

What were the connections between political strength and economic prosperity in the eighteenth century Asian empires?

Accepted Answer

In the eighteenth century, the Asian emp

Question 6

How did European colonies in Latin America come to protest European rule during the eighteenth century? Discuss the growth of independence movements and wars of liberation in Latin America.

Accepted Answer

European colonies in Latin America came

Question 7

What were the causes of decline in the economies of the Mughal,Persian,and Ottoman empires?

Accepted Answer

The decline in the economies of the Mugh

Question 8

The term "Creole mentality" refers to

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A)  people who saw the colonies as existing only for the exploitation of the mother country. 
B)  a state of mind that saw imperialism as bad. 
C)  colonists who identified more strongly with their new homes than with their countries of origin. 
D)  a belief that slavery was wrong and should be abolished. 
A)  people who saw the colonies as existing only for the exploitation of the mother country. 
B)  a state of mind that saw imperialism as bad. 
C)  colonists who identified more strongly with their new homes than with their countries of origin. 
D)  a belief that slavery was wrong and should be abolished.

Question 9

Tipu Sultan,the ruler of Mysore,opposed the British in India by

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A)  allying himself with the Mughal emperors and many other Indian states. 
B)  becoming a Hindu in order to gain the support of as many Indians as possible. 
C)  relying entirely on Dutch and French military support. 
D)  looking to the Ottomans for legitimacy and the French for military assistance. 
A)  allying himself with the Mughal emperors and many other Indian states. 
B)  becoming a Hindu in order to gain the support of as many Indians as possible. 
C)  relying entirely on Dutch and French military support. 
D)  looking to the Ottomans for legitimacy and the French for military assistance.

Question 10

In Spanish California,the earliest successful settlements were

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A)  large plantations. 
B)  garrisons. 
C)  missions. 
D)  local Indian kingdoms. 
A)  large plantations. 
B)  garrisons. 
C)  missions. 
D)  local Indian kingdoms.

Question 11

What pressures did European and Arab traders and raiders create for Africa?

Accepted Answer

European and Arab traders and raiders cr

Question 12

Aside from the question of taxation,one of the gravest problems that colonists in the American colonies had with Britain concerned the potential

Accepted Answer

A)  abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic trading area. 
B)  desire of Britain to extend its control into the Ohio River Valley. 
C)  lack of political interest that Britain had in the government of the American colonies. 
D)  failure of Britain to provide enough troops for the adequate protection of the American colonists in the towns and cities. 
A)  abolition of slavery and the slave trade in the Atlantic trading area. 
B)  desire of Britain to extend its control into the Ohio River Valley. 
C)  lack of political interest that Britain had in the government of the American colonies. 
D)  failure of Britain to provide enough troops for the adequate protection of the American colonists in the towns and cities.

Exam 21: The Age of Global Interaction: Expansion and Intersection of Eighteenth-Century Empires

What was the significance of the rise of a "Creole mentality" among European colonists in the Americas?

What was different about the European colonial empires in the Americas from colonial developments elsewhere?

All of the following countries retained strong ties to Europe in the nineteenth century even after proclaiming independence EXCEPT:

What were the origins of the independence movement in North America?

What were the connections between political strength and economic prosperity in the eighteenth century Asian empires?

How did European colonies in Latin America come to protest European rule during the eighteenth century? Discuss the growth of independence movements and wars of liberation in Latin America.

What were the causes of decline in the economies of the Mughal,Persian,and Ottoman empires?

The term "Creole mentality" refers to

Tipu Sultan,the ruler of Mysore,opposed the British in India by

In Spanish California,the earliest successful settlements were

What pressures did European and Arab traders and raiders create for Africa?

Aside from the question of taxation,one of the gravest problems that colonists in the American colonies had with Britain concerned the potential

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