Question 1

One of Britain's most expedient methods of dealing with petty crime and felons was exile to Australia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What forced France out of Canada and North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The War of Spanish Succession 
B)  The War of Austrian Succession 
C)  The War of the League of Augsburg 
D)  The Seven Years' War 
E)  Queen Anne's War 
A)  The War of Spanish Succession 
B)  The War of Austrian Succession 
C)  The War of the League of Augsburg 
D)  The Seven Years' War 
E)  Queen Anne's War

Question 3

The putting-out system meant what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consolidation of production of goods in a factory system. 
B)  Pasturing of herd animals on vacant fields 
C)  Production of raw into finished goods occurred in individual households. 
D)  Contracting through labor unions to ensure quality control standards were met. 
E)  Putting individual farmers out of the communal system of farming through enclosure. 
A)  Consolidation of production of goods in a factory system. 
B)  Pasturing of herd animals on vacant fields 
C)  Production of raw into finished goods occurred in individual households. 
D)  Contracting through labor unions to ensure quality control standards were met. 
E)  Putting individual farmers out of the communal system of farming through enclosure.

Question 4

Which was the single most productive European imperial colony in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  New England. 
B)  French Canada 
C)  Saint-Domingue 
D)  Hispaniola 
E)  Mexico 
A)  New England. 
B)  French Canada 
C)  Saint-Domingue 
D)  Hispaniola 
E)  Mexico

Question 5

As the Enlightenment began to investigate causes of poverty,it was estimated that what percentage of the European population lived in perpetual poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  25% 
E)  more than 50% 
A)  5% 
B)  10% 
C)  20% 
D)  25% 
E)  more than 50%

Question 6

The competitor who benefited most from Spain's inadequate trading network to resupply its own colonies was

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  Portugal. 
D)  England. 
E)  Sweden. 
A)  France. 
B)  the Netherlands. 
C)  Portugal. 
D)  England. 
E)  Sweden.

Question 7

The Middle Passage brought about the three way transportation of slaves,rum,and goods between Africa,Europe and America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What factors contributed most to the consumer revolution in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

Consumer consumption changed in this tim

Question 9

What was the major weakness of French colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lack of natural resources. 
B)  Dependence on slave populations for production. 
C)  Competition for territory with the Dutch 
D)  Lack of colonial population. 
E)  Insufficient shipping capacity. 
A)  Lack of natural resources. 
B)  Dependence on slave populations for production. 
C)  Competition for territory with the Dutch 
D)  Lack of colonial population. 
E)  Insufficient shipping capacity.

Question 10

What motivated the European governments in the eighteenth century to consider the plight of the poor?

Accepted Answer

Although there was a traditional conside

Question 11

Explain the transition in economists' thinking in the eighteenth century that challenged the traditional notions of a state-centered economy.

Accepted Answer

Traditional thinking favored the idea of

Question 12

What were the reasons for the growth of privacy in the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  A growing sense of individualism as a result of Enlightenment thoughts 
B)  Religion's emphasis on greater modesty 
C)  Emulating the examples of wealthy people who could afford their own private spaces 
D)  Decreased emphasis on communal activities such as eating or sharing quarters 
E)  All of these 
A)  A growing sense of individualism as a result of Enlightenment thoughts 
B)  Religion's emphasis on greater modesty 
C)  Emulating the examples of wealthy people who could afford their own private spaces 
D)  Decreased emphasis on communal activities such as eating or sharing quarters 
E)  All of these

Question 13

Carrying trade in New England meant

Accepted Answer

A)  transportation of goods in the triangle trade from Africa to America and back to Europe. 
B)  the growth of infrastructure in the colonies to facilitate transportation of goods for trade. 
C)  a shipping enterprise that moved commodities from one part of the empire to another. 
D)  an extension of credit in which the merchant would carry the balance of goods until they were sold for profit. 
E)  a streamlining of transportation methods between joint-stock companies in the New World and Europe. 
A)  transportation of goods in the triangle trade from Africa to America and back to Europe. 
B)  the growth of infrastructure in the colonies to facilitate transportation of goods for trade. 
C)  a shipping enterprise that moved commodities from one part of the empire to another. 
D)  an extension of credit in which the merchant would carry the balance of goods until they were sold for profit. 
E)  a streamlining of transportation methods between joint-stock companies in the New World and Europe.

Question 14

In the eighteenth century,the preeminent empire was controlled by

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  the Netherlands. 
A)  Spain. 
B)  Britain. 
C)  France. 
D)  Portugal. 
E)  the Netherlands.

Question 15

The first anti-union legislation passed in Europe was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Declaratory Act. 
B)  Non-collective Laws. 
C)  Le Chapelier Law. 
D)  The Corn Laws. 
E)  The Combination Act. 
A)  Declaratory Act. 
B)  Non-collective Laws. 
C)  Le Chapelier Law. 
D)  The Corn Laws. 
E)  The Combination Act.

Question 16

The average death rate for slaves undergoing the Middle Passage was

Accepted Answer

A)  10 to 20 percent. 
B)  20 to 25 percent. 
C)  33 to 40 percent. 
D)  50 to 60 percent. 
E)  more than 60 percent. 
A)  10 to 20 percent. 
B)  20 to 25 percent. 
C)  33 to 40 percent. 
D)  50 to 60 percent. 
E)  more than 60 percent.

Question 17

Population growth was inhibited by the European fear to take regular baths in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The crop that most strongly fueled the economic demand for slaves in the New World was

Accepted Answer

A)  coffee. 
B)  cotton. 
C)  rice. 
D)  sugar. 
E)  tobacco. 
A)  coffee. 
B)  cotton. 
C)  rice. 
D)  sugar. 
E)  tobacco.

Question 19

Where did the European trade dynamic shift to between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Levant. 
B)  the Ottoman Empire. 
C)  Southeast Asia. 
D)  the Mediterranean. 
E)  the Atlantic. 
A)  the Levant. 
B)  the Ottoman Empire. 
C)  Southeast Asia. 
D)  the Mediterranean. 
E)  the Atlantic.

Question 20

Due to the market revolution and the transformation of class structure,the peerage in eighteenth century Britain became obsolete and disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: Trade and Empire,1700-1800

One of Britain's most expedient methods of dealing with petty crime and felons was exile to Australia.

What forced France out of Canada and North America?

The putting-out system meant what?

Which was the single most productive European imperial colony in the eighteenth century?

As the Enlightenment began to investigate causes of poverty,it was estimated that what percentage of the European population lived in perpetual poverty?

The competitor who benefited most from Spain's inadequate trading network to resupply its own colonies was

The Middle Passage brought about the three way transportation of slaves,rum,and goods between Africa,Europe and America.

What factors contributed most to the consumer revolution in the eighteenth century?

What was the major weakness of French colonies?

What motivated the European governments in the eighteenth century to consider the plight of the poor?

Explain the transition in economists' thinking in the eighteenth century that challenged the traditional notions of a state-centered economy.

What were the reasons for the growth of privacy in the eighteenth century?

Carrying trade in New England meant

In the eighteenth century,the preeminent empire was controlled by

The first anti-union legislation passed in Europe was the

The average death rate for slaves undergoing the Middle Passage was

Population growth was inhibited by the European fear to take regular baths in the eighteenth century.

The crop that most strongly fueled the economic demand for slaves in the New World was

Where did the European trade dynamic shift to between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries?

Due to the market revolution and the transformation of class structure,the peerage in eighteenth century Britain became obsolete and disappeared.

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