Question 1

What role did the "enclosure" movement play in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England?

Accepted Answer

A)  It created a crisis where many people had no way to make a living. 
B)  Queen Mary's failure to address the problem helped lead to her overthrow. 
C)  Spain reacted by launching an invasion of England. 
D)  Poverty rates were worse in New England than England. 
E)  The problem was such a crisis that Henry VIII authorized judges to order the jobless to work. 
A)  It created a crisis where many people had no way to make a living. 
B)  Queen Mary's failure to address the problem helped lead to her overthrow. 
C)  Spain reacted by launching an invasion of England. 
D)  Poverty rates were worse in New England than England. 
E)  The problem was such a crisis that Henry VIII authorized judges to order the jobless to work. A

Question 2

What was at the center of the religious doctrine of John Calvin?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Catholic Church needed to stop using the sale of indulgences. 
B)  The hierarchy of the congregation started from the top down. 
C)  Conversion of Indians must be emphasized. 
D)  It was predetermined by God who was going to receive salvation. 
E)  Performing good works on a consistent basis was the only clear path to heaven. 
A)  The Catholic Church needed to stop using the sale of indulgences. 
B)  The hierarchy of the congregation started from the top down. 
C)  Conversion of Indians must be emphasized. 
D)  It was predetermined by God who was going to receive salvation. 
E)  Performing good works on a consistent basis was the only clear path to heaven. D

Question 3

In regard to conflicts,which European power was most thorough at removing Indians from the land?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

What was Puritan leader and Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop's attitude toward liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  He saw two kinds of liberty: natural liberty, the ability to do evil, and moral liberty, the ability to do good. 
B)  He saw two kinds of liberty: negative liberty, the restricting of freedoms for the sake of others, and positive liberty, the assuring of rights through a constitution. 
C)  He believed that individual rights took precedence over the rights of the community. 
D)  He believed in a dictatorship, with only himself in charge of it. 
E)  He believed "liberty" had a religious but not a political meaning. 
A)  He saw two kinds of liberty: natural liberty, the ability to do evil, and moral liberty, the ability to do good. 
B)  He saw two kinds of liberty: negative liberty, the restricting of freedoms for the sake of others, and positive liberty, the assuring of rights through a constitution. 
C)  He believed that individual rights took precedence over the rights of the community. 
D)  He believed in a dictatorship, with only himself in charge of it. 
E)  He believed "liberty" had a religious but not a political meaning.

Question 5

In regard to geography,English colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  did not have good land for farming. 
B)  were in colder climates than Spanish colonies. 
C)  benefited from harbors on the Gulf of Mexico. 
D)  had very little coastline. 
E)  had virtually no water for irrigation of crops. 
A)  did not have good land for farming. 
B)  were in colder climates than Spanish colonies. 
C)  benefited from harbors on the Gulf of Mexico. 
D)  had very little coastline. 
E)  had virtually no water for irrigation of crops.

Question 6

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Pocahontas

Accepted Answer

A) proprietor of Maryland 
B) wife of John Rolfe 
C) Pilgrim leader 
D) leader of Indians near Jamestown 
E) governor of Massachusetts
F)his settlement at Roanoke Island failed
G)was denounced for Antinomianism
H)Indian who helped the Pilgrims
I)French-born theologian who influenced the Puritans
J)established Rhode Island
K)A Discourse concerning Western Planting
L)early leader of Jamestown 
A) proprietor of Maryland 
B) wife of John Rolfe 
C) Pilgrim leader 
D) leader of Indians near Jamestown 
E) governor of Massachusetts
F)his settlement at Roanoke Island failed
G)was denounced for Antinomianism
H)Indian who helped the Pilgrims
I)French-born theologian who influenced the Puritans
J)established Rhode Island
K)A Discourse concerning Western Planting
L)early leader of Jamestown

Question 7

Which of the following best describes how the English viewed Native American ties to the land?

Accepted Answer

A)  Although they felt the natives had no claim since they did not cultivate or improve the land, the English usually bought their land, albeit through treaties they forced on Indians. 
B)  They simply tried to wipe out Native Americans and then took their land. 
C)  They encouraged settlers to move onto Native American land and take it. 
D)  They totally respected those ties and let the natives stay in all rural areas, negotiating settlements to obtain the coastal lands. 
E)  The English offered natives the chance to remain on the land as slaves and, when this offer was declined, forced them off of it. 
A)  Although they felt the natives had no claim since they did not cultivate or improve the land, the English usually bought their land, albeit through treaties they forced on Indians. 
B)  They simply tried to wipe out Native Americans and then took their land. 
C)  They encouraged settlers to move onto Native American land and take it. 
D)  They totally respected those ties and let the natives stay in all rural areas, negotiating settlements to obtain the coastal lands. 
E)  The English offered natives the chance to remain on the land as slaves and, when this offer was declined, forced them off of it.

