Question 1

English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for?

Accepted Answer

A)  For New Englanders to trade molasses for rum with the West Indies. 
B)  For bringing Protestant refugees to North America for a hefty fee. 
C)  For carrying indentured German families to America,where they would work off their transportation debt. 
D)  For unloading the unwanted convicts of London and Amsterdam to ports such as Boston and New York. 
E)  For pirating against Spain and France,their Catholic archenemies. 
A)  For New Englanders to trade molasses for rum with the West Indies. 
B)  For bringing Protestant refugees to North America for a hefty fee. 
C)  For carrying indentured German families to America,where they would work off their transportation debt. 
D)  For unloading the unwanted convicts of London and Amsterdam to ports such as Boston and New York. 
E)  For pirating against Spain and France,their Catholic archenemies.

Question 2

English observers of New Netherland believed religious toleration led to Dutch prosperity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was a longer trip from Africa to North America,making slavery less profitable. 
B)  planters in Virginia and Maryland agreed that indentured servants were far less troublesome. 
C)  the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time. 
D)  Parliament passed a law in 1643 that gave tax breaks to British West Indian planters who imported slaves but not to American colonists who imported slaves. 
E)  those living in the British West Indies opposed slavery until the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War. 
A)  it was a longer trip from Africa to North America,making slavery less profitable. 
B)  planters in Virginia and Maryland agreed that indentured servants were far less troublesome. 
C)  the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time. 
D)  Parliament passed a law in 1643 that gave tax breaks to British West Indian planters who imported slaves but not to American colonists who imported slaves. 
E)  those living in the British West Indies opposed slavery until the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War.

Question 4

Bacon's Rebellion was caused by a conflict between blacks and whites in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"North America at mid-eighteenth century was home to a remarkable diversity of people and different kinds of social organization." In a thoughtful essay,defend this statement,touching on each of the colonies,the various groups of people living in those colonies,and the freedoms and liberties extended to them.

Accepted Answer

In the mid-eighteenth century, North Ame

Question 6

The Virginia slave code of 1705:

Accepted Answer

A)  simply brought together old aspects of the laws governing slaves and slavery. 
B)  completely rewrote and changed the earlier slave laws. 
C)  embedded the principle of white supremacy in law. 
D)  made clear that slaves were subject to the will of their masters but not to anyone who could not claim ownership of them. 
E)  was the work of Nathaniel Bacon. 
A)  simply brought together old aspects of the laws governing slaves and slavery. 
B)  completely rewrote and changed the earlier slave laws. 
C)  embedded the principle of white supremacy in law. 
D)  made clear that slaves were subject to the will of their masters but not to anyone who could not claim ownership of them. 
E)  was the work of Nathaniel Bacon.

Question 7

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-William Penn

Accepted Answer

A) established a Committee of Safety in New York 
B) a Protestant who became King of England 
C) Metacom 
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois 
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F)governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G)a Catholic who became King of England
H)wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses
I)proprietor of Pennsylvania
J)successful Jewish silversmith
K)overthrown in the Glorious Revolution
L)slave who became free and owned slaves himself 
A) established a Committee of Safety in New York 
B) a Protestant who became King of England 
C) Metacom 
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois 
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F)governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G)a Catholic who became King of England
H)wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses
I)proprietor of Pennsylvania
J)successful Jewish silversmith
K)overthrown in the Glorious Revolution
L)slave who became free and owned slaves himself

Question 8

In the eighteenth century,efforts began to stop emigration from England,except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Of colonists in British North America,which group was the wealthiest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Philadelphia merchants. 
B)  Boston political elite. 
C)  Virginia tobacco farmers. 
D)  South Carolina rice planters. 
E)  New York merchants. 
A)  Philadelphia merchants. 
B)  Boston political elite. 
C)  Virginia tobacco farmers. 
D)  South Carolina rice planters. 
E)  New York merchants.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of slave resistance in the colonial period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Runaways were very rare because slaves knew that attempting to escape would be futile. 
B)  Some slaves were the offspring of white traders and therefore knew enough English to turn to the legal system,at least until Virginia lawmakers prevented them from doing so. 
C)  A number of bloody rebellions prompted a wholesale revision of slave codes. 
D)  It was limited because slaves at the time were too new to the colonies to understand the concept of freedom. 
E)  All runaways headed for freedom in French Canada. 
A)  Runaways were very rare because slaves knew that attempting to escape would be futile. 
B)  Some slaves were the offspring of white traders and therefore knew enough English to turn to the legal system,at least until Virginia lawmakers prevented them from doing so. 
C)  A number of bloody rebellions prompted a wholesale revision of slave codes. 
D)  It was limited because slaves at the time were too new to the colonies to understand the concept of freedom. 
E)  All runaways headed for freedom in French Canada.

