Question 1

The Half-Way Covenant of 1662 addressed:

Accepted Answer

A)  separation of church and state. 
B)  freedom of religion. 
C)  Native American relations. 
D)  generational conflicts. 
E)  business relations. 
A)  separation of church and state. 
B)  freedom of religion. 
C)  Native American relations. 
D)  generational conflicts. 
E)  business relations.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215, this document was said to embody English freedom 
A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215, this document was said to embody English freedom

Question 3

Once England decided to create an overseas empire,it did so with impressive speed.Explain the motives behind English expansion to the North American continent,including the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Once England decided to create an overseas...

Question 4

A consequence of the English Civil War of the 1640s was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an English belief that England was the world's guardian of liberty. 
B)  an increase in the power of the Stuart kings. 
C)  the establishment of Plymouth Colony. 
D)  the signing of the Magna Carta. 
E)  the outbreak of war between Spain and England. 
A)  an English belief that England was the world's guardian of liberty. 
B)  an increase in the power of the Stuart kings. 
C)  the establishment of Plymouth Colony. 
D)  the signing of the Magna Carta. 
E)  the outbreak of war between Spain and England.

Question 5

________ described best the actions of the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay.

Accepted Answer

A)  Fair-minded 
B)  Loving 
C)  Irreligious 
D)  Lazy 
E)  Intolerant 
A)  Fair-minded 
B)  Loving 
C)  Irreligious 
D)  Lazy 
E)  Intolerant

Question 6

Opechancanough:

Accepted Answer

A)  emphasized peaceful relations with the English colonists in Virginia. 
B)  was responsible for his brother Powhatan's death. 
C)  killed John Smith. 
D)  mounted a surprise attack against Plymouth in the 1620s. 
E)  opposed through violence English settlement of Virginia. 
A)  emphasized peaceful relations with the English colonists in Virginia. 
B)  was responsible for his brother Powhatan's death. 
C)  killed John Smith. 
D)  mounted a surprise attack against Plymouth in the 1620s. 
E)  opposed through violence English settlement of Virginia.

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-headright system

Accepted Answer

The headright system was a land grant po

Question 8

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 9

Who would most admire today's America with its constitutional protections of equal rights for all?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritans. 
B)  Levellers. 
C)  Stuart kings. 
D)  John Winthrop. 
E)  John Smith. 
A)  Puritans. 
B)  Levellers. 
C)  Stuart kings. 
D)  John Winthrop. 
E)  John Smith.

Question 10

Who received most of the profits from trade between Native Americans and colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans. 
B)  English soldiers. 
C)  Colonial and European merchants. 
D)  The king. 
E)  Parliament. 
A)  Native Americans. 
B)  English soldiers. 
C)  Colonial and European merchants. 
D)  The king. 
E)  Parliament.

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-English Civil War

Accepted Answer

The English Civil War was a series of ar

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Virginia Company

Accepted Answer

A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215, this document was said to embody English freedom 
A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215, this document was said to embody English freedom

Question 13

Boston merchants:

Accepted Answer

A)  challenged the subordination of economic activity to Puritan control. 
B)  refused to trade with anyone outside the Puritan faith. 
C)  paid for Anne Hutchinson's prosecution. 
D)  had enjoyed widespread freedom to trade since the establishment of the colony. 
E)  controlled John Winthrop. 
A)  challenged the subordination of economic activity to Puritan control. 
B)  refused to trade with anyone outside the Puritan faith. 
C)  paid for Anne Hutchinson's prosecution. 
D)  had enjoyed widespread freedom to trade since the establishment of the colony. 
E)  controlled John Winthrop.

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Virginia Company can be called a failure primarily because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it ultimately did not make money. 
B)  Jamestown suffered Native American attacks. 
C)  Pocahontas died in England. 
D)  King James criticized tobacco. 
E)  Spain gained control of the company's colony. 
A)  it ultimately did not make money. 
B)  Jamestown suffered Native American attacks. 
C)  Pocahontas died in England. 
D)  King James criticized tobacco. 
E)  Spain gained control of the company's colony.

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-indentured servant

Accepted Answer

A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215, this document was said to embody English freedom 
A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215, this document was said to embody English freedom

Question 17

John Winthrop distinguished between natural and moral liberty.What was the difference? How did moral liberty work,and how did Puritans define liberty and freedom? Discuss the restrictions of moral liberty and the consequences as illustrated by Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson.Be sure to address Winthrop's speech in the "Voices of Freedom" box.

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The answer of John Winthrop distinguished between natural and moral...

Question 18

Both religious freedom and the separation of church and state are taken for granted today.In seventeenth-century colonial America,freedom and religion did not necessarily go hand in hand,for many believed that the church ought to influence the state.Describe the varying degrees of religious freedom practiced in the colonies as well as differing attitudes about the relationship between church and state.Be sure to consider the following colonies,at least: Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island,and Maryland.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Both religious freedom and the separation of...

Question 19

What benefited the Pilgrims when they landed at Plymouth?

Accepted Answer

A)  They met a Native American, Opechancanough, who helped them. 
B)  It was the late spring, so it was planting season. 
C)  Native Americans, decimated by disease, had left behind cleared fields for farming. 
D)  The local Indian leader considered the English to be divine. 
E)  John Smith arrived to help organize them. 
A)  They met a Native American, Opechancanough, who helped them. 
B)  It was the late spring, so it was planting season. 
C)  Native Americans, decimated by disease, had left behind cleared fields for farming. 
D)  The local Indian leader considered the English to be divine. 
E)  John Smith arrived to help organize them.

Question 20

In the seventeenth century,New England's economy:

Accepted Answer

A)  grew at a very slow rate because few settlers moved to the region. 
B)  suffered because most early settlers were poor and could not gain access to land. 
C)  centered on family farms and also involved the export of fish and timber. 
D)  boasted a significant manufacturing component that employed close to one-third of all men. 
E)  relied heavily on indentured servants in the labor force. 
A)  grew at a very slow rate because few settlers moved to the region. 
B)  suffered because most early settlers were poor and could not gain access to land. 
C)  centered on family farms and also involved the export of fish and timber. 
D)  boasted a significant manufacturing component that employed close to one-third of all men. 
E)  relied heavily on indentured servants in the labor force.

Exam 2: Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

The Half-Way Covenant of 1662 addressed:

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

Once England decided to create an overseas empire,it did so with impressive speed.Explain the motives behind English expansion to the North American continent,including the Great Migration.

A consequence of the English Civil War of the 1640s was:

________ described best the actions of the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay.

Opechancanough:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -headright system

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

Who would most admire today's America with its constitutional protections of equal rights for all?

Who received most of the profits from trade between Native Americans and colonists?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -English Civil War

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Virginia Company

Boston merchants:

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

The Virginia Company can be called a failure primarily because:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -indentured servant

What benefited the Pilgrims when they landed at Plymouth?

In the seventeenth century,New England's economy:

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