Question 1

The Mayflower Compact can be best described as a(n)

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A)  agreement to follow the dictates of Parliament. 
B)  document that allowed women limited participation in government. 
C)  constitution that established a working government. 
D)  complex agreement to form an oligarchy. 
E)  promising step toward genuine self-government. 
A)  agreement to follow the dictates of Parliament. 
B)  document that allowed women limited participation in government. 
C)  constitution that established a working government. 
D)  complex agreement to form an oligarchy. 
E)  promising step toward genuine self-government.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mayflower Compact

Accepted Answer

The Mayflower Compact was a document cre

Question 3

The New England Indians' only hope for resisting English encroachment lay in

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A)  acquiring English muskets. 
B)  enlisting the aid of the French. 
C)  intertribal unity against the English. 
D)  building fortifications. 
E)  allying themselves with the Dutch. 
A)  acquiring English muskets. 
B)  enlisting the aid of the French. 
C)  intertribal unity against the English. 
D)  building fortifications. 
E)  allying themselves with the Dutch.

Question 4

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

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The Protestant Reformation was a major r

Question 5

Pennsylvania

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A)  introduced an unusually liberal land policy that attracted a heavy flow of immigrants. 
B)  had fertile soil that produced surplus grain for export. 
C)  was first settled by small colonies of Swedes. 
D)  was founded with the intention of making a profit. 
E)  was named after William Penn. 
A)  introduced an unusually liberal land policy that attracted a heavy flow of immigrants. 
B)  had fertile soil that produced surplus grain for export. 
C)  was first settled by small colonies of Swedes. 
D)  was founded with the intention of making a profit. 
E)  was named after William Penn.

Question 6

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

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Dutchification refers to the process of

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Sweden

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New Sweden was a Swedish colony establis

Question 8

Some historians have argued that Puritanism was especially suited for life in the wilderness of seventeenth-century America.Do you agree? Why or why not?

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As an AI, I don't have personal opinions

Question 9

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

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Henry Hudson was a prominent English sea

Question 10

The historical significance of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Bay lies in their

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A)  numerical size. 
B)  economic power. 
C)  moral and spiritual qualities. 
D)  dedication to family life. 
E)  unwillingness to merge with the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay. 
A)  numerical size. 
B)  economic power. 
C)  moral and spiritual qualities. 
D)  dedication to family life. 
E)  unwillingness to merge with the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay.

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Institutes of the Christian Religion

Accepted Answer

The Institutes of the Christian Religion

Question 12

All of the following are true of Martin Luther except

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A)  he was German. 
B)  he protested against Catholic doctrines at Wittenberg in 1517. 
C)  there was little notice of his reforms in Europe. 
D)  he denounced the authority of priests and popes. 
E)  he declared that the Bible was the only source of God's word. 
A)  he was German. 
B)  he protested against Catholic doctrines at Wittenberg in 1517. 
C)  there was little notice of his reforms in Europe. 
D)  he denounced the authority of priests and popes. 
E)  he declared that the Bible was the only source of God's word.

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fundamental Orders

Accepted Answer

The Fundamental Orders were a set of law

Question 14

Henry VIII aided the entrance of Protestant beliefs into England when he

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A)  allowed Martin Luther to journey to England. 
B)  broke England's ties with the Roman Catholic Church. 
C)  removed himself as the head of the Church of England. 
D)  ordered John Calvin to go to Switzerland. 
E)  supported the Puritans. 
A)  allowed Martin Luther to journey to England. 
B)  broke England's ties with the Roman Catholic Church. 
C)  removed himself as the head of the Church of England. 
D)  ordered John Calvin to go to Switzerland. 
E)  supported the Puritans.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Pequot War was a conflict between th

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-New Amsterdam

Accepted Answer

New Amsterdam was a 17th-century Dutch s

Question 17

Analyze the extent to which the government of Massachusetts Bay was simultaneously theocratic,democratic,oligarchic,and authoritarian.

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The government of Massachusetts Bay duri

Question 18

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the fate of Anne Hutchinson?

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A)  She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her beliefs. 
B)  She was pregnant when she headed with her family for Rhode Island. 
C)  She and most of her family members were killed by Indians in New York. 
D)  John Winthrop saw "God's hand" in her fate. 
E)  She preached to fellow residents of Salem. 
A)  She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her beliefs. 
B)  She was pregnant when she headed with her family for Rhode Island. 
C)  She and most of her family members were killed by Indians in New York. 
D)  John Winthrop saw "God's hand" in her fate. 
E)  She preached to fellow residents of Salem.

Question 19

Factors leading to the first major European migration include

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A)  a population explosion. 
B)  economic depression. 
C)  better quality oceangoing vessels. 
D)  religious repression. 
E)  the use of African slaves. 
A)  a population explosion. 
B)  economic depression. 
C)  better quality oceangoing vessels. 
D)  religious repression. 
E)  the use of African slaves.

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

The Pilgrims were a group of English Sep

Exam 3: Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

The Mayflower Compact can be best described as a(n)

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mayflower Compact

The New England Indians' only hope for resisting English encroachment lay in

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

Pennsylvania

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Sweden

Some historians have argued that Puritanism was especially suited for life in the wilderness of seventeenth-century America.Do you agree? Why or why not?

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

The historical significance of the Pilgrims of Plymouth Bay lies in their

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Institutes of the Christian Religion

All of the following are true of Martin Luther except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fundamental Orders

Henry VIII aided the entrance of Protestant beliefs into England when he

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -New Amsterdam

Analyze the extent to which the government of Massachusetts Bay was simultaneously theocratic,democratic,oligarchic,and authoritarian.

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the fate of Anne Hutchinson?

Factors leading to the first major European migration include

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

New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

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

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

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

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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