Question 1

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that

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A)  it had to be planted extensively. 
B)  it required the clearing of much land. 
C)  its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. 
D)  it required an elaborate refining process. 
E)  it was a capital-intensive business. 
A)  it had to be planted extensively. 
B)  it required the clearing of much land. 
C)  its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. 
D)  it required an elaborate refining process. 
E)  it was a capital-intensive business.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lord Baltimore

Accepted Answer

Lord Baltimore refers to a title held by

Question 3

After the Second Anglo-Powhatan War, the Powhatan tribe

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A)  were banned from their ancestral lands by the 1646 peace treaty. 
B)  were forced to live in separate designated areas away from white settlers. 
C)  were isolated in an early form of what would become the reservation system. 
D)  were considered extinct by the English in 1685. 
E)  All of these 
A)  were banned from their ancestral lands by the 1646 peace treaty. 
B)  were forced to live in separate designated areas away from white settlers. 
C)  were isolated in an early form of what would become the reservation system. 
D)  were considered extinct by the English in 1685. 
E)  All of these

Question 4

Define and state the historical significance of the following:
-slave codes

Accepted Answer

Slave codes were laws established in the

Question 5

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except

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A)  unemployment. 
B)  thirst for adventure. 
C)  desire for markets. 
D)  desire for religious freedom. 
E)  need for a place to exploit slave labor. 
A)  unemployment. 
B)  thirst for adventure. 
C)  desire for markets. 
D)  desire for religious freedom. 
E)  need for a place to exploit slave labor.

Question 6

All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except

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A)  a large population boom. 
B)  enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land. 
C)  increasing unemployment. 
D)  economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers. 
E)  desolate cities with a decreasing population. 
A)  a large population boom. 
B)  enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land. 
C)  increasing unemployment. 
D)  economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers. 
E)  desolate cities with a decreasing population.

Question 7

The spirit of the English on the eve of colonization included all of the following except

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A)  restlessness. 
B)  limited patriotism. 
C)  curiosity about the unknown. 
D)  thirst for adventure. 
E)  self-confidence. 
A)  restlessness. 
B)  limited patriotism. 
C)  curiosity about the unknown. 
D)  thirst for adventure. 
E)  self-confidence.

Question 8

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

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A)  revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 
B)  charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media. 
C)  asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army. 
D)  mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia. 
E)  charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department. 
A)  revealing that communist spies were passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. 
B)  charging that there was extensive communist influence in Hollywood and the media. 
C)  asserting that General George Marshall was part of a vast communist conspiracy within the U.S. Army. 
D)  mobilizing Republicans to demand a stronger anticommunist foreign policy in East Asia. 
E)  charging that dozens of known communists were working within the U.S. State Department.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-William Penn

Accepted Answer

William Penn (1644–1718) was an English

Question 10

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Second Anglo-Powhatan War

Accepted Answer

The Second Anglo-Powhatan War was a conf

Question 11

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Savannah Indians

Accepted Answer

The Savannah Indians were a Native Ameri

Question 12

By 1690, how many Africans were enslaved and imported to the West Indies by the white sugar lords of the West Indies?

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A)  50,000 
B)  250,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  750,000 
E)  1,000,000 
A)  50,000 
B)  250,000 
C)  500,000 
D)  750,000 
E)  1,000,000

Question 13

Define and state the historical significance of the following:
-royal charter

Accepted Answer

A royal charter is a formal grant issued

Question 14

After the purchases of slaves in 1619 by Jamestown settlers, additional purchases of Africans were few because

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A)  they were poor workers. 
B)  many colonists were morally opposed to slavery. 
C)  their labor was not needed. 
D)  indentured servants refused to work with them. 
E)  they were too costly. 
A)  they were poor workers. 
B)  many colonists were morally opposed to slavery. 
C)  their labor was not needed. 
D)  indentured servants refused to work with them. 
E)  they were too costly.

Question 15

England's defeat of the Spanish Armada

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A)  led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies. 
B)  allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies. 
C)  demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism. 
D)  helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. 
E)  occurred despite weather conditions, which favored Spain. 
A)  led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies. 
B)  allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies. 
C)  demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism. 
D)  helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. 
E)  occurred despite weather conditions, which favored Spain.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

George II was King of Great Britain and

Question 17

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Quakers

Accepted Answer

The Quakers, also known as the Religious

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Lord De La Warr

Accepted Answer

Lord De La Warr, also known as Thomas We

Question 19

Define and state the historical significance of the following:
-firearms trade

Accepted Answer

The firearms trade refers to the global

Question 20

Identify the statement that is false.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. 
B)  The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. 
C)  The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. 
D)  Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. 
E)  The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land. 
A)  The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. 
B)  The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. 
C)  The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. 
D)  Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. 
E)  The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land.

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

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lord Baltimore

After the Second Anglo-Powhatan War, the Powhatan tribe

Define and state the historical significance of the following: -slave codes

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except

All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except

The spirit of the English on the eve of colonization included all of the following except

Senator Joseph McCarthy first rose to national prominence by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William Penn

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Second Anglo-Powhatan War

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Savannah Indians

By 1690, how many Africans were enslaved and imported to the West Indies by the white sugar lords of the West Indies?

Define and state the historical significance of the following: -royal charter

After the purchases of slaves in 1619 by Jamestown settlers, additional purchases of Africans were few because

England's defeat of the Spanish Armada

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

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Quakers

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Lord De La Warr

Define and state the historical significance of the following: -firearms trade

Identify the statement that is false.

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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