HIS 201 Mid-Term

The existence of a single original continent has been proved by the presence of
A.) similar mountain ranges on the various continents.
B.) nearly identical species of fish in long-separated freshwater lakes throughout the world.
C.) marsupials on the various continents.
D.) the continued shifting of the earth's crust.
E.)geological evidence of soil samples common among all continents

The existence of a single original continent has been proved by the presence of
A.) similar mountain ranges on the various continents.
B.) nearly identical species of fish in long-separated freshwater lakes throughout the world.
C.) marsupials on the various continents.
D.) the continued shifting of the earth's crust.
E.)geological evidence of soil samples common among all continents

B.) nearly identical species of fish in long-separated freshwater lakes throughout the world.

Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continental separation, approximately 350 million years ago?
A.) The Rockies
B.) The Sierra Nevada
C.) The Cascades
D.) The Coast Range
E.) The Appalachians

E.) The Appalachians

All of the following were original territories of North American Indian populations within the current borders of the United States except
A.) Mesoamerica.
B.) Northeast.
C.) Southeast.
D.) Great Plains.
E.) Great Basin.

A.) Mesoamerica.

Before the arrival of Europeans, most native peoples in North America
A.) lived in large communities.
B.) were more advanced than those in South America.
C.) lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements.
D.) populated the greater part of the continent.
E.) relied on horses for transportation.

C.) lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements.

All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations except they
A.) had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize.
B.) lacked the technology of the wheel.
C.) had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen.
D.) built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce.
E.) had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations.

C.) had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen.

Native American (Indian) civilization was least highly developed in
A.) North America.
B.) Mexico.
C.) Central America.
D.) Peru.
E.) Latin America.

A.) North America.

European contact with Native Americans led to
A.) the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture.
B.) the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases.
C.) the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans.
D.) an increase in the Native American population.
E.) the use of tobacco by Native Americans.

B.) the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases.

The size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed to
A.) Spanish influences.
B.) their way of life based on hunting and gathering.
C.) the development of agriculture.
D.) influences brought by early settlers from Siberia.
E.) their use of draft animals and the wheel.

C.) the development of agriculture.

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of
A.) its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills.
B.) the Iroquois warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets.
C.)the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them.
D.) the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas.
E.) its use of new weapons.

A.) its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills.

Which group was responsible for slave trading in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?
A.) The Portuguese and Spanish
B.) The English and Scandinavians
C.) The Incas and Aztecs
D.) The Arabs and Africans
E.) The English and Americans

D.) The Arabs and Africans

The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the
A.) American South.
B.) Arab slave trade.
C.) Portuguese slave trade.
D.) European feudal system.
E.) African slave system.

C.) Portuguese slave trade.

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had
A.) discovered a New World.
B.) failed at what he had set out to do.
C.) sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies.
D.) sailed around the world.
E.) reached the shores of Japan.

C.) sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies.

The term "Columbian Exchange" describes:
A.) the exporting of precious metals from the New World and the importing of African slaves to the New World.
B.) the gifts Columbus brought to and received from Native Americans.
C.) the trade in Native American furs for European horses and other goods.
D.) the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.
E.) None of these choices.

D.) the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds.

Which of the following New World plants revolutionized the international economy?
A.) Maize
B.) Potatoes
C.) Beans
D.) Tomatoes
E.) All of these

E.) All of these

In which of the following is the explorer mismatched with the area he explored?
A.) Coronado—New Mexico and Arizona
B.) Ponce de León—Mississippi River Valley
C.) Cortés—Mexico
D.) Pizarro—Peru
E.) Columbus—Caribbean islands

B.) Ponce de León—Mississippi River Valley

Spain began to fortify and settle its North American border lands in order to
A.) protect its domains from encroachments by England and France.
B.) gain control of Canada.
C.) gain more slaves.
D.) find a passage to the Pacific Ocean.
E.) look for gold in Florida.

A.) protect its domains from encroachments by England and France.

The institution of encomienda allowed the
A.) native people to enslave members of other tribes.
B.) Europeans to marry Native Americans.
C.) European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them.
D.) governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery.
E.) Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism.

C.) European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them.

​The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because
A.) Cortés's army was so powerful.
B.) Montezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl.
C.) there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish.
D.) he was told to do so by the gods.
E.) the Treaty of Tordesillas gave the capital to the Spanish government.

B.) Montezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl.

