Question 1

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-Anne Hutchinson

Accepted Answer

A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia 
A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia

Question 2

King Philip's War required the passing of America's first conscription laws and cut the Native American population of New England in half.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Middle Passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some enslaved Africans sought to journey on the transatlantic voyage known as the Middle Passage because slavery in Africa was more brutal than in the Americas. 
B)  Widespread racist beliefs that viewed Africans as "beasts of burden" rather than human beings helped bring about and perpetuate the transatlantic voyage known as the Middle Passage. 
C)  Only a couple of European nations-England and Spain-actively participated in running the Middle Passage and owned "slave forts" in Africa. 
D)  The Middle Passage was a deceptively pleasant experience in which enslaved Africans had a great deal of room and freedom compared to what they would experience in the Americas. 
E)  The Middle Passage was a unique trade route in that it focused on enslaved peoples and remained uninfluenced by other types of trade, such as that of rum, clothing, guns, and other goods. 
A)  Some enslaved Africans sought to journey on the transatlantic voyage known as the Middle Passage because slavery in Africa was more brutal than in the Americas. 
B)  Widespread racist beliefs that viewed Africans as "beasts of burden" rather than human beings helped bring about and perpetuate the transatlantic voyage known as the Middle Passage. 
C)  Only a couple of European nations-England and Spain-actively participated in running the Middle Passage and owned "slave forts" in Africa. 
D)  The Middle Passage was a deceptively pleasant experience in which enslaved Africans had a great deal of room and freedom compared to what they would experience in the Americas. 
E)  The Middle Passage was a unique trade route in that it focused on enslaved peoples and remained uninfluenced by other types of trade, such as that of rum, clothing, guns, and other goods.

Question 4

What was one reason New Netherland fell to the English with little difficulty?

Accepted Answer

A)  Much of the population of Manhattan was not even Dutch and was contemptuous of the colonial government. 
B)  The Dutch Empire had failed to expand quickly enough to achieve a place on the world stage. 
C)  The New Netherland governors focused too much of their attention on building positive Indian relations. 
D)  The Catholic faith of the Dutch nation meant they avoided the use of violence, even in times of war. 
E)  Compared to New Netherland, England had a far superior position as a continental financial power. 
A)  Much of the population of Manhattan was not even Dutch and was contemptuous of the colonial government. 
B)  The Dutch Empire had failed to expand quickly enough to achieve a place on the world stage. 
C)  The New Netherland governors focused too much of their attention on building positive Indian relations. 
D)  The Catholic faith of the Dutch nation meant they avoided the use of violence, even in times of war. 
E)  Compared to New Netherland, England had a far superior position as a continental financial power.

Question 5

Known as Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell established freedom of religion in England, allowing Puritans, Roman Catholics, and Anglicans to live in relative harmony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The colony of Pennsylvania was

Accepted Answer

A)  based upon lands seized from the Indians. 
B)  open to all religious believers. 
C)  populated solely by the English. 
D)  governed by Quaker ministers. 
E)  considered part of New England. 
A)  based upon lands seized from the Indians. 
B)  open to all religious believers. 
C)  populated solely by the English. 
D)  governed by Quaker ministers. 
E)  considered part of New England.

Question 7

What role did indentured servants and the development of slavery play in colonial America?

Accepted Answer

Indentured servants and the development

Question 8

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-William Bradford

Accepted Answer

A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia 
A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia

Question 9

Which of the following statements accurately describes Bacon's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

A)  It brought indentured servants and small farmers together against the colony's rich planters and political leaders. 
B)  It had the support of nearby Indian tribes, who joined forces with Bacon's rebel group of small farmers. 
C)  It was a result of changes in the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina that discriminated against Puritans. 
D)  It continued the absence of new settlers in Virginia and, as a result, forced Governor Berkeley to abandon the colony and return to England. 
E)  It sought to make Virginia independent of England due to unfair taxes and the desire for religious freedom. 
A)  It brought indentured servants and small farmers together against the colony's rich planters and political leaders. 
B)  It had the support of nearby Indian tribes, who joined forces with Bacon's rebel group of small farmers. 
C)  It was a result of changes in the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina that discriminated against Puritans. 
D)  It continued the absence of new settlers in Virginia and, as a result, forced Governor Berkeley to abandon the colony and return to England. 
E)  It sought to make Virginia independent of England due to unfair taxes and the desire for religious freedom.

Question 10

By the early eighteenth century, the English colonies in North America

Accepted Answer

A)  extended beyond the Appalachians. 
B)  had eliminated their French and Spanish rivals. 
C)  were the most populous and prosperous on the continent. 
D)  were on the verge of independence from England. 
E)  remained tiny outposts of civilization. 
A)  extended beyond the Appalachians. 
B)  had eliminated their French and Spanish rivals. 
C)  were the most populous and prosperous on the continent. 
D)  were on the verge of independence from England. 
E)  remained tiny outposts of civilization.

