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The first permanent European settlement in North America was
A.
Jamestown, in what is now Virginia
B.
New Orleans, in what is now Louisiana
C.
Santa Fe, in what is now New Mexico
D.
St. Augustine, in what is now Florida
E.
Mobile, in what is now Alabama.
The first successful English colony in North America was located in
A.
Roanoke, Virginia
B.
Plymouth, Massachusetts
C.
Jamestown, Virginia
D.
Salem, Massachusetts
E.
Manhattan, New York
Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, was founded by
A
three aristocratic proprietors seeking private gam
B
a joint stock company anxious to return a profit to investors
C
Sir Walter Raleigh, wishing to gain favor with Elizabeth I
D
King James I, eager to gain a base for expeditions against Spanish shipping
E
John Smith, seeking to spread Christianity
The English colony at Jamestown
A.
was developed on a high plateau overlooking the James River
B.
was settled mostly by farmers from the rural areas of England.
C.
nearly collapsed because the colonists refused to cooperate, searched for gold
instead of planting crops, and antagonized the Indians.
D.
survived the "starving time" by forging a temporary alliance with the Spanish.
E.
was abandoned.
The primary motive of those who founded the British colony in Virginia during the
seventeenth century was the
A.
desire for economic gain.
B.
desire for religious freedom.
C.
desire to create a perfect religious commonwealth as an example to the rest of the
world.
D.
desire to recreate in the New World the story of feudalistic society that was
fading in the Old.
E.
desire to increase the power and glory of Great Britain.
During the first two decades of the seventeenth century all of the following aided in the
establishment and growth of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, EXCEPT
A.
the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses
B.
the establishment of the ownership of private property
C.
the beginning of tobacco cultivation.
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good relations with the local Indians.
E.
large influxes of supplies and colonists from England.
Pocahontas
I
was taken captive by an English trader and held as hostage at Jamestown
II
was converted to Christianity at her own request.
III
married John Rolfe
IV
died in England.
A.
I only
B.
II only
C.
I and III only
D.
II and IV only
E.
I, II, III, and IV
In the eighteenth century, colonial Virginia and colonial Maryland were most alike in
that both were
A.
relied on the marketing of a single crop .
B.
were heavily dependent on slave labor.
C.
had an established Anglican church.
D.
were royal colonies.
E.
administered local government through justices of the peace.
The important staple for export in colonial Virginia was
A.
tobacco
B.
cotton
C.
hemp
D.
indigo
E.
sugar cane.
The system of indentured labor used during the Colonial period had which of the
following effects?
A.
It enabled England to deport most criminals.
B.
It enabled poor people to seek opportunity in America.
C.
It delayed the establishment of slavery in the South until about 1750.
D.
It facilitated the cultivation of cotton in the South.
E.
It instituted social equality.
Indentured servants were usually
A.
slaves who had been emancipated by their masters
B.
free blacks forced to sell themselves into slavery by economic conditions.
C.
paroled prisoners bound to a lifetime of service in the colonies
D.
persons who voluntarily bound themselves to labor for a set number of years in
return for transportation in the colonies.
E.
the sons and daughters of slaves.
The headright system adopted in the Virginia colony
A.
determined the eligibility of a settler for voting and holding office.
B.
toughened the laws applying to indentured servants.
C.
gave 50 acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony.
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D.
encouraged the development of urban centers.
E.
prohibited the settlement of single men and women in the colony.
Of the African slaves brought to the New World by Europeans from 1492 through 1770,
the vast majority were shipped to
A
Virginia
B
the Carolinas
C
the Caribbean
D
Georgia
E
Florida
All of the following European powers competed for control of the Caribbean during the
17th Century EXCEPT
A
France
B
Holland
C
Spain
D
England
E
Sweden
The advantage that investors gained through joint stock companies was that
A
risk was limited
B
high profits were guaranteed
C
they were backed by proprietors
D
they were supported by public taxes
E
they had been successful since the 15th Century
One of the most important reasons that the Virginia colony at Jamestown survived its
fIrst few years was the
A
careful preparation of the colonists
B
abundance of skilled labor
C
absence of disease
D
presence of strong women
E
support of the Algonquin Indians
One reason that relations between English colonists and Indians deteriorated in the
Chesapeake Bay region during the 17th Century was the
A
success of cotton growing
B
spread of tobacco fanning
C
warlike tendencies of Indians beginning with the arrival of the English
D
direct influence of the joint stock company
E
absence of any communication between colonists and Indians
A majority of the early English migrants to the Chesapeake were
A.
