Question 1

The growing population of its North American empire was Great Britain's greatest advantage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

English settlers were probably always a minority in the Middle Atlantic region.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

King William's War occurred before Queen Anne's War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Thomas Mayhew and his son encouraged Indian men to hunt ____________________..

Accepted Answer

The answer of Thomas Mayhew and his son encouraged Indian...

Question 5

As a result of the witchcraft trials in Salem,

Accepted Answer

A) the Puritans lost control of the government of Massachusetts. 
B) a majority of colonial citizens became convinced that witchcraft was being practiced in every colony. 
C) the Great Awakening began. 
D) twenty people were executed either by hanging or by crushing. 
E) the governor's wife was executed for witchcraft. 
A) the Puritans lost control of the government of Massachusetts. 
B) a majority of colonial citizens became convinced that witchcraft was being practiced in every colony. 
C) the Great Awakening began. 
D) twenty people were executed either by hanging or by crushing. 
E) the governor's wife was executed for witchcraft.

Question 6

Colonists in North America reacted to the Glorious Revolution

Accepted Answer

A) with indifference. 
B) by overthrowing the governors of the Dominion of New England and Maryland. 
C) with public protests against the new king. 
D) by attacking Dutch settlements in Delaware. 
E) by launching Indian wars. 
A) with indifference. 
B) by overthrowing the governors of the Dominion of New England and Maryland. 
C) with public protests against the new king. 
D) by attacking Dutch settlements in Delaware. 
E) by launching Indian wars.

Question 7

The farther south one went in the English colonies in North America,the more diverse the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The leader of the 1676 Virginia rebellion was

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Berkeley. 
B) Nathaniel Bacon. 
C) Jacob Leisler. 
D) Edward Randolph. 
E) William Berkeley. 
A) Thomas Berkeley. 
B) Nathaniel Bacon. 
C) Jacob Leisler. 
D) Edward Randolph. 
E) William Berkeley.

Question 9

When William III and Mary II became the monarchs of England,Parliament

Accepted Answer

A) executed Charles I and his entire family. 
B) offered toleration of Protestants and guaranteed Protestant royal succession. 
C) expelled the Quakers,Jews,and other dissidents from England. 
D) revoked the charters of all the proprietary colonies in North America. 
E) abolished the monarchy. 
A) executed Charles I and his entire family. 
B) offered toleration of Protestants and guaranteed Protestant royal succession. 
C) expelled the Quakers,Jews,and other dissidents from England. 
D) revoked the charters of all the proprietary colonies in North America. 
E) abolished the monarchy.

Question 10

In the British colonies life expectancy was longest in

Accepted Answer

A) the Caribbean 
B) the Chesapeake region 
C) South Carolina 
D) Canada 
E) New England 
A) the Caribbean 
B) the Chesapeake region 
C) South Carolina 
D) Canada 
E) New England

Question 11

The Navigation Act of 1660 dealt primarily with products going into the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

____________________ were officeholders who sat in Parliament.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ____________________ were officeholders who sat in Parliament....

Question 13

The leader of the large-scale rebellion in New York in 1689 was

Accepted Answer

A) Thomas Berkeley. 
B) Jacob Leisler. 
C) Edward Randolph. 
D) Francis Nicholson. 
E) William Bradford. 
A) Thomas Berkeley. 
B) Jacob Leisler. 
C) Edward Randolph. 
D) Francis Nicholson. 
E) William Bradford.

Question 14

Massasoit's son ____________________ was also known as King Philip.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Massasoit's son ____________________ was also known as...

Question 15

The Glorious Revolution led to the ascension of Oliver Cromwell as leader of England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

One Native American strategy of survival was the assimilation of women and children from one tribe to another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The French explorer Sieur de la Salle sailed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

By 1650,most sugar and tobacco exports were going to ____________________,not London.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By 1650,most sugar and tobacco exports were...

Question 19

The English colonies in North America were united by all except which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) a uniform language based on the London English dialect 
B) traditional English inheritance laws 
C) an uncomplicated legal system with few professional lawyers 
D) military concepts based on volunteer militia and the use of terror tactics 
E) widespread ownership of land 
A) a uniform language based on the London English dialect 
B) traditional English inheritance laws 
C) an uncomplicated legal system with few professional lawyers 
D) military concepts based on volunteer militia and the use of terror tactics 
E) widespread ownership of land

Question 20

Uncertainty in the sugar and tobacco colonies led to widespread despondency among the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, liberty, and Expansion

The growing population of its North American empire was Great Britain's greatest advantage.

English settlers were probably always a minority in the Middle Atlantic region.

King William's War occurred before Queen Anne's War.

Thomas Mayhew and his son encouraged Indian men to hunt ____________________..

As a result of the witchcraft trials in Salem,

Colonists in North America reacted to the Glorious Revolution

The farther south one went in the English colonies in North America,the more diverse the population.

The leader of the 1676 Virginia rebellion was

When William III and Mary II became the monarchs of England,Parliament

In the British colonies life expectancy was longest in

The Navigation Act of 1660 dealt primarily with products going into the colonies.

____________________ were officeholders who sat in Parliament.

The leader of the large-scale rebellion in New York in 1689 was

Massasoit's son ____________________ was also known as King Philip.

The Glorious Revolution led to the ascension of Oliver Cromwell as leader of England.

One Native American strategy of survival was the assimilation of women and children from one tribe to another.

The French explorer Sieur de la Salle sailed down the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico and named the area Louisiana.

By 1650,most sugar and tobacco exports were going to ____________________,not London.

The English colonies in North America were united by all except which of the following?

Uncertainty in the sugar and tobacco colonies led to widespread despondency among the population.

When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, conquest, catastrophe

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, resistance, revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

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

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

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

Cities, peoples, cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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