History 120 Chapter 2

Because Puritan Massachusetts was deeply religious, ministers were frequently elected to colonial offices. T/F

False

Intermarriage between Indians and English settlers was common. T/F

False

Slavery was never allowed in the devoutly Christian colony of Massachusetts. T/F

False

The early settlers of English America enjoyed the least amount of rights compared to colonists of other empires. T/F

False

Which was not a characteristic of Roger Williams's Rhode Island colony?

It required citizens to attend church.

Who was the English-speaking American Indian the Pilgrims encountered at Plymouth Bay in 1620?

Squanto

Which of the following was not a central theme of Puritan thought?

The quest for material prosperity is a sign of moral corruption.

England's ongoing struggle to subdue Ireland delayed its entry into New World colonization. T/F

True

Indenture contracts usually bound indentured servants for periods of from five to seven years. T/F

True

Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts for advocating freedom of individual conscience and religious choice. T/F

True

Seventeenth-century Maryland stood out for its system of absolute rule, but also for its practice of religious toleration. T/F

True

The Half-Way Covenant applied to whom?

grandchildren of the English Great Migration

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 asserted that

just and equal laws made by male representatives onboard were to rule.

The English "enclosure" movement of the 1500s and 1600s forced small farmers off "commons" land so that the land could be taken up by

sheep

Which of the following was not a significant trend of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English society?

the elimination of gender hierarchies

The event that started the Pequot War was

the killing of a fur trader by the Pequots.

Colonial Virginia's economic substitute for gold was

tobacco

One change in Indian life after the English colonists settled was

Indians rejected the use of metal goods for cooking practices as they preferred to continue in the customs.

The first permanent English settlement in the area now known as the United States was at

Jamestown, Virginia.

The "Rights of Englishmen" were established in the Magna Carta. T/F

True

The first Thanksgiving celebrated the Pilgrims' survival and a successful harvest. T/F

True

Under the headright system, anyone who brought in a sizable number of servants would immediately acquire a large estate. T/F

True

An indenture was

a contract for labor for a period of years.

Which of the following was not a significant outcome of the start of Chesapeake tobacco cultivation?

campaigns to discourage migration by English women, who, it was feared, would distract male Virginians from their work in the fields

Which of the following was not a characteristic of early New England society?

equality of the sexes in general church affairs, but not in government affairs