ACE Practice Test
Assessment
Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution
1. Most of the spectacular growth of the
colonial population came from immigration rather than natural increase.
A. True B. False,
2. The most numerous white ethnic groups in the
colonies were the Germans and the Scots-Irish.
A. True B. False
3. Compared with the seventeenth century
colonies, the eighteenth-century colonies were becoming more socially equal and
democratic.
A. True B. False,
4. The lowest class of whites in the colonies
consisted of the convicted criminals and prisoners shipped to
A. True B. False
5. Thomas Jefferson's condemnation of British
support of the slave trade was removed from the Declaration of
A. True B. False
6. The most highly regarded professionals in
the colonies were doctors and lawyers.
A. True B. False.
7. Besides agriculture, the most important
colonial economic activities were fishing, shipping, and ocean-going trade.
A. True B. False
8. Colonial merchants were generally satisfied
to trade in protected British markets and accepted imperial restrictions on
trade with other countries.
A. True B. False
9. The established Anglican Church was a more
powerful force in colonial life than the Congregational
A. True B. False
10. The Great Awakening was a revival of
fervent religion after a period of religious decline caused by clerical
over-intellectualism and lay liberalism in doctrine.
A. True B. False
11. Great Awakening revivalists like Jonathan
Edwards and George Whitefield tried to replace the older Puritan ideas of
conversion and salvation with more rational and less emotional beliefs.
A. True B. False
12. The Great Awakening broke down
denominational and sectional barriers, creating a greater sense of a common
American identity and a united destiny.
A. True B. False
13. Most early colonial education, including
that at the college level, was closely linked with religion.
A. True B. False
14. The greatest colonial cultural achievements
came in art and imaginative literature rather than in theology and political
theory.
A. True B. False
15. The central point of conflict in colonial
politics was the relation between the democratically elected lower house of the
assembly and the governors appointed by the king or colonial proprietor.
A. True B. False
16. The primary reason for the spectacular
growth of
A. the conquering of new territories.
B. the natural fertility of the population.
C. the increased importation of white
indentured servants and black slaves.
D. new immigration from
17. German settlement in the colonies was
especially heavy in
A. Massachusetts.
B. Maryland.
C.
D.
18. The Scots-Irish eventually became
concentrated especially in
A. coastal areas of the Middle Colonies and
the South.
B. the
C. the frontier areas.
D. the cities.
19. Compared with the seventeenth century,
American colonial society in the eighteenth century showed
A. greater domination by small farmers and
artisans.
B. greater equality of wealth and status.
C. greater gaps in wealth and status between
rich and poor.
D. greater opportunity for convicts and indentured servants to climb to the top.
20. The most honored professional in colonial
A. lawyer
B. clergyman.
C. doctor
D. journalist.
21. The primary source of livelihood for most
colonial Americans was
A. manufacturing.
B. agriculture.
C. lumbering.
D. commerce and trade.
22. Indians and African-Americans shared in the
common American experience of
A. migrating westward in search of free
land.
B. creating new cultures and societies out of the mingling of diverse ethnic groups.
C. forming closed, settled communities that resisted outsiders.
D. clinging to traditional cultural values brought from the
23. An unfortunate group of involuntary
immigrants who ranked even below indentured servants on the American social
scale were
A. the younger sons of English gentry.
B. French-Canadian fur traders.
C. convicts and paupers.
D. single women.
24. The "triangular trade" involved
the sale of rum, molasses, and slaves among the ports of
A.
B. the West Indies, France, and
C.
D. New England, Africa, and the
25. The passage of British restrictions on
trade encouraged colonial merchants to
A. organize political resistance in the
British Parliament.
B. find ways to smuggle and otherwise evade
the law by trading with other countries.
C. turn to domestic trade within the
colonies.
D. turn from trading to such other
enterprises as fishing and manufacturing.
26. Besides offering rest and refreshment,
colonial taverns served an important function as centers of
A. news and political opinion.
B. trade business.
C. medicine and law.
D. religious revival.
27. The Anglican Church suffered in colonial
A. its strict doctrines and hierarchical church order.
B. its poorly qualified clergy and close ties with British authorities.
C. its inability to adjust to conditions of
life to
D. its reputation for fostering fanatical revivalism.
28. The two denominations that enjoyed the
status of "established" churches in various colonies were the
A. Quakers and Dutch Reformed.
B. Baptists and Lutherans.
C. Anglicans and Congregationalists.
D. Roman Catholics and Presbyterians.
29. Among the many important results of the
Great Awakening was that it
A. broke down sectional boundaries and created a greater sense of
common American identity.
B. contributed to greater religious liberalism and toleration in the
churches.
C. caused a decline in colonial concern for education.
D. moved Americans closer to a single religious outlook.
30. A primary weapon used by colonial
legislatures in their conflicts with royal governors was
A. extending the franchise to include almost
all adult white citizens.
B. passing laws prohibiting the governors
from owning land or industries.
C. voting them out of office.
D. using their power of the purse to withhold the governor's salary.