Chapter 3 GML
The largest group of immigrants from continental Europe were the
Germans
Which is not true regarding King Philip and King Philip's War?
Indian tribes fought together under the unified leadership of Metacom
Which was not part of the Glorious Revolution
It secured Catholic succession to the throne of England
Which of the following was not a significant feature of the Salem witchcraft hysteria of the early 1690s
Many were tried on charges of witchcraft, but no one was actually convicted
Which was not part of the aftermath of King Philip's War
The Iroquois, having attacked the colonists, were destroyed
Which was not part of the Dominion of New England (1686-1688)
Vermont
Lord Baltimore's sudden voting restriction based on land accumulation resulted in
a Protestant uprising calling for his removal of office
Which of the following was not a major cause of Bacon's Rebellion
a determination to abolish slavery in Virginia
The Charter of Liberties and Privileges
allowed for a trial by jury and the security of property
"Racism" - the idea that some races are inherently superior to others and entitled to rule over them - was fully developed in seventeenth-century colonial Virginia
false
After 1667, the Virginia House of Burgesses held that Christians could not enslave other Christians.
false
As colonial society became more structured, opportunities for women in the eighteenth century increased
false
Bacon's Rebellion of 1676 was a rebellion over a tax increase on bacon
false
Eighteenth-century British America was much less diverse than the English population
false
In human history, slaves have all been blacks
false
This chief crop produced by Western Hemisphere slaves during the eighteenth century was also the first to be mass-marketed to consumers in Europe
sugar
The richest group of mainland colonists were
South Carolina planters
Prior to being taken over by the English in 1664, New York was
called New Netherland, and controlled by the Dutch
In the late seventeenth century, the Iroquois were known for their fierce hatred and courageous fighting against British colonists
false
Slaves showed little inclination to challenge their enslavement in seventeenth- and early eighteenth-century Virginia
false
The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina (1669) ended hereditary nobility, and abolished landgraves and caciques
false
Pennsylvania's Charter of Liberty
required persons to affirm Jesus Christ's divinity
Carolina grew slowly until planters discovered what staple crop
rice
When Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion against the Governor of Virginia, he called for all except
the freeing of slaves, particularly enslaved Christians
Which of the following was an effect of Bacon's Rebellion
the increased use of African slaves
This colony was founded by a leader who hoped women and blacks would be given equality along with all persons
Pennsylvania
In the mid-eighteenth century, colonial America's leading commercial port and cultural center was
Philadelphia
In 1691, Massachusetts was transformed when a new charter, issued by the English government, absorbed Plymouth into Massachusetts, and
made property ownership, not church membership, a requirement for voting in General Court elections.
Another name for indentured families was
redemptioners
In the prevailing theory of mercantilism, the government should
regulate economic activity to promote the nation's power
By 1700, almost 2 million acres of land were owned by five New York families
true
Despite the influx of British goods, American craftsmen benefited from the expanding consumer market
true
During the early to mid-eighteenth century, consumption of manufactured goods penetrated the colonies
true
During the first half of the eighteenth century, the flow of non-English migrants to British North America was larger than that of English migrants
true
Fourteen women and five men were hanged as witches in the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692
true
Great Britain eclipsed the Dutch as the leading producer and trader of inexpensive consumer goods in the eighteenth century
true
In 1678, when the Lords of Trade in England queried the Massachusetts government about how well it was following the Navigation Acts, the Lords received the reply from the colony that the Navigation Acts did not apply to the colony unless the colony's own government (not the British Parliament, but rather the Massachusetts General Court) approved them
true
In 1705, the House of Burgesses enacted strict slave codes
true
In the English colonies as a whole, half of the wealth by the mid-eighteenth century was concentrated in the hands of the richest 10 percent of the population
true
In the Walking Purchase of 1737, the Lenni Lanape Indians of Pennsylvania lost more land than they had anticipated when Governor James Logan hired a team of runners to mark off the amount of land "a man could walk" in thirty-six hours
true
Most colonies barred Catholics and Jews from voting and holding public office
true
New York was named after King Charles II's brother, James, the Duke of York
true
Tituba, who was one of the people accused of being a witch in Salem, was originally an Indian from the Caribbean who, in 1692, was a slave in Massachusetts
true
Under the seventeenth-century British Navigation Acts, certain goods produced in the colonies had to be taken in English ships and sold in ports in England
true
Vastly more people living in the colonies had far greater opportunities - to vote, own land, worship freely - than existed in Europe
true
Virginia's upper class in the 1700s was sometimes called a "cousinocracy."
true