27. Which of the following was a trend of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English…

27. Which of the following was a trend of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English society?
Group of answer choices
reduction in public debate over the meaning of freedom
an increase in urban population
the creation of gender hierarchies
the expansion of slavery in England
28. New Englanders in the 1600s engaged in a profitable trade with
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Russia.
the West Indies.
the Spanish empire.
China and India.
29. England’s ongoing struggle to subdue Ireland delayed its entry into New World colonization.
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True
False
30. The English belief in freedom as a common heritage helped to cast imperial wars against Spain as struggles between
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slavery and indentured servitude.
members of the same family.
freedom and tyranny.
friends and allies.
31. On completing their terms, each male indentured servant received full church membership and grants of land.
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True
False
32. Indenture contracts usually bound indentured servants for periods of five to seven years.
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True
False
33. England’s king enticed his relatives and allies to the New World by granting them slaves in Europe.
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True
False
34. Seventeenth-century New England quickly developed into a land of African-based slavery.
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True
False
35. Because Jamestown was settled next to a malarial swamp, many settlers died.
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True
False
36. Colonial Massachusetts was organized into self-governing towns.
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True
False
37. One key motivation behind many early English settlers in the American colonies was
Group of answer choices
the desire for peace with France.
the desire to decrease trading activity.
the desire to escape from the spiritual corruptions of England.
the desire to decrease land ownership by individuals and families.
38. In the 1600s in Massachusetts, full church membership was not required to vote in colony-wide elections.
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True
False
39. Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for
Group of answer choices
Jews.
Catholics.
African-Americans.
the Indians.
40. In the 1600s, nearly one quarter of English settlers came as indentured servants.
True
False
41. Which of the following was a major cause of Bacon’s Rebellion?
acceptance of restrictions on white settlement in Indian areas
praise of the governor’s favoritism toward wealthy friends
frustration over high taxes and diminishing availability of land
a desire to abolish slavery in Virginia
42. In the late seventeenth century, the Iroquois were known for their fierce hatred and courageous fighting against British colonists.
True
False
43. During the early to mid-eighteenth century, consumption of manufactured goods penetrated deep into the colonial countryside.
True
False
44. Which colony was part of the Dominion of New England (1686-1688)?
Carolina
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
45. The richest group of mainland colonists were
New York merchants.
South Carolina planters.
Pennsylvania craftsmen.
New Jersey shipbuilders
46. In North America, three new and very different empires had arisen in the late seventeenth century:
French, English, and Dutch.
Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese.
English, Portuguese, and French.
Spanish, French, and English.
47. The West Indies produced this increasingly popular product enjoyed by both North American colonists and Indians.
whiskey
tobacco
bread
rum
48. Fourteen women and five men were hanged as witches in the Salem witchcraft trials of 1692.
True
False
49. The colony founded by a leader who hoped women and blacks would be given equality along with all persons was
Rhode Island.
Connecticut.
Pennsylvania.
Massachusetts.
50. After 1667, the Virginia House of Burgesses held that Christians could not enslave other Christians.
True
False
51. Huguenots who settled in the American colonies came from
Germany.
Spain.
France.
England.
52. Slaves showed little inclination to challenge their enslavement in seventeenth- and early-eighteenth-century Virginia.
True
False