Question 1

Parliament passed the Iron Act in 1750 to encourage colonial production of this metal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

By 1700, English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery because

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A)  of a declining birthrate in England.
B)  of worsening economic conditions in England.
C)  indentured servants generally refused to work in the southern colonies.
D)  the English government had come to discourage the practice of indenture.
E)  colonial parliaments passed laws improving the status of indentured servants.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

Eighteenth-century literacy among American men was higher than in most European countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The most common form of resistance by enslaved Africans to their condition was

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A)  arson.
B)  destruction of crops.
C)  running away.
D)  subtle defiance or evasion of their masters.
E)  poisoning of food.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

All of the following were characteristics of the English indenture system EXCEPT

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A)  most indentured servants received land upon completion of their contracts.
B)  contracts for indenture generally lasted four to five years.
C)  the presence of indentured servants was a source of social unrest.
D)  female indentured servants were typically not allowed to marry while under contract.
E)  female indentured servants constituted one-fourth of the total arrivals.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 6

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 E)
G) C) and D)

Question 7

New Englanders did not adopt the English system of primogeniture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What effect did the Enlightenment and the Great Awakening have on life in British North America?

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Question 10

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

Question 11

Black workers did not become generally available in British North America until the early part of the eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Salem girls who accused people of being witches never recanted their stories.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The estimated total number of Africans forcibly brought to all of the Americas as slaves is

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A)  four million.
B)  seven million.
C)  eleven million.
D)  nineteen million.
E)  twenty-six millionF) D) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 14

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 C)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

In Puritan New England, participation in town meetings was limited to

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A)  all land-owning adults.
B)  "selectmen."
C)  adult males who were church members.
D)  all church members.
E)  land-owning males.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Most women who entered into the medical profession did so as ______________.

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Question 17

The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s

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A)  began as a call for young men to become ministers.
B)  had particular appeal with women and young men.
C)  alienated traditional New England Puritans.
D)  failed to take root in southern colonies.
E)  helped to smooth differences within existing congregations.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

In the North American colonies, mulatto children were

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A)  regarded as white by the white society.
B)  rejected by the rest of the slave community.
C)  rarely produced.
D)  rarely recognized by their white fathers.
E)  freed at birth.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

In the English colonies, Jews

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A)  had their largest community in Rhode Island.
B)  did not live in most of the colonies.
C)  enjoyed considerable toleration.
D)  could not practice their religion openly anywhere.
E)  could not vote or hold office.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

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

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A) True 
 B)False

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