Exam 3: Colonial Ways of Life

Seventeenth-century slavery was unique in world history for its color basis. Examine the nature of this institution at that time, making sure to speak to the economic forces that drove it.

We often think about the colonial period as filled with religion and therefore filled with morality. With this in mind, discuss the immorality of the age.

One result of the Great Awakening was that it spurred an increase in the number of:

Which of the following was true of New England in the seventeenth century?

Compare and contrast the way Englishmen and Indians used the land in colonial New England.

One of the most controversial elements of the Great Awakening was:

The events surrounding a suspected slave revolt in New York City in 1741 offer parallels to:

New Englanders, more than southerners, turned to the sea for their livelihood.

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In regard to religion, women:

In British North America, black men and women were often excluded from religious services out of the belief that Christianized slaves might seek to gain freedom.

In 1691-1692, mass hysteria struck the town of Salem, Massachusetts, in the form of an outbreak of alleged witchcraft.

Slave codes:

In the New World, people were generally safe from disease and epidemics.

Benjamin Franklin believed a major reason for colonial population growth was:

New Lights differed from Old Lights by:

The covenant theory from which the Puritans drew their ideas contained:

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Legally speaking, slaves were:

In the seventeenth century, the cash crop that was the basis of the economy in Virginia and Maryland was: