Question 1

A number of English Calvinists moved to America in the 1620s and 1630s because they

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A)   wanted to establish a society in which all religious beliefs were tolerated.
B)   wanted to be free to practice their religious beliefs without interference by the English monarch.
C)   were exiled to the New World after rebelling against the king.
D)   wanted to establish an independent nation for themselves.E) All of the above
F) C) and D) B

Question 2

Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of the British colonies in North America?

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A)   The political-rights legislation it passed led to the emergence of democracy in the colonies.
B)   The decisive military stand it took against the Native Americans effectively ended the Indian menace.
C)   Its presence established the precedent of self-government at the local level in England's North American colonies.
D)   Its decision to give land to all Virginia settlers caused people to see the British colonies as a land of opportunity.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 3

French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best convert Native Americans to Christianity by

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A)   moving them to European-style villages.
B)   using European medicines to cure Indians of smallpox.
C)   destroying all vestiges of traditional Indian religions.
D)   learning Indian languages and going among the natives.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 4

Why did the New England colonies develop differently from the Chesapeake colonies?

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A)   The New England settlers rejected the institution of slavery.
B)   The New England colonies were royal colonies and were never run by corporations.
C)   Religion was a much more important force in shaping New England society than it was in shaping Chesapeake society.
D)   The migrants who chose to settle in New England were generally younger than those who settled in the Chesapeake.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

How did the lifestyles of white New England settlers differ from the lifestyles of their counterparts in the Chesapeake?

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A)   Because New Englanders moved a great deal, their homes were not as sturdy as those in the Chesapeake.
B)   Most New Englanders moved to America in family groups, while most Chesapeake migrants were single young men.
C)   The harshness of the New England environment meant a higher infant mortality rate and smaller families in New England than in the Chesapeake.
D)   Unlike New Englanders who cleared new fields every few years, residents of the Chesapeake used the same fields year after year.E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Separatists differed from Puritan Congregationalists in that Separatists believed

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A)   that one is saved solely by the grace of God.
B)   in complete equality between the sexes.
C)   that the Church of England was too corrupt to be saved.
D)   in allowing freedom of religion to all settlers at Plymouth.E) All of the above
F) A) and B) C

Question 7

Joint-stock companies turned out to be poor ways to finance colonies because

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A)   taxes on the profits of such companies were excessive.
B)   new colonies do not immediately return a profit to investors.
C)   the number of people who could invest in such companies was limited by English law.
D)   the English government insisted on controlling day-to-day operations of these companies.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 8

Why did women in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake bear fewer children on the average than their English counterparts?

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A)   Marriages in the Chesapeake were broken more often by death.
B)   Abortion was more readily available in the Chesapeake.
C)   Women in the Chesapeake were more conscious of family planning.
D)   A lower percentage of Chesapeake women married.E) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following was a consequence of the war between the Iroquois and the Hurons?

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A)   The Hurons were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast.
B)   The Iroquois were victorious and became the major Indian power in the Northeast.
C)   The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the Dutch to dictate the terms of trade in the region.
D)   The two combatants fought to exhaustion, allowing the French to dictate the terms of trade in the region.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 10

Why was the House of Burgesses reinstated in Virginia in 1629?

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A)   Protests from the Virginia settlers led to its reinstatement.
B)   The new king believed that governmental powers should be shared among different interest groups.
C)   Virginia's governor threatened to resign if it were not reinstated.
D)   The landed gentry in Virginia threatened to boycott British goods until it was reinstated.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 11

Did the headright system benefit the wealthy gentry in Virginia? Why?

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A)   Yes, because it allowed them to sell all of their farm goods above market price.
B)   Yes, because it allowed them to amass more land and obtain laborers to work that land.
C)   No, because large farms were subdivided as the number of adult males increased.
D)   No, because it made them politically powerless.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Which of the following English citizens would be most likely to make the decision to migrate to the New World in the seventeenth century?

