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Chapter_02_The_Planting_of_English_America_1500_1733 (1)     Multiple Choice

 

1. The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most consequential for the future United States was the   a. Spanish at Santa Fe in 1610.   b. French at Quebec in 1608.   c. English at Jamestown in 1607.   d. English at Massachusetts Bay in 1621.   e. French at Saint Augustine in 1611.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jonestown Seedling

 

2. Which word best describes England’s efforts in the 1500s to compete with the Spanish Empire?   a. Indifferent   b. Competitive   c. Aggressive   d. Domineering   e. Influential   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England’s Imperial Stirrings

 

3. Identify the statement that is false.   a. England took little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies in the first half of the 16th century.   b. English society was disrupted by religious conflict when King Henry VIII broke with the Roman Catholic Church in the 1530s.   c. The Protestant Reformation resulted in years of a seesaw of the balance of power between Catholics and Protestants throughout England.   d. Spain and England were long-time and bitter enemies in the first half of the 16th century.   e. When Elizabeth ascended to the English throne in 1558, the rivalry with Spain intensified.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England

 

4. The English treatment of the Irish, under the reign of Elizabeth I, can best be described as   a. firm but fair.   b. better than their treatment of any English subjects.   c. the prime example of salutary neglect.   d. violent and unjust.   e. supportive of their Catholic faith.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England’s Imperial Stirrrings

 

5. Match each individual on the left with the correct phrase on the right. A. Francis Drake 1. “sea dog” who plundered the treasure ships of the Spanish Main B. Walter Raleigh   C. Humphrey Gilbert 2. adventurer who tried but failed to establish a colony in Newfoundland     3. explorer whose voyage in 1498 established England’s territorial claims in the New World     4. courtier whose colony at Roanoke Island was mysteriously abandoned in the 1580s     5. colonizer who helped establish tobacco as a cash crop in Georgia     a. A-2, B-1, C-3   b. A-1, B-4, C-2   c. A-3, B-2, C-1   d. A-4, B-3, C-2   e. A-5, B-4, C-1   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England

 

6. Spain’s dreams of empire began to fade with the   a. War of Spanish Succession.   b. defeat of the Spanish Armada.   c. loss of Brazil.   d. Treaty of Tordesillas.   e. conquest of Mexico by Portugal.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England

 

7. The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in   a. Newfoundland.   b. St. Augustine.   c. Jamestown.   d. Roanoke Island.   e. Massachusetts Bay.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England

 

8. 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.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England

 

9. 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   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England England’s Imperial Stirrings England Plants the Jamestown Seedling Colonizing the Carolinas Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

10. Identify the statement that is false.   a. England’s victory over the Spanish Armada helped ensure England’s naval dominance in the North Atlantic.   b. England never experienced any religious unity or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism.   c. England’s victory over the Spanish Armada started England on its way to becoming master of the world oceans.   d. England had a strong, unified national state under a popular monarch.   e. England had a strong vibrant sense of nationalism and national destiny.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England’s Imperial Stirrings

 

11. The spirit of the English on the eve of colonization included all of the following except   a. restlessness.   b. limited patriotism.   c. curiosity about the unknown.   d. thirst for adventure.   e. self-confidence.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England on the Eve of Empire

 

12. On the eve of its colonizing adventure, England possessed a   a. unified national state.   b. measure of religious unity.   c. sense of nationalism.   d. popular monarch.   e. All of these   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Elizabeth Energizes England

 

13. All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except   a. a large population boom.   b. enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land.   c. increasing unemployment.   d. economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers.   e. desolate cities with a decreasing population.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England on the Eve of Empire

 

14. The ____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.   a. ancestry laws   b. laws of primogeniture   c. joint-stock companies   d. laws of inheritance   e. treaty of the elders   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England on the Eve of Empire

 

15. The financial means for England’s first permanent colonization in America were provided by   a. a joint-stock company.   b. a royal proprietor.   c. Queen Elizabeth II.   d. the law of primogeniture.   e. an expanding wool trade.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England on the Eve of Empire

 

16. 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.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England on the Eve of Empire

 

17. 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.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

18. 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.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

19. Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve because   a. they had neither weapons nor fishing gear.   b. their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town.   c. they were unaccustomed to fending for themselves and wasted time looking for gold.   d. they lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties.   e. there were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

20. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

21. Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to   a. impress Smith with his power and show the Indian’s desire for peace.   b. demonstrate the Indians’ desire for war.   c. punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas.   d. hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James.   e. save the Virginia community from utter collapse.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

22. 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   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

23. Of the four hundred settlers who managed to make it to Virginia, only sixty survived the “starving time” winter of   a. 1601-1602.   b. 1609-1610.   c. 1621-1622.   d. 1634-1635.   e. 1645-1646.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

24. When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he   a. halted the rapid population decline.   b. re-established better relations with the Indians.   c. brought many Irish immigrants with him.   d. died within a few months of his arrival.   e. imposed a harsh military regime on the colony.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

25. Relations between the English colonists and the Powhatan were at first conciliatory, but remained tense, especially   a. when the English attempted to capture all the Indians from his tribe.   b. as the Indians attempted to assimilate into the English culture.   c. as the starving colonists took to raiding Indian food supplies.   d. when the Indians joined tribes in the Powhatan Confederacy to unite against the English.   e. when Powhatan allied with the Spanish.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

26. A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614 by the   a. marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist John Rolfe.   b. mass killing of the entire Powhatan tribe.   c. English agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the Powhatan tribe.   d. Powhatan tribe agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the English.   e. agreement of John Rolfe and Pocahontas to divorce.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

27. The result of the Second Anglo-Powhatan War in 1644 can best be described as   a. halting white settlement on the frontier.   b. returning the Chesapeake Indians to their ancestral lands.   c. making peaceful coexistence possible between the European and native peoples.   d. ending any chance of assimilating the native peoples into Virginia society.   e. bringing together areas of white and Indian settlement.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

28. After the Second Anglo-Powhatan War, the Powhatan tribe   a. were banned from their ancestral lands by the 1646 peace treaty.   b. were forced to live in separate designated areas away from white settlers.   c. were isolated in an early form of what would become the reservation system.   d. were considered extinct by the English in 1685.   e. All of these   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

29. Identify the statement that is false.   a. The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts.   b. The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites.   c. The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists.   d. Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce.   e. The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

30. 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   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   England Plants the Jamestown Seedling

 

31. The introduction of horses brought about significant change in the lives of the Lakotas; from this they   a. were forced to move to the west.   b. became sedentary forest dwellers.   c. died out.   d. lost their oral traditions.   e. became nomadic hunters.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Indians’ New World

 

32. The biggest disrupter of Native American life was   a. introduction of horses.   b. loss of culture.   c. disease.   d. fire arms.   e. the formation of new tribes.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Indians’ New World

 

33. The Indians who had the greatest opportunity to adapt to the European incursion were   a. those living on the Atlantic seaboard.   b. those in Florida.   c. inland tribes such as the Algonquians.   d. those in Latin America.   e. the Pueblos.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Indians’ New World

 

34. 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.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco

 

35. 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.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco

 

36. By the end of the 1600s, blacks in Virginia constituted 14 percent of the colony’s population and were mostly   a. free men and women   b. indentured servants   c. slaves   d. English citizens   e. voluntary immigrants from Africa   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco

 

37. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco

 

38. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Maryland: Catholic Haven

 

39. Despite its problems, Maryland prospered, and like Virginia it   a. relied exclusively on African slave labor.   b. remained a strong center of cotton production in the South.   c. depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants.   d. supplied the world’s largest supply of beans and corn to Europe.   e. remained a progressive state dedicated to social and economic equality of all its citizens.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Maryland: Catholic Haven

 

40. At the outset, Lord Baltimore allowed some religious toleration in the Maryland colony because he   a. hoped to secure freedom of worship for his fellow Catholics.   b. was a committed atheist.   c. wanted the colony’s Jews to be able to practice their faith.   d. hoped to maintain a Catholic majority.   e. was asked to do so by the king.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Maryland: Catholic Haven

 

41. 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.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Maryland: Catholic Haven

 

