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

Church of England (Anglican Church)

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.

Describe the role of Jonathan Edwards in the Great Awakening.

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

Education in the southern colonies was

often provided by private tutors.

Describe the role of George Whitefield in the Great Awakening.

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

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

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

Which of the following was not true of the colonial family?

Most social activity took place outside the home.

All of the following are true of the Congregationalists except that

their churches were controlled by bishops.

managed the husbands’ business if the husband was absent.

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

Most members of the middle class owned servants.

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

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

List and describe results of the Great Awakening.

More colleges opened., Churches also underwent many changes., Many were converted to Christianity., Many became interested in missions.

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

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

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