US midterm .2

Eliza Lucas Pinckney was a religious leader. responsible for introducing indigo to South Carolina. adopted by Native Americans. killed by Native Americans. the inventor of the cotton gin.

responsible for introducing indigo to South Carolina.

The staple crop of South Carolina after 1690 was ​ tobacco. wheat. cotton. rice. sugar.

rice

Zabdiel Boylston was a famous Indian fighter. discovered that Africans were immune to malaria. saved Boston from a smallpox epidemic. gained fame as a preacher during the Great Awakening. put down the Stono slave rebellion.

saved Boston from a smallpox epidemic.

The autocratic governor of New York and the Dominion of New England was Sir Edmund Andros. Jacob Leisler. Increase Mather. Sir Robert Walpole. William Berkeley

sir edmund andros

The largest slave revolt in the history of the thirteen colonies was the Stono Rebellion. Bacon's Rebellion. Leisler's Rebellion. the War of Jenkins's Ear. Turner's Rebellion.

stone rebellion

When the British fought the Spanish and French in the era 1740 to 1763, most slaves and eastern land Indians took no sides. sympathized with Spain and France. allied with the English. were taken as hostages by the English. united against all whites.

sympathized with Spain and France.

Women stood the best chance of inheriting property in New England. the sugar islands. the Middle Atlantic colonies. the Chesapeake. New York

the Chesapeake.

The most prosperous family farms in colonial America were found in the Chesapeake. the Mid-Atlantic colonies. New England. the lower South. the frontier west of the Adirondack mountains.

the Mid-Atlantic colonies.

Which of the following events occurred first? creation of the Board of Trade creation of the Bank of England passage of the Act of Union the Salem Witch Trials Queen Anne's War

the Salem Witch Trials

"Fiat money" issued in eighteenth-century America was backed by gold. silver. hard specie. government bonds. the government's promise to accept it in payment of taxes.

the government's promise to accept it in payment of taxes.

Only ____ percent of the volunteers in the War of Jenkins's Ear returned home. 2 10 15 25 40

10

By 1700, the population of England's mainland colonies was doubling every ____ years. 2 5 15 25 40

25

African slaves comprised ____ percent of Virginia's population by the 1730s. 10 20 30 40 50

40

By 1730, the number of royal colonies reached ​ three. four. five. six. seven.

7

George Whitefield was embraced by all of the following except Congregationalists. Baptists. Presbyterians. Anglicans. none of these choices

Anglicans.

Until independence, the printing capital of North America was New York. Albany. Philadelphia. Baltimore. Boston

Boston

The War of Jenkins's Ear was fought between the British and the Prussians. British and the Spanish. Spanish and the French. British and the Indians. Dutch and the Indians.

British and the Spanish.

Which of the following was stated in the Navigation Acts passed between 1651 and 1673? Non-European goods could be imported into the colonies only in English-owned ships. English coastal trade was forbidden to foreigners. Certain specified goods could only be shipped from the colony of origin to England or to another colony. Goods from Asia and the East Europe could be imported to America only after being taxed in England. Colonists could trade directly with foreign countries by paying a special tax directly to the Crown.

Colonists could trade directly with foreign countries by paying a special tax directly to the Crown.

The Act of Union (1707) was significant because it made all British colonies royal colonies. England and Scotland merged their parliaments to become Great Britain. It created a unified military authority in the colonies for assisting with Indian raids. It stated that all colonists were British subjects. It provided an enforcement vehicle for the Navigation Acts.

England and Scotland merged their parliaments to become Great Britain.

The nation that funded their national debt and greatly increased their borrowing power was The Netherlands. England. France. Sweden. Spain.

England.

The English colonies in North America were united by all but which of the following? a uniform language based on the London English dialect traditional English inheritance laws an uncomplicated legal system with few professional lawyers military concepts based on volunteer militia and the use of terror tactics widespread ownership of land

English inheritance laws an uncomplicated legal system with few professional lawyers

The War for North America refers to which of the following? King William's War Queen Anne's War French and Indian War War for Jenkin's Ear King George's War

French and Indian War

The most popular revivalist of the Great Awakening was Gilbert Tennent. George Whitefield. James Davenport. Hugh Bryan. John Winthrop.

George Whitefield.

After 1720, which of the following surpassed England in terms of voluntary migrants to America? Dutch Chinese Germans Belgian Scottish

Germans

The author of A Faithful Narrative of the Surprising Work of God was Solomon Stoddard. John Locke. Benjamin Franklin. Jonathan Edwards. Squanto.

Jonathan Edwards.

