Chapter 4

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the New England colonies in the 18th century?

Answer 1

A region of agriculturally based families, but where commerce and maritime trade has become increasingly important, urban areas grew significantly

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the middle colonies in the18th century?

Answer 2

Region whose population was most diverse of the English colonies, containing several important colonial cities, and where a ruling elite was slow to materialize

Question 3

Which of the following best describes southern colonies in the 18th century?

Answer 3

A region characterized by low white population levels, short life expectancy, large concentration of slaves

Question 4

Which of the following best describes the Chesapeake colonies in the 18th century?

Answer 4

Region characterized by a rigid, hierarchical social structure and a mostly rural style of living shaped by cultivation of staple crops like tobacco

Question 5

By 1763 the system of triangular trad was:

Answer 5

Busy arena for commerce that created a significant amount of economic autonomy for he colonists

Question 6

Two f the most prominent thinkers of the European enlightenment were:

Answer 6

Jean- Jacques and John Locke

Question 7

The most important factor in the rapid population growth in the New England colonies during the 18th century was:

Answer 7

High birthrate

Question 8

The halfway covenant referred to the puritans’:

Answer 8

Allowing those who had been baptized, but had not undergone a full conversion experience, “halfway” membership In Puritan congregations

Question 9

In the Chesapeake colonies, the key to a farms economic success lay largely in its:

Answer 9

Riverbank access to facilitate the transporting of crops to market

Question 10

The Salem witchcraft trials of 1692 revealed the :

Answer 10

Anxieties present in Massachusetts, exacerbated by both Indian wars and rapid socioeconomic change

Question 11

_______ were known to English traders as the “bread colonies” , due to their high amount of wheat exports.

Answer 11

Pennsylvania and New York

Question 12

In the rural areas of the middle colonies, the sexual division of labor prevailed, meaning that as a rule:

Answer 12

Med worked in fields, while woman worked in the household

Question 13

The most important product in the Chesapeake colonies economy was:

Answer 13

Tobacco

Question 14

The colonial region with the lowest average life expectancy throughout the 18th century was:

Answer 14

Southern colonies

Question 15

Enlightenment thought in the 18th century placed a string emphasis on:

Answer 15

The unlimited potential of humans capacity for reason

Question 16

The first college founded in the American colonies was:

Answer 16

Harvard college

Question 17

The New York newspaper editor _______ was put on trial for his newspaper attacks on the colony’s governor, his acquittal precedent for liberty of the press

Answer 17

John Peter Zenger

Question 18

Protestant thought during the great awakening placed the greatest emphasis on:

Answer 18

the necessity for individuals to experience conversion and grace

Question 19

The two colonial cities that served as the major ports of entry for African slaved during the 18th century were:

Answer 19

New York and Charlestown

Question 20

The 1763 treaty of Paris made all of the following stipulations except:

Answer 20

The requirement that France pay extensive financial reparations to Britain and Spain