Chapter 3: Vocab + Multiple Choice EWERT

Anthony Johnson

slave who became free and owned slaves himself

Quakers

Believed in the equality of all persons

Duke of York

Catholic who became King of England

Charter of Liberties

English demanded this over their former Dutch rulers

William Penn

Founder of Pennsylvania

Mercantilism

Government regulation of the nations economy

William Berkeley

Governor of Virginia during Bacon's rebellion

Navigation Acts

Law that regulated the shipping and selling of products

King Philip

Metacom

Glorious Revolution

Placed William of Orange on the English throne

William of Orange

Protestant who became King of England

Myer Myers

Successful Jewish silversmith

King Philip's War

War between New Englanders and Indians

West Jersey Concessions

a very liberal frame for government

How did English rule affect the Iroquois Confederacy? a. After a series of complex negotiations, both groups aided each other's imperial ambitions b. The English destroyed the Iroquois Confederacy temporarily but revived it under Sir Edmund Andros's rule after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 c. English oppression drive the Iroquois to the side of the French, who eagerly sought their support d. It enabled the Iroquois to build alliances wit other tribes against a common enemy e. The Iroquois adopted the English constitutional system

a. After a series of complex negotiations, both groups aided each other's imperial ambitions

Great Britain sought to attract which of the following to its American colonies in the eighteenth century? a. Protestants from non-English and less prosperous parts of the British Isles b. Catholics from France and Spain, thereby weakening England's enemies c. professionals and skilled craftsmen from England d. members of non-mainstream religions, particularly Quakers and Anabaptists e. wealthy merchants who could spur economic growth in the colonies

a. Protestants from non-English and less prosperous parts of the British Isles

Why did the accusations of witchcraft in Salem suddenly snowball in 1692? a. The only way to avoid prosecution was to confess and name others. b. When Tituba testified, the issue became racial and divided the town. c. All of the accused were children, and Puritans were determined to force their young to accept their religious traditions or face death. d. The colonial capital had just been moved to Salem, upsetting the normally staid town. e. They did not; actually, the number of accusations was average and Salem was highly overrated as a place for charges of witchcraft

a. The only way to avoid prosecution was to confess and name others.

What ironic consequence did William Penn's generous policies, such as religious toleration and inexpensive land, have? a. They contributed to the increasing reliance of Virginia and Maryland on African slave labor b. Now that Pennsylvania attracted so many settlers, Carolina was desperate for laborers and began a vast Indian slave trade c. They actually discouraged suspicious Europeans from choosing Pennsylvania as a place to settle d. They led Puritan authorities in Massachusetts to adopt religious toleration in order to compete with Pennsylvania for colonists

a. They contributed to the increasing reliance of Virginia and Maryland on African slave labor

Nathaniel Bacon: a. actually was socially closer to the elite than to the indentured servants who supported him b. had no connection to Virginia's wealthiest planters c. won unanimous support for his effort to reduce taxes, but his effort to remove all Native Americans from the colony doomed his rebellion d. burned down Jamestown but never succeeded in taking over the colony or driving out Governor Berkeley e. was the first colonist to open his slaughterhouse

a. actually was socially closer to the elite than to the indentured servants who supported him

Which one of the following is true of the English West Indies in the seventeenth century? a. by the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands b. mixed economies with small farms worked by indentured servants dominated islands such as Barbados throughout the century c. frequent uprising by African slaves caused the English to abandon the West Indies by the 1680s and relocate staple crop production to mainland North America d. the free labor system of the West Indies stood in stark contrast to the slave labor system of the Chesapeake

a. by the end of the century, the African population far outnumbered the European population on most islands

Once Massachusetts became a royal colony in 1691: a. it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration, which displeased many Puritan leaders. b. it received the right to have its voters elect its own governor and legislative assembly. c. Plymouth was split off from Massachusetts to become its own independent colony. d. church membership became the chief legal requirement for voting e. social tensions generally decreased and a relatively peaceful period ensued.

a. it was required to abide by the English Act of Toleration, which displeased many Puritan leaders.

