Deck 3: Society and Culture in Provincial America

Question 1

In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, medical practitioners

A)became increasingly professionalized during this period.
B)had little or no knowledge of sterilization.
C)grew to understand the link between bacteria and infection.
D)were nearly all males.
E)rejected purging and bleeding as medical techniques.

Answer 1

had little or no knowledge of sterilization.

Question 2

In the seventeenth century, the great majority of English immigrants who came to the Chesapeake region were

A)slaves.
B)women.
C)convicts.
D)indentured servants.
E)religious dissenters.

Answer 2

indentured servants.

Question 3

During the seventeenth century, the Royal African Company of England

A)deliberately restricted the supply of slaves to the North American colonies.
B)lowered the prices for slaves to increase their sale in the North American colonies.
C)sent the majority of its enslaved Africans directly to the Chesapeake colonies.
D)would only ship adult African men in the slave trade.
E)stopped importing slaves directly from Africa.

Answer 3

deliberately restricted the supply of slaves to the North American colonies.

Question 4

In the seventeenth century, white women in colonial Chesapeake

A)generally married later than in England.
B)generally had a longer life expectancy than their husbands.
C)rarely engaged in premarital sex.
D)averaged one pregnancy for every two years of marriage.
E)bore an average of four children apiece.

Question 5

In colonial New England Puritan communities, women

A)were not highly valued.
B)were considered to be socially equal to males.
C)were expected to be major contributors to the family.
D)could not be official members of the church.
E)were more likely to become pregnant before marriage than in the South.

Question 6

By 1775, the non-Indian population of the English colonies was about

A)one million.
B)two million.
C)four million.
D)six million.
E)eight million.

Question 7

By 1700, English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery because

A)of a declining birthrate in England.
B)of worsening economic conditions in England.
C)indentured servants generally refused to work in the southern colonies.
D)the English government had come to discourage the practice of indenture.
E)colonial parliaments passed laws improving the status of indentured servants.

Question 8

Compared to women in colonial Chesapeake, New England women

A)were more likely to become widows.
B)were more likely to have their family remain intact.
C)had fewer children.
D)had much less legal authority in their marriages.
E)lost their husbands earlier in life.

Question 9

The term middle passage refers to the movement of enslaved Africans

A)from the coastal regions of colonies to their interiors.
B)from Africa to Europe.
C)from the Caribbean to the mainland colonies.
D)between individual North American colonies.
E)from Africa to the New World.

Question 10

Most seventeenth-century English migrants to the North American colonies were

A)aristocrats.
B)religious dissenters.
C)laborers.
D)commercial agents.
E)landowners.

Question 11

In colonial New England Puritan communities, the family was

A)highly valued.
B)expected to be under the authority of women.
C)marked by relatively loose parental supervision.
D)both highly valued and expected to be under the authority of women.
E)neither highly valued nor expected to be under the authority of women.

Question 12

In colonial New England,

A)strict parental control made premarital sexual relations almost nonexistent.
B)choosing a spouse independent of a parent's wishes was common.
C)dowries were a common feature of marriage.
D)widows tended not to remarry.
E)gender equality was reinforced by the prevailing culture.

Question 13

In English North American colonies, the application of slave codes was based on race and

A)nothing more.
B)religion.
C)laboring skills.
D)origin of birth.
E)economic status.

Question 14

In comparing the colonial societies of Spanish America and English America, people of mixed races

A)had a higher status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
B)had a higher status than pure Africans in English America.
C)had a lower status than pure Africans in Spanish America.
D)had a higher status than pure Africans in both Spanish and English America.
E)had a lower status than pure Africans in both Spanish and English America.

Question 15

During the seventeenth century, English colonists in the Chesapeake saw

A)women significantly outnumber men.
B)a life expectancy for men of about forty years.
C)few single adults.
D)eight out of ten children dying in infancy.
E)an increasingly unbalanced sex ratio.

Question 16

The estimated total number of Africans forcibly brought to all of the Americas as slaves is

A)four million.
B)seven million.
C)eleven million.
D)nineteen million.
E)twenty-six million

Question 17

All of the following were characteristics of the English indenture system EXCEPT

A)most indentured servants received land upon completion of their contracts.
B)contracts for indenture generally lasted four to five years.
C)the presence of indentured servants was a source of social unrest.
D)female indentured servants were typically not allowed to marry while under contract.
E)female indentured servants constituted one-fourth of the total arrivals.

