Question 1

Compare and contrast the development of the "old South" and the middle-Atlantic region during the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The development of the "old South" and t

Question 2

All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except

Accepted Answer

A) 90% of slaves went to the Old South. 
B) More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina. 
C) The majority of slaves arrived from Africa on overcrowded ships. 
D) Slaves did most of the manual labor. 
E) In South Carolina, slaves outnumbered the rest of the population. 
A) 90% of slaves went to the Old South. 
B) More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina. 
C) The majority of slaves arrived from Africa on overcrowded ships. 
D) Slaves did most of the manual labor. 
E) In South Carolina, slaves outnumbered the rest of the population.

Question 3

North America's most formidable fortress was erected by the ____________________ at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island.

Accepted Answer

The answer of North America's most formidable fortress was erected...

Question 4

In the early eighteenth century, British colonists considered themselves the freest people on earth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Colonial governors dealt with the assemblies by

Accepted Answer

A) using the army to enforce royal prerogatives. 
B) appealing to church leaders to mediate disputes. 
C) using the courts to control their power. 
D) ignoring their complaints. 
E) relying on flattery, patronage, and persuasion. 
A) using the army to enforce royal prerogatives. 
B) appealing to church leaders to mediate disputes. 
C) using the courts to control their power. 
D) ignoring their complaints. 
E) relying on flattery, patronage, and persuasion.

Question 6

The Molasses Act of 1733 virtually ended New England's molasses trade with the French West Indies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?

Accepted Answer

A) cotton 
B) tobacco 
C) indigo 
D) wheat 
E) rice 
A) cotton 
B) tobacco 
C) indigo 
D) wheat 
E) rice

Question 8

"Fiat money" issued in eighteenth-century America was backed by

Accepted Answer

A) gold. 
B) silver. 
C) hard specie. 
D) government bonds. 
E) the government's promise to accept it in payment of taxes. 
A) gold. 
B) silver. 
C) hard specie. 
D) government bonds. 
E) the government's promise to accept it in payment of taxes.

Question 9

More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

George Whitefield was embraced by all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) Congregationalists. 
B) Baptists. 
C) Presbyterians. 
D) Anglicans. 
E) none of these choices 
A) Congregationalists. 
B) Baptists. 
C) Presbyterians. 
D) Anglicans. 
E) none of these choices

Question 11

Describe and analyze family relations in colonial America.

Accepted Answer

Family relations in colonial America wer

Question 12

Only ____ percent of the volunteers in the War of Jenkins's Ear returned home.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 25 
E) 40 
A) 2 
B) 10 
C) 15 
D) 25 
E) 40

Question 13

The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was

Accepted Answer

A) the Stono Rebellion. 
B) Bacon's Rebellion. 
C) Leisler's Rebellion. 
D) the War of Jenkins's Ear. 
E) Turner's Rebellion. 
A) the Stono Rebellion. 
B) Bacon's Rebellion. 
C) Leisler's Rebellion. 
D) the War of Jenkins's Ear. 
E) Turner's Rebellion.

Question 14

Legally, in colonial America, women were considered equal to men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In his day, Benjamin Franklin's greatest fame came from his work in founding the Library Company of Philadelphia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The rise of which profession helped to spread the Enlightenment?

Accepted Answer

A) merchants 
B) lawyers 
C) physicians 
D) artisans 
E) tailors 
A) merchants 
B) lawyers 
C) physicians 
D) artisans 
E) tailors

Question 17

The "court" constitutions of the northern colonies cultivated a politic of harmony to achieve political stability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Benjamin Franklin's profession was as a

Accepted Answer

A) lawyer. 
B) doctor. 
C) printer. 
D) farmer. 
E) baker. 
A) lawyer. 
B) doctor. 
C) printer. 
D) farmer. 
E) baker.

Question 19

Until independence, the printing capital of North America was

Accepted Answer

A) New York. 
B) Albany. 
C) Philadelphia. 
D) Baltimore. 
E) Boston 
A) New York. 
B) Albany. 
C) Philadelphia. 
D) Baltimore. 
E) Boston

Question 20

The possession of a(n) ____________________ gave Africans real protection against malaria.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The possession of a(n) ____________________ gave Africans...

Exam 4: Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent, 1720-1763

Compare and contrast the development of the "old South" and the middle-Atlantic region during the eighteenth century.

All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except

North America's most formidable fortress was erected by the ____________________ at Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island.

In the early eighteenth century, British colonists considered themselves the freest people on earth.

Colonial governors dealt with the assemblies by

The Molasses Act of 1733 virtually ended New England's molasses trade with the French West Indies.

Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s?

"Fiat money" issued in eighteenth-century America was backed by

More settlers owned books and read outside of New England than in it.

George Whitefield was embraced by all of the following except

Describe and analyze family relations in colonial America.

Only ____ percent of the volunteers in the War of Jenkins's Ear returned home.

The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was

Legally, in colonial America, women were considered equal to men.

In his day, Benjamin Franklin's greatest fame came from his work in founding the Library Company of Philadelphia.

The rise of which profession helped to spread the Enlightenment?

The "court" constitutions of the northern colonies cultivated a politic of harmony to achieve political stability.

Benjamin Franklin's profession was as a

Until independence, the printing capital of North America was

The possession of a(n) ____________________ gave Africans real protection against malaria.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Colonization in North America, 1600-1680

Empires, Indians, and the Struggle for Power in North America, 1670-1720

Reform, Resistance, Revolution, 1763-1776

The Revolutionary Republic, 1776-1789

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture, 1815-1850

Whigs and Democrats, 1815-1840

Antebellum Reform, 1820-1860

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery 1845-1860

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism, 1900-1917

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War, 1939-1945

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

America at Midcentury, 1953-1963

America During a Divisive War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2014

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