Example Multiple Choice for Period 2: 1607 – 1754
Questions 1 – 4 refer to the excerpt below:
“The Declaration of the People, against Sir William Berkeley, and Present Governors of
Virginia, 1676”
…. For having upon specious Pretences of public Works raised unjust Taxes, upon the
Commonalty, For advancing of Private favorites. And other sinister Ends, but no visible Effect,
in any Measure adequate.
…. For having, Protected, favored, and emboldened the Indians against his Mates : most loyal
Subjects; never Contriving, requiring, or appointing any due or proper means of Satisfaction; for
their many Incursions, murders, and Robberies, Committed upon Us……
Nathaniell Bacon
General, by Consent of the People.
HISTORICAL CAUSATION
1. Which of the following was a significant cause of this petition of grievances?
(A) The thriving Native American trade with the colonial government of Virginia
(B) The belief of the backcountry settlers that the colonial government was not
sympathetic to their concerns
(C) A tightening of British control over the Virginia colony that led to rising
discontent
(D) A scarcity of women in the Virginia colony in 1676 that led to an unstable society
EFFECT/CHANGE OVER TIME
2. How did Bacon’s Rebellion transform the labor system in Virginia?
(A) The planters were encouraged to rely more on slaves than indentured servants as
a labor force.
(B) Former indentured servants were given more land, allowing them to become
independent farmers.
(C) The colonial government encouraged greater immigration to the colonies in an
effort to fill the need for labor.
(D) The colony developed a sharecropping system of labor.
Example Multiple Choice for Period 2: 1607 – 1754
CONTEXTUALIZATION
3. How does this movement illustrate the development of democratic ideals in colonial America?
(A) Early settlers came to expect a certain level of democratic participation in government.
(B) The movement resulted in the awarding of voting rights to all white males.
(C) The colonial governors became more responsive to the settlers.
(D) The colonial assemblies became dominated by settlers of lower socio-economic status.
CAUSATION
4. How did this movement result in a change in social attitudes in colonial Virginia?
(A) Social class distinctions tended to lessen in the late 1600s.
(B) Poor whites became more sympathetic to the plight of the African slaves.
(C) Colonial began to be more accepting of the place of Native Americans in white society.
(D)Wealthy landowners gained the support of former indentured servants by emphasizing their
elevated status over slaves.
Historical Thinking Skills – Define these terms in your own words.
1. Historical Causation:
6. Historical Argumentation
2. Continuity and Change over Time
7. Use of Relevant Historical Evidence
3. Periodization
8. Interpretation
4. Comparison
9. Synthesis
5. Contextualization