Question 1

Which of the following statements is true of Queen Mary of England,who reigned from 1553 to 1558?

Accepted Answer

A)  She ascended to the throne immediately after a long period of civil war and successfully unified the nation. 
B)  Her refusal to marry led to her designation as "the Virgin Queen," after whom Virginia was named. 
C)  When the Pope refused to allow her to divorce her French royal husband,she founded an independent Church of England. 
D)  She temporarily restored Catholicism as the state religion of England. 
E)  Under her authority,colonists established the first permanent English settlement in North America. 
A)  She ascended to the throne immediately after a long period of civil war and successfully unified the nation. 
B)  Her refusal to marry led to her designation as "the Virgin Queen," after whom Virginia was named. 
C)  When the Pope refused to allow her to divorce her French royal husband,she founded an independent Church of England. 
D)  She temporarily restored Catholicism as the state religion of England. 
E)  Under her authority,colonists established the first permanent English settlement in North America.

Question 2

Once England decided to create an overseas empire,it did so with impressive speed.Explain the motives behind English expansion to the North American continent,including the Great Migration.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Once England decided to create an overseas...

Question 3

Why did Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh fail in their attempts to colonize the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government provided insufficient financial support. 
B)  They were more interested in agriculture than in trade,and they chose areas without good farmland. 
C)  They tried to set up colonies on the coast of Florida,and the Spanish fought off their attempts. 
D)  Native Americans attacked the settlers,driving them from the land. 
E)  They tried to mingle Protestants and Catholics,who were unable to get along. 
A)  The government provided insufficient financial support. 
B)  They were more interested in agriculture than in trade,and they chose areas without good farmland. 
C)  They tried to set up colonies on the coast of Florida,and the Spanish fought off their attempts. 
D)  Native Americans attacked the settlers,driving them from the land. 
E)  They tried to mingle Protestants and Catholics,who were unable to get along.

Question 4

In Puritan marriages:

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocal affection and companionship were the ideal. 
B)  divorce was not allowed. 
C)  husbands could beat their wives without interference from the authorities. 
D)  wives were banned from attending church because they might end up disagreeing with how their husbands interpreted the sermon. 
E)  women could speak only when spoken to. 
A)  reciprocal affection and companionship were the ideal. 
B)  divorce was not allowed. 
C)  husbands could beat their wives without interference from the authorities. 
D)  wives were banned from attending church because they might end up disagreeing with how their husbands interpreted the sermon. 
E)  women could speak only when spoken to.

Question 5

Explain the reasons behind the various conflicts between the English and the Indians.How do differing perceptions of land and liberty fit into the story? How do trade and religion play a part?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the reasons behind the various conflicts...

Question 6

Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritans. 
B)  Jamestown settlers. 
C)  Connecticut settlers. 
D)  Pilgrims. 
E)  John Winthrop. 
A)  Puritans. 
B)  Jamestown settlers. 
C)  Connecticut settlers. 
D)  Pilgrims. 
E)  John Winthrop.

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Pocahontas

Accepted Answer

Pocahontas, whose real name was Amonute

Question 8

What was at the center of the religious doctrine of John Calvin?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Catholic Church needed to stop using the sale of indulgences. 
B)  The hierarchy of the congregation started from the top down. 
C)  Conversion of Indians must be emphasized. 
D)  It was predetermined by God who was going to receive salvation. 
E)  Performing good works on a consistent basis was the only clear path to heaven. 
A)  The Catholic Church needed to stop using the sale of indulgences. 
B)  The hierarchy of the congregation started from the top down. 
C)  Conversion of Indians must be emphasized. 
D)  It was predetermined by God who was going to receive salvation. 
E)  Performing good works on a consistent basis was the only clear path to heaven.

Question 9

Just as the reconquest of Spain from the Moors established patterns that would be repeated in Spanish New World colonization,the methods used in which of the following countries anticipated policies England would undertake in America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ireland. 
B)  India. 
C)  China. 
D)  Scotland. 
E)  Wales. 
A)  Ireland. 
B)  India. 
C)  China. 
D)  Scotland. 
E)  Wales.

