Rule Britannia! The English Empire, 1660-1763

The term "salutary neglect" refers to the period when the British Crown strictly enforced all trade laws and imposed direct taxes on the colonies.

True or false

False

The term "salutary neglect" refers to the British policy of:

a. Eliminating the colonial currency system entirely.

b. Strictly enforcing the Navigation Acts to generate maximum revenue.

c. Ignoring colonial economic concerns in favor of Spanish trade.

d. Allowing the colonies considerable autonomy as long as they remained economically profitable.

d. Allowing the colonies considerable autonomy as long as they remained economically profitable.

The establishment of Georgia (the last of the 13 colonies) was unique in its primary initial purpose, which was:

a. To serve as a buffer zone and military outpost against Spanish Florida.

b. To become a haven for wealthy New England merchants.

c. To house the newly independent enslaved Africans.

d. To establish a large-scale rice and indigo plantation economy.

a. To serve as a buffer zone and military outpost against Spanish Florida.

The Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle (1748) ended which conflict, which was a precursor to the French and Indian War?

a. King Philip's War

b. King George's War

c. The Stono Rebellion

d. Queen Anne's War

b. King George's War

The New Lights during the Great Awakening were those who:

a. Supported the rationalism of the Enlightenment.

b. Advocated for the separation of church and state.

c. Opposed the revivalism and favored traditional religious practices.

d. Supported the highly emotional, evangelical nature of the revivalism.

d. Supported the highly emotional, evangelical nature of the revivalism.

The Board of Trade was the British body primarily responsible for:

a. Commanding the British military forces in North America.

b. Managing and regulating colonial commerce and administration.

c. Appointing colonial ministers during the Great Awakening.

d. Overseeing the enforcement of the Proclamation of 1763.

b. Managing and regulating colonial commerce and administration.

The Stono Rebellion (1739) was the largest slave revolt in the British mainland colonies, occurring in South Carolina.

True

False

True

The Enlightenment was a religious movement that focused on the importance of emotional conversion and personal grace. a) True b)

True

False

False

The Molasses Act (1733) was primarily aimed at:

a. Forcing the colonists to buy sugar and molasses from the British West Indies, rather than the French.

b. Funding the construction of new colonial ports.

c. Encouraging the production of tobacco in the colonies.

d. Establishing a unified currency across all the colonies.

a. Forcing the colonists to buy sugar and molasses from the British West Indies, rather than the French.

The core idea of the Enlightenment that influenced American political thought was:

a. The importance of emotional revelation and faith over reason.

b. The divine right of kings to rule without question.

c. That human beings possessed inherent natural rights.

d. That society should be structured entirely by religious authority.

c. That human beings possessed inherent natural rights.

The Navigation Acts required that all goods imported into the American colonies:

a. Be paid for using Spanish silver coins.

b. Pass through English ports and be transported on English ships.

c. Be made exclusively in the North American colonies.

d. Be taxed directly by the colonial assemblies.

b. Pass through English ports and be transported on English ships.

The primary difference between slavery in the Chesapeake colonies (Virginia/Maryland) and slavery in the deeper South (South Carolina) was:

a. Slavery was completely illegal in the Chesapeake colonies.

b. Chesapeake colonies had a high concentration of enslaved people working on tobacco plantations, while South Carolina focused on rice and indigo.

c. Chesapeake colonies had harsher slave codes than South Carolina.

d. South Carolina relied more heavily on indentured servitude than the Chesapeake.

b. Chesapeake colonies had a high concentration of enslaved people working on tobacco plantations, while South Carolina focused on rice and indigo.

The Dominion of New England was dissolved primarily because of:

a. The Glorious Revolution in England, which led to the arrest of Governor Edmund Andros.

b. The victory of the French in King William's War.

c. The colonists' successful repeal of the Navigation Acts.

d. Widespread religious tolerance throughout the colonies.

a. The Glorious Revolution in England, which led to the arrest of Governor Edmund Andros.

Which movement, led by thinkers like John Locke, emphasized the use of human reason and scientific inquiry to understand the world and government?

a. Republicanism

b. Transcendentalism

c. The Enlightenment

d. The Great Awakening

c. The Enlightenment

The Great Awakening helped foster a shared sense of religious and cultural identity among colonists across different regions.

True

False

True

Which religious figure was a key leader of the Great Awakening, known for his dramatic, open-air sermons across the colonies?

a. George Whitefield

b. John Locke

c. Benjamin Franklin

d. Jonathan Edwards

a. George Whitefield

The Glorious Revolution in England led to the permanent overthrow of the monarchy and the establishment of a fully democratic republic. a) True b)

True

False

False

The Stono Rebellion (1739) occurred in:

a. South Carolina

b. Virginia

c. New York

d. Maryland

a. South Carolina

What was the central point of contention that led to the series of conflicts known as the French and Indian War (or Seven Years' War)?

a. Religious differences between Protestants and Catholics.

b. British attempts to abolish slavery in the French territories.

c. Spanish raids on French fur trading posts.

d. Competition between Britain and France for control of the Ohio River Valley.

d. Competition between Britain and France for control of the Ohio River Valley.

Which statement best defines the Middle Passage?

a. The horrific transatlantic voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas.

b. The difficult journey undertaken by indentured servants from England to the colonies.

c. The overland trade route connecting West Africa to the Sahara trade networks.

d. The trade route connecting the American colonies with the West Indies.

a. The horrific transatlantic voyage that brought enslaved Africans to the Americas.