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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?

Indentured Europeans and Africans Signup and view all the answers

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

Retribution Signup and view all the answers

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

A law banning Africans from marrying Whites Signup and view all the answers

How did the rich exploit poor Whites in the colonies?

They traded rebellious plots for managing slave auction blocks Signup and view all the answers

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

Social Signup and view all the answers

Who were the Africans in early America primarily captured by?

Portuguese traders Signup and view all the answers

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

Economic profit Signup and view all the answers

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

Frontiersmen and indigenous tribes Signup and view all the answers

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

Retribution Signup and view all the answers

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

Tobacco Signup and view all the answers

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

Banning Africans from marrying Whites Signup and view all the answers

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

All of the above Signup and view all the answers

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

To establish a road to riches Signup and view all the answers

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

The growth of tobacco as a primary crop Signup and view all the answers

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

To generate revenue for the colony Signup and view all the answers

Who were the Africans in early America primarily captured by?

African slave traders Signup and view all the answers

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

Retribution Signup and view all the answers

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

The banning of Africans from marrying Whites Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

William Berkeley Signup and view all the answers

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

The story of how white became American 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?

Common bond: seeing themselves as one and having a common enemy; Common enemy: the rich 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?

Nathaniel Bacon's leadership and the desire to take land from the tribes and power from Berkeley 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?

Divided people by phenotype, created laws separating the races, and enslaved blacks for life 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?

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 Signup and view all the answers

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

Skin color Signup and view all the answers

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

William Berkeley Signup and view all the answers

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

To become wealthy Signup and view all the answers

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

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

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

Phenotype, skin color, and the question of whether someone was considered "white" or not. Signup and view all the answers

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

It marked the first time "white" appeared in a legal document in Virginia and created a legal distinction between races, leading to the enslavement of Blacks for life. Signup and view all the answers

How did the rich exploit poor Whites in the colonies?

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. Signup and view all the answers

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Which group of people were considered white in early America?

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

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

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

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

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

How did the rich exploit poor Whites in the colonies?

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

Who were the Africans in early America primarily captured by?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Who were the Africans in early America primarily captured by?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

How did the rich exploit poor Whites in the colonies?

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