CHAPTER 2 Quiz: Britain and Its Colonies

Question 2 In the "starving time" of 1609-10, Jamestown settlers: A) overthrew John Smith B) ate horses, dogs, rats, boots, and mice C) went back to England D) went to live with the Indians

B) ate horses, dogs, rats, boots, and mice

Question 7 The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that a) John Locke drafted the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina to include religious freedom. b) .it advocated independence from England well before all other mainland colonies. c) the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies. d) its economy was grounded in tobacco production.

a) John Locke drafted the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina to include religious freedom.

Question 5 The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "shining city upon a hill" a) felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world. b) wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks. c) sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals. d) wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths.

a) felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world.

Question 4 The Mayflower Compact: a) provided the colonial government structure for the Plymouth colony, the first in British North America. b) completely separated civil and church governments. c) called for total religious toleration. d) outlined warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population.

a) provided the colonial government structure for the Plymouth colony, the first in British North America.

Question 9 William Penn a) was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism. b) established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony. c) suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence. d) never visited Pennsylvania.

a) was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism.

Question 6 When it was established in 1644, the colony of Rhode Island a) was notable for its religious toleration. b) had strong ties to the church in the Massachusetts colony. c) banned Jews from emigrating. d) had no ties to the Massachusetts colony.

a) was notable for its religious toleration.

Question 1 For the English preparing to colonize America, one model of settlement was provided by their experience in: a) Africa b) India c) Ireland d) Australia

c) Ireland

Question 8 The New York colony a) made a commitment to representative assemblies. b) saw its population grow slowly for its first fifty years. c) emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch. d) banned slavery from its inception. e) had its founding proprietors from the Carolina colony.

c) emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch.

Question 10 The English Civil War a) required Puritans to be the official colonial power in all the New England colonies. b) required colonists to pledge their loyalty to the Anglican Church as the official colonial church and government. c) led the Iroquois to form a treaty with the French in Canada. d) allowed the colonies to govern themselves.

d) allowed the colonies to govern themselves.

Question 3 Bacon's Rebellion a) spelled the demise of the Virginia Company. b) saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign and return to England. c) was a conflict between native Virginians and Irish immigrants. d) was a conflict between western small farmers and eastern Tidewater planters and political leaders of Virginia.

d) was a conflict between western small farmers and eastern Tidewater planters and political leaders of Virginia.