Question 1

During the course of colonial history,colonial legislatures grew increasingly accustomed to operating on orders from Parliament.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The exchange of rum,slaves,and sugar has been called the ________.

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Question 3

The first American college was

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A)   Columbia.
B)   Harvard.
C)   Yale.
D)   William and Mary.
E)   Princeton.

Question 4

In colonial New England Puritan communities,the family was

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A)   highly valued.
B)   expected to be under the authority of women.
C)   marked by relatively loose parental supervision.
D)   both highly valued and expected to be under the authority of women.
E)   neither highly valued nor expected to be under the authority of women.

Question 5

Some enslaved Africans became skilled crafts workers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution in British North America took place in the community of ________.

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The answer of The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution...

Question 7

The first significant colonial metals industry was established in ________,Massachusetts.

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Saugus

Question 8

The largest contingent of immigrants during the colonial period were the

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A)   French Huguenots.
B)   Scots-Irish.
C)   Moravians and Mennonites.
D)   Irish Catholics.
E)   Palatinate Germans.

Question 9

Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE?

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A)   Field hand was the predominant occupation of both male and female slaves.
B)   Some slaves on larger plantations learned trades and crafts.
C)   Skilled slaves were at times hired out to other planters.
D)   A few slaves were able to buy their freedom.
E)   Colonial slave codes forbade teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.

Question 10

In the outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria that marked New England colonial life,those accused were most commonly

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A)   not members of the church.
B)   criminals.
C)   indentured servants.
D)   women of low social position.
E)   Indians or slaves. D

Question 11

In the North American colonies,mulatto children were

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A)   regarded as white by the white society.
B)   rejected by the rest of the slave community.
C)   rarely produced.
D)   rarely recognized by their white fathers.
E)   freed at birth.

Question 12

In the eighteenth century,religious toleration in the American colonies

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A)   flourished due to the diversity of practices brought by settlers.
B)   was unmatched in any European nation.
C)   was enhanced because no single religious code could be imposed on any large area.
D)   grew despite laws establishing the Church of England as the official colonial religion.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 13

The most serious colonial slave revolt,called the ________,took place in South Carolina in 1739.

Accepted Answer

Stono Rebellion

Question 14

By the 1770s,the two largest port cities in colonial North America were

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A)   Philadelphia and New York.
B)   Boston and Newport.
C)   Philadelphia and Charleston.
D)   New York and Boston.
E)   Boston and Charleston.

Question 15

Religious toleration was more pronounced in America than anywhere in Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which statement about the economy of the northern colonies is true?

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A)   Conditions for farming were more favorable than in the southern colonies.
B)   Planters were more likely to rely on slave labor.
C)   Agriculture was not the dominant industry of the economy.
D)   New England was able to develop several major export crops.
E)   The economy was more diverse than in the southern colonies.

Question 17

Fewer than five percent of African slaves imported to the Americas arrived first in the English colonies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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A)   English parliamentary regulations.
B)   a small domestic market.
C)   an inadequate labor supply.
D)   an inadequate transportation network.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 19

By 1700,English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery in part because

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A)   of a declining birthrate in England.
B)   of worsening economic conditions in England.
C)   landowners in the southern colonies became less capable of paying indentured servant wages.
D)   the English government had come to discourage the practice of indenture.
E)   colonial parliaments passed laws improving the status of indentured servants.

Question 20

By 1776,what proportion of white males were literate in colonial America?

Accepted Answer

A)   less than a quarter
B)   about a third
C)   just less than half
D)   more than half
E)   almost all

Exam 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America

During the course of colonial history,colonial legislatures grew increasingly accustomed to operating on orders from Parliament.

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The exchange of rum,slaves,and sugar has been called the ________.

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The first American college was

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In colonial New England Puritan communities,the family was

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Some enslaved Africans became skilled crafts workers.

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The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution in British North America took place in the community of ________.

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The first significant colonial metals industry was established in ________,Massachusetts.

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The largest contingent of immigrants during the colonial period were the

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Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE?

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In the outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria that marked New England colonial life,those accused were most commonly

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In the North American colonies,mulatto children were

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In the eighteenth century,religious toleration in the American colonies

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The most serious colonial slave revolt,called the ________,took place in South Carolina in 1739.

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By the 1770s,the two largest port cities in colonial North America were

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Religious toleration was more pronounced in America than anywhere in Europe.

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Which statement about the economy of the northern colonies is true?

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Fewer than five percent of African slaves imported to the Americas arrived first in the English colonies.

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Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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By 1700,English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery in part because

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By 1776,what proportion of white males were literate in colonial America?

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