Question 1

The English treatment of the Irish, under the reign of Elizabeth I, can best be described as

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A)  firm but fair. 
B)  better than their treatment of any English subjects. 
C)  the prime example of salutary neglect. 
D)  violent and unjust. 
E)  supportive of their Catholic faith. 
A)  firm but fair. 
B)  better than their treatment of any English subjects. 
C)  the prime example of salutary neglect. 
D)  violent and unjust. 
E)  supportive of their Catholic faith.

Question 2

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

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A)  impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B)  demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C)  punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D)  hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E)  save the Virginia community from utter collapse. 
A)  impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B)  demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C)  punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D)  hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E)  save the Virginia community from utter collapse.

Question 3

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

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A)  to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. 
B)  to stop the spread of European settlements. 
C)  the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. 
D)  to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E)  the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees. 
A)  to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. 
B)  to stop the spread of European settlements. 
C)  the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. 
D)  to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E)  the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees.

Question 4

Identify the statement that is false.

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A)  England's victory over the Spanish Armada helped ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. 
B)  England never experienced any religious unity or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism. 
C)  England's victory over the Spanish Armada started England on its way to becoming master of the world oceans. 
D)  England had a strong, unified national state under a popular monarch. 
E)  England had a strong vibrant sense of nationalism and national destiny. 
A)  England's victory over the Spanish Armada helped ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. 
B)  England never experienced any religious unity or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism. 
C)  England's victory over the Spanish Armada started England on its way to becoming master of the world oceans. 
D)  England had a strong, unified national state under a popular monarch. 
E)  England had a strong vibrant sense of nationalism and national destiny.

Question 5

Identify the statement that is false.

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A)  The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. 
B)  The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. 
C)  The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. 
D)  Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. 
E)  The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land. 
A)  The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. 
B)  The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. 
C)  The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. 
D)  Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. 
E)  The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land.

Question 6

A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614 by the

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A)  marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist John Rolfe. 
B)  mass killing of the entire Powhatan tribe. 
C)  English agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the Powhatan tribe. 
D)  Powhatan tribe agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the English. 
E)  agreement of John Rolfe and Pocahontas to divorce. 
A)  marriage of Pocahontas to the colonist John Rolfe. 
B)  mass killing of the entire Powhatan tribe. 
C)  English agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the Powhatan tribe. 
D)  Powhatan tribe agreeing to give up all land in Virginia to the English. 
E)  agreement of John Rolfe and Pocahontas to divorce.

Question 7

The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by

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A)  a joint-stock company. 
B)  a royal proprietor. 
C)  Queen Elizabeth II. 
D)  the law of primogeniture. 
E)  an expanding wool trade. 
A)  a joint-stock company. 
B)  a royal proprietor. 
C)  Queen Elizabeth II. 
D)  the law of primogeniture. 
E)  an expanding wool trade.

Question 8

What was the Spanish Armada?

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A)  the second wave of Spanish settlers in the Southwest 
B)  an alliance between Spanish colonies against English aggression 
C)  an alliance between Spanish missionaries and the military 
D)  the navy of the Spanish empire 
E)  the collective name for the Spanish explorers in Central America 
A)  the second wave of Spanish settlers in the Southwest 
B)  an alliance between Spanish colonies against English aggression 
C)  an alliance between Spanish missionaries and the military 
D)  the navy of the Spanish empire 
E)  the collective name for the Spanish explorers in Central America

Question 9

The introduction of horses brought about significant change in the lives of the Lakotas; from this they

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A)  were forced to move to the west. 
B)  became sedentary forest dwellers. 
C)  died out. 
D)  lost their oral traditions. 
E)  became nomadic hunters. 
A)  were forced to move to the west. 
B)  became sedentary forest dwellers. 
C)  died out. 
D)  lost their oral traditions. 
E)  became nomadic hunters.

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of Elizabeth I.

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Queen of England during the de

Question 11

The soldier and explorer whose leadership in establishing French colonies earned him the title "Father of New France" was

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A)  Samuel de Champlain. 
B)  Robert de La Salle. 
C)  Antoine Cadillac. 
D)  Des Moines. 
E)  Edward Vincennes. 
A)  Samuel de Champlain. 
B)  Robert de La Salle. 
C)  Antoine Cadillac. 
D)  Des Moines. 
E)  Edward Vincennes.

