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Chapter 5 Quiz
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During the 1700s, the population of the colonies
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grew only as fast as immigrants came to North America.
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grew rapidly in all segments of society.
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stagnated because of continuing wars with France.
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Much of the colonies' population growth was caused by colonists'
unquenchable need for laborers, both free and unfree.
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payment for the passage for any immigrants to come to America.
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promise of freedom of religion and self-government.
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All of the above
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The settlement pattern for both Scotch-Irish and German immigrants was primarily
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in the New England colonies.
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in the cheap land in the backcountry from Pennsylvania to Georgia.
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in the land that was formerly French.
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The term "middle passage" describes
an enslaved person's journey from inland areas to African ports.
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the voyage from African ports to the New World.
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the journey from Caribbean auction houses to plantations.
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the return voyage of the slave ship from the Caribbean back to Africa.
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What set of factors shaped the economy of colonial America?
An abundance of land, labor, and capital
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A lack of land, labor, and capital
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A lack of land and labor, but an abundance of capital
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A lack of labor and capital, but an abundance of land
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An industrious revolution is a
change in the way people work and organize their households to produce goods that can be sold, so that they can have the money to buy the things they want.
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slow and steady increase in the demand for and purchase of consumer goods.
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capitalist system in which buyer and seller agree to a set price for a specific manufactured item or items.
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period of increased production due to workers only working harder and longer than they had previously.
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In what areas of colonial America would you be more likely to find enslaved people organized into "gangs?"
South Carolina rice plantations
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New England ports
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Virginia tobacco plantations
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Pennsylvania wheat farms
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Under the original charter issued to James Oglethorpe, what was banned from Georgia?
Weapons and rum
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Enslaved people and liquor
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Tobacco and fur trading
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Prisons and Catholicism
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Which colony could be said to have the most diverse economy–engaging in activities from shipbuilding to agriculture to lumbering?
Massachusetts
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Pennsylvania
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Maryland
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South Carolina
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In what group of colonies would enslaved people most likely be able to retain more of their culture and language?
New England
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Middle
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Chesapeake
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Lower South
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As a result of revolts in the early 1700s in America,
British colonies halted the importation of enslaved Africans.
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all urban enslaved people were shipped to the rural South.
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colonies enacted stricter slave codes and punishments.
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Indentured servants replaced enslaved people as the main source of labor.
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The Enlightenment was a
philosophical movement that claimed that experience more than anything else could provide answers to the problems of architecture and science.
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transatlantic philosophical and intellectual movement that held that the universe could be understood and improved by the human mind.
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belief that supernatural phenomena could best be explained as the work of God.
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transatlantic religious and social movement that held that all people were born sinners, equal in the sight of God.
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People who were influenced by the Enlightenment tended to
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be God-fearing, sinners, and religious.
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favor rational thinking that improved society.
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believe that mathematics and science would reveal solutions to their problems.
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Which of the following was
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Religion in the colonies was strengthened.
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Religious denominations were factionalized.
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A divide emerged between wealthy, educated colonists and poor, undereducated colonists.
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New educational institutions, such as Columbia and William and Mary, were established.
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What lasting effect did the Great Awakening have on colonial society?
It brought debates over enslavement to the forefront.
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It caused a rift between northern and southern colonies.
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It prompted individuals to make personal choices about religion.
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It united the colonies against the Anglican Church.
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What did young Alexander Hamilton's narrative illustrate?
The English government had a great deal of control over people's lives.
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Intelligence did not matter in the New World.
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The New World offered relative freedom to white people.
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Early exposure to the trafficking of enslaved people made many people support it.
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What did the John Peter Zenger newspaper court case establish?
An immediate precedent for America in which government officials could be publicly criticized
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An immediate guarantee of freedom of the press for all
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Strong libel laws, which limited public criticism of government official
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That the government could shut down critical newspapers
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Which is an example of a manufactured good that was made more available during the consumer revolution?
Mirrors
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Lightbulbs
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Prefabricated houses
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Books
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What impact did the Enlightenment have on organized religion?
New atheist organizations formed and had large followings.
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Organized religion declined a great deal in colonial America.
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Many pastors rejected its ideals.
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Many pastors were receptive to its ideals of moderation and rationalism.
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Why did elites, such as Benjamin Franklin, begin forming libraries in the early eighteenth century?
To fight against Enlightenment ideals
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To provide benefits for other elites
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To improve the "common good" and encourage self-improvement
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To encourage everyone to learn Latin
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Who was George Whitefield?
An itinerant minister who helped spark the Great Awakening
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An itinerant minister who fought for the abolition of slavery
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A minister who fought against the Great Awakening
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A prominent Mason who encouraged people to socialize outside of religious settings
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How did consumer behavior compare on both sides of the Atlantic during the early eighteenth century?
It was similar. People on both sides consumed new and more goods.
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It was similar. People on both sides cut back in response to recessions
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It was different. People in America consumed new and more goods.
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It was different. People in Europe consumed new and more goods.
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Published in 1776, _______ argued for the prominence of free markets and free labor and maintained that increased wealth, and therefore the ability to purchase material goods, would encourage hard work.
The Wealth of Nations
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Two Treatises of Government
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Poor Richard's Almanac
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The Invisible Hand
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Map 5-3: Commerce and Culture in Philadelphia, ca. 1760
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The middle colonies' close ties to the African trade
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Low literacy rates in the middle colonies
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The growth of a vibrant urban culture in the United States during the eighteenth century
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The effect of the Great Awakening on American culture
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Most of the African immigrants to the English colonies settled in the middle colonies.
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Enslaved women bore enough children to naturally increase the enslaved population of the colonies.
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Out of necessity, white northern settlers had a more diversified economic base than white southern settlers.
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In general, the middle colonies exhibited the least amount of difference between the poorer and richer colonists.
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New England's shipbuilding industry spurred economic development in related businesses.
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The New Gentility
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