Chapter 4: Slavery, Freedom, and the Struggle for empire, to 1763 – Flashcards
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Who would southern colonists have seen as the best candidate for serving as the towns judge?
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A wealthy planter
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Why was the proclamation of 1763 difficult to enforce?
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Most Native American tribes did not agree with the policy
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Georgia was established by James Oglethorpe, who causes included improve conditions for imprisoned debtors and the abolition of?
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Slavery
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A rising demand for sugar, rice, and tobacco led to?
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An increase in the Atlantic slave trade
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Before being captured, slaves in the forest regions of West Africa worshipped?
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Aspects of nature
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The language spoken by African American slaves on rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia during the 18th century was known as?
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Gullah
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John Locke's political philosophy stressed?
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A contrast system between the people and the government
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It is estimate that between ____ percent of adult white men could vote in the 18th century colonial British America
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50 and 80
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The assumption among ordinary people that wealth, education, and social prominence entitled leaders to public office was called?
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Deference
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Ordinary citizens were most likely to debate politics in?
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Taverns
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The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was?
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George Whitefield
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The English finally became too successful in defeating the French in the Seven Years War under the leadership of?
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William Pitt
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With the Peace of Paris 1763?
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France lost its North American Empire
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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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Only a few West African societies participated in the slave trade
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False
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Most of the slaves carried to the New World War destined for mainland North America?
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False
