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Eighteenth-century literacy among American men was higher than in most European countries.

A) True
B) False

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Primogeniture refers to the


A) right to vote.
B) passing of property to the firstborn son.
C) tending of a servant's indenture.
D) arrangement of authority within New England assemblies.
E) practice of granting land only to those assured of salvation.

F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

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The most common form of resistance of enslaved Africans to their condition was


A) arson.
B) destruction of crops.
C) running away.
D) subtle defiance or evasion of their masters.
E) poisoning food.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

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In the seventeenth century,it was easy for women to enter the medical field as midwives.

A) True
B) False

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In the early seventeenth century,the legal status of slaves was ambiguous and fluid.

A) True
B) False

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In the English colonies,Jews


A) had their largest community in Rhode Island.
B) did not live in most of the colonies.
C) enjoyed considerable toleration.
D) could not practice their religion openly anywhere.
E) could not vote or hold office.

F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

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Why was there a late revival of patriarchy in the Chesapeake region? Compare or contrast the status of women in the Chesapeake with that of women in New England.

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The first American college,established in 1636,was ________.

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The proportion of all blacks in the colonies living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was over


A) one-fourth.
B) one-third.
C) one-half.
D) three-fourths.
E) nine-tenths.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Life expectancy in New England was higher than in England and in the rest of British North America.

A) True
B) False

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Enlightenment thought encouraged people to reject their religious faith.

A) True
B) False

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