Question 1

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-New England

Accepted Answer

[J]

Question 2

In the 1570s, what were England's objectives in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  It wanted to find the Northwest Passage and to harass the Spanish. 
B)  It wanted to find a steady source of furs for aristocratic English women. 
C)  It wanted to convert the Native Americans to Protestantism and to establish colonies. 
D)  It wanted to discover new sources of gold and to develop new markets for English goods. 
E)  It wanted to lay claim to new fishing beds and to find an outpost to which they could exile Irish rebels. 
A)  It wanted to find the Northwest Passage and to harass the Spanish. 
B)  It wanted to find a steady source of furs for aristocratic English women. 
C)  It wanted to convert the Native Americans to Protestantism and to establish colonies. 
D)  It wanted to discover new sources of gold and to develop new markets for English goods. 
E)  It wanted to lay claim to new fishing beds and to find an outpost to which they could exile Irish rebels. A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the fifteenth century slave trade is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery already existed in West African societies and was a much harsher, less humane form of slavery than that practiced by the Europeans. 
B)  The only motivation was economic, and race had no role. 
C)  Slave traders often traded gold for the African slaves. 
D)  The trade began accidentally because of a linguistic misunderstanding between Portuguese seamen and African tribes. 
E)  Those sold into slavery by African kings were primarily undesirables such as lawbreakers or persons accused of witchcraft. 
A)  Slavery already existed in West African societies and was a much harsher, less humane form of slavery than that practiced by the Europeans. 
B)  The only motivation was economic, and race had no role. 
C)  Slave traders often traded gold for the African slaves. 
D)  The trade began accidentally because of a linguistic misunderstanding between Portuguese seamen and African tribes. 
E)  Those sold into slavery by African kings were primarily undesirables such as lawbreakers or persons accused of witchcraft. C

Question 4

How were the early English efforts at settlement paid for?

Accepted Answer

A)  Through the issuance of company stock 
B)  Through the sale of slaves 
C)  Through the floating of government bonds 
D)  Through the raising of income taxes 
E)  Through deficit spending by the government 
A)  Through the issuance of company stock 
B)  Through the sale of slaves 
C)  Through the floating of government bonds 
D)  Through the raising of income taxes 
E)  Through deficit spending by the government

Question 5

Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plymouth 
B)  Newport 
C)  St. Augustine 
D)  Jamestown 
E)  Charles Town 
A)  Plymouth 
B)  Newport 
C)  St. Augustine 
D)  Jamestown 
E)  Charles Town

Question 6

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Timbuktu, Mali

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its early years?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English settlers refused to work. 
B)  The nearby French settlement monopolized the Native American labor supply. 
C)  The Native Americans refused to trade with the English settlers. 
D)  The British refused to send more supplies. 
E)  The blacks brought by the English refused to live in harmony with the Native Americans. 
A)  The English settlers refused to work. 
B)  The nearby French settlement monopolized the Native American labor supply. 
C)  The Native Americans refused to trade with the English settlers. 
D)  The British refused to send more supplies. 
E)  The blacks brought by the English refused to live in harmony with the Native Americans.

Question 8

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Kennebec River, Maine

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Iceland

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Who broke with the Catholic Church and persuaded Parliament to create the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Richard I 
B)  Henry VIII 
C)  Mary I 
D)  Elizabeth I 
E)  James I 
A)  Richard I 
B)  Henry VIII 
C)  Mary I 
D)  Elizabeth I 
E)  James I

Question 11

Why was John Rolfe important to the eventual success of the Jamestown settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  He adapted a salable variety of tobacco to conditions in Virginia. 
B)  He negotiated agreements with the Indians that provided essential food between 1607 and 1610. 
C)  He resolved the problem of an inadequate labor supply by importing slaves from Africa. 
D)  He introduced the policy that if you did not work you would not eat. 
E)  He persuaded Powhatan to teach the settlers how to grow food. 
A)  He adapted a salable variety of tobacco to conditions in Virginia. 
B)  He negotiated agreements with the Indians that provided essential food between 1607 and 1610. 
C)  He resolved the problem of an inadequate labor supply by importing slaves from Africa. 
D)  He introduced the policy that if you did not work you would not eat. 
E)  He persuaded Powhatan to teach the settlers how to grow food.

Question 12

What was one of the purposes of the settlement at Plymouth Plantation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The settlers wanted to form a religious outpost to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. 
B)  The settlers wanted to establish a community in which all members could freely practice the religion of their choice. 
C)  The settlers wanted to compete with the Virginia colony for furs. 
D)  The settlers wanted to identify a source of gold to finance future religious wars. 
E)  The settlers wanted to send back lumber, furs, and fish. 
A)  The settlers wanted to form a religious outpost to convert the Native Americans to Christianity. 
B)  The settlers wanted to establish a community in which all members could freely practice the religion of their choice. 
C)  The settlers wanted to compete with the Virginia colony for furs. 
D)  The settlers wanted to identify a source of gold to finance future religious wars. 
E)  The settlers wanted to send back lumber, furs, and fish.