Which of these statements does NOT describe mestizos?
A.) They were the offspring of Spanish conquistadores who married Indian women.
B.) They were the pagan slaves of Cortes' soldiers.
C.) They formed a cultural and biological bridge between Latin America's European and Indian peoples.
D.) They were considered a "new race."
E.)All of these

B.) They were the pagan slaves of Cortes' soldiers.

Which European empire's threatening expeditions and settlements in the South and West prompted Spain to establish a few settlement in Texas beginning in 1716?
A.) France
B.) Great Britain
C.) Portugal
D.) Holland
E.) none of these

A.) France

England's defeat of the Spanish Armada
A.) led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies.
B.) allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies.
C.) demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism.
D.) helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic.
E.) occurred despite weather conditions, which favored Spain.

D.) helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic.

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except
A. unemployment.
B. thirst for adventure.
C. desire for markets.
D. desire for religious freedom.
E. need for a place to exploit slave labor.

E. need for a place to exploit slave labor.

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in
A. Newfoundland.
B. St. Augustine.
C. Jamestown.
D. Roanoke Island.
E. Massachusetts Bay.

D. Roanoke Island.

The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans) succumbed to the Europeans because they
A. died in large numbers from European diseases.
B. lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites.
C. were no longer a resource for food once the Virginians began growing their own crops.
D. were not a reliable labor source and could be disposed of without harming the colonial economy.
E. All of these

E. All of these

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by
A. starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids.
B. economic prosperity.
C. constant fear of Spanish invasion.
D. major technological advancement.
E. peace with the Native Americans.

A. starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids.

Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as
A. very limited.
B. saving the colony from collapse.
C. persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold.
D. worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians.
E. reducing the terrible death toll.

B. saving the colony from collapse.

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by
A. agreeing to marry him.
B. interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs.
C. pleading with her father on Smith's behalf.
D. nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe.
E. All of these

B. interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs.

A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to
A. establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South.
B. be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics.
C. help the Protestants, by giving them a safe haven.
D. allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land for himself.
E. repudiate the feudal way of life.

B. be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics.

By 1750, all the southern plantation colonies
A. based their economies on the production of staple crops for export.
B. practiced slavery.
C. provided tax support for the Church of England.
D. had few large cities.
E. All of these

E. All of these

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except
A. the destruction of the soil.
B. a great demand for controlled labor.
C. soaring prosperity in the colony.
D. diversification of the colony's economy.
E. the broad-acred plantation system.

D. diversification of the colony's economy.

Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because
A. it could be produced easily and quickly.
B. it was smoked by the lower class.
C. the poor were used to plant and harvest it.
D. it could be purchased at a low price.
E. it required complicated processing.

A. it could be produced easily and quickly.

After the purchases of slaves in 1619 by Jamestown settlers, additional purchases of Africans were few because
A. they were poor workers.
B. many colonists were morally opposed to slavery.
C. their labor was not needed.
D. indentured servants refused to work with them.
E. they were too costly.

E. they were too costly.

The Virginia Charter guaranteed that English settlers in the New World would
A. receive land parcels of 40 acres each.
B. enjoy freedom of religion.
C. be entitled to establish a separate government from that of England.
D. retain the rights of Englishmen.
E. conduct trade only with England and those countries approved by the British government.

D. retain the rights of Englishmen.

The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it
A. failed.
B. was abolished by King James I.
C. was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America.
D. forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government.
E. allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans.

C. was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America.

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that
A. it had to be planted extensively.
B. it required the clearing of much land.
C. its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy.
D. it required an elaborate refining process.
E. it was a capital-intensive business.

C. its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy.

In 1649, Maryland's Act of Toleration
A. was issued by Lord Baltimore.
B. abolished the death penalty previously given to those who denied the divinity of Jesus.
C. gave freedom only to Catholics.
D. protected Jews and atheists.
E. guaranteed toleration to all Christians.

E. guaranteed toleration to all Christians.

Under the Barbados slave code, slaves were
A. guaranteed the right to marry.
B. denied the most fundamental rights.
C. protected from the most vicious punishments.
D. given the opportunity to purchase their freedom.
E. assigned specific monetary value.

B. denied the most fundamental rights.

Georgia's founders were determined to
A. conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire.
B. create a haven for people imprisoned for debt.
C. keep Georgia for Catholics.
D. restrict the colony to British citizens.
E. establish slavery.

B. create a haven for people imprisoned for debt.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?
A. Two families would live together in one longhouse.
B. When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family.
C. Women dominated Iroquois society.
D. All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line.
E. Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence.

