Question 1

Why were John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon important?

Accepted Answer

A)  They promoted the idea of absolute monarchies. 
B)  Their writings were critical of the Puritans. 
C)  They warned educated colonial leaders about endangerments to liberty. 
D)  They promoted British mercantilism and the significance of having colonies. 
E)  They wanted to take away power from the landed gentry in England and the colonies. 
A)  They promoted the idea of absolute monarchies. 
B)  Their writings were critical of the Puritans. 
C)  They warned educated colonial leaders about endangerments to liberty. 
D)  They promoted British mercantilism and the significance of having colonies. 
E)  They wanted to take away power from the landed gentry in England and the colonies.

Question 2

John Peter Zenger's libel trial:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from his publication of news stories questioning the intelligence of the king. 
B)  probably would not have ended in his acquittal if he had attacked someone other than the colonial governor. 
C)  set back freedom of the press when it ended in his conviction and imprisonment for printing the truth. 
D)  showed that the public was not yet ready to accept the idea of freedom of speech. 
E)  led to the overturning of the Licentiousness Act of 1694. 
A)  resulted from his publication of news stories questioning the intelligence of the king. 
B)  probably would not have ended in his acquittal if he had attacked someone other than the colonial governor. 
C)  set back freedom of the press when it ended in his conviction and imprisonment for printing the truth. 
D)  showed that the public was not yet ready to accept the idea of freedom of speech. 
E)  led to the overturning of the Licentiousness Act of 1694.

Question 3

Colonial governors more than colonial assemblies curbed freedom of the press.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 5

John Locke believed that slaves could not be considered part of civil society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred only after the colony's planters unsuccessfully sought to cultivate tobacco,sugarcane,and indigo. 
B)  required such large capital investments that Carolina's planters never became as wealthy as those in the Chesapeake region. 
C)  would have proven impossible without the importation of thousands of European indentured servants to serve as a labor force. 
D)  led to a black majority in that colony by the 1730s. 
E)  is considered by most historians to be the most important cause of the Yamasee War. 
A)  occurred only after the colony's planters unsuccessfully sought to cultivate tobacco,sugarcane,and indigo. 
B)  required such large capital investments that Carolina's planters never became as wealthy as those in the Chesapeake region. 
C)  would have proven impossible without the importation of thousands of European indentured servants to serve as a labor force. 
D)  led to a black majority in that colony by the 1730s. 
E)  is considered by most historians to be the most important cause of the Yamasee War.

Question 7

The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indians along the frontier finally had to be subdued. 
B)  France was encroaching on land claimed by the Ohio Company. 
C)  they had to aid the English,who were fighting Napoleon in Europe. 
D)  taxes were too high,so they solicited help from both the French and the Indians. 
E)  French Jesuits were converting too many Indians to Catholicism,endangering the Protestant majority on the North American continent. 
A)  the Indians along the frontier finally had to be subdued. 
B)  France was encroaching on land claimed by the Ohio Company. 
C)  they had to aid the English,who were fighting Napoleon in Europe. 
D)  taxes were too high,so they solicited help from both the French and the Indians. 
E)  French Jesuits were converting too many Indians to Catholicism,endangering the Protestant majority on the North American continent.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was one of

Question 9

What was a potential criticism from slaveowners about the task system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves would do no work. 
B)  Slaves would have too much autonomy. 
C)  It was not suited for rice plantations. 
D)  It only worked with a small amount of slaves. 
E)  A typical plantation would need dozens of slave drivers. 
A)  Slaves would do no work. 
B)  Slaves would have too much autonomy. 
C)  It was not suited for rice plantations. 
D)  It only worked with a small amount of slaves. 
E)  A typical plantation would need dozens of slave drivers.

