Chapter 2

Who was the English-speaking American Indian the Pilgrims encountered at Plymouth Bay in 1620?

Squanto

In the religious view of the Puritans, you would get to heaven if:

God predestined you to heaven or hell; no earthly act could change that.

New England quickly developed into a land of large plantations and landless servants.

false

Ordinary settlers in Puritan Massachusetts were called "gentlemen" and "ladies" or "master" and "mistress."

false

Slavery was never allowed in the devoutly Christian colony of Massachusetts.

false

The Half-Way Covenant (1662) held that believers in the divine right of kings were good.

false

The Half-Way Covenant applied to whom?

grandchildren of the English Great Migration

The expansion of tobacco cultivation in the early 1600s led to an increase in demand for which of the following labor groups?

indentured servants

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 asserted that:

just and equal laws made by male representatives onboard were to rule.

The English "enclosure" movement of the 1500s and 1600s forced small farmers off "commons" land so that the land could be taken up by:

sheep

Anne Hutchinson offended colonial leaders and was banished from Massachusetts because she claimed God spoke directly to her.

true

England's ongoing struggle to subdue Ireland delayed its entry into New World colonization.

true

In the 1600s, nearly two-thirds of English settlers came as indentured servants.

true

Indentures usually bound indentured servants for periods of from five to seven years.

true

John Rolfe married Powhatan's daughter.

true

Most New England colonists sided with Parliament during the English Civil War.

true

Most immigrants to America from England in the 1600s were poor, young, single men.

true

The "Rights of Englishmen" were established in the Magna Carta.

true

The first Thanksgiving celebrated the Pilgrims' survival and a successful harvest.

true

The typical seventeenth-century woman in New England gave birth seven times.

true

Under the headright system, anyone who brought in a sizable number of servants would immediately acquire a large estate.

true

Having fled religious intolerance in England, the Puritans in Massachusetts:

were intolerant of persons who disagreed with their version of Christianity.

Which of the following did not happen in the 1630s? Pequot War Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts. The House of Burgesses was established. Anne Hutchinson's trial

The House of Burgesses was established.

Which of the following was not a significant feature of indentured servitude in seventeenth-century Virginia? a. indentured servants never comprised more than a small percentage of Virginians, the great majority of whom arrived either as free settlers or slaves. b. Unlike slaves, indentured servants were held in bondage only for a limited period of time. c. Like slaves, indentured servants could be bought and sold, beaten, and denied permission to marry by their masters. d. Although servants could anticipate some kind of "freedom dues" (often a piece of land) upon completion of their indenture, many died before their terms expired.

a. indentured servants never comprised more than a small percentage of Virginians, the great majority of whom arrived either as free settlers or slaves.

Which of the following was not a central theme of Puritan thought? a. The Church of England is overly steeped in ritual and dogma. b. The quest for material prosperity is a sign of moral corruption. c. People enter this world either "elect" or "damned"; how they live their lives has no effect on their prospects for salvation. d. True "freedom" means following God's will, not one's own natural impulses.

b. The quest for material prosperity is a sign of moral corruption.

Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for

catholics

A key motivation behind early English settlement in the American colonies was: a. acquisition of land, and thus a measure of personal independence. b. escape from the material and spiritual corruptions of England. c. the profits to be made in transatlantic commerce. d. all of the above.

d. all of the above

Which of the following was not a characteristic of early New England society? a. intolerance of individual deviations from prevailing values b. highly patriarchal family life c. extensive autonomy and self-government in local affairs d. equality of the sexes in church affairs, but not in government affairs

d. equality of the sexes in church affairs, but not in government affairs

In 1585, the English attempted to establish Jamestown in North America.

false

In Puritan Massachusetts, "visible saint" was a term used to describe people of outstanding kindness and generosity.

false

In the 1600s in Massachusetts, full church membership was not required to vote in colony-wide elections.

false

Intermarriage between Indians and English settlers was common.

false

Who was the most prominent Native American leader in the original area of English settlement in Virginia?

Powhatan

A "visible saint" was the term Puritans used to describe:

a person who had experienced divine grace, often during a lightning storm.