42. 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.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America

 

43. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America

 

44. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America

 

45. What would happen to slaves who attempted to fight back against physical assaults by white men, according to the 1661 Barbados slave code?   a. They would be severely whipped.   b. They would have their noses cut.   c. They would be burned with a hot iron.   d. They could be killed or dismembered, with no charges brought to the master responsible.   e. All of these   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America

 

46. ​ ​ By 1690, how many Africans were enslaved and imported to the West Indies by the white sugar lords of the West Indies?   a. 50,000   b. 250,000   c. 500,000   d. 750,000   e. 1,000,000   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America

 

47. The statutes governing slavery in the North American colonies originated in   a. England.   b. Virginia.   c. Brazil.   d. Barbados.   e. Spain.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The West Indies: Way Station to Mainland America

 

48. The colony of South Carolina prospered   a. by developing close economic ties with the British West Indies.   b. only after Georgia was established.   c. as a result of the importation of Indian slaves.   d. because of its thriving shipbuilding industry.   e. under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonizing of the Carolinas

 

49. Two major exports of the Carolinas were   a. rice and Indian slaves.   b. sugar and corn.   c. tobacco and furs.   d. black slaves and cotton.   e. sugar and cotton.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonizing the Carolinas

 

50. Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they   a. had experience working in dry, desert-like areas.   b. were experienced in rice cultivation.   c. were knowledgeable regarding cotton production.   d. exhibited skill as soldiers.   e. were skilled fishermen.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonizing the Carolinas

 

51. The busiest seaport in the southern colonies was   a. St. Augustine.   b. Jamestown.   c. Savannah.   d. Baltimore.   e. Charleston.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonizing the Carolinas

 

52. North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they   a. were very aristocratic.   b. exercised no independent prerogative.   c. depended on trade with Spain.   d. were the two most democratic colonies.   e. were founded by Roger Williams.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Emergence of North Carolina

 

53. The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as   a. hostile and violent.   b. too submissive to authority.   c. outcasts and irreligious.   d. far too friendly with Spain.   e. too Catholic.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Emergence of North Carolina

 

54. The attitude of Carolinians toward Indians can best be described as   a. friendly.   b. neutral.   c. hostile.   d. promoting interracial marriage.   e. None of these   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Emergence of North Carolina

 

55. The colony of Georgia was founded   a. by a joint-stock company.   b. as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas.   c. by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II.   d. in the seventeenth century.   e. to supply New England with much-needed African slaves.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

56. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Late Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

57. Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except   a. its unhealthy climate.   b. early restrictions on black slavery.   c. Spanish attacks.   d. John Oglethorpe’s leadership.   e. lack of a plantation economy.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Late Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

58. The purpose of the periodic “mourning wars” was   a. to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors.   b. to stop the spread of European settlements.   c. the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians.   d. to break up the Iroquois Confederacy.   e. the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

59. The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was   a. Powhatan.   b. Handsome Lake.   c. Pocahontas.   d. De La Warr.   e. Pontiac.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Iroquois

 

60. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Iroquois

 

61. In the face of devastating diseases, war and dislocation, what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive?   a. Poisoning food supplies of colonists encroaching on tribal lands   b. Adding captive colonists as tribal members to increase their numbers   c. Merging with other tribes   d. Embracing the reservation system   e. Converting to Christianity   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Iroquois

 

62. Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were similar in that they were all   a. economically devoted to exporting commercial agricultural products, often a staple crop.   b. proprietary colonies.   c. founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne.   d. founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England.   e. able to live in peace with the Native Americans.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco Maryland: Catholic Haven Colonizing the Carolinas The Emergence of North Carolina Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

63. 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   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco Maryland: Catholic Haven Colonizing the Carolinas The Emergence of North Carolina Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

64. Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, and (D) Maryland.   a. A, C, B, D   b. B, D, C, A   c. C, D, B, A   d. D, C, B, A   e. C, B, A, D   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Virginia: Child of Tobacco Maryland: Catholic Haven Colonizing the Carolinas The Emergence of North Carolina Late-Coming Georgia: The Buffer Colony

 

