APUSH Chapter 2 Multiple Choice
The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by a. starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids. b. economic prosperity. c. constant fear of Spanish invasion. d. major technological advancement. e. peace with the Native Americans.
A
Tobacco was considered a poor man's crop because a. it could be produced easily and quickly. b. it was smoked by the lower class. c. the poor were used to plant and harvest it. d. it could be purchased at a low price. e. it required complicated processing.
A
Two major exports of the Carolinas were a. rice and Indian slaves. b. sugar and corn. c. tobacco and furs. d. black slaves and cotton. e. sugar and cotton.
A
The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by a. a joint-stock company. b. a royal proprietor. c. Queen Elizabeth II. d. the law of primogeniture. e. an expanding wool trade.
A
Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were similar in that they were all a. economically dependent on the export of a staple crop. b. proprietary colonies. c. founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne. d. founded as refuges for persecuted religious sects in England. e. able to live in peace with the Native Americans.
A
A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to a. establish a defensive buffer against Spanish colonies in the South. b. create a refuge for the Catholics. c. help the Protestants, by giving them a safe haven. d. allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land for himself. e. repudiate the feudal way of life.
B
Captain John Smith's role at Jamestown can best be described as a. very limited. b. saving the colony from collapse. c. persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold. d. worsening the colonists' relationship with the Indians. e. reducing the terrible death toll.
B
Georgia's founders were determined to a. conquer Florida and add it to Britain's empire. b. create a haven for people imprisoned for debt. c. keep Georgia for Catholics. d. restrict the colony to British citizens. e. establish slavery.
B
Identify the statement that is false: a. England's victory over the Spanish Armada helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. b. England never experienced and religious unit or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism. c. England's victory over the Spanish Armada started England on its was to becoming master of the world's oceans. d. England had a strong, unified national state under a popular monarch. e. England had a strong, vibrant sense of nationalism and national destiny.
B
In 1650, Virginia counted only 300 blacks in its poopulation, although by the end of the century, blacks, most of them enslaved, made up approximately __ of the colony's population. a. 8% b. 14% c. 22% d. 35% e. 47%
B
Match each individual on the left with the correct description: A. Francis Drake B. Walter Raleigh C. Humphrey Gilbert 1. "sea dog" who plundered the treasure ships of the Spanish Main. 2. adventurer who tried but failed to establish a colony in Newfoundland. 3. explorer whose voyage in 1498 established England's territorial claims in the New World. 4. courtier whose colony at Roanoke Island was mysteriously abandoned in the 1580s 5. colonizer who helped establish tobacco as a cash crop in Georgia a. A-2, B-1, C-3 b. A-1, B-4, C-2 c. A-3, B-2, C-1 d. A-4, B-3, C-2 e. A-5, B-4, C-1
B
Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by a. peacefully convincing Powhatan to not kill him on the spot. b. interposing her head between hits and his captor's clubs. c. secretly rescuing him to escape from the oppressive Powhatan. d. blackmailing Powhatan with a bribe. e. threatening to get Europe to intervene on the matter.
B
Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they a. had experience working in dry, desert like areas. b. were experienced in rice cultivation. c. were knowledgeable regarding cotton production. d. exhibited skill as soldiers. e. were skilled fishermen.
B
Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the a. War of Spanish Succession. b. defeat of the Spanish Armada. c. loss of Brazil. d. Treaty of Tordesillas. e. conquest of Mexico by Portugal.
B
The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was a. Powhatan. b. Handsome Lake. c. Pocahontas. d. De La Warr. e. Pontiac.
B
The colony of Georgia was founded a. by a joint-stock company. b. as a defensive buffer for the valuable Carolinas. c. by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II. d. in the seventeenth century. e. by King George.
B
The spirit of the English on the eve of colonization included all of the following except a. restlessness. b. limited patriotism. c. curiosity about the unknown. d. thirst for adventure. e. self-confidence.
B
Under the Barbados slave code of 1661, slaves were a. guaranteed the right to marry. b. denied the most fundamental rights. c. protected from the most vicious punishments. d. given the opportunity to purchase their freedom. e. assigned specific monetary value.
B
Despite an abundance of fish and game, early Jamestown settlers continued to starve because a. they had neither weapons nor fishing gear. b. their fear of Indians prevented them from venturing too far from the town. c. they were unaccustomed to fend for themselves and wasted time looking for gold. d. they lacked leaders to organize efficient hunting and fishing parties. e. there were not enough gentlemen to organize the work force.