What historical evidence demonstrates that blacks were being held as slaves for life by the 1640s? a. property registers list white servants with the number of years they were to work, but blacks had no terms of service associated with their names b. transcripts from legislative debates in the House of Burgesses show that Virginia lawmakers were debating whether permanent slave status was a good idea c. records of declining tobacco prices show that it had become harder to keep labor, which would have forced planters to turn increasing to Africans and away from white servants d. there is none, because slavery did not fully exist in Virginia until after Bacon's Rebellion in 1676

a. property registers list white servants with the number of years they were to work, but blacks had no terms of service associated with their names

The Glorious Revolution of 1688: a. resulted mainly from the fears of English aristocrats that the birth of James II's son would lead to a Catholic succession. b. ended parliamentary rule in Great Britain until Queen Anne's War in 1702. C. was the work of an ambitious Danish prince out to avenge his father's murder by a British nobleman. d. had no impact on the British colonies in America. e. prompted Scotland's secession from Great Britain and thus a reduction in Scotch-Irish immigration to the colonies.

a. resulted mainly from the fears of English aristocrats that the birth of James II's son would lead to a Catholic succession.

Carolina grew slowly until- a. rice as a staple crop was discovered to be extremely profitable. b. slaves were brought into the colony. c. an alliance with the Indians was signed. d. cotton was introduced into the colony. e. the king forced the English poor to settle the area.

a. rice as a staple crop was discovered to be extremely profitable.

What form of behavior did William Penn ban in his Pennsylvania colony? a. swearing b. alcohol consumption c. dancing in public or private d. laughing during religious services e. singing outside of church

a. swearing

Which of the following is true for slavery? a. the English word "slavery" derives from the word "Slav," reflecting the slave trade in Slavic people until the fifteenth century b. Christians were never enslaved c. The Roman Empire outlawed it, but it revived, thanks to Columbus d. It was nonexistent in Africa until the arrival of European slave traders

a. the English word "slavery" derives from the word "Slav," reflecting the slave trade in Slavic people until the fifteenth century

Who finally ended the Salem witch trials? a. the Massachusetts governor b. The local pastor c. Salem's judge d. Tituba e. Increase Mather

a. the Massachusetts governor

Indians in eighteenth-century British America: a. were well integrated into the British imperial system. b. benefited from the Walking Purchase of 1737. c. were viewed in the same way by traders, British officials, and farmers. d. never warred with the colonists. e. had access to the liberties guaranteed to Englishmen.

a. were well integrated into the British imperial system.

Bacon's Rebellion was a response to: a. worsening economic conditions in Virginia b. increased slavery in the Carolinas c. Indian attacks in New England d. the Glorious Revolution in New England e. the Salem witch trials

a. worsening economic conditions in Virginia

Covenant Chain

agreement between New York and Iroquois

Toleration Act

allowed Protestant Dissenters to worship freely in England

Which man was once a slave, only to be freed and own slaves himself? a. Willian Penn b. Anthony Johnson c. Olaudah Equiano d. Robert Carter e. Nathaniel Bacon

b. Anthony Johnson

Which of the following best sums up population diversity in colonial British America? a. From the beginning of British settlement, the colonies were highly diverse in race and religion. b. Great Britain originally promoted emigration to the colonies as a means of ridding itself of excess population but cut back in the eighteenth century, opening the colonies to a more diverse group of settlers. c. Men and women arrived in almost equal numbers because British officials encouraged women to leave, believing that fewer women in the mother country would equal slower population growth. d. Great Britain urged professionals and skilled craftspeople to go to its colonies in America because it wanted to create a model society there, but eventually it began to urge vagabonds and "masterless men" to go instead. e. Germans were the only non-British group allowed to live in the colonies.

b. Great Britain originally promoted emigration to the colonies as a means of ridding itself of excess population but cut back in the eighteenth century, opening the colonies to a more diverse group of settlers.

