Question 1

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

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A)  went to English North America. 
B)  were delivered to South America and the West Indies. 
C)  came to New England. 
D)  were brought by the Dutch. 
E)  died before reaching their destination. 
A)  went to English North America. 
B)  were delivered to South America and the West Indies. 
C)  came to New England. 
D)  were brought by the Dutch. 
E)  died before reaching their destination.

Question 2

During the 17th century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

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A)  the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  in some areas, families formed too slowly. 
D)  Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. 
E)  families procreated too slowly. 
A)  the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  in some areas, families formed too slowly. 
D)  Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. 
E)  families procreated too slowly.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the middle passage.

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The transatlantic passage from

Question 4

The work and family schedules of the overwhelming majority of early American colonists were set by

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A)  the cycles of the season and the sun. 
B)  the demands of commercial merchant employers 
C)  the distinctive laws of each American colony. 
D)  the mothers and wives of American colonial fathers and husbands. 
E)  None of these are corect. 
A)  the cycles of the season and the sun. 
B)  the demands of commercial merchant employers 
C)  the distinctive laws of each American colony. 
D)  the mothers and wives of American colonial fathers and husbands. 
E)  None of these are corect.

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of freedom dues.

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Part of the benefit of indentured servit

Question 6

When new towns were established in New England, all of the following were true EXCEPT

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A)  a land grant was given by the legislature. 
B)  a meeting house was built. 
C)  a village green was laid out. 
D)  schools were required in towns of more than 50 families. 
E)  families did not automatically receive land. 
A)  a land grant was given by the legislature. 
B)  a meeting house was built. 
C)  a village green was laid out. 
D)  schools were required in towns of more than 50 families. 
E)  families did not automatically receive land.

Question 7

Write your definition of racism. Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism.

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Racism is the belief that one race is su

Question 8

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were

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A)  property-owning women. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily un-Christian. 
D)  women in their late teen years. 
E)  from subsistence farming families. 
A)  property-owning women. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily un-Christian. 
D)  women in their late teen years. 
E)  from subsistence farming families.

Question 9

As slavery spread in the South

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A)  social differences within society narrowed. 
B)  the great plantation owners worked less. 
C)  gaps in the social structure widened. 
D)  planters tried to imitate the ways of English country gentlemen. 
E)  it also increased dramatically in New England. 
A)  social differences within society narrowed. 
B)  the great plantation owners worked less. 
C)  gaps in the social structure widened. 
D)  planters tried to imitate the ways of English country gentlemen. 
E)  it also increased dramatically in New England.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of Leisler's Rebellion.

Accepted Answer

A rebellion in New York by asp

Question 11

____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system.

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A)  Indentured servants 
B)  African slaves 
C)  Merchant planters 
D)  New England colonists 
E)  Slave owners 
A)  Indentured servants 
B)  African slaves 
C)  Merchant planters 
D)  New England colonists 
E)  Slave owners

Question 12

The Salem witchcraft trials were

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A)  a result of Roger Williams's activities. 
B)  the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts. 
C)  caused by ergot in the Puritans' bread. 
D)  unique to the English colonies. 
E)  accusations made by the daughters of business owners. 
A)  a result of Roger Williams's activities. 
B)  the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts. 
C)  caused by ergot in the Puritans' bread. 
D)  unique to the English colonies. 
E)  accusations made by the daughters of business owners.

Question 13

Explain the following statement: "The story of New England was largely written by rocks."

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The statement "The story of New England

Question 14

Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from

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A)  Governor Berkeley's Indian policies. 
B)  the frustration of Virginia's colonial dependency on England. 
C)  the frontier's resentment of the tidewater gentry. 
D)  the inherent rebelliousness of African slaves. 
E)  lack of a policy toward Indians. 
A)  Governor Berkeley's Indian policies. 
B)  the frustration of Virginia's colonial dependency on England. 
C)  the frontier's resentment of the tidewater gentry. 
D)  the inherent rebelliousness of African slaves. 
E)  lack of a policy toward Indians.

Question 15

All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century EXCEPT

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A)  a longer life span than their 17th century predecessors. 
B)  the dread of death in birthing caused many women to fear pregnancy. 
C)  New Englanders tended to migrate as individuals rather than as families. 
D)  children grew up in obedient, nurturing environments. 
E)  divorce was exceedingly rare. 
A)  a longer life span than their 17th century predecessors. 
B)  the dread of death in birthing caused many women to fear pregnancy. 
C)  New Englanders tended to migrate as individuals rather than as families. 
D)  children grew up in obedient, nurturing environments. 
E)  divorce was exceedingly rare.

Question 16

The social glue that formed the basis of tightly knit New England society was

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A)  small villages and farms. 
B)  black slavery. 
C)  the wealthy planter-merchant class. 
D)  the royal charter. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  small villages and farms. 
B)  black slavery. 
C)  the wealthy planter-merchant class. 
D)  the royal charter. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 17

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

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A)  of the short life span of New England women. 
B)  they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons. 
C)  New England families were so rare. 
D)  there was so little land available. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  of the short life span of New England women. 
B)  they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons. 
C)  New England families were so rare. 
D)  there was so little land available. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the Salem Witch Trials.

Accepted Answer

Trials following a series of accusations

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of "witch hunting".

Accepted Answer

The practice of detecting a wi

Question 20

The Salem witch persecutions in 1693 were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  they followed larger-scale witchcraft persecutions that occurring in Europe. 
B)  they were a unique phenomenon, not repeated in any other locale in the colonies. 
C)  they were ultimately opposed by the more responsible members of the New England clergy. 
D)  they reflected the widening social stratification of New England. 
E)  they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism. 
A)  they followed larger-scale witchcraft persecutions that occurring in Europe. 
B)  they were a unique phenomenon, not repeated in any other locale in the colonies. 
C)  they were ultimately opposed by the more responsible members of the New England clergy. 
D)  they reflected the widening social stratification of New England. 
E)  they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism.

Exam 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

During the 17th century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that

Identify and state the historical significance of the middle passage.

The work and family schedules of the overwhelming majority of early American colonists were set by

Identify and state the historical significance of freedom dues.

When new towns were established in New England, all of the following were true EXCEPT

Write your definition of racism. Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism.

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were

As slavery spread in the South

Identify and state the historical significance of Leisler's Rebellion.

____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system.

The Salem witchcraft trials were

Explain the following statement: "The story of New England was largely written by rocks."

Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from

All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century EXCEPT

The social glue that formed the basis of tightly knit New England society was

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

Identify and state the historical significance of the Salem Witch Trials.

Identify and state the historical significance of "witch hunting".

The Salem witch persecutions in 1693 were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

New World Beginnings

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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