APUSH Chapter 3
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Seaports became important centers in Colonial America for all of the following reasons except

Seaports became important centers in Colonial America for all of the following reasons except




a. that markets cantered there for products coming from inland and going to international markets
b. they were centers of culture drawing cosmopolitan influences from England and Europe
c. wealth concentrated there because of commerce and trade
d. institutions of learning tended to be established there
e. they avoided all the problems of inland cities such as disease, crime, and poverty



Answer: E

After the first few decades of settlement in British North America

After the first few decades of settlement in British North America



a. mortality remained high and immigration provided what little population growth there was
b. the trend was for colonies to convert from royal colonies to charter colonies
c. conflicts with Indians continued as settlers pushed westward and settled on lands claimed by Indians
d. conflicts decreased because settlers came to accept the practice of buying land from the Indians
e. the ratio of men to women remained extremely unbalanced as women continued to avoid settling in the wild American colonies





Answer: C

The 1692 witchcraft crisis in Salem illustrates

The 1692 witchcraft crisis in Salem illustrates



a. the pervasive presence of witches and Satan in colonial Massachusetts
b. that religion played a small role in people's lives if they could believe in witchcraft
c. that the Enlightenment and scientific revolution must have had little effect in New England
d. demonstrable proof that witches existed
e. the weak in society were open to persecution by the majority




Answer: E

Religious toleration developed in America because

Religious toleration developed in America because



a. Puritans who fled persecution in England and migrated to America for religious freedom offered it to others
b. so many immigrants with different religious backgrounds settled in America it was impossible to impose a single religion
c. the king included it as one of the liberties contained in the colonies' charters
d. Native American religious were pervasive and had to be accepted by all the colonies
e. most of the English settlers were Quakers who were both pacifists and very tolerant of others




Answer: B

Puritan theologian Jonathan Edwards strayed from Puritan orthodoxy in his belief that

Puritan theologian Jonathan Edwards strayed from Puritan orthodoxy in his belief that



a. few would be saved and individuals could do nothing to affect their salvation
b. salvation was available to all and easy to gain
c. God and ministers shared power to save sinners
d. God's power was absolute, but one could work toward salvation although it was difficult to gain
e. bishops could determine who in the congregation would be saved



Answer: D

"New lights" during the Great Awakening

"New lights" during the Great Awakening 



a. pushed for a renewal of traditional Puritan religion
b. embraced and combined scientific discoveries with religion
c. challenged traditional authority and divided congregations
d. appealed mostly to old men and few women
e. opposed the message of itinerant preachers such as George Whitefleld




Answer: C

Enlightenment thought influenced the colonies by

Enlightenment thought influenced the colonies by



a. the development of the calculus is at Harvard College
b. the colonial assemblies assuming the powers of Parliament within the colonies
c. the rejection of using inoculation to prevent smallpox epidemics
d.John Peter Zenger's trial narrowing the definition of liable in the colonies
e. lessening tension between religious and secular interests




Answer: B

Slavery in the plantation system

Slavery in the plantation system



a. was harsh without exception and allowed few freedoms
b did not specify that offspring of relationships between white masters and slave women would be slaves
c provided labor for a majority of plantations and farms in the South
d. provided for some flexibility and some slaves were able buy their freedom
e. trained slaves only for domestic work or field work in gangs




Answer: D

Which of the following regions is correctly matched with the products that region was known to produce?

Which of the following regions is correctly matched with the products that region was known to produce? 



a. New England - shipbuilding, commercial farming of grain, livestock
b Carolinas - rice and indigo
c. Middle colonies — timber, commercial farming of grain, commerce
d Chesapeake-tobacco, shipbuilding
e. Georgia—trade, shipbuilding, indigo




Answer: B

The Navigation Acts

The Navigation Acts



a. helped the colonial economy by supporting shipbuilding and protecting trade from foreign competition
b. had more significance for trade on the frontier than on the coast
c. had a greater impact on coastwise trade in British North America than on its Atlantic trade
d. were irksome because of the great number of customs officials stationed in the colonies
e. hurt colonial trade by limiting trade excessively



Answer: E

The colonial population changed during the first half of the eighteenth century for all of the following reasons except

The colonial population changed during the first half of the eighteenth century for all of the following reasons except



a. the flow of slaves from both Africa and the Caribbean increased
b. Huguenots emigrated from France to escape persecution
c. German Protestants left Germany for Pennsylvania
d. Scots-Irish arrived and settled close to the frontier
e the number of indentured servants from England increased as the English economy declined





Answer: E

The labor force in colonial America included which of the following over the course of the early eighteenth century?

The labor force in colonial America included which of the following over the course of the early eighteenth century?


I African slaves
II Indentured servants
Ill. Free labor from continental Europe
IV. Women began to assume male working role
V. Indians were forced to work for colonists


a. I, II, III
b. II, III
c. I,III
d. I, IV, V
e. I,III, IV




Answer: A

The American political system developed differently than the British political system because

The American political system developed differently than the British political system because



a. Britain did little to exert its authority before 1760
b. most colonial governors were native born Americans
c. the colonies were authorized to govern themselves
d. the provincial governors exercised great influence
e. Americans were reluctant to create local assemblies




Answer: A

The increasing value of scientific knowledge in the American colonies was reflected in all of the following developments except

The increasing value of scientific knowledge in the American colonies was reflected in all of the following developments except



a. the inoculation for smallpox
b. American memberships in the Royal Society of London
c. the rise of religious denominationalism
d. amateur scientific experiments
e colleges establishing chairs in the natural sciences




Answer: C
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