Question 1

In what sense was the Virginia Company a failure?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was not profitable for its investors. 
B)  None of its white inhabitants survived. 
C)  Tobacco failed to thrive in its colony's climate. 
D)  The local Indians refused to sell land to its founders. 
E)  Spain seized control of the company's colony. 
A)  It was not profitable for its investors. 
B)  None of its white inhabitants survived. 
C)  Tobacco failed to thrive in its colony's climate. 
D)  The local Indians refused to sell land to its founders. 
E)  Spain seized control of the company's colony.

Question 2

The spread of tobacco farming in seventeenth-century Virginia

Accepted Answer

A)  discouraged land speculation and reduced the demand for field labor. 
B)  led to a decline in profits for the colonial government and the crown. 
C)  helped to create a highly unequal society, dominated economically and politically by an elite plantation-owning class. 
D)  led to a remarkably equal, socially unified society, centered on networks of closely connected towns. 
E)  impoverished the landholding elite and allowed poor laborers to acquire most of the land. 
A)  discouraged land speculation and reduced the demand for field labor. 
B)  led to a decline in profits for the colonial government and the crown. 
C)  helped to create a highly unequal society, dominated economically and politically by an elite plantation-owning class. 
D)  led to a remarkably equal, socially unified society, centered on networks of closely connected towns. 
E)  impoverished the landholding elite and allowed poor laborers to acquire most of the land.

Question 3

Maryland's founder, Cecilius Calvert,

Accepted Answer

A)  wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people. 
B)  supported total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants. 
C)  gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly but not to the royal governor. 
D)  lost ownership of the colony and died a pauper. 
E)  actually hated Catholics, which is why he set up a colony for them in a swamp. 
A)  wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people. 
B)  supported total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants. 
C)  gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly but not to the royal governor. 
D)  lost ownership of the colony and died a pauper. 
E)  actually hated Catholics, which is why he set up a colony for them in a swamp.

Question 4

Virginia women who were feme sole were more likely to have the opportunity to conduct business.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded, from the earliest to the latest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plymouth, Jamestown, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island 
B)  Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Jamestown 
C)  Jamestown, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Rhode Island 
D)  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Rhode Island, Jamestown 
E)  Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island 
A)  Plymouth, Jamestown, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island 
B)  Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Jamestown 
C)  Jamestown, Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Rhode Island 
D)  Massachusetts Bay, Plymouth, Rhode Island, Jamestown 
E)  Jamestown, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island

Question 6

Maryland was established as a refuge for which group?

Accepted Answer

A)  Quakers 
B)  Puritans 
C)  Pilgrims 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  Catholics 
A)  Quakers 
B)  Puritans 
C)  Pilgrims 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  Catholics

Question 7

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the first written frame of government in the American colonies. 
B)  It formally acknowledged Indian ownership of their ancestral territories. 
C)  It established the headright system. 
D)  It was only signed by the wealthiest of the colonists. 
E)  It acknowledged that women had the right to vote. 
A)  It was the first written frame of government in the American colonies. 
B)  It formally acknowledged Indian ownership of their ancestral territories. 
C)  It established the headright system. 
D)  It was only signed by the wealthiest of the colonists. 
E)  It acknowledged that women had the right to vote.

Question 8

The headright system led to fewer people from England coming to Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In 1607, the colonists who sailed to Jamestown on three small ships

Accepted Answer

A)  were funded entirely by the queen's government. 
B)  chose an inland site partly to avoid the possibility of attack by Spanish warships. 
C)  were officers and sailors in the British Royal Navy. 
D)  built a colony at Cape Henry in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. 
E)  were members of Puritan congregations in search of religious freedom. 
A)  were funded entirely by the queen's government. 
B)  chose an inland site partly to avoid the possibility of attack by Spanish warships. 
C)  were officers and sailors in the British Royal Navy. 
D)  built a colony at Cape Henry in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. 
E)  were members of Puritan congregations in search of religious freedom.

Question 10

Why did many women in Virginia not start a family until their mid-twenties?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women mostly came to Virginia as indentured servants. 
B)  Women were too busy running the family business. 
C)  Women outnumbered men, so they had a difficult time finding a husband. 
D)  Women focused on doing work for the church. 
E)  Women and men were not together often due to men fighting in wars with Indians. 
A)  Women mostly came to Virginia as indentured servants. 
B)  Women were too busy running the family business. 
C)  Women outnumbered men, so they had a difficult time finding a husband. 
D)  Women focused on doing work for the church. 
E)  Women and men were not together often due to men fighting in wars with Indians.

Question 11

What does John Winthrop say about civil or federal liberty in his 1645 Speech to the Massachusetts General Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is maintained through proper subjection to authority. 
B)  It is the enemy of truth and peace. 
C)  It is completely unavailable to women. 
D)  It relies exclusively on an individual's understanding of right and wrong. 
E)  It defies man's proper relationship to God. 
A)  It is maintained through proper subjection to authority. 
B)  It is the enemy of truth and peace. 
C)  It is completely unavailable to women. 
D)  It relies exclusively on an individual's understanding of right and wrong. 
E)  It defies man's proper relationship to God.

