Question 1

What became South Carolina's staple crop in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cotton 
B)  Tobacco 
C)  Hemp 
D)  Indigo 
E)  Rice 
A)  Cotton 
B)  Tobacco 
C)  Hemp 
D)  Indigo 
E)  Rice

Question 2

What was the main purpose of France's North American empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  to convert native Americans to Christianity. 
B)  to provide furs and agricultural surpluses for the West Indies and timber for the French navy. 
C)  to pressure the British into ending their expansion. 
D)  to block attempts by the Dutch to gain a monopoly of the sugar trade. 
E)  to provide a location for French Protestants to worship without fear of persecution. 
A)  to convert native Americans to Christianity. 
B)  to provide furs and agricultural surpluses for the West Indies and timber for the French navy. 
C)  to pressure the British into ending their expansion. 
D)  to block attempts by the Dutch to gain a monopoly of the sugar trade. 
E)  to provide a location for French Protestants to worship without fear of persecution.

Question 3

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-Nevis

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Question 4

What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Epidemic diseases like typhoid fever and malaria 
B)  Indian resistance 
C)  Starvation 
D)  Spanish and French attacks 
E)  Old Age 
A)  Epidemic diseases like typhoid fever and malaria 
B)  Indian resistance 
C)  Starvation 
D)  Spanish and French attacks 
E)  Old Age

Question 5

Which crop changed the British West Indies from a society of independent small landowners utilizing white servant labor to a society of large plantation owners utilizing black slave labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobacco 
B)  Cotton 
C)  Peanuts 
D)  Sugar 
E)  Wheat 
A)  Tobacco 
B)  Cotton 
C)  Peanuts 
D)  Sugar 
E)  Wheat

Question 6

Why was Harvard College founded?

Accepted Answer

A)  to train physicians. 
B)  to train lawyers. 
C)  to train ministers. 
D)  to train architects. 
E)  to train teachers. 
A)  to train physicians. 
B)  to train lawyers. 
C)  to train ministers. 
D)  to train architects. 
E)  to train teachers.

Question 7

Which of the following facts characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Settlers had a relatively long life expectancy compared with that in the harsh environment of New England. 
B)  Women had a somewhat greater status because of their scarcity. 
C)  It witnessed rapidly developing urban areas. 
D)  It had a population density which required residents to live in close proximity to neighbors. 
E)  It had developed a plantation economy dominated by slave labor. 
A)  Settlers had a relatively long life expectancy compared with that in the harsh environment of New England. 
B)  Women had a somewhat greater status because of their scarcity. 
C)  It witnessed rapidly developing urban areas. 
D)  It had a population density which required residents to live in close proximity to neighbors. 
E)  It had developed a plantation economy dominated by slave labor.

Question 8

What of the following was not a characteristic of the government in Pennsylvania under William Penn?

Accepted Answer

A)  A strong executive 
B)  An assembly with limited power 
C)  Quaker domination of politics 
D)  A desire to keep the rabble in check 
E)  Discrimination against non-Quakers 
A)  A strong executive 
B)  An assembly with limited power 
C)  Quaker domination of politics 
D)  A desire to keep the rabble in check 
E)  Discrimination against non-Quakers

Question 9

Who dissented from the Puritans and followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island?

Accepted Answer

A)  William Penn 
B)  John Cotton 
C)  Anne Hutchinson 
D)  Thomas Hooker 
E)  John Winthrop 
A)  William Penn 
B)  John Cotton 
C)  Anne Hutchinson 
D)  Thomas Hooker 
E)  John Winthrop

Question 10

Who did Spain depend on for colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholic missionaries 
B)  Cattle herders 
C)  Farmers 
D)  Spanish military forces 
E)  Fur traders 
A)  Catholic missionaries 
B)  Cattle herders 
C)  Farmers 
D)  Spanish military forces 
E)  Fur traders

Question 11

Which of the following reduced the Native American population in New England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Diseases introduced by Europeans. 
B)  The Pequot War 
C)  King Philip's War 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices. 
A)  Diseases introduced by Europeans. 
B)  The Pequot War 
C)  King Philip's War 
D)  All of these choices 
E)  None of these choices.

Question 12

Besides Great Britain, France, and Spain, what other countries established colonies in North America in the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal and Italy 
B)  Sweden and the Netherlands 
C)  Germany and Finland 
D)  Prussia and Russia 
E)  Denmark and Poland 
A)  Portugal and Italy 
B)  Sweden and the Netherlands 
C)  Germany and Finland 
D)  Prussia and Russia 
E)  Denmark and Poland

Question 13

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of New England that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Boston, Massachusetts

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 14

Which statement accurately describes the role of religion in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a driving force in cultural life. 
B)  It thrived because clergymen flocked to the area. 
C)  It confronted a chronic shortage of clergymen. 
D)  It was virtually nonexistent. 
E)  It was a point of contention that was pulling Chesapeake society apart. 
A)  It was a driving force in cultural life. 
B)  It thrived because clergymen flocked to the area. 
C)  It confronted a chronic shortage of clergymen. 
D)  It was virtually nonexistent. 
E)  It was a point of contention that was pulling Chesapeake society apart.

Question 15

Why did class tensions in the Chesapeake region lessen after 1690?

Accepted Answer

A)  More land became available to small farmers. 
B)  The rise in tobacco prices allowed small farmers a better standard of living. 
C)  Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over blacks. 
D)  An influx of Native Americans solved the labor shortage. 
E)  Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over Native Americans. 
A)  More land became available to small farmers. 
B)  The rise in tobacco prices allowed small farmers a better standard of living. 
C)  Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over blacks. 
D)  An influx of Native Americans solved the labor shortage. 
E)  Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over Native Americans.

