Question 1

What was a potential criticism from slaveowners about the task system?

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A)   Slaves would do no work.
B)   Slaves would have too much autonomy.
C)   It was not suited for rice plantations.
D)   It only worked with a small amount of slaves.
E)   A typical plantation would need dozens of slave drivers.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

Why were John Trenchard and Thomas Gordon important?

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A)   They promoted the idea of absolute monarchies.
B)   Their writings were critical of the Puritans.
C)   They warned educated colonial leaders about endangerments to liberty.
D)   They promoted British mercantilism and the significance of having colonies.
E)   They wanted to take away power from the landed gentry in England and the colonies.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

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

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A)  German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
B)  Great Awakening preacher
C)  survived the Middle Passage
D)  founded the first mission in San Diego
E)  founder of GeorgiaF) British prime ministerG) Ottawa war leaderH) wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodI) English Enlightenment political philosopherJ) founder of the Junto,a club for mutual improvementK) authors of Cato's LettersL) victim of Zenger's penM) All of the above
N) A) and H)

Question 4

Colonial governors more than colonial assemblies curbed freedom of the press.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As Europeans continued to settle the North American continent during the 1700s,Indians constantly struggled to maintain their independence and identities.Illustrate the common obstacles the Indian communities faced and the ways they tried to unite to overcome their hardships during the eighteenth century.Consider the Indians in California during the Spanish missionary period,the Creeks during the early settlement of Carolina,the Indians in Pennsylvania,and the Indians during and after the French and Indian War (including Pontiac's Rebellion).

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Question 6

Which of these factors contributed to a lower number of French immigrants to North America?

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A)   fewer ships with which to sail to the Americas
B)   lower chance of survival
C)   not all could hunt and farm
D)   a restriction of access to the New World by the French monarchy
E)   the feeling that the Americas were meant for exileF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

By whom would the proponents of the Great Awakening have felt most threatened?

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A)   a scientist studying the principles of botany
B)   a predominantly Anglican state legislature
C)   a merchant opening a new dry goods store
D)   a New Light revivalist minister in New England
E)   a colonial printer that published the accounts of George WhitefieldF) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 8

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

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Question 9

John Peter Zenger's libel trial:

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A)   resulted from his publication of news stories questioning the intelligence of the king.
B)   probably would not have ended in his acquittal if he had attacked someone other than the colonial governor.
C)   set back freedom of the press when it ended in his conviction and imprisonment for printing the truth.
D)   showed that the public was not yet ready to accept the idea of freedom of speech.
E)   led to the overturning of the Licentiousness Act of 1694.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 10

The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was:

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A)   John Locke.
B)   George Whitefield.
C)   Cotton Mather.
D)   John Peter Zenger.
E)   James Oglethorpe.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?

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A)   George Washington
B)   Benjamin Franklin
C)   William Pitt
D)   John Peter Zenger
E)   Thomas JeffersonF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Religious fundamentalism was on the rise throughout the world in the eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Peter Zenger

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A)  German-born printer of a colonial weekly journal
B)  Great Awakening preacher
C)  survived the Middle Passage
D)  founded the first mission in San Diego
E)  founder of GeorgiaF) British prime ministerG) Ottawa war leaderH) wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodI) English Enlightenment political philosopherJ) founder of the Junto,a club for mutual improvementK) authors of Cato's LettersL) victim of Zenger's penM) A) and E)
N) B) and K)

Question 14

More slave uprisings occurred in the Caribbean than on mainland North America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What would be an example of John Locke's views on liberalism?

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A)   a slave who had every right to challenge his or her bondage
B)   a government that had a king to check the power of the legislative branch
C)   a person who has the right to choose what church he or she will attend
D)   a government that creates a fund to help the poor
E)   a king who announces the official religion for all people living in his countryF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

John Locke believed that slaves could not be considered part of civil society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that:

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A)   the Indians along the frontier finally had to be subdued.
B)   France was encroaching on land claimed by the Ohio Company.
C)   they had to aid the English,who were fighting Napoleon in Europe.
D)   taxes were too high,so they solicited help from both the French and the Indians.
E)   French Jesuits were converting too many Indians to Catholicism,endangering the Protestant majority on the North American continent.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 18

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

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Question 19

The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:

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A)   occurred only after the colony's planters unsuccessfully sought to cultivate tobacco,sugarcane,and indigo.
B)   required such large capital investments that Carolina's planters never became as wealthy as those in the Chesapeake region.
C)   would have proven impossible without the importation of thousands of European indentured servants to serve as a labor force.
D)   led to a black majority in that colony by the 1730s.
E)   is considered by most historians to be the most important cause of the Yamasee War.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.

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A) True 
 B)False

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