Which one of the following was not true of indentured servants?

Many worked for the same master for their entire lives.

List and describe results of the Great Awakening.

The church and state became more distinct., Some people developed theories contrary to Scripture., The colonies had an increased desire for personal freedom., The colonies had an increased desire for political freedom.

What was the official church in each of the southern colonies?

Church of England (Anglican Church)

Why did the Puritan Congregationalists adopt the Half-Way Covenant?

2nd generation Puritans didn't accept their parent's faith., Church leaders didn't want the church membership to decrease, 2nd generation Puritans didn't join the church., Church leaders didn't want the church influence to decrease.

Describe the role of George Whitefield in the Great Awakening.

Had an indirect influence in starting several colleges., Preached to thousands of listeners at a time., Wrote a gospel tract for Indians and preached to slaves., Cared for children and founded the Bethesda Orphan House.

All of the following are true of the Congregationalists except that

their churches were controlled by bishops.

What was the result after the Puritan Congregationalists adopted the Half-Way Covenant?

The Puritan church and the Puritan society broke down., Unbelievers were not allowed to take the Lord's Supper., Unbelievers were allowed to be church members and baptized., The Anglican Church gained control in Massachusetts.

Describe the typical education of a child in the middle colonies.

There were fewer schools., Most kids stayed home and learned the basics from parents., Kids were needed to help on the farm, so school was sporadic, Most of the schools were organized by religious groups.

What contributions did the Moravians make to the American colonies?

Influenced church music by using instruments in services., They influenced American church music., Made the greatest missionary effort of the colonial era., Used string, brass, and woodwind instruments in services.

Which of the following is not true of the slave family?

Masters always kept slave families together.

Which one of the following is not true of the Moravians?

They were followers of Martin Luther.

Describe the role of Jonathan Edwards in the Great Awakening.

Preached on justification by faith., His famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”

Which of the following was not true about the middle class?

Most members of the middle class owned servants.

