The American Yawp
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Chapter 4 Quiz
practice questions and answers
What were the major political parties in colonial America? - There were no major
political parties in colonial America
Which of the following colonies had a majority enslaved African population? -
South Carolina
Which of these systems of slave labor offered enslaved people the greatest
independence in the use of their time? - Task system
What is the name of the prophet who inspired Pontiac's Rebellion? - Neolin
What was the "commodity money" used in Virginia? - Tobacco
How did the culture of rice cultivation reach colonial Carolina? - Enslaved West
Africans
What portion of residents in 1700 New York City was enslaved? - 40%
What is the name for the practice whereby a married woman loses all of her
political and economic rights to her husband? - Coverture
What was the largest American city during the late eighteenth century (late
1700s)? - Philadelphia
Which colony outlawed slavery in 1750? - Slavery was legal in every North
American British colony at that time
Which of the following resulted from Pontiac's War? - Creation of the
Proclamation Line of 1763
Which of the following colonies generated the most revenue? - Virginia
