Chapter 2 History

Because Puritan Massachusetts was deeply religious, ministers were frequently elected to colonial offices. T or F

False

Which of the following did not happen in the 1630s?

The house of burgesses was established.

Seventeenth-century Maryland stood out for its system of absolute rule, but also for its practice of religious toleration. T or F

True

Harvard College was principally founded to educate young men into the ministry. T or F

True

Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts for advocating freedom of individual conscience and religious choice. T or F

True

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

True

The first Thanksgiving celebrated the Pilgrims' survival and a successful harvest. T or F

True

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

sheep

Which of the following was not promoted by Oliver Cromwell?

the return to tolerance toward Irish Catholics

Colonial Virginia's economic substitute for gold was

tobacco

In 1600s Virginia, a feme sole could do all of the following except

vote

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

False

Seventeenth-century New England quickly developed into a land of large plantations and landless servants. T or F

False

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

False

Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for

Catholics

Which of the following was not a characteristic of early New England society?

equality of the sexes in general church affairs, but not in government affairs

Which was not a characteristic of Roger Williams's Rhode Island colony?

It required citizens to attend church.

The first permanent English settlement in the area now known as the United States was at

Jamestown, Virginia

Which of the following crops did John Rolfe introduce to the English colonies?

Tobacco

Anne Hutchinson scandalized Massachusetts's authorities both for her unorthodox religious ideas and for her "unwomanly" engagement in public issues. T or F

True

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

True

In the first two years of Jamestown's existence, relations with the Indians were

mostly peaceful and based on simple trade.