Question 1

Puritan Roger Williams was considered dangerous by Puritan leaders because he insisted that all faiths-including Native American faiths-should be treated equally.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In New York, a group of Native Americans joined together to resist Anglo encroachment. They were known as the

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A)  Chippewa Confederation.
B)  Iroquois League.
C)  Shawnee Nation.
D)  United Cherokees.
E)  Ojibwa Organization.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

The rapid growth of slavery in the Americas was driven by profits and racist attitudes that viewed Africans as property rather than human beings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Englishmen had a very well-developed sense of liberty as a result of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What were "praying towns"?

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A)  Another name for the first Puritan communities in the New World
B)  Communities established by Puritans in England to avoid persecution
C)  Another name for the earliest Quaker communities
D)  A derogatory reference to unsuccessful Pilgrim settlements
E)  Villages created by Puritans to separate "Christianized" Indians from their "heathen" brethrenF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Settling with the Narragansett Indian tribe, this religious reformer established Rhode Island.

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A)  John Smith
B)  Roger Williams
C)  John Winthrop
D)  Benjamin Franklin
E)  Anne HutchinsonF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 7

The Virginia colony began to grow and eventually prosper when John Rolfe

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A)  began growing tobacco for export to England.
B)  discovered gold on the Yorktown Peninsula.
C)  married Pocahontas and established an alliance with her father, ending the wars between the colony and the Powhatans.
D)  established the headright system in the colony to bring the population under his control.
E)  introduced slavery to make up for the labor shortage.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 8

Led by James Oglethorpe, this colony was settled for military and philanthropic reasons.

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A)  Connecticut
B)  Georgia
C)  South Carolina
D)  Maryland
E)  MaineF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 9

An attack led by Indians in 1622 killed about one fourth of Virginia's settlers along the James River.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

By the early eighteenth century, the __________ were the dominant force in North America.

Accepted Answer

A)  French
B)  Spanish
C)  Dutch
D)  English
E)  MexicansF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 11

One of the major problems affecting the Virginia colony when it was first settled was that

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A)  its supplies were lost at sea when the Mayflower sank.
B)  its first settlers were either townsmen or gentlemen who didn't know how to farm.
C)  it was almost destroyed when the Spanish discovered the colony and set fire to it.
D)  Native Americans raided its supplies to survive the winter, leaving the colonists without sufficient food.
E)  colonists were too busy finding gold to plant food to survive.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

English settlers arriving in Virginia in 1607 prospered quickly because of the abundance of fertile lands and wild game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What was one major way that the colonists settling in New England differed from those in the original Jamestown colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sought freedom of religion from the Catholicism of Great Britain.
B)  They were more interested in making a profit off of the land than were those in Jamestown.
C)  They were of the middle class, and most could pay their own way.
D)  They fled from the violence in Great Britain during the Glorious Revolution.
E)  Many of them were elite plantation owners.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

New Netherland became a very ethnically diverse region of the American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Because of the __________ crop, the need for a substantial labor force in Virginia became increasingly obvious.

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco
B)  corn
C)  maize
D)  cotton
E)  wheatF) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

How did the native populations of given regions (Mexico, Chesapeake, New England, Southwest, etc.) affect European colonization efforts in those same regions?

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The native populations of Mexico, Chesap...

Question 17

Why didn't the colony of Maryland succeed as a Catholic colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  Catholics were heavily persecuted by the natives of the region.
B)  Parliament refused to fund a "popish" colony.
C)  Too few Catholics settled there.
D)  Settlers felt that they were too far from Rome.
E)  Most Catholics knew little about farming.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

An example of the political turmoil that induced English citizens to consider moving to the new British colonies during the 1600s was

Accepted Answer

A)  frequent wars between the English and the Scots.
B)  political intrigue amongst the nobles seeking to overthrow the Commonwealth.
C)  the violence that erupted when the Long Parliament was disbanded and new elections were demanded.
D)  the struggle for authority between King Charles I and Parliament.
E)  the execution of Queen Elizabeth for adultery.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The first Jewish colonists who arrived in the New World were primarily of __________ descent.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iranian
B)  Spanish-Portuguese
C)  French
D)  English
E)  Germanic-RussianF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

By the early eighteenth century, the English had surpassed other European colonization efforts and became the most populous, prosperous, and powerful entity in North America.Explain how this happened.

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The English surpassed other European col...

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Settling with the Narragansett Indian tribe, this religious reformer established Rhode Island.

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Englishmen had a very well-developed sense of liberty as a result of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament.

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Why didn't the colony of Maryland succeed as a Catholic colony?

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The Virginia colony began to grow and eventually prosper when John Rolfe

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What was one major way that the colonists settling in New England differed from those in the original Jamestown colony?

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English settlers arriving in Virginia in 1607 prospered quickly because of the abundance of fertile lands and wild game.

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In New York, a group of Native Americans joined together to resist Anglo encroachment. They were known as the

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By the early eighteenth century, the __________ were the dominant force in North America.

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Puritan Roger Williams was considered dangerous by Puritan leaders because he insisted that all faiths-including Native American faiths-should be treated equally.

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An attack led by Indians in 1622 killed about one fourth of Virginia's settlers along the James River.

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Led by James Oglethorpe, this colony was settled for military and philanthropic reasons.

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What were "praying towns"?

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