US History chapter 4
The first slave uprising of the eighteenth century, which occurred in ___________, included houses burned and the deaths of nine whites.
New York
"Deism" was a religious adaptation of Enlightenment thought in both Europe and colonial America.
True
According to the English minister George Whitefield, people were not predestined for damnation and could participate in their own salvation through the confession of sin.
True
Britons and colonists tended to regard themselves as the freest people in the world.
True
Eighteenth-century liberalism drew heavily upon the thinking of the philosopher John Locke.
True
Mexico won independence from Spain in 1821.
True
Most African rulers took part in the Atlantic slave trade.
True
Slaves who seldom interacted with whites, as on rice plantations, enjoyed more autonomy than elsewhere in the colonies.
True
In the mid-eighteenth century, approximately what percentage of people living in New York City were African-Americans held as slaves?
20 percent
Almost all African slaves in the eighteenth century came from the same African tribe.
False
During the Great Awakening, most preachers explicitly condemned slavery.
False
Since mosquitoes bearing malaria flourished in the New World, slaves were particularly susceptible since they had not developed immunity to the disease.
False
The eighteenth century was the height of the Atlantic slave trade, a commerce increasingly dominated by Spanish merchants and ships.
False
The phrase "freedom of speech" originated in colonial America.
False
Which two colonies became very similar over time regarding slavery?
Georgia and South Carolina
Olaudah Equiano was
a slave who purchased his freedom.
Under the ____ system, individual slaves were able to cultivate crops of their own after their daily jobs.
task
The agreement that ended the Seven Years' War was called
the Peace of Paris.
The effect of the Enlightenment on religion resulted in
the adoption of the concept of Deism.
The Great Awakening occurred because many ministers were concerned with
westward expansion