College American History: Complete Quiz 2
What was the predominant religion in Pennsylvania?
Quakerism
Where did the French establish their first colony in the New World? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
Quebec
Which nation first entered Alaska, the last region in North America to be explored by Europeans? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
Russia
What was the first European colony established in North America? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
St. Augustine
What was the principal cause of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
The Spanish had attempted to keep the Pueblos from practicing their native religion.
What evidence suggests that the American colonies' declaration of independence against Great Britain was bound to happen decades before it did? (Outcome #3) (DOK3)
The colonies had developed their own economic structures independently from Great Britain.
By 1750, the economic prosperity experienced by the American colonies had resulted in which of the following? (Outcome #10, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
a colonial desire for political autonomy
The growth in colonial population that occurred in the early 1700s led to which of the following? (Outcome #7, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
a wider gap between the rich and poor
What caused the deaths of most of the native population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s? (Outcome #2) (DOK1)
an epidemic of smallpox
Which of the following is not a tenet of the Enlightenment?
atheism
Which of the following nearly decimated the population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s? (Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
disease*
What was the Dominion of New England?
he consolidated New England colony James II created
What was the primary cause for the population growth in the American colonies in the early 1700s? (Outcome #5) (DOK2)
immigration to the Americas from Europe
Peter Minuit was the director of what European nation's first colony in the Americas? (Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
the Netherlands
Which of the following had the greatest role in the economic growth of Britain's North American colonies in the 1700s? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
the expansion of slavery
Why did King Louis XIV first send French explorers to the Great Lakes region? (Outcome #7) (DOK2)
to find a direct route to China
The first permanent colony established by Europeans in North America was in what modern-day state? (Outcome #3, Paired item #2) (DOK1)
Florida
The Russians was the first to explore which North American region? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
Alaska
Which North American region was the last to be explored by Europeans? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
Alaska
The Europeans ceased to seek a northwest passage to Asia after the travels of which explorer made it clear that none existed? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
James Cook
Which European explorer's travels laid to rest the idea that a northwest passage to Asia existed? (Outcome #3) (DOK 2)
James Cook
In 1626, Peter Minuit became the director of the first Dutch colony in the Americas, which was located in which modern-day location? (Outcome #1) (DOK2)
Manhattan
What was a consequence of the growth in population that occurred in the American colonies in the early 1700s? (Outcome #7) (DOK2)
The gap between the rich and poor became wider.
How did the French settlers approach colonization in the New World differently from the Spanish? (Outcome #3) (DOK3)
They sought to make alliances with the native peoples instead of subjugating them.
Why did the French first begin exploring the Great Lakes region? (Outcome #7, Paired item #2) (DOK2)
They were looking for a direct sea route to China.