C. Women dominated Iroquois society.

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation, (B) founding of Jamestown colony, (C) Restoration, (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada, and (E) colony of Georgia founded.

A.) A, B, C, D, E
B.) C, A, D, B, E
C.) D, A, B, C, E
D.) A, D, B, C, E
E.) E, D, A, C, B

D.) A, D, B, C, E

In Puritan doctrine, the "elect" were also referred to as
A.) Separatists.
B.) "patroons."
C.) "visible saints."
D.) Pilgrims.
E.) Anglicans.

C.) "visible saints."

King James I opposed the Separatists who wanted to break away entirely from the Church of England because he
A.) realized that if his subjects could defy him as their spiritual leader, they could defy him as their political leader.
B.) strongly believed in the concept of "visible saints."
C.) never understood the political implications of their actions.
D.) believed that they were turning their backs on the true Calvinist faith.
E.) was a strong Catholic and the Separatists' doctrine went counter to the strict interpretation of the Bible.

A.) realized that if his subjects could defy him as their spiritual leader, they could defy him as their political leader.

The Mayflower Compact can be best described as a(n)
A.) agreement to follow the dictates of Parliament.
B.) document that allowed women limited participation in government.
C.) constitution that established a working government.
D.) complex agreement to form an oligarchy.
E.) promising step toward genuine self-government.

E.) promising step toward genuine self-government.

The leader that helped the Pilgrims survive was
A.) John Smith.
B.) John Winthrop.
C.) Roger Williams.
D.) William Laud.
E.) William Bradford.

E.) William Bradford.

The historical significance of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Bay lies in their
A.) numerical size.
B.) economic power.
C.) moral and spiritual qualities.
D.) dedication to family life.
E.) unwillingness to merge with the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay.

C.) moral and spiritual qualities.

Unlike Separatists, the Puritans
A.) advocated strict separation of church and state.
B.) practiced passive resistance to oppression.
C.) remained members of the Church of England.
D.) were Calvinists.
E.) rejected belief in witchcraft.

C.) remained members of the Church of England.

Among the Puritans, it was understood that
A.) they would establish democratic government in America.
B.) clergymen would hold the most powerful political office.
C.) the purpose of government was to enforce God's laws.
D.) all adult white male landowners could vote for political leaders.
E.) women could become religious leaders.

C.) the purpose of government was to enforce God's laws.

Initially, the Massachusetts Bay Colony enjoyed all of the following advantages except that of
A.) being a well-equipped expedition.
B.) starting off on a larger scale than any other English colony.
C.) receiving many fairly prosperous and educated immigrants.
D.) receiving a majority of the Puritans coming to the New World.
E.) a shared purpose among the first settlers.

D.) receiving a majority of the Puritans coming to the New World.

Puritan religious beliefs allowed all of the following except
A.) drinking alcohol.
B.) eating plentifully.
C.) challenging religious authority.
D.) making love discreetly.
E.) singing songs.

C.) challenging religious authority.

According to Anne Hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay
A.) predestination was not a valid idea.
B.) the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man.
C.) antinomianism was heresy.
D.) direct revelation from God was impossible.
E.) a person needs only to obey the law of God

B.) the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man.

All of the following were true of Roger Williams except
A.) he was a personable and popular Salem minister.
B.) he was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England.
C.) aided by Indians, he fled the Puritan community and established Rhode Island in 1636.
D.) he challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter.
E.) he denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior.

B.) he was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England.

The Puritans who founded the city of New Haven had a goal of
A.) establishing it in tribute to Charles II.
B.) creating a haven for Quakers and other religious refugees.
C.) maintaining a democratic government controlled by its citizens.
D.) becoming self-supporting and prosperous in the fishing and fur trades.
E.) setting up an even closer church-state alliance than in Massachusetts.

E.) setting up an even closer church-state alliance than in Massachusetts.

King Philip's War resulted in all of the following except
A.) the lasting defeat of New England's Indians.
B.) the immediate westward march of English settlement in New England.
C.) the death of hundreds of colonists and many more Indians.
D.) the destruction of 12 Puritan towns.
E.) the beheading of Wampanoag Chief Metacom and the sale of his wife and son into slavery

B.) the immediate westward march of English settlement in New England.