Question 18

In regards to colonial life expectancy during the seventeenth century,

A)backcountry settlers had a similar life expectancy as settlers in coastal areas.
B)life expectancy was highest in the southern colonies.
C)one in two white children in the Chesapeake died in infancy.
D)men had a shorter life expectancy than women.
E)life expectancy in New England was unusually high.

Question 19

What statement regarding slavery in English North America in 1700 is FALSE?

A)There were about 25,000 slaves in the colonies.
B)Blacks outnumbered whites in some colonies.
C)There were twice as many black men as black women.
D)The demand for slaves led to a steady rise in the prices paid for them.
E)Blacks were heavily concentrated in a few southern colonies.

Question 20

The seventeenth-century medical practice of deliberately bleeding a person was based on

A)Calvinist religious doctrine.
B)scientific experimentation and observation.
C)evidence that it helped in the recovery from illness.
D)practices acquired from Indians.
E)the belief that a person needed to maintain a balance of different bodily fluids.

Question 21

The percentage of blacks living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was approximately

A)one-fourth (25%).
B)one-third ( 33%).
C)one-half (50%).
D)three-fourths (75%).
E)nine-tenths (90%).

Question 22

The Stono Rebellion

A)led to the death of dozens of white Virginian colonists.
B)saw slaves in South Carolina attempt to escape from the colony.
C)led to the banning of the slave trade in Maryland.
D)prompted Georgia to strengthen its laws on slavery.
E)led planters to resume hiring indentured servants for their labor needs.

Question 23

The first plantations in colonial North America emerged in the tobacco-growing areas of

A)New York and New Jersey.
B)North Carolina and South Carolina.
C)Georgia and South Carolina.
D)Delaware and Pennsylvania.
E)Virginia and Maryland.

Question 24

Commerce in colonial America relied in large part on

A)barter.
B)paper currency.
C)gold.
D)silver.
E)credit.

Question 25

Seventeenth-century southern plantations

A)enabled planters to control their markets.
B)tended to be rough and relatively small.
C)used many more slaves than indentured servants.
D)rarely saw the landowner do any manual labor.
E)created few new wealthy landowners.

Question 26

Which statement about colonial America is TRUE?

A)Birth patterns and life expectancy were similar throughout New England and the Chesapeake.
B)The population characteristics of colonial America were quite similar to England.
C)To be classified as black, one had to have at least one African-American parent.
D)There were more colonial American Catholics than Protestants.
E)The diversity of the American population was its most enduring and distinctive feature.

Question 27

By the mid-eighteenth century, a distinct colonial merchant class came into existence because of

A)the abolishment of the British Navigation Acts.
B)the development of a substantial colonial manufacturing industry.
C)illegal colonial trade in markets outside of the British Empire.
D)ready access to manufactured goods.
E)All the answers are correct.

Question 28

In the North American colonies, mulatto children were

A)regarded as white by the white society.
B)rejected by the rest of the slave community.
C)rarely produced.
D)rarely recognized by their white fathers.
E)freed at birth.

Question 29

During the eighteenth century, rising consumerism in the American colonies was encouraged by

A)increasing class distinctions within society.
B)the association of material possessions with personal virtue and refinement.
C)increased access to consumer credit.
D)both increasing class distinctions within society and the association of material possessions with personal virtue and refinement.
E)neither increasing class distinctions within society nor the association of material possessions with personal virtue and refinement.

Question 30

Which statement about the economy of the northern colonies is TRUE?

A)Conditions for farming were more favorable than in the southern colonies.
B)Planters were more likely to rely on slave labor.
C)Agriculture was not the dominant industry of the economy.
D)New England was able to develop several major export crops.
E)Agriculture was more diverse than in the southern colonies.

Question 31

Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE?

A)Field hand was the predominant occupation of both male and female slaves.
B)Some slaves on larger plantations learned trades and crafts.
C)Skilled slaves were at times hired out to other planters.
D)A few slaves were able to buy their freedom.
E)Colonial slave codes forbade teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.

Question 32

The most common form of resistance by enslaved Africans to their condition was

A)arson.
B)destruction of crops.
C)running away.
D)subtle defiance or evasion of their masters.
E)poisoning of food.

