Question 1

Which of the following statements accurately describes the "task" system?

Accepted Answer

A)  It developed in New England among factory workers, especially child laborers. 
B)  It allowed slaves time for leisure or to cultivate crops on their own if they completed daily jobs. 
C)  It was not suited for rice plantations, only small farms. 
D)  It was an organizational tool primarily used by merchants to keep track of their many responsibilities. 
E)  It required no supervision because of the isolated aspect of the work involved. 
A)  It developed in New England among factory workers, especially child laborers. 
B)  It allowed slaves time for leisure or to cultivate crops on their own if they completed daily jobs. 
C)  It was not suited for rice plantations, only small farms. 
D)  It was an organizational tool primarily used by merchants to keep track of their many responsibilities. 
E)  It required no supervision because of the isolated aspect of the work involved.

Question 2

Which of the following is a true statement about the Atlantic slave trade's effect in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  It had little effect in West Africa, because more than 90 percent of enslaved people came from East Africa. 
B)  It helped lead to the rise of militarized states in West Africa, whose large armies preyed upon their neighbors in order to capture slaves. 
C)  It encouraged the expansion of West Africa's domestic textile industry, which supplied clothing for slaves. 
D)  It led to an increase in West Africa's population during the 1700s, as slave traders encouraged women to have more children who would then be sold into slavery. 
E)  It successfully united West African nations to resist European slave traders, who reluctantly ended the trade by 1763. 
A)  It had little effect in West Africa, because more than 90 percent of enslaved people came from East Africa. 
B)  It helped lead to the rise of militarized states in West Africa, whose large armies preyed upon their neighbors in order to capture slaves. 
C)  It encouraged the expansion of West Africa's domestic textile industry, which supplied clothing for slaves. 
D)  It led to an increase in West Africa's population during the 1700s, as slave traders encouraged women to have more children who would then be sold into slavery. 
E)  It successfully united West African nations to resist European slave traders, who reluctantly ended the trade by 1763.

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Georgia colony

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Question 4

The set of political ideas that scholars refer to as "republicanism"

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A)  celebrated active participation in public life by all people regardless of economic status. 
B)  held that only property-owning, economically independent citizens should participate in public life. 
C)  had little influence on the political culture of the American colonies. 
D)  called for the abolition of slavery. 
E)  called for the abolition of colonialism. 
A)  celebrated active participation in public life by all people regardless of economic status. 
B)  held that only property-owning, economically independent citizens should participate in public life. 
C)  had little influence on the political culture of the American colonies. 
D)  called for the abolition of slavery. 
E)  called for the abolition of colonialism.

Question 5

While slavery was expanding in British America, so too was freedom. Compare the simultaneous expansion of freedom and slavery. How was the concept of race increasingly important in this process?

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Question 6

In his 1762 and 1763 speeches, what does Pontiac portray as the wishes of the Great Spirit and the Master of Life, as told to the prophet Neolin?

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A)  the military defeat of the white man 
B)  peaceful coexistence of the Indians and white men 
C)  the adoption of white customs as a means of encouraging Indian prosperity 
D)  the reliance of the Indians on bread, pork, and beef 
E)  an epidemic that will decimate white populations 
A)  the military defeat of the white man 
B)  peaceful coexistence of the Indians and white men 
C)  the adoption of white customs as a means of encouraging Indian prosperity 
D)  the reliance of the Indians on bread, pork, and beef 
E)  an epidemic that will decimate white populations

Question 7

Which of the following statements about slaves in the New World and religion is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  West African-born slaves, like their families back home, rejected the concept of a single "Creator of all things." 
B)  Because West African societies had no native religions, slaves were very open to the message of Christianity. 
C)  As time went on, many slaves adopted elements of Christianity while maintaining aspects of traditional African beliefs. 
D)  The majority of North American slaves came to the colonies already practicing Christianity. 
E)  Early slaves in the Americas tended to do away with traditional African religions due to the traumas of slavery. 
A)  West African-born slaves, like their families back home, rejected the concept of a single "Creator of all things." 
B)  Because West African societies had no native religions, slaves were very open to the message of Christianity. 
C)  As time went on, many slaves adopted elements of Christianity while maintaining aspects of traditional African beliefs. 
D)  The majority of North American slaves came to the colonies already practicing Christianity. 
E)  Early slaves in the Americas tended to do away with traditional African religions due to the traumas of slavery.

