Question 1

Which colony was defeated by the Dutch during a bloodless siege in 1655?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  New Amsterdam 
C)  New England 
D)  New Sweden 
E)  New France 
A)  New York 
B)  New Amsterdam 
C)  New England 
D)  New Sweden 
E)  New France

Question 2

France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestant takeover of the French government. 
B)  end of the religious wars. 
C)  revocation of the Edict of Nantes. 
D)  St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 
E)  Seven Years' War. 
A)  Protestant takeover of the French government. 
B)  end of the religious wars. 
C)  revocation of the Edict of Nantes. 
D)  St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre. 
E)  Seven Years' War.

Question 3

Who were the coureurs de bois?

Accepted Answer

A)  French military leaders who fought the Spanish 
B)  French fur-trappers in North America 
C)  French monarchs who funded colonies in New France 
D)  French colonists seeking religious freedom 
E)  English soldiers who surrendered to the French 
A)  French military leaders who fought the Spanish 
B)  French fur-trappers in North America 
C)  French monarchs who funded colonies in New France 
D)  French colonists seeking religious freedom 
E)  English soldiers who surrendered to the French

Question 4

All of the English plantation colonies in the South

Accepted Answer

A)  permitted some religious toleration. 
B)  generally relied on the commercial export of profitable staple crops such as rice and tobacco. 
C)  permitted slavery after 1750. 
D)  lacked the development of large cities. 
E)  all of the choices 
A)  permitted some religious toleration. 
B)  generally relied on the commercial export of profitable staple crops such as rice and tobacco. 
C)  permitted slavery after 1750. 
D)  lacked the development of large cities. 
E)  all of the choices

Question 5

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation, (B) founding of Jamestown colony, (C) Restoration, (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada, and (E) colony of Georgia founded.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, B, C, D, E 
B)  C, A, D, B, E 
C)  D, A, B, C, E 
D)  A, D, B, C, E 
E)  E, D, A, C, B 
A)  A, B, C, D, E 
B)  C, A, D, B, E 
C)  D, A, B, C, E 
D)  A, D, B, C, E 
E)  E, D, A, C, B

Question 6

Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, and (D) Maryland.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, C, B, D 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  C, D, B, A 
D)  D, C, B, A 
E)  C, B, A, D 
A)  A, C, B, D 
B)  B, D, C, A 
C)  C, D, B, A 
D)  D, C, B, A 
E)  C, B, A, D

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the First Anglo-Powhatan War.

Accepted Answer

First war between the English

Question 8

Analyze the contribution to English overseas expansion in the early 1600s by three of the following developments:
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Economic depression and unemployment in England
Thirst for new economic markets for English goods
Peace with a defeated Spain
Seeking gold and adventure by early colonial promoters and settlers
Desire for religious freedom among religious minorities in England
Seeking a passage through America to the Indies

Accepted Answer

The economic depression and unemployment

Question 9

Who did the French crown grant limited toleration to with the Edict of Nantes in 1598?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholics 
B)  French Protestants 
C)  Dutch traders 
D)  English Puritans 
E)  Spanish missionaries 
A)  Catholics 
B)  French Protestants 
C)  Dutch traders 
D)  English Puritans 
E)  Spanish missionaries

Question 10

____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.

Accepted Answer

A)  The ancestry laws 
B)  The laws of primogeniture 
C)  joint-stock companies 
D)  laws of inheritance 
E)  treaty of the elders 
A)  The ancestry laws 
B)  The laws of primogeniture 
C)  joint-stock companies 
D)  laws of inheritance 
E)  treaty of the elders

Question 11

During the 1500s, England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was Spain's ally. 
B)  it suffered from internal religious conflict. 
C)  the French had already established their presence overseas. 
D)  Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power. 
E)  they did not have distractors to come. 
A)  it was Spain's ally. 
B)  it suffered from internal religious conflict. 
C)  the French had already established their presence overseas. 
D)  Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power. 
E)  they did not have distractors to come.

Question 12

What international event contributed to a flowering of English nationalist spirit?

