Unit I Exam Key
1. (p. 5–8) Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had not
developed
A. large, permanent settlements
B. a common language
C. division of labor
D. complex agricultural systems
E. elaborate religious practices
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #4
Difficulty: Medium
2. (p. 9–10) By 1500, the incentives for Europeans to engage in overseas exploration included all of the following
except
A. a belief in fulfilling a divine mission
B. a significant growth in their population
C. more powerful and united governments
D. an increased prosperity and desire for commerce
E. the return of the bubonic plague
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #6
Difficulty: Medium
3. (p. 12) Between 1500 and 1550, exploration of the New World was dominated by the
A. Dutch
B. English
C. French
D. Spanish
E. Portuguese
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #10
Difficulty: Easy
4. (p. 18) The European nation that, unlike other colonizers, did not "people" its colonies but instead imposed over
them a European ruling class was
A. England
B. Spain
C. France
D. Holland
E. Italy
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #15
Difficulty: Hard
5. (p. 20-21) Before the arrival of the Europeans, the political system of southern and western Africa was composed
of
A. a single African-led empire
B. a number of small- and medium-sized regional kingdoms
C. a state of barbaric anarchy
D. a series of national republics
E. a collection of nomadic tribes
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #18
Difficulty: Easy
6. (p. 24) According to the principles of mercantilism,
A. the individual is the key to economic progress
B. the world's supply of wealth is almost unlimited
C. free trade is good for a country because it maximizes both imports and exports
D. a successful nation should export its own goods in exchange for gold and silver
E. wealth should be shared by all social classes
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #21
Difficulty: Hard
7. (p. 29) The most important single event influencing England's decision to begin New World colonization was
the
A. overthrow of Charles I
B. destruction of the English Reformation
C. failure of the Sea Dog's raiding expeditions
D. defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
E. death of King James 1
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #29
Difficulty: Medium
8. (p. 29-30) The first few British expeditions to North America resulted in
A. finding rich stores of gold and silver
B. an end of Spanish explorations in the Western Hemisphere
C. the overthrow of James I
D. the failure to establish successful permanent settlements
E. Britain's decision to stop exploring the coastal region of Virginia
Brinkley - Chapter 001 #31
Difficulty: Medium
9. (p. 33) In the early 1600s, the common characteristics of the English colonies included all of the following
except
A. they were business enterprises designed to produce a profit
B. they made efforts to blend English society with native societies
C. they were part of a complex and changing society
D. they could not get things to work as they had planned
E. they were tied only indirectly to the British crown
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #1
Difficulty: Hard
10. (p. 34) During its first few years, Jamestown suffered from
A. a lack of aristocratic gentlemen
B. a location that was too dry
C. insufficient reinforcements
D. the debilitating effects of malaria
E. the total absence of leadership
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #2
Difficulty: Medium
11. (p. 36) The first successfully marketed colonial crop from the English colonies in North America was
A. cotton
B. indigo
C. rice
D. sugar
E. tobacco
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #5
Difficulty: Easy
12. (p. 39) When the Calverts passed the "Act Concerning Religion" for Maryland in 1649, it began an era of
A. peaceful religious toleration in the colony
B. Catholic suppression of Protestants
C. religious turmoil between Catholics and Protestants
D. constitutional reform in the House of Burgesses
E. vigorous efforts at converting the Indians
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #9
Difficulty: Medium
13. (p. 39–40) Bacon's Rebellion was significant in that it
A. all of the answers below
B. was evidence of the struggle over land between Indians and whites
C. revealed the bitterness of competition between easterners and westerners
D. led to an increase in the reliance on African slave labor
E. showed that poor farmers had significant grievances
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #12
Difficulty: Hard
14. (p. 40) The first enduring European settlement in New England was established by
A. the Plymouth Company
B. Anglican land speculators
C. Sir William Berkeley of the London Company
D. a congregation of Puritan Separatists
E. Captain John Smith
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #14
Difficulty: Easy
15. (p. 42–43) The Massachusetts Bay colony was founded as
A. all of the answers below
B. a refuge for Catholics
C. a penal colony for debtors
D. a business venture
E. a haven for the losers of the English Civil War
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #18
Difficulty: Medium
16. (p. 44–48) Of the following settlements, the one that was not established by dissenters leaving the
Massachusetts Bay colony was
A. Hartford
B. New Haven
C. Exeter
D. Providence
E. Salem
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #20
Difficulty: Easy
17. (p. 46) The longest and bloodiest war between whites and Indians in the 1600s was
A. King Philip's War
B. the Pequot War
C. the Tobacco War
D. King John's War
E. the Mohawk War
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #23
Difficulty: Easy
18. (p. 48-50) The Carolinas exhibited all of the following characteristics except
A. they prohibited slavery
B. they had a written constitution that almost everyone ignored
C. the settlement was formed in part from the original Virginia grant
D. the proprietors had extensive powers from the king
