Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of "salutary neglect".

Accepted Answer

A period in the late

Question 2

One of the traits that made Quakers unpopular in England was

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A)  their refusal to do military service. 
B)  the high pay given their clergy. 
C)  their support of slavery. 
D)  their violent treatment of their enemies. 
E)  their refusal to hold public office. 
A)  their refusal to do military service. 
B)  the high pay given their clergy. 
C)  their support of slavery. 
D)  their violent treatment of their enemies. 
E)  their refusal to hold public office.

Question 3

All of the following are true statements about Quakers EXCEPT

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A)  they were shrewd businessmen. 
B)  they built simple meetinghouses and believed they were all children in the sight of God. 
C)  they advocated passive resistance and turning the other cheek against their enemies. 
D)  they swore solemn oaths of faith and devotion. 
E)  they trusted Indians in Pennsylvania as babysitters. 
A)  they were shrewd businessmen. 
B)  they built simple meetinghouses and believed they were all children in the sight of God. 
C)  they advocated passive resistance and turning the other cheek against their enemies. 
D)  they swore solemn oaths of faith and devotion. 
E)  they trusted Indians in Pennsylvania as babysitters.

Question 4

What expectations and goals did Governor John Winthrop have for the Massachusetts Bay Colony company? How were those goals and expectations met or frustrated as the colony developed politically, economically, educationally, and religiously? How did the changed priorities of the subsequent generations of Massachusetts Puritans influence the development of the colony?

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Governor John Winthrop had high expectat

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the Protestant Reformation.

Accepted Answer

A period during which multiple religious

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the New England Confederation.

Accepted Answer

The cooperation of four Puritan colonies

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the Mayflower Compact.

Accepted Answer

A simple agreement b

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of sumptuary laws.

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Fines for public displays of a

Question 9

The leader that helped the Pilgrims survive was

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A)  John Smith. 
B)  John Winthrop. 
C)  Roger Williams. 
D)  William Laud. 
E)  William Bradford. 
A)  John Smith. 
B)  John Winthrop. 
C)  Roger Williams. 
D)  William Laud. 
E)  William Bradford.

Question 10

Factors leading to the first major European migration include

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A)  a population explosion. 
B)  economic depression. 
C)  better quality oceangoing vessels. 
D)  religious repression. 
E)  the use of African slaves. 
A)  a population explosion. 
B)  economic depression. 
C)  better quality oceangoing vessels. 
D)  religious repression. 
E)  the use of African slaves.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of Protestant ethic.

Accepted Answer

A serious commitment

Question 12

As a colony, Rhode Island became known for

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A)  its poor treatment of Indians. 
B)  unified religious beliefs. 
C)  support of special privilege. 
D)  never having secured a charter from Parliament. 
E)  individualistic and independent attitudes. 
A)  its poor treatment of Indians. 
B)  unified religious beliefs. 
C)  support of special privilege. 
D)  never having secured a charter from Parliament. 
E)  individualistic and independent attitudes.

Question 13

Roger Williams' beliefs included all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  breaking away from the Church of England. 
B)  denying Catholics and Jews complete religious freedom in Rhode Island. 
C)  condemning the taking of Indian land without fair compensation. 
D)  denying the authority of the civil government to regulate religious matters. 
E)  challenging the legality of Massachusetts Bay's charter. 
A)  breaking away from the Church of England. 
B)  denying Catholics and Jews complete religious freedom in Rhode Island. 
C)  condemning the taking of Indian land without fair compensation. 
D)  denying the authority of the civil government to regulate religious matters. 
E)  challenging the legality of Massachusetts Bay's charter.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of Blue laws.

Accepted Answer

These laws forbid stage plays,

Question 15

What did John Winthrop mean when he said, "We shall be as a city upon a hill"? Did the Massachusetts Bay Colony reach this objective? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

When John Winthrop said, "We shall be as

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Plymouth Bay.

Accepted Answer

The bay where purita

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of Martin Luther.

Accepted Answer

German religious lea

Question 18

Write your interpretation of John Winthrop's comment that Massachusetts Bay was to be "as a city upon a hill" and "a beacon to mankind." In your opinion, do Americans still hold this view of their nation's role in the world? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

John Winthrop's comment that Massachuset

Question 19

Economically, the colony of Pennsylvania

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A)  got off to a very slow start. 
B)  never prospered. 
C)  received much help from New York. 
D)  became profitable very quickly. 
E)  had extensive plantations. 
A)  got off to a very slow start. 
B)  never prospered. 
C)  received much help from New York. 
D)  became profitable very quickly. 
E)  had extensive plantations.

Exam 3: Settling the English Colonies

Identify and state the historical significance of "salutary neglect".

One of the traits that made Quakers unpopular in England was

All of the following are true statements about Quakers EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of the Protestant Reformation.

Identify and state the historical significance of the New England Confederation.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Mayflower Compact.

Identify and state the historical significance of sumptuary laws.

The leader that helped the Pilgrims survive was

Factors leading to the first major European migration include

Identify and state the historical significance of Protestant ethic.

As a colony, Rhode Island became known for

Roger Williams' beliefs included all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and state the historical significance of Blue laws.

What did John Winthrop mean when he said, "We shall be as a city upon a hill"? Did the Massachusetts Bay Colony reach this objective? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of Plymouth Bay.

Identify and state the historical significance of Martin Luther.

Write your interpretation of John Winthrop's comment that Massachusetts Bay was to be "as a city upon a hill" and "a beacon to mankind." In your opinion, do Americans still hold this view of their nation's role in the world? Why or why not?

Economically, the colony of Pennsylvania

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