Question 1

England's terms of surrender with New Netherland eliminated religious toleration because the English leaders believed it inhibited economic growth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

"Liberty of conscience," wrote a German newcomer in 1739, was the "chief virtue" of British North America, "and on this score I do not repent my immigration." Explain what he meant by that remark. What did immigrants find attractive about the British colonies? What liberties and freedoms were available to the newcomers?

Accepted Answer

The answer of "Liberty of conscience," wrote a German newcomer...

Question 3

Why did English immigration to the American colonies decline in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  English authorities stopped encouraging emigration in order to retain skilled laborers and professionals in England. 
B)  Economic opportunities in the colonies were declining. 
C)  Disease rates in the colonies had spiked, and many people did not want to risk dying in an epidemic. 
D)  Economic conditions in England has worsened. 
E)  Native Americans had regained much of their land, so little land was available to new colonists. 
A)  English authorities stopped encouraging emigration in order to retain skilled laborers and professionals in England. 
B)  Economic opportunities in the colonies were declining. 
C)  Disease rates in the colonies had spiked, and many people did not want to risk dying in an epidemic. 
D)  Economic conditions in England has worsened. 
E)  Native Americans had regained much of their land, so little land was available to new colonists.

Question 4

Why was the New York colony known as New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was named after Henry VIII, who had given the colony as a gift to the Dutch as a symbol of lasting peace. 
B)  It was a British colony that had reinvented itself, replacing its original government with a democracy. 
C)  It was a symbol of the end of a long period of colonial expansion, as the British had not acquired more land in years. 
D)  The arrival of the English in the colonies represented an increasingly new and open attitude toward blacks. 
E)  An Anglo-Dutch war resulted in the British king awarding the colony to his brother, the Duke of York. 
A)  It was named after Henry VIII, who had given the colony as a gift to the Dutch as a symbol of lasting peace. 
B)  It was a British colony that had reinvented itself, replacing its original government with a democracy. 
C)  It was a symbol of the end of a long period of colonial expansion, as the British had not acquired more land in years. 
D)  The arrival of the English in the colonies represented an increasingly new and open attitude toward blacks. 
E)  An Anglo-Dutch war resulted in the British king awarding the colony to his brother, the Duke of York.

Question 5

The biggest reason Jews left Europe was

Accepted Answer

A)  for the economic opportunities in New England. 
B)  to be involved in colonial governments. 
C)  to become indentured servants in North America. 
D)  to escape rigid religious restrictions in German-speaking areas of Europe. 
E)  to escape violence. 
A)  for the economic opportunities in New England. 
B)  to be involved in colonial governments. 
C)  to become indentured servants in North America. 
D)  to escape rigid religious restrictions in German-speaking areas of Europe. 
E)  to escape violence.

Question 6

Which of the following was true of small farmers in 1670s Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The economy was doing so well that even though they made less money than large-scale planters, their problems were too small to justify their rebellion. 
B)  They had access to the best land, but a glut in the tobacco market left them in poverty. 
C)  Their taxes were incredibly low-the one issue with which they were pleased. 
D)  They could count on the government to help them take over Native American lands and thereby expand their meager holdings. 
E)  The lack of good land, high taxes on tobacco, and falling prices reduced their prospects. 
A)  The economy was doing so well that even though they made less money than large-scale planters, their problems were too small to justify their rebellion. 
B)  They had access to the best land, but a glut in the tobacco market left them in poverty. 
C)  Their taxes were incredibly low-the one issue with which they were pleased. 
D)  They could count on the government to help them take over Native American lands and thereby expand their meager holdings. 
E)  The lack of good land, high taxes on tobacco, and falling prices reduced their prospects.

Question 7

According to the economic theory known as mercantilism,

Accepted Answer

A)  merchants should control the government because they contribute more than others to national wealth. 
B)  the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power. 
C)  the government should encourage manufacturing and commerce by keeping its hands off the economy. 
D)  colonies existed as a place for the mother country to send raw materials to be turned into manufactured goods. 
E)  England wanted the right to sell goods in France, but only to non-Catholic buyers. 
A)  merchants should control the government because they contribute more than others to national wealth. 
B)  the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power. 
C)  the government should encourage manufacturing and commerce by keeping its hands off the economy. 
D)  colonies existed as a place for the mother country to send raw materials to be turned into manufactured goods. 
E)  England wanted the right to sell goods in France, but only to non-Catholic buyers.

