1.) The British "policy" of benign neglect of the American colonies could be characterized by which of the following statements?
A. The British allowed the colonists to run all of their own affairs and did not interfere with colonial government or trade in any way.
B. Parliament made little effort to control the colonies, with the occasional exceptions of laws regarding trade, manufacturing, or monetary policy.
C. The British vested all control in royal governors, who could levy taxes, regulate trade, and pass laws regarding American manufacturing.
D. Policy for the American colonies was set by Parliament in accordance with the recommendations of a few "advisors," which were sent by colonial legislators and were greatly respected by Parliament.
2.) Which is NOT true about American seaport cities in the eighteenth century?
Group of answer choices
A. While most women did not work outside the home, cities provided women who needed to support themselves or their families with various employment opportunities.
B. Almost all of the menial laborers were white indentured servants, and by the mid-1700s there were almost no free or enslaved African Americans in any of the cities.
C. Artisans produced a wide variety of goods in their shops, but there was no large-scale domestic industry.
D. Some cities, such as Philadelphia, were well-planned and relatively spacious, but others had crowded, narrow streets and seemed almost "medieval."
3.) In the 1700s, slaves in England's American colonies
A. rarely maintained extended kinship networks because family members were sold frequently.
B. usually converted to Christianity because their master insisted that they do so.
C. created societies of their own that blended African and American cultural characteristics.
D. never ran away or resisted because they knew they would be caught and punished.
4.) The eighteenth century intellectual movement that stressed reliance on reason and promoting progress via natural laws and systematic inquiry was known as ___________.
A. the Great Awakening
B. the Enlightenment
C. rational Christianity
D. scientific inquiry
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