Question 1

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

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A) revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 
B) charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media. 
C) asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S.Army. 
D) mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia. 
E) charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S.State Department. 
A) revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 
B) charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media. 
C) asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S.Army. 
D) mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia. 
E) charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S.State Department.

Question 2

Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve because

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A) they had neither weapons nor fishing gear. 
B) their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town. 
C) they were unaccustomed to fending for themselves and wasted time looking for gold. 
D) they lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties. 
E) there were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force. 
A) they had neither weapons nor fishing gear. 
B) their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town. 
C) they were unaccustomed to fending for themselves and wasted time looking for gold. 
D) they lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties. 
E) there were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-buffer

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In historical terms, the concept of a "b

Question 4

Which word best describes England's efforts in the 1500s to compete with the Spanish Empire?

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A) Indifferent 
B) Competitive 
C) Aggressive 
D) Domineering 
E) Influential 
A) Indifferent 
B) Competitive 
C) Aggressive 
D) Domineering 
E) Influential

Question 5

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by

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A) starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids. 
B) economic prosperity. 
C) constant fear of Spanish invasion. 
D) major technological advancement. 
E) peace with the Native Americans. 
A) starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids. 
B) economic prosperity. 
C) constant fear of Spanish invasion. 
D) major technological advancement. 
E) peace with the Native Americans.

Question 6

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in

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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 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-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 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Oliver Cromwell

Accepted Answer

Oliver Cromwell was a key figure in Engl

Question 9

Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except

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A) its unhealthy climate. 
B) early restrictions on black slavery. 
C) Spanish attacks. 
D) John Oglethorpe's leadership. 
E) lack of a plantation economy. 
A) its unhealthy climate. 
B) early restrictions on black slavery. 
C) Spanish attacks. 
D) John Oglethorpe's leadership. 
E) lack of a plantation economy.

Question 10

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 
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

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Second Anglo-Powhatan War

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The Second Anglo-Powhatan War was a conf

Question 12

​All of the following were results of the Tuscarora War except

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A) the crushing of the Tuscarora Indians by British colonists in North Carolina. 
B) the sale of hundreds of Tuscarora Indians into slavery by the victorious British colonists in North Carolina. 
C) Indian survivors of the Tuscaroran War wandering northward to seek protection from the Iroquois. 
D) The Tuscarora Indians eventually becoming the Sixth Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E) a cessation of all armed conflicts and hostilities between Indians and British colonists throughout the Carolinas. 
A) the crushing of the Tuscarora Indians by British colonists in North Carolina. 
B) the sale of hundreds of Tuscarora Indians into slavery by the victorious British colonists in North Carolina. 
C) Indian survivors of the Tuscaroran War wandering northward to seek protection from the Iroquois. 
D) The Tuscarora Indians eventually becoming the Sixth Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E) a cessation of all armed conflicts and hostilities between Indians and British colonists throughout the Carolinas.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James I

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James I was the first monarch of the Hou

Question 14

The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it

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A) failed. 
B) was abolished by King James I. 
C) was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. 
D) forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. 
E) allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans. 
A) failed. 
B) was abolished by King James I. 
C) was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. 
D) forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. 
E) allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ireland

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Ireland is a country located in the Nort

Question 16

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 17

The biggest disrupter of Native American life was

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A) introduction of horses. 
B) loss of culture. 
C) disease. 
D) fire arms. 
E) the formation of new tribes. 
A) introduction of horses. 
B) loss of culture. 
C) disease. 
D) fire arms. 
E) the formation of new tribes.

Question 18

All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except

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A) a large population boom. 
B) enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land. 
C) increasing unemployment. 
D) economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers. 
E) desolate cities with a decreasing population. 
A) a large population boom. 
B) enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land. 
C) increasing unemployment. 
D) economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers. 
E) desolate cities with a decreasing population.

Question 19

Georgia's founders were determined to

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A) conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire. 
B) create a haven for people imprisoned for debt. 
C) keep Georgia for Catholics. 
D) restrict the colony to British citizens. 
E) establish slavery. 
A) conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire. 
B) create a haven for people imprisoned for debt. 
C) keep Georgia for Catholics. 
D) restrict the colony to British citizens. 
E) establish slavery.

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry VIII

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII (1491–1547) was King of Engla

Exam 2: The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -buffer

Which word best describes England's efforts in the 1500s to compete with the Spanish Empire?

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Oliver Cromwell

Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Second Anglo-Powhatan War

​All of the following were results of the Tuscarora War except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James I

The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ireland

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

The biggest disrupter of Native American life was

All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except

Georgia's founders were determined to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry VIII

New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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All of the following were results of the Tuscarora War except