All of the following are true statements about Quakers except
A.) they were shrewd businessmen.
B.) they built simple meetinghouses and believed they were all children in the sight of God.
C.) they advocated passive resistance and turning the other cheek against their enemies.
D.) they swore solemn oaths of faith and devotion.
E.) they trusted Indians in Pennsylvania as babysitters.

D.) they swore solemn oaths of faith and devotion.

Economically, the colony of Pennsylvania
A.) got off to a very slow start.
B.) never prospered.
C.) received much help from New York.
D.) became profitable very quickly.
E.) had extensive plantations.

D.) became profitable very quickly.

Pennsylvania was the
A.) best advertised.
B.) most lied about.
C.) slowest to attract settlers.
D.) only settlement with royal colony status.
E.) All of these

A.) best advertised.

As a colony, Rhode Island became known for
A.) its poor treatment of Indians.
B.) unified religious beliefs.
C.) support of special privilege.
D.) never having secured a charter from Parliament.
E.) individualistic and independent attitudes.

E.) individualistic and independent attitudes.

The Dutch colony of New Netherland (later New York)
A.) allowed only Dutch immigrants to settle there.
B.) was established for its quick profit of fur trading.
C.) tolerated Quakers from nearby Pennsylvania.
D.) supported free speech and other democratic practices.
E.) All of these

B.) was established for its quick profit of fur trading.

The middle colonies were notable for their
A.) lack of good river transportation.
B.) unusual degree of democratic control.
C.) lack of industry.
D.) status as the least "American" of the colonies.
E.) established churches.

B.) unusual degree of democratic control.

Arrange the following in chronological order: the founding of (A) New York, (B) Massachusetts Bay, (C) Pennsylvania, and (D) Plymouth.
A.) C, B, A, D
B.) B, D, C, A
C.) A, C, D, B
D.) D, B, A, C
E.) A, C, B, D

D.) D, B, A, C

English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called
A.) headrights.
B.) burgesses.
C.) indentured servants.
D.) slaves.
E.) birds of passage.

C.) indentured servants.

By the end of the seventeenth century, indentured servants who gained their freedom
A.) often gained great wealth as more land opened for settlement.
B.) rarely returned to work for their masters.
C.) almost always found high-paying jobs in the cities.
D.) had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters.
E.) often returned to England penniless and broke.

D.) had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters.

The headright system, which made some people very wealthy, consisted of
A.) using Indians as forced labor.
B.) giving land to indentured servants to get them to come to the New World.
C.) giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America.
D.) discouraging the importation of indentured servants to America.
E.) giving a father's wealth to the oldest son.

C.) giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America.

The immediate reason for Bacon's Rebellion was
A.) the Virginia governor's refusal to retaliate against Indian attacks on frontier settlements.
B.) the wealthy planter class losing control of the colony.
C.) a shortage of indentured servants.
D.) to halt the importation of African slaves.
E.) All of these

A.) the Virginia governor's refusal to retaliate against Indian attacks on frontier settlements.

Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by
A.) young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land and find women to marry.
B.) the planter class of Virginia.
C.) those protesting the increased importation of African slaves.
D.) people from Jamestown only.
E.) the local Indians.

A.) young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land and find women to marry.

As a result of Bacon's Rebellion
A.) the economic aspirations of discontented backcountry frontiersmen was eased considerably.
B.) planters sought African slaves to replace discontented backcountry frontiersmen as laborers.
C.) Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office.
D.) Nathaniel Bacon was named to head the Virginia militia.
E.) improved relations developed between Indians and backcountry frontiersmen in Virginia.

B.) planters sought African slaves to replace discontented backcountry frontiersmen as laborers.

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor, after 1680, in colonial America except
A.) higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants.
B.) planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies.
C.) the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonial America.
D.) Americans rushed to cash in on the slave trade.
E.) the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies.

E.) the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies.

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World
A.) went to English North America.
B.) were delivered to South America and the West Indies.
C.) came to New England.
D.) were brought by the Dutch.
E.) died before reaching their destination.

B.) were delivered to South America and the West Indies.

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as
A.) The trip from the interior of Africa to the coast.
B.) the easiest part of their journey to America.
C.) the journey from American parts to their new homes.
D.) the gruesome ocean voyage to America.
E.) None of these

D.) the gruesome ocean voyage to America.

As slavery spread in the South
A.) social differences within society narrowed.
B.) the great plantation owners worked less.
C.) gaps in the social structure widened.
D.) planters tried to imitate the ways of English country gentlemen.
E.) it also increased dramatically in New England.

C.) gaps in the social structure widened.

