26 Questions
What social class did small farm owners, shopkeepers, and craftworkers belong to in colonial society?
Middle class
What idea of children did Puritans hold, as depicted in the painting?
Children were considered small adults
Based on the given quotation, what kind of ship is most likely being described?
Slave ship bound for the Americas
What religious group had the greatest influence in New England after the initial phase of settlement?
Congregational Church
Which of the following rights were married women in the colonies eventually able to exercise over time?
Attend college
What was the second largest group of people to immigrate to the English colonies?
Scots Irish
Which group came to the English colonies to escape religious persecution in the 1680s?
French Huguenots
What was the main reason for the Scots Irish to emigrate to North America from Ireland?
Economic opportunities
Which group of immigrants had settled mainly in Pennsylvania by 1700?
Germans
What was a significant characteristic of the social class structure in the English colonies?
The size and wealth of the middle class
Which social class was dominant among white colonists in the English colonies?
Middle class
Which of the following best describes the central idea of mercantilism?
The concept that colonies exist primarily for the benefit of the home country
In the context of the American Revolution, which act eliminated the 'power of the purse' held by colonial legislatures?
Townshend Acts
Which of the following is NOT an example of Enlightenment thinking?
Predestination
Who among the following is most likely to have written the quote 'Of more worth is one honest man to society...'
Thomas Paine
Why was the battle of Saratoga in 1777 considered a significant event during the American Revolution?
It brought France into a formal alliance with the United States
Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the Great Awakening?
Increased Anglicanism influence in society
What major difference existed between slavery in Virginia and in the Carolinas and Georgia?
Most slaves in Virginia were imported, unlike in the Carolinas and Georgia
During the French and Indian War, what was a major advantage for the British in North America?
The British colonies joined together through the Albany Plan of Union to wage war as a single unit
Why did the British government not enforce the Proclamation of 1763?
The government aimed to prevent land speculation
Which policy guided British colonial relations in the 1600s and 1700s?
Salutary neglect
What was one of the conditions included in the treaty to end the American Revolution?
Florida was given to the United States
What was the major difficulty faced in governing under the Articles of Confederation?
Lack of a chief executive
What was one significant achievement of the Confederation government?
Establishing a way to admit new states
Which event led to Florida becoming part of the United States?
Acquisition of land from Mexico in 1853
What was set up by the Homestead Act passed in 1862?
A system to give land to families in the West
Test your knowledge on the various immigrant groups that came to the American colonies. Identify the second largest groups of immigrants besides the English.
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