Review Questions

1. To what does the term “Restoration” refer?
the restoration of New York to English power
the restoration of Catholicism as the official religion of England
the restoration of Charles II to the English throne
the restoration of Parliamentary power in England

2. What was the predominant religion in Pennsylvania?
Quakerism
Puritanism
Catholicism
Protestantism

3. What sorts of labor systems were used in the Restoration colonies?

4. Which of the following represents a concern that those in England and her colonies maintained about James II?
that he would promote the spread of Protestantism
that he would reduce the size of the British army and navy, leaving England and her colonies vulnerable to attack
that he would advocate for Parliament’s independence from the monarchy
that he would institute a Catholic absolute monarchy

5. What was the Dominion of New England?
James II’s overthrow of the New England colonial governments
the consolidated New England colony James II created
Governor Edmund Andros’s colonial government in New York
the excise taxes New England colonists had to pay to James II

6. What was the outcome of the Glorious Revolution?

7. The Negro Act of 1740 was a reaction to ________.
fears of a slave conspiracy in the setting of thirteen fires in New York City
the Stono Rebellion
the Royal African Company’s monopoly
the growing power of maroon communities

8. What was the “conspiracy” of the New York Conspiracy Trials of 1741?
American patriots conspiring to overthrow the royal government
indentured servants conspiring to overthrow their contract holders
enslaved people conspiring to burn down the city and take control
Protestants conspiring to murder Catholics

9. What was the First Great Awakening?
a cultural and intellectual movement that emphasized reason and science over superstition and religion
a Protestant revival that emphasized emotional, experiential faith over book learning
a cultural shift that promoted Christianity among enslaved communities
the birth of an American identity, promoted by Benjamin Franklin

10. Which of the following is not a tenet of the Enlightenment?
atheism
empiricism
progressivism
rationalism

11. Who were the Freemasons, and why were they significant?

12. What was the primary goal of Britain’s wars for empire from 1688 to 1763?
control of North America
control of Native Americans
greater power in Europe and the world
defeat of Catholicism

13. Who were the main combatants in the French and Indian War?
France against Native Americans
Great Britain against Native Americans
Great Britain against France
Great Britain against the French and their Native American allies

14. What prompted the French and Indian War?