Question 1

Large numbers of the first English settlers in the Carolinas came from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland 
B)  Barbados 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Jamaica 
E)  the Virgin Islands 
A)  Ireland 
B)  Barbados 
C)  Rhode Island 
D)  Jamaica 
E)  the Virgin Islands

Question 2

Joint-stock companies allowed for _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  concentrated wealth in the hands of a few 
B)  more successful colonization 
C)  more investors 
D)  more profit 
E)  more royal control 
A)  concentrated wealth in the hands of a few 
B)  more successful colonization 
C)  more investors 
D)  more profit 
E)  more royal control

Question 3

Lord Baltimore's settlement in Maryland ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  became a successful feudal outpost in America 
B)  declared war on Virginia in 1639 
C)  never succeeded in becoming a feudal society 
D)  became a haven for persecuted Protestants 
E)  successfully put into effect his vision 
A)  became a successful feudal outpost in America 
B)  declared war on Virginia in 1639 
C)  never succeeded in becoming a feudal society 
D)  became a haven for persecuted Protestants 
E)  successfully put into effect his vision

Question 4

Which is the only category in which seventeenth-century colonists in Massachusetts were more successful than Virginia's colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  relating to the Indians 
B)  establishing the Anglican Church 
C)  finding a profitable staple crop 
D)  adopting a concept of community welfare 
E)  collecting taxes to pay for community services 
A)  relating to the Indians 
B)  establishing the Anglican Church 
C)  finding a profitable staple crop 
D)  adopting a concept of community welfare 
E)  collecting taxes to pay for community services

Question 5

Why was William Penn's Frame of Government remarkable for its time?

Accepted Answer

A)  It included more personal liberties than other English colonies. 
B)  It denied the right of due process for citizens. 
C)  It established the Quaker religion in Pennsylvania. 
D)  It granted freedom of conscience to all except Catholics. 
E)  It prevented the religious rule of the Church of England. 
A)  It included more personal liberties than other English colonies. 
B)  It denied the right of due process for citizens. 
C)  It established the Quaker religion in Pennsylvania. 
D)  It granted freedom of conscience to all except Catholics. 
E)  It prevented the religious rule of the Church of England.

Question 6

Which of these was true of the relationship between political events in England and English colonization in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The two were unrelated. 
B)  Events in England impacted the direction of colonization repeatedly. 
C)  After about 1650, events in England had no effect on the colonies. 
D)  Colonization caused the fall of two English governments in the 1600s. 
E)  Because of the difficulty of ocean journeys, events in England produced no effects in the colonies. 
A)  The two were unrelated. 
B)  Events in England impacted the direction of colonization repeatedly. 
C)  After about 1650, events in England had no effect on the colonies. 
D)  Colonization caused the fall of two English governments in the 1600s. 
E)  Because of the difficulty of ocean journeys, events in England produced no effects in the colonies.

Question 7

The ________ Company was responsible for the settlement of Jamestown.

Accepted Answer

A)  New England 
B)  Royal African 
C)  Virginia 
D)  American 
E)  New World 
A)  New England 
B)  Royal African 
C)  Virginia 
D)  American 
E)  New World

Question 8

The first three years of Jamestown's history witnessed ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  terrible hardship and suffering 
B)  the discovery of gold and silver 
C)  successful attempts at growing many profitable crops 
D)  the establishment of a representative form of government 
E)  the erection of the first Christian church in North America 
A)  terrible hardship and suffering 
B)  the discovery of gold and silver 
C)  successful attempts at growing many profitable crops 
D)  the establishment of a representative form of government 
E)  the erection of the first Christian church in North America

Question 9

William Penn acquired the Three Lower Counties to provide Pennsylvania with

Accepted Answer

A)  Philadelphia. 
B)  settlers. 
C)  access to the Atlantic. 
D)  arable land lacking in Pennsylvania. 
E)  mineral resources. 
A)  Philadelphia. 
B)  settlers. 
C)  access to the Atlantic. 
D)  arable land lacking in Pennsylvania. 
E)  mineral resources.

