Question 1

According to the textbook, "Both geographically and culturally, the middle colonies stood between New England and the South." Explain this statement.

Accepted Answer

The statement means that the middle colo

Question 2

John Peter Zenger's trial in 1735 established

Accepted Answer

A)  that truth is a defense in libel cases. 
B)  absolute freedom of the press. 
C)  private ownership of newspapers. 
D)  the right to send newspapers through the mail. 
E)  the legal difference between libel and slander. 
A)  that truth is a defense in libel cases. 
B)  absolute freedom of the press. 
C)  private ownership of newspapers. 
D)  the right to send newspapers through the mail. 
E)  the legal difference between libel and slander.

Question 3

Match each description with the item below.
-Tituba

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 4

Although Puritans led a strict lifestyle in many ways, they did

Accepted Answer

A)  have a significant drinking culture. 
B)  promote the celebration of Christmas. 
C)  allow men to have sexual relations with unwed women. 
D)  refrain from publicly punishing those who ignored Puritan guidelines. 
E)  place little emphasis on the Bible itself as a means of authority. 
A)  have a significant drinking culture. 
B)  promote the celebration of Christmas. 
C)  allow men to have sexual relations with unwed women. 
D)  refrain from publicly punishing those who ignored Puritan guidelines. 
E)  place little emphasis on the Bible itself as a means of authority.

Question 5

How did race-based slavery develop during the seventeenth century, and in what ways did it impact the social and economic development of colonial America?

Accepted Answer

Race-based slavery developed during the

Question 6

What was the triangular trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  a trade network limited to the American colonies in which New England, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies exchanged region-specific goods 
B)  an international trade system that relied on the transportation of enslaved Africans, manufactured goods from Europe, and agricultural commodities from the Americas 
C)  a pathway many European merchant vessels took through the Bermuda Triangle, characterized by the number of sailors lost at sea 
D)  an early American economic policy based on the idea that unbalanced trade would topple the economy and that superior labor conditions created superior products 
E)  a thriving Native American trade system that was disrupted by the arrival of the Europeans and centered on the exchange of furs, crops, and weapons 
A)  a trade network limited to the American colonies in which New England, the middle colonies, and the southern colonies exchanged region-specific goods 
B)  an international trade system that relied on the transportation of enslaved Africans, manufactured goods from Europe, and agricultural commodities from the Americas 
C)  a pathway many European merchant vessels took through the Bermuda Triangle, characterized by the number of sailors lost at sea 
D)  an early American economic policy based on the idea that unbalanced trade would topple the economy and that superior labor conditions created superior products 
E)  a thriving Native American trade system that was disrupted by the arrival of the Europeans and centered on the exchange of furs, crops, and weapons

Question 7

Which of the following is the best explanation for the Salem witch craze?

Accepted Answer

A)  The accusers sought to claim the positions of the accused, the vast majority of
Whom were men. 
B)  Real witches had arrived in Salem Village and cast spells on young girls. 
C)  The controversy reflected the social division and anxieties within the village. 
D)  An outbreak of syphilis affected the day-to-day lives of most of the community. 
E)  The community had recently converted to a religion far different from Puritanism. 
A)  The accusers sought to claim the positions of the accused, the vast majority of
Whom were men. 
B)  Real witches had arrived in Salem Village and cast spells on young girls. 
C)  The controversy reflected the social division and anxieties within the village. 
D)  An outbreak of syphilis affected the day-to-day lives of most of the community. 
E)  The community had recently converted to a religion far different from Puritanism.

Question 8

What were the differences and similarities between the societies and economies of the southern, New England, and middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

The southern, New England, and middle co

Question 9

The colony of Pennsylvania was one of the most diverse in English North America, with English, German, Scots-Irish, and a variety of smaller national and ethnic groups represented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

New Englanders, more than southerners, turned to the sea for their livelihood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements about early colonial life in the Chesapeake region is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Settlers lived in primitive houses. 
B)  Colonists relied on township grants. 
C)  Social divisions decreased as the colonies matured. 
D)  Indians tended to ignore and avoid English communities. 
E)  Settlers lived in small but ornate houses. 
A)  Settlers lived in primitive houses. 
B)  Colonists relied on township grants. 
C)  Social divisions decreased as the colonies matured. 
D)  Indians tended to ignore and avoid English communities. 
E)  Settlers lived in small but ornate houses.

Question 12

By the end of the colonial period, American cities

Accepted Answer

A)  were limited to the middle colonies. 
B)  were characterized by increasing social and economic equality. 
C)  held no more than 10 percent of the total population. 
D)  were cleaner, safer, and healthier than rural environments. 
E)  had majority-non-English populations. 
A)  were limited to the middle colonies. 
B)  were characterized by increasing social and economic equality. 
C)  held no more than 10 percent of the total population. 
D)  were cleaner, safer, and healthier than rural environments. 
E)  had majority-non-English populations.

