Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South.

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Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Berkeley

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William Berkeley (1605-1677) was a colon...

Question 3

The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

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A)  greatly exaggerated.
B)  generally negative.
C)  confined primarily to New England.
D)  extremely important.
E)  moderately important.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

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A)  had a more diversified economy.
B)  expanded westward in a less orderly fashion.
C)  had a more ethnically mixed population.
D)  were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests.
E)  followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that

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A)  reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity.
B)  the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors.
C)  frugality became essential to economic survival.
D)  hard work was required to make a living.
E)  diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why, then, did black slavery replace indentured servitude?

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Colonial masters first adopted the insti...

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-middle passage

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The Middle Passage refers to the harrowi...

Question 8

Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by

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A)  selling slaves to reduce productive labor.
B)  selling land to reduce their volume of production.
C)  growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production.
D)  planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco.
E)  releasing unneeded indentured servants early.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

As a result of Bacon's Rebellion

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A)  the economic aspirations of discontented backcountry frontiersmen was eased considerably.
B)  planters sought African slaves to replace discontented backcountry frontiersmen as laborers.
C)  Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office.
D)  Nathaniel Bacon was named to head the Virginia militia.
E)  improved relations developed between Indians and backcountry frontiersmen in Virginia.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 10

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

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A)  It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England.
B)  Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake.
C)  Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty.
D)  The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants.
E)  Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-The early "slave codes" in colonial America

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A)  defined slavery as lifetime servitude.
B)  defined slavery as inheritable servitude.
C)  usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write.
D)  provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom.
E)  applied to indentured servants as well.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 12

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from

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A)  Governor Berkeley's Indian policies.
B)  the frustration of Virginia's colonial dependency on England.
C)  the frontier's resentment of the tidewater gentry.
D)  the inherent rebelliousness of African slaves.
E)  lack of a policy toward Indians.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

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A)  of the short life span of New England women.
B)  they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons.
C)  New England families were so rare.
D)  there was so little land available.
E)  All of theseF) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were

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A)  less reliable workers.
B)  more likely to rebel.
C)  cheaper to buy and own.
D)  a more easily controlled labor force.
E)  less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

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A)  went to English North America.
B)  were delivered to South America and the West Indies.
C)  came to New England.
D)  were brought by the Dutch.
E)  died before reaching their destination.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion. Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

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Bacon's Rebellion was a significant even...

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies. In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

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The economies of New England and the sou...

Question 18

Thomas Jefferson once observed that "the best school of political liberty the world ever saw" was the

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A)  College of William and Mary.
B)  Virginia House of Burgesses.
C)  New England town meeting.
D)  Chesapeake plantation system.
E)  English parliament.F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in

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A)  relative poverty.
B)  larger cities.
C)  affluent abundance.
D)  a more rigid class system.
E)  more primitive circumstances.F) C) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 20

​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions.
-Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

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A)  enjoyed a longer life expectancy.
B)  usually migrated in family units.
C)  were less ravaged by infectious diseases.
D)  had a low premarital pregnancy rate.
E)  allowed married women to retain property.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Exam 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

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In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

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​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -The early "slave codes" in colonial America

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Identify three causes of Bacon's Rebellion. Evaluate the relative influence of the three identified political, economic, or social causes in initiating Bacon's Rebellion.

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies. In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Why did colonial masters first adopt the institution of indentured servitude rather than Indian or black slavery to meet their demands for labor? Why, then, did black slavery replace indentured servitude?

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -middle passage

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Compared with most seventeenth-century Europeans, Americans lived in

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The impact of New England on the rest of the nation can best be described as

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As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that

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Compared with indentured servants, African American slaves were

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​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Unlike those in the Chesapeake, New England immigrants

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Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers?

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Berkeley

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Describe what you think town life contributed to the lifestyle of New Englanders; then consider what were the political, economic, and social consequences of the absence of cities in the colonial South.

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Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by

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The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

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​Each of the following multiple choice questions has multiple correct responses. Select the correct responses for each of the following questions. -Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from

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