Which of the following is not true of Metacom's (King Philip's) War? It was started by non-Christian Indians who feared that their culture was being destroyed by contact with whites. The Puritan army either massacred or sold into slavery hundreds of Christian and non-Christian Indians. The Indians proved to be better shots than the whites and virtually destroyed a dozen settlements. It involved only the Wampanoags. The war divided the New England colonies internally.

It involved only the Wampanoags.

The leader of the large-scale rebellion in New York in 1689 was Thomas Berkeley. Jacob Leisler. Edward Randolph. Francis Nicholson. William Bradford.

Jacob Leisler.

In 1745, an ill-equipped colonial army successfully captured the Canadian fortress city of Quebec. Toronto. Montreal. Louisbourg. Windsor.

Louisbourg.

The large-scale warfare between European settlers and the Indians of New England that began in 1675 was called King James's War. Metacom's War. Bacon's Rebellion. Leisler's Rebellion. Stono's Rebellion.

Metacom's War.

All of the following are true of slavery in the Old South except 90% of slaves went to the Old South. More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina. The majority of slaves arrived from Africa on overcrowded ships. Slaves did most of the manual labor. In South Carolina, slaves outnumbered the rest of the population.

More slaves went to Maryland than South Carolina.

The Great Swamp Fight was a conflict between Puritans and Iroquois. Wampanoags. Narragansetts. Hurons. Apache.

Narragansetts.

In the British colonies life expectancy was longest in the Caribbean the Chesapeake region South Carolina Canada New England

New England

The region of least economic growth during the eighteenth century was the mid-Atlantic colonies. New England. Chesapeake. the Deep South. New York.

New England.

Apart from Charleston, the largest concentration of slaves in North America was in Richmond. Baltimore. New Orleans. New York City. Atlanta.

New York City.

The governor of New France was known as ​ Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville Onontio. sieur de La Salle. Samuel de Champlain. Metacom.

Onontio.

By 1750, the richest men in British North America were South Carolina rice planters. New England merchants. Virginia tobacco planters. New York landlords. the King's tax collectors.

South Carolina rice planters.

The Pueblo Revolt reveals which of the following? Spanish priests reacted violently to Native Americans who abandoned Christianity. Spanish priests were fairly inactive in New Mexico. Spanish monarchs had complete control north of Mexico. Spain was not dedicated to any territory outside of Florida. Spain was poised for success in California.

Spanish priests reacted violently to Native Americans who abandoned Christianity.

New England settlers were confident they could defeat the Indians at the start of Metacom's War because The Wampanoags were divided over the decision to go to war. The English had been victorious in their war with the Pequots. The Indians did not have good weapons. The French had agreed to assist the New Englanders. They controlled the food supplies in the region.

The English had been victorious in their war with the Pequots.

The Shepherd's Tent in New London to train awakened preachers was founded by George Whitefield. James Davenport. Gilbert Tennent. Hugh Bryan. John Winthrop.

james davenport

Which of the following accurately distinguishes between the original Whigs and Tories? The Whigs wore hairpieces; the Tories did not wear hairpieces. The Whigs were Irish politicians; the Tories were English politicians. The Whigs favored limiting the king's power; the Tories were a court party that favored legitimate royal succession. The Whigs were Catholics; the Tories were Anglicans. The Whigs sought peaceful relations with the Indians; the Tories advocated war against the Indians.

The Whigs favored limiting the king's power; the Tories were a court party that favored legitimate royal succession.

The Indian slave trade in the Southeast ended as a result of ​ Metacom's War. The Yamasee War. Bacon's Rebellion. The Pueblo Revolt. The Glorious Revolution.

The Yamasee War.

Nathaniel Bacon was the governor of Virginia who successfully opened up the tidewater area for settlement. the only congregational minister to openly protest against the slave trade. a rebellious Virginia planter who murdered peaceful Indians and burned Jamestown. a protégé of William Berkeley. a minister of the Great Awakeni

a rebellious Virginia planter who murdered peaceful Indians and burned Jamestown.

The Glorious Revolution in England led to the elevation of as king of England. William James II Edward VI Charles I Henry VIII.

William

In the 1759 siege of Quebec, British General ____ was killed along with his French counterpart, General Montcalm. Braddock Wolfe Amherst Abercrombie Winthrop

Wolfe

The Great Awakening of the 1740s refers to a massive religious revival. the beginning of a colonial revolt with Great Britain. the British attempt to implement imperial controls. the spread of enlightenment ideals. the introduction of the printing press in America.

a massive religious revival.

Colonists viewed military service as a temporary, voluntary experience. a lifelong commitment and career choice. the public duty of each young man when he reached the age of 18. the responsibility of men who actually lived in England rather than in the colonies. the highest honor that the empire could offer them.

a temporary, voluntary experience.

