8th SS Test Chapter 3 2015
Multiple Choice
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1. Why did the population of Jamestown plummet between 1609 and the spring of 1610?
a. The Algonquian Indians attacked and burned down much of the colony.
b. The London Company closed the settlement because it wasn’t making a profit.
c. A combination of famine, disease, and a harsh winter killed many in the colony.
d. Infertile soil caused many settlers to seek better farmland in the middle colonies.
2. The London Company’s “headright system” work by
a. attracting farmers, carpenters, and hunters to Virginia by paying their way and
guaranteeing them work.
b. motivating colonists to stay in Virginia by promising 50 acres of land to anyone
who devoted ten years to plantation work.
c. inviting colonists to bring servants and relatives to Virginia by discounting fares
for every additional person brought from England.
d. encouraging aristocrats to move to Virginia by giving 50 acres of land per person
to individuals and groups who paid their own way.
3. Many English Catholics came to America in the 1600s to
a. escape a kingdom that did not allow them to worship freely.
b. protest England’s separation from the Roman Catholic Church.
c. provide assistance to Catholic countries such as France and Spain.
d. found a proprietary colony in a southern region of the New World.
4. Who proposed the Toleration Act of 1649, and why?
a. the British, to restore order in Massachusetts after the Boston Massacre and the
Boston Tea Party
b. Nathaniel Bacon, to prevent Jamestown’s indentured servants from rebelling
against the Algonquian Indians
c. the Puritans, to allow men to vote in their colonies even if they did not belong to
God’s “elect”
d. Lord Baltimore, to outlaw the restriction of the religious rights of Christians in
Maryland
5. The Mayflower Compact could best be described as a/an
a. detailed list of reasons why the Pilgrims left England for the United States.
b. trade contract between Great Britain and merchants in the Virginia colony.
c. early attempt at self-government in the English colonies.
d. basic agreement requiring colonists to obey Virginia law.
6. What effect did the Mayflower Compact have on the development of constitutional democracy in
America?
a. It rested the authority of governments on covenants, or sacred agreements.
b. It called for a separation of church from government.
c. It allowed men who were not church members to vote.
d. It stated that government must protect the religious rights of a small minority.
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7. What was Anne Hutchinson’s belief that angered Puritan church leaders?
a. People who were not members of the church should be allowed to vote.
b. Women who were accused of being witches should not be sentenced to death.
c. People could have a relationship with God without guidance from ministers.
d. People could take land from American Indians without paying for it.
8. Which quotation best expresses the point of view of a New England colonist on education?
a. “All children need to learn to read, write, and do arithmetic.”
b. “Only a literate community can keep a record of its successes and failures for the
benefit of future generations.”
c. “Trade is important to our community, which means people have to be able to
make simple calculations.”
d. “All children need to be able to read the Bible.”
9. New England had plenty of forests. How does this fact connect to the economic importance of
shipbuilding to the region?
a. The supply of wood enabled shipbuilders to construct vessels to meet the demands
of various traders.
b. The protection offered by forests along the coast encouraged colonists to build a
naval fleet to fight the British.
c. Bundles of logs called “pick-up-sticks” were shipped cheaply to England and other
colonies for a high fee.
d. Shipbuilders sold the forests for a large sum to a joint stock company owned by a
British paper manufacturer.
10. The staple crops that supported the middle colonists included
a. corn, tomatoes, and tobacco.
b. corn, indigo, and tobacco.
c. wheat, oats, and barley.
d. wheat, rice, and barley.
11. The political ideas of which event shaped the English Bill of Rights?
a. the French and Indian War
b. the Enlightenment
c. the Glorious Revolution
d. the Great Awakening
12. What was the significance of the English Bill of Rights?
a. It led to the bloodless overthrow of James II.
b. It influenced the writers of the U.S. Constitution.
c. It emphasized the authority of the English monarchs.
d. It resulted in the Committees of Correspondence.
13. In European nations, the practice of carefully controlling trade to create and maintain wealth was
called
a. mercantilism.
b. brokering.
c. capitalism.
d. profiteering.
14. The purpose of the series of Navigation Acts passed by Parliament between 1650 and 1696 was to
a. require colonists to do their trading only with England.
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b. establish duties, or taxes, on items exported to the colonies.
c. benefit the colonists by promoting a spirit of free trade.
d. give England freedom to buy and sell goods in any market.
What was the Great Awakening?
a. a movement of thinkers who believed in the idea that reason and logic could
improve social and political life
b. the migration of thousands of English people to the New England colonies and the
Caribbean islands
c. the series of witchcraft trials in which groups of young girls accused church
ministers of casting spells
d. a religious movement that swept through the colonies and changed colonial
religion, society, and politics
In 1753, who fought the British over settlements in the Ohio River Valley?
a. the Spanish
b. the French
c. Native Americans
d. Canadians
What was one result of the French and Indian War?
a. France lost land claims in North America while Britain gained Canada and most
French lands east of the Mississippi River.
b. Spain gained Canada and Britain gained New Orleans.
c. Land east of the Mississippi River was divided equally between France and
Britain.
d. France began moving west to settle new lands.
