Question 1

During the eighteenth century, demand for slaves in the southern colonies declined slightly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

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 4

The earliest English colonists in the North American colonies had a relatively low death rate until the 1750s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Compare and contrast the influence of religion in the New England, middle, and southern colonies.

Accepted Answer

Religion played a significant role in th

Question 7

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 8

Match each description with the item below.
-George Whitefield

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 9

In what ways did settlement patterns, family life, population growth, and society differ in the New England and southern colonies in the seventeenth century? What factors might account for these differences?

Accepted Answer

In the seventeenth century, settlement p

Question 10

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 11

Which of the following is true of the Stono Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It took place in Virginia. 
B)  It was the only successful slave revolt of the colonial era. 
C)  It was incited by a law forcing Christianity on slaves. 
D)  It came about as a result of Spanish interference. 
E)  It tightened controls on slaves. 
A)  It took place in Virginia. 
B)  It was the only successful slave revolt of the colonial era. 
C)  It was incited by a law forcing Christianity on slaves. 
D)  It came about as a result of Spanish interference. 
E)  It tightened controls on slaves.

Question 12

Explain the system of education in the colonies. Which groups had the greatest impact on expanding educational opportunities to colonial citizens?

Accepted Answer

The system of education in the colonies

Exam 3: Colonial Ways of Life

During the eighteenth century, demand for slaves in the southern colonies declined slightly.

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

The earliest English colonists in the North American colonies had a relatively low death rate until the 1750s.

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

Compare and contrast the influence of religion in the New England, middle, and southern colonies.

Match each description with the item below. -Bathsheba Kingsley

Match each description with the item below. -George Whitefield

In what ways did settlement patterns, family life, population growth, and society differ in the New England and southern colonies in the seventeenth century? What factors might account for these differences?

Which of the following beliefs characterized Deism?

Which of the following is true of the Stono Rebellion?

Explain the system of education in the colonies. Which groups had the greatest impact on expanding educational opportunities to colonial citizens?

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