Question 1

The Glorious Revolution in England was bloody and violent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

William Penn obtained the land for his Pennsylvania colony because:

Accepted Answer

A)  King Charles I wanted Quakers to have a place where they could enjoy religious toleration. 
B)  he supported the crown during the Glorious Revolution. 
C)  the king wanted to cancel his debt to the Penn family and bolster the English presence in North America. 
D)  he conquered the Swedes and Dutch who previously had controlled the land. 
E)  his invention of what was then called the "penncill" made him incredibly rich. 
A)  King Charles I wanted Quakers to have a place where they could enjoy religious toleration. 
B)  he supported the crown during the Glorious Revolution. 
C)  the king wanted to cancel his debt to the Penn family and bolster the English presence in North America. 
D)  he conquered the Swedes and Dutch who previously had controlled the land. 
E)  his invention of what was then called the "penncill" made him incredibly rich.

Question 3

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691:

Accepted Answer

A)  it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration, which displeased many Puritan leaders. 
B)  it received the right to have its voters elect its own governor and legislative assembly. 
C)  Plymouth was split off from Massachusetts to become its own independent colony. 
D)  church membership became the chief legal requirement for voting. 
E)  social tensions generally decreased and a relatively peaceful period ensued. 
A)  it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration, which displeased many Puritan leaders. 
B)  it received the right to have its voters elect its own governor and legislative assembly. 
C)  Plymouth was split off from Massachusetts to become its own independent colony. 
D)  church membership became the chief legal requirement for voting. 
E)  social tensions generally decreased and a relatively peaceful period ensued.

Question 4

The Indians entered into the Walking Purchase in good faith,but they were taken advantage of by the Pennsylvania governor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A consequence of Bacon's Rebellion was a consolidation of power among Virginia's elite.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The biggest reason Jews left Europe was:

Accepted Answer

A)  for the economic opportunities in New England. 
B)  to be involved in colonial governments. 
C)  to become indentured servants in North America. 
D)  to escape rigid religious restrictions in German-speaking areas of Europe. 
E)  to escape violence. 
A)  for the economic opportunities in New England. 
B)  to be involved in colonial governments. 
C)  to become indentured servants in North America. 
D)  to escape rigid religious restrictions in German-speaking areas of Europe. 
E)  to escape violence.

Question 7

In Carolina,conflict with Indians occurred,but similar problems did NOT take place in Pennsylvania because:

Accepted Answer

A)  few Indians lived in Pennsylvania. 
B)  the English wiped out all of the Indians within the first five years of the start of the colony. 
C)  from the beginning, William Penn ordered the seizure of all Indian land. 
D)  William Penn did not permit the enslavement of Indians. 
E)  William Penn preferred enslaving Africans. 
A)  few Indians lived in Pennsylvania. 
B)  the English wiped out all of the Indians within the first five years of the start of the colony. 
C)  from the beginning, William Penn ordered the seizure of all Indian land. 
D)  William Penn did not permit the enslavement of Indians. 
E)  William Penn preferred enslaving Africans.

Question 8

During the colonial era,Philadelphia:

Accepted Answer

A)  became home to a varied population of artisans and craftsmen. 
B)  was one of the empire's least successful seaports. 
C)  was large by European standards. 
D)  was populated almost entirely by wealthy citizens. 
E)  came under the almost dictatorial control of Benjamin Franklin. 
A)  became home to a varied population of artisans and craftsmen. 
B)  was one of the empire's least successful seaports. 
C)  was large by European standards. 
D)  was populated almost entirely by wealthy citizens. 
E)  came under the almost dictatorial control of Benjamin Franklin.

