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Chapter 2: American Society in the Making

Multiple Choice Quiz #1

Multiple Choice Quiz #1
This quiz reviews some of the topics in this chapter. The answer choices are randomized, so the quiz will be different every time you take it. For each question, select the button next to the answer you believe is correct. When you are done, click “Submit for Grade” in order to see how well you did.

This activity contains 10 questions.

	Franciscan friars who staffed Spanish missions in the regions that are now part of the United States were committed to all the following EXCEPT   overseeing construction of missions. protecting the lives of individual Indians. preserving the Indians' traditional way of life. instructing Indians in the rudiments of the Catholic faith. using Indian labor to serve the needs of the friars and other Spanish colonists.

	In which of the following pairs is the geographical subdivision NOT correctly matched with one of its colonies?   Chesapeake--New York tidewater--Virginia low country--South Carolina tidewater--Maryland low country--North Carolina

	All the following are true about indentured servants EXCEPT   servants constituted a small part of the southern colonies' population. servants could not afford transportation to America. servants had no legal rights. servants were given headrights when they agreed to migrate to the American colonies. servants were bound by temporary labor contracts.

	In 1676 frontier settlers rebelled against the royal governor of Virginia. This was   Leisler's Rebellion. the Paxton Boys uprising. the Regulator movement. Bacon's Rebellion. the "Green Spring" Uprising.

	For slaveholders, skilled slaves were generally LESS _______ than field hands.   independent valuable controllable expressive mobile

	Georgia's original trustees did NOT restrict their settlers'   ownership of slaves. trade with Indians. religious freedom. access to land. use of liquor.

	As compared to the Chesapeake colonies, New England had   more incidence of disease. a low birthrate. a balanced gender ratio. a high infant mortality rate. smaller families.

	The primary local governing institution of the New England colonies was the   governor's council. towns. county court. Congregational church. Board of Trade.

	The driving force of New England's economy in the early eighteenth century was   fishing. the "triangular trade." local agriculture. textile production. production of cash crops for export.

	The most distinctive feature of the Middle Colonies was   the ethnic and religious diversity in their populations. their lack of cities. the influence of Dutch artisans. the absence of ethnic and religious prejudice among their inhabitants. the limited economic opportunity there.

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