Question 11

What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery became perpetual,as the children of slaves were slaves too. 
B)  Africans were less likely to run away than Native Americans. 
C)  Racism had existed since ancient times in England. 
D)  Africans fell under the purview of English common law. 
E)  The word "slave" came from several different West African languages. 
A)  Slavery became perpetual,as the children of slaves were slaves too. 
B)  Africans were less likely to run away than Native Americans. 
C)  Racism had existed since ancient times in England. 
D)  Africans fell under the purview of English common law. 
E)  The word "slave" came from several different West African languages.

Question 12

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Indentured servitude

Accepted Answer

Indentured servitude was a labor system

Question 13

Which of the following is true of slavery?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English word "slavery" derives from "Slav," reflecting the slave trade in Slavic peoples until the fifteenth century. 
B)  Christians never were enslaved. 
C)  The Roman Empire outlawed it,but it revived,thanks to Columbus. 
D)  It was nonexistent in Africa until the arrival of European slave traders. 
E)  In every culture in which it existed,it was based on the needs of large-scale agriculture. 
A)  The English word "slavery" derives from "Slav," reflecting the slave trade in Slavic peoples until the fifteenth century. 
B)  Christians never were enslaved. 
C)  The Roman Empire outlawed it,but it revived,thanks to Columbus. 
D)  It was nonexistent in Africa until the arrival of European slave traders. 
E)  In every culture in which it existed,it was based on the needs of large-scale agriculture.

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-William Berkeley

Accepted Answer

William Berkeley (1605-1677) was a colon

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Consumer revolution

Accepted Answer

The consumer revolution refers to a peri

Question 16

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  were almost uniformly Catholics. 
B)  usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. 
C)  were not only poor farmers but also physicians,merchants,and teachers. 
D)  did little to add to the religious diversity in America. 
E)  represented only a small fraction of the immigration to the colonies. 
A)  were almost uniformly Catholics. 
B)  usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. 
C)  were not only poor farmers but also physicians,merchants,and teachers. 
D)  did little to add to the religious diversity in America. 
E)  represented only a small fraction of the immigration to the colonies.

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Myer Myers

Accepted Answer

A) established a Committee of Safety in New York 
B) a Protestant who became King of England 
C) Metacom 
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois 
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F)governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G)a Catholic who became King of England
H)wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses
I)proprietor of Pennsylvania
J)successful Jewish silversmith
K)overthrown in the Glorious Revolution
L)slave who became free and owned slaves himself 
A) established a Committee of Safety in New York 
B) a Protestant who became King of England 
C) Metacom 
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois 
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F)governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G)a Catholic who became King of England
H)wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses
I)proprietor of Pennsylvania
J)successful Jewish silversmith
K)overthrown in the Glorious Revolution
L)slave who became free and owned slaves himself

Question 18

Some colonial towns would "warn out" victims of poverty,meaning these poor people were expelled from the town.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to New England Puritans,witchcraft:

Accepted Answer

A)  was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes. 
B)  was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men's standing and God's will. 
C)  resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes. 
D)  was restricted to Salem. 
E)  was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism. 
A)  was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes. 
B)  was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men's standing and God's will. 
C)  resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes. 
D)  was restricted to Salem. 
E)  was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism.

Question 20

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration,which displeased many Puritan leaders. 
B)  it received the right to have its voters elect its own governor and legislative assembly. 
C)  Plymouth was split off from Massachusetts to become its own independent colony. 
D)  church membership became the chief legal requirement for voting. 
E)  social tensions generally decreased and a relatively peaceful period ensued. 
A)  it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration,which displeased many Puritan leaders. 
B)  it received the right to have its voters elect its own governor and legislative assembly. 
C)  Plymouth was split off from Massachusetts to become its own independent colony. 
D)  church membership became the chief legal requirement for voting. 
E)  social tensions generally decreased and a relatively peaceful period ensued.

English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for?

English observers of New Netherland believed religious toleration led to Dutch prosperity.

Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because:

Bacon's Rebellion was caused by a conflict between blacks and whites in Virginia.

The Virginia slave code of 1705:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Penn

In the eighteenth century,efforts began to stop emigration from England,except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

Of colonists in British North America,which group was the wealthiest?

Which of the following is true of slave resistance in the colonial period?

What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Indentured servitude

Which of the following is true of slavery?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -William Berkeley

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Consumer revolution

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Myer Myers

Some colonial towns would "warn out" victims of poverty,meaning these poor people were expelled from the town.

According to New England Puritans,witchcraft:

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 3: Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for?

English observers of New Netherland believed religious toleration led to Dutch prosperity.

Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because:

Bacon's Rebellion was caused by a conflict between blacks and whites in Virginia.

The Virginia slave code of 1705:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Penn

In the eighteenth century,efforts began to stop emigration from England,except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

Of colonists in British North America,which group was the wealthiest?

Which of the following is true of slave resistance in the colonial period?

What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Indentured servitude

Which of the following is true of slavery?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -William Berkeley

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Consumer revolution

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Myer Myers

Some colonial towns would "warn out" victims of poverty,meaning these poor people were expelled from the town.

According to New England Puritans,witchcraft:

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691:

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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