Question 1

Why did the Separatists migrate from England to Holland?

Accepted Answer

A)  To avoid the coming war with France 
B)  To gain wealth 
C)  To foster Calvinism as an international religion 
D)  To practice their purified Protestantism without persecution 
E)  To escape the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company 
A)  To avoid the coming war with France 
B)  To gain wealth 
C)  To foster Calvinism as an international religion 
D)  To practice their purified Protestantism without persecution 
E)  To escape the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company

Question 2

Compare and contrast the Confederation of New England and the Dominion of New England.Be sure to cite the date of the founding,state the reasons for their creation,describe how they functioned and what they accomplished,and explain why they were ultimately abandoned.

Accepted Answer

The Confederation of New England was fou

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-the "elect"

Accepted Answer

The term "elect" generally refers to ind

Question 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-General Court

Accepted Answer

The General Court was the legislative an

Question 5

Which phrase best describes John Winthrop?

Accepted Answer

A)  A reactionary English archbishop who persecuted Puritans 
B)  A stern clergyman from Geneva associated with the doctrine predestination 
C)  A strong leader who served as the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 
D)  A believer in religious toleration and supporter of Indian rights who was banished from Massachusetts 
E)  A wise, self-educated man who led Plymouth Colony in its early years 
A)  A reactionary English archbishop who persecuted Puritans 
B)  A stern clergyman from Geneva associated with the doctrine predestination 
C)  A strong leader who served as the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony 
D)  A believer in religious toleration and supporter of Indian rights who was banished from Massachusetts 
E)  A wise, self-educated man who led Plymouth Colony in its early years

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German m

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

William III, also known as William of Or

Question 8

In what ways did Pennsylvania attempt to develop a kind of ideal Quaker society? In what ways did the Quakers' original idealism flourish,and in what ways did it fail? How did the Quaker ideal in Pennsylvania compare with the Puritans' experience in New England?

Accepted Answer

Pennsylvania attempted to develop a kind

Question 9

To what extent did colonists endorse the idea of the separation of church and state?

Accepted Answer

The extent to which colonists endorsed t

Question 10

In the Massachusetts "Bible Commonwealth," clergymen

Accepted Answer

A)  could be elected to political office. 
B)  could not be fired by their congregations. 
C)  were not allowed to marry. 
D)  were barred from holding formal political office. 
E)  could not have children. 
A)  could be elected to political office. 
B)  could not be fired by their congregations. 
C)  were not allowed to marry. 
D)  were barred from holding formal political office. 
E)  could not have children.

Question 11

Who held the franchise in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in its early years?

Accepted Answer

A)  All adult males who belonged to Puritan congregations 
B)  All regular churchgoers 
C)  All adult males who owned at least forty acres of land 
D)  All those chosen by Governor Winthrop and his cabinet 
E)  All married adult males 
A)  All adult males who belonged to Puritan congregations 
B)  All regular churchgoers 
C)  All adult males who owned at least forty acres of land 
D)  All those chosen by Governor Winthrop and his cabinet 
E)  All married adult males

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Protestant Reformation

Accepted Answer

The Protestant Reformation was a major r

Question 13

Which had the greater influence on subsequent American history: the New England idea of America as a "city on a hill" with a special mission to the world,or the middle colonies' experience of ethnic diversity,religious toleration,and democratic control?

Accepted Answer

The New England idea of America as a "ci

Question 14

How thoroughly English were the New England and middle colonies? To what extent did Dutch and Swedish settlement also shape the culture and politics of the middle colonies? What lasting impact did Indian peoples have on these regions?

Accepted Answer

The New England and middle colonies were

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"blue laws"

Accepted Answer

Blue laws, also known as Sunday laws, ar

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

Massasoit was the sachem, or leader, of

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Congregational Church

Accepted Answer

The Congregational Church is a Protestan

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-King Philip´s War

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and state the historical significance of...

Question 19

What is NOT a feature that distinguished the middle colonies from the other colonies in New England and to the south?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deep and fertile soil and easily navigable rivers 
B)  A modest amount of industry, less than in New England but more than in the southern colonies 
C)  Apart from New York, the size of landholdings was generally intermediate - smaller than southern plantations, but larger than the small holding typical of New England 
D)  The population of the middle colonies was more ethnically mixed than in the other colonial regions 
E)  Settlers in the middle colonies proved far kinder to native Indian tribes than in New England or the southern colonies 
A)  Deep and fertile soil and easily navigable rivers 
B)  A modest amount of industry, less than in New England but more than in the southern colonies 
C)  Apart from New York, the size of landholdings was generally intermediate - smaller than southern plantations, but larger than the small holding typical of New England 
D)  The population of the middle colonies was more ethnically mixed than in the other colonial regions 
E)  Settlers in the middle colonies proved far kinder to native Indian tribes than in New England or the southern colonies

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Pequot War

Accepted Answer

The Pequot War was a conflict between th

Exam 3: Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

Why did the Separatists migrate from England to Holland?

Compare and contrast the Confederation of New England and the Dominion of New England.Be sure to cite the date of the founding,state the reasons for their creation,describe how they functioned and what they accomplished,and explain why they were ultimately abandoned.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the "elect"

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -General Court

Which phrase best describes John Winthrop?

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

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

In what ways did Pennsylvania attempt to develop a kind of ideal Quaker society? In what ways did the Quakers' original idealism flourish,and in what ways did it fail? How did the Quaker ideal in Pennsylvania compare with the Puritans' experience in New England?

To what extent did colonists endorse the idea of the separation of church and state?

In the Massachusetts "Bible Commonwealth," clergymen

Who held the franchise in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in its early years?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Protestant Reformation

Which had the greater influence on subsequent American history: the New England idea of America as a "city on a hill" with a special mission to the world,or the middle colonies' experience of ethnic diversity,religious toleration,and democratic control?

How thoroughly English were the New England and middle colonies? To what extent did Dutch and Swedish settlement also shape the culture and politics of the middle colonies? What lasting impact did Indian peoples have on these regions?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"blue laws"

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congregational Church

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -King Philip´s War

What is NOT a feature that distinguished the middle colonies from the other colonies in New England and to the south?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pequot War

New World Beginnings

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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