Question 1
The witchcraft trials in Salem
A. almost resulted in the revocation of Massachusetts's charter.
B. provided evidence of a decline in religious fervor.
C. led to prison terms, but no executions.
D. saw the original accusers recant their charges.
E. were unique in the history of colonial New England.
Question 2
By the 1770s, the two largest port cities in colonial North America were
A. Boston and Newport.
B. New York and Boston.
C. Philadelphia and New York.
D. Philadelphia and Charleston.
E. Boston and Charleston.
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Question 3
Class divisions in colonial North American cities were
A. sharper than in corresponding European cities.
B. smoothed over by church and social registers.
C. more real and visible than in rural places.
D. weaker in the North than in the South.
E. essentially nonexistent.
Question 4
Primogeniture refers to the
A. practice of granting land only to those assured of salvation.
B. tending of a servant's indenture.
C. arrangement of authority within New England assemblies.
D. right to vote.
E. passing of property to the firstborn son.