Great Awakening & End of Salutary Neglect

Which is a result of the Great Awakening?

• immediate movement for independence

• unified colonists through religious revival

• strengthened the power of the "Old Light" ministers

• strengthened traditional sources of authority in colonies

Which of the following is NOT true of the Great Awakening?

• first American social movement, unifying colonies

• made religion more divisive (source of conflict)

• emphasized individualism

• long-term cause of the American Revolution

What was salutary neglect?

• time period where Britain did not govern colonies strictly

• Britain tried to take away self-government from colonies

• colonies paid higher taxes than people in England

• smuggling was strictly punished

Which of the following is NOT a significant step in the development of representative self-government?

• House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

• New England town meetings

• Dominion of New England

Why was salutary neglect ended?

• to help pay of Britain's debt from the French and Indian War

• to punish the colonies for the Salem Witch Trials

• to encourage faster westward expansion and conflict with Natives over land

• to encourage republican forms of government

What was the result of increased taxation following the French and Indian War?

• immediate declaration of independence by the colonies

• protests over lack of representation in Parliament

• lenient punishment for smuggling

• British soldiers were removed from the colonies to lower defense expenses