HIST 2110 Chapter 4 Review Questions
Who were the Freemasons, and why were they significant?
A fraternal society that advocated Enlightenment principles of inquiry and tolerance.
Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?
Great Britain against the French and their Indian allies
What was the predominant religion in Pennsylvania?
Quakerism
What prompted the French and Indian War?
Rival claims over lands
What sorts of labor systems were used in the Restoration colonies?
Slavery
What was the outcome of the Glorious Revolution?
The Whigs deposed King James II for trying to create a centralized Catholic State. Bostonians overthrew the government of the Dominion of New England.
What was the First Great Awakening?
a cultural and intellectual movement that emphasized reason and science over superstition and religion
Which of the following is not a tenet of the Enlightenment?
atheism
What was the primary goal of Britain's wars for empire from 1688 to 1763?
control of North America
What was the "conspiracy" of the New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741?
slaves conspiring to burn down the city and take control
Which of the following represents a concern that those in England and her colonies maintained about James II?
that he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy
The Negro Act of 1740 was a reaction to __________.
the Stono Rebellion
What was the Dominion of New England?
the consolidated New England colony James Il created
To what does the term "Restoration" refer?
the restoration of Charles II to the English throne
