Question 1

Most slaves in eighteenth-century British America were born in the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

More slave uprisings occurred in the Caribbean than on mainland North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What was a result of the northern colonies' lack of a cash crop?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery did not exist in Massachusetts and New York. 
B)  More slaves existed in the northern colonies compared to southern ones. 
C)  Slavery was banned in all of New England. 
D)  Slavery was not as integrated into the northern colonial economy as compared to the South. 
E)  The northern colonial economies struggled with trade and attracting settlers. 
A)  Slavery did not exist in Massachusetts and New York. 
B)  More slaves existed in the northern colonies compared to southern ones. 
C)  Slavery was banned in all of New England. 
D)  Slavery was not as integrated into the northern colonial economy as compared to the South. 
E)  The northern colonial economies struggled with trade and attracting settlers. D

Question 4

Religious fundamentalism was on the rise throughout the world in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The early South Carolina economy focused on the export of deerskins and furs to England as well as on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the cultivation of cotton. 
B)  small-scale manufacturing of firearms for use in raids against Spanish Florida. 
C)  the export of Indian slaves to the Caribbean. 
D)  shipbuilding. 
E)  copper mining. 
A)  the cultivation of cotton. 
B)  small-scale manufacturing of firearms for use in raids against Spanish Florida. 
C)  the export of Indian slaves to the Caribbean. 
D)  shipbuilding. 
E)  copper mining.

Question 6

The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred only after the colony's planters unsuccessfully sought to cultivate tobacco, sugarcane, and indigo. 
B)  required such large capital investments that Carolina's planters never became as wealthy as those in the Chesapeake region. 
C)  would have proven impossible without the importation of thousands of European indentured servants to serve as a labor force. 
D)  led to a black majority in that colony by the 1730s. 
E)  is considered by most historians to be the most important cause of the Yamasee War. 
A)  occurred only after the colony's planters unsuccessfully sought to cultivate tobacco, sugarcane, and indigo. 
B)  required such large capital investments that Carolina's planters never became as wealthy as those in the Chesapeake region. 
C)  would have proven impossible without the importation of thousands of European indentured servants to serve as a labor force. 
D)  led to a black majority in that colony by the 1730s. 
E)  is considered by most historians to be the most important cause of the Yamasee War.

Question 7

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 8

Olaudah Equiano's life underscored what eighteenth-century theme?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery was going to continue to grow without ever having the possibility of ending. 
B)  It was ironic that some men in the British colonies were slaves while others had their rights expanded. 
C)  The British and French empires were headed on a collision course in North America. 
D)  Most Christian ministers opposed the enslavement of Africans. 
E)  Slaves accepted their condition of bondage with little to no resistance. 
A)  Slavery was going to continue to grow without ever having the possibility of ending. 
B)  It was ironic that some men in the British colonies were slaves while others had their rights expanded. 
C)  The British and French empires were headed on a collision course in North America. 
D)  Most Christian ministers opposed the enslavement of Africans. 
E)  Slaves accepted their condition of bondage with little to no resistance.

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Jonathan Edwards

Accepted Answer

A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto, a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen 
A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto, a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen

Question 10

A higher percentage of the population in Britain enjoyed suffrage as compared to the American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Who would southern colonists have seen as the best candidate for serving as the town's judge?

Accepted Answer

A)  a tailor 
B)  a wealthy planter 
C)  a newspaper printer 
D)  a teacher 
E)  a farmer 
A)  a tailor 
B)  a wealthy planter 
C)  a newspaper printer 
D)  a teacher 
E)  a farmer

Question 12

Which of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years' War?

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthened pride among American colonists about being part of the British empire 
B)  the founding of the new colony of Ohio in territory acquired from France 
C)  a weakening of liberties as France made gains in North America 
D)  the creation of a central colonial government under the Albany Plan of Union 
E)  increased popularity of the Anglican Church among ordinary colonists 
A)  strengthened pride among American colonists about being part of the British empire 
B)  the founding of the new colony of Ohio in territory acquired from France 
C)  a weakening of liberties as France made gains in North America 
D)  the creation of a central colonial government under the Albany Plan of Union 
E)  increased popularity of the Anglican Church among ordinary colonists

Question 13

What was the significance of Ashanti and Dahomey?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal controlled these trade ports in Asia. 
B)  Europeans controlled these African cities. 
C)  These African states became powerful through the slave trade. 
D)  These port cities refused to participate in the slave trade. 
E)  Olaudah Equiano's father was chief of these kingdoms. 
A)  Portugal controlled these trade ports in Asia. 
B)  Europeans controlled these African cities. 
C)  These African states became powerful through the slave trade. 
D)  These port cities refused to participate in the slave trade. 
E)  Olaudah Equiano's father was chief of these kingdoms.

Question 14

In the northern colonies the law did not prohibit blacks from voting but local custom did.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What led to slavery decreasing in Philadelphia after 1750?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quakers pushed to outlaw slavery. 
B)  There were no cash crops in Philadelphia. 
C)  Many slaves escaped to New England. 
D)  A smallpox epidemic killed thousands of slaves. 
E)  Artisans and merchants turned more to wage laborers. 
A)  Quakers pushed to outlaw slavery. 
B)  There were no cash crops in Philadelphia. 
C)  Many slaves escaped to New England. 
D)  A smallpox epidemic killed thousands of slaves. 
E)  Artisans and merchants turned more to wage laborers.

Question 16

Three distinct types of slavery developed in the thirteen colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northern whites were not as racist as southern whites. 
B)  It was too expensive to transport slaves to the North. 
C)  The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves. 
D)  More reformers lived in the North. 
E)  The northern colonies used Indian labor instead. 
A)  Northern whites were not as racist as southern whites. 
B)  It was too expensive to transport slaves to the North. 
C)  The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves. 
D)  More reformers lived in the North. 
E)  The northern colonies used Indian labor instead.

Question 18

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Locke

Accepted Answer

A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto, a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen 
A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto, a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen

Question 19

Discuss the ways in which the colonists became increasingly integrated into the British empire from roughly 1700 to 1763.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the ways in which the colonists...

Question 20

What helped spread knowledge and ideas in eighteenth century colonial cities?

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of museums 
B)  start of more libraries 
C)  proliferation of public lectures 
D)  visiting lecturers from Europe 
E)  the new invention of the printing press 
A)  creation of museums 
B)  start of more libraries 
C)  proliferation of public lectures 
D)  visiting lecturers from Europe 
E)  the new invention of the printing press

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

Most slaves in eighteenth-century British America were born in the colonies.

More slave uprisings occurred in the Caribbean than on mainland North America.

What was a result of the northern colonies' lack of a cash crop?

Religious fundamentalism was on the rise throughout the world in the eighteenth century.

The early South Carolina economy focused on the export of deerskins and furs to England as well as on:

The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:

How did Enlightenment thinking influence the Spanish treatment of Indians?

Olaudah Equiano's life underscored what eighteenth-century theme?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Jonathan Edwards

A higher percentage of the population in Britain enjoyed suffrage as compared to the American colonies.

Who would southern colonists have seen as the best candidate for serving as the town's judge?

Which of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years' War?

What was the significance of Ashanti and Dahomey?

In the northern colonies the law did not prohibit blacks from voting but local custom did.

What led to slavery decreasing in Philadelphia after 1750?

Three distinct types of slavery developed in the thirteen colonies.

Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Locke

Discuss the ways in which the colonists became increasingly integrated into the British empire from roughly 1700 to 1763.

What helped spread knowledge and ideas in eighteenth century colonial cities?

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