Colonists in New York were angry with James, Duke of York, because he abolished the elected assembly. granted religious freedom to all. restricted trade opportunities. gave liberal land grants. prohibited the sale of alcohol.

abolished the elected assembly.

After the Glorious Revolution, colonists assumed that their governments would be dictatorships. direct democracies. representative governments. proprietary governments. abolished.

representative governments.

In the Peace of Paris (1763) that ended the French and Indian War, Britain lost Florida to France. acquired all of North America east of the Mississippi except for New Orleans. gave Martinique, Guadalupe, and Cuba to Spain. withdrew from Canada. surrendered Georgia to Spain.

acquired all of North America east of the Mississippi except for New Orleans.

During the French and Indian War, British and American troops differed in that the British were disciplined professionals; the Americans were undisciplined volunteers. the British followed orders without question; the Americans only obeyed orders they considered reasonable. the British enlisted for long terms of service; the Americans enlisted for one campaign. the British subjected soldiers to harsh discipline; the Americans thought that harsh discipline violated the terms of their enlistment. all of these choices

all of these choices

Sir William Berkeley was the Virginia governor at the time of Metacom's War. was noted for putting down Bacon's Rebellion and hanging twenty-three rebels. enjoyed hearing of problems in New England. favored a defensive strategy against the Indians. all of these choices are correct

all of these choices are correct

The "Five Nations" of the colonial period were England, Spain, France, Holland, and Sweden. a European mutual defense league dedicated to reducing the power of Spain. the first South American countries to win independence from European colonial powers. the lost tribes of Israel. an Iroquois confederation.

an Iroquois confederation.

The leader of the 1676 Virginia rebellion was Thomas Berkeley. Nathaniel Bacon. Jacob Leisler. Edward Randolph. William Berkeley.

bacon

Colonists in North America reacted to the Glorious Revolution with indifference. by overthrowing the governors of the Dominion of New England and Maryland. with public protests against the new king. by attacking Dutch settlements in Delaware. by launching Indian wars.

by overthrowing the governors of the Dominion of New England and Maryland.

The Scots-Irish in South Carolina were Catholics who moved from England to Scotland and then to North Ameria clannish, violent, heavy-drinking Indian-haters who dominated the back country. Quakers who set up Protestant missions to Christianize the Indians. the best educated and most dignified of the Anglican immigrants in the Middle Colonies. the governing elite.

clannish, violent, heavy-drinking Indian-haters who dominated the back country.

Which of the following was not a major southern cash crop in the early 1700s? cotton tobacco indigo wheat rice

cotton

The Navigation Acts beginning in 1663 regulated staples going to America. coming from America. involved in the coastal trade. between England and India. all of these choices are correct

going to America.

England's "mixed and balanced" constitution meant that Correct Answer government by King, Lords, and Commons balanced power. Parliament governed America. liberty for all Englishmen was assured. an absolute monarchy ruled the empire. power was concentrated in the aristocracy.

government by King, Lords, and Commons balanced power.

The 1691 charter for the colony of Massachusetts established religious requirements for voting. granted toleration to all Protestants. granted religious toleration to Catholics. recognized Indian land rights. denied the authority of the King.

granted toleration to all Protestants.

When Nathaniel Bacon was elected to the Virginia assembly, William Berkeley had him arrested. welcomed him as a hero. had him killed. refused to allow him to take his seat. dissolved the local political system.

had him arrested

The religious message of the Great Awakening can best be described as the rejection of predestination. belief that good works were the key to salvation. idea that a conversion experience was essential to salvation. conviction that the clergy was most responsible for a person's salvation. belief in the essential goodness of man.

idea that a conversion experience was essential to salvation.

By the 1720s, most colonial governments included an appointed governor, a council, and an elected assembly. had a hereditary governor's office. had lost legislative independence and were virtually powerless. were corrupt, inefficient, and undemocratic. had become democratic in their operation.

included an appointed governor, a council, and an elected assembly.

The religious revivals of the 1740s through 1770s led to a decline in the number of female church members. almost destroyed the Freemasons. united all the major colonial churches into one interdenominational organization. increased the size and strength of the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches. converted most of the Indians in the colonies.

increased the size and strength of the Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches.

Colonists objected to the Dominion of New England because it established an autocratic government without an elected assembly. the royal governor was not given enough authority to enforce the Navigation Acts effectively. it forced both Puritans and non-Puritans to pay taxes to support the Congregational Church. it forced Native Americans on to reservations. all of these choices are correct

it established an autocratic government without an elected assembly.