Question 11

In what ways did the English colonists and Native Americans adapt to each other's presence?

Accepted Answer

The English colonists and Native America

Question 12

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for

Accepted Answer

A)  challenging the authority of male ministers. 
B)  championing equal rights for women. 
C)  insufficient knowledge of the Bible. 
D)  believing good works would earn a place in heaven. 
E)  refusing to uphold the Sabbath. 
A)  challenging the authority of male ministers. 
B)  championing equal rights for women. 
C)  insufficient knowledge of the Bible. 
D)  believing good works would earn a place in heaven. 
E)  refusing to uphold the Sabbath.

Question 13

How did the enclosure movement foster England's desire to colonize?

Accepted Answer

A)  The enclosure movement created products that could be marketed and sold in the New World, so colonization was seen as necessary for the English economy. 
B)  The enclosure movement needed the resources of the New World to produce its products, as sheep were only found in North America at that point in history. 
C)  The enclosure movement led to landless, unemployed farmers wandering England, and sending them to colonies was seen as a way to relieve the problems this trend created. 
D)  The enclosure movement reduced the amount of space in prisons in favor of creating additional housing and, thus, the New World was seen as a place to send the prisoners. 
E)  The enclosure movement caused the population in England to fall dramatically, so there were many opportunities for employment and little reason for Englishmen to travel to New England. 
A)  The enclosure movement created products that could be marketed and sold in the New World, so colonization was seen as necessary for the English economy. 
B)  The enclosure movement needed the resources of the New World to produce its products, as sheep were only found in North America at that point in history. 
C)  The enclosure movement led to landless, unemployed farmers wandering England, and sending them to colonies was seen as a way to relieve the problems this trend created. 
D)  The enclosure movement reduced the amount of space in prisons in favor of creating additional housing and, thus, the New World was seen as a place to send the prisoners. 
E)  The enclosure movement caused the population in England to fall dramatically, so there were many opportunities for employment and little reason for Englishmen to travel to New England.

Question 14

When Massachusetts leader John Winthrop spoke of "a city upon a hill," he was referring to that colony's desire to

Accepted Answer

A)  be financially successful. 
B)  become independent of England. 
C)  serve as a model Christian community. 
D)  establish a democracy. 
E)  embrace religious toleration. 
A)  be financially successful. 
B)  become independent of England. 
C)  serve as a model Christian community. 
D)  establish a democracy. 
E)  embrace religious toleration.

Question 15

In 1688, during what became known as the Glorious Revolution, King Charles II was forced from the throne and replaced by his daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange.
Why did Parliament prefer William and Mary to Charles II?

Accepted Answer

A)  William and Mary were Protestant. 
B)  William and Mary were Quakers. 
C)  William and Mary would restore Oliver Cromwell to power. 
D)  William and Mary wanted to temporarily abolish the monarchy to write a new constitution. 
E)  William and Mary would delay the American Revolution. 
A)  William and Mary were Protestant. 
B)  William and Mary were Quakers. 
C)  William and Mary would restore Oliver Cromwell to power. 
D)  William and Mary wanted to temporarily abolish the monarchy to write a new constitution. 
E)  William and Mary would delay the American Revolution.

Question 16

Roger Williams believed that

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritanism was the only suitable religion for Massachusetts. 
B)  strict government and clerical authority far outweighed individual liberty. 
C)  Native Americans should be forcibly Christianized. 
D)  church and state must be closely bound together. 
E)  it was wrong to mistreat the Native Americans. 
A)  Puritanism was the only suitable religion for Massachusetts. 
B)  strict government and clerical authority far outweighed individual liberty. 
C)  Native Americans should be forcibly Christianized. 
D)  church and state must be closely bound together. 
E)  it was wrong to mistreat the Native Americans.

Question 17

Georgia's colonial beginnings are remarkably different from those of other colonies. Discuss what was unique about Georgia and how those unique features affected the colony's development.

