Question 1

Compared to the early colonists in the Chesapeake, those in colonial New England had

Accepted Answer

A)  undependable water supplies. 
B)  a far healthier habitat. 
C)  scattered and isolated settlements. 
D)  many more deaths due to malaria. 
A)  undependable water supplies. 
B)  a far healthier habitat. 
C)  scattered and isolated settlements. 
D)  many more deaths due to malaria. B

Question 2

What is the definition of the following key term:
-headright :

Accepted Answer

A system of land distribution, adopted first in Virginia and later in Maryland, that granted colonists fifty acres for themselves and another fifty for each "head" (or person) they brought with them to the colony. This system was often used in conjunction with indentured servitude to build large plantations and supply them with labor.

Question 3

The New York printer whose trial for seditious libel became one of the most celebrated tests of freedom of the press in the history of journalism was

Accepted Answer

A)  James Hamilton. 
B)  John Peter Zenger. 
C)  Benjamin Franklin. 
D)  Jacob Leisler. 
A)  James Hamilton. 
B)  John Peter Zenger. 
C)  Benjamin Franklin. 
D)  Jacob Leisler. B

Question 4

The primary economic problem for Virginia in the late seventeenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  over-production of tobacco. 
B)  the triangular trade. 
C)  unemployed laborers. 
D)  high cost of slaves. 
A)  over-production of tobacco. 
B)  the triangular trade. 
C)  unemployed laborers. 
D)  high cost of slaves.

Question 5

Throughout most of the seventeenth century, few indentured servants eventually became landowners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The driving force of the colonial New England economy became

Accepted Answer

A)  small textile factories and their workers. 
B)  maritime trade and those engaged in it. 
C)  banking and financial services. 
D)  fishing and whaling. 
A)  small textile factories and their workers. 
B)  maritime trade and those engaged in it. 
C)  banking and financial services. 
D)  fishing and whaling.

Question 7

Spain's northern frontier of New Mexico and Texas was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of a strong Hispanic colony in California by the end of the eighteenth century. 
B)  complete domination of Plains Indians by Spain's military outposts. 
C)  a total and effective enslavement of the Indians. 
D)  powerful Comanche resistance to the Spanish aided by their use of horses and guns. 
A)  creation of a strong Hispanic colony in California by the end of the eighteenth century. 
B)  complete domination of Plains Indians by Spain's military outposts. 
C)  a total and effective enslavement of the Indians. 
D)  powerful Comanche resistance to the Spanish aided by their use of horses and guns.

Question 8

As a result of the Glorious Revolution in 1688, ________ became a royal colony in the early 1690s.

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia 
B)  Pennsylvania 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Massachusetts 
A)  Georgia 
B)  Pennsylvania 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Massachusetts

Question 9

Compare and contrast the climate, terrain, and native populations encountered by settlers to the various colonies.

Accepted Answer

The climate, terrain, and native populat

Question 10

Under the terms of the Halfway Covenant,

Accepted Answer

A)  unbaptized church members could receive communion but could not present their own children for baptism. 
B)  only those who could give evidence of God's grace could become even halfway members of the church. 
C)  halfway members of the church and their children could be baptized, but could not receive communion. 
D)  churches and merchants agreed to meet each other halfway in their dispute over excess profits. 
A)  unbaptized church members could receive communion but could not present their own children for baptism. 
B)  only those who could give evidence of God's grace could become even halfway members of the church. 
C)  halfway members of the church and their children could be baptized, but could not receive communion. 
D)  churches and merchants agreed to meet each other halfway in their dispute over excess profits.

Question 11

Explain the economic, social, and psychological factors that caused Europeans and Americans to enslave Africans.

Accepted Answer

The enslavement of Africans by Europeans

Question 12

Slave labor so dominated the rice plantations of ________ from its founding that by 1730 a majority of its population was black.

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia 
B)  Florida 
C)  Virginia 
D)  South Carolina 
A)  Georgia 
B)  Florida 
C)  Virginia 
D)  South Carolina

Question 13

James Oglethorpe received a charter to establish ________, the final English colony, as a refuge for honest people imprisoned for debt.

