The Hidden Story
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Which group of people were considered white in early America?

  • English and Scot
  • Irish Catholic and Protestant
  • Land owning and not
  • All of the above (correct)

Who was appointed by King Charles II to govern colonial Virginia?

  • Ndongo
  • Powhatan
  • Queen Nzinga
  • William Berkeley (correct)

What was the primary crop grown by English landowners in colonial Virginia?

  • Corn
  • Cotton
  • Tobacco (correct)
  • Rice

Which group of people did Nathaniel Bacon lead in the rebellion against Berkeley in Jamestown?

<p>Indentured Europeans and Africans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the British gunship represent in Berkeley's retaliation against the rebellion?

<p>Retribution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1681 marked the first time 'white' appeared in a legal document in Virginia?

<p>A law banning Africans from marrying Whites (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the rich exploit poor Whites in the colonies?

<p>They traded rebellious plots for managing slave auction blocks (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which term best describes the concept of race according to the narrator?

<p>Social (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the Africans in early America primarily captured by?

<p>Portuguese traders (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary motivation for English landowners in colonial Virginia to grow tobacco?

<p>Economic profit (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people did Nathaniel Bacon lead in the rebellion against Berkeley in Jamestown?

<p>Frontiersmen and indigenous tribes (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the British gunship represent in Berkeley's retaliation against the rebellion?

<p>Retribution (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary crop grown by English landowners in colonial Virginia?

<p>Tobacco (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1681 marked the first time 'white' appeared in a legal document in Virginia?

<p>Banning Africans from marrying Whites (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which group of people were considered 'white' in early America?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary motivation for English landowners in colonial Virginia to grow tobacco?

<p>To establish a road to riches (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1681 marked the first time 'white' appeared in a legal document in Virginia?

<p>The growth of tobacco as a primary crop (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what was the primary motivation for English landowners in colonial Virginia to grow tobacco?

<p>To generate revenue for the colony (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who were the Africans in early America primarily captured by?

<p>African slave traders (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did the British gunship represent in Berkeley's retaliation against the rebellion?

<p>Retribution (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event in 1681 marked the first time 'white' appeared in a legal document in Virginia?

<p>The banning of Africans from marrying Whites (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what were the primary factors that determined kinship and privileges in early America?

<p>Complexion and pigment were insignificant and did not determine kinship and privileges.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who ruled colonial Virginia and enriched a small group of English landowners?

<p>William Berkeley</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the story about skin becoming color, color becoming race, and race becoming power?

<p>The story of how white became American</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what were the common bonds and common enemy that united the poor in colonial Virginia?

<p>Common bond: seeing themselves as one and having a common enemy; Common enemy: the rich</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what event in 1676 led the frontiersmen in colonial Virginia to take matters into their own hands?

<p>Nathaniel Bacon's leadership and the desire to take land from the tribes and power from Berkeley</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what actions did the rich landowners in Jamestown take after the rebellion in 1676 to prevent future uprisings?

<p>Divided people by phenotype, created laws separating the races, and enslaved blacks for life</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what was the significance of the 1681 law in Virginia that banned Africans from marrying Whites?

<p>It marked the first time 'white' appeared in a legal document in Virginia and was part of a series of laws creating and separating the races</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what was the primary factor that determined kinship and privileges in early America?

<p>Skin color</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who ruled colonial Virginia and enriched a small group of English landowners?

<p>William Berkeley</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the primary motivation for English landowners in colonial Virginia to grow tobacco?

<p>To become wealthy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What were the consequences of the rebellion in Jamestown in 1676?

<p>The rich landowners in Jamestown took actions to prevent future uprisings and maintain their power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What factors contributed to the division of people by race in early America?

<p>Phenotype, skin color, and the question of whether someone was considered &quot;white&quot; or not.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the 1681 law in Virginia that banned Africans from marrying Whites?

<p>It marked the first time &quot;white&quot; appeared in a legal document in Virginia and created a legal distinction between races, leading to the enslavement of Blacks for life.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How did the rich exploit poor Whites in the colonies?

<p>The rich traded rebellious plots for managing slave auction blocks, dividing and manipulating people based on their skin color and exploiting poor Whites' ignorance for their own benefit.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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