Quiz for Sources for America’s History, Chapter 4

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1. American colonists who were swayed by sermons like Gilbert Tenant’s “Dangers of an Unconverted Ministry” (Document 4-1) in the 1740s to 1760s were encouraged to do which of the following?

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Correct. The answer is c. Sermons like Tenant’s suggested that anyone who had felt God’s grace could speak with ministerial authority and encouraged their audiences to challenge the ideas and authority of the traditional ministry.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Sermons like Tenant’s suggested that anyone who had felt God’s grace could speak with ministerial authority and encouraged their audiences to challenge the ideas and authority of the traditional ministry.

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2. The excerpt from Sarah Osborn’s memoir (Document 4-2) suggests that the Great Awakening had which of the following effects on its female followers in America?

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Correct. The answer is b. This excerpt from Sarah Osborn’s memoir illustrates how the Great Awakening freed her from her overwhelming preoccupation with her sinfulness and gave her the confidence and emotional resources to direct her own activities.
Incorrect. The answer is b. This excerpt from Sarah Osborn’s memoir illustrates how the Great Awakening freed her from her overwhelming preoccupation with her sinfulness and gave her the confidence and emotional resources to direct her own activities.

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3. The excerpt from Charles Woodmason’s journal (Document 4-3) reflects a critique of Carolina society that emphasizes which of the following issues?

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Correct. The answer is d. Although Woodmason was an Anglican minister associated with the established church in the Carolina’s, he was highly critical of elite white southerners’ lack of concern with the economic and spiritual needs of the region’s poor white population.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Although Woodmason was an Anglican minister associated with the established church in the Carolina’s, he was highly critical of elite white southerners’ lack of concern with the economic and spiritual needs of the region’s poor white population.

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4. Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 (Document 4-4) in order to consolidate colonial cooperation in the face a threat posed by which of the following?

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Correct. The answer is a. Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 as the prospect of a major war between Britain and France in North America was looming. As tensions between the French and the British and their respective Native American allies heated up, Franklin’s plan proposed one united colonial government to manage trade, Indian policy, and colonial defense.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Benjamin Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union in 1754 as the prospect of a major war between Britain and France in North America was looming. As tensions between the French and the British and their respective Native American allies heated up, Franklin’s plan proposed one united colonial government to manage trade, Indian policy, and colonial defense.

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5. The author of State of the British and French Colonies in North America (Document 4-5) placed a high value on a British alliance with Native Americans against the French for which of the following reasons?

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Correct. The answer is c. The author of this document lauds the highly effective fighting skills of Native American warriors and suggests that, since the French army will rely heavily on Native Americans, the British and their colonial army must do the same.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The author of this document lauds the highly effective fighting skills of Native American warriors and suggests that, since the French army will rely heavily on Native Americans, the British and their colonial army must do the same.

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6. The North Carolina Regulators, who penned a 1770 petition to protest British control (Document 4-6), justified their demands on which of the following grounds?

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Correct. The answer is c. In their petition, the North Carolina Regulators argued for the rights they believed they had as English citizens: property rights, the right to a fair trial, and the right to a government that represented their political interests.
Incorrect. The answer is c. In their petition, the North Carolina Regulators argued for the rights they believed they had as English citizens: property rights, the right to a fair trial, and the right to a government that represented their political interests.