Question 1

Which of the following would be the most likely to benefit from the economic growth of Britain's North American colonies during the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  A slave trader 
B)  A small landowner 
C)  An urban laborer 
D)  An urban artisan 
A)  A slave trader 
B)  A small landowner 
C)  An urban laborer 
D)  An urban artisan

Question 2

Which of the following was true of mestizos in the Spanish Borderlands?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often served as middlemen in trade transactions between Spanish colonists and Native Americans. 
B)  By law, they were given the same status as their fathers. 
C)  They were often appointed to positions of colonial leadership by the Spanish government. 
D)  They were treated as degraded individuals. 
A)  They often served as middlemen in trade transactions between Spanish colonists and Native Americans. 
B)  By law, they were given the same status as their fathers. 
C)  They were often appointed to positions of colonial leadership by the Spanish government. 
D)  They were treated as degraded individuals.

Question 3

What was the importance of church attendance and civic activities in the lives of early-eighteenth-century colonial Americans? What values were expressed through involvement in such public rituals?

Accepted Answer

Church attendance and civic activities w

Question 4

Which of the following was the largest Spanish colony by the end of the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina 
B)  Cuba 
C)  New Mexico 
D)  Puerto Rico 
A)  Argentina 
B)  Cuba 
C)  New Mexico 
D)  Puerto Rico

Question 5

What impact did King George's War have on the Chesapeake?

Accepted Answer

A)  A sizable number of Chesapeake planters were rendered destitute when the British returned massive amounts of land in western Virginia to the Indians. 
B)  The munitions industry was centered in the Chesapeake. 
C)  French promises of freedom to slaves who migrated to French colonies caused slave insurrections in the Chesapeake. 
D)  Some Chesapeake planters converted tobacco fields to wheat and corn to take advantage of increasing grain prices. 
A)  A sizable number of Chesapeake planters were rendered destitute when the British returned massive amounts of land in western Virginia to the Indians. 
B)  The munitions industry was centered in the Chesapeake. 
C)  French promises of freedom to slaves who migrated to French colonies caused slave insurrections in the Chesapeake. 
D)  Some Chesapeake planters converted tobacco fields to wheat and corn to take advantage of increasing grain prices.

Question 6

Which of the following were French Calvinist dissenters from the dominant Catholicism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritans 
B)  Separatists 
C)  Huguenots 
D)  Colonial Jews 
A)  Puritans 
B)  Separatists 
C)  Huguenots 
D)  Colonial Jews

Question 7

Which of the following was a consequence of the Chesapeake's conversion to grain cultivation after 1745?

Accepted Answer

A)  The region experienced a prolonged depression due to falling grain prices. 
B)  Port towns emerged in which merchants marketed wheat and corn. 
C)  Tobacco production plummeted, and corn became the region's largest export. 
D)  It took the lead among colonial regions in the production of foodstuffs for the European market. 
A)  The region experienced a prolonged depression due to falling grain prices. 
B)  Port towns emerged in which merchants marketed wheat and corn. 
C)  Tobacco production plummeted, and corn became the region's largest export. 
D)  It took the lead among colonial regions in the production of foodstuffs for the European market.

Question 8

Discuss the impact of George Whitfield on colonial thought and faith.

Accepted Answer

George Whitfield was a prominent figure

Question 9

Where was the most significant alliance of Indians and African Slaves located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louisiana 
B)  Maryland 
C)  North Carolina 
D)  Virginia 
A)  Louisiana 
B)  Maryland 
C)  North Carolina 
D)  Virginia

Question 10

Discuss the ideas associated with the Enlightenment and their impact on colonial America.

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was a period of intell

Question 11

Why did the impact of King George's War on the middle colonies differ from the war's impact on the New England colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fertile soil allowed the middle colonies to lead the way in the foodstuffs trade during and after the war. 
B)  The shipbuilding industry put the middle colonies in a favorable economic position during and after the war. 
C)  The variety of ethnic groups in the middle colonies caused political, social, and economic instability during and after the war. 
D)  Because of heavy casualties during the war, the middle colonies experienced severe labor shortages and economic stagnation in the war's aftermath. 
A)  Fertile soil allowed the middle colonies to lead the way in the foodstuffs trade during and after the war. 
B)  The shipbuilding industry put the middle colonies in a favorable economic position during and after the war. 
C)  The variety of ethnic groups in the middle colonies caused political, social, and economic instability during and after the war. 
D)  Because of heavy casualties during the war, the middle colonies experienced severe labor shortages and economic stagnation in the war's aftermath.

Question 12

In eighteenth-century America, poverty was most noticeable in the

Accepted Answer

A)  southern colonies. 
B)  middle colonies. 
C)  cities. 
D)  rural areas. 
A)  southern colonies. 
B)  middle colonies. 
C)  cities. 
D)  rural areas.

Question 13

What impact did the end of King George's War have on Boston?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many women widowed by the war were left on Boston's relief rolls. 
B)  Boston shipbuilders entered a period of unprecedented prosperity. 
C)  Because the British retained Louisbourg, a sense of security returned to the city. 
D)  Reduction of taxes on the city's residents led to a general economic recovery. 
A)  Many women widowed by the war were left on Boston's relief rolls. 
B)  Boston shipbuilders entered a period of unprecedented prosperity. 
C)  Because the British retained Louisbourg, a sense of security returned to the city. 
D)  Reduction of taxes on the city's residents led to a general economic recovery.

