Question 1

The language (with mixed African roots)  spoken by African-American slaves on the rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia during the eighteenth century was known as:

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A)   Ashanti.
B)   Yoruba.
C)   Creole.
D)   Gullah.
E)   Ibo.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 2

As slave society consolidated in the Chesapeake region, what happened to free blacks?

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A)   They retained the same rights because they were free.
B)   Their population grew rapidly through natural reproduction.
C)   The British government ordered the colonies to treat them better.
D)   They bought increasing numbers of plantations.
E)   They lost many of their rights.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The Spanish and French North American empires were densely populated areas.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Creek Indians sold war captives and their families to South Carolina planters as slaves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Deists concluded that the best form of religious devotion was to devoutly worship in organized churches.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 6

By the 1750s, the Great Awakening had resulted in the consolidation of all American Protestant churches into three denominations: Anglican, Congregationalist, and Quaker.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

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A)   Northern whites were not as racist as southern whites.
B)   It was too expensive to transport slaves to the North.
C)   The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.
D)   More reformers lived in the North.
E)   The northern colonies used Indian labor instead.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

Which one of the following statements about slaves in the Chesapeake is FALSE?

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A)   Slaves learned English.
B)   Slaves participated in the Great Awakening.
C)   Slaves were exposed to white culture.
D)   Slaves began to experience family-centered communities.
E)   Slave communities remained distinctly African in culture.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D) E

Question 9

Benjamin Franklin wrote an influential essay criticizing George Whitefield's preaching tour of the colonies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Father Junípero Serra established the first mission in California and converted many Indians to Christianity, but his missions also relied on forced Indian labor and brought devastating diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The British concept of liberty:

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A)   allowed for unrestrained government authority, since restraints would contradict the very idea of liberty.
B)   meant that liberty and power could be compatible.
C)   was a constant reminder to the British that their governmental system was not the best means of preventing absolutism.
D)   had no connections to how the British viewed their empire.
E)   included both formal restraints on authority and a collection of specific rights.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 12

Revivalist preachers during the Great Awakening frequently:

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A)   formed influential organizations dedicated to abolishing slavery.
B)   praised Deism.
C)   criticized commercial society.
D)   sought to avoid emotional styles of preaching.
E)   accepted financial support from colonial governments.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C) C

Question 13

The most successful colonial governors:

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A)   blocked the rising power of colonial assemblies, thereby pleasing the king and Parliament.
B)   used their appointive powers and control of land grants to win allies in colonial legislatures.
C)   abolished the colonial judicial system, whose members frequently overturned their executive orders and legislative action.
D)   were able to stay in office during the Revolutionary War and went on to enjoy political power after independence.
E)   had to leave office after twelve years, because the king and Parliament imposed term limits.F) C) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

Most Britons believed that the king was above the law.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The English finally became successful in defeating the French in the Seven Years' War under the leadership of:

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A)   George Washington.
B)   Edward Braddock.
C)   Robert Carter.
D)   John Locke.
E)   William Pitt.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 16

In the Chesapeake region, slavery:

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A)   was geographically restricted to the Tidewater area until transportation improved in the nineteenth century.
B)   rapidly became the dominant labor system after 1680.
C)   was the labor system preferred by planters as early as the 1620s.
D)   allowed planters to make vast profits from cotton and rice as well as from tobacco.
E)   was so widely practiced that nearly three-fifths of white households in 1770 included a slave owner.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Colonial governments generally viewed freedom of the press as dangerous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Deists concluded that the best form of religious devotion was to:

Accepted Answer

A)   read the Bible.
B)   attend revival meetings.
C)   worship in organized churches.
D)   study the workings of nature.
E)   appeal to divine grace for salvation.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 19

It is estimated that between __________ percent of adult white men could vote in eighteenth-century colonial British America.

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A)   5 and 10
B)   25 and 40
C)   33 and 50
D)   50 and 80
E)   75 and 90F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 20

Some contemporaries spoke of British America as a "rising empire" that would one day eclipse the mother country in population and wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 4: Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The language (with mixed African roots) spoken by African-American slaves on the rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia during the eighteenth century was known as:

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As slave society consolidated in the Chesapeake region, what happened to free blacks?

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The Spanish and French North American empires were densely populated areas.

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Creek Indians sold war captives and their families to South Carolina planters as slaves.

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Deists concluded that the best form of religious devotion was to devoutly worship in organized churches.

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By the 1750s, the Great Awakening had resulted in the consolidation of all American Protestant churches into three denominations: Anglican, Congregationalist, and Quaker.

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Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?

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Which one of the following statements about slaves in the Chesapeake is FALSE?

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Benjamin Franklin wrote an influential essay criticizing George Whitefield's preaching tour of the colonies.

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Father Junípero Serra established the first mission in California and converted many Indians to Christianity, but his missions also relied on forced Indian labor and brought devastating diseases.

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The British concept of liberty:

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Revivalist preachers during the Great Awakening frequently:

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The most successful colonial governors:

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Most Britons believed that the king was above the law.

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The English finally became successful in defeating the French in the Seven Years' War under the leadership of:

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In the Chesapeake region, slavery:

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Colonial governments generally viewed freedom of the press as dangerous.

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Deists concluded that the best form of religious devotion was to:

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It is estimated that between __________ percent of adult white men could vote in eighteenth-century colonial British America.

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Some contemporaries spoke of British America as a "rising empire" that would one day eclipse the mother country in population and wealth.

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