While slavery had existed for generations in many other parts of the world, American slavery was unique
for many reasons. Identify what made American slavery different from slavery in other countries. -
Answers A large number of slaves were under a single owner, rather than being dispersed within and
among the population.
Slavery in America was based on the plantation, and agricultural enterprise.
Labor on slave plantations was much more demanding than household slavery at any other time an din
any other place.
Identify the colony that was founded as a place of spiritual freedom and of peace between Indians and
settlers. - Answers Pennsylvania
Many migrants settled into the British colonies. Identify the statements that describe the
redemptioners. - Answers describes the redemptioners:
indentured families that received passage to the New World in exchange for an agreement to work off
their debts.
formed tightly knit farming communities in rural New York, western Pennsylvania, and the southern
backcountry.
Does not describe the redemptioners:
wealthy Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants
unmarried English emigrants in search of religious tolerance
Identify the statements that describe the Lords of Trade. - Answers established in England to oversee
colonial affairs
Identify the statements that describe the Dominion of New England. - Answers super-colony made up of
New England colonies by James II in order to extract more money from America.
ruled by the former New York governor, who did not have to answer to an elect assembly, reinforcing
impressions that James II was an enemy of freedom.
, Identify the statements that describe the Glorious Revolution in England and its impact on the colonies. -
Answers As a result of the Glorious Revolution, fault lines in colonial society were exposed, providing an
opportunity for local elites to regain authority.
The Glorious Revolution was the culmination of the long struggle between Parliament and the crown for
the English government, which established parliamentary supremacy.
As a result of the Glorious Revolution, Protestant domination was secured in most of the colonies.
What would a map reveal about settlements in North America in the seventeenth and early eighteenth
centuries? - Answers French settlements were grouped along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes
between present-day Canada and America.
Spanish settlements were grouped in present-day Florida and Georgia. These were the most southern
settlements in North America.
English settlements extended along the Atlantic seaboard, from present-day Maine to Georgia.
Slavery in the United States started in the Chesapeake Bay region, but it eventually spread throughout
the colonies in order to support the cash crop production as fewer indentured servants came over from
Europe. - Answers True
Identify the statements that describe poverty in the colonies in the eighteenth century. - Answers
describes poverty in the colonies:
- Poor colonists were viewed as lazy and responsible for their own poverty.
- Half the wealth in the colonies was held by the richest 10%.
- Poverty was not as widespread in the colonies as it was in England.
does not describe poverty in the colonies:
- Public assistance without any work obligations was available to all colonists.
What was Bacon's Rebellion (1676) largely fought over? - Answers land
When the English took over New York from the Dutch, they continued to allow religious toleration but
minimized the rights the Dutch had given to which of the following groups of people? - Answers women