Question 1

Why did Chesapeake planters shift from using indentured servants as laborers to black slaves?

Accepted Answer

There were several reasons for the shift from using indentured servants to black slaves as laborers in the Chesapeake region. One reason was the declining availability of indentured servants from England. As economic conditions improved in England, fewer people were willing to leave their homes and work as indentured servants in the colonies. This led to a shortage of labor in the Chesapeake region, prompting planters to look for alternative sources of labor.

At the same time, the transatlantic slave trade was expanding, making it easier and more affordable for planters to purchase African slaves. Unlike indentured servants, who were only bound to work for a set number of years, slaves were considered property for life, providing a more reliable and long-term source of labor for the planters.

Additionally, the legal system in the Chesapeake region began to institutionalize slavery and racial discrimination, making it easier for planters to justify the use of black slaves as a permanent underclass of laborers. This shift also allowed planters to exert greater control over their workforce and maintain a more hierarchical and oppressive social structure.

Overall, the shift from using indentured servants to black slaves was driven by a combination of economic, social, and legal factors that made slavery a more attractive and sustainable labor system for Chesapeake planters.

Question 2

Which statement concerning New England wives is true?

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A)   They typically had no property rights independent of their husbands.
B)   They usually had children out of wedlock.
C)   They had extensive property rights under English Common Law.
D)   They were denied the option of divorce because it was prohibited by their Puritan faith.
E)   They were considered equal in authority to their husbands within the family. A

Question 3

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Salem Witchcraft Trials

Accepted Answer

The Salem Witchcraft Trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. The trials resulted in the executions of twenty people, fourteen of whom were women, and the imprisonment of many others.

The significance of the Salem Witchcraft Trials lies in their impact on American history and culture. The trials exposed the dangers of mass hysteria, religious extremism, and the abuse of power. They also highlighted the importance of due process and the presumption of innocence in legal proceedings. The trials have been the subject of numerous books, plays, and films, and continue to be studied as a cautionary tale about the dangers of intolerance and persecution.

Question 4

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Royal Colony

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Question 5

Explore the efforts of France and Spain to create empires in North America. What were their objectives in establishing settlements in North America? What difficulties did they encounter? Overall, how successful were they?

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Question 6

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Town meeting

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Question 7

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Harvard College

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Question 8

Why did the year 1663 mark a turning point for New France?

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A)   The French crown took direct control and made it a royal colony.
B)   France and England signed a peace treaty and became trading partners.
C)   The trading company that had founded the colony finally began to earn a profit.
D)   The English turned their attention southward and allowed the French colonists several generations of peace and security.
E)   Sieur de La Salle arrived and began converting the Indians to Christianity.

Question 9

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Third Anglo-Powhatan War

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Question 10

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
"Saints", New England Way, conversion experience

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Question 11

At her 1637 trial, Anne Hutchinson had to defend herself against charges of

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A)   plotting to overthrow the government of England
B)   heresy
C)   fornication with Indians
D)   illegally conspiring with John Winthrop to expel all Puritans from the colony
E)   being a witch

Question 12

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern seaboard that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Chesapeake Bay

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Question 13

Which statement below best illustrates the different experiences of Chesapeake and New England settlers in the early seventeenth century?

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A)   Because of the harsh North American environment, New Englanders had a shorter life span and raised fewer children to adulthood than people living in the warmer Chesapeake climate.
B)   Because of better diets and the slow spread of infection, New Englanders had a longer life span and raised more children to adulthood than people in the Chesapeake.
C)   Rapid population growth in New England resulted from immigration and slavery; whereas the Chesapeake grew only from childbearing and importing slaves.
D)   Population growth in New England was relatively slow compared with the population explosion the Chesapeake experienced.
E)   Compared to the Chesapeake, New England became a very diverse society as it practiced religious toleration and believed in the equality of races.

Question 14

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. 
Lord Baltimore, Maryland Colony

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Question 15

What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s?

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A)   Epidemic diseases like typhoid fever and malaria
B)   Indian resistance
C)   Starvation
D)   Spanish and French attacks
E)   Old age

Question 16

How did Anthony Ashley Cooper accelerate settlement in Carolina?

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A)   He agreed to accept convicts who were crowding British jails.
B)   He hired publicists to advertise in Europe the bounty of Carolina.
C)   He offered a headright of 150 acres to planters for each arriving family.
D)   He offered $500 to each new settler.
E)   He provided five slaves and seed to anyone willing to live there for at least ten years.

Question 17

Explain how Chesapeake politics and society were shaped by the following factors: royal indifference, the need for additional taxes, demographic patterns, economic successes and failures, and labor problems.

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Question 18

Why did Puritans decide they needed to leave Great Britain?

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A)   They decided that there were too many distractions in Great Britain.
B)   They learned that the king planned to reestablish Catholicism as the state religion.
C)   They realized that North America believed an excellent area to make converts.
D)   James I offered the Puritans incentives to settle in North America.
E)   Charles I ended his predecessor's practice of tolerating Puritans.

Question 19

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Instructions: 
Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Caribbean that correctly identifies each of the following: 
  
Nevis

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Question 20

What factors facilitated the extension of slavery from the English Caribbean to Carolina?

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Exam 3: The Emergence of Colonial Societies

Why did Chesapeake planters shift from using indentured servants as laborers to black slaves?

Which statement concerning New England wives is true?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Salem Witchcraft Trials

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Royal Colony

Explore the efforts of France and Spain to create empires in North America. What were their objectives in establishing settlements in North America? What difficulties did they encounter? Overall, how successful were they?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Town meeting

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Harvard College

Why did the year 1663 mark a turning point for New France?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Third Anglo-Powhatan War

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. "Saints", New England Way, conversion experience

At her 1637 trial, Anne Hutchinson had to defend herself against charges of

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern seaboard that correctly identifies each of the following: Chesapeake Bay

Which statement below best illustrates the different experiences of Chesapeake and New England settlers in the early seventeenth century?

Instructions: Identify the following. Be as specific as possible, and include names, dates, and relevant facts as appropriate. Be sure to explain the significance of the person or term. Lord Baltimore, Maryland Colony

What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s?

How did Anthony Ashley Cooper accelerate settlement in Carolina?

Explain how Chesapeake politics and society were shaped by the following factors: royal indifference, the need for additional taxes, demographic patterns, economic successes and failures, and labor problems.

Why did Puritans decide they needed to leave Great Britain?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Caribbean that correctly identifies each of the following: Nevis

What factors facilitated the extension of slavery from the English Caribbean to Carolina?