APUSH Chapter 5
Match each denomination on the left with the region where it predominated
A-2, B-3, C-1
The Great Awakening
All of the above
In 1775, the ____ churches were the only two established (tax-supported) churches in particular colonies in America
Congregational and Anglican
An armed march in Philadelphia in 1764 by Scots-Irish colonial immigrants, protesting the Quaker oligarchy's lenient policy toward the Indians was known as
March of the Paxton Boys
In North Carolina, spearheaded by the Scots-Irish, a small insurrection against eastern domination of the colony's affair was known as
Regulator Movement
In 1760, fearful of heavy concentrations of resentful slaves, which colonial legislature unsuccessfully sought to pass legislation that would halt the further importation of slaves?
South Carolina
Identify the statement that is false
The population of the thirteen colonies, mainly Anglo-Saxon, was the least mixed to be found anywhere in the world
Identify the statement that is false
The triangular trade was enormously profitable and made up most of the colonial commerce
The riches created by the growing slave population in the American South
Were not distributed evenly among whites
African American contributions to American culture include all of the following except
all of the above
Colonists throughout the eighteenth century universally enjoyed all of the following amusements except
celebrating Christmas
The New Light preachers of the Great Awakening
delivered intensely emotional sermons
Colonial american taverns were all of the following except
frequented mainly by the lower class
one feature of the American economy that strained the relationship between the colonies and Britain was the
growing desire of Americans to trade with other nations in addition to Britain
the slave culture that developed in America
included the distinctive cultural contributions of native-born African Americans
Colonial immigrants laid the foundations for a new multicultural American national identity by
intermarrying with people from other ethnic groups
The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry
involved the trading of rum for African slaves
All of the following contributed to the lack of development of art and artists in early colonial America except
lack of talent among the Americans
By the early eighteenth century, religion in colonial America was
less fervid than when the colonies were established
The most important manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the eighteenth century was
lumbering
identify the statement that is false
most of the early African immigrants gained their freedom
What proportion of the British merchant marine fleet was American built?
one-third
One feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their
rapidly growing populations
Slave christianity emphasized all of the following in their faith excpet
that they should be humble and obedient
The population growth of the American colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to
the natural fertility of all Americans
The average age of the American colonists in 1775 was
16
By the end of the 1700's, what was the percentage of people living in rural areas of colonial America?
90%
The South held about ____ percent of the slaves in the 13 colonies of North America
90%
Match the following description with the artist
A-3, B-2, C-3, D-1
By 1775, the ______ were the largest non-English ethnic group in colonial America
Africans
Although manufacturing in the colonies was of only secondary importance, the colonies did produce which of the following?
All of these choices are correct
By 1775, which of the following communities could not be considered a city in colonial America?
Baltimore
The person most often called the "first civilized American" was
Benjamin Franklin
How did British authorities respond to efforts by colonial legislatures to restrict or halt the importation of slaves?
British leaders vetoed such efforts
Identify the statement that is false
By 1775, the black population rose to over 1 million
Which of the following was not considered to be a colonial naval store?
Glass
In contrast to the 17th century, by 1775, colonial Americans
Had become more stratified into social classes
All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence from Great Britain except
a declining population in the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies
As a result of the rapid population growth in colonial America during the eighteenth century
a momentous shift occurred in the balance of power between the colonies and the mother country
The leading industry in the American colonies was
agriculture
What was created by the mid-1700's that helped connect the Atlantic seaboard colonies of Great Britain to each other in a more cohesive manner?
an intercolonial postal system
By 1775, most governors of American colonies were
appointed by the king
All of the following are true conditions of the Chesapeake, as compared to the Deep South, except
as the slave population began to rise, the development of a distinctive African American family life became impossible
American colonists sought trade with countries other than Great Britain
because they needed markets besides Great Britain to sell their surplus goods and correct the colonies' adverse trade imbalance with Britain
By the eighteenth century, the various colonial regions had distinct economic identities; the norther colonies relied on ____, the Chesapeake colonies relied on ____, and the southern colonies relied on _____.
cattle and grain, tobacco, rice and indigo
With regard to governmental authority, the Scots-Irish colonists
cherished no love for the British or any other government
Colonial legislatures were often able to bend the power of the governors to their will because
colonial legislatures controlled taxes and expenditures that paid the governors' salaries
Which of the following were considered the most promising avenues to acquiring speedy wealth in the American colonies?
commercial ventures and land speculation
The time-honored English ideal, which Americans accepted for some time, regarded education as all of the following except
essential training for citizenship
By the mid-eighteenth century, the overwhelming majority of North American colonies shared all of the following similarities except
full democratic participation by all colonists in political affairs, regardless of social and economic class
The religious doctrine of the Arminians held that
individual free will determined a person's eternal fate
All of the following are achievements of Benjamin Franklin except
influential poetry
The Molasses Act of 1733 was intended to
inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies
All of the following can be said about slave culture in the colonies except
it emerged from efforts by slave traders to suppress African speech, religion, and traditions
The jury's decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because
it facilitated freedom of the press and a more robust public discussion of political affairs in the colonies
The main reason that Puritan churches were struggling in the eighteenth century was because
parishioners found their theological doctrines too elaborate
The population of the thirteen American colonies was
perhaps the most diverse in the world, although it remained predominantly Anglo-Saxon
One of the least honored and most haphazard professions in colonial society was a
physician
The Scots-Irish can best be described as
pugnacious, lawless, and individualistic
To the Puritans, education was essential for
reading the Bible
Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on
religion
By the mid-1700s, the number of poor people in the American colonies
remained tiny compared with the number in England
one political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others was
self-taxation through representation
Transportation in colonial America was
slow by any of the means available
As the revolution approached, Presbyterian and Congregational ministers in general
supported the Revolutionary cause
The first American college free from denominational control was
the University of Pennsylvania
On the eve of the American Revolution, social and economic mobility in the colonies decreased for all of the following reasons except
the average size of New England farms increased dramatically
English officials tried to establish the Church of England in as many colonies as possible because
the church would act as a major prop for royal authority
The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ______, whereas ______ was the least ethnically diverse.
the middle colonies, New England
The most honored profession in early colonial society was
the ministry
In colonial elections
the right to vote was reserved for white male property holders
All of the following characterized "old light" clergymen except
they were proponents of utilizing emotionalism and theatrics in religious preaching
All of the following are true statements about colonial newspapers on the eve of the Revolution except
they were typically published twice a week
Art and culture in colonial America
was generally undistinguished and unsupported by colonial patrons