Question 1

The life expectancy of the first generations of Puritan colonists was

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A)  about forty-five years. 
B)  notably higher than that of present-day Americans. 
C)  about seventy years, not much different from present-day Americans. 
D)  less than that of people in the South 
E)  less than what it had been in Europe. 
A)  about forty-five years. 
B)  notably higher than that of present-day Americans. 
C)  about seventy years, not much different from present-day Americans. 
D)  less than that of people in the South 
E)  less than what it had been in Europe.

Question 2

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

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A)  of the short life span of New England women. 
B)  they worried that it would undercut the unity of spouses in marriage. 
C)  New England families were so rare. 
D)  they distrusted women's ability to manage money. 
E)  they feared women would never marry. 
A)  of the short life span of New England women. 
B)  they worried that it would undercut the unity of spouses in marriage. 
C)  New England families were so rare. 
D)  they distrusted women's ability to manage money. 
E)  they feared women would never marry.

Question 3

One consequence of New England's uninviting land was

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A)  an urban migration. 
B)  the absence of Indian competition. 
C)  a dislike for agriculture. 
D)  a desire among Puritans to move into the Southern colonies. 
E)  a lack of immigration and thus less ethnic diversity than other regions. 
A)  an urban migration. 
B)  the absence of Indian competition. 
C)  a dislike for agriculture. 
D)  a desire among Puritans to move into the Southern colonies. 
E)  a lack of immigration and thus less ethnic diversity than other regions.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-merchant-planters

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Merchant-planters were a socio-economic

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-indentured servitude

Accepted Answer

Indentured servitude was a labor system

Question 6

Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why,then,did black slavery replace indentured servitude? How did race and racism come to shape slavery?

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Colonial masters first adopted the insti

Question 7

In colonial New England,about half of all adults

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A)  married early and had several children. 
B)  were able to read and write. 
C)  arrived in New England unmarried. 
D)  died before becoming grandparents. 
E)  lived alone. 
A)  married early and had several children. 
B)  were able to read and write. 
C)  arrived in New England unmarried. 
D)  died before becoming grandparents. 
E)  lived alone.

Question 8

The Half-Way Covenant

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A)  permitted half of the population of New England to attend church. 
B)  strengthened the distinction between the "elect" and all others. 
C)  brought an end to the jeremiads of Puritan ministers. 
D)  resulted in a decrease in church members. 
E)  admitted to baptism but not full membership the unconverted children of existing members. 
A)  permitted half of the population of New England to attend church. 
B)  strengthened the distinction between the "elect" and all others. 
C)  brought an end to the jeremiads of Puritan ministers. 
D)  resulted in a decrease in church members. 
E)  admitted to baptism but not full membership the unconverted children of existing members.

Question 9

What was the "middle passage"?

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A)  The trip from the interior of Africa to the coast 
B)  A trip taken in the middle part of a ship 
C)  The journey taken by indentured servants to the colonies 
D)  A gruesome ocean voyage endured by slaves from Africa to America, which often resulted in death 
E)  The cost of shipping slaves from Africa to Virginia 
A)  The trip from the interior of Africa to the coast 
B)  A trip taken in the middle part of a ship 
C)  The journey taken by indentured servants to the colonies 
D)  A gruesome ocean voyage endured by slaves from Africa to America, which often resulted in death 
E)  The cost of shipping slaves from Africa to Virginia

Question 10

Which do you think was the main cause of Bacon's Rebellion: resentment felt by backcountry farmers,Governor Berkeley's Indian policies,or the pressure of the tobacco economy? Justify your choice.

Accepted Answer

I believe that the main cause of Bacon's

Question 11

Evidence that New Englanders saw themselves as God's chosen people can be seen in their

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A)  goal to establish permanent settlements. 
B)  claim that Boston was the "hub of the universe." 
C)  refusal to rely on slave labor. 
D)  desire to root out witches during the Salem witch hysteria. 
E)  esteem for Native Americans. 
A)  goal to establish permanent settlements. 
B)  claim that Boston was the "hub of the universe." 
C)  refusal to rely on slave labor. 
D)  desire to root out witches during the Salem witch hysteria. 
E)  esteem for Native Americans.

