CH3 MCQ Flashcards
The great awakening was a reaction to:
- flood of immigrants
- established churches in the colonies
- churches failing to account for emotion
- guilt over slavery
- overly strict teaching of english church
Failure to account for emotion
Great awakening preachers focused on-
- consequences of sin
- god’s power
- repentance
- bible as authority
- all of the above
All of the above
Great awakening consequences include all but-
- reduced competition among protestant sects
- decline in protestant minister authority
- belief that commoners could make their own decisions
- emotionalism boost
- feeling of shared experience among colonists
Reduced competition among protestant sects
Which is true of immigration from 1700-1750?
- most settled in new england
- most from continental europe
- most had no choice
- english govt tried to discourage it
- most immigrants worked for low wages in cities along eastern seaboard
Most from continental europe
All were true about 1700s colonial society except:
- english language/traditions dominated
- few poor, no aristocrats
- voters active in govt
- impossible to better oneself economically or socially
- religious toleration could be found anywhere
Impossible to better oneself economically or socially
Zenger won acquittal on the grounds that
- the king had less authority in colonies than england
- english law permits press freedom
- libel laws do not apply to govt officials
- new york’s governor deserved criticism
- truth could not be libel
truth could not be libel
What did the colonies lack?
- adequate monetary system
- good harbors and rivers
- ability to import goods
- adequate slave labor supply
- sufficient markets for colonial timber and naval stores
adequate monetary system
Which describes govts of all 13 colonies in mid 1700s?
- governor appointed by king
- members of the governor’s council were elected
- government assisted an established church
- one house of legislature was elected by eligible voters
- governor had near dictator-lvl power
One house of legislature was elected by eligible voters
Benjamin Franklin was a perfect multitalented colonial american- which does not support this statement?
- electricity experiments
- poor richard’s almanac
- military leadership
- bifocals
- founding of a nonsectarian college
military leadership
Which best describes Crevercoeur’s “New Man?”
- indentured servant from france
- native born pennsylvania merchant
- adult slave in south carolina
- german speaking farmer on the frontier
- royal governor of virginia
German speaking farmer on the frontier
