Chapter_05_Colonial_Society_on_the_Eve_of_Revolution

Chapter_05_Colonial_Society_on_the_Eve_of_Revolution

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1. All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence from Great Britain except

	a.	distinctive social structures.
	b.	distinctive economic structures.
	c.	distinctive political structures.
	d.	a declining population in the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies.
	e.	the appearance of a recognizably American way of life.

ANSWER:	d
POINTS:	1
REFERENCES:	Chapter 5: Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

2. Identify the statement that is false.

	a.	In 1700, the Atlantic seaboard colonies contained fewer than 300,000 inhabitants.
	b.	In 1700, only about 20,000 inhabitants were blacks.
	c.	By 1775, the Atlantic seaboard colonies contained almost 2.5 million inhabitants.
	d.	By 1775, the black population rose to over 1 million.
	e.	White immigrants in 1775 made up about 400,000 of the inhabitants.

3. One feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their

	a.	relatively equal wealth.
	b.	economic organization.
	c.	similar social structures.
	d.	rapidly growing populations.
	e.	support of religious freedom.

4. As a result of the rapid population growth in colonial America during the eighteenth century

	a.	a momentous shift occurred in the balance of power between the colonies and the mother country.
	b.	the British government was pleased that more workers would be available to fill an increasing need for laborers in Britain.
	c.	the need for slave labor declined.
	d.	the colonists became more dependent on Britain for the goods that they needed to survive.
	e.	the British government granted greater autonomy to colonial governments.

5. The population growth of the American colonies by 1775 is attributed mostly to

	a.	white immigration from Europe.
	b.	the natural fertility of Native Americans.
	c.	the importation of slaves from Africa.
	d.	the influx of immigrants from Latin America.
	e.	the natural fertility of all Americans.

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