Question 1

Most of the slaves who reached North America

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A)  came from western coastal Africa. 
B)  were captured by European slave hunters in Africa. 
C)  were Muslims from North Africa. 
D)  eventually gained their freedom. 
E)  ended up in the middle colonies. 
A)  came from western coastal Africa. 
B)  were captured by European slave hunters in Africa. 
C)  were Muslims from North Africa. 
D)  eventually gained their freedom. 
E)  ended up in the middle colonies.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-social structure

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Social structure refers to the organized

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-white slaves

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The term "white slaves" can refer to dif

Question 4

The 1662 Virginia slave codes are significant because they

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A)  attempted to protect slaves from abuse by masters. 
B)  granted new charters to would-be slave traders, which increased the number of slaves in the colonies. 
C)  made slaves and their children the property of masters for life. 
D)  required that slaves convert to Christianity before becoming free. 
E)  listed specific penalties for runaway or rebellious slaves. 
A)  attempted to protect slaves from abuse by masters. 
B)  granted new charters to would-be slave traders, which increased the number of slaves in the colonies. 
C)  made slaves and their children the property of masters for life. 
D)  required that slaves convert to Christianity before becoming free. 
E)  listed specific penalties for runaway or rebellious slaves.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

Slave codes were laws established in the

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Nathaniel Bacon

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Nathaniel Bacon was a colonist of the Vi

Question 7

Bacon's Rebellion and Leisler's Rebellion were both

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A)  slave uprisings. 
B)  class conflicts. 
C)  Indian-colonist disputes. 
D)  political resistance by colonists against England. 
E)  signs of religious tension. 
A)  slave uprisings. 
B)  class conflicts. 
C)  Indian-colonist disputes. 
D)  political resistance by colonists against England. 
E)  signs of religious tension.

Question 8

What is a sign that early notions of women's rights began to emerge in colonial New England?

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A)  Women were increasingly allowed to become lay preachers. 
B)  Some towns permitted women to vote on certain matters. 
C)  Courts intervened to prevent domestic violence. 
D)  Courts eliminated punishment for adultery. 
E)  Divorce laws became increasingly liberal. 
A)  Women were increasingly allowed to become lay preachers. 
B)  Some towns permitted women to vote on certain matters. 
C)  Courts intervened to prevent domestic violence. 
D)  Courts eliminated punishment for adultery. 
E)  Divorce laws became increasingly liberal.

Question 9

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 10

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

Accepted Answer

Leisler's Rebellion was a brief uprising

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"chattels"

Accepted Answer

The term "chattels" refers to personal p

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

Bacon's Rebellion was an armed rebellion

Question 13

Influenced by Calvinism,soil,and climate,the New England character came to be known for all of the following traits EXCEPT for

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A)  idealism. 
B)  stubbornness. 
C)  self-reliance. 
D)  resourcefulness. 
E)  willfulness. 
A)  idealism. 
B)  stubbornness. 
C)  self-reliance. 
D)  resourcefulness. 
E)  willfulness.

Question 14

The New England family can best be described as

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A)  relatively small in size due to the frequency of deaths from childbirth. 
B)  a very stable institution. 
C)  a limiting factor in the growth of the region's population. 
D)  a source of social conflict. 
E)  similar to the family in the Chesapeake colonies. 
A)  relatively small in size due to the frequency of deaths from childbirth. 
B)  a very stable institution. 
C)  a limiting factor in the growth of the region's population. 
D)  a source of social conflict. 
E)  similar to the family in the Chesapeake colonies.

Question 15

Which statement about the African slave trade in the Americas is FALSE?

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A)  Of the 10 million carried to the New World, only about 400,000 ended up in North America. 
B)  As late as 1670 they numbered only about 7 percent of the southern plantation population. 
C)  White servants were far less costly than the high priced African slaves. 
D)  Most were hauled to Spanish and Portuguese South America or the West Indies. 
E)  Black slaves outnumbered white servants in the Chesapeake by 1650. 
A)  Of the 10 million carried to the New World, only about 400,000 ended up in North America. 
B)  As late as 1670 they numbered only about 7 percent of the southern plantation population. 
C)  White servants were far less costly than the high priced African slaves. 
D)  Most were hauled to Spanish and Portuguese South America or the West Indies. 
E)  Black slaves outnumbered white servants in the Chesapeake by 1650.

Question 16

During their term of labor,or at its completion,indentured servants might receive all of the following EXCEPT

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Hierarchy

Who?
The concept of hierarchy

Question 18

The early New England economy depended heavily on

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A)  slave labor. 
B)  manufacturing. 
C)  fishing, shipbuilding, and commerce. 
D)  tobacco. 
E)  dairy cattle and hogs. 
A)  slave labor. 
B)  manufacturing. 
C)  fishing, shipbuilding, and commerce. 
D)  tobacco. 
E)  dairy cattle and hogs.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Harvard College

Accepted Answer

Harvard College is the undergraduate lib

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The slave trade refers to the historical

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

Most of the slaves who reached North America

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -social structure

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -white slaves

The 1662 Virginia slave codes are significant because they

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Nathaniel Bacon

Bacon's Rebellion and Leisler's Rebellion were both

What is a sign that early notions of women's rights began to emerge in colonial New England?

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"chattels"

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

Influenced by Calvinism,soil,and climate,the New England character came to be known for all of the following traits EXCEPT for

The New England family can best be described as

Which statement about the African slave trade in the Americas is FALSE?

During their term of labor,or at its completion,indentured servants might receive all of the following EXCEPT

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

The early New England economy depended heavily on

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Harvard College

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

New World Beginnings

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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