Question 1

According to colonial society, who would be a good example of a person who demonstrated virtue?

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A)   A planter who focused on punishing his slaves.
B)   A lower-class farmer struggling to survive.
C)   A planter who served on his or her town council.
D)   A slave who resisted working because he or she wanted to be free.
E)   A planter who bought an extra plot of land to grow more corn.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Oaludah Equiano's life underscored which eighteenth-century theme?

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A)   Slavery was going to continue to grow without the possibility of ending.
B)   It was ironic that some men in the British colonies were slaves while others had their rights expanded.
C)   The British and French empires were on a collision course in North America.
D)   Most Christian ministers opposed the enslavement of Africans.
E)   Slaves accepted their condition of bondage with little to no resistance.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 3

To what extent did freedom of thought and freedom of speech exist in eighteenth-century British America?

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Question 4

The idea of liberalism in eighteenth-century British politics:

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A)   had the same meaning as liberalism in twenty-first-century American politics.
B)   had mainly a civic and social quality.
C)   brought great wealth and power to its main voice, John Locke.
D)   was compatible with inequalities in wealth and well-being.
E)   prompted two eighteenth-century leaders, Joseph McCarthy and Hugh McCarran, to demand independence for Ireland.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

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

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Junípero Serra

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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) led British war effort against FrenchG) Ottawa war leaderH) wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodI) English Enlightenment political philosopherJ) established first library in colonial AmericaK) victim of Zenger's penL) D) and G)
M) A) and I)

Question 7

The British colonies were growing much more rapidly than the mother country.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Explain what one historian meant by this statement: "The growth and prosperity of the emerging society of a free colonial British America . . . were achieved as a result of slave labor."

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Question 10

Tobacco plantations in the Chesapeake region:

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A)   were so profitable that by the mid-eighteenth century their owners became the wealthiest people in British North America.
B)   did not have any slaves on small farms.
C)   helped make the Chesapeake colonies models of mercantilism.
D)   were far less successful than tobacco plantations that developed in the lower southern colonies.
E)   were known throughout the world as models of how slaves should be treated.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 11

The 1741 panic in New York City that led to thirty-four executions was sparked by:

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A)   a series of murders.
B)   the seizing of the armory.
C)   a rally of boisterous Irish.
D)   the imprisonment of twenty free blacks.
E)   a series of fires.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 12

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) led British war effort against FrenchG) Ottawa war leaderH) wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodI) English Enlightenment political philosopherJ) established first library in colonial AmericaK) victim of Zenger's penL) G) and J)
M) A) and D)

Question 13

Olaudah Equiano:

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A)   wrote the eighteenth century's most widely read account by a slave of a slave's own experiences.
B)   was popular with Europeans for telling them that their culture was far superior to that of Africans like himself.
C)   demonstrated in his writings that he perfectly fit the stereotype that blacks were savages incapable of becoming civilized.
D)   led several Central American slave insurrections before his death.
E)   was one of the few children of African-American and Native American descent ever to be the chief of his Indian tribe.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

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

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Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-George Whitefield

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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) led British war effort against FrenchG) Ottawa war leaderH) wrote Sinners in the Hands of an Angry GodI) English Enlightenment political philosopherJ) established first library in colonial AmericaK) victim of Zenger's penL) F) and I)
M) D) and G)

Question 16

Who would Southern colonists have seen as the best candidate for serving as the town's judge?

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A)   A tailor.
B)   A wealthy planter.
C)   A newspaper printer.
D)   A teacher.
E)   A farmer.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

Why did the English government support the establishment of the Georgia colony?

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A)   It wanted to ban slavery.
B)   The English feared a French invasion of the South.
C)   The English government wanted Georgia to serve as a buffer between South Carolina and Spain's Florida.
D)   The English government wanted a colony to grow rice.
E)   It wanted another colony that would focus on tobacco as a cash crop.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

What was the Middle Passage?

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A)   It was the journey from East Africa to West Africa.
B)   It was the third leg of the circular trade route.
C)   It was the voyage across the Pacific Ocean.
D)   It was the second leg of the trans-Atlantic trade.
E)   It was the voyage of indentured servants.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 19

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

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Question 20

What helped spread knowledge and ideas in eighteenth-century colonial cities?

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A)   The creation of museums.
B)   The start of more libraries.
C)   The proliferation of public lectures.
D)   Visiting lecturers from Europe.
E)   The invention of the printing press.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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