10th grade U.S history chapter 5 reading quiz
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
