Which of these BEST describes the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s?

The witchcraft hysteria that was short-lived .

The "Middle Passage" referred to

the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.

The Great Awakening placed emphasis on

an individual's religious experience, not church doctrine.

The system that made the greatest contribution to mercantilism was the

system of slavery due to cheap labor

How was the Stamp Act different from earlier taxes imposed on the British colonies?

direct tax to be paid at time of purchase of all paper items

Quakers, Catholics, and Puritans were represented in these colonies respectively?

Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts

The Powhatan Indians of the early 17th century could BEST be described as

having a confrontational relationship with British settlers.

Middle Colonies were known for

religious tolerance and ethnic diversity

Preachers of the Great Awakening would have been most likely to give a sermon focusing on

repenting of one's sins in order to be saved from damnation.

The Committees of Correspondence were important because they

kept the colonists informed of action of Parliment

Triangular Trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries succeeded in

introducing new cultures into the Americas.

The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT

the renewed persecution of witches.

The New England Colonies were initially created for

freedom to practice the Puritan faith

American colonies were most angered by the taxes imposed on them by Britain because

the colonists they had no say in the taxation.

King Phillip's War led by Chief Metacom was due to

British settlers encroaching(moving) on their land

Mercantilism was based on this principle

benefit the mother country with favorable balance of trade

Which statement BEST describes an effect of the British policy of Salutary Neglect?

The colonists wanted independence to govern themselves

During the Enlightenment Period, emphasis was placed on

logic and reasoning, not religious doctrine

The House of Burgesses differed from the Mayflower Compact, and town meetings as

1st representative government; next two , self government

The Proclamation of 1763 made the colonists angry because

Colonists couldn't move west of the Appalachian mountains

As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,

France lost its possession up to the Mississippi River

Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by

enacting a series of laws known as the Intolerable Acts

Which goods did Great Britain pass a direct tax on that led to boycotts?

newspapers, wills, licenses and other paper products

The House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and town meetings all reflect