Question 10

Indians mostly traded furs and animal skins for European goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Roger Williams imagined Rhode Island as a feudal domain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A consequence of the English Civil War of the 1640s was:

Accepted Answer

A)  an English belief that England was the world's guardian of liberty. 
B)  an increase in the power of the Stuart kings. 
C)  the establishment of Plymouth Colony. 
D)  the signing of the Magna Carta. 
E)  the outbreak of war between Spain and England. 
A)  an English belief that England was the world's guardian of liberty. 
B)  an increase in the power of the Stuart kings. 
C)  the establishment of Plymouth Colony. 
D)  the signing of the Magna Carta. 
E)  the outbreak of war between Spain and England.

Question 13

As leader of the Jamestown Colony,John Smith:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a failure and had to return to England. 
B)  improved relations with Native Americans by marrying Pocahontas. 
C)  used rigorous military discipline to hold the colony together. 
D)  used an elaborate reward system to persuade colonists to work. 
E)  set up the first representative assembly in the New World. 
A)  was a failure and had to return to England. 
B)  improved relations with Native Americans by marrying Pocahontas. 
C)  used rigorous military discipline to hold the colony together. 
D)  used an elaborate reward system to persuade colonists to work. 
E)  set up the first representative assembly in the New World.

Question 14

Which of the following is true of the Puritans' dealings with Quakers?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their officials in Massachusetts punished Quakers financially and physically,even hanging several of them. 
B)  They welcomed the Quakers and thus were happy to help them set up the Pennsylvania colony. 
C)  They fought Charles II's efforts to oppress and suppress Quakers. 
D)  They passed a law ordering all Quakers to leave Massachusetts or face imminent death. 
E)  They resented the Quakers for their shrewd business practices. 
A)  Their officials in Massachusetts punished Quakers financially and physically,even hanging several of them. 
B)  They welcomed the Quakers and thus were happy to help them set up the Pennsylvania colony. 
C)  They fought Charles II's efforts to oppress and suppress Quakers. 
D)  They passed a law ordering all Quakers to leave Massachusetts or face imminent death. 
E)  They resented the Quakers for their shrewd business practices.

Question 15

Early settlers of Jamestown preferred gold to farming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Powhatan

Accepted Answer

Powhatan refers to both a Native America

Question 17

Anne Hutchinson:

Accepted Answer

A)  was no threat to the Puritan establishment because women were so clearly considered inferior. 
B)  angered Puritan authorities by supporting the claims of Roger Williams. 
C)  engaged in Antinomianism,a sexual practice that the Puritans considered threatening to traditional gender relations. 
D)  opposed Puritan ministers who distinguished saints from the damned through church attendance and moral behavior rather than through focusing on an inner state of grace. 
E)  would have been left alone if she had not also run for a seat in the General Court. 
A)  was no threat to the Puritan establishment because women were so clearly considered inferior. 
B)  angered Puritan authorities by supporting the claims of Roger Williams. 
C)  engaged in Antinomianism,a sexual practice that the Puritans considered threatening to traditional gender relations. 
D)  opposed Puritan ministers who distinguished saints from the damned through church attendance and moral behavior rather than through focusing on an inner state of grace. 
E)  would have been left alone if she had not also run for a seat in the General Court.

Question 18

Which of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded,from the earliest to the latest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Plymouth,Jamestown,Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island. 
B)  Plymouth,Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island,Jamestown. 
C)  Jamestown,Massachusetts Bay,Plymouth,Rhode Island. 
D)  Massachusetts Bay,Plymouth,Rhode Island,Jamestown. 
E)  Jamestown,Plymouth,Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island. 
A)  Plymouth,Jamestown,Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island. 
B)  Plymouth,Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island,Jamestown. 
C)  Jamestown,Massachusetts Bay,Plymouth,Rhode Island. 
D)  Massachusetts Bay,Plymouth,Rhode Island,Jamestown. 
E)  Jamestown,Plymouth,Massachusetts Bay,Rhode Island.

