These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends Unit 1, with the other 2/3rds coming from the two other quizzes in this Unit.
These questions are from Chapters 3 and 4.
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1.
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These
two colonies are both representative of *a. b. c. d. e. |
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2.
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This
colonial region began as a refuge for Separatists and Puritans, two wings of
Calvinism. Calvinism continued to be dominant, with varied organizational structures
occurring, including Congregationalist. *a. b. Middle colonies c. Southern colonies d. all of the above |
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3.
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In
__________________, charges of witchcraft caused considerable turmoil in the late
1600s and reflected the disruptions in *a. b. c. d. e. |
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4.
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This
colonial region included a colony requiring towns to financially support
basic education. The region developed the colleges of Harvard and, later,
Yale to educate clergymen, with Yale being formed by conservatives concerned
about the religious liberalism of Harvard. *a. b. Middle colonies c. Southern colonies d. all of the above |
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5.
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Which
of the following statements regarding colonial life expectancy is MOST accurate? a.
Widows and orphans formed a substantial proportion of the b.
Life expectancy was higher in the *c. d.
European men in the |
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6.
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In a.
most farm families had several servants. b.
the social structure was characterized by wide gaps between the rich and the
poor. *c.
land ownership was widespread. d.
few colonists owned their own land. |
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7.
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This
colonial region included dame schools for basic education (schools named for
the unmarried or widowed Quaker women who ran them). Among the colleges that
this colonial region developed are colleges now known as Princeton and a. *b.
Middle colonies c.
Southern colonies d.
all of the above |
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8.
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This
colonial region is predominantly associated with diverse religions, such as
Quakers, Anglicans, and Dutch Reform, with immigrants from a. *b. Middle colonies c. Southern colonies d. all of the above |
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9.
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This
colonial region is predominantly associated with diverse religions, with
diverse agriculture and trades, with export of wheat, and with having the
largest ports in the colonies (as well as other cities). a. *b. Middle colonies c. Southern colonies d. all of the above |
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10.
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This
colonial region is predominantly associated with the Anglican religion, but
is later influenced by religions such as Methodism. a. b. Middle colonies *c. Southern colonies d. all of the above |
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11.
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These
two colonies are both representative of the Middle Colonies: a. b. c. *d. e. |
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12.
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This
colonial region also exported wood and naval stores (products used when
building or maintaining wooden ships), but it is predominantly associated
with export of commercial crops that relied on slave labor (crops of tobacco
and rice in the colonial era and of cotton later). a. b. Middle colonies *c. Southern colonies d. all of the above |
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13.
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a.
consisted of b.
shifted to use of enslavement of blacks instead of white indentured servitude
in the late 1600s c.
had high death rates *d.
all of the above. |
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14.
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During
the 1700s, the bulk of the slaves sent to the North American colonies were
supplied by the a.
colonial slave merchants. b.
Dutch slave merchants. c.
Portuguese slave merchants. d.
Spanish slave merchants. *e.
British slave merchants. |
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15.
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Occurring
in the late 1730s, the most serious slave rebellion of the colonial period
was *a.
the Stono Rebellion. b.
the c.
Nat Turner’s Rebellion. d.
the e.
Bacon’s Rebellion. |
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16.
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Which
of the following were factors in Bacon's Rebellion? a. A
conflict erupted between frontier settlers and Native Americans. b.
Governor Berkeley refused to assist the frontier settlers with the militia. c.
The rebellion was a fight between the *d.
all of the above |
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17.
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By
the end of the 1600s, *a. a
plantation society, dominated by a slaveholding aristocracy. b. a
diversified society and economy, with minimal social stratification. c. a
society of small farmers, committed to multicrop agriculture. d. a successful
commercial enterprise that returned large profits to the Crown. |
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18.
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a.
provide another slave economy. b.
produce rum for sale in the *c.
serve as a buffer between the English colonies and Spanish d.
provide a haven for the pacifistic Moravians. e.
both b and c |
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19.
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Sir
Isaac Newton and John Locke a.
challenged traditional notions that humans had no role in determining their
fate. b.
were part of a movement known as the Enlightenment. c.
denied the existence of God. *d.
both a and b e.
both b and c |
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20.
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Inventor,
scientist recognized in *a.
Benjamin Franklin. b. John Winthrop. c. John Locke. d. Jonathan Edwards. |
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21.
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The
most important and sustained political development in a. a
series of popular uprisings against unfair tax systems. b.
the requirement that royal governors be from the colony they administered. *c.
the growing power of the elected lower houses of assembly. d. a
sustained economic depression that led to colonial unrest. e.
none of the above |
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22.
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Which
of the following was true of colonial politics? a.
The colonists remained cautious and concerned after the Glorious Revolution
of 1688-1689. *b.
The usual structure of colonial government (governor, appointed council, elected
lower assembly) resembled the English model of government. c.
The aftermath of the Paxton Boys' Revolt was a renewed sense of political
instability. d. As
a result of the Glorious Revolution, Parliament lost its ability to establish
colonial courts. e.
both b and d |
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23.
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The
movement leading to waves of religious revivals beginning in the 1730s and
spreading throughout the English colonies was: a.
the Enlightenment. b.
the Age of Reason. *c.
the Great Awakening. d.
the Glorious Revolution. |
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24.
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The
practice of impressments involved a.
attempts by the British to convince their opponents that the Royal Navy was
all-powerful at sea. b.
seizure of American sailors who had defected to the French during the
Napoleonic Wars. c. the
French policy of forcing all nations to impress their soldiers into the
French army. *d.
seizure of supposed British sailors from colonial ports or merchant ships for
service on British ships. |
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25.
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The
French and Indian War included a battle at a.
British generals were concerned about their ability to defeat the French and
the Native Americans in a frontier war. b.
Native Americans, such as the Algonquians, supported the French as a way to
drive out the British colonists. c. *d.
both b and c |
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26.
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In
the French and Indian War, a.
The British, as the war continued, allied with some Iroquois. b.
The French allied with most Native Americans, including the Algonquians. c. The
French fought against most Native Americans, including the Algonquians and
Iroquois. *d. both a and b. |
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27.
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During
the French and Indian War a.
Native Americans, for the most part, sided with the French against the
British. b.
the war in the colonies became part of the European Seven Years' War. c.
the French eventually pulled their troops out of the *d.
all of the above |
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28.
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The Appalachian
Mountains had been a geographic barrier to settlement of the *a.
Proclamation of 1763 b.
Relocation Act of 1764 c.
Navigation Act of 1772 d.
Townshend Acts of 1767 |
These
questions are in some cases based on questions in the test database for
American Passages.
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