Question 1

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Cecilius Calvert

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A)  Carolina
B)  Georgia
C)  Maryland
D)  Massachusetts Bay
E)  New JerseyF) New NetherlandG) PennsylvaniaH) PlymouthI) Rhode IslandJ) VirginiaK) D) and I)
L) A) and B)

Question 2

Describe the general pattern of white-Indian relations in the British colonies. Discuss Indian relations with Virginia, Massachusetts, and Carolina colonists, making sure to examine European motivations.

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Question 3

As Jamestown's leader, John Smith:

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A)   made the colony a democracy
B)   tried to wipe out the Powhatan Confederacy
C)   made the colonists work in order to eat
D)   argued that the colony should be abandoned
E)   discovered deposits of gold and silverF) B) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

By the early eighteenth century, the British had outstripped both the French and the Spanish in the New World by becoming the most populous, prosperous, and powerful. Explain how this happened.

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Question 5

Discuss the transition of New Netherland into New York. Detail the negotiations that led to the transfer.

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Question 6

Describe the relationships between Indians and the colonists of New England.

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Question 7

The man who became head of the Virginia Company of London in 1618 and instituted a series of reforms to save the colony was:

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A)   John Rolfe
B)   Sir Edwin Sandys
C)   John Smith
D)   Peter Stuyvesant
E)   Sir Thomas GatesF) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Sir William Berkeley:

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A)   arrived as Virginia's royal governor in 1642
B)   caused an economic collapse as a result of his policies
C)   waged near-constant war on the local Indian tribes
D)   disbanded the Virginia legislative assembly that had been formed in 1619
E)   captured and executed Nathaniel BaconF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 9

In 1624, a British court dissolved the struggling Virginia Company, and Virginia:

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A)   was merged with New England
B)   no longer existed
C)   became a royal colony
D)   lost all its funding
E)   was given to the king's brother, the Duke of YorkF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

The colonies established after the Restoration were all:

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A)   joint-stock ventures
B)   royal colonies
C)   proprietary colonies
D)   Christian commonwealths
E)   west of the AppalachiansF) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England abolished the monarchy and became a republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The headright system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of:

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A)   giving fifty acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony and fifty more for any servants he might bring
B)   "selling" wives to single male settlers
C)   auctioning black slaves to settlers
D)   giving free land to all servants who came to the colony
E)   giving free land in return for five years of military serviceF) A) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The colony of Pennsylvania was:

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A)   based upon lands seized from the Indians
B)   open to all religious believers
C)   populated solely by the English
D)   governed by Quaker ministers
E)   considered part of New EnglandF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the statements is NOT true of the Dutch administration of New Netherland?

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A)   created as a profit-making enterprise
B)   encouraged the development of a democratic society
C)   purchased Manhattan for the modern equivalent of $1,000
D)   encouraged settlement by granting patroonships to wealthy individuals
E)   embraced ethnic and religious diversityF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Explain the concept of separatism as it related to the Puritans who settled at Plymouth.

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Question 17

Pocahontas:

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A)   was the favorite daughter of Powhatan
B)   refused to convert to Christianity
C)   married John Smith
D)   played virtually no role in the relationship between the natives and the English
E)   like many women of that era, died young and childlessF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT true of Nathaniel Bacon?

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A)   He embodied many of the frustrations felt by the average Virginian at the time.
B)   He opposed the economic dominance of the large planters who had the governor's ear.
C)   He led a revolt of the poor against the well-connected and wealthy.
D)   He has been called the "Torchbearer of the Revolution."
E)   He had a close relationship with Governor Berkeley.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

By the early eighteenth century, the English colonies in North America:

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A)   extended beyond the Appalachians
B)   had eliminated their French and Spanish rivals
C)   were the most populous and prosperous on the continent
D)   were on the verge of independence from England
E)   remained tiny outposts of civilizationF) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 20

Roger Williams believed:

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A)   that Puritanism was the only suitable religion for Massachusetts
B)   in the propriety of linking church with the state
C)   that Indians should be forcibly Christianized
D)   that compulsory church attendance was an important tenet of the Christian faith
E)   that it was wrong to confiscate Indian landsF) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Discuss the transition of New Netherland into New York. Detail the negotiations that led to the transfer.

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As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England abolished the monarchy and became a republic.

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Explain the concept of separatism as it related to the Puritans who settled at Plymouth.

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Which of the following was NOT true of Nathaniel Bacon?

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The man who became head of the Virginia Company of London in 1618 and instituted a series of reforms to save the colony was:

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Pocahontas:

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In 1624, a British court dissolved the struggling Virginia Company, and Virginia:

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Sir William Berkeley:

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Describe the relationships between Indians and the colonists of New England.

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Which of the statements is NOT true of the Dutch administration of New Netherland?

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The headright system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of:

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