4.6 -- Challenges to State Power

What was the main reason for the resistance movements against European maritime empires from 1450 to 1750?

• The desire for more trade opportunities

• Opposition to increased taxation and centralization of power

• The need for more agricultural land

• The spread of new religious beliefs

Which French monarch was associated with the doctrine of absolutism and faced the Fronde rebellion?

• Louis XIII

• Louis XIV

• Louis XV

• Louis XVI

Queen Anna Nzinga allied with which groups to resist Portuguese encroachment in Africa?

• The British and the Zulu

• The Dutch and the Kingdom of the Congo

• The French and the Ashanti

• The Spanish and the Swahili

What was the primary cause of the Pueblo Revolt in North America?

• The introduction of new agricultural techniques

• Oppressive Spanish missionary efforts and forced labor

• The spread of European diseases

• The desire for independence from European powers

What was the outcome of the Maroon communities' resistance in Jamaica?

• They were completely destroyed by British forces

• They signed a treaty recognizing their freedom

• They were relocated to another island

• They were assimilated into British society

The Stono Rebellion of 1739 took place in which British colony?

• Virginia

• Georgia

• South Carolina

• North Carolina

What was a significant consequence of the Stono Rebellion?

• It led to the immediate abolition of slavery

• It struck fear into the slaveholding colonies

• It resulted in the expansion of the British Empire

• It caused a decline in agricultural production

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the establishment of Maroon societies?

• Harsh conditions of plantation labor

• The presence of free black populations

• The desire to maintain European cultural practices

• The need for a safe haven from enslavement

What was the primary economic focus of European imperial projects in the Americas?

• Mining for precious metals

• Agriculture and export of cash crops

• Establishing trade routes

• Building military fortifications

Which of the following best describes the Middle Passage?

• A trade route between Europe and Asia

• The journey of enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean

• A religious pilgrimage in the Middle East

• A passage through the mountains in South America