Question 1

In the seventeenth century, it was easy for women to enter the medical field as midwives.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The proportion of all blacks in the colonies living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was over

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A)   one-fourth.
B)   one-third.
C)   one-half.
D)   three-fourths.
E)   nine-tenths.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

By 1700, English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery in part because

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A)   of a declining birthrate in England.
B)   of worsening economic conditions in England.
C)   landowners in the southern colonies became less capable of paying indentured servant wages.
D)   the English government had come to discourage the practice of indenture.
E)   colonial parliaments passed laws improving the status of indentured servants.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Compared to women in colonial Chesapeake, New England women

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A)   were more likely to become widows.
B)   were more likely to have their family remain intact.
C)   had fewer children.
D)   had much less legal authority in their marriages.
E)   lost their husbands earlier in life.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The witchcraft trials in Salem

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A)   were unique in the history of colonial New England.
B)   saw the original accusers recant their charges.
C)   led to prison terms, but no executions.
D)   provided evidence of a decline in religious fervor.
E)   almost resulted in the revocation of Massachusetts's charter.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

Parliament passed the Iron Act in 1750 to encourage colonial production of this metal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

French Calvinists were referred to as ________.

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The answer of French Calvinists were referred to as ________....

Question 8

The most numerous of the non-English European immigrants to British North America were the Scots-Irish.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true?

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A)   Most colleges were founded by religious groups.
B)   Colonists placed a low value on any formal education.
C)   Parliament regulated the establishment of American colleges.
D)   Most colonial colleges accepted female students.
E)   Most colonial leaders after 1700 went abroad to study.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

Cotton Mather promoted the use of inoculation against the disease ________.

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The answer of Cotton Mather promoted the use of inoculation...

Question 11

In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the Chesapeake region were

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A)   slaves.
B)   women.
C)   convicts.
D)   indentured servants.
E)   religious dissenters.F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

All of the following Americans made important contributions to Enlightenment thought EXCEPT

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A)   James Madison.
B)   Benjamin Franklin.
C)   Thomas Jefferson.
D)   John Locke.
E)   Thomas Paine.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Because of their concentration on cotton, most southern plantations grew highly reliant on small towns and cities for their supplies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

By 1776, what proportion of white males were literate in colonial America?

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A)   less than a quarter
B)   about a third
C)   just less than half
D)   more than half
E)   almost allF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Commerce in early colonial America relied in large part on

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A)   barter.
B)   paper currency.
C)   gold.
D)   silver.
E)   credit.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

In the Chesapeake region, traditional patterns of male patriarchy began to experience a revival by the early eighteenth century.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most indentured servants came to the colonies voluntarily.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most outstanding Great Awakening preacher was New England Congregationalist ________.

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The answer of The most outstanding Great Awakening preacher was...

Question 19

The dreaded journey in which captured Africans were transported to the Americas to be sold as slaves was called the ________.

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The answer of The dreaded journey in which captured Africans...

Question 20

Describe the technological status of eighteenth-century Americans by examining the development and limits of technology.

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French Calvinists were referred to as ________.

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