Question 1

Which countries exported the largest group of white non-English immigrants to the American colonies in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Holland and Belgium. 
B)  The Germanies. 
C)  Ireland and Scotland. 
D)  Sweden and Norway. 
A)  Holland and Belgium. 
B)  The Germanies. 
C)  Ireland and Scotland. 
D)  Sweden and Norway. C

Question 2

Colonial assemblies most effectively influenced British-appointed officials by

Accepted Answer

A)  sending petitions to the king. 
B)  sending petitions to Parliament. 
C)  threatening to engage in economic boycotts or strikes. 
D)  threatening to withhold their salaries. 
A)  sending petitions to the king. 
B)  sending petitions to Parliament. 
C)  threatening to engage in economic boycotts or strikes. 
D)  threatening to withhold their salaries. D

Question 3

Which of the following is a characteristic of the German immigrants to the American colonies in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They seldom came in family groups. 
B)  Because they belonged to a variety of Protestant sects, they added to the religious diversity of middle colonies such as Pennsylvania. 
C)  Most were Catholics fleeing persecution at the hands of Lutherans in the German states. 
D)  Most were exiled from their respective German states because of their radical political ideas. 
A)  They seldom came in family groups. 
B)  Because they belonged to a variety of Protestant sects, they added to the religious diversity of middle colonies such as Pennsylvania. 
C)  Most were Catholics fleeing persecution at the hands of Lutherans in the German states. 
D)  Most were exiled from their respective German states because of their radical political ideas. B

Question 4

Which of the following was true of education in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Completion of high school was expected of boys but not of girls. 
B)  Regardless of one's social status, literacy was considered essential. 
C)  Higher education was available to all young men. 
D)  A small number of young men from elite families began to enroll in colleges to study for careers other than the ministry. 
A)  Completion of high school was expected of boys but not of girls. 
B)  Regardless of one's social status, literacy was considered essential. 
C)  Higher education was available to all young men. 
D)  A small number of young men from elite families began to enroll in colleges to study for careers other than the ministry.

Question 5

What was the largest export from the American colonies in around 1750?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cotton 
B)  Tobacco 
C)  Rice 
D)  Grain 
A)  Cotton 
B)  Tobacco 
C)  Rice 
D)  Grain

Question 6

The mistress of an eighteenth-century farm household was responsible for

Accepted Answer

A)  planting the fields. 
B)  salting and smoking meat. 
C)  marketing crops. 
D)  butchering livestock. 
A)  planting the fields. 
B)  salting and smoking meat. 
C)  marketing crops. 
D)  butchering livestock.

Question 7

Which of the following is true of the Stono Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  In its aftermath laws governing the behavior of African Americans were made less harsh throughout the colonies. 
B)  It led whites in New York City to believe that a gang of thieves was involved in a conspiracy to bring about a slave uprising there. 
C)  All of those involved in the rebellion were able to make their way to Spanish Florida where they were given their freedom. 
D)  The rebellion led to debates about the morality of slavery in the South Carolina and Georgia colonial assemblies. 
A)  In its aftermath laws governing the behavior of African Americans were made less harsh throughout the colonies. 
B)  It led whites in New York City to believe that a gang of thieves was involved in a conspiracy to bring about a slave uprising there. 
C)  All of those involved in the rebellion were able to make their way to Spanish Florida where they were given their freedom. 
D)  The rebellion led to debates about the morality of slavery in the South Carolina and Georgia colonial assemblies.

Question 8

Seating in Congregational churches was a reflection of

Accepted Answer

A)  whether one was of the elect or of the damned. 
B)  one's marital status. 
C)  one's occupation. 
D)  one's standing in the community. 
A)  whether one was of the elect or of the damned. 
B)  one's marital status. 
C)  one's occupation. 
D)  one's standing in the community.

Question 9

Which of these statements is most consistent with the religious ideas expressed by Jonathan Edwards?

Accepted Answer

A)  Even though human beings are filled with sin, they may be released from the bondage of that sin if they totally submit to the will of God. 
B)  Human beings are so filled with sin that nothing they do, no decision they make, will gain them entry into heaven. 
C)  Human beings are basically good and have the freedom to choose the path to salvation. 
D)  God is no longer active in the world, but by giving humans the power of reason, He gave them the means by which to make a better world. 
A)  Even though human beings are filled with sin, they may be released from the bondage of that sin if they totally submit to the will of God. 
B)  Human beings are so filled with sin that nothing they do, no decision they make, will gain them entry into heaven. 
C)  Human beings are basically good and have the freedom to choose the path to salvation. 
D)  God is no longer active in the world, but by giving humans the power of reason, He gave them the means by which to make a better world.

