Hist pt 2

Which of the following statements about the Hartford and New Haven colonies is not correct?

The Fundamental Articles of New Haven in 1639 guaranteed religious freedom.

The Pilgrims at Plymouth benefited from local Indian assistance in which of the following ways?

The Indians showed the settlers how to cultivate corn. The Indians provided the Pilgrims with furs. The Indians showed the settlers how to hunt.

Which of the following best explains what John Winthrop meant by a "city upon a hill"?

The Massachusetts settlers viewed themselves as an example to the world.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about life on Plymouth Plantation?

The Pilgrims developed a profitable trade in fish and furs.

Which statement regarding the Puritans' emigration from England is not correct?

The Puritans sought to find a colony where all people would be free to worship as they wished.

Which statement about the foundation of New Jersey is not correct?

The king seized New Jersey from its proprietors when it proved highly profitable.

Which of the following statements regarding the Massachusetts Bay Company is not correct

The organizers received a grant for an area almost identical to the present-day Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Which best explains the connection between tobacco and territorial expansion in the Chesapeake area?

The profitability of tobacco crops spurred demand for more land.

Which of the following statements about land distribution in early Maryland is accurate?

The proprietor, Lord Baltimore, retained absolute authority over land distribution.

Which best describes the outcome of Bacon's Rebellion?

The rebels were about to seize power when Bacon suddenly died.

Which describes the extraordinary circumstances that occurred at Jamestown in May 1610?

The settlers were in the process of evacuating when another vessel arrived with supplies.

Under the new policies of the Virginia Company in 1609, poor people were

given free passage if they agreed to serve the company for seven years.

Thanks to a new charter granted in 1609 by James I, the Virginia Company had

greater land and power over the colony.

After an initial period of peaceful relations, tensions arose between white settlers and Native Americans in New England because

he colonists' increasing demand for more land.

Which of the following statements about the establishment of the Carolina colony is not correct?

he proprietors hoped to populate the colony with inexpensive expeditions from England.

Which statement regarding incentives to colonization offered by Carolina's proprietors is not correct?

he proprietors' campaign of promotions and incentives drew an abundance of settlers.

Which statement regarding the grant of land given by Charles II to William Penn is not correct?

hearing that Penn would develop dictatorial powers, the king sharply limited his authority in the colony.

Penn's relatively good relations with the Indians was partly the result of

his Quaker religious beliefs.

Which of the following accurately characterize the religious views of Massachusetts Puritans?

They were pious and serious. They favored thrift and hard work. They regarded material success as evidence of divine favor.

Which of the following was a result of Bacon's Rebellion?

increased reliance on black slaves for labor

True or false: Contest for control of North America was most clearly visible in the areas around the borders of British settlement

True

True or false: The strict rules and laws of the Massachusetts Bay colony produced a wave of critics who eventually left it to establish new colonies.

True

True or false: The use of flintlock rifles was partly responsible for the high number of casualties on both sides of King Philip's War.

True

True or false: Unlike New York, New Jersey did not develop a class of wealthy landowners with large estates.

True

True or false: William Penn recognized the Indians' claim to land and reimbursed them for it.

True

The Plymouth colony survived in large part due to assistance from the

Wampanoags.

The first governor of Plymouth Plantation was

William Bradford.

Which statement about Pennsylvania's 1701 Charter of Liberties is not correct?

William Penn remained in Pennsylvania to see that its provisions were implemented.

Which of the following was a major factor in the inability of early settlers to build a real community in Jamestown?

Women had not been recruited for the expedition.

Which of the following distinguished Roger Williams and the Rhode Island colony from the Massachusetts Bay colony?

a belief that the Indians owned the land that the colonists occupied a belief in the separation of church and state

Which of the following caused Maryland to modify its land grant procedure and adopt a headright system?

a labor shortage

What happened in the aftermath of Chief Powhatan's death?

a leadership vacuum among the Powhatans

Which of the following was a way new settlers could receive headrights from the Virginia Company?

paying for the passage of another settler

What was one major difference between tidewater and backcountry landowners in mid-seventeenth-century Virginia?

policy toward natives

Where was the Mayflower Compact drawn up?

aboard the Pilgrims' ship

The survival of the Jamestown settlement was, in large part, due to

agricultural techniques developed by the Indians and borrowed by the English.

In 1624, the Virginia Company

became defunct.

Which of the following are ways in which the Virginia Company enticed people to move to Jamestown?

by offering free passage to the poor, who then worked off the debt by offering stock to those who paid for their passage

During her captivity, Pocahontas

converted to Christianity.

What was the result of the treaty in which the English agreed not to settle west of of the Blue Ridge Mountains

As the result of population growth, the English broke their promise.

Which of the following events were part of Bacon's Rebellion?

Bacon led his troops to Jamestown to fight the governor. Bacon's troops drove the governor into exile and burned much of the city.

What was the conflict between the Dutch and English regarding the territory that became New York?

