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Between 1860 and 1920, the number of mouths fed per farmer   a.  decreased by about 10 percent.   b.  initially decreased, but then returned to its former level and remained there.   c.  increased by about 50 percent.   d.  nearly doubled.

Which of the following provisions was not a component of the Intolerable Acts?    a.  Permitted British officials charged with crimes to be tried in Britain.   b.  Raised taxes in Boston to pay for the tea destroyed during the Boston Tea Party.   c.  Provided for the quartering of troops in the city of Boston.   d.  Revised the charter of Massachusetts to make some rights dependent on the decisions of a governor who was appointed by England.

For the U.S., the Revolutionary War (1775-1781) period could best described as having a rapid growth in:    a.  Trade   b.  Inflation.   c.  Real per capita income.    d.  Slave imports. 

From 1700-1780, the colonial population increased at a rate of approximately 3 percent per year. This rapid population growth was primarily due to    a.  immigration from England.   b.  immigration from central Europe.   c.  higher birth rates in the colonies than in Europe.   d.  importation of slaves from Africa.

Economic consequences of Tea Act (1773) included a/an __________ in the price of tea in the colonies and a/an ___________ in the revenues of colonial tea wholesalers.   a.  increase; increase   b.  increase; decrease   c.  decrease; increase   d.  decrease; decrease

In the early decades of the 18th century, English goods sold for as much as 80 to 140 percent more in the colonies than in England primarily due to    a.  high tariffs on English goods imported to the colonies.   b.  a limited supply of English goods available for shipment to the colonies.   c.  high transportation costs for goods shipped from England to the colonies.   d.  legally established price floors on English goods sold in the colonies.

(03.02 MC)James is in his third year of college. He is majoring in journalism but is now having second thoughts. Despite his concerns about his future career, James believes changing majors would mean he “wasted” all the effort he has put into his courses thus far. Which psychological phenomenon is this line of thinking associated with?

During the colonial period, commodities that could only be exported legally to Britain were known as _______.   a.  Foxwell goods.   b.  tariff goods.   c.  scot-free goods.   d.  enumerated goods.

In the 1600s _____________________ emerged as the chief competitors in the race for control of North America.   a.  Spain and England   b.  England and Holland   c.  England and France   d.  Spain and France

(02.05 MC)Pedro reports unusual amounts of daytime sleepiness and urges to fall asleep in the most inopportune places. Which sleep disorder could Pedro be suffering from?