Question 1

The majority of African slaves coming to the New World

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A)   went to English North America.
B)   were delivered to South America and the West Indies.
C)   came to New England.
D)   were brought by the Dutch.
E)   died before reaching their destination.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

The Half-Way Covenant

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A)   allowed full communion for all nonconverted members.
B)   strengthened the distinction between the elect and all others.
C)   brought an end to the jeremiads of Puritan ministers.
D)   resulted in a decrease in church members.
E)   allowed the children of unconverted existing members to be baptized but not full members of the church.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Assess the validity of the following statement, "democracy in church government led logically to democracy in political government."

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Question 4

All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except

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A)   it weakened the distinction between the elect and others.
B)   it maintained the original formula for church membership.
C)   it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations.
D)   it increased the numbers of church members.
E)   women became the majority in the Puritan congregations.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

For those Africans who were sold into slavery, the middle passage can be best described as

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A)   the trip from the interior of Africa to the coast.
B)   the easiest part of their journey to America.
C)   the journey from American parts to their new homes.
D)   the gruesome ocean voyage to America.
E)   None of theseF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

It was atypical of colonial New England adults to

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A)   marry late and have no children.
B)   be unable to read and write.
C)   arrive in New England unmarried.
D)   die before becoming grandparents.
E)   live solitary lives.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies.In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

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The economies of New England and the sou...

Question 8

Write your definition of racism.Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism.

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Racism is the belief that one race is su...

Question 9

The combination of Calvinism, soil, and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?

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A)   Energy
B)   Stubbornness
C)   Self-reliance
D)   Resourcefulness
E)   All of these choicesF) A) and B)
G) A) and D) E

Question 10

Puritans refused to recognize a woman's separate property rights because

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A)   of the short life span of New England women.
B)   they worried that such rights would undercut the unity of married persons.
C)   New England families were so rare.
D)   there was so little land available.
E)   All of theseF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-family stability

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Question 12

The early "slave codes" in colonial America

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A)   defined slavery as lifetime servitude.
B)   defined slavery as inheritable servitude.
C)   usually forbade whites from teaching slaves to read or write.
D)   provided that slaves who converted to Christianity must be granted their freedom.
E)   applied to indentured servants as well.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Yankee ingenuity

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Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-indentured servitude

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Question 15

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women?

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A)   Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves.
B)   After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families.
C)   Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters.
D)   Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies.
E)   Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 16

For their labor in the colonies, indentured servants received all of the following except

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A)   passage to America.
B)   a suit of clothes.
C)   a few barrels of corn.
D)   a headright.
E)   at times, a small parcel of land.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 17

Write your definition of mass hysteria.Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria.

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Mass hysteria can be defined as a phenom...

Question 18

In 1650, males in the Chesapeake area competed for the affections of the extremely scarce women, whom they outnumbered nearly

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A)   six to one.
B)   ten to one.
C)   fifteen to one.
D)   twenty to one.
E)   There is no statistical data.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C) A

Question 19

During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that

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A)   the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites.
B)   African slaves cost too much money.
C)   in some areas families formed too slowly.
D)   Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies.
E)   families procreated too slowly.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above D

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-slave codes

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Slave codes were laws established in the...

Exam 4: American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

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Compare and contrast the economies, geography and climate, mortality rates, sex ratios, and family relationships of New England and the southern colonies.In which of the two regions would you have preferred to live? Why?

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Write your definition of racism.Then use this definition to argue that the origin of slavery in colonial America was or was not primarily the result of white European racism.

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The combination of Calvinism, soil, and climate in New England resulted in the people there possessing which of the following qualities?

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -family stability

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Write your definition of mass hysteria.Then use this definition to argue that the Salem witchcraft episode was or was not a simple case of mass hysteria.

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