Unit 4/5
True or False: Bartholomew Roberts retired from pirating and lived off of his fortune, only dying of old age.
False
True or False: John Riland was eager to travel on a slave ship from England to Jamaica.
False
Which major change occurred in New Netherland in 1664?
New Netherland became New York.
Which statement characterizes sixteenth-century English Puritanism?
Puritans wanted to rid the Church of England of many features of Catholicism.
In which southern colony did the black population outnumber the white population almost two to one?
South Carolina
Why did Spanish officials decide to build forts and missions on New Spain's northern frontier during the eighteenth century?
To block Russian access to present-day California
True or False: "Sarah" was one of the favorites of the captain, meaning that although she was enslaved, she received special treatment, likely in return for coerced sexual services.
True
True or False: After the rebellion, Captain William Watkins accused one of his own sailors--a black cook--of assisting the rebels.
True
True or False: Netting was stretched around the ship to prevent enslaved people from jumping overboard.
True
Poor Richard's Almanack mirrored the beliefs of its Pennsylvania readers in its glorification of
economic profit.
William Penn's goal for his new colony was to
establish a genuinely Quaker colony in the Americas.
The Navigation Acts of the 1650s and 1660s were designed to regulate colonial trade in order to
yield revenues for the crown and English merchants.
Although the three regions of British North America became more distinct in the latter part of the eighteenth century, they still shared which unifying experience?
A decreasing reliance on religion
Which definition describes the Great Awakening?
A religious revival movement
Prominent colonists in the plantation South and in cities such as Charleston, New York, and Philadelphia belonged to which church?
Anglican Church
True or False: Riland notes that advances in windows in the lower decks allowed significant sunlight to brighten up the quarters of enslaved people.
False
The Puritans, who described themselves as Separatists, believed that
the Church of England was corrupt beyond redemption.
Which factor allowed New England's population to continue to grow steadily during the seventeenth century?
The cold weather minimized the spread of life-threatening illnesses.
Why did colonial governors have difficulty gaining the trust and respect of influential colonists?
Their terms of office averaged just five years.
Unlike most other immigrant groups in American history, the migration to Puritan New England included
a great number of complete families.
