Question 1

Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan orthodoxy by expressing which of the following beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  She taught that the faithful could communicate directly with God. 
B)  She preached that divorce was an unforgivable sin. 
C)  She called for the ordination of women as ministers. 
D)  She taught that the covenant of grace was contrary to the teachings of Jesus. 
A)  She taught that the faithful could communicate directly with God. 
B)  She preached that divorce was an unforgivable sin. 
C)  She called for the ordination of women as ministers. 
D)  She taught that the covenant of grace was contrary to the teachings of Jesus. A

Question 2

Indentured servants were important to the development of the seventeenth-century Chesapeake because they

Accepted Answer

A)  were usually artisans who brought needed skills to the area. 
B)  provided a relatively cheap and abundant source of labor for Chesapeake tobacco planters. 
C)  brought new ideas concerning the cultivation and cure of tobacco. 
D)  provided labor for important public projects undertaken by the colonial governments of Virginia and Maryland. 
A)  were usually artisans who brought needed skills to the area. 
B)  provided a relatively cheap and abundant source of labor for Chesapeake tobacco planters. 
C)  brought new ideas concerning the cultivation and cure of tobacco. 
D)  provided labor for important public projects undertaken by the colonial governments of Virginia and Maryland. B

Question 3

Which Massachusetts Bay Company governor wrote what is now known as "A Model of Christian Charity?"

Accepted Answer

A)  John Winthrop 
B)  John Eliot 
C)  John Smith 
D)  John Randall 
A)  John Winthrop 
B)  John Eliot 
C)  John Smith 
D)  John Randall A

Question 4

How did John Calvin's theology differ from that of Martin Luther?

Accepted Answer

A)  Calvin emphasized the free will of human beings. 
B)  Calvin stressed that people must totally submit to the will of an omnipotent God. 
C)  Calvin advocated religious toleration. 
D)  Luther stressed the innate sinfulness of human beings. 
A)  Calvin emphasized the free will of human beings. 
B)  Calvin stressed that people must totally submit to the will of an omnipotent God. 
C)  Calvin advocated religious toleration. 
D)  Luther stressed the innate sinfulness of human beings.

Question 5

How did the sugar industry affect the control of the Lesser Antilles?

Accepted Answer

The sugar industry had a profound impact

Question 6

Which of the following contributed the most to the endurance of the English colonies in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  International treaties 
B)  Population 
C)  Military outposts 
D)  Government funding 
A)  International treaties 
B)  Population 
C)  Military outposts 
D)  Government funding

Question 7

Powhatan extended aid to the Jamestown settlers because

Accepted Answer

A)  they achieved a quick and decisive victory over his warriors. 
B)  he believed they were divine beings. 
C)  their weapons could help him consolidate his power over other tribes in the region. 
D)  the Algonquian religion taught the brotherhood of all people. 
A)  they achieved a quick and decisive victory over his warriors. 
B)  he believed they were divine beings. 
C)  their weapons could help him consolidate his power over other tribes in the region. 
D)  the Algonquian religion taught the brotherhood of all people.

Question 8

The economic and social problems in seventeenth-century England that caused many English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  the collapse of the woolens industry. 
B)  warfare between England and France. 
C)  the government's decision to eliminate all tariffs on foreign goods. 
D)  the doubling of the English population between 1530 and 1680. 
A)  the collapse of the woolens industry. 
B)  warfare between England and France. 
C)  the government's decision to eliminate all tariffs on foreign goods. 
D)  the doubling of the English population between 1530 and 1680.

Question 9

Jamestown was founded primarily because of a desire

Accepted Answer

A)  for profit. 
B)  to establish a haven for English Catholics. 
C)  to gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World. 
D)  to challenge France's power in the New World. 
A)  for profit. 
B)  to establish a haven for English Catholics. 
C)  to gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World. 
D)  to challenge France's power in the New World.

Question 10

Why was the seventeenth-century Chesapeake politically unstable?

Accepted Answer

A)  The governments of Virginia and Maryland were dominated by immigrants who had no strong ties to each other or to their respective colonies. 
B)  Few settlers cared about becoming politically involved. 
C)  Parliament continually interfered in the governing of the Chesapeake colonies. 
D)  Most settlers questioned the legitimacy of the colonial governments of Virginia and Maryland. 
A)  The governments of Virginia and Maryland were dominated by immigrants who had no strong ties to each other or to their respective colonies. 
B)  Few settlers cared about becoming politically involved. 
C)  Parliament continually interfered in the governing of the Chesapeake colonies. 
D)  Most settlers questioned the legitimacy of the colonial governments of Virginia and Maryland.

Question 11

English officials believed that the establishment of colonies in the New World would help maintain order in England by

Accepted Answer

A)  providing new markets for English goods among Native Americans. 
B)  providing an outlet for what the officials perceived to be England's excess population. 
C)  diverting the attention of the English people from domestic problems to the task of converting the Indians to Christianity. 
D)  increasing England's supply of gold and silver, thereby bringing inflation under control. 
A)  providing new markets for English goods among Native Americans. 
B)  providing an outlet for what the officials perceived to be England's excess population. 
C)  diverting the attention of the English people from domestic problems to the task of converting the Indians to Christianity. 
D)  increasing England's supply of gold and silver, thereby bringing inflation under control.

Question 12

Before the Massachusetts Bay colony became a royal colony, the right to vote was limited to

Accepted Answer

A)  all adults who agreed to abide by the legal code of the colony. 
B)  all property-owning adult male residents of the colony who owned stock in the Massachusetts Bay Company. 
C)  all property-owning adult males who were members of the Puritan church. 
D)  all residents of the colony who were members of the Puritan church. 
A)  all adults who agreed to abide by the legal code of the colony. 
B)  all property-owning adult male residents of the colony who owned stock in the Massachusetts Bay Company. 
C)  all property-owning adult males who were members of the Puritan church. 
D)  all residents of the colony who were members of the Puritan church.

