Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Question 3

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) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The first significant metals industry in the colonies was developed for

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A)  steel.
B)  iron.
C)  gold.
D)  silver.
E)  brass.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 5

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Those Puritans who could give evidence of grace and were admitted to full church membership were called "________."

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The answer of Those Puritans who could give evidence of...

Question 7

The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution in British North America took place in ________,Massachusetts.

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The answer of The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution...

Question 8

Which statement about the economy of the northern colonies is true?

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A)  Conditions for farming were more favorable than in the southern colonies.
B)  Planters were more likely to rely on slave labor.
C)  Agriculture was not the dominant industry of the economy.
D)  New England was able to develop several major export crops.
E)  Agriculture was more diverse than in the southern colonies.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 9

The case of John Peter Zenger saw the courts rule that criticisms of the government were not libelous if actually true.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In colonial New England,

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A)  premarital sexual relations were more common than in the Chesapeake.
B)  choosing a spouse independent of a parent's wishes was common.
C)  dowries were a common feature of marriage.
D)  women often lost their husbands early in life.
E)  gender equality was reinforced by the prevailing culture.F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 11

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,medical practitioners

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A)  became increasingly professionalized.
B)  had little or no knowledge of sterilization.
C)  grew to understand the link between bacteria and infection.
D)  were nearly all males.
E)  rejected purging and bleeding as medical techniques.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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

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The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region

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The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution in British North America took place in ________,Massachusetts.

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The first significant metals industry in the colonies was developed for

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,medical practitioners

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In colonial New England,

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Those Puritans who could give evidence of grace and were admitted to full church membership were called "________."

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The case of John Peter Zenger saw the courts rule that criticisms of the government were not libelous if actually true.

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Class divisions in colonial North American cities were

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Which statement about the economy of the northern colonies is true?

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

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

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The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region

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The largest outbreak of suspected witchcraft persecution in British North America took place in ________,Massachusetts.

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The first significant metals industry in the colonies was developed for

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In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,medical practitioners

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In colonial New England,

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Those Puritans who could give evidence of grace and were admitted to full church membership were called "________."

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The case of John Peter Zenger saw the courts rule that criticisms of the government were not libelous if actually true.

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Class divisions in colonial North American cities were

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

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