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1 All of the following were true of New England in the 17th century EXCEPT Most New Englanders arrived in nuclear families. The ratio of males to females was three to two. People lived longer in New England than in Europe. A cooler climate & clean drinking water led to longer life. Early marriage led to a vast increase in the population. 2 All of the following were true of New England life in the 17th century EXCEPT Men & women lived in communities with their parents & grandparents. Towns were a collection of families not individuals. Education was very important to society. Slavery blossomed as the predominant labor force. The half-Way Covenant overcame religious problems for the Puritans. 3 Women in 17th century new England worked on family farms joined churches in larger numbers than men had fewer political rights than men had fewer legal rights than men All of the answers are correct. 4 In 17th century New England Most people were middle class. Most colonists were yeoman farmers who worked their own land. Free labor was the predominant form of labor. Slavery never took root in a big way. All of the answers are correct. 5 In the 17th century Chesapeake society Most people arrived individually, not in family units. Many people arrived as indentured servants. The ratio of males to females was six to one. Life expectancy was less than in England & New England. All of the answers are correct. 6 The economy of the Chesapeake society was dominated by large planters was founded on tobacco production saw indentured servants replaced eventually by slave labor was a plantation society All of the answers are correct. 7 Society in the Chesapeake area was dominated by great planters allowed some men of humble origin to become planters saw most of the indentured servants become freemen originally had indentured servants at the bottom All of the answers are correct. 8 Slavery in the 17th century was prevalent in the Caribbean & Brazil saw slaves arrive in Virginia in 1619 kept the numbers of slaves small until late in the 17th century in VA used British & New Englanders as the primary slave traders All of the answers are correct. 9 In 17th century America, slaves maintained their African culture to the greatest degree in South Carolina lived longer than their West Indies counterparts were not numerous in the New England colonies were not numerous in the Middle Atlantic colonies All of the answers are correct. 10 In terms of commercial policy toward the American colonies The British ignored the colonies prior to 1660. The British wanted to turn all colonies into royal colonies. The British wanted to turn all colonies into corporate colonies. The British merchants wanted to punish the southern planation owners. All of these answers are correct. 11 The Navigation Act of 1660 required all of the following EXCEPT Ships must be British or North American. Ships must have 3/4 British or North American crews. The enumerated goods of sugar, tobacco, cotton, dyewoods, ginger & indigo must be kept within the British Empire. British taxes must be paid on the enumerated goods. 12 The Navigation Act of 1663 ordered colonial duties paid at the port of export ordered all European goods sent to America must go through Britain required all captains to be British or American used the Royal Navy as an enforcement tool All of the answers are correct. 13 The Navigation Act of 1696 used all the following EXCEPT Royal Air Force expanded customs service Royal governors to enforce the law Admiralty Courts without juries 14 Bacon's rebellion in 1676 Virginia was led by Nathaniel Bacon saw the backcountry rise up against the planter elite ended up with part of Jamestown being burned & Bacon dying scared the planters to abandon indentured servants for slave labor All of these answers are correct. 15 The Glorious Revolution in New England was based on James II's creation of the Dominion of New England overthrew Edmund Andros as Governor of the Dominion of New England followed the Glorious Revolution in England saw Jacob Leisler hanged in New York All of the answers are correct.