65. ​All of the following were results of the Tuscarora War except   a. ​the crushing of the Tuscarora Indians by British colonists in North Carolina.   b. ​the sale of hundreds of Tuscarora Indians into slavery by the victorious British colonists in North Carolina.   c. ​Indian survivors of the Tuscaroran War wandering northward to seek protection from the Iroquois.   d. ​The Tuscarora Indians eventually becoming the Sixth Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy.   e. ​a cessation of all armed conflicts and hostilities between Indians and British colonists throughout the Carolinas.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Emergence of North Carolina

 

66. ​The defeat and the dispersal of the Yamasee Indians by South Carolinians in 1715   a. ​resulted in the devastation of virtually all of the coastal Indian tribes in the souther colonies by about 1720.   b. ​proved to be a short-lived victory for the South Carolina colonists, as the Yamasees re-grouped and regained their lost coastal lands with the help of their Cherokee, Creek, and Iroquois allies.   c. ​prompted the weakened Cherokees, Creeks, and Iroquois to abandon their settlements in the hills and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains and move westward.   d. ​proved to be very unpopular among the many Carolinian colonists sympathetic to the Yamasee Indians.   e. ​none of the choices.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Emergence of North Carolina

 

67. ​All of the English plantation colonies in the South   a. ​permitted some religious toleration.   b. ​generally relied on the commerical export of profitable staple crops such as rice and tobacco.   c. ​permitted slavery after 1750.   d. ​lacked the development of large cities.   e. ​all of the choices   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Plantation Colonies

 

68. ​All of the following characteristics generally described the colonists of North Carolina except…   a. ​poorer than the aristocratic neighbors in Virginia and South Carolina   b. ​resistant to authority and independent-minded   c. ​irreligious   d. ​sympathetic to Indian tribes   e. ​sturdy and adaptable to their physical environment   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonizing the Carolinas

 

69. ​Which of the following characteristics distinguished the community of Charleston, South Carolina?   a. ​Charleston was religiously diverse community composed of French Protestant refugees, Jews, Catholics, and Anglicans.   b. ​Charleston was dominated by “squatters.”   c. ​Charleston lacked an aristocratic elite dominating the community.   d. ​Charleston lacked a viable, busy seaport.   e. ​none of the choices.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonizing the Carolinas

 

70. Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by   a. revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union.   b. charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media.   c. asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army.   d. mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia.   e. charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Cold War Home Front

 

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​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.

Chapter_04_American_Life_in_the_Seventeenth_Century_1607_1692 (1)     Multiple Choice

 

1. As the seventeenth century wore on, regional differences continued to crystallize, most notably   a. the use of indentured servants.   b. loyalty to England.   c. the continuing rigidity of Puritanism.   d. the breaking of the Atlanta economy.   e. the importance of slave labor in the South.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

2. In 1650, males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women, whom they outnumbered nearly   a. six to one.   b. ten to one.   c. fifteen to one.   d. twenty to one.   e. There is no statistical data.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Unhealthy Chesapeake

 

3. Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?   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.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

4. During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that   a. the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites.   b. African slaves cost too much money.   c. in some areas families formed too slowly.   d. Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies.   e. families procreated too slowly.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

5. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

6. By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was   a. Massachusetts.   b. Virginia.   c. New York.   d. Pennsylvania.   e. Maryland.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Unhealthy Chesapeake

 

7. Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by   a. selling slaves to reduce productive labor.   b. selling land to reduce their volume of production.   c. growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production.   d. planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco.   e. releasing unneeded indentured servants early.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

8. ____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system.   a. Indentured servants   b. African slaves   c. Merchant planters   d. New England colonists   e. Slave owners   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

9. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

10. For their labor in the colonies, indentured servants received all of the following except   a. passage to America.   b. a suit of clothes.   c. a few barrels of corn.   d. a headright.   e. at times, a small parcel of land.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

11. Indentured servants in the seventeenth century Chesapeake represented   a. one tenth of the population.   b. one-fourth of the population.   c. half of the population.   d. three-quarters of the population.   e. 85% of the population.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

