Chapter 3 Flashcards
What is true regarding American cities at the end of the colonial period?
Cities held no more than 10 percent of the total population
What statement best describes the inner section of white women and religion in the American colonies?
They were more likely to be churchgoers than men
Colonies developed different cultures over time, which of the following was true of New England in the 17th century?
Religion governs New England more than it governed the middle and southern colonies
What English revivalist preached to thousands and urged his listeners to experience a sudden moment of conversion and salvation?
George Whitefield
What statement accurately describes the middle colonies?
A shared cultural traits with the New England and southern colonies
Which of the following colonies possess a large ethnic diversity of European immigrants?
Pennsylvania
In 17th century what cash crops anchored the Virginia and Maryland economy?
Tobacco
What is the best explanation for the Salem Witch craze?
The controversy reflected the social division and anxiety within the village
The success of rice cultivation in South Carolina was helped by which of the following factors?
The creation of irrigation systems to flood the fields
What is accurate regarding slaves living in the northern colonies?
Slaves usually lived and worked in cities and towns
What best describes the triangular trade?
An international trade system that relied on the transportation of enslaved Africans manufactured goods from Europe and agricultural commodities from the Americas
The thriving fish industry in New England encourage the development of what other industry in the region?
Ship building
Benjamin Franklin personified the enlightenment in which of the following ways?
His passion for science and experimentation
What purpose did the slave codes serve?
They formalized the institution of race based slavery by outlining the local laws that govern slave lives
Where did the Stono rebellion of 1739 take place
South Carolina
