Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Indentured servitude was a labor system

Question 2

Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the

Accepted Answer

A)  War of Spanish Succession. 
B)  defeat of the Spanish Armada. 
C)  loss of Brazil. 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas. 
E)  conquest of Mexico by Portugal. 
A)  War of Spanish Succession. 
B)  defeat of the Spanish Armada. 
C)  loss of Brazil. 
D)  Treaty of Tordesillas. 
E)  conquest of Mexico by Portugal.

Question 3

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 4

The introduction of horses brought about significant change in the lives of the Lakotas; from this they

Accepted Answer

A)  were forced to move to the west. 
B)  became sedentary forest dwellers. 
C)  died out. 
D)  lost their oral traditions. 
E)  became nomadic hunters. 
A)  were forced to move to the west. 
B)  became sedentary forest dwellers. 
C)  died out. 
D)  lost their oral traditions. 
E)  became nomadic hunters.

Question 5

The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans)succumbed to the Europeans because they

Accepted Answer

A)  died in large numbers from European diseases. 
B)  lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites. 
C)  were no longer a resource for food once the Virginians began growing their own crops. 
D)  were not a reliable labor source and could be disposed of without harming the colonial economy. 
E)  All of these 
A)  died in large numbers from European diseases. 
B)  lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites. 
C)  were no longer a resource for food once the Virginians began growing their own crops. 
D)  were not a reliable labor source and could be disposed of without harming the colonial economy. 
E)  All of these

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Powhatan refers to both a Native America

Question 7

Assess the validity of the following statement,by the end of the sixteenth century "Spain had overreached itself,sowing the seeds of its own decline."

Accepted Answer

The statement that "by the end of the si

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

James I was the first monarch of the Hou

Question 9

The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most consequential for the future United States was the

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish at Santa Fe in 1610. 
B)  French at Quebec in 1608. 
C)  English at Jamestown in 1607. 
D)  English at Massachusetts Bay in 1621. 
E)  French at Saint Augustine in 1611. 
A)  Spanish at Santa Fe in 1610. 
B)  French at Quebec in 1608. 
C)  English at Jamestown in 1607. 
D)  English at Massachusetts Bay in 1621. 
E)  French at Saint Augustine in 1611.

Question 10

Rank the items in the following list,starting with the one that you think had the most important consequences.Then justify your ranking.Finally,speculate as to what might have happened had these events not occurred.
a.
The cultivation of tobacco in Virginia
b.
The introduction of slavery into the plantation colonies
c.
The "enclosing" of croplands in England

Accepted Answer

The introduction of slavery into the pla

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

The term "Chesapeake" typically refers t

Question 12

Which word best describes England's efforts in the 1500s to compete with the Spanish Empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indifferent 
B)  Competitive 
C)  Aggressive 
D)  Domineering 
E)  Influential 
A)  Indifferent 
B)  Competitive 
C)  Aggressive 
D)  Domineering 
E)  Influential

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two families would live together in one longhouse. 
B)  When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. 
C)  Women dominated Iroquois society. 
D)  All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. 
E)  Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence. 
A)  Two families would live together in one longhouse. 
B)  When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. 
C)  Women dominated Iroquois society. 
D)  All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. 
E)  Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence.

Question 14

In the face of devastating diseases,war and dislocation,what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poisoning food supplies of colonists encroaching on tribal lands 
B)  Adding captive colonists as tribal members to increase their numbers 
C)  Merging with other tribes 
D)  Embracing the reservation system 
E)  Converting to Christianity 
A)  Poisoning food supplies of colonists encroaching on tribal lands 
B)  Adding captive colonists as tribal members to increase their numbers 
C)  Merging with other tribes 
D)  Embracing the reservation system 
E)  Converting to Christianity

Question 15

Under the Barbados slave code,slaves were

Accepted Answer

A)  guaranteed the right to marry. 
B)  denied the most fundamental rights. 
C)  protected from the most vicious punishments. 
D)  given the opportunity to purchase their freedom. 
E)  assigned specific monetary value. 
A)  guaranteed the right to marry. 
B)  denied the most fundamental rights. 
C)  protected from the most vicious punishments. 
D)  given the opportunity to purchase their freedom. 
E)  assigned specific monetary value.

Question 16

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Jamestown

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

Pocahontas, whose real name was Amonute

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

Lord Baltimore refers to a title held by

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Tuscarora War was a conflict between

Question 20

The attitude of Carolinians toward Indians can best be described as

Accepted Answer

A)  friendly. 
B)  neutral. 
C)  hostile. 
D)  promoting interracial marriage. 
E)  None of these 
A)  friendly. 
B)  neutral. 
C)  hostile. 
D)  promoting interracial marriage. 
E)  None of these

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

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

Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the

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

The introduction of horses brought about significant change in the lives of the Lakotas; from this they

The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans)succumbed to the Europeans because they

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

Assess the validity of the following statement,by the end of the sixteenth century "Spain had overreached itself,sowing the seeds of its own decline."

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

The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most consequential for the future United States was the

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

Which word best describes England's efforts in the 1500s to compete with the Spanish Empire?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?

In the face of devastating diseases,war and dislocation,what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive?

Under the Barbados slave code,slaves were

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Jamestown

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

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

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

The attitude of Carolinians toward Indians can best be described as

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