Chapter 5 Test - Creating an American Identity

What was the Great Awakening?

• A religious revival

• A movement that inspired science and higher level thinking

• When the colonists came together to fight in the war

• A time of economic prosperity

What was a result of The Enlightenment

• People began to use science and reasoning to guide their decisions and lifestyle

• Bacon's Rebellion

• The Salem Witch Trials

• People began to join churches and become ordained ministers

John Locke, an Enlightenment thinker, believed that...

• the king was ordained by God

• the colonies should fight to the death

• all people had natural rights that should not be taken away

• dying for God was the noblest experience

One result of the Great Awakening was...

• the Salem Witch Trials

• many new people joined the church and got excited about their faith again

• Bacon's Rebellion

• apprentices started taking over their teachers' trade

Who fought in the French and Indian War?

• The Packers and the Vikings

• France and Native Americans

• Spain and France

• France (with Native allies) and Britain (with Native allies)

Who was a military leader in the French and Indian War?

• Benedict Arnold

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Abigail Adams

What was one way the British tried to eradicate (get rid of) the Native Americans after Pontiac's Rebellion?

• By giving them Small Pox infected blankets as a "gift"

• By damaging all of their crops

• By setting traps for them

• By giving them poisoned meat

What great war was the French and Indian War a part of?

• The American Revolution

• The 7 Years War

• The Civil War

• World War II

Who drew the Join or Die cartoon?

• John Adams

• Abigail Adams

• Governor Andros

• Benjamin Franklin

What change came as a result of the Zenger Trial?

• The government could no longer arrest citizens without land for trying to vote

• Citizens could now vote however they wanted, even if it went against the King's wishes

• Citizens could now speak against their leaders in print (for example, in a newspaper)

• Everybody could vote