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A)   A member of the titled aristocracy who accepted the religious teachings of the Church of England
B)   A wealthy English merchant who accepted the religious teachings of the Church of England
C)   A former tenant farmer who had been forced off the land by the landowner, was looking for work in England's cities, and accepted Calvinist theology
D)   A member of the landed gentry who accepted Calvinist theology and had recently combined a number of small land units into a large enclosed estateE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Why did the Pakanoket Indians extend aid to the Pilgrims?

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A)   Their religion taught that all men were brothers.
B)   They wanted to lull the Pilgrims into a false sense of security before enslaving them.
C)   They wanted the Pilgrims as allies against the neighboring Narragansett Indians.
D)   The Pilgrims supplied them with liquor.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 14

Before the Massachusetts Bay colony became a royal colony, the right to vote was limited to

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A)   all adults who agreed to abide by the legal code of the colony.
B)   all property-owning adult male residents of the colony who owned stock in the Massachusetts Bay Company.
C)   all property-owning adult males who were members of the Puritan church.
D)   all residents of the colony who were members of the Puritan church.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

Most English migrants to the Chesapeake in the seventeenth century were

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A)   landless aristocrats.
B)   indentured servants.
C)   wealthy merchants.
D)   exiled criminals.E) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 16

The economic and social problems in seventeenth-century England that caused many English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of

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A)   the collapse of the woolens industry.
B)   warfare between England and France.
C)   the government's decision to eliminate all tariffs on foreign goods.
D)   the doubling of the English population between 1530 and 1680.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 17

James I abolished the House of Burgesses because he

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A)   thought it was the main reason for Virginia's instability.
B)   blamed it for the financial failures of the Virginia Company.
C)   distrusted legislative assemblies.
D)   believed that it was dominated by Virginia's wealthy landowners.E) None of the above
F) A) and C) C

Question 18

Indentured servants were important to the development of the seventeenth-century Chesapeake because they

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A)   were usually artisans who brought needed skills to the area.
B)   provided a relatively cheap and abundant source of labor for Chesapeake tobacco planters.
C)   brought new ideas concerning the cultivation and cure of tobacco.
D)   provided labor for important public projects undertaken by the colonial governments of Virginia and Maryland.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 19

Which of the following was a goal of the Congregationalist Puritans who decided to establish a colony in North America?

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A)   They wanted to Christianize the Indians.
B)   They wanted to build a society based on freedom of religious expression.
C)   They wanted to establish a merchant-oriented society with trading ties to the major European nations.
D)   They wanted to complete their reform of the Church of England.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

One of the driving forces behind the founding of England's first permanent colony was a desire

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A)   for profit.
B)   to establish a haven for English Catholics.
C)   to gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World.
D)   to challenge France's power in the New World.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Exam 2: Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

A number of English Calvinists moved to America in the 1620s and 1630s because they

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Why was the House of Burgesses important to the development of the British colonies in North America?

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French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best convert Native Americans to Christianity by

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Why did the New England colonies develop differently from the Chesapeake colonies?

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How did the lifestyles of white New England settlers differ from the lifestyles of their counterparts in the Chesapeake?

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Separatists differed from Puritan Congregationalists in that Separatists believed

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Joint-stock companies turned out to be poor ways to finance colonies because

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Why did women in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake bear fewer children on the average than their English counterparts?

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Which of the following was a consequence of the war between the Iroquois and the Hurons?

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Why was the House of Burgesses reinstated in Virginia in 1629?

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Did the headright system benefit the wealthy gentry in Virginia? Why?

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Which of the following English citizens would be most likely to make the decision to migrate to the New World in the seventeenth century?

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Why did the Pakanoket Indians extend aid to the Pilgrims?

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Before the Massachusetts Bay colony became a royal colony, the right to vote was limited to

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Most English migrants to the Chesapeake in the seventeenth century were

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The economic and social problems in seventeenth-century England that caused many English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of

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James I abolished the House of Burgesses because he

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Indentured servants were important to the development of the seventeenth-century Chesapeake because they

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Which of the following was a goal of the Congregationalist Puritans who decided to establish a colony in North America?

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One of the driving forces behind the founding of England's first permanent colony was a desire

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