Question 1

Religious toleration was more pronounced in America than anywhere in Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

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A)   a small domestic market.
B)   an inadequate labor supply.
C)   All these answers are correct.
D)   an inadequate transportation network.
E)   English parliamentary regulations.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In the English colonies,Jews

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

Question 4

In the outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria that marked New England colonial life,those accused were most commonly

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A)   women of low social position.
B)   not members of the church.
C)   criminals.
D)   indentured servants.
E)   Indians or slaves.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 5

Commerce in early colonial America relied in large part on

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A)   silver.
B)   gold.
C)   paper currency.
D)   barter.
E)   credit.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 6

The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s

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A)   began as a call for young men to become ministers.
B)   had particular appeal with women and young men.
C)   failed to take root in southern colonies.
D)   helped to smooth differences within existing congregations.
E)   alienated traditional New England Puritans.F) C) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Which statement regarding slavery in English North America in 1700 is FALSE?

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A)   The demand for slaves led to a steady rise in the prices paid for them.
B)   Blacks outnumbered whites in some areas.
C)   Blacks were heavily concentrated in a few southern colonies.
D)   There were twice as many black men as black women.
E)   There were about 25,000 slaves in the colonies.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE?

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A)   Skilled slaves were at times hired out to other planters.
B)   Field hand was the predominant occupation of both male and female slaves.
C)   Colonial slave codes forbade teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.
D)   A few slaves were able to buy their freedom.
E)   Some slaves on larger plantations learned trades and crafts.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

In colonial New England Puritan communities,the family was

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A)   neither highly valued nor expected to be under the authority of women.
B)   both highly valued and expected to be under the authority of women.
C)   highly valued.
D)   marked by relatively loose parental supervision.
E)   expected to be under the authority of women.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Regarding colonial life expectancy during the seventeenth century,

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A)   life expectancy in New England was exceptionally high.
B)   backcountry settlers had a similar life expectancy to that of settlers in coastal areas.
C)   life expectancy was highest in the southern colonies.
D)   one in two white children in the Chesapeake died in infancy.
E)   men had a shorter life expectancy than women.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

Jeremiads were

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A)   witchcraft.
B)   sermons.
C)   community experiments.
D)   town meetings.
E)   a measurement of wealth.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

Assess the character and nature of religion in colonial America.

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Question 13

The Church of England was the official faith of

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A)   New Jersey.
B)   Massachusetts.
C)   Connecticut.
D)   Virginia.
E)   all of the colonies.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

After the Bible,the first widely circulated publications in colonial America were

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A)   drinking songs.
B)   almanacs.
C)   historical writings.
D)   political pamphlets.
E)   hymnals.F) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true?

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

Question 16

Primogeniture refers to the

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A)   practice of granting land only to those assured of salvation.
B)   tending of a servant's indenture.
C)   arrangement of authority within New England assemblies.
D)   right to vote.
E)   passing of property to the firstborn son.F) C) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 17

In the seventeenth century,white women in the colonial Chesapeake

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A)   bore an average of four children apiece.
B)   generally married later than in England.
C)   averaged one pregnancy for every two years of marriage.
D)   generally had a longer life expectancy than their husbands.
E)   rarely engaged in premarital sex.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

In the seventeenth century,the great majority of English immigrants who came to the Chesapeake region were

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A)   women.
B)   religious dissenters.
C)   convicts.
D)   indentured servants.
E)   slaves.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 19

Describe the technological status of eighteenth-century Americans by examining the development and limits of technology.

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Question 20

The first American college was

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A)   Yale.
B)   Harvard.
C)   Princeton.
D)   William and Mary.
E)   Columbia.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

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