Question 1

Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on

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A)  math. 
B)  science. 
C)  modern languages. 
D)  literature. 
E)  religion. 
A)  math. 
B)  science. 
C)  modern languages. 
D)  literature. 
E)  religion.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Singleton Copley

Accepted Answer

John Singleton Copley (1738–1815) was an

Question 3

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-jayle birds

Accepted Answer

It appears there may be a misunderstandi

Question 4

Match each denomination on the left with the region where it predominated.
A.Congregationalist
B.Anglican
C.Presbyterian
1)the frontier
2)New England
3)the South

Accepted Answer

A)  A-2, B-3, C-l 
B)  A-2, B-1, C-3 
C)  A-1, B-3, C-2 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-1 
E)  A-3, B-1, C-2 
A)  A-2, B-3, C-l 
B)  A-2, B-1, C-3 
C)  A-1, B-3, C-2 
D)  A-3, B-2, C-1 
E)  A-3, B-1, C-2

Question 5

Leaders of the Great Awakening endorsed the concepts of

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A)  salvation through "good works." 
B)  divine omnipotence. 
C)  the Half-Way Covenant. 
D)  predestination. 
E)  Arminianism. 
A)  salvation through "good works." 
B)  divine omnipotence. 
C)  the Half-Way Covenant. 
D)  predestination. 
E)  Arminianism.

Question 6

What proportion of the British merchant marine fleet was American built?

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A)  One-fourth 
B)  One-third 
C)  Two-thirds 
D)  Three-fifths 
E)  None 
A)  One-fourth 
B)  One-third 
C)  Two-thirds 
D)  Three-fifths 
E)  None

Question 7

To the Puritans, education was essential for

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A)  reading the Bible. 
B)  enforcing Christian laws and customs. 
C)  creating good citizens. 
D)  writing inspiring sermons. 
E)  training future ministers. 
A)  reading the Bible. 
B)  enforcing Christian laws and customs. 
C)  creating good citizens. 
D)  writing inspiring sermons. 
E)  training future ministers.

Question 8

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-triangular trade

Accepted Answer

The triangular trade was a historical tr

Question 9

The time-honored English ideal, which Americans accepted for some time, regarded education as all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  essential training for citizenship. 
B)  designed primarily for men. 
C)  reserved for the aristocratic few. 
D)  essential for creating leaders. 
E)  hailed and embraced in New England more than any other region. 
A)  essential training for citizenship. 
B)  designed primarily for men. 
C)  reserved for the aristocratic few. 
D)  essential for creating leaders. 
E)  hailed and embraced in New England more than any other region.

Question 10

In colonial New England, education was primarily

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A)  for boys. 
B)  designed to promote good citizenship. 
C)  intended for religious instruction. 
D)  provided to foster independent thinking and aesthetic appreciation. 
E)  a blessing, even for the poor. 
A)  for boys. 
B)  designed to promote good citizenship. 
C)  intended for religious instruction. 
D)  provided to foster independent thinking and aesthetic appreciation. 
E)  a blessing, even for the poor.

Question 11

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-naval stores

Accepted Answer

Naval stores refer to a variety of produ

Question 12

African American contributions to American culture include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  jazz music. 
B)  the banjo. 
C)  the piano. 
D)  an array of African words that have passed into the American lexicon. 
E)  a unique language,Gullah. 
A)  jazz music. 
B)  the banjo. 
C)  the piano. 
D)  an array of African words that have passed into the American lexicon. 
E)  a unique language,Gullah.

Question 13

Assess the extent to which the Great Awakening, an intensely religious mass movement, contributed to the breaking down of sectional boundaries, promoted religious pluralism, and facilitated a sense among Americans that they were a single people, united by a common history and shared social and cultural experiences.

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The Great Awakening, an intensely religi

Question 14

The Molasses Act of 1733 was intended to

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A)  stimulate the colonies' triangle trade with Africa and the West Indies. 
B)  satisfy colonial demands for earning foreign exchange money. 
C)  inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies. 
D)  increase the colonists' standard of living and protect the livelihood of colonial merchants. 
E)  require Americans to sell their molasses to British merchants. 
A)  stimulate the colonies' triangle trade with Africa and the West Indies. 
B)  satisfy colonial demands for earning foreign exchange money. 
C)  inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies. 
D)  increase the colonists' standard of living and protect the livelihood of colonial merchants. 
E)  require Americans to sell their molasses to British merchants.