12. Over the course of the seventeenth century, most indentured servants   a. became landowners.   b. devolved into slavery.   c. managed to escape the terms of their contracts.   d. faced increasingly harsh circumstances.   e. saw their wages increase.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

13. 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.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

14. 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.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

15. 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   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

16. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

17. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

18. 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.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion Colonial Slavery

 

19. Many of the slaves who reached North America   a. came from eastern Africa.   b. were originally captured by African coastal tribes.   c. were captured in southern Africa.   d. eventually gained their freedom.   e. settled in the middle colonies.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

20. 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   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

21. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

22. The physical and social conditions of slavery were harshest in   a. Maryland.   b. Virginia.   c. South Carolina.   d. Massachusetts.   e. Pennsylvania.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

23. While slavery might have begun in America for economic reasons,   a. it soon became clear by 1700 that profits were down.   b. race was rarely an issue in relations between blacks and whites.   c. racial discrimination also powerfully molded the American slave system.   d. profit soon played a less central role.   e. Europe profited most from the institution.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

24. Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?   a. Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves.   b. After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families.   c. Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters.   d. Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies.   e. Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Makers of America: From African to African American

 

25. Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were   a. less reliable workers.   b. more likely to rebel.   c. cheaper to buy and own.   d. a more easily controlled labor force.   e. less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion Colonial Slavery

 

26. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Southern Society

 

27. It was atypical of colonial New England adults to   a. marry late and have no children.   b. be unable to read and write.   c. arrive in New England unmarried.   d. die before becoming grandparents.   e. live solitary lives.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

28. All of the following elements characterize New England families in the eighteenth century except   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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

29. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

30. Puritans refused to recognize a woman’s separate property rights because   a. of the short life span of New England women.   b. they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons.   c. New England families were so rare.   d. there was so little land available.   e. All of these   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

31. 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.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

32. 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.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in New England Towns

 

33. When new towns were established in New England, all of the following were true except   a. a land grant was given by the legislature.   b. a meeting house was built.   c. a village green was laid out.   d. schools were required in towns of more than fifty families.   e. families did not automatically receive land.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in New England Towns

 

34. The Puritan system of Congregational Church government logically led to   a. an authoritarian political government.   b. the early establishment of religious toleration.   c. democracy in political government.   d. the end of town meetings.   e. complete equality between men and women.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in the New England Towns

 

35. 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.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in New England Towns

 

36. All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except   a. it weakened the distinction between the elect and others.   b. it maintained the original formula for church membership.   c. it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations.   d. it increased the numbers of church members.   e. women became the majority in the Puritan congregations.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

37. 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.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

38. 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.   ANSWER:   b POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

39. 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.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

40. 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.   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

41. As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that   a. reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity.   b. the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors.   c. frugality became essential to economic survival.   d. hard work was required to make a living.   e. diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

42. The New England economy depended heavily on   a. slave labor.   b. the production of many staple crops.   c. fishing, shipbuilding, and commerce.   d. tobacco.   e. rice production.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

43. In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England   a. had a more diversified economy.   b. expanded westward in a less orderly fashion.   c. had a more ethnically mixed population.   d. were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests.   e. followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

44. The work and family schedules of the overwhelming majority of early American colonists were set by   a. they cycles of the season and the sun.   b. the demands of commercial merchant employers   c. the distinctive laws of each American colony.   d. the mothers and wives of American colonial fathers and husbands.   e. none of the these choices.   ANSWER:   a POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Early Settlers’ Days and Ways

 

45. The combination of Calvinism, soil, and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?   a. Energy   b. Stubbornness   c. Self-reliance   d. Resourcefulness   e. All of these choices   ANSWER:   e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

46. The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as   a. greatly exaggerated.   b. generally negative.   c. confined primarily to New England.   d. extremely important.   e. moderately important.   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

47. Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in   a. relative poverty.   b. larger cities.   c. affluent abundance.   d. a more rigid class system.   e. more primitive circumstances.   ANSWER:   c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Early Settlers’ Days and Ways

 

48. 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   ANSWER:   d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Early Settlers’ Days and Ways

 

Multiple Response

 

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.

