All
Possible Questions You Will Find in History Changes Quiz - Check Your
Knowledge
These questions are used as quizzes, but they are also ways to teach yourself what you need to know to read for and to write any of the possible essays for Question 1 for Unit 1 Essay Exam. Make sure you notice the ones you miss—they may indicate an assumption that you need to remove from your mind.
After you take the History Changes Quiz, you will see:
1. A quiz so you can check your knowledge – The quiz is in the same random order as this link. FYI: the last link offers this link in chronological order.
2. A link with a table to help you compare the time periods and with the specific pages for the periods you will write about
3. A file of definitions (such as servitude, slave, indentured servant, bondage, and master) that may help you (All quotations in these questions are included in that file and the source is Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary.
4. A link to these same questions in chronological order—which should be easier to think about.
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These people
was on the side of a group that
lost a war or he did not fit in with his kinship clan. He could gain status
and eventually marry, and his children could not be sold. What letter below
applies to these people? *a. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
Africa and in Africa and whose master is African b. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
African but on islands near Africa and whose master is Portuguese c. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from Africa and in Virginia and whose master is English d. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from England and in Virginia and whose master is English |
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These people worked in such
severe conditions that many died. They worked with crops for global market
(like sugar), not for local consumption. What letter below applies to these
people? a. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
Africa and in Africa and whose master is African *b. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
African but on islands near Africa and whose master is Portuguese c. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from Africa and in Virginia and whose master is English d. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from England and in Virginia and whose master is English |
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These people worked in tobacco
fields. When they served their term, some of them were able to marry and get
their own land. What letter below applies to these people? a. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
Africa and in Africa and whose master is African b. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
African but on islands near Africa and whose master is Portuguese *c. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from Africa and in Virginia and whose master is English d. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from England and in Virginia and whose master is English |
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These people worked in tobacco
fields. During their term they could not marry or
have children. What letter below applies to these people? a. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
Africa and in Africa and whose master is African b. Slaves (lifetime bondage) from
African but on islands near Africa and whose master is Portuguese c. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from Africa and in Virginia and whose master is English d. Servant (less than lifetime
bondage) from England and in Virginia and whose master is English |
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In what time period did this
colony first buy Africans? *a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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When these colonists bought the
first Africans, the status of these Africans was: a. Status as servants with “shorter
than lifetime bondage” b. Status as slaves with “lifetime
bondage” *c. Some of both |
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The textbook uses the term English servants for English people
who agreed to become indentured servants in the Virginia colony. They agreed
to work a specific period of years for no wages in return for passage across
the Atlantic Ocean to the colony and, when they completed their years of
service, for land so they could make a living). In what time period did these
people actually receive the land they were promised for their years of labor?
*a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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In what time period did the
number of Africans (whether servants or slaves) amount to about 4% of the
European (the white) population? Most workers in the tobacco fields are
English servants, not Africans. *a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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In the1660s, the colonial
legislatures in Virginia and Maryland wrote laws determining the status of a
child born of a woman who was a slave. If the father was free, the child was: a. free *b. slave Tip: In English law at this time, which parent determined the status
of the child? |
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In the 1660s, the colonial
legislatures in Virginia and Maryland wrote laws determining the “normal status
of blacks but never whites” was: a. free *b. slave |
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In the 1660s, the colonial
legislatures in Virginia and Maryland wrote laws governing slavery. Which one
is not true? a. If a master killed his slave
when the master was punishing the slave, the act was not a felony. b. Slaves could not hit a
master even when trying to defend himself. *c. An owner could emancipate
(set free) a slave. d. It was against the law for
slaves to marry. e. It was against the law for
slaves to meet in groups. |
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The textbook uses the term English servants for English people
who agreed to become indentured servants in the Virginia colony. They agreed
to work a specific period of years for no wages in return for passage across
the Atlantic Ocean to the colony and, when they completed their years of
service, for land so they could make a living). In what time period did more and more of these people not receive the land they were
promised for their years of labor until they many were “landless freemen”
(free but unable to earn a living because they did not have land—and unable
to vote either)? a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 *b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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At what time did the re “landless
freemen” (free but unable to earn a living because they did not have land—and
unable to vote either)? a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 *b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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The textbook uses the term English servants for English people
who agreed to become indentured servants in the Virginia colony. They agreed
to work a specific period of years for no wages in return for passage across