Question 15

The slave culture that developed in America

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A)  was derived exclusively from African roots. 
B)  rejected Christianity. 
C)  was Muslim in its religious teachings. 
D)  contained many Western elements that remained thoroughly European. 
E)  included the distinctive cultural contributions of native-born African Americans. 
A)  was derived exclusively from African roots. 
B)  rejected Christianity. 
C)  was Muslim in its religious teachings. 
D)  contained many Western elements that remained thoroughly European. 
E)  included the distinctive cultural contributions of native-born African Americans.

Question 16

All of the following are true conditions of the Chesapeake, as compared to the Deep South, except

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A)  tobacco was less physically demanding than rice. 
B)  tobacco plantations were larger and closer to one another, allowing for more contact with friends and relatives. 
C)  the proportion of female slaves in the Chesapeake had begun to rise by 1720. 
D)  it was one of the few slave societies in history to perpetuate itself by its own natural reproduction. 
E)  asthe slave population began to rise, the development of a distinctive African American family life became impossible. 
A)  tobacco was less physically demanding than rice. 
B)  tobacco plantations were larger and closer to one another, allowing for more contact with friends and relatives. 
C)  the proportion of female slaves in the Chesapeake had begun to rise by 1720. 
D)  it was one of the few slave societies in history to perpetuate itself by its own natural reproduction. 
E)  asthe slave population began to rise, the development of a distinctive African American family life became impossible.

Question 17

The person most often called the "first civilized American" was

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A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  John Trumbull. 
C)  John Winthrop. 
D)  Phillis Wheatley. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin. 
A)  Thomas Jefferson. 
B)  John Trumbull. 
C)  John Winthrop. 
D)  Phillis Wheatley. 
E)  Benjamin Franklin.

Question 18

With regard to governmental authority, the Scots-Irish colonists

Accepted Answer

A)  showed remarkable willingness to follow authority. 
B)  supported only Britain. 
C)  cherished no love for the British or any other government. 
D)  stated a preference for Catholic authority. 
E)  established good relations with local Indians. 
A)  showed remarkable willingness to follow authority. 
B)  supported only Britain. 
C)  cherished no love for the British or any other government. 
D)  stated a preference for Catholic authority. 
E)  established good relations with local Indians.

Question 19

By 1775, the ____ were the largest non-English ethnic group in colonial America.

Accepted Answer

A)  Africans 
B)  Germans 
C)  West Indians 
D)  Scots-Irish 
E)  Irish 
A)  Africans 
B)  Germans 
C)  West Indians 
D)  Scots-Irish 
E)  Irish

Question 20

The most important manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the eighteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A)  iron making. 
B)  arms and munitions production. 
C)  lumbering. 
D)  rum distilling. 
E)  making clothes. 
A)  iron making. 
B)  arms and munitions production. 
C)  lumbering. 
D)  rum distilling. 
E)  making clothes.

Exam 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Singleton Copley

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -jayle birds

Match each denomination on the left with the region where it predominated. A.Congregationalist B.Anglican C.Presbyterian 1)the frontier 2)New England 3)the South

Leaders of the Great Awakening endorsed the concepts of

What proportion of the British merchant marine fleet was American built?

To the Puritans, education was essential for

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -triangular trade

The time-honored English ideal, which Americans accepted for some time, regarded education as all of the following except

In colonial New England, education was primarily

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -naval stores

African American contributions to American culture include all of the following except

The Molasses Act of 1733 was intended to

The slave culture that developed in America

All of the following are true conditions of the Chesapeake, as compared to the Deep South, except

The person most often called the "first civilized American" was

With regard to governmental authority, the Scots-Irish colonists

By 1775, the ____ were the largest non-English ethnic group in colonial America.

The most important manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the eighteenth century was

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

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

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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