Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

The law of primogeniture is a legal and

Question 2

Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except

Accepted Answer

A)  its unhealthy climate. 
B)  early restrictions on black slavery. 
C)  Spanish attacks. 
D)  John Oglethorpe's leadership. 
E)  lack of a plantation economy. 
A)  its unhealthy climate. 
B)  early restrictions on black slavery. 
C)  Spanish attacks. 
D)  John Oglethorpe's leadership. 
E)  lack of a plantation economy.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-joint-stock company

Accepted Answer

A joint-stock company is a business enti

Question 4

Despite its problems,Maryland prospered,and like Virginia it

Accepted Answer

A)  relied exclusively on African slave labor. 
B)  remained a strong center of cotton production in the South. 
C)  depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants. 
D)  supplied the world's largest supply of beans and corn to Europe. 
E)  remained a progressive state dedicated to social and economic equality of all its citizens. 
A)  relied exclusively on African slave labor. 
B)  remained a strong center of cotton production in the South. 
C)  depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants. 
D)  supplied the world's largest supply of beans and corn to Europe. 
E)  remained a progressive state dedicated to social and economic equality of all its citizens.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-starving time

Accepted Answer

The "Starving Time" refers to a period d

Question 8

Of the four hundred settlers who managed to make it to Virginia,only sixty survived the "starving time" winter of

Accepted Answer

A)  1601-1602. 
B)  1609-1610. 
C)  1621-1622. 
D)  1634-1635. 
E)  1645-1646. 
A)  1601-1602. 
B)  1609-1610. 
C)  1621-1622. 
D)  1634-1635. 
E)  1645-1646.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A yeoman, in historical context, refers

Question 10

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)Reformation,(B)founding of Jamestown colony,(C)Restoration,(D)defeat of the Spanish Armada,and (E)colony of Georgia founded.

Accepted Answer

A)  A, B, C, D, E 
B)  C, A, D, B, E 
C)  D, A, B, C, E 
D)  A, D, B, C, E 
E)  E, D, A, C, B 
A)  A, B, C, D, E 
B)  C, A, D, B, E 
C)  D, A, B, C, E 
D)  A, D, B, C, E 
E)  E, D, A, C, B

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

Discuss English treatment of the Irish and its consequences.

Accepted Answer

The English treatment of the Irish has a

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Virginia Company

Accepted Answer

The Virginia Company was a joint-stock c

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

John Rolfe was an English settler in the

Question 15

Identify the statement that is false.

Accepted Answer

A)  The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. 
B)  The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. 
C)  The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. 
D)  Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. 
E)  The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land. 
A)  The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. 
B)  The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. 
C)  The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. 
D)  Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. 
E)  The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land.

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Charles II

Accepted Answer

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 168

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

James Oglethorpe was a British soldier,

Question 18

Match each individual on the left with the correct phrase on the right.

Accepted Answer

A)  A-2, B-1, C-3 
B)  A-1, B-4, C-2 
C)  A-3, B-2, C-1 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-2 
E)  A-5, B-4, C-1 
A)  A-2, B-1, C-3 
B)  A-1, B-4, C-2 
C)  A-3, B-2, C-1 
D)  A-4, B-3, C-2 
E)  A-5, B-4, C-1

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

Deganawidah and Hiawatha are two figures

Question 20

The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as

Accepted Answer

A)  hostile and violent. 
B)  too submissive to authority. 
C)  outcasts and irreligious. 
D)  far too friendly with Spain. 
E)  too Catholic. 
A)  hostile and violent. 
B)  too submissive to authority. 
C)  outcasts and irreligious. 
D)  far too friendly with Spain. 
E)  too Catholic.

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

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

Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -joint-stock company

Despite its problems,Maryland prospered,and like Virginia it

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -starving time

Of the four hundred settlers who managed to make it to Virginia,only sixty survived the "starving time" winter of

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

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)Reformation,(B)founding of Jamestown colony,(C)Restoration,(D)defeat of the Spanish Armada,and (E)colony of Georgia founded.

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

Discuss English treatment of the Irish and its consequences.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Virginia Company

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

Identify the statement that is false.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Charles II

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

Match each individual on the left with the correct phrase on the right.

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

The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as

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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

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The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

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Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

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Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

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The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

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The War to End War,1917-1918

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The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

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