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Section 1: Multiple Choice questions


#1 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Virginia's colonies were more spread out, causing institutions to develop more slowly than in Pennsylvania. This is in part because William Penn encouraged people to only buy as much land as they needed, rather than be granted large swathes of lands such that people were far apart.



#2 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

Among the more permissive of colonial constitutions in British North America, the document guaranteed religious freedom, strengthened the separation of church and state, granted popularly-elected officials the ability to enact laws, and balanced power between the offices of the governor, legislature, and judiciary. It was enacted after William Penn relinquished some power due to British sentiment.



#3 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

What were the three types of British colonies?



#4 Which of the following terms matches the definition?

The Enlightenment made many Americans think that they were really quite close to the British. Writers on both sides could publish their ideas on newspapers which were carried across the Atlantic Ocean, and citizens could debate them in spaces like taverns. By developing and thinking in tandem, many felt a sense of kinship and improving cultural relations with the British.



#5 Which of the following definitions matches the term?

Salutary Neglect



Section 2: True/false questions


#6 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

What were the three types of British colonies?

Proprietary/Charter, Royal, and Joint-Stock







#7 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

Explain Native responses to European encroachment in the 17th century.

While there were examples of Natives helping Europeans such as with Jamestown in its early stages, responses were mixed.







#8 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

George Whitefield

English clergyman who was known for his ability to convince many people through his sermons. He involved himself in the Great Awakening in 1739 preaching his belief in gaining salvation.







#9 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

How did the Europeans change and influence Native lives?

Virginia's colonies were more spread out, causing institutions to develop more slowly than in Pennsylvania. This is in part because William Penn encouraged people to only buy as much land as they needed, rather than be granted large swathes of lands such that people were far apart.







#10 Determine if the following combination is true or false.

How was the Great Awakening of the 1730s-1770s a "dress rehearsal" for the American Revolution?

A member of the Philadelphia Congress during the late 1770's. On June 7, 1776 he declared, "These United colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent states." This resolution was the start of the Declaration of Independence and end to British relations.









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