Question 1

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement among the people on board the Mayflower that

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A)  the non-Separatists among them would return to England as soon as possible. 
B)  they, the Plymouth settlers, constituted a politically organized body with the legal authority to make decisions for the colony. 
C)  the Plymouth colony would be governed by a representative assembly. 
D)  religious toleration would be extended to all who wished to settle in Plymouth. 
A)  the non-Separatists among them would return to England as soon as possible. 
B)  they, the Plymouth settlers, constituted a politically organized body with the legal authority to make decisions for the colony. 
C)  the Plymouth colony would be governed by a representative assembly. 
D)  religious toleration would be extended to all who wished to settle in Plymouth.

Question 2

Discuss the beliefs of the Puritan Congregationalists in light of the idea of the covenanted community, and examine the impact of those beliefs on the social, political, and economic evolution of Massachusetts Bay colony between 1630 and 1640.

Accepted Answer

The Puritan Congregationalists believed

Question 3

French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best convert Native Americans to Christianity by

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A)  moving them to European-style villages. 
B)  using European medicines to cure Indians of smallpox. 
C)  destroying all vestiges of traditional Indian religions. 
D)  learning the Native peoples' languages and spending time among the native communities. 
A)  moving them to European-style villages. 
B)  using European medicines to cure Indians of smallpox. 
C)  destroying all vestiges of traditional Indian religions. 
D)  learning the Native peoples' languages and spending time among the native communities.

Question 4

Which of the following was a consequence of the war between the Iroquois and the Hurons?

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A)  The Hurons were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast. 
B)  The Iroquois were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast. 
C)  The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the Dutch to dictate the terms of trade in the region. 
D)  The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the French to dictate the terms of trade in the region. 
A)  The Hurons were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast. 
B)  The Iroquois were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast. 
C)  The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the Dutch to dictate the terms of trade in the region. 
D)  The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the French to dictate the terms of trade in the region.

Question 5

What was the Protestant Reformation?

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A)  The split of Christian reformers from the Roman Catholic church, triggered by Martin Luther. 
B)  The split of Puritan reformers from the Separatist church, triggered by Jean Calvin. 
C)  The split of Christian reformers from the Puritan church, triggered by Martin Luther. 
D)  The split of Puritan reformers from the Presbyterian church, triggered by Jean Calvin. 
A)  The split of Christian reformers from the Roman Catholic church, triggered by Martin Luther. 
B)  The split of Puritan reformers from the Separatist church, triggered by Jean Calvin. 
C)  The split of Christian reformers from the Puritan church, triggered by Martin Luther. 
D)  The split of Puritan reformers from the Presbyterian church, triggered by Jean Calvin.

Question 6

Why did Puritan migrations into the Connecticut valley eventually lead to war with the Pequot Indians?

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A)  The migrations violated treaty agreements between the Puritans and the Pequots. 
B)  The Puritans came into the region with the intent of enslaving the Pequots. 
C)  The presence of English settlers in the area disrupted the trade patterns on which Pequot power was based. 
D)  The migrations disrupted Pequot society, which was based on total isolation from the outside world. 
A)  The migrations violated treaty agreements between the Puritans and the Pequots. 
B)  The Puritans came into the region with the intent of enslaving the Pequots. 
C)  The presence of English settlers in the area disrupted the trade patterns on which Pequot power was based. 
D)  The migrations disrupted Pequot society, which was based on total isolation from the outside world.

Question 7

As a result of the cultivation of tobacco in Virginia,

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A)  the large estates were divided into smaller agricultural units. 
B)  the Virginia Company began to send male laborers to the colony. 
C)  settlers began to congregate in urban areas. 
D)  settlers established farms far away from each other. 
A)  the large estates were divided into smaller agricultural units. 
B)  the Virginia Company began to send male laborers to the colony. 
C)  settlers began to congregate in urban areas. 
D)  settlers established farms far away from each other.

Question 8

Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of the British colonies in North America?

