Chapter 3: Expansion and Diversity: The Rise of Colonial America
Quaker Beliefs
-The Holy Spirit could inspire every soul. -An individual's personal opinions should not be mistaken for God's will. -Individuals deserved recognition for their spiritual state rather than their wealth or family status -Women and men were equal in their ability to understand the inner light.
What characterized the government in Pennsylvania under William Penn?
A strong executive An assembly with limited power Quaker domination of politics A desire to keep the rabble in check and prevent haphazard growth and social turmoil
Which of the following reduced the Native American population in New England?
All of these choices: diseases introduced by Europeans The Pequot War King Phillip's War
Which of the following facts characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth centruy?
All of thses choices Windows enjoyed greater ecenomic power in the Chesapeake than women did in other regions There were more men in the Chesapeake than women Male and female life expectancy in the 1600s Chesapeake was twenty years lower than in New England Chesapeake colonists began to live longer as they developed immunities to diseases.
Which of the following statements about Maryland is correct?
Although it was intended as a haven for Catholics, they were more often persecuted there than were Catholics back in England.
To whom was this admonition addressed? "You have stepped out of your place, you [would] rather have been a husband than a wife..."
Anne Hutchinson
Who dissented from the Puritans and followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island?
Anne Hutchinson
Which statement best describes the demographics of New England in the early seventeenth century?
Because of better diets and the slow spread of infection, New Englanders had a longer life-span and raised more children to adulthood than people living in England.
During the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, how did Native Americans fare in Spain's American territories?
Because they were exposed to Old World diseases, they suffered terrible epidemics.
The greatest majority of those arriving in Virginia between 1630 and 1700 were
British indentured servants.
Slaves were a majority of the populaation in which English society?
Carolina.
Who did Spain depend on for colonization?
Catholic missionaries
Why did Puritans decide they needed to leave Great Britain?
Charles I ended his predecessor's practice of tolerating Puritans.
What qualification allowed a man to vote for governor and members of the General Court in seventeenth-century Massachusetts?
Church membership
What did increasing English settlement in New England have on Native Americans?
Colonial farmers cleared fields and trees in ways that chased away the deer and eliminated the wild plants Native Americans relied on.
Which statement below best illustrates the different experiences if Chesapeake and New England settlers in the early seventeenth century?
Compared to the Chesapeake, New England became a very diverse society as it practiced religious toleration and believed in the equality of races.
Which of the following was a result of the Pequot War?
Connecticut seized Pequot land and gave it to its colonists.
What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s?
Epidemic diseases like typhoid fever and malaria
Who were the Antinomians?
Followers of Anne Hutchinson
What was the most important factor in France's ability to hold its vast North American domain against Spain and English expansion?
Good relations with the Native Americans.
Why was Roger Williams forced into exile by the Puritans?
He believed in the complete separation of church and state.
Why did Charles I restore the Virginia Assembly in 1639?
He needed tobacco revenues and the support of Virginia's planters.
Why did Charles I restore the Virginia assembly in 1639?
He needed tobacco revenues and the support of Virginias planters
How did Anthony Ashley Cooper accelerate settlement in Carolina?
He offered immigrants fifty-acre land grants for every individual they brought to the colony.
What did Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay colony advocate?
He supported distinct roles for the different classes.
What characterized the first generation of New England land settlement?
Households situated in the village, with farmland placed outside the village
How did Bacon's Rebellion transform labor systems in Virginia?
It influenced planters to abandon indentured servants in favor of slaves.
Why was the siege of Santa Fe significant?
It led to the expulsion of the Spanish from New Mexico for over a decade.
Why was the Act for Religious Toleration of 1649 significant?
It protected Catholics in Maryland from religious persecution.
Which of the following statements about Virginia is correct?
It was governed by an appointed royal governor and governor's council and a House of Burgesses elected by landowners.
Which of the following statements about Virginia was correct in the seventeenth century?
It was governed by an appointed royal governor and governor's council and a House of Burgesses elected by landowners.
Which statement accurately describes the role of religion in the Chesapeake region in the seventeenth century?
It was not as important a force as in New England.
What was the Great Migration of the 17th century?
It was the movement of Puritans to New England
Which statement accurately describes the county court system in Virginia?
It was undemocratic because the justices were chosen by the governor. It was modeled after the court system in England. It was responsible for constructing and maintaining roads, bridges, and public buildings. It had justices of the peace who acted like judges.
Which of these statements about the Chesapeake tobacco-growing regions is not true?
Like their Puritan counterparts, Chesapeake settlers lived in tight-knit communities.
Which colony was intended as a haven for Catholics in the seventeenth century?
Maryland
Harvard College was founded to train
Ministers
The area that had the longest life expectancy and the fastest growing population growth through natural increase was
New England
In which of the following ways did the West Indies not influence British North America?