Question 13

William and Gilbert Tennent were Irish-born Presbyterians who preached that

Accepted Answer

A)  true believers must return to the Anglican Church. 
B)  people should renounce their ministers and pursue salvation on their own. 
C)  scientific inquiry would help solve life's mysteries. 
D)  the acquisition of great wealth was a true path to heaven. 
E)  local ministers held the only true power when it came to deliverance from sin. 
A)  true believers must return to the Anglican Church. 
B)  people should renounce their ministers and pursue salvation on their own. 
C)  scientific inquiry would help solve life's mysteries. 
D)  the acquisition of great wealth was a true path to heaven. 
E)  local ministers held the only true power when it came to deliverance from sin.

Question 14

In the seventeenth century, the cash crop that was the basis of the economy in Virginia and Maryland was

Accepted Answer

A)  rice. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  indigo. 
D)  cotton. 
E)  barley. 
A)  rice. 
B)  tobacco. 
C)  indigo. 
D)  cotton. 
E)  barley.

Question 15

The Great Awakening developed in reaction to the

Accepted Answer

A)  attempt of British officials to regulate colonial churches. 
B)  increasing education and sophistication of backwoods settlers. 
C)  increasing role of emotionalism in religion. 
D)  tendency of the Enlightenment to place great emphasis on formal religion. 
E)  Deism and skepticism associated with the Enlightenment. 
A)  attempt of British officials to regulate colonial churches. 
B)  increasing education and sophistication of backwoods settlers. 
C)  increasing role of emotionalism in religion. 
D)  tendency of the Enlightenment to place great emphasis on formal religion. 
E)  Deism and skepticism associated with the Enlightenment.

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

Most colonists believed in the inferiority of women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to the textbook, the MOST controversial element of the Great Awakening was

Accepted Answer

A)  women who rose to speak during religious services. 
B)  the revolutionary approach of the so-called Old Light theology. 
C)  the belief that religion was no longer a personal experience. 
D)  the acceptance of confrontation as an element of worship. 
E)  its emphasis on religious uniformity. 
A)  women who rose to speak during religious services. 
B)  the revolutionary approach of the so-called Old Light theology. 
C)  the belief that religion was no longer a personal experience. 
D)  the acceptance of confrontation as an element of worship. 
E)  its emphasis on religious uniformity.

Question 19

Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived

Accepted Answer

A)  in harmony with the local Indian tribes. 
B)  in communities loyal to the Church of England. 
C)  on large farms. 
D)  in a religiously tolerant society. 
E)  in communities where church and state were intertwined. 
A)  in harmony with the local Indian tribes. 
B)  in communities loyal to the Church of England. 
C)  on large farms. 
D)  in a religiously tolerant society. 
E)  in communities where church and state were intertwined.

Question 20

Compare and contrast race-based slavery and indentured servitude in the American colonies. Consider the conditions these laborers experienced, the rules surrounding their status as slaves or servants, and the ways in which their numbers in the colonies rose or fell.

Accepted Answer

Race-based slavery and indentured servit

Exam 3: Colonial Ways of Life

According to the textbook, "Both geographically and culturally, the middle colonies stood between New England and the South." Explain this statement.

John Peter Zenger's trial in 1735 established

Match each description with the item below. -Tituba

Although Puritans led a strict lifestyle in many ways, they did

How did race-based slavery develop during the seventeenth century, and in what ways did it impact the social and economic development of colonial America?

What was the triangular trade?

Which of the following is the best explanation for the Salem witch craze?

What were the differences and similarities between the societies and economies of the southern, New England, and middle colonies?

The colony of Pennsylvania was one of the most diverse in English North America, with English, German, Scots-Irish, and a variety of smaller national and ethnic groups represented.

New Englanders, more than southerners, turned to the sea for their livelihood.

Which of the following statements about early colonial life in the Chesapeake region is true?

By the end of the colonial period, American cities

William and Gilbert Tennent were Irish-born Presbyterians who preached that

In the seventeenth century, the cash crop that was the basis of the economy in Virginia and Maryland was

The Great Awakening developed in reaction to 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?

Most colonists believed in the inferiority of women.

According to the textbook, the MOST controversial element of the Great Awakening was

Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived

Compare and contrast race-based slavery and indentured servitude in the American colonies. Consider the conditions these laborers experienced, the rules surrounding their status as slaves or servants, and the ways in which their numbers in the colonies rose or fell.

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, Slavery, and King Cotton

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform

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

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The Cold War and the Fair Deal

Cold War America

A New Frontier and a Great Society

Rebellion and Reaction

Conservative Revival

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