Question 8

English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for?

Accepted Answer

A)  for New Englanders to trade molasses for rum with the West Indies 
B)  for bringing Protestant refugees to North America for a hefty fee 
C)  for carrying indentured German families to America, where they would work off their transportation debt 
D)  for unloading the unwanted convicts of London and Amsterdam to ports such as Boston and New York 
E)  for pirating against Spain and France, their Catholic archenemies 
A)  for New Englanders to trade molasses for rum with the West Indies 
B)  for bringing Protestant refugees to North America for a hefty fee 
C)  for carrying indentured German families to America, where they would work off their transportation debt 
D)  for unloading the unwanted convicts of London and Amsterdam to ports such as Boston and New York 
E)  for pirating against Spain and France, their Catholic archenemies

Question 9

Which of the following was a result of the physical isolation of the British colonies from Great Britain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonial elite experienced Anglicization. 
B)  The wealthy rejected British culture. 
C)  The British refused to send luxury goods to the colonies. 
D)  Elites and poor farmers alike quickly forgot about British culture. 
E)  Indian dress and art came to dominate the homes of the wealthy. 
A)  The colonial elite experienced Anglicization. 
B)  The wealthy rejected British culture. 
C)  The British refused to send luxury goods to the colonies. 
D)  Elites and poor farmers alike quickly forgot about British culture. 
E)  Indian dress and art came to dominate the homes of the wealthy.

Question 10

As English colonial society became more structured in the eighteenth century, what were the effects on women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They received more legal rights, such as the right to own property in their own names. 
B)  Women's work became more clearly defined as tied closely to the home. 
C)  Their workloads decreased thanks to technological advances such as the spinning wheel and to declining infant mortality rates. 
D)  Women were permitted to practice law. 
E)  Women bore so few children that population levels slightly declined in the 1740s, then stabilized until the American Revolution. 
A)  They received more legal rights, such as the right to own property in their own names. 
B)  Women's work became more clearly defined as tied closely to the home. 
C)  Their workloads decreased thanks to technological advances such as the spinning wheel and to declining infant mortality rates. 
D)  Women were permitted to practice law. 
E)  Women bore so few children that population levels slightly declined in the 1740s, then stabilized until the American Revolution.

Question 11

Most wealthy Americans of the late eighteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  had started out as poor laborers. 
B)  distanced themselves from any association with the culture of the British aristocracy. 
C)  owed their elite status and political power to inherited wealth and family connections. 
D)  lived modestly and avoided leisure. 
E)  had little political power. 
A)  had started out as poor laborers. 
B)  distanced themselves from any association with the culture of the British aristocracy. 
C)  owed their elite status and political power to inherited wealth and family connections. 
D)  lived modestly and avoided leisure. 
E)  had little political power.

Question 12

According to the excerpt of a "Letter by a Female Indentured Servant (September 22, 1756)," what did Elizabeth Sprigs most desire?

Accepted Answer

A)  better clothing and working conditions 
B)  an end to her unemployment 
C)  improved treatment of blacks 
D)  the right to vote for women and Native Americans 
E)  educational opportunities equal to those of men 
A)  better clothing and working conditions 
B)  an end to her unemployment 
C)  improved treatment of blacks 
D)  the right to vote for women and Native Americans 
E)  educational opportunities equal to those of men

Question 13

Why was Jamestown burned to the ground in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  the spread of the witch trials 
B)  to contain a smallpox outbreak 
C)  a revolt by Nathanial Bacon 
D)  as revenge for an Indian village destroyed 
E)  as part of the Glorious Revolution 
A)  the spread of the witch trials 
B)  to contain a smallpox outbreak 
C)  a revolt by Nathanial Bacon 
D)  as revenge for an Indian village destroyed 
E)  as part of the Glorious Revolution