Question 8

During the seventeenth century,indentured servants:

Accepted Answer

A)  made up less than one-third of English settlers in America. 
B)  had to surrender their freedom for a minimum of ten years to come to the colonies. 
C)  had a great deal of trouble acquiring land. 
D)  had to pay half of the fare to get them to the New World. 
E)  were almost entirely Irish. 
A)  made up less than one-third of English settlers in America. 
B)  had to surrender their freedom for a minimum of ten years to come to the colonies. 
C)  had a great deal of trouble acquiring land. 
D)  had to pay half of the fare to get them to the New World. 
E)  were almost entirely Irish.

Question 9

For most New Englanders,Indians represented:

Accepted Answer

A)  savagery. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  curiosities. 
D)  culture. 
E)  survival. 
A)  savagery. 
B)  teachers. 
C)  curiosities. 
D)  culture. 
E)  survival.

Question 10

In Puritan marriages:

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal affection and companionship were the ideal. 
B)  divorce was not allowed. 
C)  husbands could beat their wives without interference from the authorities. 
D)  wives were banned from attending church because they might end up disagreeing with how their husbands interpreted the sermon. 
E)  women could speak only when spoken to. 
A)  reciprocal affection and companionship were the ideal. 
B)  divorce was not allowed. 
C)  husbands could beat their wives without interference from the authorities. 
D)  wives were banned from attending church because they might end up disagreeing with how their husbands interpreted the sermon. 
E)  women could speak only when spoken to.

Question 11

The Levellers:

Accepted Answer

A)  got their name for knocking down (leveling) the Parliament building. 
B)  called for the strengthening of freedom and democracy at a time when those principles were seen as possibly contributing to anarchy. 
C)  opposed a written constitution on the grounds that it institutionalized social inequality. 
D)  proposed to abolish Parliament. 
E)  claimed the world was flat or level. 
A)  got their name for knocking down (leveling) the Parliament building. 
B)  called for the strengthening of freedom and democracy at a time when those principles were seen as possibly contributing to anarchy. 
C)  opposed a written constitution on the grounds that it institutionalized social inequality. 
D)  proposed to abolish Parliament. 
E)  claimed the world was flat or level.

Question 12

The Magna Carta:

Accepted Answer

A)  was an agreement between King Henry VIII and the Anglican Church. 
B)  guaranteed religious freedom in Great Britain. 
C)  granted many liberties, but mainly to lords and barons. 
D)  was seen as embodying English freedom until Parliament repealed it in 1722. 
E)  was, like the English Constitution, unwritten. 
A)  was an agreement between King Henry VIII and the Anglican Church. 
B)  guaranteed religious freedom in Great Britain. 
C)  granted many liberties, but mainly to lords and barons. 
D)  was seen as embodying English freedom until Parliament repealed it in 1722. 
E)  was, like the English Constitution, unwritten.

Question 13

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 proreligious 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 even heard of the concept. 
E)  They invented the concept but refused to indulge in it. 
A)  They were so determined to keep them apart that they banned ministers from holding office, fearing that they would enact proreligious 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 even heard of the concept. 
E)  They invented the concept but refused to indulge in it.

Question 14

How did Richard Hakluyt explain his claim that there was a connection between freedom and colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English constitutional system would improve on Spain's less structured system in the New World. 
B)  English colonization would save the New World from Spanish tyranny. 
C)  The only way to achieve true freedom was through wealth, and the abundant gold in the New World would make all Englishmen wealthy. 
D)  A person was only truly free when outside the constraints of established societies such as those in Europe. 
E)  He claimed no such connection; he saw them as separate and unrelated. 
A)  The English constitutional system would improve on Spain's less structured system in the New World. 
B)  English colonization would save the New World from Spanish tyranny. 
C)  The only way to achieve true freedom was through wealth, and the abundant gold in the New World would make all Englishmen wealthy. 
D)  A person was only truly free when outside the constraints of established societies such as those in Europe. 
E)  He claimed no such connection; he saw them as separate and unrelated.