The Catholic successor to Charles II of England who was overthrown in the Revolution of 1689 was William of Orange. Mary of Scotland. james II. Charles I. Philip II.

james II

The rise of which profession helped to spread the Enlightenment? merchants lawyers physicians artisans tailors

lawyers

The extended life expectancy and healthiness of the New England population produced a feeling of public optimism and cheerfulness. led to an increase in procrastination and laziness among the working class. created a large number of elderly dependents and caused economic stagnation. enhanced the power of women in society. limited opportunities for young men who wanted to hold political office.

limited opportunities for young men who wanted to hold political office.

Before the Revolution, ____ colonial physicians embraced radical politics. no few many most all

many

The greatest challenge to the Spanish came in which of the following territories? California New Mexico West Indies Florida Brazil

new mexico

Political factions were most likely to develop in the northern colonies. Mid-Atlantic colonies. upper South colonies. lower South colonies. Caribbean colonies.

northern colonies.

In regard to slavery, the government of Spanish Florida participated in and profited from the international slave trade. prohibited Africans, free or slave, from entering the colony. offered freedom and protection to runaway slaves from the English colonies. never established an official policy. executed any slave found in its territory.

offered freedom and protection to runaway slaves from the English colonies.

For most of the Seven Years' War, Spain sided with England. sided with France. alternated between England and France. remained completely neutral and uninvolved. sided with the Indians.

remained completely neutral and uninvolved.

When William and Mary became the monarchs of England, Parliament executed Charles I and his entire family. offered toleration of Protestants and guaranteed Protestant royal succession. expelled the Quakers, Jews, and other dissidents from England. revoked the charters of all the proprietary colonies in North America. abolished the monarchy.

offered toleration of Protestants and guaranteed Protestant royal succession.

The Molasses Act (1733) forbade the importation of molasses into the colonies. placed a prohibitive duty on foreign molasses. forbade the production of molasses in the colonies. decreed that all molasses must go to the mother country. attempted to abolish the manufacture of rum

placed a prohibitive duty on foreign molasses.

Colonists usually viewed men who held positions of power as trustworthy, honest civil servants. lazy elites who wouldn't work at respectable jobs. God's chosen representatives. potentially corrupt officials who could undermine the liberty of the people. having no significance to their lives.

potentially corrupt officials who could undermine the liberty of the people.

Seventeenth-century philosophers discussed the struggle between the government and the people. the government and the church. power and liberty. upper and middle classes. republicanism and capitalism.

power and liberty.

Benjamin Franklin's profession was as a lawyer. doctor. printer. farmer. baker.

printer.

Colonial governors dealt with the assemblies by using the army to enforce royal prerogatives. appealing to church leaders to mediate disputes. using the courts to control their power. ignoring their complaints. relying on flattery, patronage, and persuasion.

relying on flattery, patronage, and persuasion.

The Salem Witchcraft Trials ended when several accusers admitted that they were lying. the town of Salem was abandoned. the governor's wife was accused of witchcraft. the court rejected the use of "spectral" evidence. the king sent troops to arrest the judges responsible for the trials.

the governor's wife was accused of witchcraft.

As a result of the witchcraft trials in Salem, the Puritans lost control of the government of Massachusetts. a majority of colonial citizens became convinced that witchcraft was being practiced in every colony. the Great Awakening began. twenty people were executed either by hanging or by crushing. the governor's wife was executed for witchcraft.

twenty people were executed either by hanging or by crushing.

Queen Anne's War and the Yamasee War triggered a period of intense animosity between settlers and Indians that lasted for decades. was unique in their brevity. encompassed only Massachusetts and Rhode Island. ushered in a long period of peace. was led by Metacom.

ushered in a long period of peace.

For the most part, England's North American colonies responded to the Navigation Acts. with little interest. very unfavorably. by ignoring them. very enthusiastically. with open rebellion.

very unfavorably.

George Whitefield refused to visit England, claiming it was beyond redemption. was an English Anglican minister whose dramatic sermons attracted crowds of thousands. wrote the influential religious tract, the Book of Common Prayer. led major religious dissenting factions in the Middle Colonies. carried out a major slave rebellion.

was an English Anglican minister whose dramatic sermons attracted crowds of thousands.

The Pueblo Revolt in Spanish New Mexico permanently freed the Navajos and Apaches from Spanish authority. virtually destroyed the Hopi tribe. was more successful than any other Indian rebellion in American history. was staged by Mexican peasants who wanted a more democratic government. threatened the British settlements.

was more successful than any other Indian rebellion in American history.

In North America, educational opportunities were very limited in areas where slavery was predominant. existed only in the French colony of Quebec. were denied to women and working-class men in all the Puritan colonies. were nonexistent. were more widespread in the South than elsewhere.

were very limited in areas where slavery was predominant.