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A)  The political-rights legislation it passed led to the emergence of democracy in the colonies. 
B)  The decisive military stand it took against the Native Americans effectively ended the Indian menace. 
C)  Its presence established the precedent of self-government at the local level in England's North American colonies. 
D)  Its decision to give land to all Virginia settlers caused people to see the British colonies as a land of opportunity. 
A)  The political-rights legislation it passed led to the emergence of democracy in the colonies. 
B)  The decisive military stand it took against the Native Americans effectively ended the Indian menace. 
C)  Its presence established the precedent of self-government at the local level in England's North American colonies. 
D)  Its decision to give land to all Virginia settlers caused people to see the British colonies as a land of opportunity.

Question 9

How did the Massachusetts Bay colonists interact with the New England Indians between 1630 and 1640?

Accepted Answer

The Massachusetts Bay colonists interact

Question 10

Why were Williams and Hutchinson perceived as threats by the Puritan authorities? Describe their trials, and the results. What do these cases tell us about the belief system of the Puritan authorities in Massachusetts Bay colony?

Accepted Answer

Williams and Hutchinson were perceived a

Question 11

Which of the following upset the balance between the English and the Native Americans in Virginia?

Accepted Answer

A)  The arrival of British soldiers 
B)  The spread of tobacco cultivation 
C)  The kidnapping of Pocahontas 
D)  The introduction of slavery 
A)  The arrival of British soldiers 
B)  The spread of tobacco cultivation 
C)  The kidnapping of Pocahontas 
D)  The introduction of slavery

Question 12

Which of the following was true of most Chesapeake families in the seventeenth-century?

Accepted Answer

A)  They made most of their own clothes and farm implements. 
B)  They did not spend much money on material possessions beyond the necessities. 
C)  They lived luxurious lives of leisure. 
D)  They had to import most of their food from England because they concentrated on growing cash crops. 
A)  They made most of their own clothes and farm implements. 
B)  They did not spend much money on material possessions beyond the necessities. 
C)  They lived luxurious lives of leisure. 
D)  They had to import most of their food from England because they concentrated on growing cash crops.

Question 13

Which of the following caused misunderstandings between the English and the Algonquians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English could not understand the Algonquian concept of hereditary right. 
B)  The English believed Algonquian men were lazy because they cared for the tribe's children. 
C)  The English could not understand the Algonquian practice of working the fields communally. 
D)  The English believed that Algonquian chiefs, like European kings, could make treaties in the name of their people. 
A)  The English could not understand the Algonquian concept of hereditary right. 
B)  The English believed Algonquian men were lazy because they cared for the tribe's children. 
C)  The English could not understand the Algonquian practice of working the fields communally. 
D)  The English believed that Algonquian chiefs, like European kings, could make treaties in the name of their people.

Question 14

One of the reasons for Roger Williams's banishment from Massachusetts Bay was his belief that

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A)  the church and the state should be linked. 
B)  the covenant of grace was a false doctrine. 
C)  good works were essential to salvation. 
D)  the Massachusetts Bay Company had no right to give away land belonging to the Indians. 
A)  the church and the state should be linked. 
B)  the covenant of grace was a false doctrine. 
C)  good works were essential to salvation. 
D)  the Massachusetts Bay Company had no right to give away land belonging to the Indians.

Question 15

Why did the New England colonies develop differently from the Chesapeake colonies?

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A)  The New England settlers rejected the institution of slavery. 
B)  The New England colonies were royal colonies and were never run by corporations. 
C)  Religion was a much more important force in shaping New England society than it was in shaping Chesapeake society. 
D)  The migrants who chose to settle in New England were generally younger than those who settled in the Chesapeake. 
A)  The New England settlers rejected the institution of slavery. 
B)  The New England colonies were royal colonies and were never run by corporations. 
C)  Religion was a much more important force in shaping New England society than it was in shaping Chesapeake society. 
D)  The migrants who chose to settle in New England were generally younger than those who settled in the Chesapeake.

Question 16

Did the headright system benefit the wealthy gentry in Virginia? Why?