Question 15

When Roger Williams established the colony of Rhode Island:

Accepted Answer

A)  he required voters there to be members of a Puritan church. 
B)  the king refused to give it a charter, and it remained a renegade colony until Williams died. 
C)  he made sure that it was more democratic than Massachusetts Bay. 
D)  he felt that too much democracy would be bad because it might interfere with religious freedom. 
E)  the colony became a haven for Protestants of all kinds, but it banned Jews. 
A)  he required voters there to be members of a Puritan church. 
B)  the king refused to give it a charter, and it remained a renegade colony until Williams died. 
C)  he made sure that it was more democratic than Massachusetts Bay. 
D)  he felt that too much democracy would be bad because it might interfere with religious freedom. 
E)  the colony became a haven for Protestants of all kinds, but it banned Jews.

Question 16

Most seventeenth-century migrants to North America from England:

Accepted Answer

A)  arrived with other members of their families. 
B)  were single, middle-class men. 
C)  were lower-class men. 
D)  had been released from debtors' prisons. 
E)  sought to escape the Black Death then ravaging England. 
A)  arrived with other members of their families. 
B)  were single, middle-class men. 
C)  were lower-class men. 
D)  had been released from debtors' prisons. 
E)  sought to escape the Black Death then ravaging England.

Question 17

Anne Hutchinson's trial demonstrated that:

Accepted Answer

A)  she wanted to be a church elder. 
B)  God spoke directly to the church elders. 
C)  she wanted to give the Native Americans land. 
D)  she wanted to lead a group of settlers to Connecticut. 
E)  church elders lacked tolerance. 
A)  she wanted to be a church elder. 
B)  God spoke directly to the church elders. 
C)  she wanted to give the Native Americans land. 
D)  she wanted to lead a group of settlers to Connecticut. 
E)  church elders lacked tolerance.

Question 18

After the English Civil War,it was generally believed that freedom was the common heritage of all Englishmen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the impact on Maryland of seventeenth-century England's Protestant-Catholic conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  The conflict had no effect on far-off Maryland. 
B)  To win the favor of Protestant kings, Maryland gave all authority to Protestants. 
C)  The English government temporarily repealed Calvert's ownership of Maryland and the colony's policies of religious toleration. 
D)  Maryland's Catholic leaders banned Protestant worship in 1671. 
E)  The conflict eventually led to the Puritan government of the 1640s taking refuge in Maryland. 
A)  The conflict had no effect on far-off Maryland. 
B)  To win the favor of Protestant kings, Maryland gave all authority to Protestants. 
C)  The English government temporarily repealed Calvert's ownership of Maryland and the colony's policies of religious toleration. 
D)  Maryland's Catholic leaders banned Protestant worship in 1671. 
E)  The conflict eventually led to the Puritan government of the 1640s taking refuge in Maryland.

Question 20

The Native American leader Powhatan:

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to avoid trade with the colonists because he believed it would destroy Native American culture. 
B)  managed to consolidate control over some thirty nearby tribes. 
C)  was the brother of Pocahontas. 
D)  invited the colonists to feasts with his tribe and then slaughtered eighty Virginia settlers. 
E)  won the respect of the colonists when he defeated John Smith in a wrestling match. 
A)  tried to avoid trade with the colonists because he believed it would destroy Native American culture. 
B)  managed to consolidate control over some thirty nearby tribes. 
C)  was the brother of Pocahontas. 
D)  invited the colonists to feasts with his tribe and then slaughtered eighty Virginia settlers. 
E)  won the respect of the colonists when he defeated John Smith in a wrestling match.

Exam 2: Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

What role did the "enclosure" movement play in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England?

What was at the center of the religious doctrine of John Calvin?

In regard to conflicts,which European power was most thorough at removing Indians from the land?

What was Puritan leader and Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop's attitude toward liberty?

In regard to geography,English colonies:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pocahontas

Which of the following best describes how the English viewed Native American ties to the land?

During the seventeenth century,indentured servants:

For most New Englanders,Indians represented:

In Puritan marriages:

The Levellers:

The Magna Carta:

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

How did Richard Hakluyt explain his claim that there was a connection between freedom and colonization?

When Roger Williams established the colony of Rhode Island:

Most seventeenth-century migrants to North America from England:

Anne Hutchinson's trial demonstrated that:

After the English Civil War,it was generally believed that freedom was the common heritage of all Englishmen.

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding the impact on Maryland of seventeenth-century England's Protestant-Catholic conflict?

The Native American leader Powhatan:

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