Question 1

"Republicanism" in the eighteenth-century Anglo-American political world emphasized the importance of ________ as the essence of liberty.

Accepted Answer

A)  protecting the natural rights of all humans 
B)  active participation in public life by property-owning citizens 
C)  a strong central state 
D)  supporting royal authority as opposed to parliamentary authority 
E)  voting rights for all adult men 
A)  protecting the natural rights of all humans 
B)  active participation in public life by property-owning citizens 
C)  a strong central state 
D)  supporting royal authority as opposed to parliamentary authority 
E)  voting rights for all adult men

Question 2

What made Olaudah Equiano an atypical slave?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was fortunate enough to escape. 
B)  He went directly from West Africa to Virginia. 
C)  He survived the Middle Passage voyage. 
D)  He led a rebellion. 
E)  He was able to purchase his freedom. 
A)  He was fortunate enough to escape. 
B)  He went directly from West Africa to Virginia. 
C)  He survived the Middle Passage voyage. 
D)  He led a rebellion. 
E)  He was able to purchase his freedom.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Republicanism

Accepted Answer

A) Jamaican fugitive slaves 
B) bearers of the good news 
C) distinct slave dialect 
D) no colonial settlement west of the Appalachians 
E) the ship voyage for slaves from Africa to the New World
F)right to provide slaves to Spanish America
G)religious traditionalists who did not support revivalism
H)courteous respect
I)Enlightenment religion
J)virtuous elite giving themselves to public service
K)controlling northern New Spain
L)slaves fought in South Carolina 
A) Jamaican fugitive slaves 
B) bearers of the good news 
C) distinct slave dialect 
D) no colonial settlement west of the Appalachians 
E) the ship voyage for slaves from Africa to the New World
F)right to provide slaves to Spanish America
G)religious traditionalists who did not support revivalism
H)courteous respect
I)Enlightenment religion
J)virtuous elite giving themselves to public service
K)controlling northern New Spain
L)slaves fought in South Carolina

Question 4

The majority of slaves during the Middle Passage died on the ship transporting them across the Atlantic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Deism

Accepted Answer

A) Jamaican fugitive slaves 
B) bearers of the good news 
C) distinct slave dialect 
D) no colonial settlement west of the Appalachians 
E) the ship voyage for slaves from Africa to the New World
F)right to provide slaves to Spanish America
G)religious traditionalists who did not support revivalism
H)courteous respect
I)Enlightenment religion
J)virtuous elite giving themselves to public service
K)controlling northern New Spain
L)slaves fought in South Carolina 
A) Jamaican fugitive slaves 
B) bearers of the good news 
C) distinct slave dialect 
D) no colonial settlement west of the Appalachians 
E) the ship voyage for slaves from Africa to the New World
F)right to provide slaves to Spanish America
G)religious traditionalists who did not support revivalism
H)courteous respect
I)Enlightenment religion
J)virtuous elite giving themselves to public service
K)controlling northern New Spain
L)slaves fought in South Carolina

Question 7

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 asked for war against the French due to the aggressive French colonial incursion into western 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 asked for war against the French due to the aggressive French colonial incursion into western 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.

Question 8

As the slave society consolidated in the Chesapeake region,what happened to free blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  They retained the same rights because they were free. 
B)  Their population grew rapidly through natural reproduction. 
C)  The British government ordered the colonies to treat them better. 
D)  They bought increasing numbers of plantations. 
E)  They lost many of their rights. 
A)  They retained the same rights because they were free. 
B)  Their population grew rapidly through natural reproduction. 
C)  The British government ordered the colonies to treat them better. 
D)  They bought increasing numbers of plantations. 
E)  They lost many of their rights.

Question 9

Property qualifications for holding office:

Accepted Answer

A)  were the same in every colony as they were for voting. 
B)  meant that women served regularly in colonial legislatures. 
C)  meant that the landed gentry wielded considerable power in colonial legislatures. 
D)  existed for legislators but not for judges, who were esteemed for their legal ability. 
E)  disappeared from Parliament before they were eliminated by colonial legislatures. 
A)  were the same in every colony as they were for voting. 
B)  meant that women served regularly in colonial legislatures. 
C)  meant that the landed gentry wielded considerable power in colonial legislatures. 
D)  existed for legislators but not for judges, who were esteemed for their legal ability. 
E)  disappeared from Parliament before they were eliminated by colonial legislatures.

Question 10

What would most likely be the reason why there were few slave rebellions in the original English colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves did not know how to use guns. 
B)  Slaves spent most of their time chained to each other. 
C)  Most slaves did not desire to be free. 
D)  Slaves feared being punished. 
E)  Slaves were outnumbered in most regions. 
A)  Slaves did not know how to use guns. 
B)  Slaves spent most of their time chained to each other. 
C)  Most slaves did not desire to be free. 
D)  Slaves feared being punished. 
E)  Slaves were outnumbered in most regions.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare and contrast the impact of the...

Question 12

It is estimated that between ________ percent of adult white men could vote in eighteenth-century colonial British America.

