Ch 4 US History
What did members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers, believe?
God spoke to each individual through an "inner light."
Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons John Winthrop uses to justify the Puritan invasion of Native American lands (Course Reader Document 4.1)?
He claimed that the Native Americans must first be converted to Christianity before they had any right to the land
Who argued in 1630 that the Puritans should be "a city upon a hill" that would inspire the rest of the world?
John Winthrop
The desire for which of the following fueled most conflicts between Native Americans and Europeans?
Land
Why did the Wampanoag Indians join with other tribes and attack New England settlements in 1675?
New Englanders had been steadily encroaching on land the Indians needed to survive
What major change occurred in New Netherland in 1664?
New Netherland became New York
Who served as leaders of Quaker congregations?
Ordinary men and women
Which group of English immigrants first settled in Massachusetts in 1620?
Pilgrims
Which colony started by Roger Williams attracted dissenters through the protection of "Liberty of Conscience"?
Rhode Island
Who left Massachusetts for Connecticut in 1636 after clashing with church leaders over the requirements for church membership?
Thomas Hooker
When they settled in the New World in 1630, the Puritans of the Massachusetts Bay Company
pictured themselves as a select few chosen by God to preserve true Christianity in America
When they settled in the New World, the Puritans
pictured themselves as a select few chosen by God to preserve true Christianity in America
In 1688, the Glorious Revolution in England influenced American colonists to
rise up against royal authority established by the Dominion of New England
The Navigation Acts of the 1650s and 1660s were designed to regulate colonial trade in order to
yield revenues for the English crown and merchants.
Which statement characterizes Puritan communities in the first half of the 17th-century?
A high degree of religious conformity
According to John Winthrop, which of the following is NOT part of the "end" or goal of the Puritans (Course Reader Document 4.1)?
Achieve economic prosperity
King James II of England was a zealous supporter of which religion?
Catholicism
Which of the following Puritan values is the focus of John Winthrop's 1630 sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" (Course Reader Document 4.1)?
Community
How did the Boston church punish Anne Hutchinson for challenging Puritan ideas of conformity?
Excommunication and banishment
What was 17th-century New England's major export?
Fish
How did King Henry VIII respond to the Protestant Reformation in 1534?
He made himself the supreme head of the Church of England (Anglican)
According to John Locke, which of the following is NOT one of the purposes of government (Course Reader Document 4.2)?
Promote equality of opportunity
New England Puritanism owed its religious roots to the
Protestant Reformation of the early 16th century
Which statement characterizes 16th-century English Puritanism?
Puritans wanted to rid the Church of England of many features of Catholicism
According to John Locke, within the state of nature the "Law of Nature" teaches us that all mankind is equal and independent. What is the "Law of Nature" (Course Reader Document 4.2)?
Reason
What was William Penn's goal for his new colony?
To establish a "holy experiment" and refuge for Quakers in the Americas
The English immigrants who set sail on the Mayflower in September 1620 originally intended to settle in which region?
Virginia
Which of the following counsels from the Biblical prophet Micah does John Winthrop cite in his 1630 sermon "A Model of Christian Charity" (Course Reader Document 4.1)?
We ought to do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God
Unlike immigrants who settled in the Southern colonies, the migration to Puritan New England included
a great number of complete families
What did the Puritan doctrine of predestination teach about salvation?
a sovereign God, before creation, knew who would receive salvation
King Philip's War (1675-1676) left New England settlers with
an enduring hatred of Indians
Compared to the colonies to the North and South, the population of New York was
diverse
The official Indian policy in 17th-century Pennsylvania
instructed agents to respect the land claims of nearby tribes
Unlike colonists in the Chesapeake region, New England colonists Correct Answer
settled in towns that looked inward to the Puritan meetinghouse
The witch trials held in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692
signaled the erosion of religious confidence and revealed the results of forced conformity
Puritans believed that
the Church of England was corrupt beyond redemption
During most of the 17th century, New Netherland was
under the control of the Dutch
