Question 1

What statement accurately depicts the legal status of people of African descent in the Chesapeake prior to 1660?

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks had rights equal to those of whites. 
B)  Blacks were forbidden all access to the courts. 
C)  Blacks were already rigidly defined as enslaved people. 
D)  Blacks' rights were ambiguous, allowing some Africans to become landowners with servants or slaves. 
E)  It was law that only Africans and no English people could work in the tobacco fields. 
A)  Blacks had rights equal to those of whites. 
B)  Blacks were forbidden all access to the courts. 
C)  Blacks were already rigidly defined as enslaved people. 
D)  Blacks' rights were ambiguous, allowing some Africans to become landowners with servants or slaves. 
E)  It was law that only Africans and no English people could work in the tobacco fields.

Question 2

What staple was the key to making Carolina an extremely hierarchical society, ruled by the wealthiest elite in English North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat 
B)  rice 
C)  potatoes 
D)  tobacco 
E)  sugarcane 
A)  wheat 
B)  rice 
C)  potatoes 
D)  tobacco 
E)  sugarcane

Question 3

The Scottish and Scots-Irish immigrants to the colonies

Accepted Answer

A)  were almost uniformly Catholics. 
B)  usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. 
C)  were not only poor farmers but also physicians, merchants, and teachers. 
D)  did little to add to the religious diversity in America. 
E)  represented only a fraction of the immigration to the colonies. 
A)  were almost uniformly Catholics. 
B)  usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. 
C)  were not only poor farmers but also physicians, merchants, and teachers. 
D)  did little to add to the religious diversity in America. 
E)  represented only a fraction of the immigration to the colonies.

Question 4

What was one reason that African slavery replaced indentured servitude as the primary labor source in the late seventeenth century in the Chesapeake colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The death rate in the American colonies had risen considerably, especially due to harsh winters. 
B)  Bacon's Rebellion showed colonial leaders that slaves had been given too much freedom. 
C)  The Royal Africa Company acquired a monopoly on the English slave trade. 
D)  Pennsylvania had been closed off due to a lack of available land there. 
E)  As the economy improved in England, people were less likely to come to the colonies. 
A)  The death rate in the American colonies had risen considerably, especially due to harsh winters. 
B)  Bacon's Rebellion showed colonial leaders that slaves had been given too much freedom. 
C)  The Royal Africa Company acquired a monopoly on the English slave trade. 
D)  Pennsylvania had been closed off due to a lack of available land there. 
E)  As the economy improved in England, people were less likely to come to the colonies.

Question 5

Anglicization meant that the colonial elites rejected all things British.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The "Atlantic World" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain and its American colonies. 
B)  an interdependent web in which diverse people, ideas, and goods of several empires and continents flowed back and forth across the Atlantic. 
C)  trade among the English American colonies that took place along the Atlantic coast. 
D)  the name of a plan devised by the Spanish and Portuguese to exclude Britain from transatlantic trade. 
E)  a plan by the Dutch to recapture New York and control its trade with Europe. 
A)  Britain and its American colonies. 
B)  an interdependent web in which diverse people, ideas, and goods of several empires and continents flowed back and forth across the Atlantic. 
C)  trade among the English American colonies that took place along the Atlantic coast. 
D)  the name of a plan devised by the Spanish and Portuguese to exclude Britain from transatlantic trade. 
E)  a plan by the Dutch to recapture New York and control its trade with Europe.

Question 7

The overthrow of James II and the deposing of Governor Edmund Andros set the stage for which of the following conflicts?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Glorious Revolution 
B)  Bacon's Rebellion 
C)  King Philip's War 
D)  the Maryland uprising 
E)  the formation of the Covenant Chain 
A)  the Glorious Revolution 
B)  Bacon's Rebellion 
C)  King Philip's War 
D)  the Maryland uprising 
E)  the formation of the Covenant Chain

Question 8

In terms of slave systems, how did Native American societies differ from European colonies in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American societies never used slaves. 
B)  Native Americans only had African slaves. 
C)  Native American societies used slavery on a small scale. 
D)  Native Americans only enslaved women. 
E)  Native Americans used large-scale plantation slavery. 
A)  Native American societies never used slaves. 
B)  Native Americans only had African slaves. 
C)  Native American societies used slavery on a small scale. 
D)  Native Americans only enslaved women. 
E)  Native Americans used large-scale plantation slavery.

