Question 1

Where did the creole language,Gullah,endure longest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Maryland 
B)  North Carolina 
C)  Louisiana 
D)  Virginia 
E)  the Sea Islands 
A)  Maryland 
B)  North Carolina 
C)  Louisiana 
D)  Virginia 
E)  the Sea Islands

Question 2

British authorities based their colonial commercial policies on the theory of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  feudalism 
B)  laissez-faire 
C)  mercantilism 
D)  federalism 
E)  republicanism 
A)  feudalism 
B)  laissez-faire 
C)  mercantilism 
D)  federalism 
E)  republicanism

Question 3

Beginning in 1696,the ________ settled disputes that occurred at sea.

Accepted Answer

A)  House of Commons 
B)  Lords of Trade 
C)  Board of Trade 
D)  Privy Council 
E)  vice-admiralty courts 
A)  House of Commons 
B)  Lords of Trade 
C)  Board of Trade 
D)  Privy Council 
E)  vice-admiralty courts

Question 4

Which provides the strongest evidence that eighteenth-century slavery was based on race?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slave status depended entirely on the amount of money a person had, and blacks had little money. 
B)  The status of a person as a slave depended on where the person was born, and being born in Africa made a person a slave. 
C)  The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on skin color. 
D)  The status of a person as a slave depended partly on skin color and partly on intelligence. 
E)  The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on social class. 
A)  Slave status depended entirely on the amount of money a person had, and blacks had little money. 
B)  The status of a person as a slave depended on where the person was born, and being born in Africa made a person a slave. 
C)  The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on skin color. 
D)  The status of a person as a slave depended partly on skin color and partly on intelligence. 
E)  The status of a person as a slave depended entirely on social class.

Question 5

Which issue led directly to Bacon's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability of the governor to take action against the Indians on the frontier 
B)  the unfair trial of colonial smugglers by British admiralty courts 
C)  Parliament's decision to appoint a governor rather than allow popular elections 
D)  the attempt to move the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg 
E)  the attempt of Bacon to obtain a license to engage in the fur trade 
A)  the inability of the governor to take action against the Indians on the frontier 
B)  the unfair trial of colonial smugglers by British admiralty courts 
C)  Parliament's decision to appoint a governor rather than allow popular elections 
D)  the attempt to move the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg 
E)  the attempt of Bacon to obtain a license to engage in the fur trade

Question 6

Which of the following best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the southern colonies in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creole languages were a mixture of English and different African languages. 
B)  Creole languages were based on African languages. 
C)  Creole languages were a mixture of French, English, and Dutch languages. 
D)  Creole languages were written versions of African languages. 
E)  Creole languages were informal, colloquial versions of English. 
A)  Creole languages were a mixture of English and different African languages. 
B)  Creole languages were based on African languages. 
C)  Creole languages were a mixture of French, English, and Dutch languages. 
D)  Creole languages were written versions of African languages. 
E)  Creole languages were informal, colloquial versions of English.

Question 7

As a result of the Salem witchcraft trials,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nineteen people were hanged 
B)  twenty-three people were banished 
C)  eight people were pressed to death with weights 
D)  fourteen people were burned at the stake 
E)  nine people were executed by firing squad 
A)  nineteen people were hanged 
B)  twenty-three people were banished 
C)  eight people were pressed to death with weights 
D)  fourteen people were burned at the stake 
E)  nine people were executed by firing squad

Question 8

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bacon would probably have been accepted into the ruling clique had he only waited. 
B)  Bacon led a rebellion to prevent Governor Berkeley from waging a war against the Susquehannock Indians. 
C)  Bacon was perceived as a hero by the common people of Virginia. 
D)  Bacon and his men burned Jamestown to the ground. 
E)  Bacon, a member of a respectable English family, had only recently arrived in Virginia. 
A)  Bacon would probably have been accepted into the ruling clique had he only waited. 
B)  Bacon led a rebellion to prevent Governor Berkeley from waging a war against the Susquehannock Indians. 
C)  Bacon was perceived as a hero by the common people of Virginia. 
D)  Bacon and his men burned Jamestown to the ground. 
E)  Bacon, a member of a respectable English family, had only recently arrived in Virginia.

