Question 1

Slave resistance in the eighteenth century:

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A)   was limited to running away, since mounting an armed rebellion would have been impossible and deadly.
B)   included rebellions in both northern and southern colonies that led to the deaths of several of those involved in planning the conspiracies.
C)   most famously included the War of Jenkins' Ear, fought over the habit that masters developed of slicing off the ears of rebellious slaves.
D)   prompted southern lawmakers to cut off slave imports from Africa and the Caribbean by mid-century.
E)   led to a strong but ultimately unsuccessful movement to abolish slavery in Georgia in the 1760s.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 2

In the northern colonies, slaves:

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A)   lived in segregated but prosperous communities.
B)   became more important in New England after the Half-Way Covenant.
C)   were far less important to New England than the Middle Colonies.
D)   were forbidden by law to display any aspect of African culture in public.
E)   faced far harsher treatment than they did in the South.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 3

During the eighteenth century, colonial assemblies:

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A)   lost political power to colonial governors.
B)   remained purely advisory bodies to the royal governor.
C)   became more assertive.
D)   concentrated on the patronage system.
E)   rejected the theories of the English Country Party.F) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

Pontiac's Rebellion was an Indian revolt against British rule.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Salutary neglect" meant:

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A)   providing little oversight of slaves engaged in the task system.
B)   colonial legislatures were supposed to meet only when absolutely necessary.
C)   failing to salute British officers was a punishable offense for colonists.
D)   the same thing that "child neglect" means today.
E)   British governments left the colonies largely alone to govern themselves.F) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

The assumption among ordinary people that wealth, education, and social prominence entitled leaders to public office was called:

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A)   liberalism.
B)   Lockeanism.
C)   Deism.
D)   deference.
E)   suffrage.F) None of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 7

The American version of the Enlightenment:

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A)   produced no one who achieved world renown, unlike the English and French versions.
B)   led to the increased popularity of Arminianism but not of Deism.
C)   was exemplified by Benjamin Franklin.
D)   had no impact on religion.
E)   was sparked by Isaac Newton's colonial tour in 1739.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

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Pontiac's Rebellion was an Indian revolt against British rule.

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"Salutary neglect" meant:

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The assumption among ordinary people that wealth, education, and social prominence entitled leaders to public office was called:

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In the northern colonies, slaves:

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