Question 9

How did the colonial elite view their role in society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social obligations demanded that they give everyone the same liberties they enjoyed. 
B)  It meant the power to rule-the right of those blessed with wealth and prominence to dominate others. 
C)  They should enjoy their wealth but not parade it by dressing differently or by living in homes that were more elaborate than those of a lower status. 
D)  They should work hard, because that is how they would make more money. 
E)  They felt that they had no role and that those beneath them should just take care of themselves. 
A)  Social obligations demanded that they give everyone the same liberties they enjoyed. 
B)  It meant the power to rule-the right of those blessed with wealth and prominence to dominate others. 
C)  They should enjoy their wealth but not parade it by dressing differently or by living in homes that were more elaborate than those of a lower status. 
D)  They should work hard, because that is how they would make more money. 
E)  They felt that they had no role and that those beneath them should just take care of themselves.

Question 10

As in the Spanish empire, British North America developed a distinctive mulatto, or mixed-race, class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The separation of church and state

Accepted Answer

A)  existed only in Virginia and North Carolina. 
B)  was due largely to the increasing Jewish presence in the colonies. 
C)  was in the majority of colonies because of the proliferation of many different Protestant groups. 
D)  expanded in the colonies because of the English Civil War. 
E)  was not the norm, as most colonies had taxes to pay the salary of clergy. 
A)  existed only in Virginia and North Carolina. 
B)  was due largely to the increasing Jewish presence in the colonies. 
C)  was in the majority of colonies because of the proliferation of many different Protestant groups. 
D)  expanded in the colonies because of the English Civil War. 
E)  was not the norm, as most colonies had taxes to pay the salary of clergy.

Question 12

In what ways did England reduce colonial autonomy during the 1680s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles II revoked the charters of all colonies that had violated the Navigation Acts. 
B)  It created the Dominion of New England, run by a royal appointee without benefit of an elected assembly. 
C)  Because Charles II and James II were at least closet Catholics, the colonies no longer could establish churches within their borders. 
D)  The king started appointing all judges. 
E)  It was not reduced at all; this was the era in which colonies achieved autonomy. 
A)  Charles II revoked the charters of all colonies that had violated the Navigation Acts. 
B)  It created the Dominion of New England, run by a royal appointee without benefit of an elected assembly. 
C)  Because Charles II and James II were at least closet Catholics, the colonies no longer could establish churches within their borders. 
D)  The king started appointing all judges. 
E)  It was not reduced at all; this was the era in which colonies achieved autonomy.

Question 13

Which of the following statements about poverty in eighteenth-century English America is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonial attitudes about poverty mirrored the attitudes in England, with the rich tending to blame the poor. 
B)  In colonial cities, the income of propertyless wage earners steadily increased. 
C)  The idea of rural communities and cities providing assistance or work for the poor did not yet exist. 
D)  The refusal of Indian tribes to trade with colonists was a primary reason for the increase in poverty overall. 
E)  The gap between rich and poor decreased rapidly in the eighteenth century. 
A)  The colonial attitudes about poverty mirrored the attitudes in England, with the rich tending to blame the poor. 
B)  In colonial cities, the income of propertyless wage earners steadily increased. 
C)  The idea of rural communities and cities providing assistance or work for the poor did not yet exist. 
D)  The refusal of Indian tribes to trade with colonists was a primary reason for the increase in poverty overall. 
E)  The gap between rich and poor decreased rapidly in the eighteenth century.

Question 14

In the seventeenth century, the term "American" tended to be used to identify whom in the British colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone living in the colonies 
B)  only people of British heritage 
C)  only people who had lived in England 
D)  Indians 
E)  everyone except the slaves 
A)  everyone living in the colonies 
B)  only people of British heritage 
C)  only people who had lived in England 
D)  Indians 
E)  everyone except the slaves

Question 15

In the eighteenth century, around 110,000 Germans immigrated to America. Millions of more Germans migrated to where?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Spanish colonies 
B)  the Rhine River valley 
C)  Austria-Hungary and the Russian empire 
D)  Australia and New Zealand 
E)  Canada 
A)  the Spanish colonies 
B)  the Rhine River valley 
C)  Austria-Hungary and the Russian empire 
D)  Australia and New Zealand 
E)  Canada

Question 16

What historical evidence demonstrates that blacks were being held as slaves for life by the 1640s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Property registers list white servants with the number of years they were to work, but blacks (with higher valuations) had no terms of service associated with their names. 
B)  Transcripts from legislative debates in the House of Burgesses show that Virginia lawmakers were debating whether permanent slave status was a good idea. 
C)  Records of declining tobacco prices show that it had become harder to keep labor, which would have forced planters to turn increasingly to Africans and away from white servants. 
D)  There is none, because slavery did not fully exist in Virginia until after Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. 
E)  Advertisements for slaves began appearing in newspapers regularly by 1642. 
A)  Property registers list white servants with the number of years they were to work, but blacks (with higher valuations) had no terms of service associated with their names. 
B)  Transcripts from legislative debates in the House of Burgesses show that Virginia lawmakers were debating whether permanent slave status was a good idea. 
C)  Records of declining tobacco prices show that it had become harder to keep labor, which would have forced planters to turn increasingly to Africans and away from white servants. 
D)  There is none, because slavery did not fully exist in Virginia until after Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. 
E)  Advertisements for slaves began appearing in newspapers regularly by 1642.

