10th grade U.S history chapter 5 reading quiz

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by 1775, the ______ were the largest non-English Ethic group in colonial america

Africans

during the colonial era, all of the following peoples created new societies out of diverse ethnic groups in American except.... europeans asians africans indians

Asians

in 1775, which two churches were the only two established(tax supported) churches in colonial America?

Congregational and Anglican

Culture in colonial America....

Generally ignored and unappreciated throughout the world

In the colonies in 1775, _____ were the most prestigious professionals, ______ were generally held in low esteem, and ______ were not highly regarded until about 1750 when it was discovered that they could be quite useful.

Ministers, Doctors, Lawyers

in colonial america, where was education most zealously promoted?

New England

all of the following conditions caused many Scots to migrate to northern Ireland and thence to America Except.... the poor quality farmland in Scotland extremely high rent increase the spread of commercial farming Persecution for their catholic religion

Persecution for their catholic religion

One outstanding feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their......

Rapidly Growing populations

The most ethically diverse region of colonial America was ____________, whereas ______ was the least ethnically diverse

The Middle colonies, New England

why did English officials try to "establish" the Church of England in as many colonies as possible?

The church would act as a major prop for kingly authority

what was the most important and widespread economic enterprise in the american colonies?

agriculture

The great awakening... a. undermined the prestige of the learned clergy in the colonies led to the founding of Princeton, Dartmouth, and Rutgers colleges c. Split colonial churches into several competing denominations

all of the above

By 1775, most governors of American colonies were......

appointed by the king

Most non-English Europeans who migrated to colonial America a. settled in eastern seaboard cities b. were Catholics c. moved to the western frontier d. became intensely loyal to the British crown out of gratitude

c. moved to the western frontier

Regarding government, the Scots-Irish colonists....

cherished no love for the British or any other government

why were colonial legislatures often able to bend the power of the governors to their will?

colonial legislatures controlled taxes and expenditures that paid the governors salaries

name the regions in which congregationalism, Presbyterian and and Anglican religion predominated

congregationalism-New england Anglican- The South Presbyterian- the fronteir

the "new light" preachers of the Great Awakening...

delivered intensely emotional sermons

The scots-Irish can best be described as...

fiercely independent

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 britan

In contrast to the seventeenth century, by 1775 colonial Americans

had become more stratified into social classes and had less social mobility

When the British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733, it intended the act to......

inhibit trade with the French West indies

why was the jury's decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, significant?

it pointed the way to freedom of expression in the press

what was the major manufacturing enterprise in colonial america in the eighteenth century?

lumbering

of the following, which is the least important economic activity of colonial americans? fishing commerce farming manufacturing

manufacturing

How were the riches created by the growing slave population in the american south distributed?

not evenly among whites

The population of the 13 American colonies was....

perhaps the most diverse in the world, although it remained predominantly Anglo-Saxon

By the mid-1700s, the number of poor people in the American colonies....

remained tiny compared with the number in england

The time-honored English ideal, which Americans accepted for some time, regarded education as.....

reserved for the aristocratic few

what was One political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others?

self-taxation through representation

transportation in colonial America was...

slow by any of the means available

one the eve of the american revolution, social and economic mobility decreased, partial because....

some merchants made huge profits as military suppliers

As the Revolution approached, Presbyterian and Congregational ministers in general........

supported the revolutionary cause

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


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