Chapter Four The English Colonies in the Eighteenth Century, 1689-1763

Chapter Four

The English Colonies in the Eighteenth

Century, 1689-1763

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The economies of most of the English colonies revolved around

1. fisheries.

2. manufacturing.

3. agriculture.

4. mining.



The economies of most of the English colonies revolved around

3. agriculture.

Hint: South Carolina and Georgia produced rice and indigo, the Chesapeake colonies grew tobacco, and the middle colonies produced wheat. See pages 89–92.



Backcountry regions throughout colonial North America

1. produced large crops for export to England.

2. traded extensively with New France.

3. had a low-level, subsistence economy.

4. produced precious metals in competition with the gold and silver mines of Spanish America.



Backcountry regions throughout colonial North America

3. had a low-level, subsistence economy.

Hint: From north to south, the frontier region produced just enough for survival. See page 90.



In New England during the eighteenth century,

1. scarce land impelled many to move farther west or to commercial centers in the region.

2. slavery increased dramatically in importance.

3. farming declined in favor of the logging industry.

4. a surge of new immigration depressed labor costs.



In New England during the eighteenth century,

1. scarce land impelled many to move farther west or to commercial centers in the region.

Hint: See pages 92–93.



Slavery increased in the South after 1680 because

1. fear of slave rebellions dramatically declined.

2. the supply of indentured servants fell off.

3. French slave companies aggressively marketed more Africans.

4. Virginia shifted from subsistence agriculture to tobacco growing.



Slavery increased in the South after 1680 because

2. the supply of indentured servants fell off.




Few cities developed in the Chesapeake region because

1. it was a depressed, poverty-stricken area.

2. legislation there imposed high taxes on urban development.

3. it was too cold.

4. merchants did not settle there.



Few cities developed in the Chesapeake region because

4. merchants did not settle there.




It was easier for slaves in the Lower South to develop their own culture than those in the Chesapeake because

1. their owners encouraged it.

2. they were concentrated in large numbers on plantations.

3. they were healthier.

4. All of these



It was easier for slaves in the Lower South to develop their own culture than those in the Chesapeake because

2. they were concentrated in large numbers on plantations.

Hint: Living in very small isolated groups, they were too few in number to form a distinctive culture. See page 96.



The Stono Rebellion in 17391. was a revolt by indentured servants.

2. pitted a planter aristocracy against backcountry farmers.

3. never actually happened and is just myth.

4. convinced southern whites that the possibility of slave uprisings existed.



The Stono Rebellion in 1739

4. convinced southern whites that the possibility of slave uprisings existed.

Hint: This uprising resulted in actual deaths among white settlers. See pages 99–100.



The Middle Colonies were well-known for

1. the lack of conflict with the backcountry.

2. disinterest in the theories of John Locke.

3. escaping harm in the French and Indian War.

4. the dynamic urban life of New York City and Philadelphia.



The Middle Colonies were well-known for

4. the dynamic urban life of New York City and Philadelphia.




According to social contract theory,1. business contracts can always be altered if both

parties agree.

2. people have a right to rebel if the government violates their natural rights.

3. a monarch has a “contract” with God to rule on earth.

4. government should provide social services for a community's citizens.



According to social contract theory,

2. people have a right to rebel if the government violates their natural rights.

Hint: Social contract theory justified revolution. See page 102.



“A wonderful power was in the room and with one accord they began to cry out and weep most bitterly for the space of half an hour. Some of the people were . . . crying to God for mercy.” This quotation is a description of a Great Awakening sermon preached by a(n)

1. Old Side Congregationalist.

2. Old Side Presbyterian.

3. Methodist.

4. deist.



“A wonderful power was in the room and with one accord they began to cry out and weep most bitterly for the space of half an hour. Some of the people were . . . crying to God for mercy.” This quotation is a description of a Great Awakening sermon preached by a(n)

3. Methodist.

Hint: The quotation describes the passion associated with the Great Awakening, and George Whitefield was one of the leading preachers of that movement. See pages 102–104.

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