Question 10

Religious fundamentalism was on the rise throughout the world in the eighteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What would be an example of John Locke's views on liberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  a slave who had every right to challenge his or her bondage 
B)  a government that had a king to check the power of the legislative branch 
C)  a person who has the right to choose what church he or she will attend 
D)  a government that creates a fund to help the poor 
E)  a king who announces the official religion for all people living in his country 
A)  a slave who had every right to challenge his or her bondage 
B)  a government that had a king to check the power of the legislative branch 
C)  a person who has the right to choose what church he or she will attend 
D)  a government that creates a fund to help the poor 
E)  a king who announces the official religion for all people living in his country

Question 12

The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was:

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A)  John Locke. 
B)  George Whitefield. 
C)  Cotton Mather. 
D)  John Peter Zenger. 
E)  James Oglethorpe. 
A)  John Locke. 
B)  George Whitefield. 
C)  Cotton Mather. 
D)  John Peter Zenger. 
E)  James Oglethorpe.

Question 13

As Europeans continued to settle the North American continent during the 1700s,Indians constantly struggled to maintain their independence and identities.Illustrate the common obstacles the Indian communities faced and the ways they tried to unite to overcome their hardships during the eighteenth century.Consider the Indians in California during the Spanish missionary period,the Creeks during the early settlement of Carolina,the Indians in Pennsylvania,and the Indians during and after the French and Indian War (including Pontiac's Rebellion).

Accepted Answer

The answer of As Europeans continued to settle the North...

Question 14

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Peter Zenger

Accepted Answer

A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto,a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen 
A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto,a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen

Question 15

By whom would the proponents of the Great Awakening have felt most threatened?

Accepted Answer

A)  a scientist studying the principles of botany 
B)  a predominantly Anglican state legislature 
C)  a merchant opening a new dry goods store 
D)  a New Light revivalist minister in New England 
E)  a colonial printer that published the accounts of George Whitefield 
A)  a scientist studying the principles of botany 
B)  a predominantly Anglican state legislature 
C)  a merchant opening a new dry goods store 
D)  a New Light revivalist minister in New England 
E)  a colonial printer that published the accounts of George Whitefield

Question 16

Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which of these factors contributed to a lower number of French immigrants to North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer ships with which to sail to the Americas 
B)  lower chance of survival 
C)  not all could hunt and farm 
D)  a restriction of access to the New World by the French monarchy 
E)  the feeling that the Americas were meant for exile 
A)  fewer ships with which to sail to the Americas 
B)  lower chance of survival 
C)  not all could hunt and farm 
D)  a restriction of access to the New World by the French monarchy 
E)  the feeling that the Americas were meant for exile

Question 18

Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  William Pitt 
D)  John Peter Zenger 
E)  Thomas Jefferson 
A)  George Washington 
B)  Benjamin Franklin 
C)  William Pitt 
D)  John Peter Zenger 
E)  Thomas Jefferson

Question 19

More slave uprisings occurred in the Caribbean than on mainland North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto,a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen 
A) German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal 
B) Great Awakening preacher 
C) survived the Middle Passage 
D) founded the first mission in San Diego 
E) founder of Georgia
F)British prime minister
G)Ottawa war leader
H)wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God
I)English Enlightenment political philosopher
J)founder of the Junto,a club for mutual improvement
K)authors of Cato's Letters
L)victim of Zenger's pen

Why were John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon important?

John Peter Zenger's libel trial:

Colonial governors more than colonial assemblies curbed freedom of the press.

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

John Locke believed that slaves could not be considered part of civil society.

The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:

The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that:

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

What was a potential criticism from slaveowners about the task system?

Religious fundamentalism was on the rise throughout the world in the eighteenth century.

What would be an example of John Locke's views on liberalism?

The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Peter Zenger

By whom would the proponents of the Great Awakening have felt most threatened?

Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.

Which of these factors contributed to a lower number of French immigrants to North America?

Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?

More slave uprisings occurred in the Caribbean than on mainland North America.

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

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

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 4: Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

Why were John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon important?

John Peter Zenger's libel trial:

Colonial governors more than colonial assemblies curbed freedom of the press.

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

John Locke believed that slaves could not be considered part of civil society.

The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:

The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that:

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

What was a potential criticism from slaveowners about the task system?

Religious fundamentalism was on the rise throughout the world in the eighteenth century.

What would be an example of John Locke's views on liberalism?

The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Peter Zenger

By whom would the proponents of the Great Awakening have felt most threatened?

Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.

Which of these factors contributed to a lower number of French immigrants to North America?

Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?

More slave uprisings occurred in the Caribbean than on mainland North America.

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

A New World

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

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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