Question 1

Which of the following beliefs characterized Deism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evil resulted from humanity's inherent sinfulness rather than human ignorance. 
B)  Monarchs were deities and, thus, ought to have more power than legislatures. 
C)  God created the universe and set it in motion, but no longer intervened with the earth
Or its people. 
D)  The best way to improve society and human nature was through daily worship. 
E)  There was a great war for the human soul waged between the Catholic and Protestant faiths. 
A)  Evil resulted from humanity's inherent sinfulness rather than human ignorance. 
B)  Monarchs were deities and, thus, ought to have more power than legislatures. 
C)  God created the universe and set it in motion, but no longer intervened with the earth
Or its people. 
D)  The best way to improve society and human nature was through daily worship. 
E)  There was a great war for the human soul waged between the Catholic and Protestant faiths.

Question 2

Most colonists believed in the inferiority of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

How might the Enlightenment and Great Awakening have laid the foundation in the American colonies for independence from England? What ideas, practices, and attitudes did they develop that would facilitate this movement?

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment and Great Awakening pl

Question 4

Match each description with the item below.
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten 
A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten

Question 5

Match each description with the item below.
-Eliza Pinckney

Accepted Answer

A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten 
A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten

Question 6

Match each description with the item below.
-Bathsheba Kingsley

Accepted Answer

A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten 
A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten

Question 7

Match each description with the item below.
-John Peter Zenger

Accepted Answer

A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten 
A) was a revivalist who spread the gospel and pummeled her husband when he tried to intervene 
B) organized prayer meetings for black and white men and women 
C) urged his parishioners to experience a "new birth" 
D) challenged biblical notions through science such as his theory of gravitational pull 
E) was a former slave who became a major Virginia landowner
F)published the Pennsylvania Gazette and Poor Richard's Almanack
G)was a newspaper editor tried for seditious libel
H)experimented with several vegetable crops before developing indigo as an exotic staple
I)was an advocate of "natural law" and "natural rights" and emphasized the idea of the consent of the governed
J)was a slave who confessed to witchcraft in Salem after being beaten

Question 8

Discuss the influence the Great Awakening had on higher education in the colonies.

Accepted Answer

The Great Awakening had a significant in

Question 9

New England settlement patterns differed greatly because

Accepted Answer

A)  New Englanders applied for township grants and settled areas as groups and
Church congregations. 
B)  New Englanders tended to live and intermarry with the Native Americans
Across various tribes. 
C)  churches were typically the last buildings built in a township after town halls had
Been established. 
D)  the amount of land New Englanders received had nothing to do with their status or investments. 
E)  New Englanders received huge tracts of land that kept them spread apart from one another. 
A)  New Englanders applied for township grants and settled areas as groups and
Church congregations. 
B)  New Englanders tended to live and intermarry with the Native Americans
Across various tribes. 
C)  churches were typically the last buildings built in a township after town halls had
Been established. 
D)  the amount of land New Englanders received had nothing to do with their status or investments. 
E)  New Englanders received huge tracts of land that kept them spread apart from one another.

Question 10

As slavery became more important to the economy of the colonies, some slaves became skilled carpenters, blacksmiths, and other types of craftsman over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss the lasting cultural, political, and economic influence the Dutch had on the colony of New York.

Accepted Answer

The Dutch had a significant and lasting

Question 12

The covenant theory from which the Puritans drew their ideas led to

Accepted Answer

A)  majority rule being treated as the ultimate source of authority. 
B)  the notion that the king replaced God as the head of the government of the people. 
C)  the rise of commercial agriculture in the American colonies. 
D)  a fundamental belief in democracy and equality. 
E)  the idea of people joining to form governments, much as they formed congregations. 
A)  majority rule being treated as the ultimate source of authority. 
B)  the notion that the king replaced God as the head of the government of the people. 
C)  the rise of commercial agriculture in the American colonies. 
D)  a fundamental belief in democracy and equality. 
E)  the idea of people joining to form governments, much as they formed congregations.

Question 13

By 1700, which of the following was the most democratic and important social institution in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  coffeehouses 
B)  churches 
C)  theaters 
D)  colleges 
E)  taverns 
A)  coffeehouses 
B)  churches 
C)  theaters 
D)  colleges 
E)  taverns

Question 14

Discuss the unique nature of colonial cities. Focus your emphasis on the social and political order as well as the urban web. In what way were taverns a major social institution of the English colonies? Why, despite all the differences among the colonies, did taverns prove a common part of the culture?

