Question 1

The Virginia Company of London funded the first permanent English colony at Jamestown.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Which of the following provides the correct chronological order for the founding of the English colonies? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Virginia,Carolina,Massachusetts,New Jersey 
B) Virginia,Massachusetts,New Jersey,Carolina 
C) ​Virginia,Massachusetts,Carolina,New Jersey 
D) ​Massachusetts,Virginia,Carolina,New Jersey 
A) Virginia,Carolina,Massachusetts,New Jersey 
B) Virginia,Massachusetts,New Jersey,Carolina 
C) ​Virginia,Massachusetts,Carolina,New Jersey 
D) ​Massachusetts,Virginia,Carolina,New Jersey C

Question 3

The Massachusetts Bay charter called for the establishment and/or appointment of all but which of the following governing bodies and officials? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Governor 
B) Deputy governor 
C) ​Executive board 
D) ​General court 
E) ​Court of review 
A) Governor 
B) Deputy governor 
C) ​Executive board 
D) ​General court 
E) ​Court of review E

Question 4

Which of the following colonies embraced the principles of religious liberty and separation of church and state? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts 
B) Rhode Island 
C) ​New Hampshire 
D) ​Connecticut 
A) Massachusetts 
B) Rhode Island 
C) ​New Hampshire 
D) ​Connecticut

Question 5

South Carolina's plantation economy resembled that of what other territory? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Hawaii 
B) Virginia 
C) ​West Indies 
D) ​West Africa 
E) ​Both C and D 
A) Hawaii 
B) Virginia 
C) ​West Indies 
D) ​West Africa 
E) ​Both C and D

Question 6

King Philip's War resulted from the Plymouth government's attempt to get the Wampanoags to give up their firearms and sell their land.
​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

New England merchants became known for which of the following industries? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Fishing 
B) Maritime trade 
C) ​Shipbuilding 
D) ​A and B 
E) ​B and C 
A) Fishing 
B) Maritime trade 
C) ​Shipbuilding 
D) ​A and B 
E) ​B and C

Question 8

One of the distinguishing characteristics of the region that became known as South Carolina was that ​

Accepted Answer

A) many settlers were planters who had moved from Virginia. 
B) a large proportion of the colony consisted of slaves. 
C) ​most settlers became merchants. 
D) ​the colony's land was divided into townships. 
E) ​the colony contained relatively few family units. 
A) many settlers were planters who had moved from Virginia. 
B) a large proportion of the colony consisted of slaves. 
C) ​most settlers became merchants. 
D) ​the colony's land was divided into townships. 
E) ​the colony contained relatively few family units.

Question 9

Most of the early settlers in Pennsylvania were Dutch farmers from the West Indies.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the Salem witch hysteria,a fairly equal number of men and women were accused of practicing witchcraft.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe early Massachusetts settlers? ​

Accepted Answer

A) They believed the husband was superior to the wife. 
B) They accepted social inequality as the will of God. 
C) ​They believed in using coercion to induce compliance. 
D) ​They maintained a hierarchical social order. 
E) ​They believed everyone had a place in the family,church,and commonwealth. 
A) They believed the husband was superior to the wife. 
B) They accepted social inequality as the will of God. 
C) ​They believed in using coercion to induce compliance. 
D) ​They maintained a hierarchical social order. 
E) ​They believed everyone had a place in the family,church,and commonwealth.

Question 12

Where was New Amsterdam-the primary Dutch settlement in New Netherland-located?

Accepted Answer

A) On the James River 
B) On the York River 
C) ​In the lower Hudson Valley 
D) ​On the island of Manhattan 
E) ​On the island of Nova Scotia 
A) On the James River 
B) On the York River 
C) ​In the lower Hudson Valley 
D) ​On the island of Manhattan 
E) ​On the island of Nova Scotia

Question 13

Capital to explore trade routes and establish new markets in America was raised through which of the following means? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The sale of wool 
B) The establishment of joint-stock companies 
C) ​Investment by the French in English ventures 
D) ​Direct support from the English crown 
E) ​Piracy on the high seas 
A) The sale of wool 
B) The establishment of joint-stock companies 
C) ​Investment by the French in English ventures 
D) ​Direct support from the English crown 
E) ​Piracy on the high seas

Question 14

Rhode Island,founded by Roger Williams,was noted for ​

Accepted Answer

A) close ties between church and state. 
B) condemnation of Anne Hutchinson. 
C) ​mistreatment of the local native tribes. 
D) ​religious toleration. 
E) ​Both B and D 
A) close ties between church and state. 
B) condemnation of Anne Hutchinson. 
C) ​mistreatment of the local native tribes. 
D) ​religious toleration. 
E) ​Both B and D

Question 15

The Lenape Indians of Pennsylvania later became known as which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Penobscots 
B) Delawares 
C) ​Shoshone 
D) ​Algonquians 
E) ​Iroquois 
A) Penobscots 
B) Delawares 
C) ​Shoshone 
D) ​Algonquians 
E) ​Iroquois

