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Topic 3: Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

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	New England's increase in population toward the end of the seventeenth century is attributed to the fact that   Puritans desired larger families than other colonial groups. wide-spread diseases never took hold in New England the way they had in the middle and southern colonies. many more migrants came to New England than to the southern colonies. most New England couples married much younger than their counterparts elsewhere. New England Puritans apparently lived much longer than other colonists did.

	Education of the young during the colonial period was primarily a function of the   public schools. church. village. family. Crown.

	In which of the following activities or responsibilities could colonial women most expect to take part?   church activities lawmaking community leadership political matters economic or business transactions

	Most farmers in the northern colonies belonged to which of the following groups?   yeoman or independent farmer tenant farmer indentured servant large-scale planter or aristocrat None of the answers are correct.

	Most of the settlers of the Chesapeake region migrated as   Puritans. indentured servants. artisans or craftspeople. landowning aristocrats. families.

	Most slaves brought across the Atlantic from Africa by slave traders were sold in which of the following regions?   Brazil or the West Indies the North American colonies French Canada what is now Mexico Central America

	The British designed the mercantilist system primarily for   supporting the early development of colonial manufacturing. revenge against rebellious colonists. strengthening political control over the colonies. setting up additional colonies. establishing commercial regulations throughout the empire.

	The original response of most New Englanders toward the restrictions under the Navigation Acts was to   work around them as much as possible. obey them without question. None of the answers are correct. protest vigorously against them. refuse to trade any further with Britain.

	The issue that started Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia was the   inability of the governor to control the Indians on the frontier effectively. inordinately high tax on whiskey. attempt to move the capital from Jamestown to Williamsburg. unfair trials of colonial smugglers in British admiralty courts. decision of Parliament to appoint the governor rather than allow popular elections.

	To govern the northern colonies, James II created   the town-meeting system. the Dominion of New England. the New England Confederation. representative assemblies in each colony. the Privy Council.

	Which of the following factors did NOT contribute to the hysteria over witchcraft in Salem during the early 1690s?   prevalent discrimination against women at the time All of the answers are correct. the choice of a minister for the parish the refusal of the courts to accept "spectral evidence" economic tensions

	Until the middle of the seventeenth century, English political leaders   were prevented from interfering with the crown's administration of the colonies. refused to recognize the existence of the American colonies. established extensive restrictions on American colonists. largely ignored the American colonies. petitioned the Crown to forbid Englishmen the right to emigrate to the colonies.

	The main reason for the lack of development of towns in the Chesapeake region seems to have been the   absence of a middle class. barrenness or defects of the coastal area. dependence on a one-crop economy. absence of navigable rivers. lack of building materials.

	The uprising of Massachusetts Bay colonials in response to the Glorious Revolution was directed against the   customs officials who attempted to enforce the Navigation Acts. administration of Governor Andros. Native Americans. large land-holding families. new rulers of England, William and Mary.

	Regarding Christianity, most slaves in North America   were never exposed to it. rejected it as an alien faith. accepted it with no alterations, as it was taught to them by whites. None of the answers are correct. accepted it as their own, but with their own cultural variations.

	The French protestants who fled to English North America at the end of the 17th century were called   slaves. Jews. Quakers. Huguenots. Mennonites.

	Scottish immigrants distinguished themselves as   military leaders. merchants. politicians. ship-builders. None of the answers are correct.

	Early colonial commerce was greatly facilitated by extensive   roads. horse traffic. railroads. river networks. bridges.

	Many Scots-Irish and German families left the middle colonies for the Carolinas and Georgia via the   Baltimore and Chesapeake Railroad. Atlantic seaboard. Cape Fear River. St. Lawrence River. Great Wagon Road.

	After a long decline in market price, tobacco prices rebounded in the early 18th century because of its use as   a stimulant. a garnish. snuff. a painkiller. fertilizer.

	With few agricultural resources and increasing population pressures, New England's young men turned to ___________ to make a living.   cotton production construction indentured servitude the sea the slave trade

	The middle colonies' most reliable staple crop was   tobacco. grain. rice. cotton. indigo.

	The religious revivalism that swept colonial America in the early 18th century was called the   Great Awakening. Great Revival. Outpouring. Great Tolerance. Great Upheaval.

	The "established church" of the English colonies was the   Society of Friends. Mennonite Church. Presbyterian Church. Anglican Church. Methodist Church.

	The Seven Years' War that ended in 1763 cost __________ her colonial empire.   France England Portugal Spain Holland

	Historians estimate that _____________ people were enslaved and transported against their will to the Caribbean and Central, South, and North America.   10 million 50 million 25 million 15 million 1 million

	England became increasingly involved in the slave trade when the sugar colony of ___________ began its economic take-off.   Jamaica Barbados Trinidad Cuba Puerto Rico

	The English corporate entity that was given a monopoly on the slave trade was the   Virginia Company. Dutch East Indies Company. Royal African Company. Massachusetts Bay Company. Barbadian Land Company.

	To control access to the slave trade, European powers established dozens of ________________ along the West African coast.   villages stores markets None of the answers are correct. river shanties

	The final stage of an African's journey into slavery was called _______________, and it gave them time to acclimate to their new worlds.   enslavement the Long Dying the transition Middle Passage seasoning

	The highest proportion of enslaved workers in North America lived in   Massachusetts. Georgia. Virginia. South Carolina. New York.

	West African slaves brought with them the profitable staple crop that transformed the South Carolina economy. It was   rice. sugar. tobacco. indigo. cotton.

	Of the men listed below, who did NOT dissent on the issue of slavery in the English colonies?   John Woolman Christian Priber William Byrd Thomas Bray Samuel Sewell

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