Which of the following ideas did Richard Hakluyt use to raise support for England's colonization efforts in the New World?

A) The creation of rich agricultural colonies could prevent mass famine as the English population grew.
B) English colonization was part of a divine mission to save the New World from Spanish tyranny.
C) The abundant gold in the New World would make England a prosperous nation.
D) New World lumber would allow England to create an armada to rival the Spanish.
E) Colonization would ease international tensions by encouraging interdependence between England and Spain.

Great Britain issued which proclamation to prevent clashes between colonists and Native Americans?

A) Proclamation of 1765
B) Proclamation of 1760
C) Proclamation of 1758
D) Proclamation of 1763

During the eighteenth century, colonial assemblies

A) lost political power to colonial governors.
B) remained purely advisory bodies to the royal governor.
C) became more assertive.
D) concentrated on the patronage system.
E) rejected the theories of the English Country Party.

Which group did American Protestants fear threatened American identity?

A) Irish immigrants, who were Catholics
B) English immigrants, who were suspected of being hostile to Americans
C) German immigrants, who did not speak English
D) single male immigrants, who were marrying American women
E) children of immigrants, who required special attention at school

The English increasingly viewed America as a land where a man could control his own labor and thus gain independence.

The Second Great Awakening affected women in which of the following ways?

A) The movement adversely affected women by blaming them for the sins of American society.
B) The only impact the movement had on women was to reinforce the cult of domesticity.
C) By participating in organizations advocating moral reform, many women became politically involved for the first time.
D) Both the Episcopal and Methodist denominations allowed women to rise to the rank of bishop.