APUSH Chapter 5

As a result of the rapid population growth in colonial America during the 18th century a. a momentous shift occurred in the balance of power between the cosines and the mother country b. the British government was pleased that more workers would be available to fill an increasing need for laborers in Britain c. the need for slave labor declined d. the colonists became more dependent of Britain for the goods that hey needed to survive e. the British government granted great autonomy to colonial governments

a

Colonial American taverns were all of the following except a. frequented mainly by the lower class b. another cradle of democracy c. hotbeds of agitation for the Revolutionary movement d. important in crystallizing public opinion e. places providing amusements

a

On the eve of the American Revolution, social and economic mobility decreased, partly because a. some merchants made huge profits as military suppliers b. of peacetime economic developments c. fewer yeomen farmers are arriving from Europe d. of the religious impact of the Puritans e. of the increase in the slave trade

a

The new light preachers of the Great Awakening a. delivered intensely emotional sermons b. really addressed themselves to the matter of individual salvation c. reinforced the established churches d. were ultimately unsuccessful in arousing the religious enthusiasm of colonial americans e. opposed the emotionalism of the revivalists

a

The jury's decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer was significant because a. he was found guilty b. it supported English law c. it pointed the way to open public discussion d. the ruling prohibited criticism of political officials e. it allowed the press to bring irresponsible criticisms of power people

c

The most honored profession in early colonial society was a. medicine b. law c. the ministry d. farming e. merchants

c

When the British Parliament Act passed the Molasses Act in 1733, it intended the act to a. stimulate the colonies triangle trade with Africa and the West Indies b. satisfy colonial demand for earning foreign exchange money c. inhibit colonies trade with the French West Indies d. increase the colonists standard of living and protect he livelihood of colonial merchants e. require Americans to sell their molasses to the British

c

By 1775, most governors of American colonies were a. appointed by colonial proprietors b. appointed by the king c. elected by popular vote d. elected by the vote of colonial legislatures e. appointed by the British Parliament

b

English officials tried to establish the church of England in as many colonies as possible because a. they were concerned about the eternal souls of the colonists b. the church would act as a major prop for kingly authority c. such an action would restore enthusiasm for religion d. the American colonists supported such a move e. such an action brought in more money to England

b

In colonial America, education was out zealously promoted a. in the south b. in New England c. on the frontier d. in the middle colonies e. in those areas controlled by Spain

b

In colonial elections a. most eligible voters zealously exercised their right to vote b. the right to vote was reserved for property holders c. only a small landed elite had the right to vote d. average citizens were usually elected to office e. true democracy had arrived

b

The population of the thirteen American colonies was a. about evenly divided amount Anglo-Saxons, French, Scots-Irish, and Germans b. perhaps the most diverse in the world, although it remained predominantly Anglo-Saxon c. about one half non English d. most ethnically mixed in New England e. none of the above

b

When the Scots-Irish established a new community, one of the first tasks they undertook was to a. build a tavern b. erect a church c. establish a court d. institue a theocracy e.make peace with local Indians

b

All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence except a. distinctive social structure b. distinctive economic structures c. distinctive political structures d. distinctive racial structures e. the appearance of a recognizably American way of life

d

By the mid-1700s, the number poor people in the American colonies a. became greater than in all of Europe b. had increase to the point of overpopulation c. had begun to decline from seventeenth century levels d. remained tiny compared with the number in England e. was about 1/3 of the population

d

Of the following, the least important economic activity of colonies Americans was a. fishing b. commerce c. farming d. manufacturing e. slave trading

d

One political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others was a. the property qualification for voting b. one man, one vote c. the separation of powers d. self taxation through representation e. restricting the right to vote to men only

d

The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ... whereas ... was the least ethnically diverse a. New England, the South b. the middle colonies, the south c. The South, New England d. the middle colonies, New England e. the frontier regions, New England

d

The most important economic enterprise in the American colonies was a. fishing b. manufactures c. commerce d. agriculture e. slave trading

d

The riches created by the growing slave population in the American South a. were distributed evenly amount whites b. helped to narrow the gap between rich and poor c. created a serious problem with inflation d. were not distributed evenly amount whites e. enabled poor whites to escape tenant farming

d

all of the following conditions caused many scots to migrate to northern Ireland and thence to America except a. the poor quality of farmland in Scotland b. the spread of commercial farming c. extremely high rent increase d. persecution for their Catholic religion e. paying taxes to support the Anglican Church

d

Although manufacturing in the colonies was on only secondary importance, they did produce which of the following? a. rum b. beaver hats c. lumber d. iron e. all of the above

e

American colonists sought trade with countries other than Great Britain a. in order to gain their independence b. mainly to anger the king c. to anger parliament d. to help strengthen the French e. the make money to buy what they wanted in Britain

e

By the mid-18th century, North American colonies shared all of the following similarities except a. same degree of ethnic and religious toleration b. basically English in language c. protestant in religion d. opportunity of social mobility e. complete democracy

e

The Great Awakening a. undermined the prestige of the learned clergy in the colonies b. split colonial churches into several competing denominations c. led to the founding of Princeton, Dartmouth, and Rutgers colleges d. was the first spontaneous mass movement of the American people e. all of the above

e

The first American college free from determined control was a. harvard b. yale c. new York university d. brown university e. the university of Pennsylvania

e

The person most often called the first civilized American was a. Thomas Jefferson b. John trumbal c. John Winthrop d. phillis Wheatley e. Benjamin Franklin

e

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry a. was not that profitable b. involved America, France, and England c. relied on the Spanish fleet for protection d. saw the Spanish gaining the largest profits e. involved the trading of rum for African slaves

e