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The chapter introduction tells the story of the intercolonial Albany Congress to make the point that: |
| | A) | ominous French activities in Europe and the West Indies created a growing recognition that Americans had much in common and needed to unite. |
| | B) | the Iroquois League provided a model of unification that the American colonies adopted when they gained independence. |
| | C) | Benjamin Franklin was both a representative eighteenth-century American and ahead of his time. |
| | D) | Benjamin Franklin's plan of union failed because Americans in the mid-1700s were a diverse and divided people. |
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The three largest groups of non-English immigrants coming to the American colonies in the 1700s were: |
| | A) | Africans, Scots-Irish, and Germans. |
| | B) | Africans, Germans, and Dutch. |
| | C) | Scots-Irish, Dutch, and Africans. |
| | D) | Scots-Irish, Germans, and Dutch. |
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Forces of division in the colonies included all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the issue of loyalty to the British crown. |
| | B) | ethnic and regional differences. |
| | C) | racial and religious differences. |
| | D) | vast distance, poor transportation and poor communications. |
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Why did colonists and immigrants settle the backcountry or frontier in the eighteenth century? |
| | A) | Due to population growth, older rural communities could not absorb additional population. |
| | B) | British imperial policy required the establishment of new towns in the West. |
| | C) | They tried to escape the increasing social diversity of the seaport cities and older rural areas. |
| | D) | Colonies took steps to defend their frontiers against French expansion. |
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Backcountry settlements: |
| | A) | quickly established a social hierarchy that provided consistent local leadership. |
| | B) | relied on churches to maintain law and order. |
| | C) | created cultures based on a strong sense of egalitarianism. |
| | D) | became a new source of land for planters with large contingents of slaves. |
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The colonial seaports were not only centers for overseas trade, they were also places where: |
| | A) | enterprising merchants organized and controlled the commerce of the surrounding region. |
| | B) | religious revivals had their first major effects. |
| | C) | British imperial authority remained visible and strong. |
| | D) | slavery was first outlawed. |
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Unlike slaves on Carolina plantations, those in the Chesapeake: |
| | A) | had less contact with whites. |
| | B) | enjoyed greater autonomy because of the "task system. " |
| | C) | lived on smaller plantations with fewer slaves. |
| | D) | were mostly African-born. |
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Native-born African Americans: |
| | A) | had an advantage over African-born slaves in procuring a wife. |
| | B) | generally got along well with their African-born counterparts. |
| | C) | had a similar mortality to African-born slaves. |
| | D) | remained a clearly distinct segment of the slave community throughout the eighteenth century. |
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The direct influence of the Enlightenment in America was: |
| | A) | widespread, affecting all classes and regions. |
| | B) | widespread, affecting all except the poorest backcountry farmers. |
| | C) | confined mainly to the clergy. |
| | D) | confined mainly to some skilled artisans and elite planters and merchants. |
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The Great Awakening would be best described as: |
| | A) | an intellectual movement, based primarily on new discoveries in science. |
| | B) | a humanitarian movement, which sought to improve the quality of life for the poor. |
| | C) | a rationalist, religious movement, which had its greatest impact among the well-educated in eastern seaboard cities. |
| | D) | an emotional, revivalist movement, which had its greatest impact both in the coastal regions and the backcountry. |
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The Great Awakening caused each of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the creation of a culture of common experience throughout the colonies. |
| | B) | a further division among the regions of colonial North America upon religious grounds. |
| | C) | a revival of the influence of a Calvinist vision of God as terrifying and punishing. |
| | D) | a furthering of the ideals of the Enlightenment. |
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American reservations about English society included all of the following EXCEPT: |
| | A) | anxieties that gross inequalities in wealth would endanger liberty. |
| | B) | rejection of the concept of social hierarchy expressed in the English class structure. |
| | C) | uneasiness over the extravagance and manners of the upper class. |
| | D) | alarm at the corrupt workings of English politics. |
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English and American politics differed in all of the following ways EXCEPT: |
| | A) | unlike England, most colonies had unicameral legislatures. |
| | B) | the electorate in America encompassed a much larger proportion of white, adult males than did England's electorate. |
| | C) | representation was apportioned more fairly and directly in America. |
| | D) | the royal governor lacked the patronage resources of English monarchs and their ministers. |
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British administration of its empire in America was impaired by all of the following difficulties EXCEPT: |
| | A) | the Board of Trade was only an advisory body with no real power. |
| | B) | real authority over the colonies was scattered among an array of agencies, none of which paid much attention to American affairs. |
| | C) | many British officials in America were dishonest, indifferent, and incompetent. |
| | D) | Parliament intervened constantly in colonial affairs, often battling with the monarchy over authority and jurisdiction. |
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Despite any reservations about English society, most colonials liked being English because: |
| | A) | the English government left them alone, giving them the best of being both English and a colonial. |
| | B) | the English government assisted them in finding alternative markets for their goods. |
| | C) | the English government assisted in the creation of domestic industries. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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