Question 1

By the mid-eighteenth century,Britain's North American colonies shared all of the following qualities EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  some degree of ethnic and religious toleration. 
B)  they were largely English-speaking. 
C)  they were primarily Protestant in religion. 
D)  opportunity for social mobility. 
E)  universal free public education. 
A)  some degree of ethnic and religious toleration. 
B)  they were largely English-speaking. 
C)  they were primarily Protestant in religion. 
D)  opportunity for social mobility. 
E)  universal free public education.

Question 2

Several conditions caused many Scots to migrate to Northern Ireland and then to America.What is NOT one of these conditions?

Accepted Answer

A)  The poor quality of farmland in Scotland 
B)  The spread of commercial farming 
C)  Extremely high rent increases 
D)  Persecution for their Catholic religion 
E)  Paying taxes to support the Anglican church 
A)  The poor quality of farmland in Scotland 
B)  The spread of commercial farming 
C)  Extremely high rent increases 
D)  Persecution for their Catholic religion 
E)  Paying taxes to support the Anglican church

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Poor Richard's Almanack

Accepted Answer

Poor Richard's Almanack was a yearly alm

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-royal colonies

Accepted Answer

Royal colonies were territories governed

Question 5

Colonial legislatures were often able to bend the governors to their will because

Accepted Answer

A)  the governors often had a greater sense of loyalty to their colony than to the king. 
B)  the governors were usually chosen by colonial legislatures and could be removed from office by the legislatures. 
C)  the king generally held the views of colonial legislators in higher regard than those of the governors. 
D)  colonial legislatures controlled taxes and expenditures that paid the governors' salaries. 
E)  they regularly threatened to use the power of impeachment. 
A)  the governors often had a greater sense of loyalty to their colony than to the king. 
B)  the governors were usually chosen by colonial legislatures and could be removed from office by the legislatures. 
C)  the king generally held the views of colonial legislators in higher regard than those of the governors. 
D)  colonial legislatures controlled taxes and expenditures that paid the governors' salaries. 
E)  they regularly threatened to use the power of impeachment.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-power of the purse

Accepted Answer

The "power of the purse" refers to the a

Question 7

What is NOT a characteristic of Colonial American taverns?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frequented mainly by the lower class 
B)  Cradles of democracy 
C)  Hotbeds of agitation for the revolutionary movement 
D)  Centers for crystallizing public opinion 
E)  Places of amusement and gossip 
A)  Frequented mainly by the lower class 
B)  Cradles of democracy 
C)  Hotbeds of agitation for the revolutionary movement 
D)  Centers for crystallizing public opinion 
E)  Places of amusement and gossip

Question 8

In colonial America,education was most zealously promoted

Accepted Answer

A)  in the South. 
B)  in New England. 
C)  on the frontier. 
D)  in the middle colonies. 
E)  in those areas controlled by Spain. 
A)  in the South. 
B)  in New England. 
C)  on the frontier. 
D)  in the middle colonies. 
E)  in those areas controlled by Spain.

Question 9

What is NOT a feature of the African American culture created by slaves out of New and Old World elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gullah 
B)  "Negro" spirituals 
C)  The ringshout 
D)  The longhouse religion 
E)  A messianic focus among Christian slaves on Jesus as liberator 
A)  Gullah 
B)  "Negro" spirituals 
C)  The ringshout 
D)  The longhouse religion 
E)  A messianic focus among Christian slaves on Jesus as liberator

Question 10

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry

Accepted Answer

A)  was not that profitable. 
B)  involved trade among New England, Spain, and Latin America. 
C)  involved the trading of wheat for clothing and clothing for slaves. 
D)  saw the Spanish gaining the largest profits. 
E)  involved the trading of rum for African slaves and slaves for molasses. 
A)  was not that profitable. 
B)  involved trade among New England, Spain, and Latin America. 
C)  involved the trading of wheat for clothing and clothing for slaves. 
D)  saw the Spanish gaining the largest profits. 
E)  involved the trading of rum for African slaves and slaves for molasses.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-George Whitefield

Accepted Answer

George Whitefield (1714-1770) was an Ang

Question 12

The "new light" preachers of the Great Awakening

Accepted Answer

A)  delivered intensely emotional sermons. 
B)  rarely addressed themselves to the matter of individual salvation. 
C)  reinforced the established churches. 
D)  were ultimately unsuccessful in arousing the religious enthusiasm of colonial Americans. 
E)  emphasized the necessity of an educated clergy. 
A)  delivered intensely emotional sermons. 
B)  rarely addressed themselves to the matter of individual salvation. 
C)  reinforced the established churches. 
D)  were ultimately unsuccessful in arousing the religious enthusiasm of colonial Americans. 
E)  emphasized the necessity of an educated clergy.

