Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles II

Accepted Answer

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 168

Question 2

Define and state the historical significance of the following:
-indentured servants

Accepted Answer

Indentured servants were individuals who

Question 3

The Indians who had the greatest opportunity to adapt to the European incursion were

Accepted Answer

A)  those living on the Atlantic seaboard. 
B)  those in Florida. 
C)  inland tribes such as the Algonquians. 
D)  those in Latin America. 
E)  the Pueblos. 
A)  those living on the Atlantic seaboard. 
B)  those in Florida. 
C)  inland tribes such as the Algonquians. 
D)  those in Latin America. 
E)  the Pueblos.

Question 4

During the 1500s, England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

Accepted Answer

A)  it was Spain's ally. 
B)  it suffered from internal religious conflict. 
C)  the French had already established their presence overseas. 
D)  Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power. 
E)  they did not have distractors to come. 
A)  it was Spain's ally. 
B)  it suffered from internal religious conflict. 
C)  the French had already established their presence overseas. 
D)  Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power. 
E)  they did not have distractors to come.

Question 5

The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it

Accepted Answer

A)  failed. 
B)  was abolished by King James I. 
C)  was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. 
D)  forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. 
E)  allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans. 
A)  failed. 
B)  was abolished by King James I. 
C)  was the first of many miniature parliaments to flourish in America. 
D)  forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. 
E)  allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans.

Question 6

The ____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.

Accepted Answer

A)  ancestry laws 
B)  laws of primogeniture 
C)  joint-stock companies 
D)  laws of inheritance 
E)  treaty of the elders 
A)  ancestry laws 
B)  laws of primogeniture 
C)  joint-stock companies 
D)  laws of inheritance 
E)  treaty of the elders

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Philip II

Accepted Answer

Philip II, also known as Philip II of Ma

Question 8

Analyze the contribution to English overseas expansion in the early 1600s by three of the following developments:
Economic depression and unemployment in England
Thirst for new economic markets for English goods
Peace with  a defeated Spain
Seeking gold and adventure by early colonial promoters and settlers
Desire for religious freedom among religious minorities in England
Seeking a passage through America to the Indies

Accepted Answer

The economic depression and unemployment

Question 9

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Virginia Company

Accepted Answer

The Virginia Company was a joint-stock c

Question 10

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

Accepted Answer

A)  to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. 
B)  to stop the spread of European settlements. 
C)  the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. 
D)  to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E)  the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees. 
A)  to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. 
B)  to stop the spread of European settlements. 
C)  the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. 
D)  to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. 
E)  the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Humphrey Gilbert

Accepted Answer

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 Septem

Question 12

The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by

Accepted Answer

A)  a joint-stock company. 
B)  a royal proprietor. 
C)  Queen Elizabeth II. 
D)  the law of primogeniture. 
E)  an expanding wool trade. 
A)  a joint-stock company. 
B)  a royal proprietor. 
C)  Queen Elizabeth II. 
D)  the law of primogeniture. 
E)  an expanding wool trade.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Henry VIII

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII (1491–1547) was King of Engla

Question 14

By the end of the 1600s, blacks in Virginia constituted 14 percent of the colony's population and were mostly

Accepted Answer

A)  free men and women 
B)  indentured servants 
C)  slaves 
D)  English citizens 
E)  voluntary immigrants from Africa 
A)  free men and women 
B)  indentured servants 
C)  slaves 
D)  English citizens 
E)  voluntary immigrants from Africa

Question 15

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

Accepted Answer

A)  impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B)  demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C)  punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D)  hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E)  save the Virginia community from utter collapse. 
A)  impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B)  demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C)  punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D)  hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E)  save the Virginia community from utter collapse.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francis Drake

Accepted Answer

Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 1596) was an En

Question 17

The statutes governing slavery in the North American colonies originated in

Accepted Answer

A)  England. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Barbados. 
E)  Spain. 
A)  England. 
B)  Virginia. 
C)  Brazil. 
D)  Barbados. 
E)  Spain.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-James Oglethorpe

Accepted Answer

James Oglethorpe was a British soldier,

Question 19

A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to

Accepted Answer

A)  establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South. 
B)  be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics. 
C)  help the Protestants, by giving them a safe haven. 
D)  allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land for himself. 
E)  repudiate the feudal way of life. 
A)  establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South. 
B)  be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics. 
C)  help the Protestants, by giving them a safe haven. 
D)  allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land for himself. 
E)  repudiate the feudal way of life.

Question 20

Define and state the historical significance of the following:
-longhouse

Accepted Answer

A longhouse is a type of long, narrow, s

Exam 2: The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles II

Define and state the historical significance of the following: -indentured servants

The Indians who had the greatest opportunity to adapt to the European incursion were

During the 1500s, England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it

The ____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Philip II

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Virginia Company

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Humphrey Gilbert

The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Henry VIII

By the end of the 1600s, blacks in Virginia constituted 14 percent of the colony's population and were mostly

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francis Drake

The statutes governing slavery in the North American colonies originated in

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -James Oglethorpe

A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to

Define and state the historical significance of the following: -longhouse

New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

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