Question 14

Which of the following is true concerning voting in the Chesapeake in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each eligible voter was required to make a statement to an election official about the issues in the election before being allowed to cast a ballot. 
B)  Single women and widows were allowed to vote, but they had to own twice as much property as male voters. 
C)  Each eligible voter was called forward by an election official to publicly declare his choice from among the candidates. 
D)  All eligible voters in the Chesapeake colonies of Virginia and Maryland had to travel to the capital of their respective colonies to cast their written ballots. 
A)  Each eligible voter was required to make a statement to an election official about the issues in the election before being allowed to cast a ballot. 
B)  Single women and widows were allowed to vote, but they had to own twice as much property as male voters. 
C)  Each eligible voter was called forward by an election official to publicly declare his choice from among the candidates. 
D)  All eligible voters in the Chesapeake colonies of Virginia and Maryland had to travel to the capital of their respective colonies to cast their written ballots.

Question 15

Which of the following was a consequence of the Great Awakening?

Accepted Answer

A)  It eventually led to increased tolerance of religious diversity. 
B)  It brought intellectualism into religion. 
C)  It created a new sense of unity between the genteel and the ordinary. 
D)  It made it more difficult for individuals to question those in positions of political or religious authority. 
A)  It eventually led to increased tolerance of religious diversity. 
B)  It brought intellectualism into religion. 
C)  It created a new sense of unity between the genteel and the ordinary. 
D)  It made it more difficult for individuals to question those in positions of political or religious authority.

Question 16

In a work published in 1751, this American established the terminology and basic theory of electricity:

Accepted Answer

A)  Benjamin Franklin. 
B)  John Adams. 
C)  Jonathan Edwards. 
D)  William Bartram. 
A)  Benjamin Franklin. 
B)  John Adams. 
C)  Jonathan Edwards. 
D)  William Bartram.

Question 17

During the early eighteenth century, the economic fortunes of the colonies depended on

Accepted Answer

A)  the shifting markets of Europe and the Caribbean. 
B)  intercolonial economic ties. 
C)  relations with Indian tribes. 
D)  intraregional economic ties. 
A)  the shifting markets of Europe and the Caribbean. 
B)  intercolonial economic ties. 
C)  relations with Indian tribes. 
D)  intraregional economic ties.

Question 18

Which British philosopher and major Enlightenment thinker was known for his emphasis on the power of human reasoning?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Smith 
B)  George Whitefield 
C)  Benjamin Franklin 
D)  John Locke 
A)  John Smith 
B)  George Whitefield 
C)  Benjamin Franklin 
D)  John Locke

Question 19

What led to the ethnic diversity of British North America? What was the result of this diversity?

Accepted Answer

The ethnic diversity of British North Am

Question 20

Why did many planters consider slave women more valuable than slave men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Since slave women prepared the food for the planter's family, their labor was perceived as a necessity. 
B)  Since slave women cared for all the white children on the plantation, they were perceived as mother figures. 
C)  Since the children of slave women were also slaves, their offspring added to the planter's labor force and capital. 
D)  Since cotton was the crop tended by slave women, their labor accounted for most of a plantation's profit. 
A)  Since slave women prepared the food for the planter's family, their labor was perceived as a necessity. 
B)  Since slave women cared for all the white children on the plantation, they were perceived as mother figures. 
C)  Since the children of slave women were also slaves, their offspring added to the planter's labor force and capital. 
D)  Since cotton was the crop tended by slave women, their labor accounted for most of a plantation's profit.

Exam 4: Becoming America, 1720-1760

Which of the following would be the most likely to benefit from the economic growth of Britain's North American colonies during the eighteenth century?

Which of the following was true of mestizos in the Spanish Borderlands?

What was the importance of church attendance and civic activities in the lives of early-eighteenth-century colonial Americans? What values were expressed through involvement in such public rituals?

Which of the following was the largest Spanish colony by the end of the eighteenth century?

What impact did King George's War have on the Chesapeake?

Which of the following were French Calvinist dissenters from the dominant Catholicism?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Chesapeake's conversion to grain cultivation after 1745?

Discuss the impact of George Whitfield on colonial thought and faith.

Where was the most significant alliance of Indians and African Slaves located?

Discuss the ideas associated with the Enlightenment and their impact on colonial America.

Why did the impact of King George's War on the middle colonies differ from the war's impact on the New England colonies?

In eighteenth-century America, poverty was most noticeable in the

What impact did the end of King George's War have on Boston?

Which of the following is true concerning voting in the Chesapeake in the eighteenth century?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Great Awakening?

In a work published in 1751, this American established the terminology and basic theory of electricity:

During the early eighteenth century, the economic fortunes of the colonies depended on

Which British philosopher and major Enlightenment thinker was known for his emphasis on the power of human reasoning?

What led to the ethnic diversity of British North America? What was the result of this diversity?

Why did many planters consider slave women more valuable than slave men?

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