Question 1

Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by

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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.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 2

Explain the complex social structure that developed in the South during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and its implications for the evolution of indentured servitude and slavery in the South.

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During the seventeenth and eighteenth ce...

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-freedom dues

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Question 4

In seventeenth-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women except

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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.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 5

To what extent is the following statement, by Thomas Jefferson, true; "the town meeting was the best school of political liberty the world ever saw."

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Question 6

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor, after 1680, in colonial America except

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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.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Leisler's Rebellion

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Leisler's Rebellion was a brief uprising...

Question 8

Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?

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A)   The geographical dispersion of New England's population
B)   The Congregational church's reliance on the Half-Way Covenant to bolster church membership
C)   The erosion of the distinction between the elect and other members of society
D)   The declining participation of women in Puritan congregations
E)   The witchcraft trialsF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was

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A)   Massachusetts.
B)   Virginia.
C)   New York.
D)   Pennsylvania.
E)   Maryland.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 10

During the Salem witchcraft trials, most of those accused as witches were

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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.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 11

All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century except

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A)   a longer life span than their seventeenth century predecessors.
B)   the dread of death in birthing caused many women to fear pregnancy.
C)   New Englanders tended to migrate as individuals rather than as families.
D)   children grew up in obedient, nurturing environments.
E)   divorce was exceedingly rare..F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

The 1662 slave codes in Virginia are significant because they

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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.F) A) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 13

Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion.Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

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Question 14

Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

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A)   enjoyed a longer life expectancy.
B)   usually migrated in family units.
C)   were less ravaged by infectious diseases.
D)   had a low premarital pregnancy rate.
E)   allowed married women to retain property.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system.

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A)   Indentured servants
B)   African slaves
C)   Merchant planters
D)   New England colonists
E)   Slave ownersF) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 16

Assess the validity of the following statement, "slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons, but by the end of the seventeenth century, it was clear that racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system."

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The statement is valid in that slavery d...

Question 17

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

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A)   It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England.
B)   Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake.
C)   Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty.
D)   The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants.
E)   Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 18

Which of the following was universally true about men and women, regardless of whether they from the North or the South and whether they were enslaved, free, or indentured servants?

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A)   Women cooked, cleaned and cared for children.
B)   Women were the primary farmers.
C)   Men cleared the land and planted the crops.
D)   Men and women from different geographic, socioeconomic, and racial backgrounds were universally able to maintain family stability in colonial America, despite significant political, economic, and social challenges.
E)   Children helped with all chores and picked up an education when possible.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 19

Southern colonies generally allowed married women to retain separate title to their property because

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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.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

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A)   greatly exaggerated.
B)   generally negative.
C)   confined primarily to New England.
D)   extremely important.
E)   moderately important.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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