Families with young children
B.
Indentured servants
C.
Wealthy gentlemen
D.
Merchants and craftsmen
E.
Disfranchised Catholics
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Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in the New World, was founded by
A
three aristocratic proprietors seeking private gam
B
a joint stock company anxious to return a profit to investors
C
Sir Walter Raleigh, wishing to gain favor with Elizabeth I
D
King James I, eager to gain a base for expeditions against Spanish shipping
E
John Smith, seeking to spread Christianity
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New England
In the early colonial period a "Separatist" was defined as a person
A.
who left England to seek economic gain in the New World.
B.
who wished to break away from the impure Church of England.
C.
who left the Massachusetts Bay colony for religious freedom in Rhode Island.
D.
who earned his freedom after working for another person for four to seven years.
E.
who had served his apprenticeship.
The Mayflower Compact could best be described as
A.
a detailed frame of government
B.
a complete constitution
C.
a business contract
D.
a foundation for self-government
E.
an enumeration of the causes for leaving England and coming to the New World
The principle motivation for the settlement of the Plymouth Colony was
A.
economic
B.
political
C.
religious
D.
social
E.
cultural
All of the following contributed to the success and stability of the New England colonies,
and the bare survival of the Chesapeake Bay colonies EXCEPT
A.
New England colonists tended to arrive in family units while the vast majority of
Chesapeake Bay colonists were young single males who arrived as indentured
servants.
B.
the Chesapeake Bay region had a much higher death rate among its colonists than
did the New England region.
C.
women were treated more as equals in the New England colonies than they
were in the Chesapeake Bay region, making it more difficult to attract women
to Chesapeake Bay.
D.
the ratio of males to females in Chesapeake Bay was much more imbalanced than
in New England, making it more difficult for males in Chesapeake Bay to find
wives and start families.
E.
the population increased faster in New England, allowing for the development of
stable communities, than it did in Chesapeake Bay.
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The Puritans who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony wanted their settlement to be
primarily
A.
a place where they could get away from persecution
B.
an example to the rest of the world.
C.
a place where they would have the opportunity to prosper free from government
regulation.
D.
a society that practiced complete separation of church and state.
E.
a pluralistic society in which all would be free to practice and teach their beliefs.
Which of the following conditions in England motivated Puritans to migrate to New
England in the 1630s?
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II
III
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Political repression of dissident Protestants
An economic recession
Restrictions on Puritan religious practices
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I only
B
II only
C
III only
D
I and II only
E
I, II, and III
The most unusual feature of the charter of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was that it
A.
provided that the colony should be run as a religious commonwealth.
B.
made the colony completely independent of all English authority.
C.
assured the colonists all the rights they would have had if they had been born and
living in England.
D.
did not specify where the company's headquarters should be.
E.
specified that only Parliament, not the king, was to have authority over the colony
Their thinking was dominated by the word covenant, one a covenant between God and
the church and the other between the governed and the government. Who is described?
A.
Maryland Catholics
B.
Baptists in Rhode Island
C.
Pilgrims in Plymouth
D.
Puritans in Massachusetts
E.
Quakers in Pennsylvania
Which of the following most accurately describes the attitude of seventeenth century
Puritans toward religious liberty?
A.
Having suffered persecution in England, they extended toleration to everyone.
B.
they tolerated no one whose expressed religious views varied from their own
views.
C.
They tolerated all Protestant sects, but not Catholics.
D.
They tolerated Catholics, but not Quakers.
E.
They had no coherent views on religious toleration.