Accepted Answer

A)  the defeat of the Spanish Armada 
B)  the seven years' war 
C)  the discovery of North America 
D)  the creation of the Dutch East-Indies Company 
E)  the settling of Jamestown 
A)  the defeat of the Spanish Armada 
B)  the seven years' war 
C)  the discovery of North America 
D)  the creation of the Dutch East-Indies Company 
E)  the settling of Jamestown

Question 13

The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was

Accepted Answer

A)  Powhatan. 
B)  Handsome Lake. 
C)  Pocahontas. 
D)  De La Warr. 
E)  Pontiac. 
A)  Powhatan. 
B)  Handsome Lake. 
C)  Pocahontas. 
D)  De La Warr. 
E)  Pontiac.

Question 14

What was the goal of the Powhatans during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War?

Accepted Answer

A)  aid the English in their war with New France 
B)  expand their dominance over the Iroquois 
C)  dislodge the colonists at Jamestown 
D)  force the English to negotiate better trade deals 
E)  exact a land tax from the English settlers 
A)  aid the English in their war with New France 
B)  expand their dominance over the Iroquois 
C)  dislodge the colonists at Jamestown 
D)  force the English to negotiate better trade deals 
E)  exact a land tax from the English settlers

Question 15

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except

Accepted Answer

A)  unemployment. 
B)  thirst for adventure. 
C)  desire for markets. 
D)  desire for religious freedom. 
E)  need for a place to exploit slave labor. 
A)  unemployment. 
B)  thirst for adventure. 
C)  desire for markets. 
D)  desire for religious freedom. 
E)  need for a place to exploit slave labor.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of John Rolfe.

Accepted Answer

Colonist at Jamestown. His mar

Question 17

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

Accepted Answer

A)  agreeing to marry him. 
B)  interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. 
C)  pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. 
D)  nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  agreeing to marry him. 
B)  interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. 
C)  pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. 
D)  nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 18

The defeat and the dispersal of the Yamasee Indians by South Carolinians in 1715

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted in the devastation of virtually all of the coastal Indian tribes in the southern colonies by about 1720. 
B)  proved to be a short-lived victory for the South Carolina colonists, as the Yamasees re-grouped and regained their lost coastal lands with the help of their Cherokee, Creek, and Iroquois allies. 
C)  prompted the weakened Cherokees, Creeks, and Iroquois to abandon their settlements in the hills and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains and move westward. 
D)  proved to be very unpopular among the many Carolinian colonists sympathetic to the Yamasee Indians. 
E)  None of these are correct. 
A)  resulted in the devastation of virtually all of the coastal Indian tribes in the southern colonies by about 1720. 
B)  proved to be a short-lived victory for the South Carolina colonists, as the Yamasees re-grouped and regained their lost coastal lands with the help of their Cherokee, Creek, and Iroquois allies. 
C)  prompted the weakened Cherokees, Creeks, and Iroquois to abandon their settlements in the hills and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains and move westward. 
D)  proved to be very unpopular among the many Carolinian colonists sympathetic to the Yamasee Indians. 
E)  None of these are correct.

Question 19

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in

Accepted Answer

A)  Newfoundland. 
B)  St. Augustine. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Roanoke Island. 
E)  Massachusetts Bay. 
A)  Newfoundland. 
B)  St. Augustine. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Roanoke Island. 
E)  Massachusetts Bay.

Question 20

The colony of Georgia was founded

Accepted Answer

A)  by a joint-stock company. 
B)  as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas. 
C)  by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II. 
D)  in the 17th century. 
E)  to supply New England with much-needed African slaves. 
A)  by a joint-stock company. 
B)  as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas. 
C)  by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II. 
D)  in the 17th century. 
E)  to supply New England with much-needed African slaves.

Exam 2: The Contest for North America

Which colony was defeated by the Dutch during a bloodless siege in 1655?

France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the

Who were the coureurs de bois?

All of the English plantation colonies in the South

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation, (B) founding of Jamestown colony, (C) Restoration, (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada, and (E) colony of Georgia founded.

Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, and (D) Maryland.

Identify and state the historical significance of the First Anglo-Powhatan War.

Who did the French crown grant limited toleration to with the Edict of Nantes in 1598?

____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.

During the 1500s, England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

What international event contributed to a flowering of English nationalist spirit?

The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was

What was the goal of the Powhatans during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War?

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except

Identify and state the historical significance of John Rolfe.

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

The defeat and the dispersal of the Yamasee Indians by South Carolinians in 1715

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in

The colony of Georgia was founded

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