APUSH CHAPTER 5 QUIZ AMERICAN PAGENT

Match each denomination on the left with the region where it predominated a. congregationalist b. anglican c. presbyterian 1. the frontier 2. new england 3.the south

A-2, B-3, C-1

One of the surest avenues to speedy wealth in the American colonies was.. a. selling slaves b. manufactoring c. a commercial venture d. fishing e. a plantation

a commercial venture

Regarding government, the Scots-Irish colonists.. a. supported only Britain b. showed remarkable willingness to follow authority c. established goo relations with local Indians d. stated a preference for Catholic authority e. cherish no love for the British or ant other government

cherished no love for the British for any other government

colonial legislatures were often able to bend the power of the governors to their will because a. the governors often had a greater sense of loyalty to their colony than to the king b. of the threat of violence c. the governors were usually chosen by colonial legislatures and could be removed from office by the legislatures d. colonial legislatures controlled taxes ad expenditures that paid the governors salaries e. the king generally held the views of colonial legislators in higher regard than those of the governors

colonial legislatures controlled taxes ad expenditures that paid the governors salaries

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

delivered intensly emotional sermons

When it came to religion, the Scots-Irish.. a. supported the idea of a theocracy b. showed little interest c. found it to be a bond that held them together d. supported Anglican church e. advocated the policy of established churches

found it to be a bond that held them together

One feature of the American economy that strained the relationship between the colonies and Britain was the.. a. British rejection of the Molasses Act b. growing desire of Americans to trade with other nations in addition to Britain c. the American unwillingness to trade with the French West Indies d. lack of any British regulations regarding trade with foreign nations e. British demand to halt the importation of slaves

growing desire of Americans to trade with other nations in addition to Britain

In contrast to the seventeeth century, by 1775 colonial Americans.. a. had a few people who owned small farms b. had nearly lost their fear of slave rebellion c. had all but eliminated poverty d. had become more stratifies into social classes and had less social mobility e. found that it was easier for ordinary people to acquire land

had become more stratifies into social classes and had less social mobility

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

in New england

the religious doctrine of the Armenians held that.. a.Calvins ideas should be followed without question b. emotion had no place in religion c. predestination determined a persons eternal fate d. individual free will determined a persons eternal fate e. good works could get you into heaven

individual free will determined a persons eternal fate

all of the following are achievement of Ben Franklin except a. a highly efficient stove b. bifocal glasses c. author of Poor Richards Almanack d. the lighting rod e. influential poetry

influential poetry

When the British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733, it intended the act to a. satisfy colonial demands for earning foreign exchange money b. require American to sell molasses to the British c. inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies d. stimulate the colonies' "triangle trade" with Africa and the West Indies e. increase the colonists stranded of living and the protest the livelihood of colonial merchants

inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies

the jurys decision in the case of John peter zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because a. it supported english law b. the ruling prohibited criticism of political officials c. it allowed the press to print irresponsible criticisms of powerful people d. he was found guilty e. it pointed to open public discussion

it pointed to open public discussion

trends that sapped the spiritual vitality from many early eighteen-century churches included a. clerical anti-intellictualism b. predestination c. the rejection of Arminianism d. lay liberalism e. the growing strength of Catholisicm

lay liberalism

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

lumber

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

self-taxation through representation

the rebelliousness and inclination toward violence of the Scots-Irish was demonstrated by a. the trial of John Peter Zenger in New York b. the Paxton Boys in Georgia c. the Regulator movement in North Carolina d. the Great Awakening in New England e. opposition to slavery

the Regulator movement in North Carolina

The population growth of the american colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to.. a. the importation of slaves from africa b. the natural fertility of Native Americans c. white immigration from Latin America e. the natural fertility of all Americans

the natural fertility of all Americans

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

the university of pennsylvania

culture in colonial America a. involved heavy investment in art b. was generally ignored and unappreciated c. showed its native creativity in architecture d. was always important to the colonists e. for a long time rejected any european influence

was generally ignored and unappreciated

in 1775, most of the population in the American colonies all of the following except a. lived east of the Allegheny Mountains b. lived in rural areas c. was under twenty-five years of age d. was of predominantly english stock e. was of non-english stock

was of non-english stock