 

49. Bacon’s Rebellion stemmed from   a. Governor Berkeley’s Indian policies.   b. the frustration of Virginia’s colonial dependency on England.   c. the frontier’s resentment of the tidewater gentry.   d. the inherent rebelliousness of African slaves.   e. lack of a policy toward Indians.   ANSWER:   a, c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

50. The great majority of Africans who left Africa as captured slaves   a. were taken to South American and Caribbean colonies.   b. came to English America before 1700.   c. died aboard slave ships before they ever reached America.   d. came from the west coast of Africa.   e. came from the east coast of Africa.   ANSWER:   a, d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

51. The early “slave codes” in colonial America   a. defined slavery as lifetime servitude.   b. defined slavery as inheritable servitude.   c. usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write.   d. provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom.   e. applied to indentured servants as well.   ANSWER:   a, b, c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

52. By 1700, the colonial South generally lacked   a. a well-defined social structure.   b. reliable overland transportation.   c. an urban professional class.   d. a manageable labor force.   e. cash crops.   ANSWER:   b, c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Southern Society

 

53. Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants   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.   ANSWER:   a, b, c, d POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in the New England Towns

 

54. Which of the following reflected the lessening hold of Puritan piety on later generations of New Englanders?   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 trials   ANSWER:   a, b, c POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials The New England Way of Life

 

55. 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?   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.   ANSWER:   a, c, e POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

Objective Short Answer

 

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:

 

56. ​Matthew Hopkins ANSWER:     POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

Subjective Short Answer

 

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:

 

57. William Berkeley ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

58. Nathaniel Bacon ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

Define and state the historical significance of the following:

 

59. indentured servitude ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

60. slave codes ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

61. headright system ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Tobacco Economy

 

62. jeremiads ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

63. middle passage ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery

 

64. freedom dues ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy

 

65. “witch hunting” ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and Salem Witch Trials

 

66. Yankee ingenuity ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

67. family stability ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family

 

68. conversions ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:

 

69. Bacon’s Rebellion ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

70. Leisler’s Rebellion ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Early Settlers’ Days and Ways

 

71. Half-Way Covenant ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

72. ​Congregational Church ANSWER:   ​Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in the New England Towns

 

Essay

 

73. Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies. In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why? ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

 

74. Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why, then, did black slavery replace indentured servitude? ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Tobacco Economy The Unhealthy Chesapeake

 

75. Assess the extent to which distinctions of wealth and status were widening or narrowing as the seventeenth century drew to a close? Why? ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Chapter 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century

 

76. Write your definition of racism. Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery Makers of America: From African to African American Thinking Globally: The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1500-1860

 

77. Write your definition of mass hysteria. Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   The Halfway Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

78. 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. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The Unhealthy Chesapeake The Tobacco Economy Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion

 

79. Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   Life in New England Towns Southern Society

 

80. Argue either that an American way of life had emerged by the end of the seventeenth century or that two wholly distinct ways of life, one New England and the other southern, had emerged by the end of the seventeenth century. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Southern Society The New England Family Life in the New England Towns The Early Settlers’ Days and Ways

 

81. Assess the validity of the following statement, “democracy in church government led logically to democracy in political government.” ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in New England Towns The Halfway Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials

 

82. 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. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion Southern Society The Tobacco Economy

 

83. 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.” ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Colonial Slavery Frustrated Freemen and Bacon’s Rebellion Southern Society The Tobacco Economy

 

84. Compare and contrast the status of women in the South with that in New England. ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Family The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials The Early Settlers’ Days and Ways

 

85. 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.” ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   Life in the New England Towns

 

86. Explain the following statement, “the story of New England was largely written by rocks.” ANSWER:   Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 REFERENCES:   The New England Way of Life

 

87. ​Evaluate the extent to which anxieties about unsettled New England political, economic, social, and religious conditions and anxieties about the social status of the accusers and the accused contributed to the witchcraft persecutions in Salem during the early 1690s. Assess the role you believe that the anxieties, prejudices, and superstitions of Puritan men played in the Salem witchcraft persecutions? ANSWER:   ​Student answers will vary. POINTS:   1 DIFFICULTY:   The Half-Way Covenant and the Salem Witch Trials