Question 1

For his missionary work Junípero Serra was

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A)   rewarded by the Lutheran church.
B)   condemned by the Spanish government.
C)   made an honorary chief among Native Americans.
D)   eventually made a saint by the Catholic Church.
E)   attacked by the French.

Question 2

Olaudah Equiano

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A)   wrote the eighteenth century's most widely read autobiographical account of a slave's own experiences.
B)   was popular with Europeans for telling them that their culture was far superior to that of Africans like himself.
C)   demonstrated in his writings that he perfectly fit the stereotype that blacks were savages incapable of becoming civilized.
D)   led several Central American slave insurrections before his death that prevented the plantation system from entering the region.
E)   was one of the few children of African-American and Native American descent ever to be the chief of his Indian tribe.

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes the British concept of liberty in the eighteenth century?

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A)   It allowed for unrestrained government authority, since restraints would contradict the very idea of liberty.
B)   It argued that liberty and power would always be compatible.
C)   It celebrated the idea of absolutism and prized the role of the monarch above all else.
D)   It had the fewest freedoms compared to other European countries.
E)   It included both formal restraints on authority and a collection of specific rights.

Question 4

What was the Great Awakening at least in part a response to?

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A)   the growth of rationalism and lack of individual engagement in church services
B)   the highly emotional nature of the services of nearly all existing Christian churches
C)   the refusal of established churches to levy taxes despite declining funds
D)   the focus on the torments of hell in the sermons of establishment preachers
E)   the dominance of the New Lights in religious circles for most of colonial history

Question 5

The majority of slaves during the Middle Passage died on the ship transporting them across the Atlantic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

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A)   Northern whites were not as racist as southern whites.
B)   It was too expensive to transport slaves to the North.
C)   The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.
D)   More reformers lived in the North.
E)   The northern colonies used Indian labor instead.

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes slavery in the North in the eighteenth century?

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A)   Slaves in the New England colonies were afforded significant rights, including the ability to testify against whites in court.
B)   Most upper-class families in New England owned five to ten slaves because they were vital to the economy.
C)   Slaves were forbidden from taking jobs in artisan shops, which were reserved for white apprentices.
D)   The slave population in New York City was never more than one percent of the white population.
E)   In urban areas, owning slaves was viewed as more economical than hiring wage labor and indentured servants.

Question 8

Which of the following was a result of Europeans selling weapons to West African leaders?

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A)   Wars between West African societies depleted the availability of slaves.
B)   West African societies fell under the total control of powerful European traders.
C)   Militarized states arose that used European weapons to capture slaves.
D)   West African militias began violently resisting attempts by Europeans to purchase slaves.
E)   Most West African tribes became impoverished due to the high cost of weapons.

Question 9

Which of these steps was/were most important to the Spanish when establishing their presence in California?

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A)   the displacement of Native American populations
B)   roads between California and their other colonies
C)   the creation of missions and presidios
D)   agriculture through forced labor
E)   keeping the British from settling on their territory

Question 10

Why did Spain find it difficult to establish effective control over New Mexico and Texas?

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A)   rivalry with the Franciscan missions
B)   the strength and hostility of the Pueblo Indians
C)   the combination of too many settlers migrating there and limited resources
D)   because France controlled most of Texas
E)   the small number of Spanish citizens living in these locations

Question 11

The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that

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A)   the Indians along the frontier finally had to be subdued.
B)   France was encroaching on land claimed by the Ohio Company.
C)   they had to aid the English, who were fighting Napoleon in Europe.
D)   taxes were too high, so they solicited help from both the French and the Indians.
E)   French Jesuits were converting too many Indians to Catholicism.

Question 12

In the northern colonies the law did not prohibit blacks from voting but local custom did.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was a result of the northern colonies' lack of a cash crop?

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A)   Slavery did not exist in Massachusetts and New York.
B)   More slaves existed in the northern colonies compared to southern ones.
C)   Slavery was banned in all of New England.
D)   Slavery was not as integrated into the northern colonial economy as compared to the South.
E)   The northern colonial economies struggled with trade and attracting settlers.

Question 14

Recent scholarship has suggested that Olaudah Equiano may have been born in the New World rather than in Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following factors was significant in creating three distinct African-American cultures in British North America by the mid-eighteenth century?

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A)   identification with one of three distinct African nations depending on the colony
B)   the outlawing of slavery throughout the northern colonies
C)   a lack of any religious beliefs and practices among American slaves
D)   the fact that, for most of the eighteenth century, most American slaves were born in the Americas
E)   a range in American slaves' proximity to white culture depending on the region

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-African religions

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Question 17

During the eighteenth century, colonial assemblies

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A)   lost political power to colonial governors.
B)   remained purely advisory bodies to the royal governor.
C)   became more assertive.
D)   concentrated on the patronage system.
E)   rejected the theories of the English Country Party.

Question 18

Which idea was shared by Deists and eighteenth-century European Enlightenment thinkers?

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A)   Obedience to the authority of the church was necessary for an ordered society.
B)   Humanity was innately sinful.
C)   Scientific laws governed the natural order
D)   There was no God.
E)   Only divine revelation could lead humanity to truth.

Question 19

What area was the major producer of revenue for the British crown in the eighteenth century?

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A)   New England
B)   the Middle Colonies
C)   the Caribbean
D)   Benin
E)   North Africa

Question 20

Deists pioneered an emotional form of Christian worship focused on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

Why did Spain find it difficult to establish effective control over New Mexico and Texas?

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Deists pioneered an emotional form of Christian worship focused on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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Which of the following factors was significant in creating three distinct African-American cultures in British North America by the mid-eighteenth century?

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In the northern colonies the law did not prohibit blacks from voting but local custom did.

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Which of the following was a result of Europeans selling weapons to West African leaders?

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Recent scholarship has suggested that Olaudah Equiano may have been born in the New World rather than in Africa.

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What was a result of the northern colonies' lack of a cash crop?

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the British concept of liberty in the eighteenth century?

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What area was the major producer of revenue for the British crown in the eighteenth century?

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For his missionary work Junípero Serra was

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The majority of slaves during the Middle Passage died on the ship transporting them across the Atlantic.

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The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -African religions

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Which of these steps was/were most important to the Spanish when establishing their presence in California?

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During the eighteenth century, colonial assemblies

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Olaudah Equiano

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Which idea was shared by Deists and eighteenth-century European Enlightenment thinkers?

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What was the Great Awakening at least in part a response to?

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Which of the following statements accurately describes slavery in the North in the eighteenth century?

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Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

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