Accepted Answer

A)  Georgia 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  South Carolina 
A)  Georgia 
B)  Massachusetts 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  South Carolina

Question 14

One inducement for the shift toward slave labor in the late 1600s was that

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves were considerably cheaper than indentured servants. 
B)  indentured servitude was prohibited by Parliament. 
C)  slaves proved to be immune to the diseases which afflicted white indentured servants. 
D)  fewer indentured servants were arriving at the same time that it became easier to import slaves. 
A)  slaves were considerably cheaper than indentured servants. 
B)  indentured servitude was prohibited by Parliament. 
C)  slaves proved to be immune to the diseases which afflicted white indentured servants. 
D)  fewer indentured servants were arriving at the same time that it became easier to import slaves.

Question 15

Formal education for average children in the southern colonies was

Accepted Answer

A)  almost nonexistent in their rural society. 
B)  highly developed, with public funding of primary, secondary, and college levels. 
C)  patterned after the village system used in New England. 
D)  not valued, even by the wealthy planter elite. 
A)  almost nonexistent in their rural society. 
B)  highly developed, with public funding of primary, secondary, and college levels. 
C)  patterned after the village system used in New England. 
D)  not valued, even by the wealthy planter elite.

Question 16

The "Paxton Boys" revolt in Pennsylvania

Accepted Answer

A)  revealed western dissatisfaction with England. 
B)  was led by German tradesmen. 
C)  revealed western dissatisfaction with the state assembly. 
D)  was led by Benjamin Franklin. 
A)  revealed western dissatisfaction with England. 
B)  was led by German tradesmen. 
C)  revealed western dissatisfaction with the state assembly. 
D)  was led by Benjamin Franklin.

Question 17

The great staple of the Virginia colonial economy was

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  indigo. 
D)  sugar cane. 
A)  cotton. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  indigo. 
D)  sugar cane.

Question 18

As a result of the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I, Edmund Andros ruled England as Lord Protector.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The map, "Spain's North American Frontier, c. 1750" shows the northernmost point of Spanish settlement on the Pacific coast was at

Accepted Answer

A)  San Francisco. 
B)  Tucson. 
C)  Monterrey. 
D)  San Diego. 
A)  San Francisco. 
B)  Tucson. 
C)  Monterrey. 
D)  San Diego.

Question 20

According to your text, the only clergyman who effectively opposed the witchcraft trials in Salem Village was Increase Mather.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: American Society in the Making

Compared to the early colonists in the Chesapeake, those in colonial New England had

What is the definition of the following key term: -headright :

The New York printer whose trial for seditious libel became one of the most celebrated tests of freedom of the press in the history of journalism was

The primary economic problem for Virginia in the late seventeenth century was

Throughout most of the seventeenth century, few indentured servants eventually became landowners.

The driving force of the colonial New England economy became

Spain's northern frontier of New Mexico and Texas was characterized by

As a result of the Glorious Revolution in 1688, ________ became a royal colony in the early 1690s.

Compare and contrast the climate, terrain, and native populations encountered by settlers to the various colonies.

Under the terms of the Halfway Covenant,

Explain the economic, social, and psychological factors that caused Europeans and Americans to enslave Africans.

Slave labor so dominated the rice plantations of ________ from its founding that by 1730 a majority of its population was black.

James Oglethorpe received a charter to establish ________, the final English colony, as a refuge for honest people imprisoned for debt.

One inducement for the shift toward slave labor in the late 1600s was that

Formal education for average children in the southern colonies was

The "Paxton Boys" revolt in Pennsylvania

The great staple of the Virginia colonial economy was

As a result of the English Civil War and the execution of Charles I, Edmund Andros ruled England as Lord Protector.

The map, "Spain's North American Frontier, c. 1750" shows the northernmost point of Spanish settlement on the Pacific coast was at

According to your text, the only clergyman who effectively opposed the witchcraft trials in Salem Village was Increase Mather.

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