Question 14

In the eighteenth century, efforts began to stop emigration from England, except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What conclusion may be drawn when comparing slavery in the English colonies to that in Spanish colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish colonies in the sixteenth century had refused to allow slavery from the beginning. 
B)  By the eighteenth century, slaves in English colonies had fewer opportunities to gain their freedom. 
C)  The Anglican Church was more likely than the Catholic Church of Spain to demand that slaves be freed. 
D)  Spanish colonies banned slave marriages, whereas the English colonies were more understanding of them. 
E)  After Nathaniel Bacon's death, slaves in the English colonies gained more legal recourse in trying to obtain their freedom. 
A)  The Spanish colonies in the sixteenth century had refused to allow slavery from the beginning. 
B)  By the eighteenth century, slaves in English colonies had fewer opportunities to gain their freedom. 
C)  The Anglican Church was more likely than the Catholic Church of Spain to demand that slaves be freed. 
D)  Spanish colonies banned slave marriages, whereas the English colonies were more understanding of them. 
E)  After Nathaniel Bacon's death, slaves in the English colonies gained more legal recourse in trying to obtain their freedom.

Question 16

The Glorious Revolution solidified the notion that liberty was a birthright of the Englishman. Explain how the Glorious Revolution contributed to this idea and how it subsequently affected the colonies. Did all of the colonists react to the Glorious Revolution in the same way? If there were differences, what were they? How was the language of liberty used?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Glorious Revolution solidified the notion that...

Question 17

Bacon's Rebellion was prompted by

Accepted Answer

A)  the burning of Jamestown by Indians. 
B)  increased slavery in the Chesapeake region. 
C)  the inability of Virginians to settle lands reserved for Indians. 
D)  the creation of the Dominion of New England. 
E)  Leisler's Rebellion. 
A)  the burning of Jamestown by Indians. 
B)  increased slavery in the Chesapeake region. 
C)  the inability of Virginians to settle lands reserved for Indians. 
D)  the creation of the Dominion of New England. 
E)  Leisler's Rebellion.

Question 18

Which of the following statements accurately describes North America in the mid-eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The British colonies remained untouched by the demand for consumer goods due to a struggling economy. 
B)  British colonists experienced exceedingly low birth rates and life expectancy rates due to poor quality of life. 
C)  Slavery had reached its height, from where began a steep decline before it ended with the Civil War. 
D)  Free white colonists enjoyed perhaps the highest per capita income in the world. 
E)  The British colonies had a much smaller population base when compared to the French colonies. 
A)  The British colonies remained untouched by the demand for consumer goods due to a struggling economy. 
B)  British colonists experienced exceedingly low birth rates and life expectancy rates due to poor quality of life. 
C)  Slavery had reached its height, from where began a steep decline before it ended with the Civil War. 
D)  Free white colonists enjoyed perhaps the highest per capita income in the world. 
E)  The British colonies had a much smaller population base when compared to the French colonies.

Question 19

Bacon's Rebellion was caused by a conflict between blacks and whites in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Parliament enacted a bill of rights upon the completion of the Glorious Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

England's terms of surrender with New Netherland eliminated religious toleration because the English leaders believed it inhibited economic growth.

Why did English immigration to the American colonies decline in the eighteenth century?

Why was the New York colony known as New York?

The biggest reason Jews left Europe was

Which of the following was true of small farmers in 1670s Virginia?

According to the economic theory known as mercantilism,

English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for?

Which of the following was a result of the physical isolation of the British colonies from Great Britain?

As English colonial society became more structured in the eighteenth century, what were the effects on women?

Most wealthy Americans of the late eighteenth century

According to the excerpt of a "Letter by a Female Indentured Servant (September 22, 1756)," what did Elizabeth Sprigs most desire?

Why was Jamestown burned to the ground in the seventeenth century?

In the eighteenth century, efforts began to stop emigration from England, except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

What conclusion may be drawn when comparing slavery in the English colonies to that in Spanish colonies?

Bacon's Rebellion was prompted by

Which of the following statements accurately describes North America in the mid-eighteenth century?

Bacon's Rebellion was caused by a conflict between blacks and whites in Virginia.

Parliament enacted a bill of rights upon the completion of the Glorious Revolution.

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The American Revolution, 1763-1783

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The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform, 1820-1840

A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

What Is Freedom: Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

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The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

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