Question 1

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-rice cultivation

Accepted Answer

Rice cultivation has played a crucial ro

Question 2

What lessons do you think English colonists learned from their early Jamestown experience? Focus on matters of fulfilling expectations,financial support,leadership skills,and relations with the Indians.What specific developments illustrate that the English living in the plantation colonies tried to apply these lessons?

Accepted Answer

The English colonists learned several im

Question 3

In 1649,Maryland's Act of Toleration

Accepted Answer

A)  was issued by Lord Baltimore. 
B)  abolished the death penalty. 
C)  gave freedom only to Catholics. 
D)  protected Jews and atheists. 
E)  extended temporary protection to Catholics. 
A)  was issued by Lord Baltimore. 
B)  abolished the death penalty. 
C)  gave freedom only to Catholics. 
D)  protected Jews and atheists. 
E)  extended temporary protection to Catholics.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

James Oglethorpe was a British soldier,

Question 5

The Virginia Company intended to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  find a passage through America to the Indies. 
B)  grow rice as a cash crop. 
C)  guarantee its settlers the same rights as other English citizens. 
D)  realize a quick profit from its investment. 
E)  search for gold. 
A)  find a passage through America to the Indies. 
B)  grow rice as a cash crop. 
C)  guarantee its settlers the same rights as other English citizens. 
D)  realize a quick profit from its investment. 
E)  search for gold.

Question 6

England's new self-confidence,thirst for adventure,and strong sense of nationalism in the early 1600s made the nation similar to

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A)  France under Louis XIV. 
B)  Ancient China. 
C)  Ireland today. 
D)  Spain a century earlier. 
E)  Venice in the Renaissance. 
A)  France under Louis XIV. 
B)  Ancient China. 
C)  Ireland today. 
D)  Spain a century earlier. 
E)  Venice in the Renaissance.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Powhatan Indians

Accepted Answer

The Powhatan Indians, also known as the

Question 8

As in Virginia,in Maryland

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco was cultivated on plantations. 
B)  the colony was to be a religious refuge. 
C)  there was low demand for labor. 
D)  a joint-stock company founded the colony. 
E)  colonists were represented in a House of Commons. 
A)  tobacco was cultivated on plantations. 
B)  the colony was to be a religious refuge. 
C)  there was low demand for labor. 
D)  a joint-stock company founded the colony. 
E)  colonists were represented in a House of Commons.

Question 9

Why did early Jamestown settlers starve in spite of an abundance of local fish and game?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had neither weapons nor fishing gear. 
B)  Their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town. 
C)  They wasted time looking for gold. 
D)  They lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties. 
E)  There were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force. 
A)  They had neither weapons nor fishing gear. 
B)  Their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town. 
C)  They wasted time looking for gold. 
D)  They lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties. 
E)  There were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force.

Question 10

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 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-primogeniture

Accepted Answer

Primogeniture is a legal and social syst

Question 12

The creation of the Catawba Nation represents which Indian survival strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  Merging dwindling tribes in the face of death and dislocation caused by European settlement 
B)  Confederation to gain strength in pitting European powers against another 
C)  Creating a new tribal structure to oversee the peaceful, efficient transfer of lands from Indians to European owners 
D)  Adapting the colonial style of self-representation to Indian tribal life 
E)  Reorganizing barter-and-exchange networks to maximize Indian profits 
A)  Merging dwindling tribes in the face of death and dislocation caused by European settlement 
B)  Confederation to gain strength in pitting European powers against another 
C)  Creating a new tribal structure to oversee the peaceful, efficient transfer of lands from Indians to European owners 
D)  Adapting the colonial style of self-representation to Indian tribal life 
E)  Reorganizing barter-and-exchange networks to maximize Indian profits

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

Slave codes were laws established in the

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Smith

Accepted Answer

John Smith (1580-1631) was an English so

Question 15

Where was the first English attempt at colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Newfoundland 
B)  Florida 
C)  Jamestown 
D)  Roanoke Island 
E)  Massachusetts Bay 
A)  Newfoundland 
B)  Florida 
C)  Jamestown 
D)  Roanoke Island 
E)  Massachusetts Bay

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Lord Baltimore refers to a title held by

Question 17

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids. 
B)  economic prosperity. 
C)  constant fear of Spanish invasion. 
D)  major technological advancement. 
E)  peace with the Native Americans. 
A)  starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids. 
B)  economic prosperity. 
C)  constant fear of Spanish invasion. 
D)  major technological advancement. 
E)  peace with the Native Americans.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hiawatha

Accepted Answer

Hiawatha is a legendary Native American

Question 19

What were the original motives and goals for the English colonization of North America? Which of those goals were achieved,and which failed? Should the colonization movement be regarded as a success from the standpoint of England? Was it a success from the standpoint of the colonists? Why?

Accepted Answer

The original motives and goals for the E

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII (1491–1547) was King of Engla

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -rice cultivation

In 1649,Maryland's Act of Toleration

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

The Virginia Company intended to do all of the following EXCEPT

England's new self-confidence,thirst for adventure,and strong sense of nationalism in the early 1600s made the nation similar to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Powhatan Indians

As in Virginia,in Maryland

Why did early Jamestown settlers starve in spite of an abundance of local fish and game?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -primogeniture

The creation of the Catawba Nation represents which Indian survival strategy?

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Smith

Where was the first English attempt at colonization?

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

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hiawatha

What were the original motives and goals for the English colonization of North America? Which of those goals were achieved,and which failed? Should the colonization movement be regarded as a success from the standpoint of England? Was it a success from the standpoint of the colonists? Why?

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

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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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