Question 1

Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by

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A)  young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land. 
B)  the planter class of Virginia. 
C)  those protesting the increased importation of African slaves. 
D)  radical political ideologues. 
E)  the displaced Virginia Indians. 
A)  young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land. 
B)  the planter class of Virginia. 
C)  those protesting the increased importation of African slaves. 
D)  radical political ideologues. 
E)  the displaced Virginia Indians.

Question 2

During the seventeenth century,indentured servitude at first seemed the best solution to the labor shortage.What was NOT one of the underlying reasons for this?

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A)  The Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died in such large numbers. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  Many poor Englishmen were willing to mortgage their labor in exchange for passage to America. 
D)  Slaves was impossible to obtain. 
E)  Settler families procreated too slowly. 
A)  The Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died in such large numbers. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  Many poor Englishmen were willing to mortgage their labor in exchange for passage to America. 
D)  Slaves was impossible to obtain. 
E)  Settler families procreated too slowly.

Question 3

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

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A militia is a military force composed o

Question 4

When they first arrived,colonists in New England found land that was

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A)  fertile and ready to be farmed. 
B)  uninhabited and unused. 
C)  imprinted with trails created by Native Americans. 
D)  heavily occupied by Native Americans. 
E)  a rich source of precious metals. 
A)  fertile and ready to be farmed. 
B)  uninhabited and unused. 
C)  imprinted with trails created by Native Americans. 
D)  heavily occupied by Native Americans. 
E)  a rich source of precious metals.

Question 5

What was the chief mode of transportation from one plantation to another in the seventeenth century South?

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A)  Horses 
B)  Roadways 
C)  Foot travel 
D)  Carriages 
E)  Waterways 
A)  Horses 
B)  Roadways 
C)  Foot travel 
D)  Carriages 
E)  Waterways

Question 6

How was New England family life gendered? What roles did men and women each play,and what were the rules and customs that governed their behavior? What were the early signs pointing toward greater rights for women?

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In New England family life, gender roles

Question 7

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 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-blue bloods

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The term "blue bloods" is a phrase of hi

Question 9

The late-seventeenth-century rebellions in New York and Maryland partly reflected

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A)  the fear that whites might be enslaved alongside blacks. 
B)  resentment against the English government. 
C)  dissent against Puritan domination of government. 
D)  the resentment of ordinary settlers against upper-class pretensions. 
E)  ethnic conflict between English, Scottish, Dutch, and German settlers. 
A)  the fear that whites might be enslaved alongside blacks. 
B)  resentment against the English government. 
C)  dissent against Puritan domination of government. 
D)  the resentment of ordinary settlers against upper-class pretensions. 
E)  ethnic conflict between English, Scottish, Dutch, and German settlers.

Question 10

Many conditions prevailed in New England as a result of its poor soil.What is NOT one of these conditions?

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A)  Hard work was required to make a living. 
B)  The area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. 
C)  Frugality became essential to economic survival. 
D)  Reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. 
E)  Fishing and shipping became crucial industries. 
A)  Hard work was required to make a living. 
B)  The area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. 
C)  Frugality became essential to economic survival. 
D)  Reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. 
E)  Fishing and shipping became crucial industries.

Question 11

What occurred by the end of the seventeenth century as the slave population grew and slavery as an institution expanded?

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A)  White owners became more comfortable living in a mixed race society. 
B)  There were large-scale slave rebellions across the colonies. 
C)  More and more slaves gradually purchased their freedom. 
D)  Indians were sold alongside blacks. 
E)  Slavery was increasingly shaped by racial discrimination. 
A)  White owners became more comfortable living in a mixed race society. 
B)  There were large-scale slave rebellions across the colonies. 
C)  More and more slaves gradually purchased their freedom. 
D)  Indians were sold alongside blacks. 
E)  Slavery was increasingly shaped by racial discrimination.

Question 12

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

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The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 13

Which country was the first to end the international slave trade?

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A)  France 
B)  Spain 
C)  United States 
D)  Africa 
E)  Great Britain 
A)  France 
B)  Spain 
C)  United States 
D)  Africa 
E)  Great Britain

Question 14

In seventeenth century colonial America all of the following were true EXCEPT

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A)  men controlled the sphere of childbirth. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  divorce was largely forbidden. 
E)  convicted adulterers were whipped and forced to wear the letter "A" on their clothing. 
A)  men controlled the sphere of childbirth. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  divorce was largely forbidden. 
E)  convicted adulterers were whipped and forced to wear the letter "A" on their clothing.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Royal African Company

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The Royal African Company (RAC) was an E

Question 16

The territorial expansion of New England society

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A)  proceeded in an orderly fashion. 
B)  was a rather haphazard process. 
C)  was undertaken by lone-wolf farmers on their own initiative. 
D)  undermined the authority of town government. 
E)  was caused primarily by religious conflict. 
A)  proceeded in an orderly fashion. 
B)  was a rather haphazard process. 
C)  was undertaken by lone-wolf farmers on their own initiative. 
D)  undermined the authority of town government. 
E)  was caused primarily by religious conflict.

Question 17

The population of the Chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable for its

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A)  fast growth rate. 
B)  scarcity of women. 
C)  low death rate. 
D)  stable family life. 
E)  large percentage of older men. 
A)  fast growth rate. 
B)  scarcity of women. 
C)  low death rate. 
D)  stable family life. 
E)  large percentage of older men.

Question 18

What is NOT one of the ways in which New Englanders differed from their counterparts in the Chesapeake?

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A)  New England had a more diversified economy. 
B)  Chesapeake settlers expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. 
C)  New Englanders were more likely to migrate as families. 
D)  Chesapeake colonists enjoyed better weather and a healthier climate. 
E)  New Englanders had a longer life expectancy. 
A)  New England had a more diversified economy. 
B)  Chesapeake settlers expanded westward in a less orderly fashion. 
C)  New Englanders were more likely to migrate as families. 
D)  Chesapeake colonists enjoyed better weather and a healthier climate. 
E)  New Englanders had a longer life expectancy.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Chesapeake" typically refers t

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter is a novel written by

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

Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by

During the seventeenth century,indentured servitude at first seemed the best solution to the labor shortage.What was NOT one of the underlying reasons for this?

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

When they first arrived,colonists in New England found land that was

What was the chief mode of transportation from one plantation to another in the seventeenth century South?

How was New England family life gendered? What roles did men and women each play,and what were the rules and customs that governed their behavior? What were the early signs pointing toward greater rights for women?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -blue bloods

The late-seventeenth-century rebellions in New York and Maryland partly reflected

Many conditions prevailed in New England as a result of its poor soil.What is NOT one of these conditions?

What occurred by the end of the seventeenth century as the slave population grew and slavery as an institution expanded?

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

Which country was the first to end the international slave trade?

In seventeenth century colonial America all of the following were true EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Royal African Company

The territorial expansion of New England society

The population of the Chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable for its

What is NOT one of the ways in which New Englanders differed from their counterparts in the Chesapeake?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -The Scarlet Letter

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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