Multiple Choice Chapter 05 Self-Quiz 1

. Slavery in the northern colonies differed from the southern ones because

most northern slaves lived in or near a city.

only a very small number of slaves lived in the North.

most northern slaves produced foodstuffs rather than cash crops.

slaves in the North were limited to 25 years of enslavement.

. What contributed to the increased number of convicts being shipped to North America?

Laws that considered anyone who supported the French a criminal.

A reduction in criminal laws, but an increase in prosecutions.

The criminalization of any religious practice outside the Anglican church.

Rising crime rates in England.

. What pushed Irish immigrants to come to North America?

slumping demand for linen

the political unification of Ireland

a potato famine

concerns about the spread of Catholicism

. German immigration was controversial in the colonies because

most were Catholic.

many refused to work and expected charitable aid.

they were seen as alien by the Anglo-American colonists.

they allied themselves with the Indians.

. Which of the following was not a requirement to become a citizen under the Plantation Act of 1740?

an oath of loyalty to George II

receiving communion in a Protestant church

residing in British North America for seven years

payment of a year's wage

. What led to the legalization of slavery in Georgia?

an influx of South Carolina planters

the availability of inexpensive slaves from Barbados

the end of convict shipments from England

the end of the importation of indentured servants

. What allowed colonists to engage the ideas of the Atlantic World?

the developments of libraries

regular transatlantic packet service

the development of the Chautauqua movement

European lecture tours in North America

. What led to discussions of a distinctly "American Philosophy"?

arguments in support of slavery alongside a fierce attachment to liberty

the cosmopolitan mix of races and ethnicities in the British colonies

the political dissent that became prevalent in American newspapers

Americans' assertion that they were best qualified to describe North American flora and fauna

. Slaves participated in the consumer market by

performing mock auctions in the slave quarters.

buying presents for their masters on Christmas.

engaging in the overwork system to earn money to purchase goods.

no means; slaves did not participate in the consumer market.

. Revivalism provoked controversy because

many felt the enthusiasm of the preacher was the product of the devil.

itinerant ministers threatened established ministers.

women were banned from participating in the revivals.

it was seen as reinforcing class distinctions.

. What denomination was the first to target African Americans?

Moravians

Methodists

Baptists

Catholics

. The French staked their claim to the Ohio Valley by

moving thousands of settlers into the region.

granting lands there to French nobles.

extensively mapping the region.

mounting an expedition that planted lead plates inscribed with the fleur-de-lis.

. What helped turn the French and Indian War in favor of the British?

an alliance with the Iroquois

Spain's bumbling attempt to invade up the Mississippi

the French lost most of their Indian allies

. How did the French and Indian War increase tensions between British colonists and the empire?

The cost of the war led the British government to attempt to control the colonies more closely.

Parliament required colonists to man French forts seized in the Ohio Valley.

Colonists were humiliated by the poor performance of Braddock and other British generals.

George Washington and other colonial veterans began demanding independence.

. The British viewed Acadians as a security risk because

they were related to the Spanish.

they had served as privateers during the French and Indian War.

they spoke Dutch.

they practiced Catholicism.

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