Question 13

Which statement concerning the West African empires prior to 1600 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They engaged in vigorous trade, were Islamic, and were known for their wealth. 
B)  They had no written language and no transportation infrastructure. 
C)  They were infested with tsetse flies and therefore unable to develop a state bureaucracy. 
D)  They were generally warrior states with little inclination to develop agriculture. 
E)  They were ruled over by kings whose absolute political power was based on ruthless use of force. 
A)  They engaged in vigorous trade, were Islamic, and were known for their wealth. 
B)  They had no written language and no transportation infrastructure. 
C)  They were infested with tsetse flies and therefore unable to develop a state bureaucracy. 
D)  They were generally warrior states with little inclination to develop agriculture. 
E)  They were ruled over by kings whose absolute political power was based on ruthless use of force.

Question 14

Which of the following statements does not correctly portray an aspect of the "Columbian exchange"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europe carried deadly germs to the Americas. 
B)  The Americas sent corn and potatoes to Europe. 
C)  The Americas sent horses and sheep to Europe. 
D)  Europeans transported silver to the Americas to finance new settlements. 
E)  Europe sent coffee and sugar to the Americas. 
A)  Europe carried deadly germs to the Americas. 
B)  The Americas sent corn and potatoes to Europe. 
C)  The Americas sent horses and sheep to Europe. 
D)  Europeans transported silver to the Americas to finance new settlements. 
E)  Europe sent coffee and sugar to the Americas.

Question 15

Which of the following is not a legacy of the Reformation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The development of various denominations in Europe 
B)  A belief in the importance of reading 
C)  The idea that clergy have no special powers 
D)  A counter-reformation by the Catholic Church 
E)  Cooperation between Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church 
A)  The development of various denominations in Europe 
B)  A belief in the importance of reading 
C)  The idea that clergy have no special powers 
D)  A counter-reformation by the Catholic Church 
E)  Cooperation between Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church

Question 16

Which of the following nations led the way in exploration in the fifteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  Portugal 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Spain 
E)  France 
A)  England 
B)  Portugal 
C)  The Netherlands 
D)  Spain 
E)  France

Question 17

Who did Virginia rely on for most of its labor in its initial years as a colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indentured servants 
B)  Hessians 
C)  Irish laborers 
D)  Slaves 
E)  Indians 
A)  Indentured servants 
B)  Hessians 
C)  Irish laborers 
D)  Slaves 
E)  Indians

Question 18

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-St. Lawrence River

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:
  
-Sahara Desert

Accepted Answer

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Instructions: Choose the letter on the...

Question 20

Which of the following was not one of the Puritan beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salvation was predetermined. 
B)  Christ was not present in the Eucharist. 
C)  A learned sermon was the heart of worship. 
D)  Membership in the church should be extended to anyone who had been baptized. 
E)  It was necessary to live lives of severe self-discipline. 
A)  Salvation was predetermined. 
B)  Christ was not present in the Eucharist. 
C)  A learned sermon was the heart of worship. 
D)  Membership in the church should be extended to anyone who had been baptized. 
E)  It was necessary to live lives of severe self-discipline.

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following: -New England

In the 1570s, what were England's objectives in the Western Hemisphere?

Which of the following statements about the fifteenth century slave trade is correct?

How were the early English efforts at settlement paid for?

Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: -Timbuktu, Mali

What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its early years?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Kennebec River, Maine

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following: -Iceland

Who broke with the Catholic Church and persuaded Parliament to create the Church of England?

Why was John Rolfe important to the eventual success of the Jamestown settlement?

What was one of the purposes of the settlement at Plymouth Plantation?

Which statement concerning the West African empires prior to 1600 is true?

Which of the following statements does not correctly portray an aspect of the "Columbian exchange"?

Which of the following is not a legacy of the Reformation?

Which of the following nations led the way in exploration in the fifteenth century?

Who did Virginia rely on for most of its labor in its initial years as a colony?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -St. Lawrence River

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: -Sahara Desert

Which of the following was not one of the Puritan beliefs?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

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 2: The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following: -New England

In the 1570s, what were England's objectives in the Western Hemisphere?

Which of the following statements about the fifteenth century slave trade is correct?

How were the early English efforts at settlement paid for?

Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: -Timbuktu, Mali

What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its early years?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -Kennebec River, Maine

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following: -Iceland

Who broke with the Catholic Church and persuaded Parliament to create the Church of England?

Why was John Rolfe important to the eventual success of the Jamestown settlement?

What was one of the purposes of the settlement at Plymouth Plantation?

Which statement concerning the West African empires prior to 1600 is true?

Which of the following statements does not correctly portray an aspect of the "Columbian exchange"?

Which of the following is not a legacy of the Reformation?

Which of the following nations led the way in exploration in the fifteenth century?

Who did Virginia rely on for most of its labor in its initial years as a colony?

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following: -St. Lawrence River

MAP QUESTIONS Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following: -Sahara Desert

Which of the following was not one of the Puritan beliefs?

Native Peoples of America, to 1500

The Emergence of Colonial Societies, 1625-1700

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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