All of the following were factors enticing migration to the British colonies EXCEPT: a. availability of land b. lack of a military draft c. absence of restrains on economic opportunity d. religious toleration e. cheap and safe transatlantic transportation

e. cheap and safe transatlantic transportation

What was one of Pennsylvania's only restrictions on religious liberty? a. Settlers could belong to any denomination but had to sign an oath affirming that they would not oppress Quakers b. Holding office required an oath affirming a belief in Jesus Christ, which eliminated Jews from serving c. Atheists were welcome as long as they promised not to publicly attack religion d. Church attendance was mandatory, but the state did not specify which type of church e. There were no restrictions

b. Holding office required an oath affirming a belief in Jesus Christ, which eliminated Jews from serving

What was the impact of King Philip's War (1675-1676)? a. New England's tribes united against the colonists b. In the long run, the war produced a broadening of freedom for whites in New England. c. Native Americans up and down the eastern seaboard began rebelling against the colonial rule when they saw what happened to their New England counterparts. d. Massachusetts banned all Native Americans from living within its borders e. Great Britain formed the New England Confederation to protect against Native American depredations

b. In the long run, the war produced a broadening of freedom for whites in New England.

In what ways did England reduce colonial autonomy during the 1680s? a. Charles II revoked the charters of all colonies that had violated the Navigation Acts. b. It created the Dominion of New England, run by a royal appointee without benefit of an elected assembly. c. Because Charles II and James II were at least closet Catholics, the colonies no longer could have established churches within their borders. d. The king started appointing all judges. e. Not at all; this was the era in which colonies achieved autonomy.

b. It created the Dominion of New England, run by a royal appointee without benefit of an elected assembly.

The Glorious Revolution witnessed uprisings in colonial America, including ones in: a. New Hampshire and Pennsylvania. b. New York and Maryland. c. Virginia and New York. d. Pennsylvania and Maryland. e. New York and New Hampshire

b. New York and Maryland.

According to the economic theory known as mercantilism a. merchants could control the government because they contributed more than others to national wealth b. The government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power c. the government should encourage manufacturing and commerce by keeping its hands off of the economy d. colonies existed as a place for the mother country to send raw materials to be turned into manufactured goods e. England wanted the right to sell goods in France, but only to non-Catholic buyers.

b. The government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power

What role did Native Americans play in British imperial wars during the eighteenth century? a. They avoided all involvement. b. They did much of the fighting in the wars. c. They fought only in Canada and in the Ohio Valley. d. They caused some of them, because the French resented British treatment of Indians. e. They uniformly sided with the French against the British.

b. They did much of the fighting in the wars.

Who in the Pennsylvania colony was eligible to vote? a. everyone, male and female b. a majority of the male population c. all males d. Quakers e. all people of European decent

b. a majority of the male population

The first English Navigation Act, adopted during the rile of Oliver Cromwell: a. required the Royal Navy to use only Protestant navigators on its ships b. aimed to wrest control of world trade from the Dutch c. freed England's North American colonies from economic regulations (in order to stimulate prosperity) d. added New Netherlands to the British empire e. authorized several map-making expeditions to the New World

b. aimed to wrest control of world trade from the Dutch

Which of the following was true of agriculture in the colonies during the eighteenth century? a. There b. was c. no d. Multiple e. Choice

b. but the answer is b in case he puts it on the test.

The separation of church and State a. existed only in the southern colonies b. existed only in a few colonies c. was limited in the colonies and existed only to promote all forms of Christianity d. resulted in the colonies from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 e. was due largely to the increasing German presence in the colonies

b. existed only in a few colonies

According to laws in the seventeenth-century Chesapeake: a. black men were not permitted to marry white women, but black women could marry white men b. free blacks had the right to sue and testify in court c. free blacks were not permitted to serve in the militia unless they signed a loyalty oath d. the sale of any married slave was prohibited

b. free blacks had the right to sue and testify in court

The economy of the Carolina colony; a. was based on plantation agriculture from the beginning. b. immediately proved profitable because of its reliance upon rice. c. was exactly the same as that of Barbados. d. originally centered on cattle-raising and trade. e. had nothing to do with slavery.

b. immediately proved profitable because of its reliance upon rice.

