Question 1

What did most eighteenth-century American intellectuals think about science?

Accepted Answer

A)  They suspected that the mysteries of the universe were too complex for any human to truly understand. 
B)  They thought that science amounted to little more than turning lead into gold and experimenting with balloons. 
C)  They believed that science explained the laws of nature. 
D)  They feared that science could pose the greatest threat to organized religion since the Reformation. 
E)  All of these choices. 
A)  They suspected that the mysteries of the universe were too complex for any human to truly understand. 
B)  They thought that science amounted to little more than turning lead into gold and experimenting with balloons. 
C)  They believed that science explained the laws of nature. 
D)  They feared that science could pose the greatest threat to organized religion since the Reformation. 
E)  All of these choices.

Question 2

Indentured servants were

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A)  likely to work for one to four years for their masters. 
B)  workers who could be sold, rented out or beaten. 
C)  often kept from marrying and sexually harassed. 
D)  typically able to collect the land that was promised to them once their term of service was over. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  likely to work for one to four years for their masters. 
B)  workers who could be sold, rented out or beaten. 
C)  often kept from marrying and sexually harassed. 
D)  typically able to collect the land that was promised to them once their term of service was over. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 3

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of North America that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Chesapeake Bay

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The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Colonial legislatures (assemblies)

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Colonial legislatures, also known as col

Question 5

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of North America that correctly identifies each of the following: 
   
Lake Ontario

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The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 6

The description by the German-born Georgia planter of the "task system" demonstrates that

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A)  Slaves on rice plantations also were responsible for planting other crops. 
B)  Georgia planters used their slaves primarily for household tasks. 
C)  Slaves on Georgia plantations were made to specialize in one particular task or one particular agricultural specialty to increase their likelihood of success. 
D)  Georgia plantations tended to be money-losing operations. 
E)  Because of their strong religious faith, Georgia planters prohibited any work from being done on Sunday. 
A)  Slaves on rice plantations also were responsible for planting other crops. 
B)  Georgia planters used their slaves primarily for household tasks. 
C)  Slaves on Georgia plantations were made to specialize in one particular task or one particular agricultural specialty to increase their likelihood of success. 
D)  Georgia plantations tended to be money-losing operations. 
E)  Because of their strong religious faith, Georgia planters prohibited any work from being done on Sunday.

Question 7

What was one of the results of King George's War?

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A)  The French were expelled from North America. 
B)  Four thousand New Englanders were killed in a futile assault on the French bastion of Louisbourg. 
C)  The English captured and then returned the French fort that guarded the entrance to the St. Lawrence River. 
D)  France was established as the dominant power in North America. 
E)  Spain surrendered Florida to England, and France took control of Louisbourg. 
A)  The French were expelled from North America. 
B)  Four thousand New Englanders were killed in a futile assault on the French bastion of Louisbourg. 
C)  The English captured and then returned the French fort that guarded the entrance to the St. Lawrence River. 
D)  France was established as the dominant power in North America. 
E)  Spain surrendered Florida to England, and France took control of Louisbourg.

Question 8

Most of the white immigrants to the colonies in the eighteenth century were

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A)  Poor 
B)  Middle class 
C)  Catholic 
D)  Wealthy 
E)  Slaveholders 
A)  Poor 
B)  Middle class 
C)  Catholic 
D)  Wealthy 
E)  Slaveholders

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Gang system

Accepted Answer

The gang system was a labor organization

Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Gentry

Accepted Answer

The term "gentry" refers to the social c

Question 11

What was the main reason the population of the British North American colonies increased in the eighteenth century?

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A)  Settlers had a high birthrate. 
B)  A decade of bumper rice crops led better diets and longer life spans. 
C)  Immigration from Europe provided a steady influx of people. 
D)  Colonists learned that better sanitation limited diseases and increased life spans. 
E)  Wars with the Spanish and French ended. 
A)  Settlers had a high birthrate. 
B)  A decade of bumper rice crops led better diets and longer life spans. 
C)  Immigration from Europe provided a steady influx of people. 
D)  Colonists learned that better sanitation limited diseases and increased life spans. 
E)  Wars with the Spanish and French ended.