Question 12

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

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A)  It made African slavery more appealing. 
B)  It encouraged planters to look for less troublesome laborers. 
C)  Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office. 
D)  Nathaniel Bacon died of disease during the rebellion. 
E)  Tensions between labor and planters endured long after it ended. 
A)  It made African slavery more appealing. 
B)  It encouraged planters to look for less troublesome laborers. 
C)  Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office. 
D)  Nathaniel Bacon died of disease during the rebellion. 
E)  Tensions between labor and planters endured long after it ended.

Question 13

Where were families both few and fragile due to high death rates in the seventeenth century colonies?

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A)  New England 
B)  the Chesapeake colonies 
C)  the middle colonies 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Florida 
A)  New England 
B)  the Chesapeake colonies 
C)  the middle colonies 
D)  Georgia 
E)  Florida

Question 14

The Salem witchcraft trials were

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A)  a result of Roger Williams' agitation. 
B)  the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts. 
C)  a reaction against the introduction of Quaker communism. 
D)  a result of masculine oppression of women. 
E)  stirred up by the daughters of Salem's business owners. 
A)  a result of Roger Williams' agitation. 
B)  the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts. 
C)  a reaction against the introduction of Quaker communism. 
D)  a result of masculine oppression of women. 
E)  stirred up by the daughters of Salem's business owners.

Question 15

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

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A)  from families associated with Salem's burgeoning market economy. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily non-Christian Indians. 
D)  unmarried teenagers. 
E)  from subsistence farming families. 
A)  from families associated with Salem's burgeoning market economy. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily non-Christian Indians. 
D)  unmarried teenagers. 
E)  from subsistence farming families.

Question 16

Most of the inhabitants of the colonial American South were

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A)  slave-owning planters. 
B)  small landowning farmers. 
C)  landless farm laborers. 
D)  black slaves. 
E)  urban wage earners. 
A)  slave-owning planters. 
B)  small landowning farmers. 
C)  landless farm laborers. 
D)  black slaves. 
E)  urban wage earners.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The Congregational Church is a Protestan

Question 18

Why was slavery NOT adopted widely in New England the way it was in the Chesapeake?

Accepted Answer

A)  It violated the tenets of Puritan religion. 
B)  New Englanders feared the possibility of organized slave rebellions. 
C)  Indian slaves were widely available and far less costly. 
D)  New Englanders preferred to use indentured servants. 
E)  New England's small farms and lack of a staple crop made slavery unprofitable. 
A)  It violated the tenets of Puritan religion. 
B)  New Englanders feared the possibility of organized slave rebellions. 
C)  Indian slaves were widely available and far less costly. 
D)  New Englanders preferred to use indentured servants. 
E)  New England's small farms and lack of a staple crop made slavery unprofitable.

The life expectancy of the first generations of Puritan colonists was

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

One consequence of New England's uninviting land was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -merchant-planters

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -indentured servitude

Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why,then,did black slavery replace indentured servitude? How did race and racism come to shape slavery?

In colonial New England,about half of all adults

The Half-Way Covenant

What was the "middle passage"?

Which do you think was the main cause of Bacon's Rebellion: resentment felt by backcountry farmers,Governor Berkeley's Indian policies,or the pressure of the tobacco economy? Justify your choice.

Evidence that New Englanders saw themselves as God's chosen people can be seen in their

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

Where were families both few and fragile due to high death rates in the seventeenth century colonies?

The Salem witchcraft trials were

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

Most of the inhabitants of the colonial American South were

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

Why was slavery NOT adopted widely in New England the way it was in the Chesapeake?

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

The life expectancy of the first generations of Puritan colonists was

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

One consequence of New England's uninviting land was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -merchant-planters

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -indentured servitude

Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why,then,did black slavery replace indentured servitude? How did race and racism come to shape slavery?

In colonial New England,about half of all adults

The Half-Way Covenant

What was the "middle passage"?

Which do you think was the main cause of Bacon's Rebellion: resentment felt by backcountry farmers,Governor Berkeley's Indian policies,or the pressure of the tobacco economy? Justify your choice.

Evidence that New Englanders saw themselves as God's chosen people can be seen in their

Which statement about Bacon's Rebellion is FALSE?

Where were families both few and fragile due to high death rates in the seventeenth century colonies?

The Salem witchcraft trials were

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

Most of the inhabitants of the colonial American South were

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

Why was slavery NOT adopted widely in New England the way it was in the Chesapeake?

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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