Inquizitive 3
When the English took over New York from the Dutch, they continued to allow religious toleration but minimized the rights the Dutch had given to which of the following groups of people?
-blacks -women
Identify the statements that describe staple crops and why they were so important to settlers.
-Because of the lack of credit and money, colonists had to rely on creating their own wealth, and farming staple crops was a reliable source of revenue. -Crops like tobacco and rice that were produced for the world market created great wealth for the farmers.
Identify the statements that describe the consumer revolution in the eighteenth century.
-Items that used to be considered luxuries, available only to the wealthy, became accessible to modest farmers. -Shops in port cites flourished. -British merchants supplied American traders with loans, allowing them to import goods and sell them on the frontier.
American slavery flourished for many reasons, especially among the Chesapeake planters. Identify the statements that describe why Chesapeake planters found African slaves more suitable as a source of labor compared to indentured servants.
-Slaves were more resistant to epidemics than natives were. -Slaves' terms never expired. -The children of slaves had no rights and, therefore, also became slaves
Identify the statements that describe the Glorious Revolution in England and its impact on the colonies.
-as a result of the Glorious Revolution, fault lines in colonial society were exposed, providing an opportunity for local elites regain authority -The Glorious Revolution was the culmination of the long struggles between Parliament and the crown for the English government which established parliamentary supremacy -As a result of the Glorious Revolution, Protestant domination was secured in most of the colonies
The Indian uprising led by Metacom, or King Philip's War, was the "bloodiest and most bitter conflict" to erupt in southern New England in the late seventeenth century. Identify the statements that describe this conflict and the dynamics between the settlers and Indians 3
-as a result of the conflict, settlers began to view the Indians as savages -Metacom was captured and executed, while those Indians who were captured were sold into slavery in the West Indies -Indian tribes formed an alliances, allowing them to attack several English colonies at one time
Identify the statements that describe the Covenant Chain and its outcomes.
-the Iroquois Nations helped the British attack the French and their Indians allies -the English formed an alliance with the Iroquois Nations and pledge to support each other in territorial acquisition and defeat of other tribes -It led Iroquois Nations to adopt a policy of neutrality, allowing them to play European empires off each other in their attempt to profit from the fur trade
William Penn was a devout member of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. Identify the statements that describe this religious group.
-the first group of whites to speak out against slavery -believed in the equality of all persons (including women, blacks, and Indians) before God -faced persecution in Englan
The Walking Purchase of 1737 represented fair dealings between colonists and natives. t/f
F
Slavery in the United States started in the Chesapeake Bay region, but it eventually spread throughout the colonies in order to support the cash crop production as fewer indentured servants came over from Europe t/f
T
Mercantilism encouraged the use of commerce to enrich countries. Identify the statement that describes how the Navigation laws supported mercantilism between England and its colonies.
English colonies of the New World had to export their raw materials only on English ships and sell them at english ports.
What was Bacon's Rebellion (1676) largely fought over?
land
The slave code of 1705 was created by the House of Burgesses, and it incorporated legislation from the previous century on slavery. The code is significant because it was the first time that it outlined the principle of white supremacy, justifying the ownership and treatment of slaves by their masters. t/f
T