Accepted Answer

Colonial cities were unique in their soc

Question 15

Enlightenment thinkers such as Isaac Newton stressed the

Accepted Answer

A)  value of traditional religion. 
B)  virtue of divine right monarchy. 
C)  ability of reason to discover the laws of the universe. 
D)  superiority of art over science. 
E)  presence of God in nature. 
A)  value of traditional religion. 
B)  virtue of divine right monarchy. 
C)  ability of reason to discover the laws of the universe. 
D)  superiority of art over science. 
E)  presence of God in nature.

Question 16

Which of the following groups of immigrants settled primarily in the backcountry and was driven not by religion but by the lure of cheap land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritans 
B)  Mennonites 
C)  Scots-Irish 
D)  Germans 
E)  Quakers 
A)  Puritans 
B)  Mennonites 
C)  Scots-Irish 
D)  Germans 
E)  Quakers

Question 17

The success of rice as a perfect crop for South Carolina was helped by

Accepted Answer

A)  plentiful labor and land in the colony. 
B)  the native population's willingness to work in the fields. 
C)  the minimal amount of labor it required. 
D)  the creation of irrigation systems that allowed laborers to flood and drain the fields. 
E)  the lack of rain in the region. 
A)  plentiful labor and land in the colony. 
B)  the native population's willingness to work in the fields. 
C)  the minimal amount of labor it required. 
D)  the creation of irrigation systems that allowed laborers to flood and drain the fields. 
E)  the lack of rain in the region.

Question 18

Benjamin Franklin believed a major reason for colonial population growth was

Accepted Answer

A)  government bounties for large families. 
B)  English immunity to contagious diseases. 
C)  rapid advances in medical science. 
D)  couples marrying later than in Europe. 
E)  an abundance of cheap land. 
A)  government bounties for large families. 
B)  English immunity to contagious diseases. 
C)  rapid advances in medical science. 
D)  couples marrying later than in Europe. 
E)  an abundance of cheap land.

Question 19

Although diseases were widespread in North America, colonists were less susceptible than in Europe because

Accepted Answer

A)  the American population was younger and more dispersed. 
B)  Americans had been exposed to most diseases in Europe and had built immunity. 
C)  the colonies had much better doctors than England. 
D)  the diseases themselves were not as virulent as their European cousins. 
E)  American cities were cleaner than their European counterparts. 
A)  the American population was younger and more dispersed. 
B)  Americans had been exposed to most diseases in Europe and had built immunity. 
C)  the colonies had much better doctors than England. 
D)  the diseases themselves were not as virulent as their European cousins. 
E)  American cities were cleaner than their European counterparts.

Question 20

What were the major factors that contributed to the demographic changes in the English colonies during the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

The major factors that contributed to th

Exam 3: Colonial Ways of Life

Which of the following beliefs characterized Deism?

Most colonists believed in the inferiority of women.

How might the Enlightenment and Great Awakening have laid the foundation in the American colonies for independence from England? What ideas, practices, and attitudes did they develop that would facilitate this movement?

Match each description with the item below. -John Locke

Match each description with the item below. -Eliza Pinckney

Match each description with the item below. -Bathsheba Kingsley

Match each description with the item below. -John Peter Zenger

Discuss the influence the Great Awakening had on higher education in the colonies.

New England settlement patterns differed greatly because

As slavery became more important to the economy of the colonies, some slaves became skilled carpenters, blacksmiths, and other types of craftsman over time.

Discuss the lasting cultural, political, and economic influence the Dutch had on the colony of New York.

The covenant theory from which the Puritans drew their ideas led to

By 1700, which of the following was the most democratic and important social institution in the American colonies?

Enlightenment thinkers such as Isaac Newton stressed the

Which of the following groups of immigrants settled primarily in the backcountry and was driven not by religion but by the lure of cheap land?

The success of rice as a perfect crop for South Carolina was helped by

Benjamin Franklin believed a major reason for colonial population growth was

Although diseases were widespread in North America, colonists were less susceptible than in Europe because

What were the major factors that contributed to the demographic changes in the English colonies during the eighteenth century?

The Collision of Cultures

Englands Colonies

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic

The Emergence of a Market Economy

Nationalism and Sectionalism

The Jacksonian Era

The South

Religion

Western Expansion

The Gathering Storm

The War of the Union

The Era of Reconstruction

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era

The New South and the New West

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt

Seizing an American Empire

The Progressive Era

America and the Great War

A Clash of Cultures

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression

The Second World War

The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

Twenty-First Century America

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