Question 19

What was a key difference between indentured servants from England and slaves from Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indentured servants never changed owners. 
B)  After giving birth,indentured servant women had to give up the child to the owner. 
C)  The indentured servants could freely choose their spouse. 
D)  Three-quarters of indentured servants escaped to another colony and found permanent freedom. 
E)  Most indentured servants voluntarily came to the colonies. 
A)  Indentured servants never changed owners. 
B)  After giving birth,indentured servant women had to give up the child to the owner. 
C)  The indentured servants could freely choose their spouse. 
D)  Three-quarters of indentured servants escaped to another colony and found permanent freedom. 
E)  Most indentured servants voluntarily came to the colonies.

Question 20

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Magna Carta

Accepted Answer

A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215,this document was said to embody English freedom 
A) principles of religious toleration 
B) believed the spirit of God dwelled in all persons 
C) gave five to seven years of service for passage to America 
D) first elected assembly in colonial America 
E) charter company that established Jamestown
F)first written frame of government in British America
G)a religious compromise for the descendants of the Great Migration
H)primary crop of the Chesapeake colonies
I)argued that the Church of England was still too Catholic
J)granted fifty acres to anyone who paid his own passage
K)a political movement favoring expanded liberties
L)written in 1215,this document was said to embody English freedom

Which of the following statements is true of Queen Mary of England,who reigned from 1553 to 1558?

Once England decided to create an overseas empire,it did so with impressive speed.Explain the motives behind English expansion to the North American continent,including the Great Migration.

Why did Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh fail in their attempts to colonize the New World?

In Puritan marriages:

Explain the reasons behind the various conflicts between the English and the Indians.How do differing perceptions of land and liberty fit into the story? How do trade and religion play a part?

Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Pocahontas

What was at the center of the religious doctrine of John Calvin?

Just as the reconquest of Spain from the Moors established patterns that would be repeated in Spanish New World colonization,the methods used in which of the following countries anticipated policies England would undertake in America?

Indians mostly traded furs and animal skins for European goods.

Roger Williams imagined Rhode Island as a feudal domain.

A consequence of the English Civil War of the 1640s was:

As leader of the Jamestown Colony,John Smith:

Which of the following is true of the Puritans' dealings with Quakers?

Early settlers of Jamestown preferred gold to farming.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Powhatan

Anne Hutchinson:

Which of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded,from the earliest to the latest?

What was a key difference between indentured servants from England and slaves from Africa?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Magna Carta

A New World

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

Filters

Exam 2: Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Which of the following statements is true of Queen Mary of England,who reigned from 1553 to 1558?

Once England decided to create an overseas empire,it did so with impressive speed.Explain the motives behind English expansion to the North American continent,including the Great Migration.

Why did Sir Humphrey Gilbert and Sir Walter Raleigh fail in their attempts to colonize the New World?

In Puritan marriages:

Explain the reasons behind the various conflicts between the English and the Indians.How do differing perceptions of land and liberty fit into the story? How do trade and religion play a part?

Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Pocahontas

What was at the center of the religious doctrine of John Calvin?

Just as the reconquest of Spain from the Moors established patterns that would be repeated in Spanish New World colonization,the methods used in which of the following countries anticipated policies England would undertake in America?

Indians mostly traded furs and animal skins for European goods.

Roger Williams imagined Rhode Island as a feudal domain.

A consequence of the English Civil War of the 1640s was:

As leader of the Jamestown Colony,John Smith:

Which of the following is true of the Puritans' dealings with Quakers?

Early settlers of Jamestown preferred gold to farming.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Powhatan

Anne Hutchinson:

Which of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded,from the earliest to the latest?

What was a key difference between indentured servants from England and slaves from Africa?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Magna Carta

A New World

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

Filters