Question 16

Which statement accurately describes the county court system in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was undemocratic because the justices were chosen by the governor. 
B)  It was modeled after the court system in England. 
C)  It was the basic unit of local government and administered local affairs. 
D)  It had justices of the peace who acted like judges. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  It was undemocratic because the justices were chosen by the governor. 
B)  It was modeled after the court system in England. 
C)  It was the basic unit of local government and administered local affairs. 
D)  It had justices of the peace who acted like judges. 
E)  All of these choices

Question 17

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern seaboard that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Potomac River

Accepted Answer

The answer of Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying...

Question 18

What did Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay colony advocate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He supported distinct roles for the different classes. 
B)  He supported class struggle. 
C)  He supported cradle to grave health coverage. 
D)  He supported survival of the fittest. 
E)  He supported equality between the sexes. 
A)  He supported distinct roles for the different classes. 
B)  He supported class struggle. 
C)  He supported cradle to grave health coverage. 
D)  He supported survival of the fittest. 
E)  He supported equality between the sexes.

Question 19

How did Anthony Ashley Cooper accelerate settlement in Carolina?

Accepted Answer

A)  He agreed to accept convicts who were crowding British jails. 
B)  He hired publicists to advertise in Europe the bounty of Carolina. 
C)  He offered a headright of 150 acres to planters for each arriving family. 
D)  He offered $500 to each new settler. 
E)  He provided five slaves and seed to anyone willing to live there for at least ten years. 
A)  He agreed to accept convicts who were crowding British jails. 
B)  He hired publicists to advertise in Europe the bounty of Carolina. 
C)  He offered a headright of 150 acres to planters for each arriving family. 
D)  He offered $500 to each new settler. 
E)  He provided five slaves and seed to anyone willing to live there for at least ten years.

Question 20

How did Bacon's Rebellion transform labor systems in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It influenced planters to abandon indentured servants in favor of slaves. 
B)  It proved that Indians were not a viable source of labor. 
C)  It revealed that planters would have to pay laborers more to work on their plantations. 
D)  It encouraged landowners to pay their laborers higher wages. 
E)  It indicated that landowners would have to find some other labor source besides slaves. 
A)  It influenced planters to abandon indentured servants in favor of slaves. 
B)  It proved that Indians were not a viable source of labor. 
C)  It revealed that planters would have to pay laborers more to work on their plantations. 
D)  It encouraged landowners to pay their laborers higher wages. 
E)  It indicated that landowners would have to find some other labor source besides slaves.

What became South Carolina's staple crop in the 1600s?

What was the main purpose of France's North American empire?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Caribbean that correctly identifies each of the following: -Nevis

What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s?

Which crop changed the British West Indies from a society of independent small landowners utilizing white servant labor to a society of large plantation owners utilizing black slave labor?

Why was Harvard College founded?

Which of the following facts characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth century?

What of the following was not a characteristic of the government in Pennsylvania under William Penn?

Who dissented from the Puritans and followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island?

Who did Spain depend on for colonization?

Which of the following reduced the Native American population in New England?

Besides Great Britain, France, and Spain, what other countries established colonies in North America in the 1600s?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of New England that correctly identifies each of the following: -Boston, Massachusetts

Which statement accurately describes the role of religion in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century?

Why did class tensions in the Chesapeake region lessen after 1690?

Which statement accurately describes the county court system in Virginia?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern seaboard that correctly identifies each of the following: -Potomac River

What did Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay colony advocate?

How did Anthony Ashley Cooper accelerate settlement in Carolina?

How did Bacon's Rebellion transform labor systems in Virginia?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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Exam 3: The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

What became South Carolina's staple crop in the 1600s?

What was the main purpose of France's North American empire?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the Caribbean that correctly identifies each of the following: -Nevis

What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s?

Which crop changed the British West Indies from a society of independent small landowners utilizing white servant labor to a society of large plantation owners utilizing black slave labor?

Why was Harvard College founded?

Which of the following facts characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth century?

What of the following was not a characteristic of the government in Pennsylvania under William Penn?

Who dissented from the Puritans and followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island?

Who did Spain depend on for colonization?

Which of the following reduced the Native American population in New England?

Besides Great Britain, France, and Spain, what other countries established colonies in North America in the 1600s?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of New England that correctly identifies each of the following: -Boston, Massachusetts

Which statement accurately describes the role of religion in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century?

Why did class tensions in the Chesapeake region lessen after 1690?

Which statement accurately describes the county court system in Virginia?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the southeastern seaboard that correctly identifies each of the following: -Potomac River

What did Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay colony advocate?

How did Anthony Ashley Cooper accelerate settlement in Carolina?

How did Bacon's Rebellion transform labor systems in Virginia?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

The Bonds of Empire, 1660-1750

Roads to Revolution, 1750-1776

Securing Independence, Defining Nationhood, 1776-1788

Launching the New Republic, 1788-1800

America at War and Peace, 1801-1824

The Transformation of American Society, 1815-1840

Democratic Politics, Religious Revival, and Reform, 1824-1840

Technology, Culture, and Everyday Life, 1840-1860

The Old South and Slavery, 1830-1860

Immigration, Expansion, and Sectional Conflict, 1840-1848

From Compromise to Secession, 1850-1861

Crucible of Freedom: Civil War, 1861-1865

The Crises of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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