Question 8

Compare and contrast the impact of the Enlightenment with the Great Awakening. How do both contribute to the thinking behind the American Revolution?

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Question 9

What was the most significant bonding factor for the diverse groups of Africans brought to the mainland colonies?

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A)  religion 
B)  race 
C)  language 
D)  slavery 
E)  culture 
A)  religion 
B)  race 
C)  language 
D)  slavery 
E)  culture

Question 10

In the eighteenth century, the transatlantic slave trade was a vital part of world commerce.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-the Middle Passage

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Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the eighteenth-century understanding of liberalism?

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A)  a slave legally challenging his or her bondage 
B)  a government founded on a system of checks and balances 
C)  a person choosing what church he or she will attend 
D)  a government creating a fund to help feed the poor 
E)  a woman being given the right to vote in an American colony 
A)  a slave legally challenging his or her bondage 
B)  a government founded on a system of checks and balances 
C)  a person choosing what church he or she will attend 
D)  a government creating a fund to help feed the poor 
E)  a woman being given the right to vote in an American colony

Question 13

Warfare in the eighteenth century resulted in financial strains on its participants that lingered for decades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Who were yeoman farmers in the mid-eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  freed African-American slaves who owned their own farms 
B)  white farmers in the North who owned slaves to help work the fields 
C)  young farmhands who worked with older farmhands, much like apprentices 
D)  small landowners who usually farmed their own land and did not own slaves 
E)  slaves who worked on large cotton plantations in the South 
A)  freed African-American slaves who owned their own farms 
B)  white farmers in the North who owned slaves to help work the fields 
C)  young farmhands who worked with older farmhands, much like apprentices 
D)  small landowners who usually farmed their own land and did not own slaves 
E)  slaves who worked on large cotton plantations in the South

Question 15

How did Enlightenment thinking influence the Spanish treatment of Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reformers recommended moving the Comanche out of Texas. 
B)  There was a call for more humane treatment of Indians. 
C)  It was strongly suggested that the Spanish leave New Spain. 
D)  Reformers pushed for an increase in missions. 
E)  It led to a much larger military presence in Texas. 
A)  Reformers recommended moving the Comanche out of Texas. 
B)  There was a call for more humane treatment of Indians. 
C)  It was strongly suggested that the Spanish leave New Spain. 
D)  Reformers pushed for an increase in missions. 
E)  It led to a much larger military presence in Texas.

Question 16

How did American colonial politics compare with British politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  British politics were more democratic in all ways, as a higher percentage of the population had voting rights. 
B)  Colonists tended to agree with the British that voting rights were tied to property ownership. 
C)  Most American colonies, unlike Britain, at least allowed propertied women to vote. 
D)  Elections in American colonies involved a broader range of issues because most Native Americans could vote. 
E)  Colonial politics proved far more corrupt until the Licentiousness Act of 1694. 
A)  British politics were more democratic in all ways, as a higher percentage of the population had voting rights. 
B)  Colonists tended to agree with the British that voting rights were tied to property ownership. 
C)  Most American colonies, unlike Britain, at least allowed propertied women to vote. 
D)  Elections in American colonies involved a broader range of issues because most Native Americans could vote. 
E)  Colonial politics proved far more corrupt until the Licentiousness Act of 1694.

Question 17

Explain what one historian meant by this statement: "The growth and prosperity of the emerging society of a free colonial British America . . . were achieved as a result of slave labor."

