These questions are used as quizzes. These questions are also 1/3 of the questions for the objective part of the Exam that ends Unit 1, with the other 2/3rds coming from the two other quizzes in this Unit.
These questions are from Chapters 2 and 3. The quotations from the Mayflower Compact and from John Winthrop are not included in the textbook, but are provided as a supplement to understanding.
B |
1 |
The
focus of French activities in a.
farming in the interior. b.
colonization of c.
fur trading and trapping. d.
Christianizing the Native Americans. e. searching
for gold. |
B |
2 |
In
regard to the purchase of Native American lands, the English a.
believed they had a responsibility to protect the dispossessed natives. b.
caused conflict, since Native Americans still regarded the land as basically communal. c.
sometimes took the land without making payment, an action justified by their
belief that "unimproved" land was vacant land. d.
both b and c e.
both a and b |
B |
3 |
English
settlers adopted enslavement of Africans as a system of labor because a.
Native Americans too easily escaped and too often died. b.
they already associated light-skinned people with racial superiority. c.
improving economic conditions in d.
all of the above e.
none of the above |
B |
4 |
The
transatlantic voyage of slaves destined for a.
"Middle Passage." b.
"Seasoning Time." c.
"Long Voyage." d.
"Triangular Trade Route." e.
"Rite of Passage." |
B |
5 |
Which
one of the following was the first colony to buy black slaves (from a Dutch
trader)? a. b. c. d. e.
New Jersey |
B |
6 |
This
religion remained in a.
Puritans b.
Separatists c.
Anglicans or Church of England d.
Quakers or Society of Friends e.
Roman Catholic Church |
B |
7 |
This English
religion developed in the initial split by Henry VIII from the Roman Catholic
Church. As with the Catholic Church, it maintained the system of bishops and
priests and formal church government. It simplified but continued the
sacraments from the Catholic Church. a.
Puritans b.
Separatists c.
Anglicans or Church of England d.
Quakers or Society of Friends e.
Roman Catholic Church |
B |
8 |
This
English religious group supported the concept of predestination (that one's salvation
is determined before one's birth). It supported formal church government, but
within the congregation. It called for the separation from the Church of
England. a.
Puritans b.
Separatists c.
Anglicans d.
Quakers or Society of Friends e.
Roman Catholic Church |
B |
9 |
The
Puritans (including those in a.
separate from it and reform it from the outside. b. rely
on help from the English monarchy c.
remain in the Church of England and reform it from the inside d.
refuse to associate with it in any way |
B |
10 |
Colonists
in this area began in a. b. c. d. |
B |
11 |
The document
in which the Pilgrims established a civil government for their a.
Bill of Rights b.
Mayflower Compact c. Statement
of Principles d. |
B |
12 |
By
1631 in a.
all adults b. all
adult men c.
all adult men who agreed to live in the towns for seven years d.
all adult men who were members of the Congregational Church e.
all adult men who were married and were members of the Congregational Church |
B |
13 |
In a.
were church members b.
were no longer indentured servants c.
agreed to live in the towns for seven years d. agreed
to abide by the colony's legal codes e.
were married |
B |
14 |
The
individual largely responsible for a.
Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) b.
William Penn c.
John Winthrop d.
William Bradford e.
Roger Williams |
B |
15 |
In
1636, authorities in a. of
his conversion to Roman Catholicism b. of
his bitter hostility towards Native Americans c. of
his defense of Native American rights and demand for separation of church and
state d. of
his desire to launch a new colony in |
B |
16 |
The
individual largely responsible for a. Sir
George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) b.
William Penn c.
John Winthrop d.
William Bradford e.
Roger Williams |
B |
17 |
This
colonist offended the powers of Massachusetts Bay Colony in varied ways and
was banished from the colony. This colonist challenged the prevailing Puritan
assumptions of the proper role of women in society, argued many clergy were
not among the "elect" and had no spiritual authority, and was
judged guilty of both heresy and sedition. a.
Roger Williams b.
Anne Hutchinson c.
Thomas Hooker d.
John Wheelwright |
B |
18 |
After
1618, the Virginia Company's principal means of attracting new settlers was a.
the granting of religious freedom b.
liberal suffrage (voting) requirements c. a
system of land grants, or the "headright" system, to those who
could afford to pay the costs of the transAtlantic passage for themselves or
others d.
payment of passage by the company e.
impressment |
B |
19 |
This
colony began with a settlement in a low-lying area selected as safe from Indian
and Spanish attack. It continued to be an unhealthy colony with a high death
rate. It survived in part because it grew tobacco. a. b. c. d. |
B |
20 |
Which
one of the following was a a. b. c. d.
Virginia e.
New Jersey |
B |
21 |
Which
one of the following was a a. b. c. d. e. |
B |
22 |
This
colony was envisioned as a retreat for English supporters of Roman
Catholicism, but encouraged the immigration of Protestants. The colony,
however, experienced tensions between the two faiths. It is associated with
the Act Concerning Religion, an act granting all Christians freedom of
worship (a necessary act of toleration given the Catholics were being
outnumbered by Protestants). a. b. c. d. |
B |
23 |
The
colony of a.
Puritans b. Roman
Catholics c.
Baptists d.
Quakers e.
Presbyterians |
B |
24 |
This
colony is associated with first Dutch settlement and then English settlement: a. b. c. d. e. |
B |
25 |
This colony
was initially a grant from King Charles II to his brother. The grant was
challenged by the a. b. c. d. e. |
B |
26 |
The
colony of a.
Puritans b. Roman
Catholics c.
Baptists d.
Quakers e.
Presbyterians |
B |
27 |
The
individual largely responsible for a.
Sir George Calvert (later Lord Baltimore) b.
William Penn c.
John Winthrop d.
William Bradford e.
Roger Williams |
B |
28 |
This
colony was founded during the Restoration (the period after the a. b. c. d. e. |
B |
29 |
Which
of the following statements best describes the uprising known as Bacon's
Rebellion? a.
Although it began in b.
The uprising caused major political changes in c.
Begun as an Indian-white conflict, the rebellion evolved into a conflict
between the participants and their colonial government. d.
Nathaniel Bacon gained enough notoriety from his leadership of the rebellion
to be elected governor of e.
The majority of Virginians were solidly behind Bacon and his men. |
B |
30 |
The
Navigation Acts passed by a.
required that goods brought to b.
listed certain goods as "enumerated articles," which meant that
they had to be shipped only to c.
were difficult to enforce, which resulted in widespread smuggling. d.
all of the above |
B |
31 |
This
colony was the last English colony to be established in what is now the a. b. c. d. e. |
These questions
are in some cases based on questions in the test database for American
Passages.
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