C
In the face of devastating diseases, war and dislocation, what strategy did dwindling Native American tribes use to survive? a. Poisoning food supplies of colonists encroaching on tribal lands b. Adding captive colonists as tribal members to increase their numbers c. Merging with other tribes d. Embracing the reservation system e. Converting to Christianity
C
Relations between the English colonists and the Powhatan were at first conciliatory, but remained tense, especially because a. Powhatan secretly wanted the colonists exterminated b. the local Indians did not like being called Powhatans by the colonists c. starving colonists took to raiding Indian food supplies. d. each side eventually did not need each others' resources e. the colonists did not need Powhatan's help after a few years
C
Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that it a. had to be planted extensively. b. required the clearing of much land. c. could be purchased only by the wealthy. d. required an elaborate refining process. e. was a capital-intense business.
C
The Indians that had the greatest opportunity to adapt to the European incursion were a. those living on the Atlantic seaboard. b. those in Florida. c. inland tribes such as the Algonquins. d. those in Latin America. e. the Pueblos.
C
The attitude of Carolinians toward Indians can best be described as a. friendly. b. neutral. c. hostile. d. promoting interracial marriage. e. none of the above.
C
The biggest disrupter of Native American life was a. horses. b. loss of culture. c. disease. d. fire arms. e. the formation of new tribes.
C
The inhabitants of North Carolina were regarded by their neighbors as a. hostile and violent. b. too submissive to authority. c. outcasts and irreligious. d. far too friendly with Spain. e. too Catholic.
C
The summoning of Virginia's House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it a. failed. b. was abolished by King James I. c. was the first of many miniature parliaments to convene in America. d. forced King James I to revoke the colony's royal charter and grant it self-government. e. allowed the seating of nonvoting Native Americans.
C
Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the Iroquois society? a. Two families would live together in one longhouse. b. When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. c. Women dominated the Iroquois society. d. All men's connection and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. e. Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy, but maintained their independence.
C
The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most important for the future United States was a. Santa Fe. b. Quebec. c. Jamestown. d. Massachusetts Bay. e. Saint Augustine.
C
Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation (B) founding of Jamestown colony (C) Restoration (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada (E) colony of Georgia founded. a. A, B, C, D, E b. C, A, D, B, E c. D, A, B, C, E d. A, D, B, C, E e. E, D, A, C, B
D
Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia (B) the Carolinas (C) Virginia (D) Maryland. a. C, B, A, D b. B, D, C, A c. A, C, B, D d. C, D, B, A e. D, C, B, A
D
England's defeat of the Spanish Armada a.led to a Franco-Spanish alliance that prevented England from establishing its own American colonies. b. allowed England to take control of Spain's American colonies. c. demonstrated that Spanish Catholicism was inferior to English Protestantism. d. helped to ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. e. occurred despite weather conditions which favored Spain.
D
Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons EXCEPT: a. its unhealthy climate b. early restrictions on black slavery c. Spanish attacks d. John Oglethorpe's leadership e. Lack of a plantation economy
D
North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they a. were very aristocratic. b. exercised no independent prerogative. c. depended on trade with Spain. d. were the two most democratic colonies. e. were founded by Roger Williams.
D
One of the earliest and most important exports from the Carolinas was a. tobacco. b. naval stores. c. fish. d. Indian slaves. e. corn.
D
The English treatment of the Irish, under the reign of Elizabeth I, can best be described as a. firm but fair. b. better than their treatment of any English subjects. c. the prime example of salutary neglect. d. violent and unjust. e. supportive of their Catholic faith.
D
The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except a. the destruction of the soil. b. a great demand for controlled labor. c. soaring prosperity in the colony. d. diversification of the colony's economy. e. the broad-acred plantation system.
D
The first successful English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in a. Newfoundland. b. St. Augustine. c. Jamestown. d. Roanoke Island. e. Massachusetts Bay
D
The result of the Second Anglo-Powhatan War in 1644 can best be described as a. halting white settlement on the frontier. b. returning the Chesapeake Indians to their ancestral lands. c. making peaceful coexistence possible between the European and native peoples. d. ending any chance of assimilating the native peoples into Virginia society. e. bringing together areas of white and Indian settlement.
D
The statutes governing slavery in the North American colonies originated in a. England. b. Virginia. c. Brazil. d. Barbados. e. Spain.
D
The guarantee that English settlers in the New World would retain the "rights of Englishmen" proved to be a. an empty promise. b. unpopular among the settlers. c. the cause of revolutions in Spain and France. d. the foundation for American liberties. e. a catalyst for French colonization of North America.
