Chapter 2: US History

Among the problems facing the early settlers of Jamestown colony were a. high rates of death and disease. b. over consumption of hearty English foods. c. constant attacks by French and Spanish pirates. d. all of the above

a

A key motivation behind early English settlement in the American colonies was: a. acquisition of land, and thus a measure of personal independence. b. escape from the material and spiritual corruptions of England. c. the profits to be made in trans-Atlantic commerce. d. all of the above

d

Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for a. indentured servants. b. the Indians. c. African-Americans. d. Catholics.

d

Colonial Virginia's economic substitute for gold was a. silver. b. rum. c. yellow corn. d. tobacco.

d

The Half-Way Covenant applied to whom? a. women only b. African slaves c. peninsulares d. grandchildren of the English Great Migration

d

Which of the following did not happen in the 1630s? a. Pequot War b.Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts c. The House of Burgesses was established d. Anne Hutchinson's Trial

C

Having fled religious intolerance in England, the Puritans in Massachusetts a. were intolerant of persons who disagreed with their version of Christianity. b. were tolerant of other Christian faiths and denominations. c. were tolerant of Quakers and Catholics, but intolerant of Jews and atheists. d. frequently established their cities upon hills to protect against Indian attack.

a

In 1619, the first elected assembly in colonial America was a. the House of Burgesses in Virginia. b. the Massachusetts General Court. c. the State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. d. the Delaware State House in Christiana.

a

The Mayflower Compact of 1620 asserted that a. the adult men would obey the "just and equal laws" made by their male representatives. b. an agreement existed between Indians and settlers that they would peacefully co-exist. c. a clear statement had been made affirming the religious unity of those joining into the compact. d. the price for tobacco was set by agreement between the colonial wealthy elite and the king.

a

Which of the following colonies was established first? a. Virginia b. Plymouth c. Massachusetts d. Maryland

a

Which of the following crops did John Rolfe introduce to the English colonies? a. tobacco b. cotton c. indigo d. silk

a

Which of the following was not a significant feature of indentured servitude in seventeenth-century Virginia? a. Indentured servants never comprised more than a small percentage of Virginians, the great majority of whom arrived either as free settlers or slaves. b. Unlike slaves, indentured servants were held in bondage only for a limited period of time. c. Like slaves, indentured servants could be bought and sold, beaten, and denied permission to marry by their masters. d. Although servants could anticipate some kind of "freedom dues" (often a piece of land) upon completion of their indenture, many died before their terms expired.

a

Which country was not a main rival of the British in the seventeenth century? a. Spain b. Germany c. the Netherlands d. France

b

Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence? a. founding of Massachusetts Bay Colony; founding of Plymouth Colony; founding of Jamestown Colony b. Mayflower Compact; trial of Anne Hutchinson; Half-Way Covenant c. English Civil War; Henry VIII's break with the Catholic Church; Walter Raleigh's Roanoke colony venture d. introduction of headright system in Virginia; enactment of religious toleration in Maryland; introduction of Chesapeake tobacco cultivation

b

Which of the following was not a central theme of Puritan thought? a. The Church of England is overly steeped in ritual and dogma. b. The quest for material prosperity is a sign of moral corruption. c. People enter this world either "elect" or "damned"; how they live their lives has no effect on their prospects for salvation. d. True "freedom" means following God's will, not one's own natural impulses.

b

In 1600s Virginia, a femme sole could do all of the following EXCEPT: a. acquire land. b. manage her own plantation. c. vote. d. act as a lawyer in court.

c

In the religious view of the Puritans, you would get to heaven if a. you combined good deeds (works) in this world with faith in Jesus. b. you loved your neighbor and demonstrated that love by giving alms or charity. c. God predestined you to heaven; no earthly act could change that. d. you followed the Pope's word as explained at Sunday Mass.

c

The English "enclosure" movement of the 1500s and 1600s forced small farmers off "commons" land so that the land could be taken up by a. the Irish. b. apartment-style housing. c. sheep. d. sports playing fields.

c

The expansion of tobacco cultivation in the early 1600s led to an increase in demand for which of the following labor groups? a. African slaves b. Native Americans c. indentured servants d. mestizos

c

The first permanent English settlement in the area now known as the United States was at a. Plymouth Rock, Massachusetts. b. Ft. Augustine, Florida. c. Jamestown, Virginia. d. New Amsterdam, New Netherlands

c

The main lure for the majority of migrants from England to the New World was a. religious freedom. b. land ownership. c. slave ownership. d. indentured servitude

c

Which of the following was not a significant trend of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English society? a. a large-scale displacement of rural people from the land b. a dramatic increase in population c. the elimination of gender hierarchies d. enlarged public debate over the meaning of freedom

c

Which of the following was not a significant outcome of the start of Chesapeake tobacco cultivation? a. a surge of revenue to the English crown b. the emergence of a landed gentry, which enjoyed great social and political influence c. a rush of newcomers from England, in pursuit of land and labor d.campaigns to discourage migration by English women, who, it was feared, would distract male Virginians from their work in the fields

d

Which was not a characteristic of Roger Williams's Rhode Island colony? a. It was a refuge for religious nonconformists. b. It had no established church. c. It had no religious qualification for voting in the 1600s. d. It required citizens to attend church.

d

Who was the most prominent Native American leader in the original area of English settlement in Virginia? a. Pocahontas b. Massasoit c. Squanto d. Powhatan

d