Us History Chapter 3 Quiz

Front 1

According to the economic theory known as mercantilism:

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the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power.

Front 2

As English colonial society became more structured in the eighteenth century, what were the effects on women?

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Women’s work became more clearly defined as tied closely to the home.

Front 3

Bacon’s Rebellion contributed to which of the following in Virginia?

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the replacing of indentured servants with African slaves on Virginia’s plantations

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Bacon’s Rebellion was a response to:

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worsening economic conditions in Virginia.

Front 5

By the eighteenth century, consumer goods such as books and ceramic plates:

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were found in many colonial residents’ homes.

Front 6

Carolina grew slowly until:

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rice as a staple crop was discovered to be extremely profitable.

Front 7

During the colonial era, Philadelphia:

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became home to a varied population of artisans and craftsmen.

Front 8

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

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for carrying indentured German families to America where they would work off their transportation debt

Front 9

How did English rule affect the Iroquois Confederacy?

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After a series of complex negotiations, both groups aided each other’s imperial ambitions.

Front 10

How did the colonial elite view their role in society?

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It meant the power to rule—the right of those blessed with wealth and prominence to dominate others.

Front 11

How did the new Massachusetts charter of 1691 change that colony’s government?

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It made Massachusetts a royal colony rather than under the control of Puritan “saints.”

Front 12

In its early years, Carolina was the “colony of a colony” because its original settlers included many:

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landless sons of wealthy planters in Barbados. Correct

Front 13

In which one of the following ways did England reduce colonial autonomy during the 1680s?

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It created the Dominion of New England, run by a royal appointee without benefit of an elected assembly.

Front 14

Nathaniel Bacon:

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actually was socially closer to the elite than to the indentured servants who supported him.

Front 15

North American crops and products:

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were part of a commercial trade network that knitted together a far-flung empire.

Front 16

Of colonists in British North America, which group was the wealthiest?

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South Carolina rice planters

Front 17

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691:

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it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration, which displeased many Puritan leaders.

Front 18

Pennsylvania’s treatment of Native Americans was unique in what way?

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Pennsylvania purchased Indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies.

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Slave labor in the Chesapeake region increasingly supplanted indentured servitude during the last two decades of the seventeenth century, in part because:

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improving conditions in England reduced the number of transatlantic migrants.

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

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the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time.

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Spain’s laws touching on slavery:

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gave slaves some opportunities to claim rights under the law in Spain’s American empire.

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The Charter of Liberties and Privileges in New York:

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created an elected assembly.

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The first English Navigation Act:

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aimed to wrest control of world trade from the Dutch.

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The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina:

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proposed a feudal society in the New World, complete with hereditary nobility.

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The Glorious Revolution witnessed uprisings in colonial America, including ones in:

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New York and Maryland.

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The separation of church and state:

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existed only in a few colonies.

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The Virginia slave code of 1705:

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specified that slaves were property and subject to the will of their owner and the community at large.

Front 28

To Quakers, liberty was:

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a universal entitlement.

Front 29

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

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sugar

Front 30

What form of behavior did William Penn ban in his Pennsylvania colony?

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swearing

Front 31

What ironic consequence did William Penn’s generous policies, such as religious toleration and inexpensive land, have?

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They contributed to the increasing reliance of Virginia and Maryland on African slave labor.

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What sparked a new period of colonial expansion for England in the mid-seventeenth century?

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the restoration of the monarchy in 1660

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What was one of Pennsylvania’s only restrictions on religious liberty?

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Holding office required an oath affirming a belief in Jesus Christ, which eliminated Jews from serving.

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What was the Covenant Chain?

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an alliance made by the governor of New York and the Iroquois Confederacy

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What was William Penn’s most fundamental principle?

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religious freedom

Front 36

When England took over the Dutch colony that became New York:

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the English ended the Dutch tradition of allowing married women to conduct business in their own names.

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When the Virginia House of Burgesses decreed that religious conversion did not release a slave from bondage:

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it meant that, under Virginia law, Christians could own other Christians.

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Which one of the following fits the description of a person most likely to have been accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century New England?

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a woman beyond childbearing age who was outspoken, economically independent, or estranged from her husband

Front 39

Which one of the following is true of slavery?

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The English word “slavery” derives from “Slav,” reflecting the slave trade in Slavic peoples until the fifteenth century.

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

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By the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands.

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Which one of the following was true of small farmers in 1670s Virginia?

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The lack of good land and corrupt bargains between the governor and the wealthiest tobacco planters made making a living nearly impossible.

Front 42

Which one of the following was true of the colonial elite?

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They controlled colonial government.

Front 43

Who finally ended the Salem Witch trials?

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the Massachusetts governor

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Why did the accusations of witchcraft in Salem suddenly snowball in 1692?

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The only way to avoid prosecution was to confess and name others.

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William Penn was a member of which religious group?

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Quakers