Question 1

Because of its harsh winters, New England had a death rate that was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The stockholders who invested in the Virginia Company were motivated primarily by:

Accepted Answer

A)  religion 
B)  a spirit of adventure 
C)  curiosity about the New World 
D)  personal loyalty to James I 
E)  financial profit 
A)  religion 
B)  a spirit of adventure 
C)  curiosity about the New World 
D)  personal loyalty to James I 
E)  financial profit E

Question 3

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he:

Accepted Answer

A)  devoted himself to converting the Indians 
B)  decided he was no longer a Christian 
C)  had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions 
D)  led a rebellion against the government of Massachusetts 
E)  discovered it had the best farmland in New England 
A)  devoted himself to converting the Indians 
B)  decided he was no longer a Christian 
C)  had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions 
D)  led a rebellion against the government of Massachusetts 
E)  discovered it had the best farmland in New England C

Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Smith

Accepted Answer

A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia 
A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the last of the English colonies to be established. 
B)  It was to serve as a military buffer against Spanish Florida. 
C)  It was a haven for the "poor children…that pester the streets of London." 
D)  It succeeded in keeping out slavery. 
E)  James Oglethorpe led the initial settlers. 
A)  It was the last of the English colonies to be established. 
B)  It was to serve as a military buffer against Spanish Florida. 
C)  It was a haven for the "poor children…that pester the streets of London." 
D)  It succeeded in keeping out slavery. 
E)  James Oglethorpe led the initial settlers.

Question 6

Sir Edwin Sandys took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Bradford

Accepted Answer

A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia 
A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia

Question 8

New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

One of the important reasons why England took New Netherland from the Dutch was because of:

Accepted Answer

A)  its location at the mouth of the Hudson River 
B)  their military strength, which was considered a threat to English interests in North America 
C)  New Netherland's direct financial competition with officially licensed English companies 
D)  its interest in extending Anglicanism to this devoutly Catholic nation 
E)  England's superior position as a continental financial power 
A)  its location at the mouth of the Hudson River 
B)  their military strength, which was considered a threat to English interests in North America 
C)  New Netherland's direct financial competition with officially licensed English companies 
D)  its interest in extending Anglicanism to this devoutly Catholic nation 
E)  England's superior position as a continental financial power

Question 10

The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from:

Accepted Answer

A)  land sales 
B)  trade with Indians 
C)  gold discoveries 
D)  tobacco 
E)  trade with Spanish Florida 
A)  land sales 
B)  trade with Indians 
C)  gold discoveries 
D)  tobacco 
E)  trade with Spanish Florida

Question 11

By the mid-1670s, many of Virginia's free white adult males owned no land, and squatting became a significant problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which is true of English society by the early 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)  The right to trial by jury had yet to be established. 
B)  There was a growing population of beggars and vagabonds. 
C)  There were no limits on the power of the monarch. 
D)  Titled nobles dominated the House of Commons. 
E)  There were no significant class distinctions. 
A)  The right to trial by jury had yet to be established. 
B)  There was a growing population of beggars and vagabonds. 
C)  There were no limits on the power of the monarch. 
D)  Titled nobles dominated the House of Commons. 
E)  There were no significant class distinctions.

Question 13

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Africans as slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)  They spoke many different languages and held complex religious beliefs. 
B)  Many had experienced a less brutal form of slavery in Africa. 
C)  They were often branded by the company who claimed ownership. 
D)  One in six died during the Middle Passage. 
E)  They had a long history with Christianity in Africa. 
A)  They spoke many different languages and held complex religious beliefs. 
B)  Many had experienced a less brutal form of slavery in Africa. 
C)  They were often branded by the company who claimed ownership. 
D)  One in six died during the Middle Passage. 
E)  They had a long history with Christianity in Africa.

