Author Question: Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the practice of A) immigration quotas. B) corporate monopolies. C) ... (Read 40 times)

bclement10 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

The European nation that took over the spice trade from Portugal was

A) Venice.
B) England.
C) Spain.
D) France.
E) the Dutch Republic.

Question 2

The Chinese Exclusion Act

A) forbade Chinese Americans from voting.
B) restricted the amount of land that Chinese Americans could own.
C) barred laborers of Chinese ancestry from entering into the United States for 10 years.
D) restricted the types of jobs that Chinese Americans can hold.
E) banned Chinese Americans from settling in California.

Question 3

Portugal's attempt to dominate Southeast Asian trade

A) was a complete success, with Portugal decimating indigenous populations and replacing them with Portuguese colonists.
B) was never totally successful because Portugal lacked the resources to overcome local resistance.
C) ended when the Portuguese crown decided that its empire violated Christian moral principles.
D) resulted in a peaceful partnership with Spain, with both states sharing the profits of the spice trade equally.
E) was a complete failure after the defeat of the Portuguese navy at the Battle of Bombay.

Question 4

The Chinese Exclusion Act was passed in

A) 1880.
B) 1882.
C) 1885.
D) 1887.
E) 1890.

Question 5

The African slave trade

A) had little impact on the level of violence and warfare in Africa.
B) reduced warfare and violence in Africa because all the African states united against the European slavers.
C) increased warfare and violence in Africa because of the increasing demand for prisoners who could be sold as slaves.
D) died out with the discovery of the South Asian Spice Islands.
E) was carried out peacefully, as wars or violence would reduce the number of slaves and thus profits.

Question 6

Plessy v. Ferguson upheld the practice of

A) immigration quotas.
B) corporate monopolies.
C) restricting access to voting.
D) segregation.
E) Answers may vary.