AP United States History
Name________________________________________
Chapter 3—Colonial Ways of Life/Society in the 18th Century
Multiple Choice: Place the letter of the correct response in the space next to each number.
_____1. Which of the following groups settled in an area that became known as Pennsylvania Dutch
country?
A. English
B. Germans
C. Scotch-Irish
D. French Protestants (Huguenots)
E. Dutch
_____2. What percent of African-Americans lived in the southern colonies in a state of lifelong bondage?
A. 65
B. 70
C. 80
D. 90
E. 95
_____3. In which two colonies did African-Americans form a majority of the population?
A. Maryland and Virginia
B. Virginia and North Carolina
C. North Carolina South Carolina
D. South Carolina and Georgia
E. Georgia and Alabama
_____4. All of the following are characteristic of all 13 colonies except:
A. a representative assembly
B. religious toleration for all Christians
C. social mobility (except for African-Americans)
D. no hereditary aristocracy
E. dominance of English culture
_____5. All of the following are true colonial family life except:
A. the average colonial wife bore eight children
B. English law gave the husband almost unlimited power in the home
C. the standard of living was lower than England’s
D. women had limited legal and political rights
E. landowning was primarily reserved to men
_____6. Which of the following is true regarding colonial life in New England?
A. rich soil attracted farmers that produced wheat and corn
B. iron making was surprisingly profitable
C. indentured servants were commonly hired as farm laborers
D. the fast-moving rivers helped develop a thriving textile industry
E. subsistence farming was common
_____7. Which of the following reasons led to an increased use of slaves in the southern colonies?
A. the affordable cost of slaves
B. Africans were more accustomed to plantation-style labor
C. royal governors strongly encouraged their use to support the slave trade market
D. there was a shortage of indentured servants
E. there simply were no better options
_____8. The primary cash crops of South Carolina were rice and ___________:
A. tobacco
B. sugar cane
C. indigo
D. corn
E. fish
_____9. A major English strategy that was used to control the colonial economy was:
A. mandatory participation in the slave market for plantation owners
B. limiting the use of money
C. triangular trade
D. government control of key industries
E. forcing them to become royal colonies that were ruled by English governors
____10. All of the following cities were located on the sites of good harbors and navigable rivers except:
A. Boston
B. Baltimore
C. Philadelphia
D. New York
E. Charleston
____11. In addition to providing food and lodging for travelers, taverns also served what purpose?
A. commercial trading posts for the lucrative fur market
B. branch offices for the colonial postal system
C. social centers for news and politics
D. meetinghouses for town hall assemblies
E. voting precincts
____12. Lutherans, Mennonites, and Quakers were the most common Protestant sects in which colony?
A. Pennsylvania
B. Maryland
C. New York
D. Delaware
E. New Jersey
____13. The only two church groups in the British North American colonies that were financed by
taxation and were known as established churches were:
A. Baptist and Methodist
B. Quaker and Mennonite
C. Anglican and Congregational
D. Dutch Reformed and Lutheran
E. Presbyterian and Episcopal
____14. The Great Awakening sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of An Angry God” was preached by:
A. George Whitefield
B. Jonathan Edwards
C. John Wesley
D. Charles Wesley
E. Cotton Mather
____15. The Puritans’ emphasis on learning the Bible led them to create the first:
A. colonial library
B. publishing company for gospel tracts
C. colonial laws for protecting religious toleration
D. constitution with moral and ethical considerations
E. tax supported schools
____16. Harvard, the first colonial college, was founded in 1636 to:
A. prepare teachers for Puritan schools
B. give candidates for the ministry a proper education
C. lure other wealthy colonists to the New England area
D. provide employment for New England’s unemployed teachers
E. fulfill the original charter requirements set forth in 1630
____17. Which of the following colleges was non-sectarian (did not promote the doctrines of a particular
sect or denomination).
A. College of New Jersey (Princeton)
B. King’s College (Columbia)
C. College of Philadelphia (Penn)
D. Rhode Island College (Brown)
E. Dartmouth College
____18. All of the following were characteristic of colonial newspapers except:
A. illustrations and political cartoons
B. ads for runaway slaves and indentured servants
C. month-old news from Europe
D. better living essays from the pens of pious writers
E. advertisements for goods and services
____19. Which of the following is true regarding colonial government?
A. all had a legislature consisting of two houses
B. all 13 were royal colonies by 1715
C. the dominant form of government in the south focused on the town meeting
D. the power of taxation was held by the royal governor
E. wealthy white women in New England could vote
____20. The court case involving John Peter Zenger focused on:
A. the right to assemble
B. no taxation without representation
C. religious freedom
D. the right to bear arms
E. freedom of the press
____21. Before 1700, plaintiffs were represented in colonial courts by:
A. colonial approved licensed lawyers
B. court-appointed clerks
C. themselves
D. local ministers
E. their legislative representative
____22. Which colony originally imposed religious restrictions on voting?
A. Maryland
B. Pennsylvania
C. Connecticut
D. Rhode Island
E. Massachusetts
____23. Poor Richard’s Almanack was a best-selling book that was annually revised from 1732 to 1757
and authored by:
A. Jonathan Edwards
B. Benjamin West
C. John Copley
D. Benjamin Franklin
E. Cotton Mather
____24. All of the following are true regarding the Great Awakening except:
A. it may have had a democratizing effect on the people
B. caused a major division within churches such as the Congregational and Presbyterian
C. it was strongest in the lower and middle classes with hardly any influence in the upper class
D. there was a call for separation of church and state
E. colonists began studying the Bible in their own homes
____25. Naval stores are:
A. munitions depots for ships
B. resupply centers for triangular trade
C. tar and pitch used in ship construction
D. seacoast locations with safe harbors
E. strategic military strongholds that prevent invasions
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