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Anglicization meant that the colonial elites rejected all things British.

A) True
B) False

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Berkeley


A) established a Committee of Safety in New York
B) a Protestant who became King of England
C) Metacom
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F) governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G) a Catholic who became King of England
H) restoration of monarchy
I) proprietor of Pennsylvania
J) Walking Purchase
K) overthrown in the Glorious Revolution

L) D) and H)
M) H) and K)

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Why did Massachusetts have its charter revoked by Charles II?


A) The Salem witch trials made a mockery of colonial law.
B) Massachusetts's opposition to the Glorious Revolution angered Parliament.
C) The king planned on living in Massachusetts after fleeing England.
D) Charles did not like Massachusetts's violations of Navigation laws.
E) Charles wanted to give more colonial power to Plymouth.

F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Various groups in this period of colonial history seized on the language of freedom to advance their goals. Analyze how these groups defined freedom and used its language. How successful were they in achieving their goals?

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Which commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century?


A) Tobacco.
B) Indigo.
C) Silver.
D) Cotton.
E) Sugar.

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Anglicization

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Explain how and why tobacco planters in the Chesapeake region came to rely on African slaves rather than European indentured servants over the course of the seventeenth century. At what point did the Chesapeake become a "slave society" rather than merely a "society with slaves"?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -James Logan


A) established a Committee of Safety in New York
B) a Protestant who became King of England
C) Metacom
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F) governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G) a Catholic who became King of England
H) restoration of monarchy
I) proprietor of Pennsylvania
J) Walking Purchase
K) overthrown in the Glorious Revolution

L) F) and I)
M) I) and J)

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Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because:


A) it was a longer trip from Africa to North America, making slavery less profitable.
B) planters in Virginia and Maryland agreed that indentured servants were far less troublesome.
C) the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time.
D) Parliament passed a law in 1643 that gave tax breaks to British West Indian planters who imported slaves but not to American colonists who imported slaves.
E) those living in the British West Indies opposed slavery until the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War.

F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -William Penn


A) established a Committee of Safety in New York
B) a Protestant who became King of England
C) Metacom
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F) governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G) a Catholic who became King of England
H) restoration of monarchy
I) proprietor of Pennsylvania
J) Walking Purchase
K) overthrown in the Glorious Revolution

L) B) and D)
M) A) and G)

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The Charter of Liberties and Privileges in New York:


A) was the work of the Dutch, who did not trust the English to protect their religious freedom.
B) resulted especially from displeasure among residents of Manhattan.
C) required that elections be held every three years.
D) affirmed religious toleration for all denominations.
E) eliminated the property requirement for voting.

F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Nathaniel Bacon


A) established a Committee of Safety in New York
B) a Protestant who became King of England
C) Metacom
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F) governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G) a Catholic who became King of England
H) restoration of monarchy
I) proprietor of Pennsylvania
J) Walking Purchase
K) overthrown in the Glorious Revolution

L) E) and H)
M) C) and F)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Royal African Company


A) elites in America becoming more culturally English
B) allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England
C) government regulation of the nation's economy (to enssure national power)
D) placed William of Orange on the English throne
E) had a monopoly on the slave trade
F) a very liberal frame for government
G) English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers
H) agreement between New York and Iroquois
I) believed in the equality of all persons
J) law that regulated the shipping and selling of colonial products
K) the poor of Virginia demand change
L) war between New Englanders and Indians

M) A) and B)
N) E) and G)

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What was key to making the enslavement of Africans an enduring economic and social institution in colonial America?


A) Slavery became perpetual, as the children of slaves were slaves too.
B) Africans were less likely to run away than Native Americans.
C) Racism had existed since ancient times in England.
D) Africans fell under the purview of English common law.
E) The word "slave" came from several different West African languages.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Nathaniel Bacon:


A) actually was socially closer to the elite than to the indentured servants who supported him.
B) had no connection to Virginia's wealthiest planters.
C) won unanimous support for his effort to reduce taxes, but his effort to remove all Native Americans from the colony doomed his rebellion.
D) burned down Jamestown but never succeeded in taking over the colony or driving out Governor Berkeley.
E) was the first colonist to open his own slaughterhouse.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

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England sought to attract which of the following to its American colonies in the eighteenth century?


A) Protestants from non-English and less prosperous parts of the British Isles.
B) Catholics from France and Spain, thereby weakening England's enemies.
C) Professionals and skilled craftsmen from England.
D) Members of nonmainstream religions, particularly Quakers and Anabaptists.
E) Wealthy merchants who could spur economic growth in the colonies.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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"North America at mid-eighteenth century was home to a remarkable diversity of people and different kinds of social organization." In a thoughtful essay, defend this statement, touching on each of the colonies, the various groups of people living in those colonies, and the freedoms and liberties extended to them.

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Which of the following is true of the English West Indies in the seventeenth century?


A) By the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands.
B) Mixed economies with small farms worked by indentured servants dominated islands such as Barbados throughout the century.
C) Frequent uprisings by African slaves caused the English to abandon the West Indies by the 1680s and to relocate staple crop production to mainland North America.
D) The free labor system of the West Indies stood in stark contrast to the slave labor system of the Chesapeake.
E) Indentured servants replaced African slaves in the West Indies once the demand for slaves in Carolina drained away the African population of the islands.

F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Glorious Revolution


A) elites in America becoming more culturally English
B) allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England
C) government regulation of the nation's economy (to enssure national power)
D) placed William of Orange on the English throne
E) had a monopoly on the slave trade
F) a very liberal frame for government
G) English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers
H) agreement between New York and Iroquois
I) believed in the equality of all persons
J) law that regulated the shipping and selling of colonial products
K) the poor of Virginia demand change
L) war between New Englanders and Indians

M) F) and K)
N) B) and J)

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English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for?


A) For New Englanders to trade molasses for rum with the West Indies.
B) For bringing Protestant refugees to North America for a hefty fee.
C) For carrying indentured German families to America, where they would work off their transportation debt.
D) For unloading the unwanted convicts of London and Amsterdam to ports such as Boston and New York.
E) For pirating against Spain and France, their Catholic archenemies.

F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

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