The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they
A.) restricted the number of slaves that could be imported into the colony.
B.) established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race.
C.) established curfews and prohibited slaves from moving freely about the colony.
D.) outlined the conditions under which slaves could obtain their freedom.
E.) made slaves and indentured servants of equal status under the law.

B.) established a legal difference between servants and slaves based on race.

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were
A.) property-owning women.
B.) from the ranks of poor families.
C.) primarily un-Christian.
D.) women in their late teen years.
E.) from subsistence farming families.

A.) property-owning women.

In seventeenth-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women except
A.) women could not own property under any circumstances.
B.) women could not vote.
C.) women were regarded as morally weaker than men.
D.) women dominated the profession of midwives.
E.) abusive husbands could be punished.

A.) women could not own property under any circumstances.

Southern colonies generally allowed married women to retain separate title to their property because
A.) of religious beliefs.
B.) of English tradition.
C.) southern men frequently died young.
D.) southern families were stable.
E.) of a smaller number of men than women.

C.) southern men frequently died young.

The Half-Way Covenant
A.) allowed full communion for all nonconverted members.
B.) strengthened the distinction between the elect and all others.
C.) brought an end to the jeremiads of Puritan ministers.
D.) resulted in a decrease in church members.
E.) allowed the children of unconverted existing members to be baptized but not full members of the church.

E.) allowed the children of unconverted existing members to be baptized but not full members of the church.

The Salem witchcraft trials were
A.) a result of Roger Williams's activities.
B.) the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts.
C.) caused by ergot in the Puritans' bread.
D.) unique to the English colonies.
E.) accusations made by the daughters of business owners.

B.) the result of unsettled social and religious conditions in rapidly evolving Massachusetts.

The Salem witch persecutions in 1693 were characterized by all of the following except
A.) they followed larger-scale witchcraft persecutions that occurring in Europe.
B.) they were a unique phenomenon, not repeated in any other locale in the colonies.
C.) they were ultimately opposed by the more responsible members of the New England clergy.
D.) they reflected the widening social stratification of New England.
E.) they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism.

E.) they were unconnected to fears of many religious traditionalists that Puritan heritage was being eclipsed by Yankee commercialism.

The late-seventeenth-century rebellion in New York was headed by ____, whereas that in Maryland was led by ____.
A.) Nathaniel Bacon, Catholics
B.) William Berkeley, slaves
C.) Puritans, Indians
D.) Jacob Leisler, Protestants
E.) the Dutch, Catholics

D.) Jacob Leisler, Protestants

Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the
A.) College of William and Mary.
B.) Virginia House of Burgesses.
C.) New England town meeting.
D.) Chesapeake plantation system.
E.) English parliament.

C.) New England town meeting.

The social glue that formed the basis of tightly knit New England society was
A.) small villages and farms.
B.) black slavery.
C.) the wealthy planter-merchant class.
D.) the royal charter.
E.) none of these choices.

A.) small villages and farms.

All of the following are achievements of Benjamin Franklin except
A.) the lightning rod.
B.) influential poetry.
C.) bifocal glasses.
D.) a highly efficient stove.
E.) author of Poor Richard's Almanack.

B.) influential poetry.

All of the following characterized "old light" clergymen except
​A.) they were deeply skeptical of religious revivalists promoting the Great Awakening.
B.) ​they were proponents of utilizing emotionalism and theatrics in religious preaching.
​C.) they took issue with key aspects of the stark theology of Jonathan Edwards.
​D.) they included both Congregationalist and Presbyterian ministers.
E.) ​they were quite uncomfortable with the religious preaching style of George Whitefield and other Great Awakening-influenced ministers.

B.) ​they were proponents of utilizing emotionalism and theatrics in religious preaching.

The Great Awakening
A.) undermined the prestige of the learned clergy in the colonies.
B.) split colonial churches into several competing denominations.
C.) led to the founding of Princeton, Dartmouth, and Rutgers colleges.
D.) was the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people.
E.) All of these

E.) All of these

The Molasses Act of 1733 was intended to
A.) stimulate the colonies' triangle trade with Africa and the West Indies.
B.) satisfy colonial demands for earning foreign exchange money.
C.) inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies.
D.) increase the colonists' standard of living and protect the livelihood of colonial merchants.
E.) require Americans to sell their molasses to British merchants.

C.) inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies.