Question 13

Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas

Accepted Answer

A)  Married John Smith. 
B)  Was captured, converted to Christianity, and married the colonist John Rolfe. 
C)  Died of dysentery before ever traveling to England. 
D)  was captured, converted to Presbyterian, and died of dysentery. 
A)  Married John Smith. 
B)  Was captured, converted to Christianity, and married the colonist John Rolfe. 
C)  Died of dysentery before ever traveling to England. 
D)  was captured, converted to Presbyterian, and died of dysentery.

Question 14

Which of the following was a reason for the early problems that confronted the Jamestown colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colony was kept in a constant state of chaos due to the tyrannical rule of John Smith. 
B)  Nomadic tribes had virtually wiped out the supply of game in the area. 
C)  A severe drought made it difficult for the settlers to cultivate crops. 
D)  The early colonists had to contend with the hostility of nearby Indians. 
A)  The colony was kept in a constant state of chaos due to the tyrannical rule of John Smith. 
B)  Nomadic tribes had virtually wiped out the supply of game in the area. 
C)  A severe drought made it difficult for the settlers to cultivate crops. 
D)  The early colonists had to contend with the hostility of nearby Indians.

Question 15

What is an indentured servant?

Accepted Answer

A)  One who has been sentenced to work for another as punishment for a crime. 
B)  One who is allowed to live on and work someone else's land and in return agrees to share the crops raised. 
C)  One who is obligated to work for the government but receives food and shelter in return. 
D)  One who contracts to work for a planter for up to seven years and in return receives passage to the New World. 
A)  One who has been sentenced to work for another as punishment for a crime. 
B)  One who is allowed to live on and work someone else's land and in return agrees to share the crops raised. 
C)  One who is obligated to work for the government but receives food and shelter in return. 
D)  One who contracts to work for a planter for up to seven years and in return receives passage to the New World.

Question 16

Describe the relationship between the Powhatan Confederacy and the English colonists in Jamestown .

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the Powhatan Co

Question 17

James I abolished the House of Burgesses because he

Accepted Answer

A)  thought it was the main reason for Virginia's instability. 
B)  blamed it for the financial failures of the Virginia Company. 
C)  distrusted legislative assemblies. 
D)  believed that it was dominated by Virginia's wealthy landowners. 
A)  thought it was the main reason for Virginia's instability. 
B)  blamed it for the financial failures of the Virginia Company. 
C)  distrusted legislative assemblies. 
D)  believed that it was dominated by Virginia's wealthy landowners.

Question 18

Which of the following correctly describes the attitude of most English settlers toward the Native Americans and their way of life?

Accepted Answer

A)  They assumed the Native Americans to be their inferiors and showed little respect for Indian society. 
B)  They accepted and respected the differences between their own culture and Indian culture. 
C)  They were very interested in understanding as many aspects of Indian culture as possible. 
D)  They were openly hostile toward the Native Americans and had no thoughts of living in peace with them. 
A)  They assumed the Native Americans to be their inferiors and showed little respect for Indian society. 
B)  They accepted and respected the differences between their own culture and Indian culture. 
C)  They were very interested in understanding as many aspects of Indian culture as possible. 
D)  They were openly hostile toward the Native Americans and had no thoughts of living in peace with them.

Question 19

What did Puritans want to reform in the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted more inclusivity in church membership. 
B)  They demanded the election of bishops. 
C)  They sought a larger role of women in church leadership. 
D)  They wanted the church to be free of political interference. 
A)  They wanted more inclusivity in church membership. 
B)  They demanded the election of bishops. 
C)  They sought a larger role of women in church leadership. 
D)  They wanted the church to be free of political interference.

Question 20

Separatists differed from Puritan Congregationalists in that Separatists believed

Accepted Answer

A)  that one is saved solely by the grace of God. 
B)  in complete equality between the sexes. 
C)  that the Church of England was too corrupt to be saved. 
D)  in allowing freedom of religion to all settlers at Plymouth. 
A)  that one is saved solely by the grace of God. 
B)  in complete equality between the sexes. 
C)  that the Church of England was too corrupt to be saved. 
D)  in allowing freedom of religion to all settlers at Plymouth.

Exam 2: Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan orthodoxy by expressing which of the following beliefs?

Indentured servants were important to the development of the seventeenth-century Chesapeake because they

Which Massachusetts Bay Company governor wrote what is now known as "A Model of Christian Charity?"

How did John Calvin's theology differ from that of Martin Luther?

How did the sugar industry affect the control of the Lesser Antilles?

Which of the following contributed the most to the endurance of the English colonies in North America?

Powhatan extended aid to the Jamestown settlers because

The economic and social problems in seventeenth-century England that caused many English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of

Jamestown was founded primarily because of a desire

Why was the seventeenth-century Chesapeake politically unstable?

English officials believed that the establishment of colonies in the New World would help maintain order in England by

Before the Massachusetts Bay colony became a royal colony, the right to vote was limited to

Powhatan's daughter, Pocahontas

Which of the following was a reason for the early problems that confronted the Jamestown colony?

What is an indentured servant?

Describe the relationship between the Powhatan Confederacy and the English colonists in Jamestown .

James I abolished the House of Burgesses because he

Which of the following correctly describes the attitude of most English settlers toward the Native Americans and their way of life?

What did Puritans want to reform in the Church of England?

Separatists differed from Puritan Congregationalists in that Separatists believed

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