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What aspect of the Commercial Revolution would bring discord between colonists and their mother countries?

A
There was a lack of a stock exchange in the colonial outpost.
B
All goods and raw materials were tightly regulated by the mother country.
C
Colonial farmers were taxed on goods they produced.
D
Colonists were not permitted to buy shares in joint-stock companies.
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Which is a positive balance of trade for a country?

A
importing goods and exporting services
B
importing raw materials and exporting goods
C
importing more goods than exporting
D
exporting more goods than importing
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Timeline from 1400 to 1800. Columbus reaches America in 1492. Enslaved persons arrive in the Americas in 1511. Spain's American empire is well established in 1540. The Dutch East India company is founded in 1602. The Seven Years' War ends in 1763.

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Age of Columbus
B
Age of Exploration
C
Age of Enslavement
D
Age of Commerce
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The Dutch East India Company, the British East India Company, and the Virginia Company were

A
single-stock companies
B
multiple-stock companies
C
monarchy-funded companies
D
joint-stock companies
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Read the following passages from John Newton’s diary.Saturday 22 JuneBeing pretty warm, got up the men and washed all the slaves with fresh water. l am much afraid of another ravage from the flux [diarrheal infection], for we have had 8 taken within these few days.Thursday 27 JuneWhen we were putting the slaves down in the evening, one that was sick jumped overboard. Got him in again but he died immediately between his weakness and the salt water he had swallowed, though I imagine he would have lived but a little while being quite worn out.Which claim is supported by this reading?

A
The men on board the ship always treated the enslaved people well, in sickness and in health.
B
One of the ship’s crew members was counted among those taken.
C
The enslaved people on board suffered waves of illness at times resulting in death.
D
Saturday, June 22nd was the first day of deaths.
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Which statement best describes the effect of Triangular Trade on Africa?

A
Communities were devastated, the population declined, families were torn apart, and slave trading wars claimed even more African lives.
B
Societal fabric was destroyed, between 10-15 million Africans were sent to the New World, and the rise of African state banks occurred.
C
Young, healthy Africans were sent to the New World, a smallpox epidemic further decreased the population, and Africa began growing coffee.
D
Ten to twenty percent of Africans on the Middle Passage died due to inhumane conditions, West Africa became a trading post for corn and wheat, and wars for colonial control began.
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Why were joint-stock companies created?

A
to allow individuals to finance and share the benefits of trade
B
to reduce the risk of overseas business
C
to let two or more individuals buy stock in a company
D
to create bigger companies
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The chart shows that the Taino population was nearly 300,000 in 1492, and under 10,000 in 1548.

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The steep decline of the Indigenous population due to exodus of Hispaniola following Columbus’s arrival.
B
The complete disappearance of the Taino from Brazil due to the Columbian Exchange.
C
An example of the impact that European exploration had on Indigenous populations.
D
An example of the severe decline of the Taino religious population after the mission system ended.
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How did the Columbian Exchange affect the African people?

A
The introduction of new crops and the decimation of the Indigenous population in the New World led to the capture and enslavement of many African people.
B
The introduction of new crops and the Commercial Revolution in Europe led to the transfer of goods for African land.
C
The introduction of new animals and diseases to the Americas led to the Middle Passage, a ship route that transported many Indigenous peoples to Africa.
D
The introduction of the joint-stock company and the rise of cities and towns led many African people to invest in the New World.
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How did the Atlantic slave trade impact the Americas’ role in triangular trade?

A
It increased the number of enslaved laborers forced to grow crops that were exported from the Americas to Europe.
B
It decreased the number of enslaved laborers used to grow crops that were exported from the Americas to Europe.
C
It decreased the use of enslaved laborers in factories that manufactured goods to be sold in the Americas.
D
It increased the number of enslaved laborers forced to work in European factories that sold manufactured goods to the Americas.

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