Question 1

The witchcraft trials in Salem

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A)  were unique in the history of colonial New England.
B)  saw the original accusers recant their charges.
C)  led to prison terms,but no executions.
D)  were evidence of a decline in religious fervor.
E)  almost resulted in the revocation of the Massachusetts charter.

Question 2

The exchange of rum,slaves,and sugar has been called the ________.

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Question 3

Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true?

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A)  Most colleges were founded by religious groups.
B)  Colonists placed a low value on any formal education.
C)  Parliament regulated the establishment of American colleges.
D)  Most colonial colleges accepted female students.
E)  Most colonial leaders after 1700 went abroad to study.

Question 4

The Stono Rebellion

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A)  led to the death of dozens of white Virginian colonists.
B)  saw slaves in South Carolina attempt to escape from the colony.
C)  led to the banning of the slave trade in Maryland.
D)  prompted Georgia to strengthen its laws on slavery.
E)  led planters to resume hiring indentured servants for their labor needs.

Question 5

George Whitefield is associated with the

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A)  growth of American Catholicism.
B)  founding of the American Baptist Church.
C)  Quakers.
D)  Great Awakening.
E)  Enlightenment.

Question 6

The most common form of resistance by enslaved Africans to their condition was

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A)  arson.
B)  destruction of crops.
C)  running away.
D)  subtle defiance or evasion of their masters.
E)  poisoning of food.

Question 7

The journey of Africans to the Americas was called the ________.

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Question 8

Black workers did not become generally available in British North America until the early part of the eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The estimated total number of Africans forcibly brought to all of the Americas as slaves is

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A)  4 million.
B)  7 million.
C)  11 million.
D)  19 million.
E)  26 million.

Question 10

The first plantations in colonial North America emerged in the tobacco-growing areas of

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A)  New York and New Jersey.
B)  North Carolina and South Carolina.
C)  Georgia and South Carolina.
D)  Delaware and Pennsylvania.
E)  Virginia and Maryland.

Question 11

Francis Bacon and John Locke were influential in the ideas of the ________.

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Question 12

The wide availability of reading material in colonial America was the result of

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A)  colonial laws that protected freedom of speech in the printed word.
B)  high rates of men who attended college.
C)  the Stamp Act of 1765.
D)  the spread of printing technology.
E)  high rates of male literacy.

Question 13

The practice of passing property to the firstborn son was called ________.

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Question 14

Very little slave resistance took the form of open rebellion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most seventeenth-century English migrants to the North American colonies were

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A)  aristocrats.
B)  religious dissenters.
C)  laborers.
D)  commercial agents.
E)  landowners.

Question 16

The revival that was the Great Awakening was rooted in a desire to reinvigorate family life.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Through most of the seventeenth century,slaves transported into the United States came mostly from

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A)  Europe.
B)  west Africa.
C)  northern Africa.
D)  the West Indies.
E)  Brazil.

Question 18

As a leading figure of the Great Awakening,Jonathan Edwards preached

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A)  highly orthodox Puritan ideas.
B)  the possibility of easy salvation.
C)  that women should join the ministry.
D)  that the ideas of predestination were outmoded for the times.
E)  salvation through good works.

Question 19

In the English colonies,Jews

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A)  had their largest community in Rhode Island.
B)  did not live in most of the colonies.
C)  enjoyed considerable toleration.
D)  could not practice their religion openly anywhere.
E)  could not vote or hold office.

Question 20

Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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A)  English parliamentary regulations.
B)  a small domestic market.
C)  an inadequate labor supply.
D)  an inadequate transportation network.
E)  All these answers are correct.

Exam 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America

Black workers did not become generally available in British North America until the early part of the eighteenth century.

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The exchange of rum,slaves,and sugar has been called the ________.

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The wide availability of reading material in colonial America was the result of

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The witchcraft trials in Salem

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The estimated total number of Africans forcibly brought to all of the Americas as slaves is

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Most seventeenth-century English migrants to the North American colonies were

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In the English colonies,Jews

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Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true?

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Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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Through most of the seventeenth century,slaves transported into the United States came mostly from

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The practice of passing property to the firstborn son was called ________.

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As a leading figure of the Great Awakening,Jonathan Edwards preached

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The Stono Rebellion

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The revival that was the Great Awakening was rooted in a desire to reinvigorate family life.

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The most common form of resistance by enslaved Africans to their condition was

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The journey of Africans to the Americas was called the ________.

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The first plantations in colonial North America emerged in the tobacco-growing areas of

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Francis Bacon and John Locke were influential in the ideas of the ________.

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Very little slave resistance took the form of open rebellion.

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George Whitefield is associated with the

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