Question 1

There were sharp social distinctions in the colonies, but the English class system did not take root in the colonies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Enlightenment was the product of seventeenth-century scientific and intellectual discoveries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

In the English colonies, Roman Catholics

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A)  suffered their greatest persecution in Maryland.
B)  made up a large minority population of most colonies.
C)  were officially illegal.
D)  were generally well treated.
E)  suffered their greatest persecution in the Carolinas.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Puritan sermons of despair were called _________________.

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The answer of Puritan sermons of despair were called _________________....

Question 5

The journey of Africans to the Americas was called the ________________.

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The answer of The journey of Africans to the Americas...

Question 6

In the 1760s, the Revolutionary crisis in English North America began in cities because

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A)  the majority of the population lived in urban areas.
B)  cities were the centers of intellectual information.
C)  rural populations had few grievances with the crown.
D)  city inhabitants tended to be rowdier than their rural counterparts.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Over time, tensions in Puritan New England communities developed as a result of

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A)  population growth.
B)  the practices of land inheritance.
C)  calls for gender equality.
D)  both population growth and the practices of land inheritance.
E)  both population growth and calls for gender equality.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Rice production in colonial America

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A)  was very difficult and unhealthy work.
B)  relied largely on free white labor.
C)  was a new crop to most Africans.
D)  was found mostly in the Chesapeake colonies.
E)  mostly occurred in inland regions.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

By the 1770s, the two largest port cities in colonial North America were

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A)  Philadelphia and New York.
B)  Boston and Newport.
C)  Philadelphia and Charleston.
D)  New York and Boston.
E)  Boston and Charleston.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

African slaves engaged in the cultivation of rice, but they were not very adept at it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Skin color was the only factor in determining whether a person was subject to slave codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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) C) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The first newspaper in colonial America, Publick Occurrences, was published in 1690 in

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A)  New York.
B)  Boston.
C)  Philadelphia.
D)  Baltimore.
E)  Charleston.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 14

Most indentured servants came to the colonies voluntarily.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In colonial New England Puritan communities, women

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A)  were not highly valued.
B)  were considered to be socially equal to males.
C)  were expected to be major contributors to the family.
D)  could not be official members of the church.
E)  were more likely to become pregnant before marriage than in the South.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 16

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) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

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) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

The first large group of non-English European immigrants to British North America was the Huguenots.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

All of the following Americans made important contributions to Enlightenment thought EXCEPT

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A)  James Madison.
B)  Benjamin Franklin.
C)  Thomas Jefferson.
D)  John Locke.
E)  Thomas Paine.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Life expectancy in New England was higher than in England and in the rest of British North America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America

Skin color was the only factor in determining whether a person was subject to slave codes.

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The first large group of non-English European immigrants to British North America was the Huguenots.

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By the 1770s, the two largest port cities in colonial North America were

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In the English colonies, Roman Catholics

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Life expectancy in New England was higher than in England and in the rest of British North America.

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In the 1760s, the Revolutionary crisis in English North America began in cities because

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The term middle passage refers to the movement of enslaved Africans

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There were sharp social distinctions in the colonies, but the English class system did not take root in the colonies.

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Puritan sermons of despair were called _________________.

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Rice production in colonial America

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The Enlightenment was the product of seventeenth-century scientific and intellectual discoveries.

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Over time, tensions in Puritan New England communities developed as a result of

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The Stono Rebellion

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African slaves engaged in the cultivation of rice, but they were not very adept at it.

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Most indentured servants came to the colonies voluntarily.

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All of the following Americans made important contributions to Enlightenment thought EXCEPT

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The first newspaper in colonial America, Publick Occurrences, was published in 1690 in

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The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region

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In colonial New England Puritan communities, women

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The journey of Africans to the Americas was called the ________________.

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