Question 9

Compared to New England,Chesapeake society ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  was more democratic 
B)  was characterized by small farms 
C)  had fewer families 
D)  was more densely populated 
E)  had fewer slaves 
A)  was more democratic 
B)  was characterized by small farms 
C)  had fewer families 
D)  was more densely populated 
E)  had fewer slaves

Question 10

Why is the Navigation Act in 1660 considered the most important piece of imperial legislation drafted before the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allowed the development of the colonial navy into one of the most powerful in the world. 
B)  It greatly strengthened the English mercantile empire. 
C)  It allowed colonists to trade with the Dutch, which eventually caused the British to retaliate with acts that sparked the American Revolution. 
D)  It established France and Holland as allies of the colonies and enemies with England. 
E)  Its passage directly led to the Boston Tea Party, which was the first act of rebellion by the American colonists. 
A)  It allowed the development of the colonial navy into one of the most powerful in the world. 
B)  It greatly strengthened the English mercantile empire. 
C)  It allowed colonists to trade with the Dutch, which eventually caused the British to retaliate with acts that sparked the American Revolution. 
D)  It established France and Holland as allies of the colonies and enemies with England. 
E)  Its passage directly led to the Boston Tea Party, which was the first act of rebellion by the American colonists.

Question 11

Which of the following was true of seventeenth-century New England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most families had several servants. 
B)  There were wide gaps between the rich and the poor. 
C)  Land ownership was widespread. 
D)  Few colonists owned their own land. 
E)  All free males could vote. 
A)  Most families had several servants. 
B)  There were wide gaps between the rich and the poor. 
C)  Land ownership was widespread. 
D)  Few colonists owned their own land. 
E)  All free males could vote.

Question 12

What did the seventeenth-century revolts of American colonial gentry represent?

Accepted Answer

A)  an early rehearsal for the American Revolution 
B)  confrontations between ordinary people and their rulers 
C)  competition among local factions for control of their colonies 
D)  ideological struggles over colonial rights 
E)  a struggle between the planters and yeoman farmers 
A)  an early rehearsal for the American Revolution 
B)  confrontations between ordinary people and their rulers 
C)  competition among local factions for control of their colonies 
D)  ideological struggles over colonial rights 
E)  a struggle between the planters and yeoman farmers

Question 13

The most important reason for the difference between the New England and Chesapeake colonies was based on ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the different crops exported 
B)  the much higher mortality rate of the Chesapeake colonies 
C)  the practice of slavery in the southern colonies 
D)  contrasting economic systems 
E)  varying degrees of ethnic diversity in the populations 
A)  the different crops exported 
B)  the much higher mortality rate of the Chesapeake colonies 
C)  the practice of slavery in the southern colonies 
D)  contrasting economic systems 
E)  varying degrees of ethnic diversity in the populations

Question 14

During the Salem witchcraft hysteria,Increase Mather and other leading ministers ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  called for execution of the accused witches 
B)  completely ignored the controversy 
C)  urged restraint and caution 
D)  called for colony-wide searches for accused witches 
E)  questioned the validity of the testimony of minors 
A)  called for execution of the accused witches 
B)  completely ignored the controversy 
C)  urged restraint and caution 
D)  called for colony-wide searches for accused witches 
E)  questioned the validity of the testimony of minors

Where did the creole language,Gullah,endure longest?

British authorities based their colonial commercial policies on the theory of ________.

Beginning in 1696,the ________ settled disputes that occurred at sea.

Which provides the strongest evidence that eighteenth-century slavery was based on race?

Which issue led directly to Bacon's Rebellion?

Which of the following best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the southern colonies in the seventeenth century?

As a result of the Salem witchcraft trials,________.

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

Compared to New England,Chesapeake society ________.

Why is the Navigation Act in 1660 considered the most important piece of imperial legislation drafted before the American Revolution?

Which of the following was true of seventeenth-century New England?

What did the seventeenth-century revolts of American colonial gentry represent?

The most important reason for the difference between the New England and Chesapeake colonies was based on ________.

During the Salem witchcraft hysteria,Increase Mather and other leading ministers ________.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 3: Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Where did the creole language,Gullah,endure longest?

British authorities based their colonial commercial policies on the theory of ________.

Beginning in 1696,the ________ settled disputes that occurred at sea.

Which provides the strongest evidence that eighteenth-century slavery was based on race?

Which issue led directly to Bacon's Rebellion?

Which of the following best characterizes the creole languages that developed among slaves in some parts of the southern colonies in the seventeenth century?

As a result of the Salem witchcraft trials,________.

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

Compared to New England,Chesapeake society ________.

Why is the Navigation Act in 1660 considered the most important piece of imperial legislation drafted before the American Revolution?

Which of the following was true of seventeenth-century New England?

What did the seventeenth-century revolts of American colonial gentry represent?

The most important reason for the difference between the New England and Chesapeake colonies was based on ________.

During the Salem witchcraft hysteria,Increase Mather and other leading ministers ________.

New World Encounters

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

Filters