Unit 2 - Colonial Society Question Preview (ID: 43426)


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Why were Virginia, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, the most populated colonies?
a) They were the most established colonies
b) They had the most fertile land
c) They were all offering religious freedom
d) They were all established under a religious ethos

Which colonies were the most ethnically diverse?
a) New England
b) Middle
c) Southern
d) Appalachian

What group was held in the greatest esteem by Colonial society?
a) Ministers/Clerics
b) Farmers
c) Lawyers
d) Physicians

What ethnic group largely composed the Paxton Boys and Regulators?
a) Scotch-Irish
b) German
c) French
d) Black

Of the little industry in the Colonies, most was located in the North, or New England, Colonies. Why?
a) They had the greatest access to coal for steam power to run the factories
b) A larger workforce due to lack of a plantation society
c) Greater access to shipping and transport of goods
d) Faster, more powerful rivers were able to turn water wheels

How does the Molasses Act of 1733 foreshadow events that led to revolution?
a) It begins a cycle of rules, followed by lack of enforcement
b) It is the first Act put in place by the British to enforce anti-smuggling laws
c) Colonist actively protest the law and demonstrate to have it repealed
d) Colonist fight against British soldiers resulting in their death

How did religion affect independence vs. loyalty to the crown?
a) Those who were largely religious tended to be loyal to the crown
b) When colonist began questioning religion they also began to question the government.
c) Presbyterians were largely independent minded
d) If there was no predestination, then God must not have chosen the English to rule

Who supported the “Great Awakening”?
a) New Lights
b) Old Lights
c) Reformationists
d) Reformists

If a Colonist wanted to gain a formal, non-religious education, where did they go?
a) To one of the new, major colleges being established in the Colonies
b) Back to Europe
c) Nowhere, all education in the Colonies was rooted in religion
d) They hired tutors to educate without religious bias

How do you think the existence of Pioneer Presses led to the idea of Freedom of the Press?
a) They did not have the governmental oversight normally found in Europe
b) They were supported by Colonists
c) They tended to publish the truth and were trusted
d) All are correct

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