Question 10

Which of the following statements about population shifts in the eighteenth-century British colonies in North America is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  There were far fewer new slaves brought to the colonies than free immigrants arriving. 
B)  There were far more new slaves brought to the colonies than free immigrants arriving. 
C)  English officials recruited non-British nationals to work on British plantations. 
D)  Convicted felons were not a part of the influx of immigrants to the British colonies in North America. 
A)  There were far fewer new slaves brought to the colonies than free immigrants arriving. 
B)  There were far more new slaves brought to the colonies than free immigrants arriving. 
C)  English officials recruited non-British nationals to work on British plantations. 
D)  Convicted felons were not a part of the influx of immigrants to the British colonies in North America.

Question 11

Which of the following had the highest average wealth per freeholder in Anglo-America by the time of the American Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia 
B)  South Carolina 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Massachusetts 
A)  Virginia 
B)  South Carolina 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  Massachusetts

Question 12

How did geography, nautical dominance, and war shape New England between 1720 and 1750?

Accepted Answer

Geography, nautical dominance, and war p

Question 13

Which of the following was the most important public ritual through which colonists forged their cultural identities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Church attendance 
B)  Political barbecues 
C)  Militia musters 
D)  Barn raisings 
A)  Church attendance 
B)  Political barbecues 
C)  Militia musters 
D)  Barn raisings

Question 14

The ideas associated with the Enlightenment

Accepted Answer

A)  challenged the notion of a divinely sanctioned political order. 
B)  reinforced the idea that monarchs owe their power to God. 
C)  challenged the concept of constitutional monarchy. 
D)  challenged the concept of natural rights. 
A)  challenged the notion of a divinely sanctioned political order. 
B)  reinforced the idea that monarchs owe their power to God. 
C)  challenged the concept of constitutional monarchy. 
D)  challenged the concept of natural rights.

Question 15

What was the primary crop in the French colonies in what is now the Midwest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Potatoes 
B)  Corn 
C)  Hemp 
D)  Wheat 
A)  Potatoes 
B)  Corn 
C)  Hemp 
D)  Wheat

Question 16

Discuss the religious crisis that of the 1730s through the 1760s which gave rise to the First Great Awakening. What were its consequences?

Accepted Answer

The religious crisis of the 1730s throug

Question 17

Discuss the lives of slaves in Chesapeake tobacco plantations.

Accepted Answer

The lives of slaves in Chesapeake tobacc

Question 18

How did King George's War affect the New England colonies? How did it affect the middle colonies?

Accepted Answer

King George's War had a significant impa

Question 19

Approximately what percentage of the colonial population south of New England was of non-English origin by 1760?

Accepted Answer

A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  70 percent 
A)  10 percent 
B)  30 percent 
C)  50 percent 
D)  70 percent

Question 20

Which of the following is true of South Carolina rice growers after Parliament removed rice from the list of enumerated products?

Accepted Answer

A)  The prices they received declined throughout the period. 
B)  They became less dependent on enslaved labor. 
C)  They suffered a decline in worldwide demand. 
D)  They could trade directly with continental Europe and prospered until the outbreak of King George's War. 
A)  The prices they received declined throughout the period. 
B)  They became less dependent on enslaved labor. 
C)  They suffered a decline in worldwide demand. 
D)  They could trade directly with continental Europe and prospered until the outbreak of King George's War.

Exam 4: Becoming America, 1720-1760

Which countries exported the largest group of white non-English immigrants to the American colonies in the eighteenth century?

Colonial assemblies most effectively influenced British-appointed officials by

Which of the following is a characteristic of the German immigrants to the American colonies in the eighteenth century?

Which of the following was true of education in the eighteenth century?

What was the largest export from the American colonies in around 1750?

The mistress of an eighteenth-century farm household was responsible for

Which of the following is true of the Stono Rebellion?

Seating in Congregational churches was a reflection of

Which of these statements is most consistent with the religious ideas expressed by Jonathan Edwards?

Which of the following statements about population shifts in the eighteenth-century British colonies in North America is true?

Which of the following had the highest average wealth per freeholder in Anglo-America by the time of the American Revolution?

How did geography, nautical dominance, and war shape New England between 1720 and 1750?

Which of the following was the most important public ritual through which colonists forged their cultural identities?

The ideas associated with the Enlightenment

What was the primary crop in the French colonies in what is now the Midwest?

Discuss the religious crisis that of the 1730s through the 1760s which gave rise to the First Great Awakening. What were its consequences?

Discuss the lives of slaves in Chesapeake tobacco plantations.

How did King George's War affect the New England colonies? How did it affect the middle colonies?

Approximately what percentage of the colonial population south of New England was of non-English origin by 1760?

Which of the following is true of South Carolina rice growers after Parliament removed rice from the list of enumerated products?

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