Deck 3: The Anglo-Saxon Core and Ethnic Antagonism

Question 1

How did the Anglo-Saxon core become dominant?

Answer 1

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Question 2

Explain the elements of ascetic Protestantism.

Answer 2

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Question 3

Explain the French contribution to the legal tenets of the Anglo-Saxon core.

Answer 3

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Question 4

Explain how capitalism fosters the use of less expensive ethnic labor.

Question 5

Relations among ethnic groups only rarely involve relations of superordination and subordination.

Question 6

The English settlers who came to America were a "pure" stock that had not been blended with other European ethnic stocks.

Question 7

The English settlers dominated numerically for the first two centuries after the initial colonists had settled.

Question 8

Unlike today, early settlers in America did not demand that immigrants speak English.

Question 9

Much like today, the early colonists in America were worried about the erosion of the Anglo-Saxon core.

Question 10

The French provided the substance to American law; the English, the broad philosophical tenets.

Question 11

American law represents a blending of French and English legal traditions.

Question 12

After the Revolution freed the colonies from the English Crown, the dynamic capitalism that emerged depended upon inexpensive and subordinated ethnic labor.

Question 13

There was always a disjuncture in early America between constitutional principles and actual practices in local communities.

Question 14

Public schooling was an essential part of America from the very beginning.

Question 15

The early public schools in America were created in order to "Americanize" ethnic immigrants.

Question 16

Early private schools in America became the model for the creation of public schools.

Question 17

Public schools emerged in America primarily for economic reasons rather than as vehicles for "Americanizing" immigrants.

Question 18

The emergence of private Catholic schools counteracted the dominance of northern European values and beliefs.

Question 19

From the beginning, there was religious tolerance in America.

Question 20

English traditions constrained how all religions were practiced.

Question 21

Religious tolerance was not so much an ideal that early American settlers pursued as a necessity in order to reduce the conflict.

Question 22

It can be said that the American economy in its early years ran on sources of inexpensive labor.

Question 23

Even today, with two-hundred years of immigration, the descendants of the Anglo-Saxon core hold elite positions in disproportionate numbers.

Question 24

Those that have assimilated into the Anglo-Saxon core have done better economically than those who have not.

Question 25

Abolitionist pressures to free slaves created a sense of threat in both the South and North.

Question 26

The Anglo-Saxon core has remained impervious to other cultures.

Question 27

In the 17^th and 18^th centuries, Africans were enslaved and Native Americans conquered because their freedom posed a threat to the Anglo-Saxon core.

Question 28

White ethnic populations that adopted the Anglo-Saxon core did not fare any better than either African Americans, Native Americans, or Mexican Americans.

Question 29

The disproportionate representation of Anglo-Saxon descendants in elite positions has served to reinforce Anglo-Saxon beliefs, cultural climate, and institutional policies in American society.

Question 30

The establishment of Anglo-Saxon culture and institutional structures in America did not force other cultures and institutional systems to adopt Anglo-Saxon ways.

Question 31

English settlers were able to dominate Native Americans because they arrived in America with more developed institutional structures.

Question 32

Tolerance for non-Protestants in America was not high, but not lower than the tolerance of various Protestant churches toward each other.

Question 33

English religious traditions dictated how the religious traditions of non-English Protestants and non-Protestants were to be tolerated in post-Revolutionary America.

Question 34

The schools established after the Revolution incorporated into the curriculum the social and cultural realities of non-European immigrants.

Question 35

The system of private schools that existed before the American Revolution was a basis for promoting the "Americanization" of immigrants in the 19^th and 20^th centuries.

Question 36

The post-Revolutionary establishment of a constitutional democracy in America eliminated the discriminatory treatment of ethnic populations.

Question 37

The economic development and exploitation of land and natural resources in America increased the prosperity of England.

Question 38

The dominant systems of symbols in America-language, values, and laws-trace their roots to the early German settlers.

Question 39

The number and variety of languages brought to America by European immigrants transformed society into a bilingual environment.

Question 40

Despite the European origin of early immigrants, English became the language for identifying a person as an "American."

Question 41

In the United States, Anglo-Saxon culture and institutions dictate what other ethnic populations must become.

Question 42

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates that non-Hispanic whites will be a minority by the year 2045.

Question 43

Because of their distinctive and different cultural traditions, it was difficult for Germans to adapt to English culture and institutions.

Question 44

Which is not a part of the "ethnic complex" comprising the Anglo-Saxon core?

A) white skin
B) northern European stock
C) Protestant religion
D) English cultural traditions

Question 45

Which is not a Protestant-inspired value?

A) individualism
B) hard work
C) material success
D) collectivism

Question 46

Which ethnic population from the British Isles was the smallest before 1800?

A) English
B) Scots
C) Welsh
D) Irish

Question 47

At the close of the 18^th century, what percentage of the American population was British Isle in origin?

A) around 40 percent
B) almost 80 percent
C) around 60 percent
D) more than 90 percent

Question 48

Which was the largest non-British Isle ethnic population before 1800?

A) Germans
B) Scandinavians
C) Dutch
D) French

Question 49

Which is the least related to early capitalism in America?

A) slavery
B) killing of Native Americans
C) controlling the French advance
D) conquest of the Southwest

Question 50

"Ascetic Protestantism" does not emphasize which of the following?

