History 121(CW) – Chapter 4 – Flashcards
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During the eighteenth century, colonial assemblies:
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became more assertive.
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Deists shared the ideas of eighteenth-century European Enlightenment thinkers, namely that:
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science could uncover God's laws that governed the natural order.
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Which of the following was true of Georgia?
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Colonists sought self-government to gain the right to introduce slavery.
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Why was slavery less prevalent in the northern colonies?
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The small farms of the northern colonies did not need slaves.
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In the eighteenth century, the Spanish empire in North America:
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rested economically on trading with and extracting labor from surviving Native Americans.
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Slave resistance in the eighteenth century:
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included rebellions in both northern and southern colonies that led to the deaths of several of those involved in planning the conspiracies.
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Which issue divided colonial governors appointed by the king and legislatures elected by colonists?
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To deal with a scarcity of gold and silver coins, legislatures supported printing paper money despite opposition from the governors.
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How did colonial politics compare with British politics?
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Colonists tended to agree with the British that owning property was related to having the right to vote.
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Which of the following was a consequence of the Seven Years' War?
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strengthened pride among American colonists about being part of the British empire
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Which one of the following did NOT contribute to the expansion of the public sphere during the eighteenth century?
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the founding of the California missions
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How did John Locke reconcile his belief in natural rights and his support for slavery?
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He believed that the free individual in liberal thought was the propertied white man.
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As slave society consolidated in the Chesapeake region, what happened to free blacks?
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They lost many of their rights.
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All of the following statements are true of the Atlantic trade in the eighteenth century EXCEPT:
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Although important, slave-grown crops actually accounted for only a small portion of the value of the trade.
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Which one of the following statements about slaves in the Chesapeake is FALSE?
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Slave communities remained distinctly African in culture.
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Which one of the following statements is NOT true of the slave trade in the eighteenth-century Atlantic world?
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Slightly more than half of slaves from Africa were taken to mainland North America (what became the United States).
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In the Chesapeake region, slavery:
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rapidly became the dominant labor system after 1680.
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Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Awakening?
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Its more subdued style of preaching appealed to a wider audience than the older, bombastic style employed by the Puritans.
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Which of the following is a true statement about the Atlantic slave trade's effect in West Africa?
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It helped lead to the rise of militarized states in West Africa, whose large armies preyed upon their neighbors in order to capture slaves.
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The British Country Party:
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sought to stop corruption in British politics.
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The task system:
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assigned slaves daily jobs and allowed them free time upon completion of those jobs.
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Revivalist preachers during the Great Awakening frequently:
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criticized commercial society.
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The most famous Great Awakening revivalist minister was:
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George Whitefield.
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The idea of liberalism in eighteenth-century British politics:
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was compatible with inequalities in wealth and well-being.
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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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The language (with mixed African roots) spoken by African-American slaves on the rice plantations of South Carolina and Georgia during the eighteenth century was known as:
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Gullah.
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When brought to the New World, with regard to religion, slaves:
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mixed elements of Christianity with African beliefs.
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What did Neolin tell his people they must reject?
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European technology and material goods
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"Salutary neglect" meant:
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British governments left the colonies largely alone to govern themselves.
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Which of the following is true of eighteenth-century slavery in South Carolina and Georgia?
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Plantation slaves enjoyed far more autonomy than they did in other colonies, allowing them to maintain more of their African culture.
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John Locke's political philosophy stressed:
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a contract system between the people and the government.
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The French and Indian War began because some American colonists felt that:
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France was encroaching on land claimed by the Ohio Company.