Question 17

The colonists that proved most harmful to Native Americans were

Accepted Answer

A)  merchants. 
B)  slave traders. 
C)  farmers. 
D)  fur trappers. 
E)  silversmiths. 
A)  merchants. 
B)  slave traders. 
C)  farmers. 
D)  fur trappers. 
E)  silversmiths.

Question 18

The Charter of Liberties and Privileges in New York

Accepted Answer

A)  was the work of the Dutch, who did not trust the English to protect their religious freedom. 
B)  resulted especially from displeasure among residents of Manhattan. 
C)  reflected in part an effort by the British to exert their influence and control over the Dutch. 
D)  affirmed religious toleration for all denominations. 
E)  eliminated the property requirement for voting. 
A)  was the work of the Dutch, who did not trust the English to protect their religious freedom. 
B)  resulted especially from displeasure among residents of Manhattan. 
C)  reflected in part an effort by the British to exert their influence and control over the Dutch. 
D)  affirmed religious toleration for all denominations. 
E)  eliminated the property requirement for voting.

Question 19

Compared to Spanish and French colonists, how did British colonists tend to view the Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a group with whom to intermarry 
B)  as the heart of the primarily British fur trade 
C)  as an integral part of colonial society and culture 
D)  as outside their collective colonial identity 
E)  as a source of religious inspiration 
A)  as a group with whom to intermarry 
B)  as the heart of the primarily British fur trade 
C)  as an integral part of colonial society and culture 
D)  as outside their collective colonial identity 
E)  as a source of religious inspiration

Question 20

What was one of Pennsylvania's only restrictions on religious liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Settlers could belong to any denomination but had to sign an oath affirming that they would not oppress Quakers. 
B)  Holding office required an oath affirming a belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, which eliminated Jews from serving. 
C)  Atheists were welcome as long as they promised not to publicly attack religion and still always attended church. 
D)  Church attendance was mandatory, but the state did not specify which type of church or what was considered virtuous. 
E)  Quakers were punished if they refused to engage in community events such as bull-baiting, revels, and other forms of entertainment. 
A)  Settlers could belong to any denomination but had to sign an oath affirming that they would not oppress Quakers. 
B)  Holding office required an oath affirming a belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ, which eliminated Jews from serving. 
C)  Atheists were welcome as long as they promised not to publicly attack religion and still always attended church. 
D)  Church attendance was mandatory, but the state did not specify which type of church or what was considered virtuous. 
E)  Quakers were punished if they refused to engage in community events such as bull-baiting, revels, and other forms of entertainment.

Exam 3: Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

What statement accurately depicts the legal status of people of African descent in the Chesapeake prior to 1660?

What staple was the key to making Carolina an extremely hierarchical society, ruled by the wealthiest elite in English North America?

The Scottish and Scots-Irish immigrants to the colonies

What was one reason that African slavery replaced indentured servitude as the primary labor source in the late seventeenth century in the Chesapeake colonies?

Anglicization meant that the colonial elites rejected all things British.

The "Atlantic World" refers to

The overthrow of James II and the deposing of Governor Edmund Andros set the stage for which of the following conflicts?

In terms of slave systems, how did Native American societies differ from European colonies in America?

How did the colonial elite view their role in society?

As in the Spanish empire, British North America developed a distinctive mulatto, or mixed-race, class.

The separation of church and state

In what ways did England reduce colonial autonomy during the 1680s?

Which of the following statements about poverty in eighteenth-century English America is accurate?

In the seventeenth century, the term "American" tended to be used to identify whom in the British colonies?

In the eighteenth century, around 110,000 Germans immigrated to America. Millions of more Germans migrated to where?

What historical evidence demonstrates that blacks were being held as slaves for life by the 1640s?

The colonists that proved most harmful to Native Americans were

The Charter of Liberties and Privileges in New York

Compared to Spanish and French colonists, how did British colonists tend to view the Indians?

What was one of Pennsylvania's only restrictions on religious liberty?

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