the Atlantic Ocean to the colony and, when they completed their years of
service, for land so they could make a living). In what time period did these
people receive their freedom again but did not receive the land they were promised for their years of labor
and finally they rebelled against the government? a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. *c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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The planters dealt with the
rebellion of the landless freemen by: a. The Virginia assembly
grants votes only to those who own land. b. Planters stop bringing in
indentured servants into Virginia. (Other
colonies out of the South will want them.) c. Planters start bringing
enslaved Africans (no land and no vote). *d. All of those listed. |
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In what time period did the
number of Africans (whether servants or slaves) amount to about 20% of the
European (the white) population. Most workers in the tobacco fields are
English servants, not Africans. a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) *d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. e. None of these time periods. |
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In what time period did the
number of Africans (whether servants or slaves) amount to about 96% of the
European (the white) population. Most workers in the tobacco fields are African
servants or slaves. a. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1612 to about 1660 b. The English colony of
Virginia from about 1660 to about 1675. c. The English colony of
Virginia in 1676 in Bacon’s Rebellion (followed by the decisions by the
planters) d. The English colony of
Virginia in about 1720. *e. None of these time periods. |
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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 |
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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. Maryland b. Virginia c. Massachusetts Bay Colony d. Plymouth Plantation or
Plymouth Colony |
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Which one of the following was
a Chesapeake colony (a colony in the Chesapeake Bay area marked by a
distinctive settlement pattern)? a. New Jersey b. New York c. Connecticut d. Rhode Island e. Virginia |
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Which one of the following was
a Chesapeake colony (a colony in the Chesapeake Bay area marked by a
distinctive settlement pattern)? a. New York b. Connecticut c. Rhode Island d. Maryland e. New Jersey |
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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. Maryland b. Virginia c. Massachusetts Bay Colony d. Plymouth Plantation or
Plymouth Colony |
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The colony of Maryland was
established as a religious sanctuary for: a. Puritans b. Roman Catholics c. Baptists d. Quakers e. Presbyterians |
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This colony is associated with
first Dutch settlement and then English settlement: a. Carolinas b. New York c. Pennsylvania d. Barbados (Caribbean) e. Georgia |
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This colony was initially a
grant from King Charles II to his brother. The grant was challenged by the
Netherlands military because that nation also had colonies in the region, but
its unpopular Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant had to surrender. The
proprietor did not grant a representative assembly, but did set up a governor
and council. a. Carolinas b. New York c. Pennsylvania d. Barbados (Caribbean) e. Georgia |
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The colony of Pennsylvania was
established as a religious sanctuary for: a. Puritans b. Roman Catholics c. Baptists d. Quakers e. Presbyterians |
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The individual largely
responsible for Pennsylvania's settlement was: a. Sir George Calvert (later
Lord Baltimore) b. William Penn c. John Winthrop d. William Bradford e. Roger Williams |
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This colony was founded during
the Restoration (the period after the Puritan Commonwealth when the Stuart
monarch Charles II was restored). Its founder was William Penn, a man of
wealth who converted to Quakerism and who actively involved in colonial
planning and administration. The colony was successful and cosmopolitan. a. Carolinas b. New York c. Pennsylvania d. Barbados (Caribbean) e. Georgia |
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Which of the following
statements best describes the uprising known as Bacon's Rebellion? a. Although it began in
Virginia, the rebellion soon spread to Maryland and New Jersey. b. The uprising caused major
political changes in Virginia as the governor tried to placate the rebels. 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 Virginia later on. e. The majority of Virginians
were solidly behind Bacon and his men. |
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The Navigation Acts passed by
England a. required that goods brought to England or its
colonies be carried on English ships. b. listed certain goods as "enumerated
articles," which meant that they had to be shipped only to England or to
another English colony. c. were difficult to enforce, which resulted in
widespread smuggling. d. all of the above |
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This colony was the last
English colony to be established in what is now the United States. The
motivations for its founding were to provide a refuge for the impoverished
and to create a military barrier against the Spanish. The rules of the colony
called for the exclusion of free blacks and slaves. The rules also included a
ban on slavery and restrictions on individual property holdings aimed at
keeping the colonists grouped as part of defense. a. Carolinas b. New York c. Pennsylvania d. Barbados (Caribbean) e. Georgia |
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This is a servitude (what the textbook also refers to
as “forced labor”) indentured servant or
English servant slave “a
condition in which one lacks liberty especially to determine one's course of
action or way of life” [A modern term is forced labor.] a. b. c. d. e.--on |
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“a person who signs and is bound … to work
for another for a specified time especially in return for payment of travel
expenses and maintenance” [in this case, passage across the Atlantic Ocean
and shelter and food—with the eventual promise being land—a way to make a
living in the 1600s] |
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“a person held in servitude as
the chattel” [Chattel = “an item of tangible movable or immovable
property except real estate” |
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“a state of being bound usually by compulsion (as of law or
mastery)” [as in forced to work by legal requirements or by raw power] |
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member of a servile feudal class bound to
the land and subject to the will of its owner |
These
questions are in some cases based on questions in the test database for
American Passages.
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