What Sparked a New Period of Colonial Expansion for England

question 18

Multiple Choice

What sparked a new period of colonial expansion for England in the mid-seventeenth century?

• A) England's defeat of the Netherlands in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War of 1649
• B) England's victory in a 1676 religious war with Spain
• C) a treaty signed with the Iroquois Confederacy
• D) the incredible financial success of the British East India Company
• E) the restoration of the monarchy in 1660

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Definitions:

Spirogyra

A genus of filamentous green algae known for its spiral chloroplasts and its role in freshwater ecosystems.

Agar

Agar is a gelatinous substance derived from red algae that is used as a growth medium in microbiological work, as well as a thickener in food products.

Red Algae

Marine photosynthetic protists with a notable abundance of phycobilin pigments; includes coralline algae of coral reefs.

Protozoans

Diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms, often considered as "animal-like" protists, that inhabit water or soil.