D?
After the purchases of slaves in 1619 by Jamestown settlers, additional purchases of Africans were few because a. they were poor workers. b. many colonists were morally opposed to slavery. c. their labor was not needed. d. indentured servants refused to work with them. e. they were too costly.
E
After the second Anglo-Powhatan War, the Powhatan tribe a. Were banned from their ancestral lands by the 1646 peace treaty. b. Were forced to live in separate, designated areas away from the white settlers. c. Were isolation by an early form of the reservation system. d. Considered extinct by the English in 1685. e. All of these.
E
All of the following provided motives for English colonization except a. unemployment. b. thirst for adventure. c. desire for markets. d. desire for religious freedom. e. need for a place to exploit slave labor.
E
All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up EXCEPT: a. A large population boom b. Enclosing crop lands, forcing small farmers off the land c. Increasing unemployment d. Economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers e. Desolate cities with a decreasing population
E
By 1750, all the southern plantation colonies a. based their economies on the production of staple crops for export. b. practiced slavery. c. provided tax support for the Church of England. d. had few large cities. e. all of the above.
E
On the eve of its colonizing adventure, England possessed a. a unified national state. b. a measure of religious unity. c. a sense of nationalism. d. a popular monarch. e. all of the above.
E
The busiest seaport in the southern colonies was a. St. Augustine. b. Jamestown. c. Savannah. d. Baltimore. e. Charleston.
E
The introduction of horses brought about significant change in the lives of the Lakotas, from this they a. were forced to move to the west. b. became sedentary forest dwellers. c. died out. d. lost their oral traditions. e. became nomadic hunters.
E
The Virginia Charter guaranteed that the English settlers in the New World would a. retain the rights of Englishmen. b. enjoy freedom of religion. c. be entitled to establish a separate government from that of England. d. receive land parcels of 40 acres each. e. conduct trade only with England and those countries approved by the British government.
A
The colony of South Carolina prospered a. by developing close economic ties with the British West Indies. b. only after Georgia was established. c. as a result of the importation of Indian slaves. d. because of its thriving shipbuilding industry. e. under the leadership of Oliver Cromwell.
A
All of the following European imports threatened the Iroquois' existence except a. religion. b. whiskey. c. diseases. d. muskets. e. all threatened their existence.
A
At the outset, Lord Baltimore allowed some religious toleration in the Maryland colony because he a. hoped to secure freedom of worship for his fellow Catholics. b. was a committed atheist. c. wanted the colony's Jews to be able to practice their faith. d. hoped to maintain a Catholic majority. e. was asked to do so by the king.
A
Chief Powhatan had Captain John Smith kidnapped in order to a. impress Smith with his power and show the Indian's desire for peace. b. demonstrate the Indians' desire for war. c. punish Smith for refusing to marry Pocahontas. d. hold him for a large ransom to be paid by King James. e. all of the above.
A
Despite its problems, Maryland prospered, and like Virginia it a. depended for labor in its early years mainly on white indentured servants. b. established an assembly similar to the House of Burgesses c. looked to wipe out the Native Americans on the land d. depended on slaves as the main source of labor early on e. looked to expand its colony westward
A
Identify the statement that is false: a. The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-born maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. b. The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. c. The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. d. Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. e. The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land.
A
The native peoples of Virginia (Powhatans) succumbed to the Europeans because they a. died in large numbers from European diseases. b. lacked the unity necessary to resist the well-organized whites. c. could be disposed of by Europeans with no harm to the colonial economy. d. were not a reliable labor source. e. all of the above.
E
The purpose of the periodic "mourning wars" was a. to avenge the deaths of Huron warriors. b. to stop the spread of European settlements. c. the result of diplomatic failures among the Indians. d. to break up the Iroquois Confederacy. e. the large-scale adoption of captives and refugees.
E
What would happen to slaves who attempted to fight back against physical assaults by white men, according to the 1661 Barbados Slave Code? a. they could be whipped b. they could have their noses slit c. they could be burned with an iron d. they could be killed without consequence e. all of the above
E
When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he a. halted the rapid population decline. b. re-established better relations with the Indians. c. brought many Irish immigrants with him. d. died within a few months of his arrival. e. imposed a harsh military regime on the colony.
E
In 1649 Maryland's Act of Toleration a. was issued by Lord Baltimore. b. abolished the death penalty. c. gave freedom only to Catholics. d. protected Jews and atheists. e. guaranteed toleration to all Christians.
E
