Chapter 44. Reflections on The Colonies and the English Empire, Chapter 4

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Correct. The answer is b. In this section of the chapter, the author’s main point is that England worked to exercise greater authority in the colonies in the latter half of the seventeenth century in order to benefit from their commercial development and control their governments. While many of the colonists resisted England’s attempts to encroach on colonial autonomy, they also welcomed its protection from both Native American and European enemies.

Incorrect. The answer is b. In this section of the chapter, the author’s main point is that England worked to exercise greater authority in the colonies in the latter half of the seventeenth century in order to benefit from their commercial development and control their governments. While many of the colonists resisted England’s attempts to encroach on colonial autonomy, they also welcomed its protection from both Native American and European enemies.

Correct. The answer is b. To muster support for his argument that England was increasingly aware of and interested in reaping the benefits of the colonies’ commerce, the author cites its decision to use the English navy to fully protect colonial ships conducting trade across the Atlantic.

Incorrect. The answer is b. To muster support for his argument that England was increasingly aware of and interested in reaping the benefits of the colonies’ commerce, the author cites its decision to use the English navy to fully protect colonial ships conducting trade across the Atlantic.

Correct. The answer is d. The author supports his contention that English rulers sought to exercise greater control over colonial governments in the latter part of the 1600s by citing their incorporation of the colonies north of Maryland into the Dominion of New England in 1686. The Dominion of New England invalidated all land titles in the region and put the administration of its affairs into the hands of the English governor Sir Edmund Andros.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author supports his contention that English rulers sought to exercise greater control over colonial governments in the latter part of the 1600s by citing their incorporation of the colonies north of Maryland into the Dominion of New England in 1686. The Dominion of New England invalidated all land titles in the region and put the administration of its affairs into the hands of the English governor Sir Edmund Andros.

Correct. The answer is c. The author argues that the American colonies resisted England’s efforts to consolidate its authority over them in the 1680s and uses John Coode’s overthrow of Maryland’s pro-Catholic government in 1692 to support his point.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author argues that the American colonies resisted England’s efforts to consolidate its authority over them in the 1680s and uses John Coode’s overthrow of Maryland’s pro-Catholic government in 1692 to support his point.

Correct. The answer is a. The author argues that the conflict known as King William’s War—a military engagement between the English and the French in Europe and between French forces and New Englanders in North America—made it clear to the American colonists that military security was an important component of England’s authority in North America.

Incorrect. The answer is a. The author argues that the conflict known as King William’s War—a military engagement between the English and the French in Europe and between French forces and New Englanders in North America—made it clear to the American colonists that military security was an important component of England’s authority in North America.

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