SSUSH2 ECONOMY AND SOCIETY IN BRITISH NORTH AMERICA Quiz/Exam Practice Questions SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 1

SSUSH2 Quiz/Exam Practice  Which of the following statements most accurately describes African-Americans in the English colonies?  A) all Africans who lives in the colonies were slaves  B) black slaves actually outnumbered whites in certain colonies for a time  C) Although African-Americans suffered racism and persecution everywhere, only in the southern colonies were they actually made slaves  D) Due to discrimination, only whites could purchase a slave’s freedom or own slaves as property SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 2

SSUSH2 Quiz/Exam Practice  How did the advocates of mercantilism feel about the colonies?  A) they opposed colonies as unjust and violations of natural rights  B) the supported colonies for economic reasons  C) they opposed having a king rule over colonies  D) they felt strongly that colonies should be free to govern themselves SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 3

SSUSH2 Quiz/Exam Practice  The Second Great Awakening introduced A) new ideas about religion B) radical new ideas about government C) opposition to having a king D) progressive reforms, such as a woman’s right to vote SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 4

SSUSH 2 Quiz/Exam Practice  Benjamin Franklin’s ability to rise from the status of a poor candlemaker’s son to a respected member of the colonial upper class and a man of great wealth is an example of  A) social mobility  B) natural rights  C) the plantation system  D) the Enlightenment SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 5

SSUSH2 Quiz/Exam Practice  The fact that Great Britain and other European powers wanted colonies to help them export more than they imported was evidence of their belief in  A) capitalism  B) Communism  C) mercantilism  D) the Enlightenment SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 6

SSUSH2 Quiz/Exam Practice  The evangelist, Jonathan Edwards, preached his sermon during  A) the American Revolution  B) the First Great Awakening  C) the French and Indian War  D) the Salem Witch Trials SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 7

SSUSH2 Quiz/Exam Practice  Colonists responded negatively to such measures as the Stamp Act, the Proclamation of 1763, and various other British laws after the French and Indian War because  A) they had declared independence and saw them as attempts by a foreign power to seize control of North America  B) they favored the French over the British  C) they felt that these laws did not do enough to raise government revenue to support the colonies and Great Britain  D) they felt that they were being taxed without being granted a voice in governmental decisions SSUSH2 Economy and Society in British North America 8