5 Written Questions

1. seventeenth-century English witch-hunter who urged that suspected witches be bound hand and foot and tossed in a pond (innocent would sink and drown, guilty would float)
2. twenty-nine-year-old planter who led a 1676 rebellion of frontiersmen (wretched bachelors) against Berkeley's friendly relations with Indians; in Virginia; died suddenly of disease
3. black population brought from Africa to American colonies as slaves
4. a new form of sermon in the Puritan churches in the mid-seventeenth century; preachers scolded parishioners for their waning piety
5. an ill-starred and bloody insurgence that rocked NYC from 1689 to 1691; fueled by animosity between lordly landholders and aspiring merchants

5 Matching Questions

1. freedom dues
2. family stability
3. William Berkeley
4. Yarrow Mamout
5. conversions

1. a a devout Muslim brought to Maryland as a slave, he eventually fought his freedom and settled in Georgetown
2. b more prevalent in New England than Chesapeake region because of lack of diseases, immigration as a family, longevity, and high birth rate
3. c testimonials by individuals that they had received God's grace and therefore deserved to be admitted to the church as members of the elect
4. d necessities given to indentured servants once they were freed; included a few barrels of corn, a suit of clothes, and perhaps a small parcel of land
5. e Virginian governor who disliked wretched bachelors (poor, endebted, discontented, and armed); disliked by wretched bachelors for friendly relations with Indians

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. system employed in Virginia and Maryland to encourage the importation of servant workers; whoever paid the passage of a laborer received the right to acquire fifty acres of land
   1. jeremiads
   2. headright system
   3. freedom dues
   4. slave codes
2. early 18th century laws limited the rights of Blacks, gave almost absolute authority to white masters, color was the only factor in determining if someone subject to slave codes
   1. slave codes
   2. conversions
   3. freedom dues
   4. jeremiads
3. 1662, arrangement in Puritan churches which modified the covenant to admit to baptism the unconverted children of existing members; weakened the distinction between the elect and others; led to widening of church membership; afterwords, women became majority in Puritan churches
   1. Yarrow Mamout
   2. Half-Way Covenant
   3. slave codes
   4. Matthew Hopkins
4. was often necessary for New England colonists. Unlike the rich and fertile soil of Virginia, New England had poor soil as well as a harsh winter and had to rely on improvisation and other means for economic success.
   1. Yarrow Mamout
   2. conversions
   3. Yankee ingenuity
   4. family stability
5. widely used New England schoolbook that taught lessons of social duty and Christian faith, as well as reading and writing
   1. Yankee ingenuity
   2. New England Primer
   3. slave codes
   4. headright system

5 True/False Questions

1. Bacon's Rebellion → 1676 Virginian rebellion of frontiersmen (wretched bachelors) sparked by governor Berkeley's refusal to retaliate for a series of brutal Indian attacks on frontier settlements; killed Indians, chased Berkeley from Jamestown, and set fire to Jamestown; plundering and pilfering; crushed by Berkeley with cruelty of haging over twenty rebels; rebellion ignited resentments of landless former servants and pitted the frontiersmen against the gentry of the plantations; caused gentry to seek out African slaves

   True        False

2. middle passage → a new form of sermon in the Puritan churches in the mid-seventeenth century; preachers scolded parishioners for their waning piety

   True        False

3. William Bradford → Virginian governor who disliked wretched bachelors (poor, endebted, discontented, and armed); disliked by wretched bachelors for friendly relations with Indians

   True        False

4. indentured servitude → person who agreed to work for a colonial employer for a specified time in exchange for passage to america.

   True        False

5. "witch hunting" → was often necessary for New England colonists. Unlike the rich and fertile soil of Virginia, New England had poor soil as well as a harsh winter and had to rely on improvisation and other means for economic success.

   True        False