Question 1

In 1650, males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women, whom they outnumbered nearly

Accepted Answer

A) six to one. 
B) ten to one. 
C) fifteen to one. 
D) twenty to one. 
E) There is no statistical data. 
A) six to one. 
B) ten to one. 
C) fifteen to one. 
D) twenty to one. 
E) There is no statistical data.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Write your definition of mass hysteria. Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria.

Accepted Answer

Mass hysteria can be defined as a phenom

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Congregational Church

Accepted Answer

The Congregational Church is a Protestan

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Evaluate the extent to which anxieties about unsettled New England political, economic, social, and religious conditions and anxieties about the social status of the accusers and the accused contributed to the witchcraft persecutions in Salem during the early 1690s. Assess the role you believe that the anxieties, prejudices, and superstitions of Puritan men played in the Salem witchcraft persecutions?

Accepted Answer

The anxieties about unsettled New Englan

Question 5

During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that

Accepted Answer

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 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the seventeenth century drew to a close? Why?

Accepted Answer

As the seventeenth century drew to a clo

Question 7

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-By 1700, the colonial South generally lacked

Accepted Answer

A) a well-defined social structure. 
B) reliable overland transportation. 
C) an urban professional class. 
D) a manageable labor force. 
E) cash crops. 
A) a well-defined social structure. 
B) reliable overland transportation. 
C) an urban professional class. 
D) a manageable labor force. 
E) cash crops.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) a longer life span than their seventeenth 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 seventeenth 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 9

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 10

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Which of the following was universally true about men and women, regardless of whether they from the North or the South and whether they were enslaved, free, or indentured servants?

Accepted Answer

A) Women cooked, cleaned and cared for children. 
B) Women were the primary farmers. 
C) Men cleared the land and planted the crops. 
D) Men and women from different geographic, socioeconomic, and racial backgrounds were universally able to maintain family stability in colonial America, despite significant political, economic, and social challenges. 
E) Children helped with all chores and picked up an education when possible. 
A) Women cooked, cleaned and cared for children. 
B) Women were the primary farmers. 
C) Men cleared the land and planted the crops. 
D) Men and women from different geographic, socioeconomic, and racial backgrounds were universally able to maintain family stability in colonial America, despite significant political, economic, and social challenges. 
E) Children helped with all chores and picked up an education when possible.

Question 11

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as

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A) the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast. 
B) the easiest part of their journey to America. 
C) the journey from American parts to their new homes. 
D) the gruesome ocean voyage to America. 
E) None of these 
A) the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast. 
B) the easiest part of their journey to America. 
C) the journey from American parts to their new homes. 
D) the gruesome ocean voyage to America. 
E) None of these

Question 12

Indentured servants in the seventeenth century Chesapeake represented

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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 13

It was atypical of colonial New England adults to

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A) marry late and have no children. 
B) be unable to read and write. 
C) arrive in New England unmarried. 
D) die before becoming grandparents. 
E) live solitary lives. 
A) marry late and have no children. 
B) be unable to read and write. 
C) arrive in New England unmarried. 
D) die before becoming grandparents. 
E) live solitary lives.

Question 14

Over the course of the seventeenth 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 15

The Salem witchcraft trials were

Accepted Answer

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 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-headright system

Accepted Answer

The headright system was a land grant po

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Jeremiads are a form of sermon that orig

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-freedom dues

Accepted Answer

Freedom dues, also known as "freedom due

Question 20

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.

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

In 1650, males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women, whom they outnumbered nearly

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Write your definition of mass hysteria. Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Congregational Church

During the seventeenth 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 following: -Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the seventeenth century drew to a close? Why?

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -By 1700, the colonial South generally lacked

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

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as

Indentured servants in the seventeenth century Chesapeake represented

It was atypical of colonial New England adults to

Over the course of the seventeenth century, most indentured servants

The Salem witchcraft trials were

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -headright system

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -freedom dues

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

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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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congregational Church

Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -By 1700, the colonial South generally lacked