American Yawp Chapter 4

Improvements in all of the following increased opportunities for colonists to purchase consumer goods EXCEPT

Standardized currency

What was the “commodity money” used in Virginia?

Tobacco

Which of the following colonies generated the most revenue?

Barbados

What was the largest American city during the late eighteenth century?

Philadelphia (with a population of ~40,000. Wow!)

Which colony outlawed slavery in 1750?

None. Slavery was legal in every North American British colony at this time. Not cool guys.

Which of these systems of slave labor offered enslaved people the greatest independence in the use of their time?

Task system. Slaves would be given a list of tasks to complete for the day and once they had finished those tasks they could spend their time doing what they please. Kind of like Among Us! #sus!

Which of the following colonies had a majority enslaved African population?

South Carolina

How did the culture of rice cultivation reach colonial Carolina?

Enslaved Africans brought the culture with them from West Africa

What portion of residents in 1700 New York City was enslaved?

40%

What was the first English group to turn against slavery?

The Quakers. Who could be surprised considering they were really just chill, peaceful dudes who wanted equality among everyone. My typa gang fr

What were the major political parties in colonial America?

There were none. They either rocked with the people in power or they didn’t.

What is the name for the practice whereby a married woman loses all of her political and economic rights to her husband?

Coverture. Not cool #feminism

Where did the Great Awakening begin?

New England

What is the name of the prophet who inspired Pontiac’s Rebellion?

Neolin. He had a vision from the Master of Life telling him it was the only way to stop the English. Waiter, I’ll have what HE’S having LOL

Which of the following resulted from Pontiac’s War?

Creation of Proclamation Line of 1763