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1
Some colonists sent their sons to school in Europe even after American colleges were founded.
TRUE
FALSE
2
Who was probably the greatest figure of the Great Awakening in Virginia?
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
David Brainerd
Samuel Davies
3
What act provided for local education in Massachusetts?
Magna Carta
Act of Tolerance
Old Deluder Satan Act
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
4
Colonial women usually had the same legal rights as men.
TRUE
FALSE
5
Which one of the following was not true of indentured servants?
Those who ran away often were punished with more service.
They needed their master’s permission to marry.
Many eventually became responsible and self-reliant.
Many worked for the same master for their entire lives.
6
List and describe results of the Great Awakening.
The church and state became more distinct.
Some people developed theories contrary to Scripture.
The colonies had an increased desire for personal freedom.
The colonies had an increased desire for political freedom.
7
What was the official church in each of the southern colonies?
Congregationalist
Church of England (Anglican Church)
Enlightenment Church
Unitarian Church
8
Why did the Puritan Congregationalists adopt the Half-Way Covenant?
2nd generation Puritans didn't accept their parent's faith.
Church leaders didn't want the church membership to decrease
2nd generation Puritans didn't join the church.
Church leaders didn't want the church influence to decrease.
9
Which man started a college in a log cabin?
Samuel Davies
Jonathan Edwards
William Tennent
Gilbert Tennent
10
Harvard college remained faithful to the biblical purposes of the Puritans who founded it.
FALSE
TRUE
11
The Jews had limited religious freedom, even in the middle colonies.
TRUE
FALSE
12
Colonial grammar schools provided teaching in philosophy, Latin, and Greek.
TRUE
FALSE
13
Describe the role of George Whitefield in the Great Awakening.
Had an indirect influence in starting several colleges.
Preached to thousands of listeners at a time.
Wrote a gospel tract for Indians and preached to slaves.
Cared for children and founded the Bethesda Orphan House.
14
Members of the Church of England in America were called Congregationalists.
FALSE
TRUE
15
The Half-Way Covenant improved the spiritual influence of the Puritan churches.
TRUE
FALSE
16
What two languages besides English were often taught in colonial grammar schools?
Russian, Chinese
Spanish, Portuguese
English, Italian
Greek, Latin
17
What was the only school of higher education in the southern colonies?
Harvard
Yale
William and Mary
Dartmouth
18
All of the following are true of the Congregationalists except that
they adopted the Half-Way Covenant.
their churches were controlled by bishops.
believed it was their duty to build a Christian society.
they were of Puritan background.
19
Slaves had to work about twice as long each day as other workers of the colonial era.
FALSE
TRUE
20
German religious group that printed America’s first German Bible
Moravians
Dunkers
Unitarians
Anglicans
21
What religious movement denied the doctrine of the Trinity?
deism
Enlightenment
Moravian
Unitarianism
22
Who was the author of the “Blue-Backed Speller”?
Noah Webster
Samuel Davies
Jonathan Edwards
George Whitefield
23
What type of servant came from Europe hoping to find a friend or relative to pay the passage?
slave
apprentice
indentured servant
redemptioner
24
Each Anglican church served an area called a parish.
TRUE
FALSE
25
Besides the Great Awakening, what other movement influenced the colonies in the 18th century?
the plague
Renaissance
Enlightenment
Anarchism
26
The apprenticeship system was used only by lower-class people.
FALSE
TRUE
27
What was the result after the Puritan Congregationalists adopted the Half-Way Covenant?
The Puritan church and the Puritan society broke down.
Unbelievers were not allowed to take the Lord's Supper.
Unbelievers were allowed to be church members and baptized.
The Anglican Church gained control in Massachusetts.
28
Describe the typical education of a child in the middle colonies.
There were fewer schools.
Most kids stayed home and learned the basics from parents.
Kids were needed to help on the farm, so school was sporadic
Most of the schools were organized by religious groups.
29
What contributions did the Moravians make to the American colonies?
Influenced church music by using instruments in services.
They influenced American church music.
Made the greatest missionary effort of the colonial era.
Used string, brass, and woodwind instruments in services.
30
People in colonial America usually learned Greek, Latin, and natural philosophy in
dame school.
high school.
college.
grammar school.
31
What English preacher was instrumental in furthering the Great Awakening?
George Whitefield
David Brainerd
Samuel Davies
Jonathan Edwards
32
Few early colonists believed in the supernatural works of God.
FALSE
TRUE
33
The Enlightenment encouraged people to trust their own thinking rather than biblical teaching.
FALSE
TRUE
34
What is the name for a household in which the father is the head over everyone?
patriarchy
anarchy
monarchy
oligarchy
35
The Moravians were welcomed to Georgia, where they assisted in defense against the Indians.
TRUE
FALSE
36
The Great Awakening resulted in many converts and the growth of churches.
FALSE
TRUE
37
Which of the following is not true of the slave family?
Masters always kept slave families together.
Slave moms couldn't care for their own kids during the day.
Slaves grew their own food and earned $ by selling some.
The family helped slaves endure the hardships of slavery.
38
Common schools that taught children to read, write and also offered advanced studies.
grammar schools
universities
apprenticeships
dame schools
39
Grammar schools were often run by single or widowed women in private homes.
TRUE
FALSE
40
Which one of the following is not true of the Moravians?
They settled in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.
They were greatly involved in missionary activity.
They were followers of Martin Luther.
They did not believe in fighting.
41
What notorious event occurred in Massachusetts that included a legal process?
Declaration of Independence
Great Awakening
Enlightenment
Salem Witch Trials
42
What agreement in 1662 allowed the unsaved children of Puritans to become church members?
Great Awakening
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Act of Tolerance
Half-Way Covenant
43
Many German settlers attended the Anglican churches.
FALSE
TRUE
44
Anglicanism was the dominant religion in the middle colonies.
FALSE
TRUE
45
The official church in the southern colonies was the
Congregational Church.
Anglican Church.
Presbyterian Church.
Moravian Church.
46
Describe the role of Jonathan Edwards in the Great Awakening.
Preached on justification by faith.
His famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
47
Which one of the following groups was not welcomed by other settlers in the middle colonies?
Moravians
Anglicans
Quakers
Jews
48
Pastor at Northampton, Massachusetts
Samuel Davies
David Brainerd
Jonathan Edwards
