Deck 4: The English and the Americans

Question 1

According to the introductory video in section 4.1,most people left England for the American colonies because they were __________.

A) dissatisfied with the status quo
B) targeted during the witch hunts
C) hoping to enter the Anglican Church
D) seeking cures for diseases

Answer 1

dissatisfied with the status quo

Question 2

According to the introductory video in section 4.4,where did Franklin go after he left Boston?

A) Philadelphia
B) Salem
C) Louisbourg
D) New London

Answer 2

Philadelphia

Question 3

The architectural style of Hancock Mansion in Boston shown in the image is modeled after buildings in __________.

A) Spain
B) Russia
C) England
D) France

Answer 3

England

Question 4

Which of the following was the main cash crop grown in the Chesapeake?

A) corn
B) wheat
C) coffee
D) tobacco

Question 5

In contrast to New England,the main source of agricultural labor in the South was provided by __________.

A) prisoners of war
B) African slaves
C) family members
D) hired workers

Question 6

Who published Poor Richard's Almanack?

A) Benjamin Franklin
B) Jonathan Edwards
C) George Whitefield
D) Cotton Mather

Question 7

According to the introductory video in section 4.3,the people accused of witchcraft were perceived as threats to __________.

A) commerce
B) agriculture
C) slavery
D) security

Question 8

Which of the following did Cotton Mather support?

A) inoculation against smallpox
B) dismissal of spectral evidence
C) exonerations for convicted witches
D) separation of religion and politics

Question 9

According to the introductory video in section 4.4,as a teenager,Franklin had a difficult time __________.

A) reading English
B) seeing colors
C) passing exams
D) obeying orders

Question 10

During the Salem witch trials,the __________ made it easier to convict people accused of witchcraft.

A) Great Awakening
B) Treaty of Paris
C) belief in deism
D) use of spectral evidence

Question 11

In colonial America,family farming was the dominant agricultural model in __________.

A) the Chesapeake
B) the Deep South
C) New England
D) the British West Indies

Question 12

The naming of colonies as New York and New Hampshire reflects the American colonists' efforts to __________.

A) sever cultural ties with England
B) re-create the English way of life
C) assert their economic independence
D) challenge royal authority

Question 13

George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards were important figures in the __________.

A) Salem witch trials
B) University of Pennsylvania
C) New England Courant
D) Great Awakening

Question 14

According to the introductory video in section 4.2,life expectancy was the highest in __________.

A) New England
B) England
C) the Deep South
D) the Chesapeake

Question 15

The Great Awakening appealed to people's __________.

A) intellect
B) humor
C) emotions
D) reason

Question 16

Benjamin Franklin engaged in which of the following?

A) warfare
B) witchcraft
C) printing
D) preaching

Question 17

Which of the following was a more pressing concern for the American colonists than for people in England?

A) urbanization
B) pollution
C) Catholics
D) Indians

Question 18

Which of the following characterized life in the southern colonies?

A) high mortality rates
B) low mortality rates
C) small family farms
D) mechanized agriculture

Question 19

The sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" is associated with which of the following?

A) Salem Witch Trials
B) Great Awakening
C) Poor Richard's Almanack
D) Pennsylvania Gazette

Question 20

According to the video in the introduction,which of the following contributed to the breakdown of relations between Britain and the American colonies from 1689 to 1763?

A) racism
B) sexism
C) language
D) distance

Question 21

What accounts for the differences between the northern and southern colonies?

Question 22

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson suggests that __________ may have played a role in witch trials.

A) religious fervor
B) personal grudges
C) political motives
D) cultural misunderstandings

Question 23

Compare relations between Britain and its American colonies in 1689 and in 1763.

Question 24

In the image,the young woman in the bottom right corner (seated at the end of the bench)appears to be a(n)__________.

A) victim of witchcraft
B) pawn of the government
C) spy for the devil
D) angel from heaven

Question 25

Britain returned Louisbourg,which had been seized by the American colonists in 1745,to France in order to expand its empire in __________.

A) Mexico
B) Canada
C) India
D) China

Question 26

When did the Salem witch trials begin?

A) 1492
B) 1592
C) 1692
D) 1792

Question 27

In her confession,Ann Foster stated that the devil promised her __________ if she hurt people.

A) salvation
B) prosperity
C) eternal life
D) absolute power

Question 28

The testimony of Daniel Wescot in the trial of Elizabeth Clawson reveals that they had __________.

A) grown up together in England
B) planned to run away together
C) been previously married
D) a falling out some years ago

Question 29

Where did the Salem witch trials occur?

A) Massachusetts
B) Virginia
C) Pennsylvania
D) Georgia

Question 30

What was witchcraft associated with in colonial America?

A) divine will
B) indigenous rights
C) natural science
D) black magic

Question 31

According to the introductory video in section 4.5,France's defeat in the French and Indian War __________.

A) strengthened ties between France and Britain
B) weakened the British Empire in India
C) strengthened Indian control of New England
D) weakened Indians' ability to keep their land

Question 32

Compare and contrast views on religion held by the following people: Cotton Mather,George Whitefield,Jonathan Edwards,and Benjamin Franklin.

Question 33

In the Salem witch trials,most of those who were accused of witchcraft were __________.

A) slaves
B) men
C) Indians
D) women

Question 34

Which of the following was a new Indian tribe that emerged from an amalgamation of several different tribes?

A) Seminoles
B) Creeks
C) Choctaws
D) Aztecs

Question 35

What did France cede to Britain in the Treaty of Paris that ended the Seven Years' War?

A) Louisiana
B) Canada
C) Florida
D) Texas

Question 36

In the written accounts and image of a witchcraft trial,the people accused of witchcraft were __________.

A) foreigners
B) Indians
C) men
D) women

Question 37

During the witchcraft trials in colonial America,both Elizabeth Clawson and Ann Foster __________.

A) accused others of witchcraft
B) confessed to being witches
C) were accused of being witches
D) were hanged for being witches

Question 38

Benjamin Franklin's political activities led him to spend a lot of time in __________.

A) Canada
B) Britain
C) Russia
D) Spain

Question 39

Benjamin Franklin represented the provincial assembly of which colony in the British Parliament?

A) New York
B) New Jersey
C) Pennsylvania
D) Massachusetts

Question 40

In the Past and Present video in section 4.6,the speaker emphasizes which of the following as the central factor driving people to emigrate,both in the past and today?

A) missionary zeal
B) technological change
C) family tensions
D) economic conditions