Question 12

Why did slavery develop in the Carolinas? How did northern and southern Carolina differ? Did slave conditions improve or worsen over the years? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Slavery developed in the Carolinas prima

Question 13

Which of the following was not a reason why few colonial Americans objected to the British navigation system after 1700?

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A)  The restrictions stimulated the development of an American merchant marine and American maritime industries. 
B)  Parliament never restricted products such as grain, livestock, fish, lumber, or rum, which accounted for 60 percent of colonial exports. 
C)  Tobacco growers were given a monopoly of the British market. 
D)  The regulations primarily burdened tobacco and rice exporters, whose income was reduced by less than 3%. 
E)  Most American colonies were prosperous and self-sufficient and did not need commercial connections with England to pursue their internal economic development. 
A)  The restrictions stimulated the development of an American merchant marine and American maritime industries. 
B)  Parliament never restricted products such as grain, livestock, fish, lumber, or rum, which accounted for 60 percent of colonial exports. 
C)  Tobacco growers were given a monopoly of the British market. 
D)  The regulations primarily burdened tobacco and rice exporters, whose income was reduced by less than 3%. 
E)  Most American colonies were prosperous and self-sufficient and did not need commercial connections with England to pursue their internal economic development.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Enlightenment

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was an intellectual an

Question 15

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
John Peter Zenger

Accepted Answer

John Peter Zenger (1697-1746) was a Germ

Question 16

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
King William's War, Queen Anne's War

Accepted Answer

King William's War (1689-1697) and Queen

Question 17

What power did colonial governors not possess?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to veto acts 
B)  The power to call or dismiss assembly sessions at will 
C)  Control over taxes and the budget 
D)  The authority to schedule elections at any time 
E)  None of these choices 
A)  The right to veto acts 
B)  The power to call or dismiss assembly sessions at will 
C)  Control over taxes and the budget 
D)  The authority to schedule elections at any time 
E)  None of these choices

Question 18

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Covenant Chain

Accepted Answer

The Covenant Chain was a series of allia

Question 19

Which of the following statements about Georgia is not correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was supposed to flourish by exporting expensive commodities such as wine and silk. 
B)  For a time it was the only English colony where slavery was forbidden. 
C)  It was created in part from land bought from the Creek Indians. 
D)  In its first decade, half of Georgia's immigrants came from Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland, and most had their overseas passage paid by the government. 
E)  It was populated by large numbers of shiftless debtors who otherwise would have had to rot in jail. 
A)  It was supposed to flourish by exporting expensive commodities such as wine and silk. 
B)  For a time it was the only English colony where slavery was forbidden. 
C)  It was created in part from land bought from the Creek Indians. 
D)  In its first decade, half of Georgia's immigrants came from Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland, and most had their overseas passage paid by the government. 
E)  It was populated by large numbers of shiftless debtors who otherwise would have had to rot in jail.

Question 20

Approximately what percentage of African slaves went directly to British North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  5 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  15 percent 
D)  20 percent 
E)  25 percent 
A)  5 percent 
B)  10 percent 
C)  15 percent 
D)  20 percent 
E)  25 percent

Exam 4: The Bonds of Empire

What did most eighteenth-century American intellectuals think about science?

Indentured servants were

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of North America that correctly identifies each of the following: Chesapeake Bay

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Colonial legislatures (assemblies)

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of North America that correctly identifies each of the following: Lake Ontario

The description by the German-born Georgia planter of the "task system" demonstrates that

What was one of the results of King George's War?

Most of the white immigrants to the colonies in the eighteenth century were

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Gang system

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Gentry

What was the main reason the population of the British North American colonies increased in the eighteenth century?

Why did slavery develop in the Carolinas? How did northern and southern Carolina differ? Did slave conditions improve or worsen over the years? Explain.

Which of the following was not a reason why few colonial Americans objected to the British navigation system after 1700?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Enlightenment

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. John Peter Zenger

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. King William's War, Queen Anne's War

What power did colonial governors not possess?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Covenant Chain

Which of the following statements about Georgia is not correct?

Approximately what percentage of African slaves went directly to British North America?

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