In 1764, Parliament passed the Sugar Act in response to Prime Minister George Grenville’s request
to tax the colonists. The British prime minister made that request to
a. pay the costs of the French and Indian War.
b. pay the costs of the Seven Years’ War.
c. replace British ships that had been damaged by smugglers.
d. replace British goods that had rotted because of a boycott.
Colonists who were upset by Parliament’s effort to tax them might have made all of the following
remarks, except
a. “Just say ‘no’ to British goods!”
b. “No one asked us if we wanted to be taxed!”
c. “End the boycotts now!”
d. “No Taxation without Representation!”
Why was the Stamp Act of 1765 particularly upsetting to the colonists?
a. It was the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly.
b. It was the first attempt by Parliament to tax exports, not just imports.
c. To enforce it, Britain’s standing army used violence to frighten tax payers.
d. To enforce it, Britain placed its own judges on the benches of colonial courts.
What event directly sparked the Boston Massacre?
a. A crowd of sailors dared British troops to shoot at them.
b. A British soldier standing guard hit a colonist during an argument.
c. An African American sailor shot and wounded a British soldier.
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d. Colonists spread negative propaganda about British troops.
The Boston Tea Party clearly demonstrated how
a. unhappy colonists were with new British laws.
b. much colonists cared for tea in relation to other imports.
c. easily colonists could tell cheap tea from expensive tea.
d. angry colonists were even before the Boston Massacre.
Parliament repealed almost all of the Townshend Acts because it
a. wanted to reduce tension in the colonies.
b. could make the same money on taxing tea as it could on almost all other goods.
c. wanted to give colonists a sense of independence.
d. could make more money paying to catch smugglers than paying to collect taxes.
What word best describes the response of Britain’s Lord North to news of the Boston Tea Party?
a. relieved
b. impartial
c. disturbed
d. furious
What did colonists call the Coercive Acts, passed by Parliament in spring of 1774?
a. the Intolerable Acts
b. the Tariff of Abominations
c. Acts of Cruelty
d. Lord North’s Revenge
Which of the following is not one of the ways Massachusetts was punished for the Boston Tea
Party?
a. Its charter was canceled.
b. Boston Harbor was closed.
c. The colonial governor had to approve when the legislature could meet.
d. Bostonians had to search for and recover the discarded tea.
True/False
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27. Jamestown’s population plummeted between 1609 and 1610 because of infertile soil, which caused
many of Jamestown’s original settlers to seek better farmland in the middle colonies.
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28. During the Great Awakening, spiritual leaders such as Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield
argued that a social contract tied colonists to the British Crown in the eyes of God.
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29. To enforce the Stamp Act of 1765, Britain placed its own judges on the benches of colonial courts.
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30. Part of the reason why Virginia colonists decided to use slave labor was that there were not enough
indentured servants to meet the high demand.
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31. The colony of Pennsylvania was named after William Penn, a Quaker who believed in dealing
fairly with local American Indians, welcoming immigrants, and tolerating other religions.
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32. Many English Catholics came to America in the 1600s to escape a kingdom that did not allow
them to worship freely.
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33. The colonies with the strictest slave codes were the same ones that had freed the most slaves.
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34. New England colonists thought education was especially important because they wanted their
children to be able to read the Bible.
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35. Slaves contributed to the economy of the middle colonies by working in cities at skilled crafts such
as blacksmithing and carpentry.
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36. During the 1730s, sermons on spiritual equality led colonists to ask for political equality, a demand
which set the stage for the American Revolution.
Matching
Match each item with the correct statement below.
a. John Smith
b. Boston Tea Party
c. Intolerable Acts
d. English Bill of Rights
e. John Winthrop
f. Mayflower Compact
g. Toleration Act of 1649
h. William Penn
i. Boston Massacre
j. Stamp Act
k. John Edwards
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37. closed the port of Boston, cancelled Massachusetts’ charter, and increased colonists’ anger at
Britain
38. proposed by Lord Baltimore to end restrictions on the religious rights of Christians in Maryland
39. marked the first time Parliament had tried to tax colonists directly
40. helped colonists by making an agreement with the Powhatan
41. early attempt at colonial self-government
42. document that reduced the powers of the English monarch
43. colonial rebellion that led to strict acts imposed by the British against the colonists
44. led a group of Puritans who left England for Massachusetts in 1630 seeking religious freedom
45. led the British Crown to find two soldiers guilty of killing people by accident
46. one of the most important leaders of the Great Awakening
8th SS Test Chapter 3 2015
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