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What accounted for the uneasy relations that persisted between Powhatan’s people and the Jamestown settlers for more than a decade after 1607?
Both groups inability to reach an agreement about who would pay tribute to whom
What did the British policy of salutary neglect of the American colonies in the early eighteenth century mean?
The British relaxed their supervision of the colonies' internal affairs while concentrating on defense and trade policies.
In the decade before the American Revolution, the colonists’ achieved the greatest effect by using which of the following means of protest?
Boycotts
Indians ceded much of Ohio and acknowledged American political sovereignty in which of the following treaties?
Treaty of Greenville
Which of these describes the experiences of the young women who worked in the New England textile mills in the 1820s and 1830s?
They were able to save their wages for later use or to help out their families.
Which of the following factors encouraged migrants to New France in the seventeenth Century?
generous terms for indentured servitude
The English philosopher John Locke believed which of the following ideas?
People had natural rights such as life, liberty, and property
Why was the popular pamphlet entitled Common Sense significant?
It called for republicanism and convinced many colonists of the need to fight for American independence.
John Marshall’s decisions upheld the principle of
the supremacy of national laws over state laws.
The construction of the Erie Canal had which of the following negative consequences?
The construction of the canal and its heavy use altered the ecology of the entire region.
Which American colony was established in the 1660s as a haven for Quakers?
Pennsylvania
What made George Whitefield such a successful evangelical preacher in New England in the 1740s?
He had a reputation for being "almost angelical" in appearance
Why was the Battle of Saratoga historically significant?
The victory ensured the French would join in an alliance with the Americans.
In which of the following ways did the growth of rural manufacturing affect New Englanders in the early eighteenth century?
farm families became more dependent on market forces beyond their control
Which concept promoted by the Second Great Awakening reinforced its push for societal reform?
free moral agency
Which of the following statements describes the change in English economic philosophy toward the colonies beginning in the 1650s?
No longer content with a favorable balance of trade with European countries, the English government-controlled trade with the colonies.
In eighteenth-century New England, the notion that parents would pay grown children for their past labors in exchange for the privilege of choosing the children’s spouses was known as
The marriage portion
Why was Abigail Adams a notable figure in the Revolutionary era?
She criticized Patriots like her husband John and insisted on equal legal rights for married women.
The spread of the cultural attitude known as sentimentalism in early nineteenth-century America had which of the following social and cultural consequences?
Increased emphasis on the importance of love in marriage
The power of elected officials to grant government jobs to party members in return for their loyalty is known as which of the following systems?
Patronage
Which of the following areas imported the smallest number of slaves in the early eighteenth century?
North America
How did British politicians respond to the American’s cry of “no taxation without representation”?
Politicians argued that the colonists already had virtual representation.
Why was Hamilton’s financial plan so controversial?
It lined the pockets of wealthy investors and speculators.
Why did the emancipation of slaves proceed very slowly in the northern states during and after the Revolution?
The northern states gave priority to slaveholders' property rights so that emancipation often was spaced out over several slave generations.
In the aftermath of the nullification crisis, President Jackson responded to southern concerns about the tariff by
Persuading Congress to pass a new tariff that gradually reduced duties