What was William Penn's most fundamental principle? a. voting rights for all adult men b. religious freedom c. communally owned property d. economic liberty e. support for women's suffrage

b. religious freedom

Which of the following is true of slave resistance in the colonial period? a. Runaways were very rare because slaves knew that attempting to escape would be futile b. some slaves were the offspring of white traders and therefore knew enough English to turn to the legal system, at least until Virginia lawmakers prevented them from doing so c. A number of bloody rebellions prompted a wholesale revision of slave codes d. It was limited because slaves at the time were too new to the colonies to understand the concept of freedom. e. All runaways headed for freedom in French Canada.

b. some slaves were the offspring of white traders and therefore knew enough English to turn to the legal system, at least until Virginia lawmakers prevented them from doing so

When England took over the Dutch colony that became New York: a. the English eliminated all of the religious freedoms that the Dutch had allowed b. the English ended the Dutch tradition of allowing married women to conduct business in their own names c. the English respected Dutch antislavery laws, so that New York became a center for free African-Americans in North America d. the local population declined because of England's new and repressive rule e. England tried to maintain Dutch culture but ordered residents to learn English

b. the English ended the Dutch tradition of allowing married women to conduct business in their own names

Governor William Berkeley regime: a. corrupted Penn's plans for the Pennsylvania colony, but the democratic system that Penn created made it impossible for him to do anything about it b. was a corrupt alliance of the Virginia colony's wealthiest tobacco planters c. offended tobacco planters, who felt that he allowed Nathaniel Bacon to exert too much influence in the House of Burgesses d. greatly affected Virginia during its four years in power

b. was a corrupt alliance of the Virginia colony's wealthiest tobacco planters

The Walking Purchase of 1737: a. sparked King Philip's War. b. was a deceitful deal for the Lenni-Lenape Indians. c. was part of the West Jersey Concessions. d. was led by Nathaniel Bacon. e. was rescinded by the governor of Pennsylvania the following year.

b. was a deceitful deal for the Lenni-Lenape Indians.

Unlike slavery in America, slavery in Africa: a. declined in importance in the 1600s b. was more likely to be based in the household than on an agricultural plantation c. led to much higher death rates d. was entirely race-based e. existed only for women

b. was more likely to be based in the household than on an agricultural plantation

Captain Jacob Leisler, the head of the rebel militia that took control of New York in 1689: a. was a close ally of Sir Edmund Andros, who was trying to regain control of the Dominion of New England. b. was overthrown and killed in so grisly a manner that the rivalry between his friends and foes polarized New York politics for years. c. was knighted for his role in supporting the Glorious Revolution. d. sought to impose Catholic rule but was defeated by a Protestant militia in a short but bloody civil war. e. slaughtered so many Native Americans that wars between whites and the remaining tribes kept New York in an uproar for the next two decades.

b. was overthrown and killed in so grisly a manner that the rivalry between his friends and foes polarized New York politics for years.

Slave labor in the Chesapeake region increasingly supplanted indentured servitude during the last two decades of the seventeenth century, in part because: a. the opening of the new colony of North Carolina attracted enough whites to make up for the loss of those who would have come to the New World as indentured servants b. Bacon's Rebellion reminded leaders of the dangers of allowing racial intermarriage c. Improving conditions in England reduced the number of transatlantic migrants d. a monopoly on the slave trade made it easier to import Africans e. indentured servants began forming associations that went on strike for better conditions

c. Improving conditions in England reduced the number of transatlantic migrants

How did the new Massachusetts charter of 1691 change that colony's government? a. Puritans were required to permit religious tolerance of all Christian denominations. b. It eliminated town government, which had been the heart of Puritan control of the commonwealth c. It made Massachusetts a royal colony rather than under the control of Puritan saints. d. It required all judges to be Anglican, greatly reducing Puritan influence over the three branches of government. e. It moved the seat of government to Salem, which contributed greatly to the problems involving witchcraft.

c. It made Massachusetts a royal colony rather than under the control of Puritan saints.

