Question 1

In the Louisiana economy, slaves worked as

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A)   rice growers.
B)   metal workers.
C)   indigo processors.
D)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

The Chesapeake colonies of the early eighteenth century witnessed

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A)   increasing profitability of, and thus reliance upon, tobacco cultivation.
B)   the emergence of a planter gentry as political and social leaders.
C)   steady replacement of slave laborers by indentured servants.
D)   virtual universal ownership of land and slaves.

Question 3

Many African American slaves in South Carolina spoke

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A)   French.
B)   Dutch.
C)   Gullah.
D)   Spanish.

Question 4

All of the following represent theories of Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT the notion that

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A)   scientific laws might be applied to human institutions in order to improve society.
B)   systematic investigation would unlock the secrets of the physical universe.
C)   God predetermined the contents of the human mind.
D)   man could use his reason and thus acquire knowledge.

Question 5

By the 1740s, a growing proportion of Chesapeake slaves

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A)   were American-born.
B)   had established families.
C)   created personal lives.
D)   All of these answers are correct.

Question 6

In 1718 in North America, France settled

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A)   St. Augustine.
B)   New Orleans.
C)   Charleston.
D)   Canada.

Question 7

What changes transformed life in the southern colonies from 1680 to 1750? What similarities or differences existed between the tobacco coast, the rice coast, and the backcountry?

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Between 1680 and 1750, the white tidewat...

Question 8

Discuss the factors that contributed to a population explosion in North America from 1680 to 1750. How and why did immigrants of the eighteenth century differ from those of the previous century? Did America prove to be their land of opportunity?

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The population explosion in North Americ...

Question 9

Which of the following statements concerning immigrants to colonial America during the first half of the eighteenth century is correct?

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A)   Most German-speaking immigrants settled in Pennsylvania.
B)   Newly arrived immigrants usually settled in New England.
C)   Slave imports fell.
D)   Virginia experienced the greatest influx of new settlers.

Question 10

Compare the development of agriculture in the New England, mid-Atlantic, and southern colonies. How did different types of farming contribute to the formation of different types of societies in the three regions?

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Dense forests, poor soil, and a cold cli...

Question 11

The author maintains that for urban artisans in eighteenth-century America, fortuitous circumstances rather than hard work or frugal living were often the critical factors in achieving success. Would the same argument be more or less true for urban workers today?

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The author notes that an advantageous ma...

Question 12

In 1739 a major slave rebellion broke out in

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A)   Stono, South Carolina.
B)   Roanoke, Virginia.
C)   Richmond, Virginia.
D)   Boston, Massachusetts. A

Question 13

As a result of extensive contact with European colonizers during the early eighteenth century, Native American tribes of the interior

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A)   held onto many of their cultural traditions.
B)   adopted the white man's culture and religion.
C)   benefited from commercial trade and development.
D)   abandoned hunting for subsistence agriculture. A

Question 14

New Englanders opted for more of a mixed economy than settlers in the middle or southern colonies because in New England

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A)   Native Americans had already cleared and used the land.
B)   Puritans forbade the buying of slaves.
C)   availability and productivity of land was limited.
D)   cultivation of cereal crops was too labor-intensive.

Question 15

Religious life in the colonies was marked by

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A)   tightly organized and disciplined congregations.
B)   government compulsion to attend services.
C)   a scarcity of trained ministers.
D)   discrimination against Anglicans.

Question 16

Analyze the ways in which contact with the French, Spanish, and English transformed life for Native Americans during the first half of the eighteenth century.

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Despite maintaining many cultural practi...

Question 17

Compared to her English counterpart, the eighteenth-century northern colonial woman

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A)   received fewer chances to marry if divorced or widowed.
B)   pursued a daily routine less likely to overlap that of her husband's.
C)   enjoyed broader legal and property rights.
D)   married at an older age and bore fewer children.

Question 18

In contrast to conditions in the English colonies, life in New Spain was characterized by greater

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A)   sharing of profits with natives.
B)   social barriers.
C)   racial intermixture.
D)   political independence. C

Question 19

The social structure of American colonial cities from 1690 to 1770 was influenced by

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A)   an absence of urban poverty.
B)   an increasing gap between the wealthy and the poor.
C)   steadily declining property values and taxes.
D)   the end of colonial warfare.

Question 20

In 1712, a major slave rebellion occurred in

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A)   Charleston, South Carolina.
B)   New York, New York.
C)   Boston, Massachusetts.
D)   Baltimore, Maryland.

Exam 4: The Maturing of Colonial Society

In the Louisiana economy, slaves worked as

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The Chesapeake colonies of the early eighteenth century witnessed

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Many African American slaves in South Carolina spoke

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All of the following represent theories of Enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT the notion that

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By the 1740s, a growing proportion of Chesapeake slaves

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In 1718 in North America, France settled

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What changes transformed life in the southern colonies from 1680 to 1750? What similarities or differences existed between the tobacco coast, the rice coast, and the backcountry?

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Discuss the factors that contributed to a population explosion in North America from 1680 to 1750. How and why did immigrants of the eighteenth century differ from those of the previous century? Did America prove to be their land of opportunity?

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Which of the following statements concerning immigrants to colonial America during the first half of the eighteenth century is correct?

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Compare the development of agriculture in the New England, mid-Atlantic, and southern colonies. How did different types of farming contribute to the formation of different types of societies in the three regions?

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The author maintains that for urban artisans in eighteenth-century America, fortuitous circumstances rather than hard work or frugal living were often the critical factors in achieving success. Would the same argument be more or less true for urban workers today?

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In 1739 a major slave rebellion broke out in

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As a result of extensive contact with European colonizers during the early eighteenth century, Native American tribes of the interior

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New Englanders opted for more of a mixed economy than settlers in the middle or southern colonies because in New England

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Religious life in the colonies was marked by

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Analyze the ways in which contact with the French, Spanish, and English transformed life for Native Americans during the first half of the eighteenth century.

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Compared to her English counterpart, the eighteenth-century northern colonial woman

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