Question 14

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

Accepted Answer

A)  challenging the authority of male ministers 
B)  championing equal rights for women 
C)  insufficient knowledge of the Bible 
D)  believing good works would earn a place in heaven 
E)  refusing to uphold the Sabbath 
A)  challenging the authority of male ministers 
B)  championing equal rights for women 
C)  insufficient knowledge of the Bible 
D)  believing good works would earn a place in heaven 
E)  refusing to uphold the Sabbath

Question 15

Georgia's colonial beginnings are remarkably different from those of other colonies. Discuss how Spain's presence in Florida impacted the southern colonies.

Accepted Answer

Georgia's colonial beginnings were indee

Question 16

All of the following are true of the Pilgrims EXCEPT that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  established the Plymouth colony 
B)  based their initial colonial government on the Mayflower Compact 
C)  were Separatists who had abandoned the Church of England 
D)  originally fled to Holland 
E)  were a sect of radical Catholics 
A)  established the Plymouth colony 
B)  based their initial colonial government on the Mayflower Compact 
C)  were Separatists who had abandoned the Church of England 
D)  originally fled to Holland 
E)  were a sect of radical Catholics

Question 17

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Roger Williams

Accepted Answer

A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia 
A) Carolina 
B) Georgia 
C) Maryland 
D) Massachusetts Bay 
E) New Jersey
F)New Netherland
G)Pennsylvania
H)Plymouth
I)Rhode Island
J)Virginia

Question 18

One of the important factors aiding the survival of the early Jamestown settlers was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the large sums of money that were used to bring additional supplies to them regularly 
B)  their willingness to work hard and sacrifice for the good of the whole colony 
C)  the assistance they received from the Indians 
D)  the lack of the diseases and hardships that afflicted other colonies 
E)  the democratic government established by the Virginia Company 
A)  the large sums of money that were used to bring additional supplies to them regularly 
B)  their willingness to work hard and sacrifice for the good of the whole colony 
C)  the assistance they received from the Indians 
D)  the lack of the diseases and hardships that afflicted other colonies 
E)  the democratic government established by the Virginia Company

Question 19

The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the power of Parliament 
B)  resulted in the execution of Charles I 
C)  ended with the death of Oliver Cromwell 
D)  temporarily abolished the monarchy 
E)  delayed the American Revolution 
A)  increased the power of Parliament 
B)  resulted in the execution of Charles I 
C)  ended with the death of Oliver Cromwell 
D)  temporarily abolished the monarchy 
E)  delayed the American Revolution

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true of the institution of slavery in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slavery was not a factor north of the Chesapeake region during the colonial period. 
B)  Slaves did not achieve a self-sustaining rate of reproduction in the colonies prior to the American Revolution. 
C)  "Family slavery" was having slaves and masters living under the same roof. 
D)  Slaves made up nearly 50 percent of the colonial population by the time of the American Revolution. 
E)  Most slaves were working in cotton during the colonial period. 
A)  Slavery was not a factor north of the Chesapeake region during the colonial period. 
B)  Slaves did not achieve a self-sustaining rate of reproduction in the colonies prior to the American Revolution. 
C)  "Family slavery" was having slaves and masters living under the same roof. 
D)  Slaves made up nearly 50 percent of the colonial population by the time of the American Revolution. 
E)  Most slaves were working in cotton during the colonial period.

Exam 2: England’s Colonies

Because of its harsh winters, New England had a death rate that was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia.

The stockholders who invested in the Virginia Company were motivated primarily by:

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Smith

Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia?

Sir Edwin Sandys took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony.

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -William Bradford

New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies.

One of the important reasons why England took New Netherland from the Dutch was because of:

The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from:

By the mid-1670s, many of Virginia's free white adult males owned no land, and squatting became a significant problem.

Which is true of English society by the early 1600s?

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Africans as slaves?

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

Georgia's colonial beginnings are remarkably different from those of other colonies. Discuss how Spain's presence in Florida impacted the southern colonies.

All of the following are true of the Pilgrims EXCEPT that they:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Roger Williams

One of the important factors aiding the survival of the early Jamestown settlers was:

The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

Which of the following statements is true of the institution of slavery in the American colonies?

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The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

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