Question 1

The Glorious Revolution reaffirmed absolutism in English America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The French used European rules when conducting diplomacy with the Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Young men dominated New England colonial society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Life expectancy was quite uniform throughout the colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Examine Bacon's Rebellion.What were its causes,course,and results?

Accepted Answer

Bacon's Rebellion grew out of a number o

Question 6

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Metacom's War

Accepted Answer

large-scale military action fought in Ne

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Mercantilism

Accepted Answer

economic theory that a nation's power an

Question 8

The French were much more skilled-and successful-in dealing with Native Americans than the British.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The only important local institution in the sugar islands and in South Carolina was the

Accepted Answer

A) parish. 
B) town hall. 
C) county. 
D) burgess. 
E) assembly. 
A) parish. 
B) town hall. 
C) county. 
D) burgess. 
E) assembly.

Question 10

The 1691 charter for the colony of Massachusetts

Accepted Answer

A) established religious requirements for voting. 
B) granted toleration to all Protestants. 
C) granted religious toleration to Catholics. 
D) recognized Indian land rights. 
E) denied the authority of the King. 
A) established religious requirements for voting. 
B) granted toleration to all Protestants. 
C) granted religious toleration to Catholics. 
D) recognized Indian land rights. 
E) denied the authority of the King.

Question 11

Examine the common bonds that united the colonies and contributed to their homogeneity in the seventeenth century.

Accepted Answer

While there was great diversity in colon

Question 12

The Catholic successor to Charles II of England who was overthrown in the Revolution of 1689 was

Accepted Answer

A) William of Orange. 
B) Mary of Scotland. 
C) James II. 
D) Charles I. 
E) Philip II. 
A) William of Orange. 
B) Mary of Scotland. 
C) James II. 
D) Charles I. 
E) Philip II.

Question 13

In the 1680s,the colonies of New York,Massachusetts,and Connecticut were joined together in one colony,known as the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

Dominion o

Question 14

By 1700,the population of England's mainland colonies was doubling every ____ years.

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 15 
D) 25 
E) 40 
A) 2 
B) 5 
C) 15 
D) 25 
E) 40

Question 15

Spain established Pensacola in 1698 to protect their position on the Gulf of Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following was not stated in the Navigation Act passed in 1651?

Accepted Answer

A) Non-European goods could be imported into the colonies only in English-owned ships. 
B) English coastal trade was forbidden to foreigners. 
C) The crews of ships trading with the colonies had to be at least half English. 
D) Goods from Asia and the East could be imported to America only after passing through England. 
E) Foreigners could not trade between one English port and another. 
A) Non-European goods could be imported into the colonies only in English-owned ships. 
B) English coastal trade was forbidden to foreigners. 
C) The crews of ships trading with the colonies had to be at least half English. 
D) Goods from Asia and the East could be imported to America only after passing through England. 
E) Foreigners could not trade between one English port and another.

Question 17

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Dominion of New England

Accepted Answer

created in 1686 by James II.Joined Massa

Question 18

Charles II and James II were brothers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The area of most interest to the Lords of Trade was New England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the mid-1700s,most of the English colonies in North America were

Accepted Answer

A) proprietary colonies with tax-supported established churches. 
B) royal colonies with appointed governors and elected assemblies. 
C) united in their support of the Board of Trade's reorganization of colonial governments. 
D) heavily dependent upon slave labor for agricultural production. 
E) paying high taxes to the British treasury. 
A) proprietary colonies with tax-supported established churches. 
B) royal colonies with appointed governors and elected assemblies. 
C) united in their support of the Board of Trade's reorganization of colonial governments. 
D) heavily dependent upon slave labor for agricultural production. 
E) paying high taxes to the British treasury.

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

The Glorious Revolution reaffirmed absolutism in English America.

The French used European rules when conducting diplomacy with the Indians.

Young men dominated New England colonial society.

Life expectancy was quite uniform throughout the colonies.

Examine Bacon's Rebellion.What were its causes,course,and results?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Metacom's War

IDENTIFICATIONS -Mercantilism

The French were much more skilled-and successful-in dealing with Native Americans than the British.

The only important local institution in the sugar islands and in South Carolina was the

The 1691 charter for the colony of Massachusetts

Examine the common bonds that united the colonies and contributed to their homogeneity in the seventeenth century.

The Catholic successor to Charles II of England who was overthrown in the Revolution of 1689 was

In the 1680s,the colonies of New York,Massachusetts,and Connecticut were joined together in one colony,known as the ____________________.

By 1700,the population of England's mainland colonies was doubling every ____ years.

Spain established Pensacola in 1698 to protect their position on the Gulf of Mexico.

Which of the following was not stated in the Navigation Act passed in 1651?

IDENTIFICATIONS -Dominion of New England

Charles II and James II were brothers.

The area of most interest to the Lords of Trade was New England.

By the mid-1700s,most of the English colonies in North America were

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