Question 1

In the battles between Parliament and the Stuart kings,English freedom:

Accepted Answer

A)  played a minimal role. 
B)  greatly expanded amid the debate over which of these groups should be elected. 
C)  remained an important and much-debated concept even after Charles I was beheaded. 
D)  was the excuse given for restoring Charles II in 1685. 
E)  led to the overthrow of James III in 1700. 
A)  played a minimal role. 
B)  greatly expanded amid the debate over which of these groups should be elected. 
C)  remained an important and much-debated concept even after Charles I was beheaded. 
D)  was the excuse given for restoring Charles II in 1685. 
E)  led to the overthrow of James III in 1700.

Question 2

Puritans viewed individual and personal freedom as:

Accepted Answer

A)  good, because Massachusetts Bay leaders welcomed debate over religion. 
B)  dangerous to social harmony and community stability. 
C)  important, but they banned neighbors from reporting on one another, because that would breed division that could harm the community. 
D)  vital, because they had been discouraged from enjoying these back in England. 
E)  dangerous to the individual but good for the community. 
A)  good, because Massachusetts Bay leaders welcomed debate over religion. 
B)  dangerous to social harmony and community stability. 
C)  important, but they banned neighbors from reporting on one another, because that would breed division that could harm the community. 
D)  vital, because they had been discouraged from enjoying these back in England. 
E)  dangerous to the individual but good for the community.

Question 3

Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritans. 
B)  Jamestown settlers. 
C)  Connecticut settlers. 
D)  Pilgrims. 
E)  John Winthrop. 
A)  Puritans. 
B)  Jamestown settlers. 
C)  Connecticut settlers. 
D)  Pilgrims. 
E)  John Winthrop.

Question 4

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Cecilius Calvert

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 5

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Calvin

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 6

Why was the death rate in early Jamestown incredibly high?

Accepted Answer

A)  It lay beside a malarial swamp. 
B)  The ample food was full of botulism. 
C)  It was not high; most of the colonists survived. 
D)  Constant Native American attacks decimated the population. 
E)  Many of the colonists committed suicide. 
A)  It lay beside a malarial swamp. 
B)  The ample food was full of botulism. 
C)  It was not high; most of the colonists survived. 
D)  Constant Native American attacks decimated the population. 
E)  Many of the colonists committed suicide.

Question 7

Roger Williams imagined Rhode Island as a feudal domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Richard Hakluyt

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 9

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

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 10

The English Civil War was a bloodless war that restored Catholicism to England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which colony adopted the Act concerning Religion in 1649,which institutionalized the principle of religious toleration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia. 
B)  Maryland. 
C)  Massachusetts. 
D)  Rhode Island. 
E)  Connecticut. 
A)  Virginia. 
B)  Maryland. 
C)  Massachusetts. 
D)  Rhode Island. 
E)  Connecticut.

Question 12

As the sixteenth century progressed in New England,the growing commerce:

Accepted Answer

A)  brought religious and economic values into conflict. 
B)  increased church attendance. 
C)  led to better relations between the English and the Native Americans. 
D)  made the church elders the wealthiest people in society. 
E)  resulted in new cash crops. 
A)  brought religious and economic values into conflict. 
B)  increased church attendance. 
C)  led to better relations between the English and the Native Americans. 
D)  made the church elders the wealthiest people in society. 
E)  resulted in new cash crops.

Question 13

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 14

Tobacco production in Virginia:

Accepted Answer

A)  enriched an emerging class of planters and certain members of the colonial government. 
B)  benefited from the endorsement of King James I. 
C)  declined after its original success, as Europeans learned the dangers of smoking. 
D)  resulted in more unified settlements, thanks to tobacco's propensity to grow only in certain areas of Virginia. 
E)  was under the control of two planters, Walter Raleigh and the Earl of Kent. 
A)  enriched an emerging class of planters and certain members of the colonial government. 
B)  benefited from the endorsement of King James I. 
C)  declined after its original success, as Europeans learned the dangers of smoking. 
D)  resulted in more unified settlements, thanks to tobacco's propensity to grow only in certain areas of Virginia. 
E)  was under the control of two planters, Walter Raleigh and the Earl of Kent.

Question 15

In British America,unlike other New World empires,Indians performed most of the labor in the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Mayflower Compact established:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious toleration and freedom in Massachusetts. 
B)  the right to emigrate to America. 
C)  a company chartered to settle New England. 
D)  a civil government for Plymouth Colony. 
E)  peaceful relations between English colonists and Indians in Rhode Island. 
A)  religious toleration and freedom in Massachusetts. 
B)  the right to emigrate to America. 
C)  a company chartered to settle New England. 
D)  a civil government for Plymouth Colony. 
E)  peaceful relations between English colonists and Indians in Rhode Island.

Question 17

Treatment of the Indians by members of the Virginia colony was influenced in part by Las Casas's condemnation of Spanish behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Roger Williams (c. 1603 – 1683) was a Pu

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I, also known as Elizabeth Tud

Question 20

Like the first Jamestown settlers,the settlers of Massachusetts were mostly families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

In the battles between Parliament and the Stuart kings,English freedom:

Puritans viewed individual and personal freedom as:

Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Cecilius Calvert

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Calvin

Why was the death rate in early Jamestown incredibly high?

Roger Williams imagined Rhode Island as a feudal domain.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Richard Hakluyt

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

The English Civil War was a bloodless war that restored Catholicism to England.

Which colony adopted the Act concerning Religion in 1649,which institutionalized the principle of religious toleration?

As the sixteenth century progressed in New England,the growing commerce:

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

Tobacco production in Virginia:

In British America,unlike other New World empires,Indians performed most of the labor in the colonies.

The Mayflower Compact established:

Treatment of the Indians by members of the Virginia colony was influenced in part by Las Casas's condemnation of Spanish behavior.

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

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

Like the first Jamestown settlers,the settlers of Massachusetts were mostly families.

A New World

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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