Chapter 4
What was the First Great Awakening? -Acultural shift that promoted Christianity among enslaved communities -The birth of an American identity, promoted by Benjamin Franklin -A cultural and intellectual movement that emphasized reason and science over superstition and religion -A Protestant revival that emphasized emotional, experiential faith over book learning
A Protestant revival that emphasized emotional, experiential faith over book learning
Which of the following is not a tenet of the Enlightenment? -Empiricism -Rationalism -Progressivism -Atheism
Atheism
What was the "conspiracy" of the New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741? -Indentured servants conspiring to overthrow their masters -Protestants conspiring to murder Catholics -Enslaved people conspiring to burn down the city and take control -American patriots conspiring to overthrow the royal government
Enslaved people conspiring to burn down the city and take control
Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War? -Great Britain against the French and her Spanish allies -France against Native Americans -Great Britain against the French and their Native American allies -Great Britain against Native Americans
Great Britain against the French and their Native American allies
What was the primary goal of Britain's wars for empire from 1688 to 1763? -Control of American Indians -Control of North America -Defeat of Catholicism -Greater power in Europe and the world
Greater power in Europe and the world
How did Henry VIII respond to the Protestant Reformation? -He organized a large army to march to the Vatican. -He ended religious disputes and unrest in England. -He emphasized his Lutehran faith. -He made himself the head of the English Church.
He made himself the head of the English Church.
What was the predominant sect within Christianity in Pennsylvania? -Puritanism -Anglicanism -Catholicism -Quakerism
Quakerism
How did the New England communities treat Quakers? -With skepticism and caution -With sympathy toward their treatment in England -With ruthless severity -With equality and respect
With ruthless severity
Which of the following represents a concern that those in England and her colonies maintained about James II? -That he would promote the spread of Protestantism -That he would advocate for Parliament's independence from the monarchy -That he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy -That he would reduce the size of the British army and navy, leaving England and her colonies vulnerable to attack
That he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy
The Puritans, who described themselves as Separatists, believed that ________. -The Bible required separate religious services for men and women. -The Church of England was corrupt beyond redemption. -They could wait out the reign of King Charles in England. -The only way to live according to the Bible was to stay in Europe.
The Church of England was corrupt beyond redemption.
The Negro Act of 1740 was a reaction to ________. -The growing power of maroon communities -The Royal African Company's monopoly -Fears of a slave conspiracy in the setting of thirteen fires in New York City -The Stono Rebellion
The Stono Rebellion
What was the Dominion of New England? -The excise taxes New England colonists had to pay to James II -Governor Edmund Andros's colonial government in New York -James II's overthrow of the New England colonial governments -The consolidated New England colony James II create
The consolidated New England colony James II create
To what does the term "Restoration" refer? -The restoration of New York to English power -The restoration of Catholicism as the official religion of England -The restoration of Charles II to the English throne -The restoration of Parliamentary power in England
The restoration of Charles II to the English throne
Which statement characterizes Quakers? -Following the examples from the Old Testament, they believed in and practiced patriarchy in the form of polygamy. -They believed everyone was equal. -They sought men and women to be separated within the church. -They believed in the absolute authority of the monarchy.
They believed everyone was equal.
Which statement characterizes deists? -They sought to find gods in natural phenomena. -They looked for God's laws in science and reason. -They believed in predestination and a vengeful God. -They questioned the existence of God
They looked for God's laws in science and reason.