Module 1 Exam
Which of the following is true about the first Africans to arrived in North America?
They worked alongside white indentured servants and could buy their freedom.
During the Seven Years' War, delegates from eight of the thirteen colonies met in Albany, New York, for what purpose?
To unify the colonies against the French.
What major English document asserted the people are endowed with natural rights to life, liberty, and property?
Two Treatise on Government
King Phillips Was began in 1675 because:
Wampanoag Indians murdered John Sassamon.
Who was the Prime Minister of Great Britain during the Seven Years' War?
William Pitt
The "Headright" System, introduced by the Virginia Company in 1618,
guaranteed each individual settler fifty acres of land in the colonies provided that the person could pay ship passage to North America.
In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
New England colonies.
Margaret Brent was:
One of America's famous women known for asking for the right to vote in the Maryland Assembly.
The British sytem of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
Placed restrictions on trading.
The uprising of the Indian nations allied with the French during the Seven Years' War came to be known as:
Pontiac's Rebellion
What was the fundamentalist religious group that dominated New England called?
Puritans
In the Middle Colonies, religious tolerance developed due to the
Quakers
Religious persecution in New England reached its peak with what regrettable event?
Salem Witch Trials/
The demand for major constitutional reforms led a conflict between what two major elements of English government?
The King and the Parliament.
Jonathan Edwards was best known for his famous sermon entitled:
"Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God".
The Magna Carta was a document signed in 1215 by King John of England which granted certain rights to whom?
All freemen
The Treaty of Paris in 1763 changed the balance of power by giving:
All of French territory east of the Mississippi, and Spanish Florida to England.
The Enlightenment, was focus on which of the following:
All of the above (Rational thought, Scientific discoveries, individual freedom).
What was one of the more interesting causes for the War of Austrian Succession?
An English smuggler's ear was allegedly cut off by the Spanish.
Following the Seven Years' War, Great Britain established the Proclamation Line of 1763 in order to:
Avoid conflicts between American colonists and Native American Indians.
The struggle for political supremacy between the English Parliament and the Stuart Monarchs culminated in what:
English Civil War
The Navigation Acts 1651, 1660, 1663, 1673, and were attempts of the British government to:
Force the colonies to abide by mercantilism.
Before the Seven Years' War, what European nation was the world power?
France
Court's decision in the trial of John Peter Zenger (1735) strengthened which of the following individual right?
Freedom of the press.
The young charismatic preacher who toured the colonies from New Hampshire to Georgia was known as:
George Whitefield
Who joined Jonathan Edwards in spreading the gospel to all of Colonial America?
George Whitefield
In every colonial war, which two nations always sided against each other?
Great Britain and France
The ascension of James II to the English Throne resulted in the colonial charters of what region being revoked?
New England Colonies.
Jonathan Edwards began a revival movement in the North American colonies called:
The Great Awakening
During the Enlightenment, which scientist put forth his theory of gravitation?
Isaac Newton
Which of the following is TRUE concerning the English Constitution?
It is not a formal written document.
In 1619, the first African slaves arrived in what North American colony?
Jamestown
What was the cause of the War of Spanish Succession?
Louis XIV was attempting to place his grandson on the Spanish throne.
The military commander who was sent to the Ohio River Valley to attack the French was:
Major George Washington
Eliza Lucas Pinckney was:
Managed three plantations on her own and became so revered that George Washington served as a pallbearer at her funeral.
What was the main cause of the War of Austrian Succession?
Maria Theresa was attempting to assume the Austrian throne.
What is the name of the economic system based on the assumption that the world's supply of gold was fixed, and only a nation's share in that wealth was subject to change?
Mercantile System
Which of the following colonial wars ended the period of "statutory neglect" in the American colonies?
Seven Years' War
In the Colonial Era, developments such as the New England town meetings and the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses represented
Steps in the growth of representative democracy.
In 17th and 18th century America, which businesses became the most important social institution in the colonies?
Taverns
What was the name of the plan drafted during the Seven Years' War by Benjamin Franklin that would have united the American colonies against the French?
The Albany Plan.
The official church of many of the Southern Colonies was:
The Anglican Church.
In colonial government, what organization was "supposed" to represent the people?
The Assemblies
Bacon's rebellion started because:
The Governor of Virginia refused to send to militia to protect frontier farmers.
Why did education in the New England colonies grow faster than the education in the other regions of America?
The Puritan emphasis on reading scripture.
New England became an important part of the great North Atlantic commercial network known as:
The Triangular Trade.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 resulted in all of the following except:
The execution of James II.
What power did the royal governors possess in their colonies that the king lacked over all of England?
The power to veto legislation.
After achieving victory during Seven Years' War, England's dominance led to:
The reshaping of the relationship between England and her colonies.
The first African slaves to arrive in the North America colonies came from:
The sugar plantations in Brazil and the Caribbean.
