Question 1

Which of the following was true of New England in the seventeenth century?

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A)   Residents were required to be members of the Puritan church.
B)   Residents were intensely loyal to the wishes of the king and Parliament.
C)   Church and state were separated in all New England colonies.
D)   Considerable cultural and racial open-mindedness was practiced.
E)   It was more governed by religious concerns than the middle and southern colonies.

Question 2

Jonathan Edwards saw emotionalism as a weakness among Christians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Because traveling at night was dangerous in the colonies, taverns became important during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What were the major factors that contributed to the demographic changes in the English colonies during the eighteenth century?

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Question 5

Of the following colonies, which one became the great distribution point for the ethnic groups of European origin?

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A)   New York
B)   Massachusetts
C)   Pennsylvania
D)   Virginia
E)   Maryland

Question 6

Initially, in the early seventeenth century, many of the first slaves were treated like indentured servants and earned their freedom.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In regard to religion, white women in the American colonies

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A)   frequently served as ministers.
B)   were more likely to be churchgoers than men.
C)   experienced the most equality in Puritan churches.
D)   were more likely than men to question religious authority.
E)   were frequently employed as faith healers.

Question 8

Discuss the lasting cultural, political, and economic influence the Dutch had on the colony of New York.

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Question 9

Which of the following led to race-based slavery?

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A)   Far more slaves went to North America than to the West Indies.
B)   Slavery only was present in the South, so they could get away with discrimination more easily.
C)   Color prejudice had been ingrained in the slave trade since its beginnings.
D)   No colony ever came to have a majority-slave population.
E)   Since the beginning of the slave trade, all slaves could expect a lifetime in bondage.

Question 10

Match each description with the item below.
-Sarah Haggar Osborne

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A)  was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene
B)  organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women
C)  urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth"
D)  challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull
E)  was a former slave who became a major Virginia landownerF) published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's AlmanackG) was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libelH) experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic stapleI) was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governedJ) was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten

Question 11

In which of the following ways were the experiences of Eliza Pinckney unique for a woman of the eighteenth-century American colonies?

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A)   She managed to maintain social prominence even after having been accused by Massachusetts Puritans of being a witch.
B)   She had become a successful farm owner but, upon getting married, was forced to relinquish all management responsibilities to her husband.
C)   She lived a life of utter extravagance, spending large amounts of money on her family home and often traveling to Antigua.
D)   She ran for the colonial assembly of South Carolina and almost won by a narrow margin, thereby inspiring more women to run for office.
E)   She managed profitable indigo plantations even while married and signaled the possibility of women taking on economic leadership roles.

Question 12

Enlightenment thinkers such as Isaac Newton stressed the

Accepted Answer

A)   value of traditional religion.
B)   virtue of divine right monarchy.
C)   ability of reason to discover the laws of the universe.
D)   superiority of art over science.
E)   presence of God in nature.

Question 13

Most African men and women who were taken to the American colonies abandoned their traditional religion for Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following was a reason village and town life in New England was much less involved with slavery than was the South?

Accepted Answer

A)   Puritans tended to have a poor work ethic, and New England farms required little labor.
B)   The region experienced frequent cases of drought and could not sustain larger numbers of people.
C)   A frigid climate and rocky soil prevented the region from developing a cash crop.
D)   There were very few traders and shopkeepers to buy and sell goods.
E)   New Englanders were preoccupied with constant warfare with the French in Quebec.

Question 15

Which of the following groups formed the majority of the colonists who initially settled in America and, thus, significantly contributed to America's distinctive restless energy?

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A)   young, poor settlers
B)   rich, white families
C)   married women
D)   older, white men
E)   European politicians

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the impact of the religious revivals known as the Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)   They resulted in fewer religious denominations, thereby creating a sense of unified American religious identity.
B)   They had little effect on the day-to-day lives of colonists but managed to continue into the nineteenth century.
C)   They insisted on the importance of local parish ministers over itinerants, which reinforced the parish system.
D)   They sought to remove the emotional component of preaching in favor of rationalism advanced by the Enlightenment.
E)   They influenced the forces leading to the revolution against Great Britain, as did the Enlightenment in many ways.

Question 17

Belief in witchcraft was widespread in New England in the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In British North America, enslaved black men and women were often excluded from religious services out of the belief that Christianized slaves might seek to gain freedom.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Throughout the colonies, what did husbands expect from their wives?

Accepted Answer

A)   submission to their authority
B)   an equal partnership in managing the household
C)   instruction in religion and morality
D)   romantic love as the basis of marriage
E)   toleration of sex outside of marriage

Question 20

Education in the colonies was

Accepted Answer

A)   most advanced in the South.
B)   primarily intended for young women.
C)   most advanced in frontier regions.
D)   unrelated to lessons in morality.
E)   usually seen as the responsibility of family and church.

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Discuss the lasting cultural, political, and economic influence the Dutch had on the colony of New York.

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Of the following colonies, which one became the great distribution point for the ethnic groups of European origin?

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Belief in witchcraft was widespread in New England in the seventeenth century.

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Initially, in the early seventeenth century, many of the first slaves were treated like indentured servants and earned their freedom.

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Match each description with the item below. -Sarah Haggar Osborne

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Enlightenment thinkers such as Isaac Newton stressed the

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Most African men and women who were taken to the American colonies abandoned their traditional religion for Christianity.

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Jonathan Edwards saw emotionalism as a weakness among Christians.

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Which of the following was true of New England in the seventeenth century?

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In regard to religion, white women in the American colonies

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Which of the following groups formed the majority of the colonists who initially settled in America and, thus, significantly contributed to America's distinctive restless energy?

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Education in the colonies was

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Throughout the colonies, what did husbands expect from their wives?

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Which of the following was a reason village and town life in New England was much less involved with slavery than was the South?

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the impact of the religious revivals known as the Great Awakening?

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Because traveling at night was dangerous in the colonies, taverns became important during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries.

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What were the major factors that contributed to the demographic changes in the English colonies during the eighteenth century?

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