forms of governments in the colonies

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1
Which of these BEST describes the Salem Witch Trials of the late 1600s?
Thousands of people left Massachusetts
Hundreds of people were put to death because of witchcraft.
The witchcraft hysteria that was short-lived .
A greater sense of religious freedom swept in New England.
2
The "Middle Passage" referred to
the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory
the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.
the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to Kansas.
3
Economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies differed due to
level of the education of their citizens.
differences in their colonial governments.
geographic conditions
customs of the immigrants.
4
The Great Awakening placed emphasis on
social mobility
an individual's religious experience, not church doctrine.
logic and scientific reasoning, not religious doctrine
individualism
5
The system that made the greatest contribution to mercantilism was the
indentured servants because they worked free for 7 years
Native Americans because they were farmers
headright system because people bought land
system of slavery due to cheap labor
6
This group kept the public informed in every colony about abuse of colonial rights by Britian
The Redcoats
Committees of Correspondence.
Minutemen.
The Daughters of the American Revolution
7
Which of these had the BIGGEST impact on the system of mercantilism in the 1600's?
the development of the cotton gin
colonization of the Americas
American revolutions
the development of the steam engine
8
How was the Stamp Act different from earlier taxes imposed on the British colonies?
Revenue collected was given to the colonists
It was only enforced in the southern colonies.
The colonists didn't pay it
direct tax to be paid at time of purchase of all paper items
9
Quakers, Catholics, and Puritans were represented in these colonies respectively?
Virginia, Maryland, and New York
Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Maryland
Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Massachusetts
Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts
10
These American women were famous for boycotting British goods
Daughters of Liberty
Women of the Revolution
Molly Pitchers
National Organization of Women
11
The Powhatan Indians of the early 17th century could BEST be described as
being destroyed by a genocidal assault by the Spanish
cooperating closely with the French against the British.
forced from their lands by settlers and moved to Oklahoma.
having a confrontational relationship with British settlers.
12
Middle Colonies were known for
an oligarchy
religious tolerance and ethnic diversity
a direct democracy
federalism
13
Preachers of the Great Awakening would have been most likely to give a sermon focusing on
the evils of the institution of slavery in the South
the rights of man.
Enlightenment thought.
repenting of one's sins in order to be saved from damnation.
14
The Committees of Correspondence were important because they
informed the Loyalists unaware of the plans of the king
gave account of negotiations in the Continental Congress
kept the colonists informed of action of Parliment
kept Parliament informed about the plans of the colonists
15
Religious movement played a key role in developing democratic thought and individual freedom
Manifest Destiny
Restorationism
the Era of Good Feelings
the Great Awakening
16
Triangular Trade in the 17th and 18th Centuries succeeded in
spreading the Industrial Revolution throughout the world
preventing the transatlantic slave trade.
introducing new cultures into the Americas.
propagating new plant species in America and Europe.
17
A lot of trade was conducted at port cities in the Middle Colonies. Two of the largest were
New York and Philadelphia
Virginia and Maryland
Rhode Island and Maine
Boston and New York
18
The First Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT
the renewed persecution of witches.
separatism and secession from established churches
emphasis on individual religious experience with God
independent reasoning regarding religion and government .
19
France and Great Britain's clash at Hudson River Valley over _____ led to French and Indian War
France was facing severe urban overcrowding.
people's desire to escape the French Revolution.
a great trading post
the success of earlier colonies in Louisiana
20
The "Sons of Liberty" were formed in the 1760s primarily as a reaction to
the Boston Massacre
the Stamp Act.
the French and Indian War.
the Treaty of Paris, 1783
21
The New England Colonies were initially created for
diverse communities
freedom to practice the Puritan faith
fur trade
economic opportunities
22
American colonies were most angered by the taxes imposed on them by Britain because
the colonists felt they were endangered by the Spanish.
the colonists they had no say in the taxation.
most colonists did not consider themselves British subjects
very few colonists were making enough money to be taxed
23
King Phillip's War led by Chief Metacom was due to
the Native Americans wanted to run the settlers away
British settlers encroaching(moving) on their land
the chief loving an English settler
the New England settlers wanted to rule them
24
Mercantilism was based on this principle
English colonies would lose their right to representation.
a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers .
benefit the mother country with favorable balance of trade
colonists were taxed by the king to pay for their protection
25
Which statement BEST describes an effect of the British policy of Salutary Neglect?
American colonists stopped sending raw materials to England
The colonists wanted independence to govern themselves
Colonial governors became more powerful than assemblies.
Parliament increased military supervision of the colonies
26
During the Enlightenment Period, emphasis was placed on
individualism
logic and reasoning, not religious doctrine
social mobility
religious doctrine
27
The House of Burgesses differed from the Mayflower Compact, and town meetings as
1st representative government; next two , self government
Last two representative government; 1st on democracy
1st one self government; next two representative government
1st two representative government; last one self government
28
Lack of frontier security were key factors in what 1676 uprising?
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
Stono Rebellion
Bacon's Rebellion
29
Navigation Acts restricted the colonies to trading with Great Britain and other colonies.
Condition of liberalism
Condition of imperialism.
Condition of capitalism.
Condition of mercantilism.
30
The Proclamation of 1763 made the colonists angry because
it passed a tax on items such as newspapers and contracts
it took away their representation in Parliament.
it forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers.
Colonists couldn't move west of the Appalachian mountains
31
As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,
most of Spain's New World empire was transferred to France.
France lost its possession up to the Mississippi River
New York was returned to the French .
the British gained Florida and Canada.
32
Roger Williams, a Puritan and a dissenter, founded Rhode Island because he was for
westward expansion o the colonies
women's suffrage
separation of church and state
abolition(ending of) slavery
33
This convinced many undecided colonists to fight for independence from Great Britain .
The Declaration of Independence
Common Sense
The Wealth of Nations
Declaration of the Rights of Man
34
Britain responded to the Boston Tea Party by
putting the participants in prison
enacting a new set of taxes known as the Townshend Acts.
"tarring and feathering" the colonial leaders of Boston.
enacting a series of laws known as the Intolerable Acts
35
What was the first representative assembly in the English colonies in 1619?
Mayflower Compact
House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
New England town meeting
36
Which goods did Great Britain pass a direct tax on that led to boycotts?
tea and syrup
sugar, rum, and molasses
newspapers, wills, licenses and other paper products
weapons and bullets
37
The first Africans to be brought to British North America landed in which colony?
South Carolina
Georgia
New York
Virginia
38
The House of Burgesses, the Mayflower Compact and town meetings all reflect
Columbian exchange
forms of governments in the colonies
a monarchy government
religious tolerance
39
What product brought about economic stability in the early years of the Virginia colony?
cotton
tobacco
gold
indigo
40
The Southern Colonies was established for
religious freedom
ethnic diversity
separation of religion and governent
economic gain

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