APUSH Chp. 2 Quiz Questions

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by ... a) starvation, disease and frequent Indian raids b) economic prosperity c) constant fear of Spanish invasion d) major technological advancement e) peace with the Native Americans

A

A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to ... a) establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South b) be financially profitable and create a refuge for the Catholics c) help the Protestants, by giving them a safe haven d) allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land for himself e) repudiate the feudal way of life

B

Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the ... a) War of Spanish Succession b) defeat of the Spanish Armada c) loss of Brazil d) treaty of Tordesillas e) conquest of Mexico by Portugal

B

The _________ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates ... a) ancestry laws b) laws of primogeniture c) joint-stock companies d) laws of inheritance e) treaty of the elders

B

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except ... a) the destruction of the soil b) a great demand for controlled labor c) soaring prosperity in the colony d) diversification of the colony's economy e) the broad-acred plantation system

D

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except ... a) unemployment b) thirst for adventure c) desire for markets d) desire for religious freedom e) need for a place to exploit slave labor

E

On the eve of its colonizing adventure, England possessed a ... a) unified national state b) measure of religious unity c) sense of nationalism d) popular monarch e) all of these

E

The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans) succumbed to the Europeans because they ... a) died in large numbers from European diseases b) lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites c) were no longer a resource for food once the Virginians began growing their own crops d) were not a reliable labor source and could be disposed of without harming the colonial economy e) all of these

E

The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was ... a) to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors b) to stop the spread of European settlements c) the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians d) to break up the Iroquois Confederacy e) the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees

E

When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he ... a) halted the rapid population decline b) re-established better relations with the Indians c) brought many Irish immigrants with him d) died within a few months of his arrival e) imposed a harsh military regime on the colony

E