William Penn was a member of which religious group? a. Puritans b. Anglicans c. Quakers d. Roman Catholics e. Presbyterians

c. Quakers

As accusations and executions multiplied in Salem, what was the long-term impact of the witchcraft trials there? a. Puritan leader Increase Mather encouraged juries to take testimony and accusations more seriously. b. The idea of prosecuting witches gained widespread support. c. The number of witchcraft prosecutions in Massachusetts declined markedly. d. Colonial leaders saw something was seriously wrong with their judicial system and outlawed witchcraft trials in 1715. e. Witchcraft prosecutions were put under the control of the Massachusetts General Court.

c. The number of witchcraft prosecutions in Massachusetts declined markedly.

To Quakers, liberty was: a. limited to white, landowning men. b. strictly defined. c. a universal entitlement. d. extended to women but not to blacks. e. limited to the spiritually inclined.

c. a universal entitlement.

Virginia slave code of 1705: a. simply brought together old aspects of the laws governing slaves and slavery b. completely rewrote and changed the earlier slave laws c. embedded the principle of white supremacy in law d. made clear the slaves were subject to the will of their masters but not to anyone who could not claim ownership of them e. was the work of Nathaniel Bacon

c. embedded the principle of white supremacy in law

English and Dutch merchants created a well-organized system for "redemptioners." What was this system for? a. for New Englanders to trade molasses for rum with the West Indies b. for bringing Protestant refugees to North America for a hefty fee c. for carrying indentured German families to America where they would work off their transportation debt d. for unloading the unwanted convicts of London and Amsterdam to ports such as Boston and New York e. For pirating against Spain and France, their Catholic archenemies

c. for carrying indentured German families to America where they would work off their transportation debt

Ideas of race and racism in seventeenth-century England: a. inspired the creation of an African slave labor force b. caused many Englishmen to become abolitionists when they saw that slavery was based on these ideas c. had not fully developed as modern concepts d. originated in the writing of Sir Walter Raleigh e. prompted Shakespeare to write Hamlet

c. had not fully developed as modern concepts

What inspired the 1715 uprising by the Yamasee and Creek peoples against English colonists in Carolina? a. the colonists' refusal to trade with the Yamasee and Creek b. an alliance of the Yamasee and Creek with the Iroquois Confederacy, which had declared war against New York colonists c. high debts incurred by the Yamasee and Creek in trade with the English settlers d. the English colonists' plans to begin capturing Native Americans to sell as slaves e. a bloody rebellion by African slaves against their masters near Charles Town

c. high debts incurred by the Yamasee and Creek in trade with the English settlers

When the Virginia House of Burgesses decreed that religious conversion did not release a slave from bondage: a. every other colonial assembly followed suit b. governor William Berkeley vetoed the measure, which led to Bacon's Rebellion c. it meant that, under Virginia law, Christians could own other Christians d. mass protests followed

c. it meant that, under Virginia law, Christians could own other Christians

In its early years, Carolina was the "colony of a colony" because its original settlers included many. a. former indentured servants from Virginia. b. supporters of Anne Hutchinson seeking refuge from Massachusetts. c. landless sons of wealthy planters in Barbados. d. Protestants upset over Catholic rule in Maryland. e. planters from Cuba hoping to expand their sugarcane empires.

c. landless sons of wealthy planters in Barbados.

The Charter of Liberties and Privileges in New York: a. was the work of the Dutch, who did not trust the English to protect their religious freedom. b. resulted especially from displeasure among residents of Manhattan. c. reflected in part an effort by the British to exert their influence and control over the Dutch d. affirmed religious toleration for all denominations. e. eliminated the property requirement for voting.

c. reflected in part an effort by the British to exert their influence and control over the Dutch

According to New England Puritans, witchcraft: a. was perfectly acceptable when it was used for proper purposes b. was punishable by hanging unless it was used to reinforce men's standing and God's will. c. resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes. d. was restricted to Salem. e. was due entirely to exposure to Catholicism.

c. resulted from pacts that women made with the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere with natural processes.

Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because: a. it was a longer trip from Africa to North America, making slavery less profitable b. planters in Virginia and Mary land agreed that indentured servants were far less troublesome c. the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time d. those living in the British West Indies opposed slavery until the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War

c. the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time

William Penn obtained the land for his Pennsylvania colony because; a. King Charles I wanted Quakers to have a place where they could enjoy religious toleration. b. he supported the crown during the Glorious Revolution. c. the king wanted to cancel his debt to the Penn family and bolster the English presence in North America. d. he conquered the Swedes and Dutch who previously had controlled the land. e. his invention of what was then called the "penncill" made him incredibly rich.

c. the king wanted to cancel his debt to the Penn family and bolster the English presence in North America.

The Scottish and Scotch-Irish immigrants to the colonies: a. were almost uniformly Catholics. b. usually worked in the West Indies before moving to the mainland colonies. c. were not only poor farmers, but physicians, merchants, and teachers, too. d. did little to add to the religious diversity in America. e. represented only a small fraction of the immigration to the colonies.

c. were not only poor farmers, but physicians, merchants, and teachers, too.

Before founding Pennsylvania, William Penn assisted a group of English Quakers to set up a colony in what became: a. New Hampshire. b. North Carolina. c. Delaware. d. New Jersey. e. Ontario.

d. New Jersey.

Pennsylvania's treatment of Native Americans was unique in what way? a. Pennsylvania was the only colony in which efforts at conversion focused on turning Native Americans into Quakers b. The colony brought all of the land the Native Americans occupied and moved them west of the Appalachians, meaning that Indians were relocated but not decimated c. Despite Quaker pacifism, Pennsylvanians were determined to exterminate the Natives d. Pennsylvania purchased Indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies

d. Pennsylvania purchased Indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies

Of colonists in British North America, which group was the wealthiest a. Philadelphia merchants b. Boston political elite c. Virginia tobacco farmers d. South Carolina rice planters e. New York merchants

d. South Carolina rice planters

Spain's Las Siete Partidas, a series of laws touching on slavery: a. strongly influenced the English as they devised their own laws about slavery b. was strictly enforced in Mexico, Cuba, and other Spanish colonies until those areas achieved independence c. required masters to free female slaves on their twenty-first birthdays d. gave slaves some opportunities to claim rights under the law in Spain's American empire

d. gave slaves some opportunities to claim rights under the law in Spain's American empire

The German migration to the English colonies: a. was unusual because few Germans left their part of Europe during the American colonial era b. consisted mainly of single, young males, as with their counterparts who migrated from England c. was mainly to Marland, because most of the German immigrants were Catholic d. led to the formation of many farming communities e. led to the separation of church and state

d. led to the formation of many farming communities

Bacon's rebellion contributed to which of the following in Virginia? a. a large and sustained increase in the importation of indentured servants b. generous payments to Native Americans to encourage them to give up their lands to white farmers c. changes in political style of Virginia's powerful large-scale planters, who adopted a get-tough policy with small farmers and hired their own militia to enforce their will d. the replacing of indentured servants with African slaves on Virginia's plantations e. an order from Governor Berkeley that Native Americans could serve in the militia

d. the replacing of indentured servants with African slaves on Virginia's plantations

The biggest reason Jews left Europe was: a. for the economic opportunities in New England b. to be involved in colonial governments c. to become indentured servants in North America d. to escape rigid religious restrictions in German-speaking areas of Europe e. to escape violence

d. to escape rigid religious restrictions in German-speaking areas of Europe

"Enumerated" goods: a. made up the bulk of items imported into the colonies from abroad b. were those the English colonies could not produce under terms of the Navigation Acts c. created a financial drain on the English government during the seventeenth century d. were colonial products, such as tobacco and sugar, that first had to be imported to England e. were specifically exempt from England's mercantilist regulations

d. were colonial products, such as tobacco and sugar, that first had to be imported to England

