Question 1

Which factor played the biggest role in disrupting Native American life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Horses 
B)  The English language 
C)  Disease 
D)  Firearms 
E)  The formation of new tribes 
A)  Horses 
B)  The English language 
C)  Disease 
D)  Firearms 
E)  The formation of new tribes

Question 2

When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610,he

Accepted Answer

A)  halted the rapid population decline. 
B)  re-established better relations with the Indians. 
C)  brought many Irish immigrants with him. 
D)  died within a few months of his arrival. 
E)  imposed a harsh military regime on the colony. 
A)  halted the rapid population decline. 
B)  re-established better relations with the Indians. 
C)  brought many Irish immigrants with him. 
D)  died within a few months of his arrival. 
E)  imposed a harsh military regime on the colony.

Question 3

Virginia,Maryland,the Carolinas,and Georgia were similar in that they were all

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent on the export of commercial agricultural crops. 
B)  proprietary colonies. 
C)  founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne. 
D)  founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England. 
E)  able to live in peace with the Native Americans. 
A)  dependent on the export of commercial agricultural crops. 
B)  proprietary colonies. 
C)  founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne. 
D)  founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England. 
E)  able to live in peace with the Native Americans.

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-African diaspora

Accepted Answer

The African diaspora refers to the commu

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-indentured servitude

Accepted Answer

Indentured servitude was a labor system

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Elizabeth I

Accepted Answer

Elizabeth I, also known as Elizabeth Tud

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Sir Walter Raleigh

Accepted Answer

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English landed

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Spanish Armada

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships

Question 9

The Iroquois Confederacy succeeded by

Accepted Answer

A)  centralizing power in the hands of a primary chief. 
B)  uniting all Indian tribes of the Northeast. 
C)  allying itself firmly with the French against the British. 
D)  adopting colonial principles of parliamentary representation. 
E)  maintaining each tribe's independence while developing a common policy toward outsiders. 
A)  centralizing power in the hands of a primary chief. 
B)  uniting all Indian tribes of the Northeast. 
C)  allying itself firmly with the French against the British. 
D)  adopting colonial principles of parliamentary representation. 
E)  maintaining each tribe's independence while developing a common policy toward outsiders.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

A "squatter" historically refers to an i

Question 11

By about 1700,black slaves outnumbered white settlers in the English West Indies by nearly

Accepted Answer

A)  two to one. 
B)  three to one. 
C)  four to one. 
D)  six to one. 
E)  ten to one. 
A)  two to one. 
B)  three to one. 
C)  four to one. 
D)  six to one. 
E)  ten to one.

Question 12

What made some Africans especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had experience working in dry, desert-like areas. 
B)  They were experienced in rice cultivation. 
C)  They were knowledgeable regarding cotton production. 
D)  They proved able to increase their numbers through natural reproduction. 
E)  They were skilled fishermen. 
A)  They had experience working in dry, desert-like areas. 
B)  They were experienced in rice cultivation. 
C)  They were knowledgeable regarding cotton production. 
D)  They proved able to increase their numbers through natural reproduction. 
E)  They were skilled fishermen.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the colonies of Virginia,Maryland,South Carolina,North Carolina,and Georgia in terms of motives for colonization,economic and social organization,political development,and history regarding slaves and slavery.How do you explain the similarities and differences?

Accepted Answer

The colonies of Virginia, Maryland, Sout

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"Irish tactics"

Accepted Answer

"Irish tactics" can refer to various str

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles I of England

Accepted Answer

Charles I of England was a significant h

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

In historical terms, the concept of a "b

Question 17

What was the essential cause of the introduction of African slavery into North America? Why was slavery slow to take root in the seventeenth-century southern colonies except South Carolina?

Accepted Answer

The essential cause of the introduction

Question 18

The Second Anglo-Powhatan War and peace treaty of 1646 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  halting white settlement on the frontier. 
B)  removing the Chesapeake Indians from their ancestral lands. 
C)  ending the possibility of peaceful coexistence between the European and native peoples. 
D)  ending any chance of assimilating the native peoples into Virginia society. 
E)  laying the groundwork for the later reservation system. 
A)  halting white settlement on the frontier. 
B)  removing the Chesapeake Indians from their ancestral lands. 
C)  ending the possibility of peaceful coexistence between the European and native peoples. 
D)  ending any chance of assimilating the native peoples into Virginia society. 
E)  laying the groundwork for the later reservation system.

Question 19

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for several reasons.Which statement does NOT identify one of these reasons?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The English colonists in the Americas introduced their own local form of representative government with

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia's House of Burgesses. 
B)  the Mayflower Compact. 
C)  the Virginia joint-stock company. 
D)  the revocation of the Virginia charter by King James I. 
E)  the peace treaty following the Second Anglo-Powhatan War of 1644. 
A)  Virginia's House of Burgesses. 
B)  the Mayflower Compact. 
C)  the Virginia joint-stock company. 
D)  the revocation of the Virginia charter by King James I. 
E)  the peace treaty following the Second Anglo-Powhatan War of 1644.

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

Which factor played the biggest role in disrupting Native American life?

When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610,he

Virginia,Maryland,the Carolinas,and Georgia were similar in that they were all

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -African diaspora

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -indentured servitude

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Elizabeth I

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Sir Walter Raleigh

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Spanish Armada

The Iroquois Confederacy succeeded by

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

By about 1700,black slaves outnumbered white settlers in the English West Indies by nearly

What made some Africans especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas?

Compare and contrast the colonies of Virginia,Maryland,South Carolina,North Carolina,and Georgia in terms of motives for colonization,economic and social organization,political development,and history regarding slaves and slavery.How do you explain the similarities and differences?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"Irish tactics"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles I of England

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

What was the essential cause of the introduction of African slavery into North America? Why was slavery slow to take root in the seventeenth-century southern colonies except South Carolina?

The Second Anglo-Powhatan War and peace treaty of 1646 resulted in all of the following EXCEPT

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for several reasons.Which statement does NOT identify one of these reasons?

The English colonists in the Americas introduced their own local form of representative government with

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