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US midterm pt.2
Where were the Huguenots from?
The Huguenots came from _____.
US midterm pt.2
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1
The Huguenots came from _____.
France
Northern Ireland
Germany
Holland
2
Where were the Huguenots from?
Scotland
France
Germany
Holland
3
Which document was filled with witty sayings, including some that we still use today?
New South Primer
Poor Richard’s Almanack
New England Primer
Old Deluder Satan Act
4
Where was the Old Deluder Satan Act passed?
New England
The Frontier
Middle Colonies
The South
5
What group became known as Congregationalists?
Anglicans
Quakers
Presbyterians
Puritans
6
What was a major reason for Scots-Irish and German immigrants to come to America?
They were seeking adventure
They were looking for better jobs
They wanted gold
They wanted religious freedom
7
Where did most Lutherans come to America from?
France
Germany
Holland
Scotland
8
What were dame schools?
College prep schools for girls
Private schools run by tutors
Plantation schools in the South
Village schools in New England
9
Which group was followers of the teachings of John Huss?
Congregationalists
Moravians
Mennonites
Separatists
10
What was the most important part of a colonial service?
Scripture reading
Congregational singing
The pastoral prayer
The sermon
11
Colonial architecture was borrowed from which country?
England
Spain
France
Ireland
12
Rice was grown in which colonial region?
The Frontier
New England
The South
Middle Colonies
13
Who were the followers of a Dutch teacher who stressed the importance of a holy, simple life? (ex. Amish)
Lutherans
Presbyterians
Mennonites
Congregationalists
14
Why did women in America marry earlier than European women?
Life expectancy was shorter
There were more men than women
Parents were more lenient
There were more women than men
15
Which group was also known as the Society of Friends?
Lutherans
Huguenots
Baptists
Quakers
16
Cotton Mather was a well-known _____ in the colonies.
businessman
preacher
governor
merchant
17
What was the first book published in America?
Bay Psalm Book
Poor Richard’s Almanack
New England Primer
Algonquin Bible
18
What was the first religious group to settle in America?
Presbyterians
Pilgrims
Quakers
Baptists
19
Instruction regarding Christian beliefs is called _____.
Catechism
Charter
Indenture
Literacy
20
The Pennsylvania Dutch were from _____.
Italy
Germany
Denmark
Holland
21
Why were epidemics in the colonies more common in the 18th century?
New diseases arrived from Europe
Crowded cities helped to spread diseases
Indians spread new diseases
Medical knowledge was declining
22
How many questions did we get right?
26-35
19-25
36-40
<18
23
What was the most influential religious group in colonial America?
Lutherans
Anglicans
Quakers
Puritans
24
Who was the author of Poor Richard’s Almanack?
John Copley
Cotton Mather
George Whitefield
Benjamin Franklin
25
Which one of these foods was already in North America when the Europeans came?
Bananas
Coffee
Melons
Corn
26
Who was the English evangelist who preached in both Britain and the colonies?
George Whitefield
Roger Williams
Jonathan Edwards
George Fox
27
Why did Puritans emphasize education for their children?
So they could study classical literature
To prepare them for their careers
So they could read the Bible
To help fight the Indians
28
Which of the following men began the religious group called the Quakers?
Roger Williams
Gilbert Tennent
George Fox
George Whitefield
29
The New England Primer was a _____.
novel
law
textbook
hymnbook
30
What was the largest group of Anabaptists?
Mennonites
Amish
Presbyterians
Baptists
31
Where did Scots-Irish and German settlers live?
In the big cities
In the backcountry
Coastal areas
New England
32
From what did Puritans want to “purify” the Church of England?
Government interference in church affairs
Run-down buildings
Corrupt priests
Catholic-like ceremonies
33
Which of the following was NOT an epidemic that seriously reduced the population of New England?
Polio
Diphtheria
Dysentery
Smallpox
34
How did infant death rates in America compare to those in Europe?
They were about the same
They were higher than in Europe
American infant death rates were the highest in the world
They were lower than in Europe
35
Which denomination did not allow infant baptism?
Catholic
Baptist
Presbyterian
Anglican
36
Who founded what is considered the first Baptist church in America?
Gilbert Tennent
Roger Williams
George Fox
John Eliot
37
Which Protestant denomination generally opposed the Great Awakening?
Anglican
Presbyterian
Dutch Reformed
Baptist
38
Where did the custom of wearing powdered wigs come from?
France
Russia
England
Spain
39
Where was the center of Roman Catholicism in America?
New Jersey
Virginia
Maryland
Pennsylvania
40
Who became the leader of the Great Awakening in New England?
Samuel Davies
Gilbert Tennent
Theodore J. Frelinghuysen
Jonathan Edwards
41
Which of the following was NOT characteristic of early colonial settlers?
More children survived than in Europe
What you ate depended on your income
All houses followed a standard pattern
Settlements generally flourished