Accepted Answer

A)  5 and 10 
B)  25 and 40 
C)  33 and 50 
D)  50 and 80 
E)  75 and 90 
A)  5 and 10 
B)  25 and 40 
C)  33 and 50 
D)  50 and 80 
E)  75 and 90

Question 13

By whom would the proponents of the Great Awakening have felt most threatened?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scientist studying the principles of botany 
B)  a predominantly Anglican state legislature 
C)  a merchant opening a new dry goods store 
D)  a New Light revivalist minister in New England 
E)  a colonial printer that published the accounts of George Whitefield 
A)  a scientist studying the principles of botany 
B)  a predominantly Anglican state legislature 
C)  a merchant opening a new dry goods store 
D)  a New Light revivalist minister in New England 
E)  a colonial printer that published the accounts of George Whitefield

Question 14

Deists shared the ideas of eighteenth-century European Enlightenment thinkers,namely that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the universe was unknowable. 
B)  Christ's divinity was beyond question. 
C)  science could uncover God's laws that governed the natural order. 
D)  God did not exist. 
E)  divine revelation was necessary for a proper understanding of truth. 
A)  the universe was unknowable. 
B)  Christ's divinity was beyond question. 
C)  science could uncover God's laws that governed the natural order. 
D)  God did not exist. 
E)  divine revelation was necessary for a proper understanding of truth.

Question 15

In eighteenth-century Chesapeake,race took on greater importance over time,and whites increasingly considered free blacks dangerous and undesirable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The French in North America:

Accepted Answer

A)  had a rapidly expanding empire, in large part because of the strong encouragement the French government gave to citizens wanting to move to the New World. 
B)  made it a point to avoid competing with the British. 
C)  won control of the Ohio Valley in the Seven Years' War. 
D)  were greatly outnumbered by the British on the continent. 
E)  were notorious for their poor relations with Native Americans. 
A)  had a rapidly expanding empire, in large part because of the strong encouragement the French government gave to citizens wanting to move to the New World. 
B)  made it a point to avoid competing with the British. 
C)  won control of the Ohio Valley in the Seven Years' War. 
D)  were greatly outnumbered by the British on the continent. 
E)  were notorious for their poor relations with Native Americans.

Question 17

Why did the English government support the establishment of the Georgia colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  It wanted to ban slavery. 
B)  The English feared a French invasion of the South. 
C)  The English government wanted Georgia to serve as a buffer between South Carolina and Spain's Florida. 
D)  The English government wanted a colony to grow rice. 
E)  It wanted another colony that would focus on tobacco as a cash crop. 
A)  It wanted to ban slavery. 
B)  The English feared a French invasion of the South. 
C)  The English government wanted Georgia to serve as a buffer between South Carolina and Spain's Florida. 
D)  The English government wanted a colony to grow rice. 
E)  It wanted another colony that would focus on tobacco as a cash crop.

Question 18

The English finally became successful in defeating the French in the Seven Years' War under the leadership of:

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington. 
B)  Edward Braddock. 
C)  Robert Carter. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  William Pitt. 
A)  George Washington. 
B)  Edward Braddock. 
C)  Robert Carter. 
D)  John Locke. 
E)  William Pitt.

Question 19

In Cato's Letters,the authors declare that "Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom,and no such thing as public liberty,without freedom of speech." To what extent did freedom of thought and freedom of speech exist in eighteenth-century British America?

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Cato's Letters,the authors declare that "Without...

Question 20

When brought to the New World,with regard to religion,slaves:

Accepted Answer

A)  gave up practicing African beliefs. 
B)  quickly converted to Christianity. 
C)  mixed elements of Christianity with African beliefs. 
D)  looked to convert colonists to African religions. 
E)  did not see a connection between African-based spirits and Catholic saints. 
A)  gave up practicing African beliefs. 
B)  quickly converted to Christianity. 
C)  mixed elements of Christianity with African beliefs. 
D)  looked to convert colonists to African religions. 
E)  did not see a connection between African-based spirits and Catholic saints.

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

"Republicanism" in the eighteenth-century Anglo-American political world emphasized the importance of ________ as the essence of liberty.

What made Olaudah Equiano an atypical slave?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Republicanism

The majority of slaves during the Middle Passage died on the ship transporting them across the Atlantic.

Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Deism

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

As the slave society consolidated in the Chesapeake region,what happened to free blacks?

Property qualifications for holding office:

What would most likely be the reason why there were few slave rebellions in the original English colonies?

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

It is estimated that between ________ percent of adult white men could vote in eighteenth-century colonial British America.

By whom would the proponents of the Great Awakening have felt most threatened?

Deists shared the ideas of eighteenth-century European Enlightenment thinkers,namely that:

In eighteenth-century Chesapeake,race took on greater importance over time,and whites increasingly considered free blacks dangerous and undesirable.

The French in North America:

Why did the English government support the establishment of the Georgia colony?

The English finally became successful in defeating the French in the Seven Years' War under the leadership of:

In Cato's Letters,the authors declare that "Without freedom of thought there can be no such thing as wisdom,and no such thing as public liberty,without freedom of speech." To what extent did freedom of thought and freedom of speech exist in eighteenth-century British America?

When brought to the New World,with regard to religion,slaves:

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