Question 13

The jury's decision in the John Peter Zenger case was significant because

Accepted Answer

A)  it closely adhered to the judge's instructions. 
B)  it showed the power of investigative journalism. 
C)  it pointed the way toward open public discussion and partial freedom of the press. 
D)  it displayed British officials' arbitrary power over the colonists. 
E)  it allowed the press to print irresponsible criticisms of powerful people. 
A)  it closely adhered to the judge's instructions. 
B)  it showed the power of investigative journalism. 
C)  it pointed the way toward open public discussion and partial freedom of the press. 
D)  it displayed British officials' arbitrary power over the colonists. 
E)  it allowed the press to print irresponsible criticisms of powerful people.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"established" churches

Accepted Answer

Established churches, also known as stat

Question 15

The British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733 to

Accepted Answer

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 the British. 
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 the British.

Question 16

The attempt of some colonial legislatures to end the African slave trade was blocked by

Accepted Answer

A)  a coalition of slave owners. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  the British authorities. 
D)  poor whites. 
E)  New England slave trading interests. 
A)  a coalition of slave owners. 
B)  South Carolina. 
C)  the British authorities. 
D)  poor whites. 
E)  New England slave trading interests.

Question 17

What was NOT a characteristic of the lives of enslaved women?

Accepted Answer

A)  They worked longer days than male slaves. 
B)  They had to find time in the evenings to spin, weave and sew clothes for their families. 
C)  They were constantly vulnerable to sexual exploitation by their masters. 
D)  They were allowed a lighter workload when they had children. 
E)  They were a small proportion of the slave population before 1720. 
A)  They worked longer days than male slaves. 
B)  They had to find time in the evenings to spin, weave and sew clothes for their families. 
C)  They were constantly vulnerable to sexual exploitation by their masters. 
D)  They were allowed a lighter workload when they had children. 
E)  They were a small proportion of the slave population before 1720.

Question 18

Colonists throughout the eighteenth century universally enjoyed many amusements.What was NOT of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  Militia musters. 
B)  Weddings and funerals. 
C)  Christmas celebrations. 
D)  Winter sports in the North; cockfighting, hunting and horse racing in the South. 
E)  Thanksgiving festivities. 
A)  Militia musters. 
B)  Weddings and funerals. 
C)  Christmas celebrations. 
D)  Winter sports in the North; cockfighting, hunting and horse racing in the South. 
E)  Thanksgiving festivities.

Question 19

In colonial elections,

Accepted Answer

A)  most eligible voters zealously exercised their right to vote. 
B)  the right to vote was reserved for property holders. 
C)  only a small landed elite had the right to vote. 
D)  average citizens were usually elected to office. 
E)  slavery came to be a dominant issue. 
A)  most eligible voters zealously exercised their right to vote. 
B)  the right to vote was reserved for property holders. 
C)  only a small landed elite had the right to vote. 
D)  average citizens were usually elected to office. 
E)  slavery came to be a dominant issue.

Question 20

How successful were British authorities in extending the official reach of the Church of England to the eighteenth-century colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonists in the South were largely Catholic and resented any increase in Anglican presence, but failed in opposing British action. 
B)  Colonists welcomed any strengthening of the widely beloved Anglican religion in the American context. 
C)  Colonists were indifferent to matters of government and religion, so British officials enjoyed a free hand in increasing Anglican authority. 
D)  Colonists in New England had grown weary of their domination by Congregationalist ministers and accepted stronger Anglican support. 
E)  Colonists outside the South were suspicious and resentful of British schemes to increase Anglican authority and successfully opposed them. 
A)  Colonists in the South were largely Catholic and resented any increase in Anglican presence, but failed in opposing British action. 
B)  Colonists welcomed any strengthening of the widely beloved Anglican religion in the American context. 
C)  Colonists were indifferent to matters of government and religion, so British officials enjoyed a free hand in increasing Anglican authority. 
D)  Colonists in New England had grown weary of their domination by Congregationalist ministers and accepted stronger Anglican support. 
E)  Colonists outside the South were suspicious and resentful of British schemes to increase Anglican authority and successfully opposed them.

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

By the mid-eighteenth century,Britain's North American colonies shared all of the following qualities EXCEPT

Several conditions caused many Scots to migrate to Northern Ireland and then to America.What is NOT one of these conditions?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Poor Richard's Almanack

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -royal colonies

Colonial legislatures were often able to bend the governors to their will because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -power of the purse

What is NOT a characteristic of Colonial American taverns?

In colonial America,education was most zealously promoted

What is NOT a feature of the African American culture created by slaves out of New and Old World elements?

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -George Whitefield

The "new light" preachers of the Great Awakening

The jury's decision in the John Peter Zenger case was significant because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"established" churches

The British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733 to

The attempt of some colonial legislatures to end the African slave trade was blocked by

What was NOT a characteristic of the lives of enslaved women?

Colonists throughout the eighteenth century universally enjoyed many amusements.What was NOT of these?

In colonial elections,

How successful were British authorities in extending the official reach of the Church of England to the eighteenth-century colonies?

New World Beginnings

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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