Question 9

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  were almost uniformly Catholics. 
B)  usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. 
C)  were not only poor farmers but also physicians, merchants, and teachers. 
D)  did little to add to the religious diversity in America. 
E)  represented only a small fraction of the immigration to the colonies. 
A)  were almost uniformly Catholics. 
B)  usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. 
C)  were not only poor farmers but also physicians, merchants, and teachers. 
D)  did little to add to the religious diversity in America. 
E)  represented only a small fraction of the immigration to the colonies.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A) elites in America becoming more culturally English 
B) allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England 
C) government regulation of the nation's economy (to assure national power) 
D) placed William of Orange on the English throne 
E) had a monopoly on the slave trade
F)a very liberal frame for government
G)English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers
H)agreement between New York and Iroquois
I)believed in the equality of all persons
J)law that regulated the shipping and selling of colonial products
K)the poor of Virginia demand change
L)war between New Englanders and Indians 
A) elites in America becoming more culturally English 
B) allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England 
C) government regulation of the nation's economy (to assure national power) 
D) placed William of Orange on the English throne 
E) had a monopoly on the slave trade
F)a very liberal frame for government
G)English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers
H)agreement between New York and Iroquois
I)believed in the equality of all persons
J)law that regulated the shipping and selling of colonial products
K)the poor of Virginia demand change
L)war between New Englanders and Indians

Question 11

How did the Dutch lose New Netherland to England?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resulted from a treaty in Europe. 
B)  The Duke of York married into the Dutch royal family. 
C)  The Dutch traded the colony back to Indians, who sold it to the English. 
D)  The Dutch saw New York as being on the periphery of its empire, so they didn't protect it. 
E)  Puritans from New England mounted an invasion with the idea of setting up a holy community. 
A)  It resulted from a treaty in Europe. 
B)  The Duke of York married into the Dutch royal family. 
C)  The Dutch traded the colony back to Indians, who sold it to the English. 
D)  The Dutch saw New York as being on the periphery of its empire, so they didn't protect it. 
E)  Puritans from New England mounted an invasion with the idea of setting up a holy community.

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Duke of York

Accepted Answer

A) established a Committee of Safety in New York 
B) a Protestant who became King of England 
C) Metacom 
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois 
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F)governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G)a Catholic who became King of England
H)wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses
I)proprietor of Pennsylvania
J)successful Jewish silversmith
K)overthrown in the Glorious Revolution
L)slave who became free and owned slaves himself 
A) established a Committee of Safety in New York 
B) a Protestant who became King of England 
C) Metacom 
D) formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois 
E) elite planter who called for reform in Virginia
F)governor of Virginia during Bacon's Rebellion
G)a Catholic who became King of England
H)wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses
I)proprietor of Pennsylvania
J)successful Jewish silversmith
K)overthrown in the Glorious Revolution
L)slave who became free and owned slaves himself

Question 13

In "Voices of Freedom," the writer of "Memorial against Non-English Immigration" might find some common ground with the Swiss-German who wrote a letter home to his family in 1769.What could they have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both advocated that all people in America should carry weapons. 
B)  If the Swiss-German was Protestant, he might share a fear of Catholicism with the other writer. 
C)  They both believed squatting on land was acceptable. 
D)  The writer of "Memorial" would actually want the Swiss-German to be reunited with his family in the American colonies. 
E)  The Swiss-German actually wanted to limit the amount of immigrants to the colonies, too. 
A)  They both advocated that all people in America should carry weapons. 
B)  If the Swiss-German was Protestant, he might share a fear of Catholicism with the other writer. 
C)  They both believed squatting on land was acceptable. 
D)  The writer of "Memorial" would actually want the Swiss-German to be reunited with his family in the American colonies. 
E)  The Swiss-German actually wanted to limit the amount of immigrants to the colonies, too.