Harvard College and Yale College were established primarily to
A.
train lawyers and doctors.
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encouraging scientific advances.
C.
ensure an adequate supply of ministers.
D.
prepare young men for political leadership.
E.
preserve the traditions of classical scholarship.
Liberty of conscience was defended by Roger Williams on the ground that
A.
all religions were equal in the eyes of God.
B.
the institutions of political democracy would be jeopardized without it.
C.
Puritan ideas about sin and salvation were outmoded.
D.
theological truths would emerge from the clash of ideas.
E.
the state was an improper and ineffectual agency in matters of the spirit.
Roger Williams believed that
I.
religious dissenters should be expelled from any colony.
II.
the state should not impose any authority in matters of faith.
III.
ministers should assume more authority in governmental matters.
IV.
colonists had no right to land until it was purchased from the Indians
A.
I and II only
B.
II and III only
C.
II and IV only
D.
I, II, and III only
E.
I, II, III, and IV
Which of the following was an attempt by the Puritans to enlarge church membership in
order to include those faithful members who had not become one of the visible saints or
"elect?"
A.
Cambridge Platform 1648
B.
Child Petition 1646
C.
Massachusetts Body of Liberties 1641
D.
Half-Way Covenant 1662
E.
Mayflower Compact 1620
The Halfway Covenant provided for which of the following?
A.
The baptism of children of baptized but unconverted Puritans.
B.
The granting of suffrage to non-church members.
C.
The expansion of women's power within the Congregational church.
D.
The granting of full membership in the Congregational church to all New
Englanders.
E.
The posting of banns by engaged couples.
". . . Whereas . . . [the colonies] have freely declared . . . that a most flourishing civil state
may stand and best be maintained . . . with a full liberty in religious concernments and
that true piety rightly grounded upon gospel principles will give the best and greatest
security to sovereignty and will lay in the hearts of men the strongest obligations to true
loyalty:
". . . we being willing to . . . secure them [the people] in the free exercise and enjoyment
of all their civil and religious rights. . . and to preserve unto them that liberty, to the true
Christian faith and worship of God, which they have sought . . . to enjoy; . . . do hereby
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publish, grant, ordain, and declare . . . that no person with the said colony, at any time
hereafter, shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question for any
differences in opinion in matters of religion."
The above quotation is most likely taken from
A.
the Mayflower Compact
B.
the Rhode Island colonial charter.
C.
a speech to Parliament by King James I
D.
the Albany Plan of Union
E.
the transcript of the trial of Peter Zenger.
Which of the following was true of most Puritans who emigrated to seventeenth-century
New England?
A
they had renounced the Church of England
B
they rejected the authority of the English king
C
they considered themselves non-Separatists
D
they approved the Crown’s religious policy
E
they intended to return eventually to England
One of the most significant differences between the early 17th Century colonists in
Massachusetts Bay and those in Chesapeake Bay was that
A
women had significantly higher status in Massachusetts Bay than in Chesapeake
Bay
B
women lived longer in Chesapeake Bay than in Massachusetts Bay
C
women had significantly higher status in Chesapeake Bay than in
Massachusetts Bay
D
women o wned significant ly more property in Massachusett s Bay
t han in Chesapeake Bay
E
widows remained single longer in Chesapeake Bay than Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay colonists fought a war with the Pequot Indians in 1637 after
A
English settlers threatened the Pequots' power in New England
B
the Pequot rivalry with the Wampanoags increased in intensity
C
the Pequots' trade with France was interrupted
D
New England colonial government s t ook land by eminent domain
E
t he Pequot s refused t o convert t o Christ ianit y
Anne Hutchinson threatened the established order in Massachusetts Bay by advocating
A
a covenant of good works
B
a covenant of grace
C
the distribution of free land to individual families
D
religious freedom for Jews
E
war with the Pequots
Which of the following best explains why Massachusetts Bay officials banished Anne
Hutchinson?