The New Light preachers of the Great Awakening
A.) delivered intensely emotional sermons.
B.) rarely addressed themselves to the matter of individual salvation.
C.) reinforced the established churches.
D.) were ultimately unsuccessful in arousing the religious enthusiasm of colonial Americans.
E.) opposed the emotionalism of the revivalists.

A.) delivered intensely emotional sermons.

The South held about ____ percent of the slaves in the thirteen colonies of North America.
A.) 100
B.) 90
C.) 80
D.) 70
E.) 50

B.) 90

The first American college free from denominational control was
A.) Harvard.
B.) Yale.
C.) New York University.
D.) Brown University.
E.) the University of Pennsylvania.

E.) the University of Pennsylvania.

The jury's decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because
A.) he was found guilty.
B.) it supported English law.
C.) it facilitated freedom of the press and a more robust public discussion of political affairs in the colonies.
D.) the ruling prohibited criticism of political officials.
E.) it allowed the press to print irresponsible criticisms of powerful people without fearing a successful lawsuit for libel.

C.) it facilitated freedom of the press and a more robust public discussion of political affairs in the colonies.

The most honored profession in early colonial society was
A.) medicine.
B.) law.
C.) the ministry.
D.) farming.
E.) the merchants.

C.) the ministry.

The population growth of the American colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to
A.) white immigration from Europe.
B.) the natural fertility of Native Americans.
C.) the importation of slaves from Africa.
D.) the influx of immigrants from Latin America.
E.) the natural fertility of all Americans.

E.) the natural fertility of all Americans.

The slave culture that developed in America
A.) was derived exclusively from African roots.
B.) rejected Christianity.
C.) was Muslim in its religious teachings.
D.) contained many Western elements that remained thoroughly European.
E.) included the distinctive cultural contributions of native-born African Americans.

E.) included the distinctive cultural contributions of native-born African Americans.

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry
A.) was not that profitable.
B.) involved America, France, and England.
C.) relied on the Spanish fleet for protection.
D.) saw the Spanish gaining the largest profits.
E.) involved the trading of rum for African slaves.

E.) involved the trading of rum for African slaves.

To the Puritans, education was essential for
A.) reading the Bible.
B.) enforcing Christian laws and customs.
C.) creating good citizens.
D.) writing inspiring sermons.
E.) training future ministers.

A.) reading the Bible.

Transportation in colonial America was
A.) surprisingly fast for the time.
B.) safer by road than by any other means.
C.) slow by any of the means available.
D.) so poor that no mail service was established until the 1800s.
E.) fast only on the waterways.

C.) slow by any of the means available.

Which of the following was not considered to be a colonial naval store?
A.) Tar
B.) Pitch
C.) Rosin
D.) Turpentine
E.) Glass

E.) Glass

What was created by the mid-1700s that helped connect the Atlantic seaboard colonies of Great Britain to each other in a more cohesive manner?
A.) ​an intercolonial postal system
B.) ​an intercolonial paved roads system that connected all of the cities of the Atlantic seaboard colonies.
​C.) an intercolonial canals system
​D.) an intercolonial currency and monetary system
​E.) none of these choices

A.) ​an intercolonial postal system

All of the following are true conditions of the Chesapeake, as compared to the Deep South, except
A.) tobacco was less physically demanding than rice.
B.) tobacco plantations were larger and closer to one another, allowing for more contact with friends and relatives.
C.) the proportion of female slaves in the Chesapeake had begun to rise by 1720.
D.) it was one of the few slave societies in history to perpetuate itself by its own natural reproduction.
E.) as the slave population began to rise, the development of a distinctive African American family life became impossible.

E.) as the slave population began to rise, the development of a distinctive African American family life became impossi

American colonists sought trade with countries other than Great Britain
A.) in order to gain their independence.
B.) mainly to anger the king.
C.) to anger Parliament.
D.) to help strengthen the French.
E.) because they needed markets besides Great Britain to sell their surplus goods and correct the colonies' adverse trade imbalance with Britain.

E.) because they needed markets besides Great Britain to sell their surplus goods and correct the colonies' adverse trade imbalance with Britain.

By 1775, the ____ were the largest non-English ethnic group in colonial America.
A.) Africans
B.) Germans
C.) West Indians
D.) Scots-Irish
E.) Iris

A.) Africans

By the early eighteenth century, religion in colonial America was
A.) stronger than at any previous time.
B.) holding steadfastly to the belief that spiritual conversion was essential for church membership.
C.) moving away from clerical intellectualism.
D.) less fervid than when the colonies were established.
E.) becoming less tolerant.

D.) less fervid than when the colonies were established.