Question 1

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that

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A) it had to be planted extensively. 
B) it required the clearing of much land. 
C) its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. 
D) it required an elaborate refining process. 
E) it was a capital-intensive business.

Question 2

Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as

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A) very limited. 
B) saving the colony from collapse. 
C) persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold. 
D) worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians. 
E) reducing the terrible death toll.

Question 3

Two major exports of the Carolinas were

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A) rice and Indian slaves. 
B) sugar and corn. 
C) tobacco and furs. 
D) black slaves and cotton. 
E) sugar and cotton.

Question 4

Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they

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A) had experience working in dry, desert-like areas. 
B) were experienced in rice cultivation. 
C) were knowledgeable regarding cotton production. 
D) exhibited skill as soldiers. 
E) were skilled fishermen.

Question 5

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except

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A) the destruction of the soil. 
B) a great demand for controlled labor. 
C) soaring prosperity in the colony. 
D) diversification of the colony's economy. 
E) the broad-acred plantation system.

Question 6

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

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A) impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. 
B) demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. 
C) punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. 
D) hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. 
E) save the Virginia community from utter collapse.

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Tuscarora War

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Question 8

In the face of devastating diseases, war and dislocation, what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive?

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A) Poisoning food supplies of colonists encroaching on tribal lands 
B) Adding captive colonists as tribal members to increase their numbers 
C) Merging with other tribes 
D) Embracing the reservation system 
E) Converting to Christianity

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Virginia Company

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Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jamestown

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Question 11

Under the Barbados slave code, slaves were

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A) guaranteed the right to marry. 
B) denied the most fundamental rights. 
C) protected from the most vicious punishments. 
D) given the opportunity to purchase their freedom. 
E) assigned specific monetary value.

Question 12

On the eve of its colonizing adventure, England possessed a

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A) unified national state. 
B) measure of religious unity. 
C) sense of nationalism. 
D) popular monarch. 
E) All of these

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?

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A) Two families would live together in one longhouse. 
B) When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. 
C) Women dominated Iroquois society. 
D) All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. 
E) Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence.

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Quakers

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Question 15

Relations between the English colonists and the Powhatan were at first conciliatory, but remained tense, especially

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A) when the English attempted to capture all the Indians from his tribe. 
B) as the Indians attempted to assimilate into the English culture. 
C) as the starving colonists took to raiding Indian food supplies. 
D) when the Indians joined tribes in the Powhatan Confederacy to unite against the English. 
E) when Powhatan allied with the Spanish.

Question 16

​Which of the following characteristics distinguished the community of Charleston, South Carolina?

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A) Charleston was religiously diverse community composed of French Protestant refugees, Jews, Catholics, and Anglicans. 
B) Charleston was dominated by "squatters." 
C) Charleston lacked an aristocratic elite dominating the community. 
D) Charleston lacked a viable, busy seaport. 
E) none of the choices.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Assess the validity of the following statement, by the end of the sixteenth century "Spain had overreached itself, sowing the seeds of its own decline."

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Question 18

What would happen to slaves who attempted to fight back against physical assaults by white men, according to the 1661 Barbados slave code?

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A) They would be severely whipped. 
B) They would have their noses cut. 
C) They would be burned with a hot iron. 
D) They could be killed or dismembered, with no charges brought to the master responsible. 
E) All of these

Question 19

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

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A) agreeing to marry him. 
B) interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs. 
C) pleading with her father on Smith's behalf. 
D) nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe. 
E) All of these

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-proprietary colony

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Exam 2: The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that

Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as

Two major exports of the Carolinas were

Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except

Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Tuscarora War

In the face of devastating diseases, war and dislocation, what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Virginia Company

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jamestown

Under the Barbados slave code, slaves were

On the eve of its colonizing adventure, England possessed a

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Quakers

Relations between the English colonists and the Powhatan were at first conciliatory, but remained tense, especially

​Which of the following characteristics distinguished the community of Charleston, South Carolina?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Assess the validity of the following statement, by the end of the sixteenth century "Spain had overreached itself, sowing the seeds of its own decline."

What would happen to slaves who attempted to fight back against physical assaults by white men, according to the 1661 Barbados slave code?

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -proprietary colony

Which of the following characteristics distinguished the community of Charleston, South Carolina?