A
She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy
B
She was found guilty of practicing witchcraft
C
She preached the doctrine of predestination
D
She gave birth to a child out of wedlock
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She opened an unlicensed tavern
The most successful and longest-lasting Indian resistance movement in colonial North
America was the
A
Pequot War
B
Tuscarora War
C
Creek-Yamasee War
D
Pueblo revolt
E
King Philip's War
King Philip's War, fought between colonists in New England and Wampanoags in 1675,
was initiated because of
A
colonial encroachments on tribal lands
B
the presence of the French
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deep hostilities which began in the early 17th Century
D
a declaration of war by the Massachusetts Bay government
E
British agitation
All of the following attitudes toward women were held by Puritans during the 17th
Century EXCEPT
A
a woman's destiny was fulfilled only through a man
B
a male child needed more time to develop in the womb than a female child
C
women were less able than men to understand logical arguments
D
intellectual pursuits were harmful to women
E
women could not reach salvation in the next world
"I am obnoxious to each carping tongue
Who says my hand a needle better fits,
A Poets pen all scorn I should thus wrong,
For such despite they cast on Female wits:
If what I do prove well, it won't advance,
They'l say it's stoln, or else it was by chance."
The above selection from a 17th Century poem by Anne Bradstreet reflects her
A
support for the Great Awakening
B
agreement with the established Puritan views about women
C
belief in the intellectual capacity of women
D
recognition of the need for public education
E
faith in Calvinism
The Half Way Covenant was created by the Puritan hierarchy in order to
A
allow Quakers limited rights in the Massachusetts Bay colony
B
give partial membership in the church to those who were not yet completely
converted
C
encourage poor people to join the church if they could not purchase a seat
D
establish satellite churches for those who lived outside the main towns
E
accommodate Puritans who wanted membership in the Church of England
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All of the following provided the context of crises which led to the Salem witchcraft
trials of 1692 EXCEPT
A
the establishment of the Dominion of New England
B
the revocation of New England's colonial charters
C
war between England and France in New England
D
a decline in Puritan church membership
E
a general decline in the population of New England
Which of the following was true of colonial New England?
A
It consisted of loosely organized communities spread some distance apart.
B
Its economy was dependant on large scale farming and trading
C
Life was centered in clustered villages with farmland surrounding the village
D
Most people lived in large cities
E
Villages and small towns were tightly organized around an artisan community
Anne Hutchinson was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637 because she
A
violated Puritan laws regarding marriage
B
advocated the inclusion of American Indians in Puritan congregations
C
was a Quaker who sought converts
D
advocated giving women full inheritance
E
challenged the religious beliefs of the colony's leaders
Which of the following best explains why Massachusetts Bay officials banished Anne
Hutchinson?
A
She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy
B
She was found guilty of practicing witchcraft
C
She preached the doctrine of predestination
D
She gave birth to a child out of wedlock
E
She opened an unlicensed tavern
Which of the following conditions in England motivated Puritans to migrate to New
England in the 1630s?
I
II
III
Political repression of dissident Protestants
An economic recession
Restrictions on Puritan religious practices
A
B
C
D
E
I only
II only
III only
I and II only
I, II, and III
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There wasn't one but two colonial Souths: the Chesapeake society and the Carolina
society. In four of the following respects, these two Souths were alike. In which were
they different?
A.
the percentage of black slaves
B.
the existence of towns as a focal point for social life.
C.
the existence of indentured servants.
D.
their fears of a slave revolt.
E.
their dependence on export crops.
The Maryland Toleration Act of 1649 provided for
A.
the tolerance of most Christian churches.
B.
freedom of conscience for those not accepting the Trinity.
C.
an end to tax support for any church.
D.
a complete separation of church and state.
E.
the extension of the vote to Jews and non-Christians.
The Maryland Act of Toleration (1649)
I.
was passed in response to the charge that the colony was intolerant toward
Protestant.
II.
Was developed when it appeared that Roman Catholics would be outvoted by
Protestants in the colony.
III.
was repealed when the Puritans gained control of the colony.
IV.
provided for the execution of those not accepting the Trinity.
A.
I and II only
B.
