Question 1

Roger Williams got into trouble with Massachusetts Bay authorities because he

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A)  questioned the legality of the Massachusetts Bay charter. 
B)  advocated Roman Catholicism. 
C)  claimed that the colony's civil government should not regulate religious behavior. 
D)  claimed to have had a direct revelation from God. 
E)  wanted to leave the colony. 
A)  questioned the legality of the Massachusetts Bay charter. 
B)  advocated Roman Catholicism. 
C)  claimed that the colony's civil government should not regulate religious behavior. 
D)  claimed to have had a direct revelation from God. 
E)  wanted to leave the colony.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Fernando Gorges

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Fernando Gorges, also known as Sir Ferdi

Question 3

Indian policy in early Pennsylvania can be best described as

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A)  extremely harsh. 
B)  bad at first but improving later. 
C)  influenced mainly by the state-supported church. 
D)  fair. 
E)  None of these 
A)  extremely harsh. 
B)  bad at first but improving later. 
C)  influenced mainly by the state-supported church. 
D)  fair. 
E)  None of these

Question 4

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

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The Protestant ethic refers to a set of

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Scottish Presbyterians

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Scottish Presbyterians were a religious

Question 6

As the founder of Rhode Island,Roger Williams

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A)  established religious freedom for all but Jews and Catholics. 
B)  supported some types of special privileges. 
C)  established complete religious freedom for all. 
D)  demanded attendance at worship. 
E)  became a very wealthy man. 
A)  established religious freedom for all but Jews and Catholics. 
B)  supported some types of special privileges. 
C)  established complete religious freedom for all. 
D)  demanded attendance at worship. 
E)  became a very wealthy man.

Question 7

The middle colonies were notable for their

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A)  lack of good river transportation. 
B)  unusual degree of democratic control. 
C)  lack of industry. 
D)  status as the least "American" of the colonies. 
E)  established churches. 
A)  lack of good river transportation. 
B)  unusual degree of democratic control. 
C)  lack of industry. 
D)  status as the least "American" of the colonies. 
E)  established churches.

Question 8

Write your interpretation of John Winthrop's comment that Massachusetts Bay was to be "as a city upon a hill" and "a beacon to mankind." In your opinion,do Americans still hold this view of their nation's role in the world? Why or why not?

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John Winthrop's comment that Massachuset

Question 9

The Pequot War of 1637 resulted in

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A)  the abolition of Indian "praying towns." 
B)  the virtual annihilation of the Pequots. 
C)  four decades of uneasy peace between the Puritans and the Indians. 
D)  praise for the colonists from people in England for having dealt effectively with the Indians. 
E)  better relations with the remaining Indians. 
A)  the abolition of Indian "praying towns." 
B)  the virtual annihilation of the Pequots. 
C)  four decades of uneasy peace between the Puritans and the Indians. 
D)  praise for the colonists from people in England for having dealt effectively with the Indians. 
E)  better relations with the remaining Indians.

Question 10

Make a list of the motives of English people who migrated to America in the seventeenth century.Rank the items in the list from most important to least important.Then justify your ranking.

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1. Religious freedom - The desire for re

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-passive resistance

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Passive resistance is a method of non-vi

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Penn's Woodland

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Penn's Woodland, more commonly known as

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Dutch "golden age"

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The Dutch "golden age" refers to a perio

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

As the head of Dominion of New England,Sir Edmund Andros was all of the following except

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A)  an able military man. 
B)  conscientious. 
C)  a Puritan. 
D)  tactless. 
E)  a leader who restricted the press. 
A)  an able military man. 
B)  conscientious. 
C)  a Puritan. 
D)  tactless. 
E)  a leader who restricted the press.

Question 17

According to Anne Hutchinson,a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay

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A)  predestination was not a valid idea. 
B)  the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man. 
C)  antinomianism was heresy. 
D)  direct revelation from God was impossible. 
E)  a person needs only to obey the law of God. 
A)  predestination was not a valid idea. 
B)  the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man. 
C)  antinomianism was heresy. 
D)  direct revelation from God was impossible. 
E)  a person needs only to obey the law of God.

Question 18

As a colony,Rhode Island became known for

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A)  its poor treatment of Indians. 
B)  unified religious beliefs. 
C)  support of special privilege. 
D)  never having secured a charter from Parliament. 
E)  individualistic and independent attitudes. 
A)  its poor treatment of Indians. 
B)  unified religious beliefs. 
C)  support of special privilege. 
D)  never having secured a charter from Parliament. 
E)  individualistic and independent attitudes.

Question 19

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

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The Congregational Church is a Protestan

Question 20

To what extent was the New England Confederation a first step toward colonial unity?

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The New England Confederation was a sign

Exam 3: Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

Roger Williams got into trouble with Massachusetts Bay authorities because he

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Fernando Gorges

Indian policy in early Pennsylvania can be best described as

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Scottish Presbyterians

As the founder of Rhode Island,Roger Williams

The middle colonies were notable for their

Write your interpretation of John Winthrop's comment that Massachusetts Bay was to be "as a city upon a hill" and "a beacon to mankind." In your opinion,do Americans still hold this view of their nation's role in the world? Why or why not?

The Pequot War of 1637 resulted in

Make a list of the motives of English people who migrated to America in the seventeenth century.Rank the items in the list from most important to least important.Then justify your ranking.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -passive resistance

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Penn's Woodland

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Dutch "golden age"

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

As the head of Dominion of New England,Sir Edmund Andros was all of the following except

According to Anne Hutchinson,a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay

As a colony,Rhode Island became known for

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

To what extent was the New England Confederation a first step toward colonial unity?

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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

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The War to End War,1917-1918

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

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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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