Question 12

Which group of settlers in the New World originally held all land in common until 1627?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Roanoke colony 
B)  supporters of Anne Hutchinson 
C)  Levellers 
D)  Pilgrims 
E)  the Virginia Company 
A)  the Roanoke colony 
B)  supporters of Anne Hutchinson 
C)  Levellers 
D)  Pilgrims 
E)  the Virginia Company

Question 13

In what way was Puritan church membership a restrictive status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only those who could prove they had received formal education could be members, because the ability to read and discuss sermons was so highly valued. 
B)  Although all adult male property owners elected colonial officials, only men who were full church members could vote in local elections. 
C)  Only property owners could be full members of the church. 
D)  Full membership required demonstrating that one had experienced divine grace. 
E)  Full membership required that one's parents and grandparents had been church members. 
A)  Only those who could prove they had received formal education could be members, because the ability to read and discuss sermons was so highly valued. 
B)  Although all adult male property owners elected colonial officials, only men who were full church members could vote in local elections. 
C)  Only property owners could be full members of the church. 
D)  Full membership required demonstrating that one had experienced divine grace. 
E)  Full membership required that one's parents and grandparents had been church members.

Question 14

Jamestown was originally settled only by men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The romance between Pocahontas and John Smith led to their marrying in England, where she then died.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is an example of what John Winthrop calls civil, federal, or moral liberty in his 1645 Speech to the Massachusetts General Court?

Accepted Answer

A)  a wife's obedience to her husband as a form of honor 
B)  an animal caring for its young 
C)  a man's ability to give in to animalistic impulses 
D)  a group of people forming a dissenting church 
E)  a person crying out ecstatically during a church service 
A)  a wife's obedience to her husband as a form of honor 
B)  an animal caring for its young 
C)  a man's ability to give in to animalistic impulses 
D)  a group of people forming a dissenting church 
E)  a person crying out ecstatically during a church service

Question 17

Puritans believed that the Church of England was not in need of reform.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Compared to the Chesapeake colonies, New England had more economic equality because it had more

Accepted Answer

A)  cash crops. 
B)  timber. 
C)  landowners. 
D)  slaves. 
E)  religious toleration. 
A)  cash crops. 
B)  timber. 
C)  landowners. 
D)  slaves. 
E)  religious toleration.

Question 19

Which of the following ideas did Richard Hakluyt use to raise support for England's colonization efforts in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  The creation of rich agricultural colonies could prevent mass famine as the English population grew. 
B)  English colonization was part of a divine mission to save the New World from Spanish tyranny. 
C)  The abundant gold in the New World would make England a prosperous nation. 
D)  New World lumber would allow England to create an armada to rival the Spanish. 
E)  Colonization would ease international tensions by encouraging interdependence between England and Spain. 
A)  The creation of rich agricultural colonies could prevent mass famine as the English population grew. 
B)  English colonization was part of a divine mission to save the New World from Spanish tyranny. 
C)  The abundant gold in the New World would make England a prosperous nation. 
D)  New World lumber would allow England to create an armada to rival the Spanish. 
E)  Colonization would ease international tensions by encouraging interdependence between England and Spain.

Question 20

How did most Puritans view the separation of church and state?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were so determined to keep them apart that they banned ministers from holding office, fearing that they would enact pro-religious legislation. 
B)  They allowed church and state to be interconnected by requiring each town to establish a church and levy a tax to support the minister. 
C)  The Massachusetts Bay Colony endorsed the Puritan faith but allowed anyone the freedom to practice or not practice religion. 
D)  They had never heard of the concept before local native leaders introduced them to the practice. 
E)  They invented and successfully enacted the concept, but their efforts ultimately fell apart when Parliament refused to send them written permission. 
A)  They were so determined to keep them apart that they banned ministers from holding office, fearing that they would enact pro-religious legislation. 
B)  They allowed church and state to be interconnected by requiring each town to establish a church and levy a tax to support the minister. 
C)  The Massachusetts Bay Colony endorsed the Puritan faith but allowed anyone the freedom to practice or not practice religion. 
D)  They had never heard of the concept before local native leaders introduced them to the practice. 
E)  They invented and successfully enacted the concept, but their efforts ultimately fell apart when Parliament refused to send them written permission.

Exam 2: Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

In what sense was the Virginia Company a failure?

The spread of tobacco farming in seventeenth-century Virginia

Maryland's founder, Cecilius Calvert,

Virginia women who were feme sole were more likely to have the opportunity to conduct business.

Which of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded, from the earliest to the latest?

Maryland was established as a refuge for which group?

What is the significance of the Mayflower Compact?

The headright system led to fewer people from England coming to Virginia.

In 1607, the colonists who sailed to Jamestown on three small ships

Why did many women in Virginia not start a family until their mid-twenties?

What does John Winthrop say about civil or federal liberty in his 1645 Speech to the Massachusetts General Court?

Which group of settlers in the New World originally held all land in common until 1627?

In what way was Puritan church membership a restrictive status?

Jamestown was originally settled only by men.

The romance between Pocahontas and John Smith led to their marrying in England, where she then died.

Which of the following is an example of what John Winthrop calls civil, federal, or moral liberty in his 1645 Speech to the Massachusetts General Court?

Puritans believed that the Church of England was not in need of reform.

Compared to the Chesapeake colonies, New England had more economic equality because it had more

Which of the following ideas did Richard Hakluyt use to raise support for England's colonization efforts in the New World?

How did most Puritans view the separation of church and state?

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