Accepted Answer

A)  Yes, because it allowed them to sell all of their farm goods above market price. 
B)  Yes, because it allowed them to amass more land and obtain laborers to work that land. 
C)  No, because large farms were subdivided as the number of adult males increased. 
D)  No, because it made them politically powerless. 
A)  Yes, because it allowed them to sell all of their farm goods above market price. 
B)  Yes, because it allowed them to amass more land and obtain laborers to work that land. 
C)  No, because large farms were subdivided as the number of adult males increased. 
D)  No, because it made them politically powerless.

Question 17

Why did women in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake bear fewer children on the average than their English counterparts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriages in the Chesapeake were broken more often by death. 
B)  Abortion was more readily available in the Chesapeake. 
C)  Women in the Chesapeake were more conscious of family planning. 
D)  A lower percentage of Chesapeake women married. 
A)  Marriages in the Chesapeake were broken more often by death. 
B)  Abortion was more readily available in the Chesapeake. 
C)  Women in the Chesapeake were more conscious of family planning. 
D)  A lower percentage of Chesapeake women married.

Question 18

Which of the following is true concerning indentured servants?

Accepted Answer

A)  A significant percentage did not live through the period of their indenture. 
B)  Most had to pay for their own food out of the meager wages they earned. 
C)  They were legally defined as property and had no rights under the law. 
D)  They were not generally overworked and found the Chesapeake climate conducive to their health. 
A)  A significant percentage did not live through the period of their indenture. 
B)  Most had to pay for their own food out of the meager wages they earned. 
C)  They were legally defined as property and had no rights under the law. 
D)  They were not generally overworked and found the Chesapeake climate conducive to their health.

Question 19

Separatists left Holland and settled at Plymouth because they wanted to

Accepted Answer

A)  isolate themselves and their children from the corrupting influences of the world. 
B)  escape the dangers posed by the renewal of warfare between Holland and France. 
C)  escape persecution at the hands of Dutch Calvinists. 
D)  join their fellow Puritans in New England. 
A)  isolate themselves and their children from the corrupting influences of the world. 
B)  escape the dangers posed by the renewal of warfare between Holland and France. 
C)  escape persecution at the hands of Dutch Calvinists. 
D)  join their fellow Puritans in New England.

Question 20

Which of the following was true of the Algonquians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had an egalitarian society. 
B)  The power that Algonquian leaders had over their people was limited rather than autocratic. 
C)  Social status always passed through the male line. 
D)  There were no clearly defined sex roles in their culture. 
A)  They had an egalitarian society. 
B)  The power that Algonquian leaders had over their people was limited rather than autocratic. 
C)  Social status always passed through the male line. 
D)  There were no clearly defined sex roles in their culture.

Exam 2: Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

The Mayflower Compact was an agreement among the people on board the Mayflower that

Discuss the beliefs of the Puritan Congregationalists in light of the idea of the covenanted community, and examine the impact of those beliefs on the social, political, and economic evolution of Massachusetts Bay colony between 1630 and 1640.

French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best convert Native Americans to Christianity by

Which of the following was a consequence of the war between the Iroquois and the Hurons?

What was the Protestant Reformation?

Why did Puritan migrations into the Connecticut valley eventually lead to war with the Pequot Indians?

As a result of the cultivation of tobacco in Virginia,

Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of the British colonies in North America?

How did the Massachusetts Bay colonists interact with the New England Indians between 1630 and 1640?

Why were Williams and Hutchinson perceived as threats by the Puritan authorities? Describe their trials, and the results. What do these cases tell us about the belief system of the Puritan authorities in Massachusetts Bay colony?

Which of the following upset the balance between the English and the Native Americans in Virginia?

Which of the following was true of most Chesapeake families in the seventeenth-century?

Which of the following caused misunderstandings between the English and the Algonquians?

One of the reasons for Roger Williams's banishment from Massachusetts Bay was his belief that

Why did the New England colonies develop differently from the Chesapeake colonies?

Did the headright system benefit the wealthy gentry in Virginia? Why?

Why did women in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake bear fewer children on the average than their English counterparts?

Which of the following is true concerning indentured servants?

Separatists left Holland and settled at Plymouth because they wanted to

Which of the following was true of the Algonquians?

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