Question 1

By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was

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A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Pennsylvania. 
E)  Maryland. 
A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Pennsylvania. 
E)  Maryland.

Question 2

The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

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A)  greatly exaggerated. 
B)  generally negative. 
C)  confined primarily to New England. 
D)  extremely important. 
E)  moderately important. 
A)  greatly exaggerated. 
B)  generally negative. 
C)  confined primarily to New England. 
D)  extremely important. 
E)  moderately important.

Question 3

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were

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A)  property-owning women. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily un-Christian. 
D)  women in their late teen years. 
E)  from subsistence farming families. 
A)  property-owning women. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily un-Christian. 
D)  women in their late teen years. 
E)  from subsistence farming families.

Question 4

In seventeenth-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women except

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A)  women could not own property under any circumstances. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  women dominated the profession of midwives. 
E)  abusive husbands could be punished. 
A)  women could not own property under any circumstances. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  women dominated the profession of midwives. 
E)  abusive husbands could be punished.

Question 5

The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they

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A)  restricted the number of slaves that could be imported into the colony. 
B)  established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race. 
C)  established curfews and prohibited slaves from moving freely about the colony. 
D)  outlined the conditions under which slaves could obtain their freedom. 
E)  made slaves and indentured servants of equal status under the law. 
A)  restricted the number of slaves that could be imported into the colony. 
B)  established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race. 
C)  established curfews and prohibited slaves from moving freely about the colony. 
D)  outlined the conditions under which slaves could obtain their freedom. 
E)  made slaves and indentured servants of equal status under the law.

Question 6

Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by

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A)  young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land and find women to marry. 
B)  the planter class of Virginia. 
C)  those protesting the increased importation of African slaves. 
D)  people from Jamestown only. 
E)  the local Indians. 
A)  young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land and find women to marry. 
B)  the planter class of Virginia. 
C)  those protesting the increased importation of African slaves. 
D)  people from Jamestown only. 
E)  the local Indians.

Question 7

To what extent is the following statement, by Thomas Jefferson, true; "the town meeting was the best school of political liberty the world ever saw."

Accepted Answer

The statement by Thomas Jefferson that "

Question 8

Explain the complex social structure that developed in the South during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and its implications for the evolution of indentured servitude and slavery in the South.

Accepted Answer

During the seventeenth and eighteenth ce

Question 9

Assess the validity of the following statement, "slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons, but by the end of the seventeenth century, it was clear that racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system."

Accepted Answer

The statement is valid in that slavery d

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Leisler's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

Leisler's Rebellion was a brief uprising

Question 11

All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century except

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A)  a longer life span than their seventeenth century predecessors. 
B)  the dread of death in birthing caused many women to fear pregnancy. 
C)  New Englanders tended to migrate as individuals rather than as families. 
D)  children grew up in obedient, nurturing environments. 
E)  divorce was exceedingly rare.. 
A)  a longer life span than their seventeenth century predecessors. 
B)  the dread of death in birthing caused many women to fear pregnancy. 
C)  New Englanders tended to migrate as individuals rather than as families. 
D)  children grew up in obedient, nurturing environments. 
E)  divorce was exceedingly rare..

Question 12

Which of the following was universally true about men and women, regardless of whether they from the North or the South and whether they were enslaved, free, or indentured servants?

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A)  Women cooked, cleaned and cared for children. 
B)  Women were the primary farmers. 
C)  Men cleared the land and planted the crops. 
D)  Men and women from different geographic, socioeconomic, and racial backgrounds were universally able to maintain family stability in colonial America, despite significant political, economic, and social challenges. 
E)  Children helped with all chores and picked up an education when possible. 
A)  Women cooked, cleaned and cared for children. 
B)  Women were the primary farmers. 
C)  Men cleared the land and planted the crops. 
D)  Men and women from different geographic, socioeconomic, and racial backgrounds were universally able to maintain family stability in colonial America, despite significant political, economic, and social challenges. 
E)  Children helped with all chores and picked up an education when possible.

Question 13

____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system.

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A)  Indentured servants 
B)  African slaves 
C)  Merchant planters 
D)  New England colonists 
E)  Slave owners 
A)  Indentured servants 
B)  African slaves 
C)  Merchant planters 
D)  New England colonists 
E)  Slave owners

Question 14

Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

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A)  enjoyed a longer life expectancy. 
B)  usually migrated in family units. 
C)  were less ravaged by infectious diseases. 
D)  had a low premarital pregnancy rate. 
E)  allowed married women to retain property. 
A)  enjoyed a longer life expectancy. 
B)  usually migrated in family units. 
C)  were less ravaged by infectious diseases. 
D)  had a low premarital pregnancy rate. 
E)  allowed married women to retain property.

Question 15

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

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A)  It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England. 
B)  Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake. 
C)  Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty. 
D)  The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants. 
E)  Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40. 
A)  It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England. 
B)  Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake. 
C)  Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty. 
D)  The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants. 
E)  Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40.

Question 16

Southern colonies generally allowed married women to retain separate title to their property because

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A)  of religious beliefs. 
B)  of English tradition. 
C)  southern men frequently died young. 
D)  southern families were stable. 
E)  of a smaller number of men than women. 
A)  of religious beliefs. 
B)  of English tradition. 
C)  southern men frequently died young. 
D)  southern families were stable. 
E)  of a smaller number of men than women.

Question 17

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor, after 1680, in colonial America except

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A)  higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants. 
B)  planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies. 
C)  the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonial America. 
D)  Americans rushed to cash in on the slave trade. 
E)  the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies. 
A)  higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants. 
B)  planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies. 
C)  the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonial America. 
D)  Americans rushed to cash in on the slave trade. 
E)  the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies.

Question 18

Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion.Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

Accepted Answer

Bacon's Rebellion was a significant even

Question 19

Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?

Accepted Answer

A)  The geographical dispersion of New England's population 
B)  The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership 
C)  The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society 
D)  The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations 
E)  The witchcraft trials 
A)  The geographical dispersion of New England's population 
B)  The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership 
C)  The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society 
D)  The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations 
E)  The witchcraft trials

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-freedom dues

Accepted Answer

Freedom dues, also known as "freedom due

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

By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was

The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were

In seventeenth-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women except

The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they

Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by

To what extent is the following statement, by Thomas Jefferson, true; "the town meeting was the best school of political liberty the world ever saw."

Explain the complex social structure that developed in the South during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and its implications for the evolution of indentured servitude and slavery in the South.

Assess the validity of the following statement, "slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons, but by the end of the seventeenth century, it was clear that racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system."

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Leisler's Rebellion

All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century except

Which of the following was universally true about men and women, regardless of whether they from the North or the South and whether they were enslaved, free, or indentured servants?

____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system.

Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

Southern colonies generally allowed married women to retain separate title to their property because

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor, after 1680, in colonial America except

Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion.Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -freedom dues

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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