Question 1

After 1750, Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to meet the colonies' need for Anglican churchmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In seventeenth-century America, a majority of settlers owned books.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Benjamin Franklin founded the first newspaper in British America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The "court" constitutions of the northern colonies cultivated a politic of harmony to achieve political stability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

George Whitefield

Accepted Answer

A)  refused to visit England, claiming it was beyond redemption. 
B)  was an English Anglican minister whose dramatic sermons attracted crowds of thousands. 
C)  wrote the influential religious tract, the Book of Common Prayer. 
D)  led major religious dissenting factions in the Middle Colonies. 
E)  carried out a major slave rebellion. 
A)  refused to visit England, claiming it was beyond redemption. 
B)  was an English Anglican minister whose dramatic sermons attracted crowds of thousands. 
C)  wrote the influential religious tract, the Book of Common Prayer. 
D)  led major religious dissenting factions in the Middle Colonies. 
E)  carried out a major slave rebellion.

Question 7

The concept that a wife's legal existence was "covered" by her husband and that he alone could make binding choices was called_____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The concept that a wife's legal existence...

Question 8

Discuss women's changing roles in colonial America in the 18th century.

Accepted Answer

In colonial America during the 18th cent

Question 9

The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the

Accepted Answer

A)  rejection of predestination. 
B)  belief that good works were the key to salvation. 
C)  idea that a conversion experience was essential to salvation. 
D)  conviction that the clergy was most responsible for a person's salvation. 
E)  belief in the essential goodness of man. 
A)  rejection of predestination. 
B)  belief that good works were the key to salvation. 
C)  idea that a conversion experience was essential to salvation. 
D)  conviction that the clergy was most responsible for a person's salvation. 
E)  belief in the essential goodness of man.

Question 10

Thousands of men joined the_____________ instead of a church during the Great Awakening.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thousands of men joined the_____________ instead of...

Question 11

Colonial slaves considered the nation of_____________ as the best hope for their liberty.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Colonial slaves considered the nation of_____________ as...

Question 12

Dower rights provided a widow with about_____________ of her husband's estate if he preceded her in death.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Dower rights provided a widow with about_____________...

Question 13

The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was

Accepted Answer

A)  the Stono Rebellion. 
B)  Bacon's Rebellion. 
C)  Leisler's Rebellion. 
D)  the War of Jenkins's Ear. 
E)  Turner's Rebellion. 
A)  the Stono Rebellion. 
B)  Bacon's Rebellion. 
C)  Leisler's Rebellion. 
D)  the War of Jenkins's Ear. 
E)  Turner's Rebellion.

Question 14

All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except

Accepted Answer

A)  90% of slaves went to the Old South. 
B)  More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina. 
C)  The majority of slaves arrived from Africa on overcrowded ships. 
D)  Slaves did most of the manual labor. 
E)  In South Carolina, slaves outnumbered the rest of the population. 
A)  90% of slaves went to the Old South. 
B)  More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina. 
C)  The majority of slaves arrived from Africa on overcrowded ships. 
D)  Slaves did most of the manual labor. 
E)  In South Carolina, slaves outnumbered the rest of the population.

Question 15

The Mohawks' Chief_____________ declared the Covenant Chain between New York and the Iroquois League broken due to the blatant encroachments of New Yorkers on Mohawk lands.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Mohawks' Chief_____________ declared the Covenant Chain...

Question 16

Compare and contrast economic development in eighteenth-century America among the three major regions: New England, the mid-Atlantic, and the South.

Accepted Answer

In the eighteenth century, economic deve

Question 17

The New York Weekly Journal 's_____________ won a major victory for freedom of the press in 1735.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The New York Weekly Journal 's_____________ won...

Question 18

Most of the settlers of Georgia shared the proprietors' dislike of slavery and alcohol.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Great Awakening created several new colleges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?

Accepted Answer

A)  cotton 
B)  tobacco 
C)  indigo 
D)  wheat 
E)  rice 
A)  cotton 
B)  tobacco 
C)  indigo 
D)  wheat 
E)  rice

After 1750, Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to meet the colonies' need for Anglican churchmen.

In seventeenth-century America, a majority of settlers owned books.

Benjamin Franklin founded the first newspaper in British America.

More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.

The "court" constitutions of the northern colonies cultivated a politic of harmony to achieve political stability.

George Whitefield

The concept that a wife's legal existence was "covered" by her husband and that he alone could make binding choices was called_____________.

Discuss women's changing roles in colonial America in the 18th century.

The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the

Thousands of men joined the_____________ instead of a church during the Great Awakening.

Colonial slaves considered the nation of_____________ as the best hope for their liberty.

Dower rights provided a widow with about_____________ of her husband's estate if he preceded her in death.

The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was

All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except

The Mohawks' Chief_____________ declared the Covenant Chain between New York and the Iroquois League broken due to the blatant encroachments of New Yorkers on Mohawk lands.

Compare and contrast economic development in eighteenth-century America among the three major regions: New England, the mid-Atlantic, and the South.

The New York Weekly Journal 's_____________ won a major victory for freedom of the press in 1735.

Most of the settlers of Georgia shared the proprietors' dislike of slavery and alcohol.

The Great Awakening created several new colleges.

Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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Exam 4: Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

After 1750, Oxford and Cambridge Universities continued to meet the colonies' need for Anglican churchmen.

In seventeenth-century America, a majority of settlers owned books.

Benjamin Franklin founded the first newspaper in British America.

More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.

The "court" constitutions of the northern colonies cultivated a politic of harmony to achieve political stability.

George Whitefield

The concept that a wife's legal existence was "covered" by her husband and that he alone could make binding choices was called_____________.

Discuss women's changing roles in colonial America in the 18th century.

The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the

Thousands of men joined the_____________ instead of a church during the Great Awakening.

Colonial slaves considered the nation of_____________ as the best hope for their liberty.

Dower rights provided a widow with about_____________ of her husband's estate if he preceded her in death.

The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was

All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except

The Mohawks' Chief_____________ declared the Covenant Chain between New York and the Iroquois League broken due to the blatant encroachments of New Yorkers on Mohawk lands.

Compare and contrast economic development in eighteenth-century America among the three major regions: New England, the mid-Atlantic, and the South.

The New York Weekly Journal 's_____________ won a major victory for freedom of the press in 1735.

Most of the settlers of Georgia shared the proprietors' dislike of slavery and alcohol.

The Great Awakening created several new colleges.

Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?

When Old Worlds Collide: Encounters in the Atlantic World to 1600

Colonization in North America

Empires Indians and the Struggle for Power in North America

Reform Resistance Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution

Northern Transformations

The Old South

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny an Empire for Liberty or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest

Secession and Civil War

A New Birth of Freedom

Reconstruction

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