William Tennent
49
Which of the following was not true about the middle class?
Most members of the middle class owned land and homes.
Members of the middle class could climb the social ladder.
The middle class included shopkeepers and carpenters.
Most members of the middle class owned servants.
50
Which revivalist preached “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
David Brainerd
Samuel Davies
George Whitefield
Jonathan Edwards
51
Most colonial children first learned to read from a hornbook.
FALSE
TRUE
52
What were schools that met in the homes of widows or single women?
grammar schools
elementary schools
universities
dame schools
53
What was the first institution of higher learning in the colonies?
the log cabin college
Harvard College
Princeton College
Northwest Nazarene University
54
The father played a strong role in the ideal colonial family.
TRUE
FALSE
55
What was the American revival that began in the 1720s called?
Enlightenment
Great Awakening
Great Depression
the IDK Revival
56
George Liele and David George were two strong leaders for black Christians in America.
FALSE
TRUE
57
Massachusetts was a leading colony in the provision of education for its children.
TRUE
FALSE
58
Describe the typical education of a child in the southern colonies.
Wealthy southerners hired tutors who lived with the family.
Wealthiest southerners sent their kids to boarding schools.
Some wealthy planters joined together to hire a schoolmaster
There were fewer schools.
59
God created the universe but lets the laws of nature function without His intervention:
Deism
Anglicanism
Unitarianism
Congregationalism
60
Which of the following men founded an orphanage in Georgia?
George Whitefield
Jonathan Edwards
William Tennent
Samuel Davies
61
List and describe results of the Great Awakening.
Many were converted to Christianity.
Churches also underwent many changes.
More colleges opened.
Many became interested in missions.
62
What movement of the 1700s exalted science and reason as the only reliable ways to find truth?
Unitarianism
deism
Great Awakening
Enlightenment
63
The Moravians were active in missionary outreaches to the Indians.
FALSE
TRUE
64
King’s College, Brown University, and Dartmouth College were all a result of the Enlightenment.
TRUE
FALSE
65
What “book” did colonial children use to learn the alphabet and other simple lessons?
hornbook
the Bible
the internet
the newspaper
66
Unitarians disagreed with deists primarily because deism recognized the occurrence of miracles.
FALSE
TRUE
67
Describe the typical education of a child in the New England colonies.
Kids learned Greek, Latin, math, rhetoric, and philosophy.
Children learned to read and write.
Other subjects and private schools were added later.
Took place at home, in dame schools, or in grammar schools.
68
George Whitefield preached a well-known sermon entitled “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.”
FALSE
TRUE
69
What English preacher spoke to large outdoor crowds during the Great Awakening?
Samuel Davies
Jonathan Edwards
William Tennent
George Whitefield
70
The middle and southern colonies had fewer schools than New England.
TRUE
FALSE
71
Harvard and many of the other early colleges in the colonies were founded to train preachers.
FALSE
TRUE
72
Which of the following was not true of the colonial family?
Most social activity took place outside the home.
The home was the center of economic activity.
Parents were responsible for their children’s education.
The home often acted as a church and a hospital.
73
The Great Awakening fostered a desire for political freedom among the colonists.
TRUE
FALSE
74
What religious philosophy denied that miracles occurred?
Unitarianism
deism
Enlightenment
Moravian
75
The log college was influential in spreading revival throughout the middle colonies.
FALSE
TRUE
76
A devoted missionary to the Indians
David Brainerd
Jonathan Edwards
Samuel Davies
Noah Webster
77
Wrote the “Blue-Backed Speller”
Samuel Davies
David Brainerd
William Tennent
Noah Webster
78
The Great Awakening began in New England as a result of the preaching of Jonathan Edwards.
TRUE
FALSE
79
What system allowed young men in the colonies to learn a trade?
deism
patriarchy
apprenticeship
enlightenment
80
What was the denominational name of the New England Puritans?
Anglicans
Moravians
Congregationalists
Unitarians
81
Members of a religion especially strong among some American intellectuals
Moravians
Anglicans
Unitarians
Dunkers
82
Members of the official church in every southern colony
Unitarians
Dunkers
Anglicans
Moravians
83
Education in the southern colonies was
often provided by private tutors.
commonly available to all children.
paid for by taxes collected by the government.
usually suited for the needs of the lower classes.
84
What people (such as the Faneuil and Hancock families) made up the colonial upper class?
aristocrats
redemptioners
Moravians
apprentices
85
Virginia preacher during the Great Awakening
David Brainerd
Jonathan Edwards
William Tennent
Samuel Davies
86
Describe the role of William Tennent in the Great Awakening.
Trained fifteen young men, who spread the revival.
Trained his son Gilbert, who spread the revival.
87
The colonists were not widely concerned with strict social classes.
FALSE
TRUE
88
Colonial women
did little farm work.
were allowed little influence in the home.
had the same legal rights as men.
managed the husbands’ business if the husband was absent.
89
Why was the Great Awakening needed in the colonies?
People were uninterested in spiritual things.
Southern churches were growing faster than northern churches
The government was closing the churches.
Catholicism was spreading rapidly through the colonies.
90
German settlers who followed the early reformer John Huss
Anglicans
Moravians
Unitarians
Jews
91
The Puritans printed the first German Bible in America.
FALSE
TRUE
92
What social class formed the core of colonial society?
lower class
History class
upper class
middle class
93
George Whitefield preached to crowds in open fields.
TRUE
FALSE
94
Which German settlers were followers of the early reformer John Huss?
Seperatists
Moravians
Congregationalists
Pilgrims
95
Who was the best-known missionary to the Indians following the revival?
Billy Graham
David Brainerd
David Zeisberger
the Moravians
96
Group of people often limited in freedom by Protestant colonists
Jews
Moravians
Dunkers
Anglicans
97
Started a college in a log cabin
Jonathan Edwards
David Brainerd
William Tennent
Samuel Davies
98
Which one of the following is not true of Harvard College?
It was founded by the Puritans.
It was founded to train doctors and lawyers.
Named for a minister who left his estate to the school.
It was the first college in the colonies.
99
Describe the role of Samuel Davies in the Great Awakening.
A major leader of the Awakening in the southern colonies.
Perhaps the greatest American pulpit orator of his day.
100
The family was the center of colonial life.
TRUE
FALSE
101
What young missionary to the Indians died while working to further the Great Awakening?
David Brainerd
George Whitefield
Jonathan Edwards
Samuel Davies

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