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

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The early "slave codes" in colonial America

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A) defined slavery as lifetime servitude. 
B) defined slavery as inheritable servitude. 
C) usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write. 
D) provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom. 
E) applied to indentured servants as well. 
A) defined slavery as lifetime servitude. 
B) defined slavery as inheritable servitude. 
C) usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write. 
D) provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom. 
E) applied to indentured servants as well.

Question 3

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 
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

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Berkeley

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William Berkeley (1605-1677) was a colon

Question 5

Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in

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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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-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.

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Town life in New England contributed to

Question 7

Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were

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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 8

The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

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A) greatly exaggerated. 
B) generally negative. 
C) confined primarily to New England. 
D) extremely important. 
E) moderately important. 
A) greatly exaggerated. 
B) generally negative. 
C) confined primarily to New England. 
D) extremely important. 
E) moderately important.

Question 9

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that

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A) reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. 
B) the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. 
C) frugality became essential to economic survival. 
D) hard work was required to make a living. 
E) diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged. 
A) reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. 
B) the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. 
C) frugality became essential to economic survival. 
D) hard work was required to make a living. 
E) diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies. In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

Accepted Answer

The economies of New England and the sou

Question 11

Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the

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A) College of William and Mary. 
B) Virginia House of Burgesses. 
C) New England town meeting. 
D) Chesapeake plantation system. 
E) English parliament. 
A) College of William and Mary. 
B) Virginia House of Burgesses. 
C) New England town meeting. 
D) Chesapeake plantation system. 
E) English parliament.

Question 12

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

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A) It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England. 
B) Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake. 
C) Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty. 
D) The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants. 
E) Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40. 
A) It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England. 
B) Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake. 
C) Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty. 
D) The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants. 
E) Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion. Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

Accepted Answer

Bacon's Rebellion was a significant even

Question 14

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

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A) enjoyed a longer life expectancy. 
B) usually migrated in family units. 
C) were less ravaged by infectious diseases. 
D) had a low premarital pregnancy rate. 
E) allowed married women to retain property. 
A) enjoyed a longer life expectancy. 
B) usually migrated in family units. 
C) were less ravaged by infectious diseases. 
D) had a low premarital pregnancy rate. 
E) allowed married women to retain property.

Question 15

In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

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A) had a more diversified economy. 
B) expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. 
C) had a more ethnically mixed population. 
D) were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests. 
E) followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians. 
A) had a more diversified economy. 
B) expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. 
C) had a more ethnically mixed population. 
D) were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests. 
E) followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians.

Question 16

Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by

Accepted Answer

A) selling slaves to reduce productive labor. 
B) selling land to reduce their volume of production. 
C) growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production. 
D) planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco. 
E) releasing unneeded indentured servants early. 
A) selling slaves to reduce productive labor. 
B) selling land to reduce their volume of production. 
C) growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production. 
D) planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco. 
E) releasing unneeded indentured servants early.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-middle passage

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The Middle Passage refers to the harrowi

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why, then, did black slavery replace indentured servitude?

Accepted Answer

Colonial masters first adopted the insti

Question 19

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from

Accepted Answer

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 20

As a result of Bacon's Rebellion

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A) the economic aspirations of discontented backcountry frontiersmen was eased considerably. 
B) planters sought African slaves to replace discontented backcountry frontiersmen as laborers. 
C) Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office. 
D) Nathaniel Bacon was named to head the Virginia militia. 
E) improved relations developed between Indians and backcountry frontiersmen in Virginia. 
A) the economic aspirations of discontented backcountry frontiersmen was eased considerably. 
B) planters sought African slaves to replace discontented backcountry frontiersmen as laborers. 
C) Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office. 
D) Nathaniel Bacon was named to head the Virginia militia. 
E) improved relations developed between Indians and backcountry frontiersmen in Virginia.

Exam 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The early "slave codes" in colonial America

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Berkeley

Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -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.

Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were

The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies. In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion. Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -middle passage

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why, then, did black slavery replace indentured servitude?

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from

As a result of Bacon's Rebellion

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The early "slave codes" in colonial America

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from