Question 1

In 1650, males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women, whom they outnumbered nearly

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A)  six to one. 
B)  ten to one. 
C)  fifteen to one. 
D)  twenty to one. 
E)  There is no statistical data. 
A)  six to one. 
B)  ten to one. 
C)  fifteen to one. 
D)  twenty to one. 
E)  There is no statistical data. A

Question 2

The combination of Calvinism, soil, and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?

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A)  Energy 
B)  Stubbornness 
C)  Self-reliance 
D)  Resourcefulness 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Energy 
B)  Stubbornness 
C)  Self-reliance 
D)  Resourcefulness 
E)  All of these choices E

Question 3

During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that

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A)  the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  in some areas families formed too slowly. 
D)  Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. 
E)  families procreated too slowly. 
A)  the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  in some areas families formed too slowly. 
D)  Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. 
E)  families procreated too slowly. D

Question 4

Write your definition of mass hysteria.Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria.

Accepted Answer

Mass hysteria can be defined as a phenom

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-indentured servitude

Accepted Answer

Indentured servitude was a labor system

Question 6

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

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A)  of the short life span of New England women. 
B)  they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons. 
C)  New England families were so rare. 
D)  there was so little land available. 
E)  All of these 
A)  of the short life span of New England women. 
B)  they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons. 
C)  New England families were so rare. 
D)  there was so little land available. 
E)  All of these

Question 7

Write your definition of racism.Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism.

Accepted Answer

Racism is the belief that one race is su

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-slave codes

Accepted Answer

Slave codes were laws established in the

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-family stability

Accepted Answer

Family stability is a concept that refer

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?

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A)  Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves. 
B)  After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families. 
C)  Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters. 
D)  Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies. 
E)  Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system. 
A)  Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves. 
B)  After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families. 
C)  Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters. 
D)  Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies. 
E)  Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system.

Question 11

Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies.In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

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The economies of New England and the sou

Question 12

All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except

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A)  it weakened the distinction between the elect and others. 
B)  it maintained the original formula for church membership. 
C)  it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations. 
D)  it increased the numbers of church members. 
E)  women became the majority in the Puritan congregations. 
A)  it weakened the distinction between the elect and others. 
B)  it maintained the original formula for church membership. 
C)  it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations. 
D)  it increased the numbers of church members. 
E)  women became the majority in the Puritan congregations.

Question 13

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

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A)  went to English North America. 
B)  were delivered to South America and the West Indies. 
C)  came to New England. 
D)  were brought by the Dutch. 
E)  died before reaching their destination. 
A)  went to English North America. 
B)  were delivered to South America and the West Indies. 
C)  came to New England. 
D)  were brought by the Dutch. 
E)  died before reaching their destination.

Question 14

The early "slave codes" in colonial America

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A)  defined slavery as lifetime servitude. 
B)  defined slavery as inheritable servitude. 
C)  usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write. 
D)  provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom. 
E)  applied to indentured servants as well. 
A)  defined slavery as lifetime servitude. 
B)  defined slavery as inheritable servitude. 
C)  usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write. 
D)  provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom. 
E)  applied to indentured servants as well.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Yankee ingenuity

Accepted Answer

Yankee ingenuity refers to an American s

Question 16

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast. 
B)  the easiest part of their journey to America. 
C)  the journey from American parts to their new homes. 
D)  the gruesome ocean voyage to America. 
E)  None of these 
A)  the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast. 
B)  the easiest part of their journey to America. 
C)  the journey from American parts to their new homes. 
D)  the gruesome ocean voyage to America. 
E)  None of these

Question 17

The Half-Way Covenant

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed full communion for all nonconverted members. 
B)  strengthened the distinction between the elect and all others. 
C)  brought an end to the jeremiads of Puritan ministers. 
D)  resulted in a decrease in church members. 
E)  allowed the children of unconverted existing members to be baptized but not full members of the church. 
A)  allowed full communion for all nonconverted members. 
B)  strengthened the distinction between the elect and all others. 
C)  brought an end to the jeremiads of Puritan ministers. 
D)  resulted in a decrease in church members. 
E)  allowed the children of unconverted existing members to be baptized but not full members of the church.

Question 18

It was atypical of colonial New England adults to

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A)  marry late and have no children. 
B)  be unable to read and write. 
C)  arrive in New England unmarried. 
D)  die before becoming grandparents. 
E)  live solitary lives. 
A)  marry late and have no children. 
B)  be unable to read and write. 
C)  arrive in New England unmarried. 
D)  die before becoming grandparents. 
E)  live solitary lives.

Question 19

Assess the validity of the following statement, "democracy in church government led logically to democracy in political government."

Accepted Answer

The validity of the statement "democracy

Question 20

For their labor in the colonies, indentured servants received all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  passage to America. 
B)  a suit of clothes. 
C)  a few barrels of corn. 
D)  a headright. 
E)  at times, a small parcel of land. 
A)  passage to America. 
B)  a suit of clothes. 
C)  a few barrels of corn. 
D)  a headright. 
E)  at times, a small parcel of land.

Exam 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

In 1650, males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women, whom they outnumbered nearly

The combination of Calvinism, soil, and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?

During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that

Write your definition of mass hysteria.Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -indentured servitude

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

Write your definition of racism.Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -slave codes

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -family stability

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?

Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies.In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

The early "slave codes" in colonial America

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Yankee ingenuity

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as

The Half-Way Covenant

It was atypical of colonial New England adults to

Assess the validity of the following statement, "democracy in church government led logically to democracy in political government."

For their labor in the colonies, indentured servants received all of the following except

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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