Chapter 4-6 Review

When did the British sign the Treaty of Utrecht and take over the rights to sells slaves to the Spanish in the Atlantic?

• 1714

• 1713

• 1711

• 1712

Which of the following colonial regions had s lave economies that were NOT based on plantation agriculture?

• Chesapeake Region

• New England Region

• Southern Region

• None of the Above

The Great Awakening was a __________ awakening in the colonies during the early 18th century.

• Political

• Soocial

• Religious

• Economic

The First Continental Congress met in 1774 principally to

• Strategize ways to redress colonial grievances

• Declare the colonies independence fom England

• Outline a new national government for the future United States

• Organize a colonial army for war against France

• Enlist the support of other countries in their conflict with England

The Peter Zenger case is significant for _________________

• making sedition illegal.

• guaranteeing backcountry residen equal representation in colonial governments.

• ensuring taxation through proper representation.

• linking voting rights and office holding to property ownership.

• establishing freedom of press.

Women in the United States were still subject to coverture, meaning

• Women had equal rights and could speak for themselves.

• Women were subject to the authority of men and/or their husband.

• Women were allowed to participate in political functions and debates.

• None of the Above

Many enslaved African-Americans fought in the Revolutionary War because leaders on both sides of the conflict promised that slaves would be granted their freedom when the war was over and their side had won the war.

• True

• False

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God was a sermon written by__________________ during the height of the Great Awakening.

• John Winthrop

• George Whitefield

• Cotton Mather

• Jonathan Edwards

Colonists came away from their experience of the Seven Years War feeling eager to break off ties with England.

• True

• False

The Battle of Saratoga proved vitally important to the American war cause because

• It boosted the morale of the Patriots

• Britain surrendered and the Revolution was won

• The impressive British General Burgoyne perished in combat

• It encouraged France to provide much needed military aid