Accepted Answer

Georgia's colonial beginnings were indee

Question 18

What was one of the significant effects geography had on the British colonies leading into the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mountainous terrain and other geographical barriers such as rivers made it so that the English colonies would be highly spread apart from one another and, thus, ensured that Puritans would have control of the full length of the east coast. 
B)  Much like the land that had been claimed by the Spanish, the sprawling land claimed by the English was best suited to the control of vast estates by wealthy men who intended to return to Europe eventually. 
C)  The small swath of land to which the English colonists had access at that point in time stifled innovation and allowed British rulers to monitor them more closely than French and Spanish rulers had ever controlled their colonists. 
D)  The ocean separated the "old" and "new" worlds in such a way that new ideas about political liberties and economic freedom were better able to develop and emerge in the colonies in the eighteenth century. 
E)  The fact that the British colonies were so far north and had such brutal winter weather greatly limited the number of nationalities and religions willing to migrate there, causing the French and Spanish colonies to prove far more diverse. 
A)  Mountainous terrain and other geographical barriers such as rivers made it so that the English colonies would be highly spread apart from one another and, thus, ensured that Puritans would have control of the full length of the east coast. 
B)  Much like the land that had been claimed by the Spanish, the sprawling land claimed by the English was best suited to the control of vast estates by wealthy men who intended to return to Europe eventually. 
C)  The small swath of land to which the English colonists had access at that point in time stifled innovation and allowed British rulers to monitor them more closely than French and Spanish rulers had ever controlled their colonists. 
D)  The ocean separated the "old" and "new" worlds in such a way that new ideas about political liberties and economic freedom were better able to develop and emerge in the colonies in the eighteenth century. 
E)  The fact that the British colonies were so far north and had such brutal winter weather greatly limited the number of nationalities and religions willing to migrate there, causing the French and Spanish colonies to prove far more diverse.

Question 19

Which of the following did the diverse English colonies all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They managed to rely on other forms of labor besides slavery up until the eighteenth century. 
B)  They prevented religious conflict from reaching the Americas and guaranteed equality for all groups. 
C)  They were comprised largely of uninhabited wilderness when the English first arrived. 
D)  To some extent, they all participated in the enslavement of other peoples, whether Native American or African. 
E)  They differed from the Spanish and French colonies in their refusal to participate in joint-stock companies. 
A)  They managed to rely on other forms of labor besides slavery up until the eighteenth century. 
B)  They prevented religious conflict from reaching the Americas and guaranteed equality for all groups. 
C)  They were comprised largely of uninhabited wilderness when the English first arrived. 
D)  To some extent, they all participated in the enslavement of other peoples, whether Native American or African. 
E)  They differed from the Spanish and French colonies in their refusal to participate in joint-stock companies.

Question 20

Which of the following statements accurately describes how Native Americans fared in relation to the slave trade in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the Southeast, English settlers enslaved many Native Americans due to their realization of the profitability of captive Native American workers. 
B)  Until the eighteenth century, Native Americans fared relatively well because the majority of enslaved workers in the American colonies were Africans. 
C)  Especially in the Carolinas, English settlers initially prohibited trade with the Native Americans because Native Americans were treated solely as slaves. 
D)  Unlike Africans, Native Americans were rarely forcibly taken to areas such as the Caribbean and were restricted to working in New England. 
E)  The Carolina proprietors in London were largely responsible for the Native American slave trade, forcing English colonists to meet a quota of slaves. 
A)  In the Southeast, English settlers enslaved many Native Americans due to their realization of the profitability of captive Native American workers. 
B)  Until the eighteenth century, Native Americans fared relatively well because the majority of enslaved workers in the American colonies were Africans. 
C)  Especially in the Carolinas, English settlers initially prohibited trade with the Native Americans because Native Americans were treated solely as slaves. 
D)  Unlike Africans, Native Americans were rarely forcibly taken to areas such as the Caribbean and were restricted to working in New England. 
E)  The Carolina proprietors in London were largely responsible for the Native American slave trade, forcing English colonists to meet a quota of slaves.

Exam 2: Englands Colonies

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -Anne Hutchinson

King Philip's War required the passing of America's first conscription laws and cut the Native American population of New England in half.

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Middle Passage?

What was one reason New Netherland fell to the English with little difficulty?

Known as Lord Protector, Oliver Cromwell established freedom of religion in England, allowing Puritans, Roman Catholics, and Anglicans to live in relative harmony.

The colony of Pennsylvania was

What role did indentured servants and the development of slavery play in colonial America?

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -William Bradford

Which of the following statements accurately describes Bacon's Rebellion?

By the early eighteenth century, the English colonies in North America

In what ways did the English colonists and Native Americans adapt to each other's presence?

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for

How did the enclosure movement foster England's desire to colonize?

When Massachusetts leader John Winthrop spoke of "a city upon a hill," he was referring to that colony's desire to

In 1688, during what became known as the Glorious Revolution, King Charles II was forced from the throne and replaced by his daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange. Why did Parliament prefer William and Mary to Charles II?

Roger Williams believed that

Georgia's colonial beginnings are remarkably different from those of other colonies. Discuss what was unique about Georgia and how those unique features affected the colony's development.

What was one of the significant effects geography had on the British colonies leading into the eighteenth century?

Which of the following did the diverse English colonies all have in common?

Which of the following statements accurately describes how Native Americans fared in relation to the slave trade in the American colonies?

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