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All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence except

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distinctive ethnic or racial structures

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One feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their

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rapidly growing populations

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As a result of the rapid population growth in colonial America during the 18th century,

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a momentous shift occurred in the balance of power between the colonies and the mother country

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The population growth of the American colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to

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the natural fertility of all Americans

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The average age of the American colonists in 1775 was

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16

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By 1775, which of the following communities could not be considered a city in colonial America

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Baltimore

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By the end of the 1700's, what was the percentage of people living in rural areas of colonial America?

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90%

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With regard to governmental authority, the Scots-Irish colonists

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cherished no love for the British or any other government

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By 1775 the _________ were the largest non-English ethnic group in colonial America

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Africans

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The population on the thirteen American colonies was

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the most diverse in the world, although it remained predominantly Anglo-Saxon

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The most ethnically diverse region of colonial America was ___________ whereas _____________ was the least ethically diverse

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the middle colonies, New England

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In contrast to the 17th century, by 1775 colonial Americans

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had become more stratified into social classes and had less social mobility

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By the mid-1700s, the number of poor people in the American colonies

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remained tiny compared with the number in England

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On the eve of the American Revolution, social and economic mobility decreased, partly because

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some merchants made huge profits as military supporters

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During the colonial era, all of the following peoples created new societies out of diverse ethnic group in America except

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Asians

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All of the following conditions caused many Scots to migrate to Northern Ireland and thence to America except

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Persecution for their Catholic religion

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The Scots Irish can best be described as

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fiercely independent

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When the Scots Irish established a new community, one of the first tasks they undertook was to

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erect a church

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When it came to religion, the Scots Irish

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found it to be a bond that held them together

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The most honored profession in early colonial society was

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ministry

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the least honored profession in early colonial society was

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medicine

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the riches created by the growing slave population in the American South

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were not distributed evenly among whites

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When several colonial legislatures attempted to restrict or halt the importation of slaves, British authorities

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vetoed such efforts

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By the 18th century, the various colonial regions had distinct economic identities; the northern colonies relied on ____________, the Chesapeake colonies relied on ___________, and the southern colonies relied on

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Cattle and grain, tobacco, rice and indigo

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The leading industry in the American colonies was

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agriculture

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One of the surest avenues to speedy wealth in the American colonies was

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a plantation

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The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry

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involved the trading of rum for African slaves

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Of the following, __________ was a secondary economic activity of colonial America

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manufacturing

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Although manufacturing in the colonies was of only secondary importance, they did produce which of the following?

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rum, beaver hats, lumber, iron All of the above

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The major manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the 18th century was

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lumbering

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Which of the following was not considered to be a naval store?

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glass

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One feature of the American economy that strained the relationship between the colonies and Britain was the

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growing desire of Americans to trade with foreign nations

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When the British Parliament passed the Molasses Act in 1733, it intended the act to

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inhibit colonial trade with the French West Indies

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American colonists sought trade with countries other than great Britain

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to make money to buy what they wanted in Britain

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Transportation in colonial America was

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slow by any of the means available

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Colonial American taverns were all of the following except

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frequented mainly by the lower class

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English officials tried to establish the Church of England in as many colonies as possible because

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the church would act as a major prop for kingly authority

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In 1775, the _________ churches were the only two established (Tax-supported churches in colonial America

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Congregational and Anglican

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Match each denomination with the region where each predominated

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Congregational New England Anglican the South Presbyterian the Frontier

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As the Revolution approached Presbyterian and Congregational ministers in general

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supported the revolutionary cause

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By the early 18th century, religion in colonial America was

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Less fervid than when the colonies were established

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The religious doctrines of the Americans held that

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individual free will determined a person's eternal fate

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Match each individual with his or her talent

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Jonathan Edwards Theologian Benjamin Franklin Scientist Phillis Wheatley Poet

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The New Light preachers of the Great Awakening

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delivered intensely emotional sermons

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The Great Awakening

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All of the Above

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The time-honored English ideal, which Americans accepted for some time, regarded education as

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reserved for the aristocratic few

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In colonial America, education was most zealously promoted

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in New England

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Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on

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religion

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The first American college free from determined control was

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University of Pennsylvania

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All of the following contributed to the lack of developed of art and artists colonial America except

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lack of talent among the Americans

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Culture in colonial America

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was generally ignored and unappreciated

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The person most often called the first civilized American was

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Benjamin Franklin

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All of the following are achievements of Benjamin Franklin except

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influential poetry

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The jury's decision in the case of John Peter Zenger, a newspaper printer, was significant because

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it pointed the way to open public discussion

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One political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others was

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self-taxation through representation

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By 1775, most governors of American colonies were

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appointed by the king

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Colonial legislatures were often able to bend the power of the governors to their will because

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colonial legislatures controlled taxes and expenditures that paid the governors' salaries

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In colonial elections

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the right to vote was reserved for property holders

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By the mid-18th century North American colonies shared all of the following similarities except

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complete democracy

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