Question 33

Industrialization in colonial America was hampered by

A)English parliamentary regulations.
B)a small domestic market.
C)an inadequate labor supply.
D)an inadequate transportation network.
E)All the answers are correct.

Question 34

The first significant metals industry in the colonies was developed for the metal

A)steel.
B)iron.
C)gold.
D)silver.
E)brass.

Question 35

In the "triangular trade" the North American colonies primarily contributed

A)manufactured goods.
B)sugar.
C)raw materials.
D)gold dust.
E)slaves.

Question 36

Which statement regarding the lives of slaves in colonial North America is TRUE?

A)Most slaves worked as house servants.
B)Whites rarely intruded upon the conventions of black society.
C)Slaves had no opportunity develop their own society or culture.
D)Slave religion was a blend of Christianity and African folklore.
E)Slaves hardly ever resisted their masters.

Question 37

The seventeenth-century tobacco economy of the Chesapeake region

A)was concentrated on many small farms with few slaves.
B)went through numerous boom-and-bust cycles.
C)often saw production not meet demand.
D)saw planters cut back on production as a way of raising prices.
E)saw prices rise steadily throughout the period.

Question 38

Rice production in colonial America

A)was very difficult and unhealthy work.
B)relied largely on free white labor.
C)was a new crop to most Africans.
D)was found mostly in the Chesapeake colonies.
E)mostly occurred in inland regions.

Question 39

In the seventeenth century, most colonial families

A)owned spinning wheels or looms.
B)were self-sufficient.
C)did not own a plow.
D)grew and processed their own grain.
E)used wagons to transfer goods to market.

Question 40

The largest contingent of immigrants during the colonial period were the

A)French Huguenots.
B)Scotch-Irish.
C)Moravians and Mennonites.
D)Irish Catholics.
E)Palatinate Germans.

Question 41

"Primogeniture" refers to the

A)right to vote.
B)passing of property to the firstborn son.
C)tending of a servant's indenture.
D)arrangement of authority within New England assemblies.
E)practice of granting land only to those assured of salvation.

Question 42

In the eighteenth century, religious toleration in the American colonies

A)flourished due to the diversity of practices brought by settlers.
B)was unmatched in any European nation.
C)was enhanced because no single religious code could be imposed on any large area.
D)grew despite laws establishing the Church of England as the official colonial religion.
E)All the answers are correct.

Question 43

In the English colonies, Jews

A)had their largest community in Rhode Island.
B)did not live in most of the colonies.
C)enjoyed considerable toleration.
D)could not practice their religion openly anywhere.
E)could not vote or hold office.

Question 44

The Great Awakening of the 1730s and 1740s

A)began as a call for young men to become ministers.
B)had particular appeal with women and young men.
C)alienated traditional New England Puritans.
D)failed to take root in southern colonies.
E)helped to smooth differences within existing congregations.

Question 45

In the English colonies, Roman Catholics

A)suffered their greatest persecution in Maryland.
B)made up a large minority population of most colonies.
C)were officially illegal.
D)were generally well treated.
E)suffered their greatest persecution in the Carolinas.

Question 46

The story of the witchcraft trials in Salem

A)was unique in the history of colonial New England.
B)saw the original accusers recant their charges.
C)led to prison terms, but no executions.
D)was evidence of a decline in religious fervor.
E)almost resulted in the revocation of Massachusetts's charter.

Question 47

"Jeremiads" refer to

A)a measurement of wealth.
B)community experiments.
C)sermons.
D)witchcraft.
E)town meetings.

Question 48

By the 1770s, the two largest port cities in colonial North America were

A)Philadelphia and New York.
B)Boston and Newport.
C)Philadelphia and Charleston.
D)New York and Boston.
E)Boston and Charleston.

Question 49

A leading figure of the Great Awakening, Jonathan Edwards preached

A)highly orthodox Puritan ideas.
B)the possibility of easy salvation.
C)that women should join the ministry.
D)that the ideas of predestination were outmoded for the times.
E)salvation through good works.

Question 50

After the Bible, the first widely circulated publications in colonial America were

A)political pamphlets.
B)hymnals.
C)almanacs.
D)historical writings.
E)drinking songs.

Question 51

Over time, tensions in Puritan New England communities developed as a result of

A)population growth.
B)the practices of land inheritance.
C)calls for gender equality.
D)both population growth and the practices of land inheritance.
E)both population growth and calls for gender equality.