Which of the following was NOT a factor that made African slavery appealing to English planters in the New World? a. Since slaves' terms never expired, unlike those of indentured servants, Africans could create a permanent labor force b. Europeans believed that Africans were more accustomed to hard agricultural labor than Native Americans, and thus would be better workers c. Africans had long since developed a resistance to European diseases, making epidemics less likely than among Native American laborers d. Africans could not claim the protection of English common law e. A long English legal tradition of discriminating against dark-skinned peoples eased the legalization of slavery

e. A long English legal tradition of discriminating against dark-skinned peoples eased the legalization of slavery

Which of the following fits the description of a person most likely to have been accused of witchcraft in seventeenth-century New England? a. a single young woman whose attractiveness meant that some saw her as a threat to Puritanvalues b. a married woman who normally was subservient to her husband and the community, which made her behavior seem all the more bizarre c. a widow who presumably was too lonely or too dependent on the community to be taken seriously, but who had to be tried and convicted to keep others from thinking similarly d. a married woman who had just lost a child e. a woman beyond childbearing age who was outspoken, economically independent, or estranged from her husband

e. a woman beyond childbearing age who was outspoken, economically independent, or estranged from her husband

What was the Covenant Chain? a. the promise James II gave Parliament that he would marry a Protestant princess b. an agreement between the Dutch and the Mohican Nation that led to the founding of New Netherland c. a mythical piece of priceless gold jewelry that Europeans wished to acquire from the Iroquois d. an important Puritan text that spelled out the doctrine of predestination e. an alliance made by the governor of New York and the Iroquois Confederacy

e. an alliance made by the governor of New York and the Iroquois Confederacy

The English Bill of Rights of 1689: a. was unwritten, like the English Constitution on which it was based. b. was King William's finest writing on the importance of liberty. c. divided power in England between the king and Parliament. d. was copied word for word into the U.S. Constitution a century later. e. listed parliamentary powers over such individual rights as trial by jury.

e. listed parliamentary powers over such individual rights as trial by jury.

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina: a. were modeled on the governing structure of the Iroquois Confederacy. b. banned slavery as antithetical to their goal of creating a society based on peasants working for noblemen. c. allowed no elected assembly. d. permitted only members of the Church of England to worship freely. e. proposed a feudal society in the New World, complete with hereditary nobility.

e. proposed a feudal society in the New World, complete with hereditary nobility.

Which commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century? a. tobacco b. indigo c. silver d. cotton e. sugar

e. sugar

Which of the following was true of small farmers in 1670s Virginia? a. the economy was doing so well that even though they made less money than large-scale planters, their problems were too small to justify their rebellion b. they had access to the best land, but a glut in the tobacco market left them in poverty c. their taxes were incredibly low- the one issue with which they were pleased d. they could count on the government to help them take over Native American lands and thereby expand their meager holding e. the lack of good land, high taxes on tobacco, and falling prices reduced their prospects

e. the lack of good land, high taxes on tobacco, and falling prices reduced their prospects

What sparked a new period of colonial expansion for England in the mid-seventeenth century? a. England's defeat of the Netherlands in the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War of 1649 b. England's victory in a 1676 religious war with Spain c. a treaty signed with the Iroquois Confederacy d. the incredible financial success of the British East India Company e. the restoration of the monarchy in 1660

e. the restoration of the monarchy in 1660

Nathaniel Bacon

elite planter who called for reform in Virginia

Anglicization

elites in America becoming more culturally English

Jacob Leisler

established a Committee of Safety in New York

Edmund Andros

formed Covenant Chain with Iroquois

Royal African Company

had a monopoly on the slave trade

James the second

overthrown in the glorious revolution

Bacon's Rebellion

the poor of Virginia demand change

Robert "King" Carter

wealthy Virginian speaker of the House of Burgesses