Question 1

Explain the following statement, "the story of New England was largely written by rocks."

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The statement "the story of New England

Question 2

The immediate reason for Bacon's Rebellion was

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A)  the Virginia governor's refusal to retaliate against Indian attacks on frontier settlements. 
B)  the wealthy planter class losing control of the colony. 
C)  a shortage of indentured servants. 
D)  to halt the importation of African slaves. 
E)  All of these 
A)  the Virginia governor's refusal to retaliate against Indian attacks on frontier settlements. 
B)  the wealthy planter class losing control of the colony. 
C)  a shortage of indentured servants. 
D)  to halt the importation of African slaves. 
E)  All of these

Question 3

​Evaluate the extent to which anxieties about unsettled New England political, economic, social, and religious conditions and anxieties about the social status of the accusers and the accused contributed to the witchcraft persecutions in Salem during the early 1690s.Assess the role you believe that the anxieties, prejudices, and superstitions of Puritan men played in the Salem witchcraft persecutions?

Accepted Answer

The anxieties about unsettled New Englan

Question 4

Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were

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A)  less reliable workers. 
B)  more likely to rebel. 
C)  cheaper to buy and own. 
D)  a more easily controlled labor force. 
E)  less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep. 
A)  less reliable workers. 
B)  more likely to rebel. 
C)  cheaper to buy and own. 
D)  a more easily controlled labor force. 
E)  less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep.

Question 5

The physical and social conditions of slavery were harshest in

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A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Pennsylvania. 
A)  Maryland. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  South Carolina. 
D)  Massachusetts. 
E)  Pennsylvania.

Question 6

Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the

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A)  College of William and Mary. 
B)  Virginia House of Burgesses. 
C)  New England town meeting. 
D)  Chesapeake plantation system. 
E)  English parliament. 
A)  College of William and Mary. 
B)  Virginia House of Burgesses. 
C)  New England town meeting. 
D)  Chesapeake plantation system. 
E)  English parliament.

Question 7

The Salem witch persecutions in 1693 were characterized by all of the following except

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A)  they followed larger-scale witchcraft persecutions that occurring in Europe. 
B)  they were a unique phenomenon, not repeated in any other locale in the colonies. 
C)  they were ultimately opposed by the more responsible members of the New England clergy. 
D)  they reflected the widening social stratification of New England. 
E)  they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism. 
A)  they followed larger-scale witchcraft persecutions that occurring in Europe. 
B)  they were a unique phenomenon, not repeated in any other locale in the colonies. 
C)  they were ultimately opposed by the more responsible members of the New England clergy. 
D)  they reflected the widening social stratification of New England. 
E)  they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism.

Question 8

Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South.

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Town life in New England contributed to

Question 9

As slavery spread in the South

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A)  social differences within society narrowed. 
B)  the great plantation owners worked less. 
C)  gaps in the social structure widened. 
D)  planters tried to imitate the ways of English country gentlemen. 
E)  it also increased dramatically in New England. 
A)  social differences within society narrowed. 
B)  the great plantation owners worked less. 
C)  gaps in the social structure widened. 
D)  planters tried to imitate the ways of English country gentlemen. 
E)  it also increased dramatically in New England.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-​Congregational Church

Accepted Answer

The Congregational Church is a Protestan

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-jeremiads

Accepted Answer

Jeremiads are a form of sermon that orig

Question 12

By the end of the seventeenth century, indentured servants who gained their freedom

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A)  often gained great wealth as more land opened for settlement. 
B)  rarely returned to work for their masters. 
C)  almost always found high-paying jobs in the cities. 
D)  had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters. 
E)  often returned to England penniless and broke. 
A)  often gained great wealth as more land opened for settlement. 
B)  rarely returned to work for their masters. 
C)  almost always found high-paying jobs in the cities. 
D)  had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters. 
E)  often returned to England penniless and broke.

Question 13

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

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A)  it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down. 
B)  race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites. 
C)  racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system. 
D)  profit soon played a less central role. 
E)  Europe profited most from the institution. 
A)  it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down. 
B)  race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites. 
C)  racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system. 
D)  profit soon played a less central role. 
E)  Europe profited most from the institution.

Question 14

The social glue that formed the basis of tightly knit New England society was

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A)  small villages and farms. 
B)  black slavery. 
C)  the wealthy planter-merchant class. 
D)  the royal charter. 
E)  none of these choices. 
A)  small villages and farms. 
B)  black slavery. 
C)  the wealthy planter-merchant class. 
D)  the royal charter. 
E)  none of these choices.

Question 15

In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

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A)  had a more diversified economy. 
B)  expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. 
C)  had a more ethnically mixed population. 
D)  were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests. 
E)  followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians. 
A)  had a more diversified economy. 
B)  expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. 
C)  had a more ethnically mixed population. 
D)  were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests. 
E)  followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians.

Question 16

Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in

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A)  relative poverty. 
B)  larger cities. 
C)  affluent abundance. 
D)  a more rigid class system. 
E)  more primitive circumstances. 
A)  relative poverty. 
B)  larger cities. 
C)  affluent abundance. 
D)  a more rigid class system. 
E)  more primitive circumstances.

Question 17

Indentured servants in the seventeenth century Chesapeake represented

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A)  one tenth of the population. 
B)  one-fourth of the population. 
C)  half of the population. 
D)  three-quarters of the population. 
E)  85% of the population. 
A)  one tenth of the population. 
B)  one-fourth of the population. 
C)  half of the population. 
D)  three-quarters of the population. 
E)  85% of the population.

Question 18

Compare and contrast the status of women in the South with that in New England.

Accepted Answer

In the South, women were generally expec

Question 19

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that

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A)  reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. 
B)  the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. 
C)  frugality became essential to economic survival. 
D)  hard work was required to make a living. 
E)  diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged. 
A)  reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. 
B)  the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. 
C)  frugality became essential to economic survival. 
D)  hard work was required to make a living. 
E)  diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-middle passage

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The Middle Passage refers to the harrowi

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

Explain the following statement, "the story of New England was largely written by rocks."

The immediate reason for Bacon's Rebellion was

Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were

The physical and social conditions of slavery were harshest in

Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the

The Salem witch persecutions in 1693 were characterized by all of the following except

Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South.

As slavery spread in the South

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -​Congregational Church

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -jeremiads

By the end of the seventeenth century, indentured servants who gained their freedom

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

The social glue that formed the basis of tightly knit New England society was

In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in

Indentured servants in the seventeenth century Chesapeake represented

Compare and contrast the status of women in the South with that in New England.

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -middle passage

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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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congregational Church