Question 1

During the "starving time" of 1609-1610, Jamestown settlers:

Accepted Answer

A)  overthrew John Smith 
B)  ate horses, dogs, rats, boots, and mice 
C)  went back to England 
D)  first started growing tobacco 
E)  went to live with the Indians 
A)  overthrew John Smith 
B)  ate horses, dogs, rats, boots, and mice 
C)  went back to England 
D)  first started growing tobacco 
E)  went to live with the Indians

Question 2

The first Jews in the colonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  were wealthy 
B)  soon became very numerous 
C)  arrived in New Netherland 
D)  found quick acceptance from Christians 
E)  migrated to Massachusetts 
A)  were wealthy 
B)  soon became very numerous 
C)  arrived in New Netherland 
D)  found quick acceptance from Christians 
E)  migrated to Massachusetts

Question 3

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-George Carteret

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 4

The early settlers of New England differed from those of the Chesapeake by being primarily:

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  Protestant 
C)  white 
D)  middle class 
E)  male 
A)  English 
B)  Protestant 
C)  white 
D)  middle class 
E)  male

Question 5

After 1644, the right to vote in Massachusetts Bay was restricted to those who:

Accepted Answer

A)  owned 100 acres of land 
B)  had come in the first voyage from Britain 
C)  were literate and had good moral character 
D)  had been listed as freemen in the original charter 
E)  were members of a Puritan church 
A)  owned 100 acres of land 
B)  had come in the first voyage from Britain 
C)  were literate and had good moral character 
D)  had been listed as freemen in the original charter 
E)  were members of a Puritan church

Question 6

The English Civil War affected the American colonies by:

Accepted Answer

A)  permitting the colonies to essentially govern themselves 
B)  requiring Puritanism to be adopted in every colony 
C)  placing members of Oliver Cromwell's family as colonial governors 
D)  allowing them to pledge their loyalty to Spain during the crisis 
E)  devastating the Native American culture in New England 
A)  permitting the colonies to essentially govern themselves 
B)  requiring Puritanism to be adopted in every colony 
C)  placing members of Oliver Cromwell's family as colonial governors 
D)  allowing them to pledge their loyalty to Spain during the crisis 
E)  devastating the Native American culture in New England

Question 7

Nathaniel Bacon was an indentured servant who led a Virginia rebellion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

As a result of the Christianity that was forced upon African slaves, the fundamental theme of slave religion was deliverance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

After being banished from Massachusetts because of his strict interpretation of the Puritan faith, Roger Williams founded Rhode Island.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Do there seem to be connections between a colony's purpose and its success? That is, what type of colony seemed most apt to succeed? What type seemed most likely to fail?

Accepted Answer

Yes, there is a connection between a col

Question 11

By the early 1700s, English merchants in the Carolinas established a thriving trade with southern Indians for:

Accepted Answer

A)  beaver pelts 
B)  fish 
C)  indigo 
D)  corn 
E)  deerskins 
A)  beaver pelts 
B)  fish 
C)  indigo 
D)  corn 
E)  deerskins

Question 12

"The lack of plan was the genius of British colonization." What does this statement mean? How accurate is it?

Accepted Answer

The statement "The lack of plan was the

Question 13

Charles I:

Accepted Answer

A)  was willing to negotiate the extent of royal power 
B)  was returned to power after the English Civil War 
C)  protected Puritans during his reign 
D)  disbanded Parliament from 1629 to 1640 
E)  married numerous times in an effort to secure a male heir 
A)  was willing to negotiate the extent of royal power 
B)  was returned to power after the English Civil War 
C)  protected Puritans during his reign 
D)  disbanded Parliament from 1629 to 1640 
E)  married numerous times in an effort to secure a male heir

Question 14

All of the following are true of the English Quakers EXCEPT that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  opposed salaried ministers 
B)  refused military service 
C)  suffered great persecution 
D)  followed charismatic preachers 
E)  counted William Penn among their number 
A)  opposed salaried ministers 
B)  refused military service 
C)  suffered great persecution 
D)  followed charismatic preachers 
E)  counted William Penn among their number

Question 15

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina established a formal nobility and provided for religious toleration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare the settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts in regard to their founding religions, forms of government, and landholding patterns. It is noted that settlers to New England had a greater life expectancy than those to colonies south of the Chesapeake Bay. Why?

Accepted Answer

The settlements of Virginia and Massachu

Question 17

The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Indian wars of the mid-1670s cost proportionately more casualties than any other American war.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Describe the background, major events, and results of Bacon's Rebellion.

Accepted Answer

Bacon's Rebellion was a significant even

Question 20

Discuss the settlement of the Carolinas. How and why did they divide into two separate colonies?

Accepted Answer

The settlement of the Carolinas began in

Exam 2: England’s Colonies

During the "starving time" of 1609-1610, Jamestown settlers:

The first Jews in the colonies:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -George Carteret

The early settlers of New England differed from those of the Chesapeake by being primarily:

After 1644, the right to vote in Massachusetts Bay was restricted to those who:

The English Civil War affected the American colonies by:

Nathaniel Bacon was an indentured servant who led a Virginia rebellion.

As a result of the Christianity that was forced upon African slaves, the fundamental theme of slave religion was deliverance.

After being banished from Massachusetts because of his strict interpretation of the Puritan faith, Roger Williams founded Rhode Island.

Do there seem to be connections between a colony's purpose and its success? That is, what type of colony seemed most apt to succeed? What type seemed most likely to fail?

By the early 1700s, English merchants in the Carolinas established a thriving trade with southern Indians for:

"The lack of plan was the genius of British colonization." What does this statement mean? How accurate is it?

Charles I:

All of the following are true of the English Quakers EXCEPT that they:

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina established a formal nobility and provided for religious toleration.

Compare the settlements of Virginia and Massachusetts in regard to their founding religions, forms of government, and landholding patterns. It is noted that settlers to New England had a greater life expectancy than those to colonies south of the Chesapeake Bay. Why?

The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company.

The Indian wars of the mid-1670s cost proportionately more casualties than any other American war.

Describe the background, major events, and results of Bacon's Rebellion.

Discuss the settlement of the Carolinas. How and why did they divide into two separate colonies?

The Collision of Cultures

Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

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

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