Question 1

Because of its harsh winters, New England was generally the least healthy place to live in the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Although New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies, the Dutch did not exhibit tolerance toward Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-James Oglethorpe

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 4

Which of the following accurately describes the Mayflower Compact?

Accepted Answer

A)  It completely separated civil and church governments. 
B)  It prevented the colonists from experiencing any major adversity. 
C)  It was a covenant that granted civil rights to some but not all. 
D)  It called for total religious toleration. 
E)  It originated in the House of Commons. 
A)  It completely separated civil and church governments. 
B)  It prevented the colonists from experiencing any major adversity. 
C)  It was a covenant that granted civil rights to some but not all. 
D)  It called for total religious toleration. 
E)  It originated in the House of Commons.

Question 5

In what way was Chief Powhatan similar to the English and Spanish?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was as much an imperialist as the English or Spanish, conquering other chieftains and making them give him and his people corn. 
B)  He refused to trade with other groups of people outside the Powhatan Confederacy, including the English and Spanish. 
C)  He held little power along the Virginia coast and relied on selling his own people as servants to neighboring tribes. 
D)  He and his people had little knowledge of agricultural practices in Virginia and, as a result, suffered famine and disease. 
E)  He initiated the development of joint-stock companies and used them to fund exploration of neighboring areas in New England. 
A)  He was as much an imperialist as the English or Spanish, conquering other chieftains and making them give him and his people corn. 
B)  He refused to trade with other groups of people outside the Powhatan Confederacy, including the English and Spanish. 
C)  He held little power along the Virginia coast and relied on selling his own people as servants to neighboring tribes. 
D)  He and his people had little knowledge of agricultural practices in Virginia and, as a result, suffered famine and disease. 
E)  He initiated the development of joint-stock companies and used them to fund exploration of neighboring areas in New England.

Question 6

In what way did Cecilius Calvert intend for Maryland's colonists to be "more committed" to the colony than the colonists at Jamestown?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colony remained unconcerned with converting Native Americans. 
B)  The colonists all came from the same church congregation in England and already knew each other. 
C)  The colony recruited families intending to stay rather than single men seeking quick riches. 
D)  The colony focused solely on tobacco exports in order to perfect the process. 
E)  The colony accepted only Catholics, fearing that they would clash with Protestants. 
A)  The colony remained unconcerned with converting Native Americans. 
B)  The colonists all came from the same church congregation in England and already knew each other. 
C)  The colony recruited families intending to stay rather than single men seeking quick riches. 
D)  The colony focused solely on tobacco exports in order to perfect the process. 
E)  The colony accepted only Catholics, fearing that they would clash with Protestants.

Question 7

Why was Nathaniel Bacon enraged by Governor Sir William Berkeley?

Accepted Answer

A)  Berkeley represented the common man in Virginia, especially small farmers. 
B)  Berkeley opposed the economic dominance and political influence of the large planters. 
C)  Berkeley led a revolt of the poor against the well connected and wealthy. 
D)  Berkeley ran against Bacon for the office of governor of Maryland. 
E)  Berkeley refused to punish the Native Americans for raiding white settlements. 
A)  Berkeley represented the common man in Virginia, especially small farmers. 
B)  Berkeley opposed the economic dominance and political influence of the large planters. 
C)  Berkeley led a revolt of the poor against the well connected and wealthy. 
D)  Berkeley ran against Bacon for the office of governor of Maryland. 
E)  Berkeley refused to punish the Native Americans for raiding white settlements.

Question 8

Discuss the various ways in which domestic political affairs in Britain affected colonization in the New World.

Accepted Answer

Domestic political affairs in Britain ha

Question 9

By the mid-1670s, even Virginia's poorest free white adult males owned land, so squatting was rare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-Roger Williams

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 11

Which of the following statements is true of the institution of slavery in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery was not a factor north of the Chesapeake region during the colonial period. 
B)  Slaves did not achieve a self-sustaining rate of reproduction in the colonies prior to the American Revolution. 
C)  Slavery in New England tended to be "family slavery," with slaves and masters living under the same roof. 
D)  Slaves made up nearly 50 percent of the colonial population by the time of the American Revolution. 
E)  Most slaves were working in cotton during the colonial period. 
A)  Slavery was not a factor north of the Chesapeake region during the colonial period. 
B)  Slaves did not achieve a self-sustaining rate of reproduction in the colonies prior to the American Revolution. 
C)  Slavery in New England tended to be "family slavery," with slaves and masters living under the same roof. 
D)  Slaves made up nearly 50 percent of the colonial population by the time of the American Revolution. 
E)  Most slaves were working in cotton during the colonial period.

Question 12

Quakers underwent intense persecution in New England because their beliefs conflicted dramatically with Puritanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-John Locke

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 14

In 1624, the Virginia Company declared bankruptcy and

Accepted Answer

A)  was merged with New England to ensure stability and profitability. 
B)  was taken over by the crown and made a royal colony. 
C)  saw the end of the wealthy planter class in Virginia. 
D)  henceforth prevented settlers from owning their own property. 
E)  saw its land conquered by nearby Native American tribes. 
A)  was merged with New England to ensure stability and profitability. 
B)  was taken over by the crown and made a royal colony. 
C)  saw the end of the wealthy planter class in Virginia. 
D)  henceforth prevented settlers from owning their own property. 
E)  saw its land conquered by nearby Native American tribes.

Question 15

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of the Pequot Indians following the 1637 war with New England?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pequots retained most of their traditional lands. 
B)  The Pequots faced a religious crisis due to prophesies of victory that had been made. 
C)  The Pequots suffered huge losses in the war, and many survivors were enslaved. 
D)  The Pequots launched another war in revenge that was more successful. 
E)  The Pequots ruled all other Indian tribes in the region as puppets of the English. 
A)  The Pequots retained most of their traditional lands. 
B)  The Pequots faced a religious crisis due to prophesies of victory that had been made. 
C)  The Pequots suffered huge losses in the war, and many survivors were enslaved. 
D)  The Pequots launched another war in revenge that was more successful. 
E)  The Pequots ruled all other Indian tribes in the region as puppets of the English.

Exam 2: Englands Colonies

Because of its harsh winters, New England was generally the least healthy place to live in the Americas.

Although New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies, the Dutch did not exhibit tolerance toward Native Americans.

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -James Oglethorpe

Which of the following accurately describes the Mayflower Compact?

In what way was Chief Powhatan similar to the English and Spanish?

In what way did Cecilius Calvert intend for Maryland's colonists to be "more committed" to the colony than the colonists at Jamestown?

Why was Nathaniel Bacon enraged by Governor Sir William Berkeley?

Discuss the various ways in which domestic political affairs in Britain affected colonization in the New World.

By the mid-1670s, even Virginia's poorest free white adult males owned land, so squatting was rare.

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -Roger Williams

Which of the following statements is true of the institution of slavery in the American colonies?

Quakers underwent intense persecution in New England because their beliefs conflicted dramatically with Puritanism.

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -John Locke

In 1624, the Virginia Company declared bankruptcy and

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of the Pequot Indians following the 1637 war with New England?

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