Question 1

The first Jews in the colonies arrived in

Accepted Answer

A)  Maryland. 
B)  New Netherland. 
C)  Pennsylvania. 
D)  Massachusetts Bay. 
E)  Rhode Island. 
A)  Maryland. 
B)  New Netherland. 
C)  Pennsylvania. 
D)  Massachusetts Bay. 
E)  Rhode Island.

Question 2

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-George Carteret

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 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

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

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

Question 5

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

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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 6

Investors seeking to make a profit from the establishment of a colony established joint-stock companies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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, there was a frenzy of enslavement of Native Americans by English settlers 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, there was a frenzy of enslavement of Native Americans by English settlers 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.

Question 9

Sir Edwin Sandys made the Virginia Company more profitable by creating the headright system and shifting ownership of land from joint to private.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

A significant number of the captives died during the Middle Passage, and slave revolts were not uncommon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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 13

What was the first commodity that was a major source of trade between the Native Americans and Europeans in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  lumber 
B)  furs 
C)  tobacco 
D)  fish 
E)  wheat 
A)  lumber 
B)  furs 
C)  tobacco 
D)  fish 
E)  wheat

Question 14

Discuss how North American English colonies' patterns of settlement and development differed from that of France, the Netherlands, and Spain.

Accepted Answer

The patterns of settlement and developme

Question 15

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 16

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 17

Which of the following statements accurately describes the English Puritans?

Accepted Answer

A)  They successfully converted James I to their beliefs. 
B)  They rejected the doctrines of Martin Luther. 
C)  They wanted to simplify religion to its most basic elements. 
D)  They believed in religious freedom. 
E)  They believed people could be saved by their own actions, not just by God's grace. 
A)  They successfully converted James I to their beliefs. 
B)  They rejected the doctrines of Martin Luther. 
C)  They wanted to simplify religion to its most basic elements. 
D)  They believed in religious freedom. 
E)  They believed people could be saved by their own actions, not just by God's grace.

Exam 2: Englands Colonies

The first Jews in the colonies arrived in

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below. -George Carteret

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Middle Passage?

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

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

Investors seeking to make a profit from the establishment of a colony established joint-stock companies.

Why was Nathaniel Bacon enraged by Governor Sir William Berkeley?

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

Sir Edwin Sandys made the Virginia Company more profitable by creating the headright system and shifting ownership of land from joint to private.

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

A significant number of the captives died during the Middle Passage, and slave revolts were not uncommon.

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

What was the first commodity that was a major source of trade between the Native Americans and Europeans in the New World?

Discuss how North American English colonies' patterns of settlement and development differed from that of France, the Netherlands, and Spain.

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

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

Which of the following statements accurately describes the English Puritans?

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