American Yawp- Chapter 4

The "Consumer Revolution" emerged as British American colonists spent more of their incomes to purchase what types of goods?

Luxury items and manufactured goods from Britain

What did the Virginia colony use as its main "commodity money"?

Tobacco

All of the following changes helped to bring about the consumer revolution except...

The creation of a standardized currency

Between 1700 and 1763, the British government strictly enforced the collection of tariffs on colonial experts. Smuggling was rare and harshly punished.

False

Pontiac's War brought about which of the following consequences?

The creation of the Proclamation Line of 1763

What religious group in the British Atlantic was the first to formally denounce slavery?

Quakers

Which of the following colonies had an enslaved Black majority in 1750?

South Carolina

The right to vote was more widespread among free people in England than among free people in the colonies.

False

What was the key difference between the North American colonial assemblies and the British Parliament?

Assembly delegates represented local districts, whereas members of Parliament represented all Britons collectively

Where did the Great Awakening begin?

New England