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