Author Question: What was the typical qualification for holding office in eighteenth-century English colonies, ... (Read 138 times)

Mollykgkg · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

What was the typical qualification for holding office in eighteenth-century English colonies, outside of New England?

A) Property ownership of at least 1,000 acres
B) There were none as any voter could hold office
C) Membership in the Anglican church
D) A high school diploma and the 100 registration fee
E) Being born in the colonies, or having lived there at least thirty-five years

Question 2

What did the Spanish rely upon for defense in their North American settlements?

A) They ordered all able bodied men to serve in militia units.
B) They hired German missionaries.
C) They built presidios.
D) They signed treaties with local Indian tribes that provided soldiers.
E) They constructed castle-like fortifications and surrounded them with water-filled moats.