Question 1

The Dutch East India Company was chartered before the Dutch West India Company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Among the Quakers hanged by Massachusetts was

Accepted Answer

A) Mary Dyer. 
B) Anne Hutchinson. 
C) Samuel Gorton. 
D) Henry Dinster. 
E) John Winthrop. 
A) Mary Dyer. 
B) Anne Hutchinson. 
C) Samuel Gorton. 
D) Henry Dinster. 
E) John Winthrop. A

Question 3

Which of the following statements about early Jamestown is most correct?

Accepted Answer

A) It was a great success. 
B) Its success or failure was unclear. 
C) It was saved by the discovery of silver. 
D) It saw the majority of its colonists die. 
E) It was a profitable venture for the London Company. 
A) It was a great success. 
B) Its success or failure was unclear. 
C) It was saved by the discovery of silver. 
D) It saw the majority of its colonists die. 
E) It was a profitable venture for the London Company. D

Question 4

During the seventeenth century,Spain was the most populated region of Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Roger Williams and a handful of disciples founded

Accepted Answer

A) Newport. 
B) Portsmouth. 
C) Providence. 
D) New Haven. 
E) Canada. 
A) Newport. 
B) Portsmouth. 
C) Providence. 
D) New Haven. 
E) Canada.

Question 6

Under the headright system,

Accepted Answer

A) a colonist received fifty acres of land for every person for whom he paid passage to Virginia. 
B) a head tax was levied on every adult man and woman in the colonies. 
C) only the gentleman class could own land in Virginia. 
D) the Virginia economy successfully diversified. 
E) a tax was levied for each slave brought into the colony. 
A) a colonist received fifty acres of land for every person for whom he paid passage to Virginia. 
B) a head tax was levied on every adult man and woman in the colonies. 
C) only the gentleman class could own land in Virginia. 
D) the Virginia economy successfully diversified. 
E) a tax was levied for each slave brought into the colony.

Question 7

Examine the role of religion in stimulating seventeenth-century English colonization efforts in North America.

Accepted Answer

Essay should address several key points:

Question 8

The Indian warrior who led the massacre of 1622 against the Virginia settlers was

Accepted Answer

A) Powhatan. 
B) Massasoit. 
C) Opechancanough. 
D) Squanto. 
E) Tonto. 
A) Powhatan. 
B) Massasoit. 
C) Opechancanough. 
D) Squanto. 
E) Tonto.

Question 9

The French Jesuit missionaries were unique in that they believed in converting the Indians to Christianity without interfering with tribal customs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By 1700,about ____________________ of the Quakers in England and Wales had moved to America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1700,about ____________________ of the Quakers in...

Question 11

The term Yankee is derived from an Indian word meaning foreigner.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Examine the Puritans.Describe their religious beliefs as well as the reasons they left England for North America.

Accepted Answer

The Puritans left England for two reason

Question 13

Calvinists believe that

Accepted Answer

A) Christians should give away all their material possessions. 
B) women were spiritually inferior and could not be saved. 
C) a person's salvation or damnation was predestined by God. 
D) the elect earned their salvation through acts of penitence. 
E) all human beings were saved. 
A) Christians should give away all their material possessions. 
B) women were spiritually inferior and could not be saved. 
C) a person's salvation or damnation was predestined by God. 
D) the elect earned their salvation through acts of penitence. 
E) all human beings were saved.

Question 14

Women had almost equal status with men in Quaker families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

John Smith is noted for helping to stabilize Jamestown by

Accepted Answer

A) encouraging the London Company to increase its financial investment in the colony. 
B) forcing the colonists to work. 
C) marrying the Indian princess Pocahontas. 
D) developing its gold and silver production. 
E) introducing the production of tobacco to Virginia. 
A) encouraging the London Company to increase its financial investment in the colony. 
B) forcing the colonists to work. 
C) marrying the Indian princess Pocahontas. 
D) developing its gold and silver production. 
E) introducing the production of tobacco to Virginia.

Question 16

Dutch republicanism emphasized local liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The last of the original thirteen colonies to be founded was

Accepted Answer

A) North Carolina. 
B) South Carolina. 
C) New Hampshire. 
D) Georgia. 
E) New York. 
A) North Carolina. 
B) South Carolina. 
C) New Hampshire. 
D) Georgia. 
E) New York.

Question 18

Jamestown was established and settled by

Accepted Answer

A) Elizabeth I. 
B) coastal fishermen from New England. 
C) the Virginia company. 
D) Puritans. 
E) Quakers. 
A) Elizabeth I. 
B) coastal fishermen from New England. 
C) the Virginia company. 
D) Puritans. 
E) Quakers.

Question 19

Most that came to New England were middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Most of the colonists who sailed to England's North American colonies were young,unmarried men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

The Dutch East India Company was chartered before the Dutch West India Company.

Among the Quakers hanged by Massachusetts was

Which of the following statements about early Jamestown is most correct?

During the seventeenth century,Spain was the most populated region of Europe.

Roger Williams and a handful of disciples founded

Under the headright system,

Examine the role of religion in stimulating seventeenth-century English colonization efforts in North America.

The Indian warrior who led the massacre of 1622 against the Virginia settlers was

The French Jesuit missionaries were unique in that they believed in converting the Indians to Christianity without interfering with tribal customs.

By 1700,about ____________________ of the Quakers in England and Wales had moved to America.

The term Yankee is derived from an Indian word meaning foreigner.

Examine the Puritans.Describe their religious beliefs as well as the reasons they left England for North America.

Calvinists believe that

Women had almost equal status with men in Quaker families.

John Smith is noted for helping to stabilize Jamestown by

Dutch republicanism emphasized local liberties.

The last of the original thirteen colonies to be founded was

Jamestown was established and settled by

Most that came to New England were middle class.

Most of the colonists who sailed to England's North American colonies were young,unmarried men.

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England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

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Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

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A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

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War and Society, 1914-1920

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America During the Second World War

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Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

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