New Englanders became acquainted with beliefs about witchcraft from Caribbean islanders.
Which colonies had the most ethically, religiously, and racially diverse population in North America?
New Netherland - New York
Why did class tensions in the Chesapeake region lessen after 1690?
Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over blacks.
The first colony in English America that had separation of church and state and practiced religious toleration was
Rhode Island
What became South Carolina's stable crop in the 1600s?
Rice
Which of the following statements about the emergence of slavery in Chesapeake region is correct?
Slavery in the Chesapeake area was largely defined by race.
Which crop changed the British West Indies from a society of independent small landowners utilizing white servant labor to a society of large plantation owners utilizing black slave labor?
Sugar
Besides Great Britain, France, and Spain, what other countries established colonies in North America in the 1600s?
Sweden and the Netherlands
Besides Great Britain, France, and Spain, which other countries established colonies in Nnorth America in the 1600s?
Sweden and the Netherlands.
How did the West Indies influence British North America?
The Caribbean islands became the major market for New England's surplus foodstuffs, dried fish, and lumber. The West Indies pioneered techniques of racial control that would later appear in some of the mainland colonies' plantation societies. After 1660, a large migration of English islanders added significantly to British North America's population.
What did the year 1663 mark a turning point for New France?
The French crown took direct control and made it a royal colony.
Why did the year 1663 mark a turning point for New France?
The French crown took direct control of the colony.
What was the most fundamental threat to the Puritan social order?
The market economy
What was the Great Migration of the seventeenth century?
The movement of Puritans to New England
To Puritans, what was the "little commonwealth"?
The nuclear family
Which of the following characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth century?
The presence of many more men than women, giving women somewhat greater status because of their scarcity.
Which of the following epitomized the democratic nature of New England government?
The town meeting
How did colonial New England farmers alter their ecosystem?
They cleared extensive stands of trees, introduced domestic livestock, and consolidated scattered parcels of land.
Why was France able to hold onto its vast North American domain against Spanish and English expansion?
They established good relations with the Native Americans.
Which statement concerning those accused of witchcraft in the Salem trials is true?
They included both low-status individuals and prominent citizens.
How did the Puritans attempt to convert Native Americans?
They organized praying Native Americans into praying towns where Native Americans were taught alien Puritan ways.
What happened to tobacco prices around 1660?
They plunged below what was needed for a family to survive.
Which statement concerning New England wives is true?
They typically had no property rights independent of their husbands. They were legally protected against domestic violence and nonsupport.
Why did the Puritans adopt the Halfway Covenant in 1662?
They wanted to expand church membership by allowing children of church members to join.
Who were the proprietors?
They were English elites who were responsible for settling, governing, and defending certain colonies.
What was the main purpose of France's North American empire?
To support trade with the Indians for furs.
Which of the following facts characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth century?
Women had a somewhat greater status because of their scarcity.
A "praying town" was
a reservation into which the Puritans forced Native Americans so that they could be taught Christianity and English ways.
The tightly-clustered pattern of New England towns
allowed Puritans to attend frequent services at their meeting houses; were conductive to traditional reciprocity, fostered an atmosphere of mutual watchfulness in which Puritans could keep close track of one another's behavior and ensure godly order.
In his "a city upon a hill," John Winthrop was appealing to the Puritans to
build a godly community that should shame England into repenting.
A man's right to vote for governor and members of the General Council in seventeenth-century Massachusetts was based on
church membership.
At her 1637 trial, Anne Hutchinson had to defend himself against charges of
heresy
New England congregationalism
placed control of the church in the hands of the male "saints" of the congregation.
Bacon's Rebellion stemmed from violent attacks of
poor white settlers against Native Americans.
Class tension in the Chesapeake lessened after 1690
poort whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over blacks.
All of the following were factors in the Salem witch trials except
rising sinfulness as later generations abandoned the disciplined habits of the founding generation.
The greatest extremes of inequality in land ownership in the seveneenth century were found in
the West Indies.
According to the doctrine of mercantilism,
the primary purpose of colonies was to provide raw materials for the mother colony and to serve as markets for manufactured goods.
All of the following contributed to the decline of Native Americans in New England except
the willingness of most Indians to convert to Christianity.
What happened to tabacco prices around 1660?
they plunged below the breakeven point for what was neded for a family to survive
The Half-Way Covenant was adopted because
too few second- and third-generation Puritans were willing to testify publicly about their conversion experiences.
Harvard College was chartered in 1636 primarily to
train learned Congressional ministers.
The Pueblo Revolt of 1680
was triggered by Spanish attempts to suppress traditional religion.
New England wives:
were legally protected against domestic violence and nonsupport.
