Question 1

As the seventeenth century wore on,regional differences continued to crystallize,most notably

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of indentured servants. 
B)  loyalty to England. 
C)  the continuing rigidity of Puritanism. 
D)  the breaking of the Atlanta economy. 
E)  the importance of slave labor in the South. 
A)  the use of indentured servants. 
B)  loyalty to England. 
C)  the continuing rigidity of Puritanism. 
D)  the breaking of the Atlanta economy. 
E)  the importance of slave labor in the South.

Question 2

Write your definition of racism.Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of English racism.

Accepted Answer

Racism is the belief that one race is su

Question 3

The Puritan system of congregational church government logically led to

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A)  an authoritarian political government. 
B)  the early establishment of religious toleration. 
C)  democracy in political government. 
D)  the end of town meetings. 
E)  complete equality between men and women. 
A)  an authoritarian political government. 
B)  the early establishment of religious toleration. 
C)  democracy in political government. 
D)  the end of town meetings. 
E)  complete equality between men and women.

Question 4

All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except

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A)  it weakened the distinction between the elect and others. 
B)  it maintained the original agreement of the covenant. 
C)  it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations. 
D)  it increased the numbers of church members. 
E)  women became the majority in the Puritan congregations. 
A)  it weakened the distinction between the elect and others. 
B)  it maintained the original agreement of the covenant. 
C)  it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations. 
D)  it increased the numbers of church members. 
E)  women became the majority in the Puritan congregations.

Question 5

Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what the consequence was of the absence of towns in the colonial South.

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Town life in New England contributed to

Question 6

The great majority of Africans who left Africa as captured slaves

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A)  were taken to South American and Caribbean colonies. 
B)  came to English America before 1700. 
C)  died aboard slave ships before they ever reached America. 
D)  came from the west coast of Africa. 
E)  came from the east coast of Africa. 
A)  were taken to South American and Caribbean colonies. 
B)  came to English America before 1700. 
C)  died aboard slave ships before they ever reached America. 
D)  came from the west coast of Africa. 
E)  came from the east coast of Africa.

Question 7

The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they

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A)  restricted the number of slaves that could be imported into the colony. 
B)  established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race. 
C)  established curfews and prohibited slaves from moving freely about the colony. 
D)  outlined the conditions under which slaves could obtain their freedom. 
E)  made slaves and indentured servants of equal status under the law. 
A)  restricted the number of slaves that could be imported into the colony. 
B)  established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race. 
C)  established curfews and prohibited slaves from moving freely about the colony. 
D)  outlined the conditions under which slaves could obtain their freedom. 
E)  made slaves and indentured servants of equal status under the law.

Question 8

Identify the statement that is false.

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A)  Most of the early African immigrants gained their freedom. 
B)  The legal difference between a slave and a servant was unclear early on in colonial history. 
C)  Slavery in American began for economic reasons. 
D)  Slavery was harshest in the deep South. 
E)  Some slaves became slave owners once they were freed. 
A)  Most of the early African immigrants gained their freedom. 
B)  The legal difference between a slave and a servant was unclear early on in colonial history. 
C)  Slavery in American began for economic reasons. 
D)  Slavery was harshest in the deep South. 
E)  Some slaves became slave owners once they were freed.

Question 9

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

Question 10

The late-seventeenth-century rebellion in New York was headed by ____,whereas that in Maryland was led by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nathaniel Bacon, Catholics 
B)  William Berkeley, slaves 
C)  Puritans, Indians 
D)  Jacob Leisler, Protestants 
E)  the Dutch, Catholics 
A)  Nathaniel Bacon, Catholics 
B)  William Berkeley, slaves 
C)  Puritans, Indians 
D)  Jacob Leisler, Protestants 
E)  the Dutch, Catholics

Question 11

During the seventeenth century,indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  in some areas families formed too slowly. 
D)  Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. 
E)  families procreated too slowly. 
A)  the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. 
B)  African slaves cost too much money. 
C)  in some areas families formed too slowly. 
D)  Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. 
E)  families procreated too slowly.

Question 12

Assess the validity of the following statement,"slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,but by the end of the seventeenth century,it was clear that racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system."

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The statement is valid in that slavery d

Question 13

Identify 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

The main cause of Bacon's Rebellion can

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  property-owning women. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily un-Christian. 
D)  women in their late teen years. 
E)  from subsistence farming families. 
A)  property-owning women. 
B)  from the ranks of poor families. 
C)  primarily un-Christian. 
D)  women in their late teen years. 
E)  from subsistence farming families.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

Indentured servitude was a labor system

Question 16

In 1650,males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women,whom they outnumbered nearly

Accepted Answer

A)  six to one. 
B)  ten to one. 
C)  fifteen to one. 
D)  twenty to one. 
E)  There is no statistical data. 
A)  six to one. 
B)  ten to one. 
C)  fifteen to one. 
D)  twenty to one. 
E)  There is no statistical data.

Question 17

Compare and contrast the economies,geography and climate,mortality rates,sex ratios,and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies.In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

Accepted Answer

The economies of New England and the sou

Question 18

By 1700,the colonial South generally lacked

Accepted Answer

A)  a well- 
B)  reliable overland transportation. 
C)  an urban professional class. 
D)  a manageable labor force. 
E)  cash crops. 
A)  a well- 
B)  reliable overland transportation. 
C)  an urban professional class. 
D)  a manageable labor force. 
E)  cash crops.

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The term "conversions" in a historical c

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

As the seventeenth century wore on,regional differences continued to crystallize,most notably

Write your definition of racism.Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of English racism.

The Puritan system of congregational church government logically led to

All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except

Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what the consequence was of the absence of towns in the colonial South.

The great majority of Africans who left Africa as captured slaves

The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they

Identify the statement that is false.

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

The late-seventeenth-century rebellion in New York was headed by ____,whereas that in Maryland was led by ____.

During the seventeenth century,indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that

Assess the validity of the following statement,"slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,but by the end of the seventeenth century,it was clear that racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system."

Identify 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.

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

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

In 1650,males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women,whom they outnumbered nearly

Compare and contrast the economies,geography and climate,mortality rates,sex ratios,and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies.In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

By 1700,the colonial South generally lacked

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

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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