Practice Question for Chapter 6

All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and Native American tribes EXCEPT (A) Bacon's Rebellion (B) the Pequot War (C) the Stono Uprising (D) King Philip's War

A

Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay in 1636 for advocating (A) the separation of church and state (B) women's suffrage (C) bigamy (D) the export of tobacco

A

The Mayflower Compact foreshadows the U.S. Constitution in which of the following ways? (A) It posits the source of government power in the people rather than in God. (B) It ensures both the right to free speech and the separation of church and state. (C) It limits the term of office for all government officials. (D) It establishes three branches of government in order to create a system of checks and balances

A

The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to (A) Puritans only (B) all Protestants only (C) all Christians only (D) all Jews and Christians only

A

The need for labor on the American mainland in 1750 was most directly the result of (A) the cultivation of tobacco (B) the expansion of the cotton gin (C) the invention of the cotton gin (D) the decline of slavery after Bacon's Rebellion

A

Which of the following documents encouraged church membership in the Massachusetts Bay Colony? (A) The Mayflower Compact (B) The Fundamental Orders (C) The Halfway Covenant (D) The Cambridge Agreement

C

Which of the following is the best explanation for why the British did not establish a powerful central government in the American colonies? (A) The British cared little how the colonists lived as long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset. (B) Britain feared that the colonists would rebel against any substantial governmental force that it established. (C) Few members of the British elite were willing to travel to the colonies, even for the opportunity to govern. (D) Britain gave the colonies a large measure of autonomy as a first step in transitioning the region to independence.

A

The First Great Awakening can be seen as a direct response to which of the following? (A) Puritanism (B) The Enlightenment (C) Transcendentalism (D) Existentialism

B

The Seven Years' War is also popularly labeled as the "French and Indian War". Why? (A) The French fought various Indian tribes throughout the Northeast for control of trapping rights and major waterways. (B) The French were aided throughout the war by various Indian tribes fighting in alliance with them. (C) Most Indian tribes sided with the British, defending their lands against the French invaders from the North. (D) Many French settlers, particularly in the Maritime provinces of Canada, intermarried with native peoples, and thus were allied against the British in subsequent territorial conflicts.

B

The philosophy of mercantilism holds that economic power resides primarily in (A) surplus manpower and control over raw materials (B) control of hard currency and a positive trade balance (C) the ability to extend and receive credit at favorable interest rates (D) domination of the slave trade and control of the shipping lanes

B

The teachings of which of the following early colonists would be most consistent with the 17th-century views of the Massachusetts Bay Colony? (A) Roger Williams (B) John Cotton (C) William Penn (D) Anne Hutchinson

B

While Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by Protestants seeking religious freedom, which of the following colonies was established as a destination for Catholics fleeing religious persecution? (A) Pennsylvania (B) Maryland (C) Virginia (D) New York

B

Colonial vice-admiralty courts were created to enforce (A) Puritan religious edicts (B) prohibitions on antimonarchist speech (C) import and export restrictions (D) travel bans imposed on Native Americans

C

The First Great Awakening was marked by a period of (A) political activism in the early colonies (B) philosophical enlightenment (C) religious fervor (D) increased Commercialization

C

The Pilgrims settling in Plymouth would NOT be expected to support which of the following views? (A) A strong desire to remove Catholic beliefs from the Anglican Church (B) A commitment to the Calvinist principles of daily life (C) A desire to establish a society of religious freedom (D) A belief that governance should be derived from the will of the governed

C

Which of the following statements about indentured servants is true? (A) Indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World. (B) Indentured servitude never attracted many people because its terms were too harsh. (C) Approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom. (D) Indenture was one of several systems used to distinguish house slaves from field slaves.

C

Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of (A) medical doctors (B) scientists (C) political leaders (D) the clergy

D

Puritan migration from England came to a near halt between the years 1649 and 1660 because, during that period, (A) most English Puritans were imprisoned for heresy. (B) most Puritans converted to Catholicism (C) the New England settlement had become too overcrowded, and colonial legislatures strongly discouraged immigration. (D) the Puritans controlled the English government.

D

The English Civil War had which of the following direct impacts on Puritan New England? (A) "Heightened" religious hysteria resulting from a fear that increased urban commercialization would undermine their way of life (B) Increased taxation and economic turmoil to pay for costs associated with the English Civil War (C) Reduced access of trade between colonists and Native Americans (D) Reduced immigration due to increased religious tolerance and political representation in England

D

The first important cash crop in the American colonies was (A) cotton (B) corn (C) tea (D) tobacco

D

Which of the following statements about cities during the colonial era is NOT true? (A) Poor sanitation left colonial cities vulnerable to epidemics. (B) Religious and ethnic diversity was greater in colonial cities than in the colonial countryside. (C) Most large colonial cities grew around a port. (D) The majority of colonists lived in urban areas.

D