Unit 2 Solidifying the Social Order

What was a significant outcome of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Increased trade with Native American tribes

• Tighter British control over the colonies

• The shift from indentured servitude to African chattel slavery

• The expansion of voting rights to all colonists

Chattel slavery differs from other forms of slavery because:

• Enslaved individuals were considered as property with no rights

• Enslaved people could eventually purchase their freedom

• It was practiced only in the Northern colonies

• It allowed enslaved people to keep their wages

Which of the following is true of the Stono Rebellion?

• A) A successful slave revolt that led to independence in South Carolina

• B) It was a successful slave revolt that ended slavery in the colonies

• C) Spain pledged freedom to any slave who could make it to Florida

• D) A rebellion by Native Americans in the Carolinas

Covert resistance to slavery is:

• obvious or out in the open resistance

• Slaves running away to the North

• secret or hidden resistance

• Slaves participating in political protests

Maroon communities were formed by:

• British loyalists fleeing the colonies

• Escaped slaves who established independent settlements in secluded (hidden) areas

• Native Americans who allied with the British

• Religious groups escaping persecution

The Navigation Acts were intended to:

• Allow free trade between the colonies and all European countries

• Ensure that the colonies traded only with Britain

• Encourage colonial manufacturing

• Promote religious tolerance in the colonies

Which of the following best describes the Great Awakening?

• A) A religious revival that emphasized a more personal relationship with God

• B) The age of scientific reasoning

• C) A weakening of religious influence in colonial society

• D) A political movement that inspired free speech

This supported the idea of challenging the government if they are not able to protect a citizen's rights.

• Great Awakening

• Enlightenment

• Pontiac's Rebellion

• Proclamation of 1763

Which of the following is an example of overt resistance to slavery?

• Enslaved individuals secretly learning to read and write

• An enslaved person leading a rebellion

• Working slower in the fields to avoid punishment

• Escaping to maroon communities in the swamps

Self-emancipation refers to:

• The formal abolition of slavery by government decree

• Slaves being freed by their owners as a reward for loyalty

• Slaves fleeing or otherwise taking action to gain their own freedom

• Governments paying slave owners to release their slaves