Question 1

In colonial America,family farming was the dominant agricultural model in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Chesapeake 
B)  the Deep South 
C)  New England 
D)  the British West Indies 
A)  the Chesapeake 
B)  the Deep South 
C)  New England 
D)  the British West Indies C

Question 2

Compare and contrast views on religion held by the following people: Cotton Mather,George Whitefield,Jonathan Edwards,and Benjamin Franklin.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
a.All four acknowledged the existence of a supreme being that had created the universe.
b.Jonathan Edwards portrayed God as all-powerful force who saved the faithful and reformed sinners.
c.Benjamin Franklin was a deist,so although he believed in a supreme being,he did not think this supreme being intervened in human life.
d.Cotton Mather believed that religion had a place in politics.
e.Cotton Mather's endorsement of the use of spectral evidence in the Salem witch trials indicates the close relationship between the religious and the supernatural in colonial America.
f.George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards believed that religion should appeal to people's emotions.

Question 3

What did France cede to Britain in the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louisiana 
B)  Canada 
C)  Florida 
D)  Texas 
A)  Louisiana 
B)  Canada 
C)  Florida 
D)  Texas B

Question 4

In the Salem witch trials,most of those who were accused of witchcraft were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  slaves 
B)  men 
C)  Indians 
D)  women 
A)  slaves 
B)  men 
C)  Indians 
D)  women

Question 5

Benjamin Franklin represented the provincial assembly of which colony in the British Parliament?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Massachusetts 
A)  New York 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Massachusetts

Question 6

Which of the following characterized life in the southern colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  high mortality rates 
B)  low mortality rates 
C)  small family farms 
D)  mechanized agriculture 
A)  high mortality rates 
B)  low mortality rates 
C)  small family farms 
D)  mechanized agriculture

Question 7

According to the introductory video in section 4.2,life expectancy was the highest in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  England 
C)  the Deep South 
D)  the Chesapeake 
A)  New England 
B)  England 
C)  the Deep South 
D)  the Chesapeake

Question 8

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson suggests that __________ may have played a role in witch trials.

Accepted Answer

A)  religious fervor 
B)  personal grudges 
C)  political motives 
D)  cultural misunderstandings 
A)  religious fervor 
B)  personal grudges 
C)  political motives 
D)  cultural misunderstandings

Question 9

According to the introductory video in section 4.5,France's defeat in the French and Indian War __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthened ties between France and Britain 
B)  weakened the British Empire in India 
C)  strengthened Indian control of New England 
D)  weakened Indians' ability to keep their land 
A)  strengthened ties between France and Britain 
B)  weakened the British Empire in India 
C)  strengthened Indian control of New England 
D)  weakened Indians' ability to keep their land

Question 10

Which of the following did Cotton Mather support?

Accepted Answer

A)  inoculation against smallpox 
B)  dismissal of spectral evidence 
C)  exonerations for convicted witches 
D)  separation of religion and politics 
A)  inoculation against smallpox 
B)  dismissal of spectral evidence 
C)  exonerations for convicted witches 
D)  separation of religion and politics

Question 11

In the Past and Present video in section 4.6,the speaker emphasizes which of the following as the central factor driving people to emigrate,both in the past and today?

Accepted Answer

A)  missionary zeal 
B)  technological change 
C)  family tensions 
D)  economic conditions 
A)  missionary zeal 
B)  technological change 
C)  family tensions 
D)  economic conditions

Question 12

-In the image,the young woman in the bottom right corner (seated at the end of the bench)appears to be a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  victim of witchcraft 
B)  pawn of the government 
C)  spy for the devil 
D)  angel from heaven 
A)  victim of witchcraft 
B)  pawn of the government 
C)  spy for the devil 
D)  angel from heaven

Question 13

Which of the following was the main cash crop grown in the Chesapeake?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn 
B)  wheat 
C)  coffee 
D)  tobacco 
A)  corn 
B)  wheat 
C)  coffee 
D)  tobacco

Question 14

Benjamin Franklin engaged in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  warfare 
B)  witchcraft 
C)  printing 
D)  preaching 
A)  warfare 
B)  witchcraft 
C)  printing 
D)  preaching

Question 15

Compare relations between Britain and its American colonies in 1689 and in 1763.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
a.In 16

Question 16

According to the introductory video in section 4.1,most people left England for the American colonies because they were __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  dissatisfied with the status quo 
B)  targeted during the witch hunts 
C)  hoping to enter the Anglican Church 
D)  seeking cures for diseases 
A)  dissatisfied with the status quo 
B)  targeted during the witch hunts 
C)  hoping to enter the Anglican Church 
D)  seeking cures for diseases

Question 17

What was witchcraft associated with in colonial America?