Question 10

Why did the new colonists of Georgia demand slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  Farmers were given so many acres of land that they felt they could not farm efficiently without slaves. 
B)  The main crop of Georgia-tobacco-could be cultivated only with slave labor. 
C)  The colonists felt that since they had no voice in government, they needed a class of people even lower on the social rung than they were. 
D)  The English settlers in Georgia were used to having slaves and demanded that they could not get along without them. 
E)  The colonists believed that they could compete economically with South Carolina only if they were allowed to have slaves. 
A)  Farmers were given so many acres of land that they felt they could not farm efficiently without slaves. 
B)  The main crop of Georgia-tobacco-could be cultivated only with slave labor. 
C)  The colonists felt that since they had no voice in government, they needed a class of people even lower on the social rung than they were. 
D)  The English settlers in Georgia were used to having slaves and demanded that they could not get along without them. 
E)  The colonists believed that they could compete economically with South Carolina only if they were allowed to have slaves.

Question 11

In 1622,the Native American tribes of Virginia ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  attacked the English settlements 
B)  formed an alliance with the Native American tribes of New England 
C)  established permanently good relations with the English settlers 
D)  learned from the English settlers how to grow tobacco 
E)  migrated westward to avoid future contact with settlers 
A)  attacked the English settlements 
B)  formed an alliance with the Native American tribes of New England 
C)  established permanently good relations with the English settlers 
D)  learned from the English settlers how to grow tobacco 
E)  migrated westward to avoid future contact with settlers

Question 12

The selection of a site for Jamestown was based primarily on the settlers' ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fear of surprise attacks 
B)  desire for a healthful place to live 
C)  belief that friendly Indians lived nearby 
D)  need for close proximity to the open ocean 
E)  fear of diseases in the swamps 
A)  fear of surprise attacks 
B)  desire for a healthful place to live 
C)  belief that friendly Indians lived nearby 
D)  need for close proximity to the open ocean 
E)  fear of diseases in the swamps

Question 13

Those who migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area as indentured servants were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  usually from the dregs of English society 
B)  English farmers who saw a better future in the New World 
C)  normally single males in their teens or early twenties 
D)  married individuals who came with their families 
E)  generally convicted criminals who traded jail time in England for indentures 
A)  usually from the dregs of English society 
B)  English farmers who saw a better future in the New World 
C)  normally single males in their teens or early twenties 
D)  married individuals who came with their families 
E)  generally convicted criminals who traded jail time in England for indentures

Large numbers of the first English settlers in the Carolinas came from ________.

Joint-stock companies allowed for _______.

Lord Baltimore's settlement in Maryland ________.

Which is the only category in which seventeenth-century colonists in Massachusetts were more successful than Virginia's colonists?

Why was William Penn's Frame of Government remarkable for its time?

Which of these was true of the relationship between political events in England and English colonization in North America?

The ________ Company was responsible for the settlement of Jamestown.

The first three years of Jamestown's history witnessed ________.

William Penn acquired the Three Lower Counties to provide Pennsylvania with

Why did the new colonists of Georgia demand slaves?

In 1622,the Native American tribes of Virginia ________.

The selection of a site for Jamestown was based primarily on the settlers' ________.

Those who migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area as indentured servants were ________.

New World Encounters

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 2: New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Large numbers of the first English settlers in the Carolinas came from ________.

Joint-stock companies allowed for _______.

Lord Baltimore's settlement in Maryland ________.

Which is the only category in which seventeenth-century colonists in Massachusetts were more successful than Virginia's colonists?

Why was William Penn's Frame of Government remarkable for its time?

Which of these was true of the relationship between political events in England and English colonization in North America?

The ________ Company was responsible for the settlement of Jamestown.

The first three years of Jamestown's history witnessed ________.

William Penn acquired the Three Lower Counties to provide Pennsylvania with

Why did the new colonists of Georgia demand slaves?

In 1622,the Native American tribes of Virginia ________.

The selection of a site for Jamestown was based primarily on the settlers' ________.

Those who migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area as indentured servants were ________.

New World Encounters

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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