I, II, and III only
C.
I, II, and IV only
D.
I, III, and IV only
E.
I, II, III, and IV
New York was an English colony because the
A.
English conquered the area from the Dutch.
B.
English settlers in the area gradually overwhelmed the French and Swedes.
C.
England laid claim to the area by right of colonization.
D.
Dutch and Swedes of the area petitioned the English to annex the colony.
E.
Treaty of Tordesillas gave the area to the English.
The English colony first settled by the Dutch was
A.
New York
B.
Jamaica
C.
Canada
D.
Pennsylvania
E.
Delaware
Which of the following was a characteristic of colonial Pennsylvania?
A
There was no established church.
B
Founder William Penn endorsed a policy of removing American Indians to the
western region of the colony.
C
Poor farmland in the backcountry aggravated the colony's economic woes
D
All White males could vote
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The office of governor was an elective post.
In the Colonial period, Quakers were known for all of the following EXCEPT their
A
acceptance of a greater role for women in public worship
B
opposition to the institution of slavery
C
advocacy of freedom of worship
D
refusal to pay taxes
E
refusal to bear arms
The colony founded as a haven for Quakers was
A.
New Jersey
B.
Maryland
C.
Rhode Island
D.
Pennsylvania
E.
Virginia.
In founding the colony of Pennsylvania, William Penn's primary purpose was to
A.
provide a refuge for persecuted English Quakers
B.
provide a refuge for persecuted Christians of all sects from all parts of Europe.
C.
demonstrate the possibility and practicality of establishing truly friendly relations
with the Indians.
D.
make a financial profit.
E.
provide a refuge for English debtors.
Colonies such as the Carolinas were known as "restoration colonies" because
A.
their creation was mainly due to the restoration of the Stuarts to the English
throne.
B.
they were created as places to send criminals to restore them to civilized behavior
and give them a chance to lead decent, honest lives.
C.
their creation was mainly due to an effort by the English government to restore a
balance of power in the New World between the thriving English colonies in New
England and the less successful English colonies in the South.
D.
their creation was mainly due to the restoration of the power of English
Parliament over the king.
E.
their creation was an attempt to restore the supremacy of the Anglican church in
the colonies.
The colony established by James Oglethorpe as a refuge for honest people imprisoned for
debt was
A.
South Carolina
B.
Georgia
C.
Pennsylvania
D.
North Carolina
E.
Delaware.
In founding the colony of Georgia, James Oglethorpe's primary purpose was to
A.
provide a refuge for persecuted English Quakers.
B.
provide a refuge for persecuted Christians of all sects from all parts of Europe.
C.
gain a base for launching English expeditions against Spanish-held Florida.
D.
make a financial profit.
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provide a refuge for English debtors.
Most of the original thirteen colonies
A.
started as proprietary colonies and became royal colonies by the 1750s.
B.
were within their first twenty years successful in terms of their original plans.
C.
started as charter colonies and became royal colonies by the 1750s.
D.
were formed as royal colonies.
E.
purchased their charters from their proprietors.
The Dutch settled New Netherland primarily to
A
Secure a refuge for the persecuted
B
Check the growth of English colonies in America
C
Expand their commercial and mercantile network
D
Gain colonies to produce agricultural surpluses.
E
Secure naval supplies.
European colonists in South Carolina during the 17th and 18th centuries were dependent
on Indian labor to supply
A
deerskins and rice
B
deerskins and Indian slaves
C
Indian slaves and indigo
E
food and beaver skins
E
horses and food
In the Colonial period, Quakers were known for all of the following EXCEPT their
A
acceptance of a greater role for women in public worship
B
opposition to the institution of slavery
C
advocacy of freedom of worship
D
refusal to pay taxes
E
refusal to bear arms
Which of the following was a characteristic of colonial Pennsylvania?
A
There was no established church.
B
Founder William Penn endorsed a policy of removing American Indians to the
western region of the colony.
C
Poor farmland in the backcountry aggravated the colony's economic woes
D
All White males could vote
E
The office of governor was an elective post.