Questions

the broad, long lasting significance of the Glorious Revolution in North America was____

-Parliament's tightening of colonial restrictions on trade

colonial resistors formed groups called the Sons of Liberty to defy the____?

-stamp act

the population of the middle colonies____

-was ethically diverse with Europeans and Africans

the most immediately effective protest against the Stamp Act was the

-organization of mob riots by the Sons of Liberty

the religious revival known as the Great Awakening_

-emphasized an emotional rather intellectual approach to religion

people who do not believe God intervenes in the word but whose powers are part of the natural and moral order the universe called_

-deists

which of the following is NOT a characteristic of an evangelical church?

-one that believes God is a passive being who does not intervene in human affairs

during the 1600s, the overwhelming majority of freemen ____ the land they farmed.

-owned

colonists from various denominations who participated in the Great Awakening were the

-new lights

members of which religion were Not welcome in most English colonies

-catholics

Yeoman farmers was one who

-was a self-sufficient freeholder

the famous sermon "sinners in the hands of an Angry God"

-was written by John Edwards to remind his listeners their souls were in God's hands

-was part part of the Great Awakening which took place among various Protestant churches (both A and B)

the Great Awakening and the Enlightenment intersected with the idea of

-individualism

perhaps the most serious problem facing clergymen in the early eighteenth century and a cause for the Great Awakening was

-widespread religious apathy

George Whitefield, one of the most successful Great Awakening preachers

-toured the colonies and gave many aspiring sermons to enormous crowds

-was affiliated with the Anglican and Methodists churches

-sold large quantities of religious books to promote his message (all of the above except C)

the Navigation Acts were designed too?

• ensure that Colonial products were handled only by english ships through English ports

By early 1770 , Parliament decided to repeal the Townshend Duties except for one on tea because

-colonial boycott of English goods severely hurt British merchants

the stamp act of 1765 was the most controversial law passed by the British because it?

-imposed a direct tax that had nothing to do with the regulation of international commerce

after the French and Indian War, colonists in the English mainland colonies paid _ compared to British citizens in England.

-lower

taverns were especially important sites for?

-information sharing

colonists from various denomination who participated in the Great Awakening were called____.

-new lights

which of the following would NOT be considered a legacy of the Great Awakening?

-religious homogeneity

how did colonists react to the Proclamation of 1763?

-be becoming hostile to British authority which they believed harmed their interest

in the 18th century, most of the territory that would eventually become the United States was controlled by

-the indians

the colonist reacted to the Townshend Duties by

-increasing their smuggling activities

-sending protest petitions to Parliament

-boycotted English made goods (all of the above)

the concept of Salutary neglect

-created a sense of confidence and independence among the colonists

the term "empire of goods" refers to

• a system of commercial exchange that linked a widely dispersed population through the things they purchased

Tea shipments were thwarted by activist threats in New York, Philadelphia, and Charleston, but Boston was different because

-Thomas Hutchinson saw this as a crucial test of imperial authority

Even though Lord North's Tea Act lowered the price of tea, it was still an issue for the colonists because

-it was seen as an assertion that Parliament had the right to tax the unrepresented colonies

Many American black slaves sought their freedom during the Revolution by

-fighting with the British

The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment intersected with the idea of

-individualism

during the revolutionary war loyalists made up about _ of the colonial population

-20-33%

what was the outcome of the French and Indian War?

-the french were driven out of North America

The Coercive Acts of 1776 were passed in response to

-the destruction of tea in Boston the previous year

all of the following represent theories of enlightenment thinkers EXCEPT the notion of

-God predetermined the fate of the human soul

the Proclamation of 1763 declared that colonists could not

• settle or purchase land in designated areas west of the proclamation line

accordion to the theory of mercantilism, colonies existed primarily to

-Provide markets and supply raw materials

which of the following is in the correct chronological order?

-The Stamp Act, The Tea Act, The Coercive Acts, Lexington & Concord

in an attempt to govern its growing empire after the French and India War, Britain pursued which of the following strategies?

• it stationed more troops in America and required American colonists bear some of the cost of the empire

which of the following is NOT one of the measures discussed at the First Continental Congress?

• Independence from the British empire

at the First Continental Congress

• Only a minority of delegates was wiling to go to war with Britain

the policy referred to as mercantilism implied that

• colonies could make a nation wealthy by increasing exports and decreasing imports

why did Great Britain end up with so much territory after the French and Indian war?

• the British victory was overwhelming and the loser has to make concessions

the Great Awakening was perhaps most important in

• contributing to the breakdown of traditional authority in colonial society

"Jarrett first encountered evangelicalism in the published sermons of George Whitefield, and English clergymen." Evangelicalism refers to religious beliefs or churches the emphasize

• individual salvation and authority of the Christian gospel

By the end of 1765, royal officials quickly concluded that the Stamp Act would be unenforceable after

• most of the British tax agents had resigned

colonial farmers grew their own food and made many of the things the needed. this greatly admired ability was called

• self - sufficiency

most historians say that, besides Washingtons leadership, the most crucial reason for the American victory in the revolutionary war was:

-the aid of the French

the victories at Trenton and Princeton in December of 1776 led by General Washington

-boosted American moral

the social compact refers to

-political theory that states the legitimate government is the one that created with he consent of the governed

the British Proclamation of 1763

-ordered colonial governors to reserve lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Indian nations.

George Washington's victory at the Battle of Trenton in 1776 was most significant in which of the following ways?

-a restoring morale among American troops

the American victory as Saratoga in October 1777 was significant because

• it convinced the french to support the American cause

George Washington's early military setbacks convinced him to

• harass the British, making the war as costly as possible

Britain lost the Revolutionary War because it

-failed to capitalize sufficiently on its advantages

the most conspicuous sign of class differences were

-mansion houses

Which of the following is NOT true of American women during the revolutionary war?

• they joined the military in significant numbers

the English colonies, and later the US, managed to avoid the sectarian(religious) violence common in Europe because

• no single church or denomination represented a majority of the people

Americans viewed English policies after 1763 as

-evidence of English corruption

-threats of their economic interests

-a systematic attack on their constitutional liberties (all of the above)

the American revolution can be understood as

-America's first civil war

-a colonial rebellion

-a social revolution

-a global war that involved many nations (all of the above)

As a result of the Townshend duties of 1767, Parliament:

-threatened the colonists' ability to influence royal officials

the Townshend duties, introduced in 1776, did not provoke a violent colonial response because

-they imposed import duties rathe than direct taxes

Deists believed in a God who

had powers that were built into the natural order of the universe

during the first two years of the Revolutionary war the position of France could be best described as

-skepticism with cover military aid