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Question 18

In the eighteenth century, Texas and California were

Accepted Answer

A)  peripheral to the Spanish empire when compared to possessions in Central and South America and the Caribbean. 
B)  ceded by the Spanish to the British in the 1763 Peace of Paris Agreement. 
C)  the economic centers of the Spanish empire in North America. 
D)  not part of any European empire. 
E)  the only remaining French colonies in North America after 1763. 
A)  peripheral to the Spanish empire when compared to possessions in Central and South America and the Caribbean. 
B)  ceded by the Spanish to the British in the 1763 Peace of Paris Agreement. 
C)  the economic centers of the Spanish empire in North America. 
D)  not part of any European empire. 
E)  the only remaining French colonies in North America after 1763.

Question 19

Which of the following statements accurately describes South Carolina's Stono Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Native Americans who participated in the rebellion were granted large tracts of land along the frontier as a result. 
B)  Historians agree that the rebellion never actually occurred and is one of the most successful known hoaxes in American history. 
C)  The rebellion sparked fears among whites and led to a severe tightening of the South Carolina slave code. 
D)  The rebellion resulted in legislation that made the importation of slaves easier than ever and vastly increased the number of slaves in the South. 
E)  Casualties were greater among whites than slaves, leading half of the slaves in South Carolina to be banished to South America. 
A)  The Native Americans who participated in the rebellion were granted large tracts of land along the frontier as a result. 
B)  Historians agree that the rebellion never actually occurred and is one of the most successful known hoaxes in American history. 
C)  The rebellion sparked fears among whites and led to a severe tightening of the South Carolina slave code. 
D)  The rebellion resulted in legislation that made the importation of slaves easier than ever and vastly increased the number of slaves in the South. 
E)  Casualties were greater among whites than slaves, leading half of the slaves in South Carolina to be banished to South America.

Question 20

During the French and Indian War, how did the Quakers uphold their principles?

Accepted Answer

A)  They asked for a holiday to honor William Penn. 
B)  They declared war due to aggressive French incursions into Pennsylvania. 
C)  They urged that all Native Americans be removed from Pennsylvania. 
D)  They praised the middle ground because it brought wealth to Pennsylvanians. 
E)  They refused to endorse the war and resigned their colonial assembly seats. 
A)  They asked for a holiday to honor William Penn. 
B)  They declared war due to aggressive French incursions into Pennsylvania. 
C)  They urged that all Native Americans be removed from Pennsylvania. 
D)  They praised the middle ground because it brought wealth to Pennsylvanians. 
E)  They refused to endorse the war and resigned their colonial assembly seats.

Exam 4: Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

Which of the following statements accurately describes the "task" system?

Which of the following is a true statement about the Atlantic slave trade's effect in West Africa?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Georgia colony

The set of political ideas that scholars refer to as "republicanism"

While slavery was expanding in British America, so too was freedom. Compare the simultaneous expansion of freedom and slavery. How was the concept of race increasingly important in this process?

In his 1762 and 1763 speeches, what does Pontiac portray as the wishes of the Great Spirit and the Master of Life, as told to the prophet Neolin?

Which of the following statements about slaves in the New World and religion is accurate?

Compare and contrast the impact of the Enlightenment with the Great Awakening. How do both contribute to the thinking behind the American Revolution?

What was the most significant bonding factor for the diverse groups of Africans brought to the mainland colonies?

In the eighteenth century, the transatlantic slave trade was a vital part of world commerce.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -the Middle Passage

Which of the following is an example of the eighteenth-century understanding of liberalism?

Warfare in the eighteenth century resulted in financial strains on its participants that lingered for decades.

Who were yeoman farmers in the mid-eighteenth century?

How did Enlightenment thinking influence the Spanish treatment of Indians?

How did American colonial politics compare with British politics?

Explain what one historian meant by this statement: "The growth and prosperity of the emerging society of a free colonial British America . . . were achieved as a result of slave labor."

In the eighteenth century, Texas and California were

Which of the following statements accurately describes South Carolina's Stono Rebellion?

During the French and Indian War, how did the Quakers uphold their principles?

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