Question 14

Pennsylvania's treatment of Native Americans was unique in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pennsylvania was the only colony in which efforts at conversion focused on turning Native Americans into Quakers. 
B)  The colony bought all of the land the Native Americans occupied and moved them west of the Appalachians, meaning that Indians were relocated but not decimated. 
C)  Because Quakers were pacifists, they had to bring in militias from other colonies to take over Native American lands. 
D)  Despite Quaker pacifism, Pennsylvanians were determined to exterminate the natives. 
E)  Pennsylvania purchased Indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies. 
A)  Pennsylvania was the only colony in which efforts at conversion focused on turning Native Americans into Quakers. 
B)  The colony bought all of the land the Native Americans occupied and moved them west of the Appalachians, meaning that Indians were relocated but not decimated. 
C)  Because Quakers were pacifists, they had to bring in militias from other colonies to take over Native American lands. 
D)  Despite Quaker pacifism, Pennsylvanians were determined to exterminate the natives. 
E)  Pennsylvania purchased Indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies.

Question 15

The German migration to the English colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  was small when compared to other European migrants. 
B)  involved fur trapping west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
C)  was to frontier areas as farmers. 
D)  was mainly to New England as they came to frontier areas. 
E)  was as slaveholders in the coastal Carolina region. 
A)  was small when compared to other European migrants. 
B)  involved fur trapping west of the Appalachian Mountains. 
C)  was to frontier areas as farmers. 
D)  was mainly to New England as they came to frontier areas. 
E)  was as slaveholders in the coastal Carolina region.

Question 16

The work of farmers' wives and daughters often spelled the difference between a family's self-sufficiency and poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

The consumer revolution refers to a peri

Question 18

Many perceived Pennsylvania to be "the best poor man's country."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is true of slave resistance in the colonial period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Runaways were very rare because slaves knew that attempting to escape would be futile. 
B)  Some slaves were the offspring of white traders and therefore knew enough English to turn to the legal system, at least until Virginia lawmakers prevented them from doing so. 
C)  A number of bloody rebellions prompted a wholesale revision of slave codes. 
D)  It was limited because slaves at the time were too new to the colonies to understand the concept of freedom. 
E)  All runaways headed for freedom in French Canada. 
A)  Runaways were very rare because slaves knew that attempting to escape would be futile. 
B)  Some slaves were the offspring of white traders and therefore knew enough English to turn to the legal system, at least until Virginia lawmakers prevented them from doing so. 
C)  A number of bloody rebellions prompted a wholesale revision of slave codes. 
D)  It was limited because slaves at the time were too new to the colonies to understand the concept of freedom. 
E)  All runaways headed for freedom in French Canada.

Question 20

According to laws in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake:

Accepted Answer

A)  black men were not permitted to marry white women but black women could marry white men. 
B)  free blacks had the right to sue and testify in court. 
C)  free blacks were not permitted to serve in the militia unless they signed a loyalty oath. 
D)  the sale of any married slave was prohibited. 
E)  the children of enslaved women were free; the status of enslavement was not inherited. 
A)  black men were not permitted to marry white women but black women could marry white men. 
B)  free blacks had the right to sue and testify in court. 
C)  free blacks were not permitted to serve in the militia unless they signed a loyalty oath. 
D)  the sale of any married slave was prohibited. 
E)  the children of enslaved women were free; the status of enslavement was not inherited.

Exam 3: Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

The Glorious Revolution in England was bloody and violent.

William Penn obtained the land for his Pennsylvania colony because:

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691:

The Indians entered into the Walking Purchase in good faith,but they were taken advantage of by the Pennsylvania governor.

A consequence of Bacon's Rebellion was a consolidation of power among Virginia's elite.

The biggest reason Jews left Europe was:

In Carolina,conflict with Indians occurred,but similar problems did NOT take place in Pennsylvania because:

During the colonial era,Philadelphia:

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies:

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

How did the Dutch lose New Netherland to England?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Duke of York

In "Voices of Freedom," the writer of "Memorial against Non-English Immigration" might find some common ground with the Swiss-German who wrote a letter home to his family in 1769.What could they have in common?

Pennsylvania's treatment of Native Americans was unique in what way?

The German migration to the English colonies:

The work of farmers' wives and daughters often spelled the difference between a family's self-sufficiency and poverty.

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

Many perceived Pennsylvania to be "the best poor man's country."

Which of the following is true of slave resistance in the colonial period?

According to laws in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake:

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Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

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

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