A) accumulation of wealth
B) hard work and profit making
C) discipline and efficiency
D) rational pursuit of temptations

Question 51

Which was the most important reason for the creation of English settlements in America?

A) to create new patterns of commerce
B) to escape religious persecution
C) to arrest the French and Spanish advance
D) to search for quicker passage to India

Question 52

Which is the least correct statement about core legal tenets of the cultural core (p. 51)?

A) Substantive law is dominated by English tenets.
B) Broad constitutional principles are heavily influenced by French philosophy.
C) Rights to property are central ideas in much English law.
D) Correspondence between constitutional principles and laws has always been high.

Question 53

Which element in the American political system is more English than French in origin?

A) emphasis on decentered power
B) emphasis on equality
C) emphasis on justice
D) emphasis on checks and balances

Question 54

Which was not a goal of early American schools?

A) to Americanize all immigrants
B) to teach diversity and tolerance
C) to teach religious values
D) to teach the virtues of capitalism

Question 55

For which type of population of immigrants would discrimination most likely result in membership in the lower socioeconomic classes?

A) small, highly identifiable with entrepreneurial resources
B) large, with white skin
C) large and non-white with few resources
D) both b and c

Question 56

Which ethnic population posed a threat to the Anglo-Saxon core?

A) Germans
B) Scandinavians
C) freed slaves
D) all of the above, to some extent

Question 57

When the carriers of the Anglo-Saxon core are threatened by the arrival of new ethnic groups, __________ is their least likely response.

A) accommodation
B) prejudice
C) discrimination
D) all are equally likely

Question 58

Which will be the second largest ethnic population by the year 2045?

A) African Americans
B) Asians
C) Latinos
D) a and c will be about the same

Question 59

Which comes first in the cycle of discrimination against immigrants by the carriers of the Anglo-Saxon core?

A) prejudice
B) identifiability
C) threat
D) discrimination

Question 60

Germans and Scandinavians were able to adapt to the Anglo-Saxon core because

A) they spoke English.
B) they were hard workers.
C) they were Protestants and from northern Europe.
D) they kept to themselves.

Question 61

Ethnic groups pose a threat to the Anglo-Saxon core because

A) they want to displace the Anglo-Saxon core.
B) they bring different languages, beliefs, and symbol systems with them to America.
C) they are white and "Anglo-looking."
D) all of the above.

Question 62

The descendants of Anglo-Saxons have maintained their control of the cultural climate in American society because

A) they have the military power to support them.
B) ethnic populations do not have an interest in shaping the cultural climate.
C) they hold a disproportionate number of elite positions in American society.
D) all of the above

Question 63

The establishment of Anglo-Saxon culture and institutional structures

A) forced other cultures and institutional systems to adopt Anglo-Saxon ways.
B) encouraged cultural pluralism.
C) did not serve as an advantage for members of the Anglo-Saxon core.
D) none of the above

Question 64

Native Americans were not able to compete with the English settlers because

A) they were lazy.
B) they were interested in only hunting and gathering.
C) their institutional structures were not as developed as those of the English settlers.
D) they were small in numbers.

Question 65

The religious character of post-Revolutionary America was shaped by

A) English religious traditions.
B) collaborative relations between Protestants and non-Protestants.
C) Catholicism and Judaism.
D) French Catholicism and constitutional principles.

Question 66

The schools in America starting in the 18^th century were characterized by

A) open doors for all non-Protestant immigrants.
B) opportunities for slaves.
C) WASP-oriented, Eurocentric curricula.
D) tolerance for diversity.

Question 67

The transportation of commercial capitalism to the colonies emphasized

A) greater collaboration with Native Americans.
B) private property.
C) elimination of slavery.
D) all of the above.

Question 68

The early economic structures in America were dedicated to

A) protecting religious freedom.
B) extracting raw materials.
C) providing markets for finished goods.
D) both b and c

Question 69

Today, which is the largest minority group in America?

A) African Americans
B) Asians
C) Mexican Americans
D) all Latinos combined

Question 70

The primary reason for early settlers to come to America was

A) to get rid of surplus population.
B) to seek adventure.
C) to win in competition with the Spanish.
D) to pursue economic opportunities.

Question 71

Which of the following is not part of the Anglo-Saxon core?

A) Protestant-inspired work values
B) dark skin
C) English cultural traditions
D) Protestant religious beliefs

Question 72

Puritanism emphasized

A) moral temptation.
B) a leisurely approach to work.
C) discipline and hard work.
D) interest in possessions.

Question 73

The phrase __________ is used to denote an ethnic complex of northern European stock, institutions, and core values.

Question 74

The first colonists were primarily from _________.

Question 75

The __________ were the largest non-British Isle population among the early colonists.

Question 76

The legal tenets of freedom, equality, and justice come primarily from __________ culture and institutions.

Question 77

When an immigrant population is large and identifiable, it will usually be seen as a __________ to the dominant population.

Question 78

The first schools in America were _________ schools.

Question 79

The __________ and northern __________ heritage of Germans and Scandinavians facilitated their assimilation into the Anglo-Saxon core.

Question 80

Ethnic persons who adapt to Anglo-Saxon institutions can reduce the discrimination against them if they are __________ and _________.