Accepted Answer

A)  divine will 
B)  indigenous rights 
C)  natural science 
D)  black magic 
A)  divine will 
B)  indigenous rights 
C)  natural science 
D)  black magic

Question 18

When did the Salem witch trials begin?

Accepted Answer

A)  1492 
B)  1592 
C)  1692 
D)  1792 
A)  1492 
B)  1592 
C)  1692 
D)  1792

Question 19

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson reveals that they had __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  grown up together in England 
B)  planned to run away together 
C)  been previously married 
D)  a falling out some years ago 
A)  grown up together in England 
B)  planned to run away together 
C)  been previously married 
D)  a falling out some years ago

Question 20

Britain returned Louisbourg,which had been seized by the American colonists in 1745,to France in order to expand its empire in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexico 
B)  Canada 
C)  India 
D)  China 
A)  Mexico 
B)  Canada 
C)  India 
D)  China

In colonial America,family farming was the dominant agricultural model in __________.

Compare and contrast views on religion held by the following people: Cotton Mather,George Whitefield,Jonathan Edwards,and Benjamin Franklin.

What did France cede to Britain in the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?

In the Salem witch trials,most of those who were accused of witchcraft were __________.

Benjamin Franklin represented the provincial assembly of which colony in the British Parliament?

Which of the following characterized life in the southern colonies?

According to the introductory video in section 4.2,life expectancy was the highest in __________.

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson suggests that __________ may have played a role in witch trials.

According to the introductory video in section 4.5,France's defeat in the French and Indian War __________.

Which of the following did Cotton Mather support?

In the Past and Present video in section 4.6,the speaker emphasizes which of the following as the central factor driving people to emigrate,both in the past and today?

-In the image,the young woman in the bottom right corner (seated at the end of the bench)appears to be a(n)__________.

Which of the following was the main cash crop grown in the Chesapeake?

Benjamin Franklin engaged in which of the following?

Compare relations between Britain and its American colonies in 1689 and in 1763.

According to the introductory video in section 4.1,most people left England for the American colonies because they were __________.

What was witchcraft associated with in colonial America?

When did the Salem witch trials begin?

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson reveals that they had __________.

Britain returned Louisbourg,which had been seized by the American colonists in 1745,to France in order to expand its empire in __________.

Old Worlds and New

Exploration and Conquest

The English Colonial Enterprise

Declaring Independence

The Revolutionary War

The Constitution

Federalists and Republicans

Republicans Take Over

The Second War of Independence

Jacksonian Democracy

Manifest Destiny

The Sectional Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

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Exam 4: The English and the Americans

In colonial America,family farming was the dominant agricultural model in __________.

Compare and contrast views on religion held by the following people: Cotton Mather,George Whitefield,Jonathan Edwards,and Benjamin Franklin.

What did France cede to Britain in the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?

In the Salem witch trials,most of those who were accused of witchcraft were __________.

Benjamin Franklin represented the provincial assembly of which colony in the British Parliament?

Which of the following characterized life in the southern colonies?

According to the introductory video in section 4.2,life expectancy was the highest in __________.

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson suggests that __________ may have played a role in witch trials.

According to the introductory video in section 4.5,France's defeat in the French and Indian War __________.

Which of the following did Cotton Mather support?

In the Past and Present video in section 4.6,the speaker emphasizes which of the following as the central factor driving people to emigrate,both in the past and today?

-In the image,the young woman in the bottom right corner (seated at the end of the bench)appears to be a(n)__________.

Which of the following was the main cash crop grown in the Chesapeake?

Benjamin Franklin engaged in which of the following?

Compare relations between Britain and its American colonies in 1689 and in 1763.

According to the introductory video in section 4.1,most people left England for the American colonies because they were __________.

What was witchcraft associated with in colonial America?

When did the Salem witch trials begin?

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson reveals that they had __________.

Britain returned Louisbourg,which had been seized by the American colonists in 1745,to France in order to expand its empire in __________.

Old Worlds and New

Exploration and Conquest

The English Colonial Enterprise

Declaring Independence

The Revolutionary War

The Constitution

Federalists and Republicans

Republicans Take Over

The Second War of Independence

Jacksonian Democracy

Manifest Destiny

The Sectional Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction

Filters