Author Question: Colonial government in New Spain and New France in the eighteenth century: A) organized ... (Read 88 times)

Sportsfan2111 · **on:** Sep 21, 2019

Question 1

In The Sovereignty and Goodness of God, Mary Rowlandson described her experiences:

A) as an Indian captive.
B) recovering from smallpox.
C) converting to Catholicism.
D) as a widow left with four children.

Question 2

In the British colonies of the 18th century, the ability to read was:

A) confined to the clergy.
B) confined to the elite classes of those colonies.
C) seen primarily in communities where religion was important.
D) much more widespread than in the French and Spanish colonies.

Question 3

An Enlightenment thinker would emphasize that:

A) the natural world imposed restrictions on humans that they could not overcome.
B) the rhythms of life and nature guide human behavior.
C) humans were capable of understanding natural laws and using them to improve their condition.
D) progress occurred through the natural working of God's laws.

Question 4

By the mid-18th century, most of the British North American colonies:

A) were ruled by royal governors.
B) were governed by proprietors.
C) had few rights of local self government.
D) had become democracies.

Question 5

Colonial government in New Spain and New France in the eighteenth century:

A) organized settlements individually to allow local control.
B) collapsed as local disputes plagued imperial officials.
C) closely paralleled the British representative model.
D) was highly centralized and authoritarian.