Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Myles Standish

Accepted Answer

Myles Standish (c. 1584 – 1656) was an E

Question 2

Write your interpretation of John Winthrop's comment that Massachusetts Bay was to be "as a city upon a hill" and "a beacon to mankind." In your opinion, do Americans still hold this view of their nation's role in the world? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

John Winthrop's comment that Massachuset

Question 3

All of the following were true of Roger Williams except

Accepted Answer

A)  he was a personable and popular Salem minister. 
B)  he was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England. 
C)  aided by Indians, he fled the Puritan community and established Rhode Island in 1636. 
D)  he challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter. 
E)  he denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior. 
A)  he was a personable and popular Salem minister. 
B)  he was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England. 
C)  aided by Indians, he fled the Puritan community and established Rhode Island in 1636. 
D)  he challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter. 
E)  he denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

The Puritans were a group of English Pro

Question 5

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-New England Confederation

Accepted Answer

The New England Confederation was a shor

Question 6

In Calvinist thought, the "conversion" was

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A)  something experienced as a group. 
B)  earned by a person's good works. 
C)  a Catholic heresy. 
D)  an event that freed a person from having to live a holy life. 
E)  a personal experience when God revealed an individual's heavenly destiny. 
A)  something experienced as a group. 
B)  earned by a person's good works. 
C)  a Catholic heresy. 
D)  an event that freed a person from having to live a holy life. 
E)  a personal experience when God revealed an individual's heavenly destiny.

Question 7

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​The Settlement of the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700
  
-____ Plymouth

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Martin Luther

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German m

Question 9

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dominion of New England

Accepted Answer

The Dominion of New England was a short-

Question 10

Some historians have argued that Puritanism was especially suited for life in the wilderness of seventeenth-century America.Do you agree? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I don't have personal opinions

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Anne Hutchinson

Accepted Answer

Anne Hutchinson (1591–1643) was a Purita

Question 12

In what ways was the Mayflower Compact a genuine step toward self-government?

Accepted Answer

The Mayflower Compact was a genuine step

Question 13

As the head of Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros was all of the following except

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A)  an able military man. 
B)  conscientious. 
C)  a Puritan. 
D)  tactless. 
E)  a leader who restricted the press. 
A)  an able military man. 
B)  conscientious. 
C)  a Puritan. 
D)  tactless. 
E)  a leader who restricted the press.

Question 14

The physical growth of English New York was slowed because

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A)  of the Indian threat. 
B)  of an unhealthy climate. 
C)  the Dutch engaged in guerrilla warfare. 
D)  of the monopolistic land policies of the aristocrats. 
E)  of the French threat. 
A)  of the Indian threat. 
B)  of an unhealthy climate. 
C)  the Dutch engaged in guerrilla warfare. 
D)  of the monopolistic land policies of the aristocrats. 
E)  of the French threat.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Thomas Hooker

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hooker (1586–1647) was a prominen

Question 16

The middle colonies were notable for their

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of good river transportation. 
B)  unusual degree of democratic control. 
C)  lack of industry. 
D)  status as the least "American" of the colonies. 
E)  established churches. 
A)  lack of good river transportation. 
B)  unusual degree of democratic control. 
C)  lack of industry. 
D)  status as the least "American" of the colonies. 
E)  established churches.

Question 17

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-Glorious Revolution

Accepted Answer

The Glorious Revolution was a political

Question 18

Pennsylvania was the

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A)  best advertised. 
B)  most lied about. 
C)  slowest to attract settlers. 
D)  only settlement with royal colony status. 
E)  All of these 
A)  best advertised. 
B)  most lied about. 
C)  slowest to attract settlers. 
D)  only settlement with royal colony status. 
E)  All of these

Question 19

Describe and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Amsterdam

Accepted Answer

New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch s

Question 20

During the early years of colonization in the New World, England

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A)  closely controlled its colonies. 
B)  maintained an excellent relationship with the Indians. 
C)  paid little attention to its colonies. 
D)  made sure all the colonies had royal charters. 
E)  began the importation of African slaves in large numbers. 
A)  closely controlled its colonies. 
B)  maintained an excellent relationship with the Indians. 
C)  paid little attention to its colonies. 
D)  made sure all the colonies had royal charters. 
E)  began the importation of African slaves in large numbers.

Exam 3: Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Myles Standish

Write your interpretation of John Winthrop's comment that Massachusetts Bay was to be "as a city upon a hill" and "a beacon to mankind." In your opinion, do Americans still hold this view of their nation's role in the world? Why or why not?

All of the following were true of Roger Williams except

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

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -New England Confederation

In Calvinist thought, the "conversion" was

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​The Settlement of the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700 -____ Plymouth

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Luther

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Dominion of New England

Some historians have argued that Puritanism was especially suited for life in the wilderness of seventeenth-century America.Do you agree? Why or why not?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Anne Hutchinson

In what ways was the Mayflower Compact a genuine step toward self-government?

As the head of Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros was all of the following except

The physical growth of English New York was slowed because

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Thomas Hooker

The middle colonies were notable for their

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -Glorious Revolution

Pennsylvania was the

Describe and state the historical significance of the following: -New Amsterdam

During the early years of colonization in the New World, England

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

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

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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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The Settlement of the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700 -____ Plymouth