Question 1

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves. 
B)  After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families. 
C)  Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters. 
D)  Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies. 
E)  Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system. 
A)  Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves. 
B)  After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families. 
C)  Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters. 
D)  Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies. 
E)  Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system.

Question 2

Compared with most 17th- century Europeans, Americans lived in

Accepted Answer

A)  relative poverty. 
B)  larger cities. 
C)  affluent abundance. 
D)  a more rigid class system. 
E)  more primitive circumstances. 
A)  relative poverty. 
B)  larger cities. 
C)  affluent abundance. 
D)  a more rigid class system. 
E)  more primitive circumstances.

Question 3

In 17th-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  women could not own property under any circumstances. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  women dominated the profession of midwives. 
E)  abusive husbands could be punished. 
A)  women could not own property under any circumstances. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  women dominated the profession of midwives. 
E)  abusive husbands could be punished.

Question 4

Over the course of the 17th century, most indentured servants

Accepted Answer

A)  became landowners. 
B)  devolved into slavery. 
C)  managed to escape the terms of their contracts. 
D)  faced increasingly harsh circumstances. 
E)  saw their wages increase. 
A)  became landowners. 
B)  devolved into slavery. 
C)  managed to escape the terms of their contracts. 
D)  faced increasingly harsh circumstances. 
E)  saw their wages increase.

Question 5

English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called

Accepted Answer

A)  headrights. 
B)  burgesses. 
C)  indentured servants. 
D)  slaves. 
E)  birds of passage. 
A)  headrights. 
B)  burgesses. 
C)  indentured servants. 
D)  slaves. 
E)  birds of passage.

Question 6

Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the 17th century drew to a close? Why?

Accepted Answer

During the 17th century, distinctions of

Question 7

Indentured servants in the 17th century Chesapeake represented

Accepted Answer

A)  one-tenth of the population. 
B)  one-fourth of the population. 
C)  half of the population. 
D)  three-quarters of the population. 
E)  85% of the population. 
A)  one-tenth of the population. 
B)  one-fourth of the population. 
C)  half of the population. 
D)  three-quarters of the population. 
E)  85% of the population.

Question 8

The New England economy depended heavily on

Accepted Answer

A)  slave labor. 
B)  the production of many staple crops. 
C)  fishing, shipbuilding, and commerce. 
D)  tobacco. 
E)  rice production. 
A)  slave labor. 
B)  the production of many staple crops. 
C)  fishing, shipbuilding, and commerce. 
D)  tobacco. 
E)  rice production.

Question 9

Many of the slaves who reached North America

Accepted Answer

A)  came from eastern Africa. 
B)  were originally captured by African coastal tribes. 
C)  were captured in southern Africa. 
D)  eventually gained their freedom. 
E)  settled in the middle colonies. 
A)  came from eastern Africa. 
B)  were originally captured by African coastal tribes. 
C)  were captured in southern Africa. 
D)  eventually gained their freedom. 
E)  settled in the middle colonies.

Question 10

Compared with indentured servants, African-American slaves were

Accepted Answer

A)  less reliable workers. 
B)  more likely to rebel. 
C)  cheaper to buy and own. 
D)  a more easily controlled labor force. 
E)  less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep. 
A)  less reliable workers. 
B)  more likely to rebel. 
C)  cheaper to buy and own. 
D)  a more easily controlled labor force. 
E)  less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep.

Question 11

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

Accepted Answer

A)  it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down. 
B)  race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites. 
C)  racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system. 
D)  profit soon played a less central role. 
E)  Europe profited most from the institution. 
A)  it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down. 
B)  race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites. 
C)  racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system. 
D)  profit soon played a less central role. 
E)  Europe profited most from the institution.

Question 12

Argue either that an American way of life had emerged by the end of the 17th century or that two wholly distinct ways of life, one New England and the other southern, had emerged by the end of the 17th century.

Accepted Answer

By the end of the 17th century, it can b

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of conversions.

Accepted Answer

People who became members of t

Question 14

The physical and social conditions of slavery were harshest in

Accepted Answer

A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Pennsylvania. 
A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Pennsylvania.

Question 15

Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South.

Accepted Answer

Town life in New England contributed to

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of indentured servitude.

Accepted Answer

A system in which a young pers

Question 17

As the 17th century wore on, regional differences continued to crystallize, most notably

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of indentured servants. 
B)  loyalty to England. 
C)  the continuing rigidity of Puritanism. 
D)  the breaking of the Atlanta economy. 
E)  the importance of slave labor in the South. 
A)  the use of indentured servants. 
B)  loyalty to England. 
C)  the continuing rigidity of Puritanism. 
D)  the breaking of the Atlanta economy. 
E)  the importance of slave labor in the South.

Question 18

Southern colonies generally allowed married women to retain separate title to their property because

Accepted Answer

A)  of religious beliefs. 
B)  of English tradition. 
C)  southern men frequently died young. 
D)  southern families were stable. 
E)  of a smaller number of men than women. 
A)  of religious beliefs. 
B)  of English tradition. 
C)  southern men frequently died young. 
D)  southern families were stable. 
E)  of a smaller number of men than women.

Question 19

The late 17th-century rebellion in New York was headed by ____, whereas that in Maryland was led by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nathaniel Bacon, Catholics 
B)  William Berkeley, slaves 
C)  Puritans, Indians 
D)  Jacob Leisler, Protestants 
E)  the Dutch, Catholics 
A)  Nathaniel Bacon, Catholics 
B)  William Berkeley, slaves 
C)  Puritans, Indians 
D)  Jacob Leisler, Protestants 
E)  the Dutch, Catholics

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the headright system.

Accepted Answer

A system in Virginia and Maryland that g

Exam 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?

Compared with most 17th- century Europeans, Americans lived in

In 17th-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women EXCEPT

Over the course of the 17th century, most indentured servants

English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called

Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the 17th century drew to a close? Why?

Indentured servants in the 17th century Chesapeake represented

The New England economy depended heavily on

Many of the slaves who reached North America

Compared with indentured servants, African-American slaves were

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

Argue either that an American way of life had emerged by the end of the 17th century or that two wholly distinct ways of life, one New England and the other southern, had emerged by the end of the 17th century.

Identify and state the historical significance of conversions.

The physical and social conditions of slavery were harshest in

Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South.

Identify and state the historical significance of indentured servitude.

As the 17th century wore on, regional differences continued to crystallize, most notably

Southern colonies generally allowed married women to retain separate title to their property because

The late 17th-century rebellion in New York was headed by ____, whereas that in Maryland was led by ____.

Identify and state the historical significance of the headright system.

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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Compared with most 17^th- century Europeans, Americans lived in

In 17^th-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women EXCEPT

Over the course of the 17^th century, most indentured servants

Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the 17^th century drew to a close? Why?

Indentured servants in the 17^th century Chesapeake represented

Argue either that an American way of life had emerged by the end of the 17^th century or that two wholly distinct ways of life, one New England and the other southern, had emerged by the end of the 17^th century.

As the 17^th century wore on, regional differences continued to crystallize, most notably

The late 17^th-century rebellion in New York was headed by , whereas that in Maryland was led by .