US History - Out of Many Ch 5

In the British colonies of the eighteenth century, the ability to read was 

much more widespread than in the French and Spanish colonies.

A significant characteristic of Spanish colonial communities was

their close association with religious missions.

A red "P" on their clothing labeled persons in Boston in the eighteenth century who
were receiving public relief.

Colonial government in New Spain and New France in the eighteenth century

was highly centralized and authoritarian.

If you had emigrated to America as a redemptioner, it meant you were

an emigrant without means to emigrate.

The log cabin, which became an American symbol, was actually introduced by these immigrants:
Scandinavians

Which one of the following is NOT an area where you would find "long-lot" patterns today?

San Francisco

Which one of the following BEST describes the English immigration policy?

They had a liberal policy for both English and foreign nationals.

Social class in America was

based on economic rank.

In establishing the half-way covenant, the Puritans

managed rather than resolved the problem of compulsory church attendance and requirements for church membership.

In the 1700s, the designation "middling sort" could be applied to what percentage of all white settlers in North America?

70

The Great Awakening had its deepest effects on

young people.

During the eighteenth century, the middle colonies exhibited certain characteristics that distinguished them from New England. Among these was

high rates of mobility.

Which of the following did NOT play a role in the extraordinary population growth in the British colonies?

a drastic increase in the amount of slaves taken from Africa

Which one of the following would be the LEAST likely colonial assumption due to frontier heritage?

belief in democracy

An Enlightenment thinker would emphasize that
humans were capable of understanding natural laws and using them to improve their condition.

Which one of the following has the LEAST in common with the other three?
Predestination

Compared to the French and Spanish colonies, the British ones

celebrated social mobility.

The existence of "strolling poor" indicated an eighteenth century trend in

less available land.

English authorities made the Church of England the official state religion in
the Chesapeake colonies.

The debates over religion between New Lights and Old Lights were, in part, the result of insecurities over all of the following EXCEPT

Relations with England.

The areas of greatest economic equality in British North America were found

In areas of self-sufficient farming.

The majority of North American colonists made their livings as

Subsistence farmers.

The Spanish who came to California were

Eventually able to develop a flourishing economy based on farming and ranching.

The heart of the French community in North America was

The farmers (habitants) who had farms along the St. Lawrence, the Mississippi, and in the Illinois country.

The Puritans in New England

Established the tradition of republican rule and local autonomy by allowing church members to run their own affairs.

The Spanish established missions north along the Pacific Coast from Baja California after hearing rumors about the expansion of what country in the northern Pacific?

Russia.

The French generally had better relations with Native Americans than the English because

The French actively sought alliances with native peoples.

British North America was said to be unusually democratic for the eighteenth century because

Taxation and spending were controlled by legislative bodies elected by the colonists.

In French North America, the native peoples were primarily

Regarded as trade partners and thus key to the economy.

The first European city established in the present-day United States was

St. Augustine.

Colonists in New England enjoyed a higher literacy rate than those in other parts of North America primarily because

Puritans believed all should be able to read the Bible.

The lives of African slaves differed from those of indentured servants in

Their prospects for the future.

The British caste system in North America

Featured a great deal of social mobility.

British colonies grew more rapidly in the eighteenth century than did French and Spanish colonies primarily due to

English encouragement of both Englishmen and foreigners to immigrate to the British colonies.

Making the Puritan Church the established church in New England led to

The expectation that all colonists should attend services.

Settlers who moved out into the Pennsylvania and Virginia backcountry

Squatted on their land and defended their claims with force.

Immigration to New York lagged behind that to Pennsylvania because

New York's elite, who controlled the land, preferred to rent to tenants rather than sell.

Religious revivalism appealed to many in New England in the 1730s because

Young people from poorer families were unhappy with the economic future they faced.

By the middle of the eighteenth century, New England faced the serious problem of

Scarcity of land due to the growth in population.