Question 52

All of the following Americans made important contributions to Enlightenment thought EXCEPT

A)James Madison.
B)Benjamin Franklin.
C)Thomas Jefferson.
D)John Locke.
E)Thomas Paine.

Question 53

Class divisions in colonial North American cities were

A)sharper than in corresponding European cities.
B)more real and visible than in rural places.
C)essentially nonexistent.
D)weaker in the North than in the South.
E)smoothed over by church and social registers.

Question 54

Eighteenth-century Enlightenment thought

A)emphasized the importance of religious faith.
B)rejected most religious thought.
C)had little influence on American intellectual thought.
D)challenged concepts such as "natural laws."
E)suggested that people had considerable control over their own lives.

Question 55

In the outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria that marked New England colonial life, those accused were most commonly

A)not members of the church.
B)criminals.
C)indentured servants.
D)women of low social position.
E)Indians or slaves.

Question 56

In the 1760s, the Revolutionary crisis in English North America began in cities because

A)the majority of the population lived in urban areas.
B)cities were the centers of intellectual information.
C)rural populations had few grievances with the crown.
D)city inhabitants tended to be rowdier than their rural counterparts.
E)All the answers are correct.

Question 57

The Church of England was the official faith in

A)New Jersey.
B)Massachusetts.
C)Virginia.
D)Connecticut.
E)all of the colonies.

Question 58

George Whitefield is to be associated with the

A)growth of American Catholicism.
B)founding of the American Baptist Church.
C)Quakers.
D)Great Awakening.
E)Enlightenment.

Question 59

In the mid-1600s, New England Puritan ministers began preaching against the decline of

A)family.
B)piety.
C)community.
D)freedom.
E)tolerance.

Question 60

In Puritan New England, participation in town meetings was limited to

A)all land-owning adults.
B)"selectmen."
C)adult males who were church members.
D)all church members.
E)land-owning males.

Question 61

Most indentured servants came to the colonies voluntarily.

Question 62

Fewer than five percent of African slaves imported to the Americas arrived first in the English colonies.

Question 63

The wide availability of reading material in colonial America was the result of

A)colonial laws which protected freedom of speech in the printed word.
B)high rates of men who attended college.
C)the Stamp Act of 1765.
D)the invention of the printing press in the early 1700s.
E)high rates of male literacy.

Question 64

The first newspaper in colonial America, Publick Occurrences, was published in 1690 in

A)New York.
B)Boston.
C)Philadelphia.
D)Baltimore.
E)Charleston.

Question 65

Indentured servants were forbidden to marry until their term of service was over.

Question 66

The first American college was

A)Columbia.
B)Harvard.
C)Yale.
D)William and Mary.
E)Princeton.

Question 67

In the seventeenth century, it was easy for women to enter the medical field as midwives.

Question 68

By the late seventeenth century, European and African immigrants outnumbered natives along the Atlantic coast.

Question 69

In the Chesapeake region, traditional patterns of male authority gradually took root during the seventeenth century.

Question 70

Indentured servitude developed out of practices in England.

Question 71

Race was the only factor in determining whether a person was subject to the slave codes.

Question 72

Immigration was the most important factor for long-term English colonial population growth.

Question 73

Black workers did not become generally available in British North America until the early part of the eighteenth century.

Question 74

Life expectancy in New England was higher than in England and in the rest of British North America.

Question 75

Which statement regarding colonial higher education is TRUE?

A)Most colleges were founded by religious groups.
B)Colonists placed a low value on any formal education.
C)Parliament regulated the establishment of American colleges.
D)Most colonial colleges accepted female students.
E)Most colonial leaders after 1700 went abroad to study.

Question 76

In the early seventeenth century, the legal status of slaves was ambiguous and fluid.

Question 77

Medical evidence suggests that bleeding a patient could assist in recovery from an illness.

Question 78

Most blacks who came to the English colonies in North America came directly from Africa.

Question 79

Skin color was the only factor in determining whether a person was subject to slave codes.

Question 80

The verdict of the 1735 libel trial of New York publisher John Peter Zenger

A)increased freedom of the press in the colonies.
B)restricted the ability of the press to report on government affairs.
C)resulted in the closure of several colonial newspapers.
D)ruled that criticisms by the press, even if factually accurate, were libelous.
E)banned all printed attacks on the King or Parliament in the colonies.