Colonial Era

Question 1

1. The creation of the Dominion of New England
   A. increased democracy in the colonies
   B. increased the power of the governor of the area
   C. allowed New England colonies to discuss common grievances
   D. guaranteed direct control of the King over affairs in the New England colonies
   E. was largely a symbolic gesture

Answer 1

(Correct Answer: B. This occurred after resistance in Massachusetts to the Navigation Acts, and it gave increased power to Sir Edmund Andros.)

Question 2

2. A major effect of the Stono Rebellion was
   A. an increase in the number of slaves brought into the southern colonies
   B. increased fortifications around several southern cities
   C. an attempt by slave owners to lessen the horrors of the “middle passage”
   D. the passage of legislation in southern assemblies calling for mandatory capital punishment for escaped slaves
   E. harsher treatment of slaves in many parts of the south

Answer 2

(Correct Answer: E. Many plantation owners were fearful of additional rebellions and felt that harsh treatment of slaves would prevent rebellious behavior.)

Question 3

3. The growth of colonial assemblies alarmed the British for all of the following reasons except:
   A. At meetings of these assemblies anti­British feelings were expressed.
   B. Assemblies holding the “power of the purse” could ultimately undermine British control.
   C. The assemblies increased democratic tendencies in the colonies.
   D. The assemblies occasionally ignored or resisted instructions from Great Britain.
   E. Governors appointed in Britain had little control over these assemblies in most colonies.

Answer 3

(Correct Answer: C. These assemblies were in no way democratic, as in every colony they were dominated by the landowning elite.)

Question 4

4. For the British, the major economic role of the American colonies was
   A. to produce manufactured goods the English did not want to produce
   B. to produce crops such as tobacco
   C. to provide food and materials for the other British colonies
   D. to produce raw materials such as lumber
   E. B and D above

Answer 4

(Correct Answer: E. The role of the colonies under mercantilism was to provide England with crops and raw materials.)

Question 5

5. What changes in the slave system of the southern colonies began in the 1730s?
   A. The Dutch lost the monopoly on slave trading, thus increasing the number of slaves being brought into the Americas.
   B. Conditions during the “middle passage” began to slightly Improve.
   C. Under pressure from religious leaders, slave conditions in South Carolina became less oppressive.
   D. More slaves began to live and work on larger plantations.
   E. A series of slave rebellions created much harsher treatment for slaves.

Answer 5

(Correct Answer: D. Before the 1730s, most slaves worked on small farms. The Dutch lost their monopoly on slave trading back in 1682. The Stono Rebellion was the first major slave rebellion and occurred in 1739.)