HIST 101: Chapter 4
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5. What did the British acquire from the Netherlands in the Treaty of Utrecht of 1713?
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the right to transport slaves from Africa to Spain's New World colonies
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Which of the following is a true statement about the Atlantic slave trade's effect in West Africa?
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It helped lead to the rise of militarized states in West Africa, whose large armies preyed upon their neighbors in order to capture slaves.
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In the Chesapeake region, slavery:
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rapidly became the dominant labor system after 1680
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The development of rice plantations in South Carolina:
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led to a black majority in that colony by the 1730s.
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The task system:
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assigned slaves daily jobs and allowed them free time upon completion of those jobs.
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Georgia was established by James Oglethorpe, whose causes included improved conditions for imprisoned debtors and the abolition of:
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slavery.
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The participants in South Carolina's Stono Rebellion:
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included some who apparently had been soldiers in Africa.
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The 1741 panic in New York City that led to 34 executions was sparked by:
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a series of fires.
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During the eighteenth century, British patriotism:
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celebrated individual freedom and the rule of law.
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The British concept of liberty:
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included both formal restraints on authority and a collection of specific rights.
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"Republicanism" in the eighteenth-century Anglo-American political world emphasized the importance of ____________ as the essence of liberty.
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active participation in public life by property-owning citizens
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John Locke's political philosophy stressed:
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a contract system between the people and the government.
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The idea of liberalism in eighteenth-century British politics:
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was compatible with inequalities in wealth and well-being.
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How did colonial politics compare with British politics?
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Colonists tended to agree with the British that owning property was related to having the right to vote.
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Property qualifications for holding office:
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meant that the landed gentry wielded considerable power in colonial legislatures.
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"Salutary neglect" meant:
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British governments left the colonies largely alone to govern themselves.
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The most successful colonial governors
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used their appointive powers and control of land grants to win allies in colonial legislatures.
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Which issue divided colonial governors appointed by the king and legislatures elected by colonists?
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To deal with a scarcity of gold and silver coins, legislatures supported printing paper money despite opposition from the governors.
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John Peter Zenger's libel trial:
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probably would not have ended in his acquittal if he had attacked someone other than the colonial governor.
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The American version of the Enlightenment:
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had no impact on religion.
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Deists shared the ideas of eighteenth-century European Enlightenment thinkers, namely that:
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science could uncover God's laws that governed the natural order.
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Awakening?
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Its more subdued style of preaching appealed to a wider audience than the older, bombastic style employed by the Puritans.
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The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was:
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George Whitefield.
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The French in North America:
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included a significant number of Nova Scotians who relocated to southern Louisiana, creating the group known as Cajuns.
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The English finally became successful in defeating the French in the Seven Years' War under the leadership of:
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William Pitt.
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What did Neolin tell his people they must reject?
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European technology and material goods
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Pontiac's Rebellion:
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although named for an Ottawa warrior, owed its origins as much to the teachings of a religious prophet.
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What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763?
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to bring stability to the colonial frontier
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What did the Paxton Boys demand?
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that the Indians be removed from Pennsylvania
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Who drafted the Albany Plan of Union?
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Benjamin Franklin
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years' War?
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strengthened pride among American colonists about being part of the British empire
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Some contemporaries spoke of British America as a "rising empire" that would one day eclipse the mother country in population and wealth.
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TRUE
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The transatlantic slave trade was not a vital part of world commerce.
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FALSE
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Africans had experience cultivating rice in Africa and helped the English settlers grow it in the South.
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TRUE
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HIST 101: Exam 1