Question 12

Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as

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A)  very limited. 
B)  saving the colony from collapse. 
C)  persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold. 
D)  worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians. 
E)  reducing the terrible death toll. 
A)  very limited. 
B)  saving the colony from collapse. 
C)  persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold. 
D)  worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians. 
E)  reducing the terrible death toll.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of Powhatan.

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Leader of Indians in

Question 14

Write your definition of progress. Then use this definition to demonstrate that the exploration, settlement, and colonization of America by British colonists in the 1600s and early 1700s did or did not lead to progress in human history.

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Progress can be defined as the advanceme

Question 15

By 1750, all the southern plantation colonies

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A)  based their economies on the production of staple crops for export. 
B)  practiced slavery. 
C)  provided tax support for the Church of England. 
D)  had few large cities. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  based their economies on the production of staple crops for export. 
B)  practiced slavery. 
C)  provided tax support for the Church of England. 
D)  had few large cities. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 16

When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he

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A)  halted the rapid population decline. 
B)  re-established better relations with the Indians. 
C)  brought many Irish immigrants with him. 
D)  died within a few months of his arrival. 
E)  imposed a harsh military regime on the colony. 
A)  halted the rapid population decline. 
B)  re-established better relations with the Indians. 
C)  brought many Irish immigrants with him. 
D)  died within a few months of his arrival. 
E)  imposed a harsh military regime on the colony.

Question 17

All of the following characteristics generally described the colonists of North Carolina EXCEPT they were

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A)  poorer than the aristocratic neighbors in Virginia and South Carolina 
B)  resistant to authority and independent-minded 
C)  irreligious 
D)  sympathetic to Indian tribes 
E)  sturdy and adaptable to their physical environment 
A)  poorer than the aristocratic neighbors in Virginia and South Carolina 
B)  resistant to authority and independent-minded 
C)  irreligious 
D)  sympathetic to Indian tribes 
E)  sturdy and adaptable to their physical environment

Question 18

Government in New France (Canada) was

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A)  almost completely autocratic. 
B)  democratic. 
C)  similar to that of the English colonies. 
D)  noted for its trial by jury. 
E)  free from the king's control. 
A)  almost completely autocratic. 
B)  democratic. 
C)  similar to that of the English colonies. 
D)  noted for its trial by jury. 
E)  free from the king's control.

Question 19

Which European power settled the first enduring colony in the New World?

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A)  Spain 
B)  Sweden 
C)  France 
D)  England 
E)  Portugal 
A)  Spain 
B)  Sweden 
C)  France 
D)  England 
E)  Portugal

Question 20

The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans) succumbed to the Europeans because they

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A)  died in large numbers from European diseases. 
B)  lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites. 
C)  were no longer a resource for food once the Virginians began growing their own crops. 
D)  were not a reliable labor source and could be disposed of without harming the colonial economy. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  died in large numbers from European diseases. 
B)  lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites. 
C)  were no longer a resource for food once the Virginians began growing their own crops. 
D)  were not a reliable labor source and could be disposed of without harming the colonial economy. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Exam 2: The Contest for North America

The English treatment of the Irish, under the reign of Elizabeth I, can best be described as

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

Identify the statement that is false.

Identify the statement that is false.

A peace settlement ended the First Anglo-Powhatan War in 1614 by the

The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by

What was the Spanish Armada?

The introduction of horses brought about significant change in the lives of the Lakotas; from this they

Identify and state the historical significance of Elizabeth I.

The soldier and explorer whose leadership in establishing French colonies earned him the title "Father of New France" was

Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as

Identify and state the historical significance of Powhatan.

Write your definition of progress. Then use this definition to demonstrate that the exploration, settlement, and colonization of America by British colonists in the 1600s and early 1700s did or did not lead to progress in human history.

By 1750, all the southern plantation colonies

When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he

All of the following characteristics generally described the colonists of North Carolina EXCEPT they were

Government in New France (Canada) was

Which European power settled the first enduring colony in the New World?

The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans) succumbed to the Europeans because they

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