E. they welcomed settlers from any Christian faith
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #26
Difficulty: Hard
19. (p. 52) In its early years, Pennsylvania was characterized by having
A. all of the answers below
B. only English settlers
C. representative government
D. good relations with the Indians
E. a liberal frame of government
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #30
Difficulty: Medium
20. (p. 54–55) The Caribbean settlements were connected to the North American colonies
A. all of the answers below
B. as an important part of the Atlantic trading world
C. as a source of sugar and rum
D. as a source of African slaves
E. as a model for future plantations in the South
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #34
Difficulty: Hard
21. (p. 59-60) For the English colonists in North America, the major problem with mercantile policy was that
A. all of the answers below
B. it crippled the American shipbuilding industry
C. England did not want or need all colonial goods
D. the English could not supply the manufactured goods that the colonists wanted
E. it stopped immigration opportunities
Brinkley - Chapter 002 #36
Difficulty: Hard
22. (p. 65) Characteristics of early colonial life in North America included
A. less diversity of culture compared with Britain
B. a native population that outnumbered Europeans
C. a low percentage of African-Americans in the South
D. a mild and easily manageable physical environment
E. a dominant culture of French tastes and styles
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #1
Difficulty: Hard
23. (p. 67) During the late 1600s, the system of indentured servitude became less popular because
A. English orphans and paupers were shipped to Australia instead
B. large plantations became less common, thus decreasing the need for indentured servants
C. there was a lack of African-American laborers
D. the English birth rate declined
E. the English economy fell on hard times
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #4
Difficulty: Hard
24. (p. 68-69) Medical care in early colonial America
A. revealed that there was little use of the scientific method
B. featured a renewed commitment to sanitary work conditions
C. rejected the practices of humoralism
D. managed to establish health care in most remote rural areas
E. put an end to the practice of bleeding
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #7
Difficulty: Medium
25. (p. 69-70) In the 1600s, the high sex ratio of men to women in the Chesapeake meant that
A. premarital sexual relationships were rare throughout the region
B. women generally married at a much older age than men
C. the birth rate was low
D. females had much latitude in the choice of husbands
E. females enjoyed less freedom than women in New England
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #8
Difficulty: Medium
26. (p. 71) All of the following groups were active in the slave trade in large numbers except
A. Portuguese seamen
B. Dutch navigators
C. African chieftains
D. English seamen
E. Italian seamen
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #10
Difficulty: Easy
27. (p. 71–74) All of the following are true about the transport of African slaves except
A. African chieftains sometimes sold their enemies into slavery
B. female slaves were often victims of rape and other sexual abuse
C. the horrors of the "middle passage" included dark, dirty ships
D. the deaths of slaves were seen by some captains as inevitable
E. conditions varied little from ship to ship
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #12
Difficulty: Hard
28. (p. 75–77) Immigrants from Europe came to the American colonies because of
A. all of the answers below
B. loss of land
C. rising costs of living
D. religious persecutions
E. devastating wars
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #15
Difficulty: Easy
29. (p. 78–80) The economy of the northern colonies exhibited all of the following characteristics except
A. they had a more diverse agriculture than that of the southern colonies
B. they had a wide range of industrial activities of modest scale
C. they had several thriving extractive industries
D. they had highly successful manufacturing concerns protected by English law
E. they often engaged in a certain amount of industry at home
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #21
Difficulty: Hard
30. (p. 83–86) In general, plantations in the American South can be described as
A. all of the answers below
B. relatively large estates
C. controlling the markets for their products
D. self-contained communities
E. located only in Virginia
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #25
Difficulty: Medium
31. (p. 86) The most common form of resistance by slaves to the masters' wishes was
A. armed rebellion
B. running away
C. buying their freedom
D. attacking the overseer
E. organized protests
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #28
Difficulty: Easy
32. (p. 86) The basic unit of social life in colonial New England was the
A. church
B. farm
C. city
D. plantation
E. town
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #29
Difficulty: Easy
33. (p. 93) In the English colonies of North America, the group that had the least access to education was
A. Native Americans
B. African slaves
C. white women
D. white men
E. middle-class artisans
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #37
Difficulty: Easy
34. (p. 92) The American who least subscribed to the ideas of the Enlightenment was
A. Benjamin Franklin
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. James Madison
D. Thomas Paine
E. Jonathan Edwards
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #36
Difficulty: Medium
35. (p. 94–95) The most popular nonreligious literature in early America was
A. newspapers
B. almanacs
C. pamphlets
D. weekly magazines
E. anti-British handbills
Brinkley - Chapter 003 #42
Difficulty: Hard
Unit I Exam Summary
Category
# of Questions
Brinkley - Chapter 001
8
Brinkley - Chapter 002
13
Brinkley - Chapter 003
14
Difficulty: Easy
11
Difficulty: Hard
12
Difficulty: Medium
12