Question 1

Which man was once a slave,only to be freed and own slaves himself?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Penn. 
B)  Anthony Johnson. 
C)  Olaudah Equiano. 
D)  Robert Carter. 
E)  Nathaniel Bacon. 
A)  William Penn. 
B)  Anthony Johnson. 
C)  Olaudah Equiano. 
D)  Robert Carter. 
E)  Nathaniel Bacon.

Question 2

Which of the following is true of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English word "slavery" derives from "Slav," reflecting the slave trade in Slavic peoples until the fifteenth century. 
B)  Christians never were enslaved. 
C)  The Roman Empire outlawed it, but it revived, thanks to Columbus. 
D)  It was nonexistent in Africa until the arrival of European slave traders. 
E)  In every culture in which it existed, it was based on the needs of large-scale agriculture. 
A)  The English word "slavery" derives from "Slav," reflecting the slave trade in Slavic peoples until the fifteenth century. 
B)  Christians never were enslaved. 
C)  The Roman Empire outlawed it, but it revived, thanks to Columbus. 
D)  It was nonexistent in Africa until the arrival of European slave traders. 
E)  In every culture in which it existed, it was based on the needs of large-scale agriculture.

Question 3

Slavery flourished in Brazil and the West Indies in the seventeenth century because of tobacco.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

Poverty in the colonies refers to the wi

Question 5

Which commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobacco. 
B)  Indigo. 
C)  Silver. 
D)  Cotton. 
E)  Sugar. 
A)  Tobacco. 
B)  Indigo. 
C)  Silver. 
D)  Cotton. 
E)  Sugar.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Anglicization refers to the process of a

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

Slavery is the historical practice of ow

Question 8

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 9

Bacon's Rebellion was a response to:

Accepted Answer

A)  worsening economic conditions in Virginia. 
B)  increased slavery in the Carolinas. 
C)  Indian attacks in New England. 
D)  the Glorious Revolution in England. 
E)  the Salem witch trials. 
A)  worsening economic conditions in Virginia. 
B)  increased slavery in the Carolinas. 
C)  Indian attacks in New England. 
D)  the Glorious Revolution in England. 
E)  the Salem witch trials.

Question 10

What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery became perpetual, as the children of slaves were slaves too. 
B)  Africans were less likely to run away than Native Americans. 
C)  Racism had existed since ancient times in England. 
D)  Africans fell under the purview of English common law. 
E)  The word "slave" came from several different West African languages. 
A)  Slavery became perpetual, as the children of slaves were slaves too. 
B)  Africans were less likely to run away than Native Americans. 
C)  Racism had existed since ancient times in England. 
D)  Africans fell under the purview of English common law. 
E)  The word "slave" came from several different West African languages.

Question 11

According to New England Puritans,witchcraft:

Accepted Answer

A)  was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes. 
B)  was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men's standing and God's will. 
C)  resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes. 
D)  was restricted to Salem. 
E)  was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism. 
A)  was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes. 
B)  was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men's standing and God's will. 
C)  resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes. 
D)  was restricted to Salem. 
E)  was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism.

Question 12

The Walking Purchase of 1737:

Accepted Answer

A)  led to war with the Iroquois and a divided confederacy. 
B)  was a deceitful land deal for the Cherokees. 
C)  was drawn up from William Penn's agreement with the English monarchy. 
D)  sparked a slave revolt. 
E)  involved swift runners being used to map out land being taken away from Indians. 
A)  led to war with the Iroquois and a divided confederacy. 
B)  was a deceitful land deal for the Cherokees. 
C)  was drawn up from William Penn's agreement with the English monarchy. 
D)  sparked a slave revolt. 
E)  involved swift runners being used to map out land being taken away from Indians.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Covenant Chain

Accepted Answer

A) elites in America becoming more culturally English 
B) allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England 
C) government regulation of the nation's economy (to assure national power) 
D) placed William of Orange on the English throne 
E) had a monopoly on the slave trade
F)a very liberal frame for government
G)English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers
H)agreement between New York and Iroquois
I)believed in the equality of all persons
J)law that regulated the shipping and selling of colonial products
K)the poor of Virginia demand change
L)war between New Englanders and Indians 
A) elites in America becoming more culturally English 
B) allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England 
C) government regulation of the nation's economy (to assure national power) 
D) placed William of Orange on the English throne 
E) had a monopoly on the slave trade
F)a very liberal frame for government
G)English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers
H)agreement between New York and Iroquois
I)believed in the equality of all persons
J)law that regulated the shipping and selling of colonial products
K)the poor of Virginia demand change
L)war between New Englanders and Indians

Question 14

The Toleration Act passed by Parliament in 1690 was widely praised by the Puritans in Massachusetts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The line between slavery and freedom was more permeable in the seventeenth century than it would become later.Explain how slavery was treated in the seventeenth century by discussing the law,customs,and liberties extended to slaves.What contributed to the hardening of the line between slavery and freedom?

Accepted Answer

In the seventeenth century, slavery was

Question 16

By the 1750s,North American colonists possessed a dual identity: they were both British in their attempts at Anglicization and also distinctly American.What factors contributed to this dual identity? What reinforced the British identity? What reinforced the American identity? Be sure to discuss political,cultural,social,and economic aspects of society.

Accepted Answer

The dual identity of North American colo

Question 17

Various groups in this period of colonial history seized on the language of freedom to advance their goals.Analyze how these groups defined freedom and used its language.How successful were they in achieving their goals?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Various groups in this period of colonial...

Question 18

Discuss the major social and political crises that the English colonies of North America experienced in the late seventeenth century.What were the sources of these crises,and how did they affect the inhabitants of the colonies?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the major social and political crises...

Question 19

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 20

What inspired the 1715 uprising by the Yamasee and Creek peoples against English colonists in Carolina?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonists' refusal to trade with the Yamasee and Creek. 
B)  An alliance of the Yamasee and Creek with the Iroquois Confederacy, which had declared war against New York colonists. 
C)  High debts incurred by the Yamasee and Creek in trade with the English settlers. 
D)  The English colonists' plans to begin capturing Native Americans to sell as slaves. 
E)  A bloody rebellion by African slaves against their masters near Charles Town. 
A)  The colonists' refusal to trade with the Yamasee and Creek. 
B)  An alliance of the Yamasee and Creek with the Iroquois Confederacy, which had declared war against New York colonists. 
C)  High debts incurred by the Yamasee and Creek in trade with the English settlers. 
D)  The English colonists' plans to begin capturing Native Americans to sell as slaves. 
E)  A bloody rebellion by African slaves against their masters near Charles Town.

Exam 3: Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Which man was once a slave,only to be freed and own slaves himself?

Which of the following is true of slavery?

Slavery flourished in Brazil and the West Indies in the seventeenth century because of tobacco.

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

Which commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century?

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

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

Bacon's Rebellion was a response to:

What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

According to New England Puritans,witchcraft:

The Walking Purchase of 1737:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Covenant Chain

The Toleration Act passed by Parliament in 1690 was widely praised by the Puritans in Massachusetts.

Various groups in this period of colonial history seized on the language of freedom to advance their goals.Analyze how these groups defined freedom and used its language.How successful were they in achieving their goals?

Discuss the major social and political crises that the English colonies of North America experienced in the late seventeenth century.What were the sources of these crises,and how did they affect the inhabitants of the colonies?

The Charter of Liberties and Privileges in New York:

What inspired the 1715 uprising by the Yamasee and Creek peoples against English colonists in Carolina?

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

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

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s 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

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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