Question 1

English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called

Accepted Answer

A)  headrights. 
B)  burgesses. 
C)  indentured servants. 
D)  slaves. 
E)  birds of passage. 
A)  headrights. 
B)  burgesses. 
C)  indentured servants. 
D)  slaves. 
E)  birds of passage.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Yankee ingenuity

Accepted Answer

Yankee ingenuity refers to an American s

Question 3

Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?

Accepted Answer

A)  The geographical dispersion of New England's population 
B)  The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership 
C)  The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society 
D)  The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations 
E)  The witchcraft trials 
A)  The geographical dispersion of New England's population 
B)  The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership 
C)  The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society 
D)  The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations 
E)  The witchcraft trials

Question 4

Explain the following statement,"the story of New England was largely written by rocks."

Accepted Answer

The statement "the story of New England

Question 5

The combination of Calvinism,soil,and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Energy 
B)  Stubbornness 
C)  Self-reliance 
D)  Resourcefulness 
E)  All of these 
A)  Energy 
B)  Stubbornness 
C)  Self-reliance 
D)  Resourcefulness 
E)  All of these

Question 6

To what extent is the following statement,by Thomas Jefferson,true; "the town meeting was the best school of political liberty the world ever saw."

Accepted Answer

The statement by Thomas Jefferson that "

Question 7

Which of the following are products of the American slave culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jazz 
B)  The Christian belief in obedience 
C)  Several modern American dances 
D)  The development of an American form of Islam 
E)  A new language, Gullah 
A)  Jazz 
B)  The Christian belief in obedience 
C)  Several modern American dances 
D)  The development of an American form of Islam 
E)  A new language, Gullah

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Berkeley

Accepted Answer

William Berkeley (1605-1677) was a colon

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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)  even though the slave population began to rise, family life was still 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)  even though the slave population began to rise, family life was still impossible.

Question 10

By 1700,the most populous colony in English America was

Accepted Answer

A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Pennsylvania. 
E)  Maryland. 
A)  Massachusetts. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  New York. 
D)  Pennsylvania. 
E)  Maryland.

Question 11

The expansion of New England society

Accepted Answer

A)  proceeded in an orderly fashion. 
B)  was a rather haphazard process. 
C)  was undertaken by lone-wolf farmers on their own initiative. 
D)  took place without the approval of the colonial legislature. 
E)  led to little concern about the community as a whole. 
A)  proceeded in an orderly fashion. 
B)  was a rather haphazard process. 
C)  was undertaken by lone-wolf farmers on their own initiative. 
D)  took place without the approval of the colonial legislature. 
E)  led to little concern about the community as a whole.

Question 12

It was typical of colonial New England adults to

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A)  marry early and have several children. 
B)  be unable to read and write. 
C)  arrive in New England unmarried. 
D)  die before becoming grandparents. 
E)  live solitary lives. 
A)  marry early and have several children. 
B)  be unable to read and write. 
C)  arrive in New England unmarried. 
D)  die before becoming grandparents. 
E)  live solitary lives.

Question 13

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

Accepted Answer

A)  it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down. 
B)  race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites. 
C)  racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system. 
D)  profit soon played a less central role. 
E)  Europe profited most from the institution. 
A)  it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down. 
B)  race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites. 
C)  racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system. 
D)  profit soon played a less central role. 
E)  Europe profited most from the institution.

Question 14

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor,after 1680,in colonial America except

Accepted Answer

A)  higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants. 
B)  planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies. 
C)  the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonial America. 
D)  Americans rushed to cash in on the slave trade. 
E)  the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies. 
A)  higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants. 
B)  planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies. 
C)  the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonial America. 
D)  Americans rushed to cash in on the slave trade. 
E)  the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

In seventeenth-century colonial America,all of the following are true regarding women except

Accepted Answer

A)  women could not own property under any circumstances. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  women dominated the profession of midwives. 
E)  abusive husbands could be punished. 
A)  women could not own property under any circumstances. 
B)  women could not vote. 
C)  women were regarded as morally weaker than men. 
D)  women dominated the profession of midwives. 
E)  abusive husbands could be punished.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  jazz music. 
B)  the banjo. 
C)  the piano. 
D)  a variety of words. 
E)  bongo drums. 
A)  jazz music. 
B)  the banjo. 
C)  the piano. 
D)  a variety of words. 
E)  bongo drums.

Question 18

Most of the inhabitants of the colonial American South were

Accepted Answer

A)  large merchant planters. 
B)  landowning small farmers. 
C)  landless farm laborers. 
D)  black slaves. 
E)  native Americans. 
A)  large merchant planters. 
B)  landowning small farmers. 
C)  landless farm laborers. 
D)  black slaves. 
E)  native Americans.

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-African American
NARREND

Accepted Answer

It appears there is a typo or confusion

Question 20

Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the seventeenth century drew to a close? Why?

Accepted Answer

As the seventeenth century drew to a clo

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

English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Yankee ingenuity

Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?

Explain the following statement,"the story of New England was largely written by rocks."

The combination of Calvinism,soil,and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?

To what extent is the following statement,by Thomas Jefferson,true; "the town meeting was the best school of political liberty the world ever saw."

Which of the following are products of the American slave culture?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Berkeley

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

By 1700,the most populous colony in English America was

The expansion of New England society

It was typical of colonial New England adults to

While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor,after 1680,in colonial America except

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

In seventeenth-century colonial America,all of the following are true regarding women except

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

Most of the inhabitants of the colonial American South were

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -African American NARREND

Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the seventeenth century drew to a close? Why?

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

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

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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