APUSH Time Period 2

Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?

• indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World
• indentured servitude never attracted many people because its terms were too harsh
• approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom
• indenture was one of several systems used to distinguish house slaves from field slaves

All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and native American tribes EXCEPT...

• Bacon's Rebellion
• the Pequot War
• the Stono Uprising
• King Philip's War

Which of the following is the best explanation for why the British did not establish a powerful central government in the American colonies?

• The British cared little how the colonists lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset
• Britain feared that the colonists would rebel against any substantial government force that it established
• few members of the British elite were willing to travel to the colonies, even for the opportunity to govern
• Britain gave the coloines a large measure of autonomy as a first step in transitioning the region to independence

which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?

• English
• Portugese
• French
• Spanish

Which statement provides the BEST description of how mercantilism functioned in the early English colonies?

• The geography of England made it difficult to produce agricultural goods like cotton, tobacco, fruit, and spices.
• The policy appealed to England's upper class citizens because it eased overpopulation and reduced poverty and crime.
• Mercantilism was a trade policy based on the idea that a country should sell more to other countries than it buys from them.
• The English colonies were used as a source of food crops, tobacco, and raw materials for England; the colonies also served as a valuable market for English goods.

As a result of England's policy of salutary neglect, the colonies developed 

• A desire for fine British goods
• A self-sufficient economy
• A desire for greater self-sufficiency
• A disloyal attitude toward Britain

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of indentured servitutde?

• poor workers, convicted criminals, and debtors received immigration passage and fees in return for work in the New World
• servants entered into their contracts voluntarily and kept some of their legal rights
• servitude was so valuable that there was no need for slaves until the 19th century
• servants had little control over their work and were sometimes a part of harsh and brutal treatment

Which event singularly most prompted the shift from indentured servitude to African slavery?

• Shay's Rebellion
• Bacon's Rebellion
• Stono rebellion
• Pueblo Rebellion

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by

• an increase in royal taxes
• the power of large planters
• conflicts with American Indians
• the growth of the slave trade

According to John Locke and  most Enlightenment thinkers, what does any government need to RIGHTFULLY take power?

• State of Nature
• Power
• Consent
• People