Question 16

Metacom's War resulted in which of the following? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The destruction of twelve colonial towns 
B) The destruction of Native American praying towns in southern New England 
C) ​The relocation of Metacom to an area outside New England 
D) ​The death of over 100 colonists 
E) ​None of these 
A) The destruction of twelve colonial towns 
B) The destruction of Native American praying towns in southern New England 
C) ​The relocation of Metacom to an area outside New England 
D) ​The death of over 100 colonists 
E) ​None of these

Question 17

The young women who instigated the witchcraft craze were drawn to the supposed magic of which Salem resident? ​

Accepted Answer

A) Sara Good,a poor beggar 
B) Sarah Osborne,an elderly,sick woman 
C) ​Tituba,a slave woman 
D) ​Mary Phyis,the governor's wife 
E) ​Both A and B 
A) Sara Good,a poor beggar 
B) Sarah Osborne,an elderly,sick woman 
C) ​Tituba,a slave woman 
D) ​Mary Phyis,the governor's wife 
E) ​Both A and B

Question 18

Georgia was founded to serve as a haven for the poor and also to ​

Accepted Answer

A) provide another slave economy. 
B) produce rum for sale in the West Indies. 
C) ​serve as a buffer zone between Florida and South Carolina. 
D) ​provide a haven for the pacifist Quakers. 
E) ​Both B and C 
A) provide another slave economy. 
B) produce rum for sale in the West Indies. 
C) ​serve as a buffer zone between Florida and South Carolina. 
D) ​provide a haven for the pacifist Quakers. 
E) ​Both B and C

Question 19

What was the main reason for the burgeoning slavery of South Carolina? ​

Accepted Answer

A) The production of tobacco,which required many hands 
B) The fact that slaves died in large numbers and continually had to be replaced 
C) ​The production of rice,which was difficult to raise and extremely labor-intensive 
D) ​The absence of towns,which might have led to a greater dependence on commerce 
E) ​None of these 
A) The production of tobacco,which required many hands 
B) The fact that slaves died in large numbers and continually had to be replaced 
C) ​The production of rice,which was difficult to raise and extremely labor-intensive 
D) ​The absence of towns,which might have led to a greater dependence on commerce 
E) ​None of these

Question 20

Agricultural production in the middle colonies and New England centered on ​

Accepted Answer

A) grains and livestock. 
B) rice. 
C) ​sugar. 
D) ​cotton. 
E) ​tobacco. 
A) grains and livestock. 
B) rice. 
C) ​sugar. 
D) ​cotton. 
E) ​tobacco.

Exam 3: Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

The Virginia Company of London funded the first permanent English colony at Jamestown.​

Which of the following provides the correct chronological order for the founding of the English colonies? ​

The Massachusetts Bay charter called for the establishment and/or appointment of all but which of the following governing bodies and officials? ​

Which of the following colonies embraced the principles of religious liberty and separation of church and state? ​

South Carolina's plantation economy resembled that of what other territory? ​

King Philip's War resulted from the Plymouth government's attempt to get the Wampanoags to give up their firearms and sell their land. ​

New England merchants became known for which of the following industries? ​

One of the distinguishing characteristics of the region that became known as South Carolina was that ​

Most of the early settlers in Pennsylvania were Dutch farmers from the West Indies.​

During the Salem witch hysteria,a fairly equal number of men and women were accused of practicing witchcraft.​

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe early Massachusetts settlers? ​

Where was New Amsterdam-the primary Dutch settlement in New Netherland-located?

Capital to explore trade routes and establish new markets in America was raised through which of the following means? ​

Rhode Island,founded by Roger Williams,was noted for ​

The Lenape Indians of Pennsylvania later became known as which of the following? ​

Metacom's War resulted in which of the following? ​

The young women who instigated the witchcraft craze were drawn to the supposed magic of which Salem resident? ​

Georgia was founded to serve as a haven for the poor and also to ​

What was the main reason for the burgeoning slavery of South Carolina? ​

Agricultural production in the middle colonies and New England centered on ​

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The Virginia Company of London funded the first permanent English colony at Jamestown.

Which of the following provides the correct chronological order for the founding of the English colonies?

The Massachusetts Bay charter called for the establishment and/or appointment of all but which of the following governing bodies and officials?

Which of the following colonies embraced the principles of religious liberty and separation of church and state?

South Carolina's plantation economy resembled that of what other territory?

King Philip's War resulted from the Plymouth government's attempt to get the Wampanoags to give up their firearms and sell their land.

New England merchants became known for which of the following industries?

One of the distinguishing characteristics of the region that became known as South Carolina was that

Most of the early settlers in Pennsylvania were Dutch farmers from the West Indies.

During the Salem witch hysteria,a fairly equal number of men and women were accused of practicing witchcraft.

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe early Massachusetts settlers?

Capital to explore trade routes and establish new markets in America was raised through which of the following means?

Rhode Island,founded by Roger Williams,was noted for

The Lenape Indians of Pennsylvania later became known as which of the following?

Metacom's War resulted in which of the following?

The young women who instigated the witchcraft craze were drawn to the supposed magic of which Salem resident?

Georgia was founded to serve as a haven for the poor and also to

What was the main reason for the burgeoning slavery of South Carolina?

Agricultural production in the middle colonies and New England centered on