Question 1

Puritanism in New England was confined to a single religious denomination.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Class divisions in colonial North American cities were

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A)   sharper than in corresponding European cities.
B)   more real and visible than in rural places.
C)   essentially nonexistent.
D)   weaker in the North than in the South.
E)   smoothed over by church and social registers.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Religious toleration was more pronounced in America than anywhere in Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity?

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A)   rum
B)   sugar
C)   slaves
D)   molasses
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region

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A)   was concentrated on many small farms with few slaves.
B)   went through numerous boom-and-bust cycles.
C)   often saw production not meet demand.
D)   saw planters cut back on production as a way of raising prices.
E)   saw prices rise steadily throughout the period.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 6

Harvard College was created by Great Awakening ministers as a school for future ministers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

By 1775, the non-Indian population of the English colonies was just over

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A)   1 million.
B)   2 million.
C)   4 million.
D)   6 million.
E)   8 million.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

The Stono Rebellion

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A)   led to the death of dozens of white Virginian colonists.
B)   saw slaves in South Carolina attempt to escape from the colony.
C)   led to the banning of the slave trade in Maryland.
D)   prompted Georgia to strengthen its laws on slavery.
E)   led planters to resume hiring indentured servants for their labor needs.F) All of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 9

In the early seventeenth century, the legal status of slaves was ambiguous and fluid.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term "middle passage" refers to the movement of enslaved Africans

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A)   from the coastal regions of colonies to their interiors.
B)   from Africa to Europe.
C)   from the Caribbean to the mainland colonies.
D)   between individual North American colonies.
E)   from Africa to the New World.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The most serious colonial slave revolt, called the ________, took place in South Carolina in 1739.

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The answer of The most serious colonial slave revolt, called...

Question 12

Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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A)   English parliamentary regulations.
B)   a small domestic market.
C)   an inadequate labor supply.
D)   an inadequate transportation network.
E)   All these answers are correct.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 13

Seventeenth-century colonial plantations were actually relatively small estates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Medical evidence suggests that bleeding a patient could assist in recovery from an illness.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The first significant colonial metals industry was established in ________, Massachusetts.

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The answer of The first significant colonial metals industry was...

Question 16

In colonial New England,

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A)   strict parental control made premarital sexual relations almost nonexistent.
B)   choosing a spouse independent of a parent's wishes was common.
C)   dowries were a common feature of marriage.
D)   widows tended not to remarry.
E)   gender equality was reinforced by the prevailing culture.F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

Question 17

New England, for all its belief in community and liberty, was far from an egalitarian society. "Some must be rich and some poor" is a statement attributed to which seventeenth-century colonial?

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A)   George Whitefield
B)   Charles Wesley
C)   Jonathan Edwards
D)   John Locke
E)   John WinthropF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Eighteenth-century Enlightenment thought

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A)   emphasized the importance of religious faith.
B)   rejected most religious thought.
C)   had little influence on American intellectual thought.
D)   challenged concepts such as "natural laws."
E)   suggested that people had considerable control over their own lives.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 19

Seventeenth-century southern plantations

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A)   enabled planters to control their markets.
B)   tended to be rough and relatively small.
C)   used many more slaves than indentured servants.
D)   rarely saw the landowner do any manual labor.
E)   created few new wealthy landowners.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

In colonial New England Puritan communities, the family was

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A)   highly valued.
B)   expected to be under the authority of women.
C)   marked by relatively loose parental supervision.
D)   both highly valued and expected to be under the authority of women.
E)   neither highly valued nor expected to be under the authority of women.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America

The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region

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The Stono Rebellion

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Medical evidence suggests that bleeding a patient could assist in recovery from an illness.

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By 1775, the non-Indian population of the English colonies was just over

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Class divisions in colonial North American cities were

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Seventeenth-century colonial plantations were actually relatively small estates.

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Religious toleration was more pronounced in America than anywhere in Europe.

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Puritanism in New England was confined to a single religious denomination.

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The term "middle passage" refers to the movement of enslaved Africans

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Harvard College was created by Great Awakening ministers as a school for future ministers.

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In colonial New England Puritan communities, the family was

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New England, for all its belief in community and liberty, was far from an egalitarian society. "Some must be rich and some poor" is a statement attributed to which seventeenth-century colonial?

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The first significant colonial metals industry was established in ________, Massachusetts.

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Eighteenth-century Enlightenment thought

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In colonial New England,

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The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity?

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Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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The most serious colonial slave revolt, called the ________, took place in South Carolina in 1739.

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In the early seventeenth century, the legal status of slaves was ambiguous and fluid.

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Seventeenth-century southern plantations

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