Both the English and Dutch laid claim to the area

After Oliver Cromwell died in 1658, his son tried and failed to maintain his authority, with the result tha

Charles II assumed the throne, beginning the Restoration.

Religious dissenters in Massachusetts Bay formed colonies that later became Vermont.

Connecticut.

Which statement regarding New York in the 1600s is not correct?

Despite the colony's great diversity, James made a disastrous attempt to impose Catholic rule on its inhabitants.

In 1629, England's king Charles I ______, a state of affairs that remained in effect until 1640.

dissolved Parliament

What did the colonies of New York and New Jersey have in common?

ethnic and religious diversity

True or false: Because Protestants were outnumbered by Catholics in Maryland, its founders established a policy of religious toleration that assured freedom of worship to all Christians

False

The Maryland colony was the vision of

George Calvert.

Which of the following statements about Rhode Island founder Roger Williams is false?

He envisioned the Rhode Island colony as a theocracy.

Which of the following best describes Nathaniel Bacon?

He was an aristocrat who led a revolt of backcountry men.

Which is true regarding Penn's relations with the Indians?

He worked to respect the natives and their culture.

In order to entice colonists to Virginia, the Virginia Company promised white male colonists a share in self-government, which resulted in the creation of the ______, the first elected legislature in the United States.

House of Burgesses

Bacon's Rebellion was part of a continuing struggle to determine

Indian and white spheres of influence in Virginia.

Which of the following statements regarding the flintlock rifle is not correct?

Indians were reluctant to abandon the old matchlock rifle in favor of the flintlock.

Which of the following are reasons that the English opposed the Dutch presence in America?

It provided bases for Dutch smugglers that evaded English laws. Dutch territory served as a wedge between the northern and southern English colonies. There was a commercial rivalry between the two nations.

Which of the following is true of the territory that Charles II granted to his brother, the Duke of York, in 1664?

It was already claimed by the Dutch.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the Massachusetts Bay Company?

It was established by a charter granted by Charles I.

For which of the following reasons did the Pilgrims choose Plymouth as a site for their settlement?

It was too late in the year to sail farther south. It lay outside the London Company's territory.

To whom was Pocahontas married?

John Rolfe, an Englishman

Which statement explains how Bacon's Rebellion spurred the rise of slavery in Virginia?

Landed elites imported more slaves because they feared growth among the white lower classes.

Which of the following statements about the Quakers is not correct?

Like the Puritans, the Quakers subscribed to the ideas of predestination and original sin.

Which of the following was a serious problem for the settlers at Jamestown?

Many colonists became sick because they lacked prior exposure to malaria and other local diseases.

Who did the settlers receive crucial assistance from during King Philip's War?

Mohawk allies

Which of the following are true regarding the use of indentured servants and African slaves in early Virginia?

Most indentured servants were English immigrants. At first the colonists may have expected the Africans to be freed after a term of service

Which best describes a reason for the demise of the Virginia Company?

Nearly 80 percent of its settlers had died.

Who became leader of the Powhatans after Chief Powhatan died?

Opechancanough

A dissenting English protestant sect, the Quakers, was responsible for the efforts that eventually established the colony of

Pennsylvania.

Which best describes the ratio of Catholic settlers to Protestants in Maryland?

Protestants outnumbered Catholics.

As Berkeley expanded his powers in the colony, which of the following occurred?

Recent settlers in the frontier were underrepresented in the House of Burgesses.

Which statement about events leading up to the English Civil War is not correct?

Recognizing his mistakes with Parliament, Charles I in 1640 signed the Magna Carta.

______ was an important crop in southern Carolina, which led to an economic dependence on ______

Rice; slave labor

Which of the following best characterizes the teaching of Anne Hutchinson?

Salvation comes from God's grace alone and not from good works.

What was a result of Anne Hutchinson's outspoken opposition to male clerical authority?

She was convicted of heresy and sedition and banished from the colony.

Which statement about Pocahontas is correct?

She was kidnapped by the English and eventually married and had a son with an Englishman.

Who among the following dominated Virginia politics as a royal governor of Virginia for more than thirty years?

Sir William Berkeley

Which statement regarding John Smith's role at Jamestown is not correct?

Smith refused to work with or learn from the Indians.

The first settlers to Maryland established the village of

St. Mary's.

Which of the following statements regarding the Carolina colony in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries is false?

Thanks to Anthony Ashley Cooper's efforts, Carolina was one of the most stable English colonies in America.

Why was the institution of slavery different in New York than in other colonies?

The Dutch West India Company granted slaves "half freedom."

The backcountry gentry most resented Berkeley's

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Pennsylvania's Charter of Liberties was the result of

resistance to the nearly absolute power of the proprietor.

One indirect result of Bacon's Rebellion was passage by the Virginia General Assembly of

slave codes.

The Puritans were called "Separatists" because they

sought to separate from the Church of England.

The winter of 1609-1610 at Jamestown became known as the "______ time."

starving

A 1637 war in Connecticut between English settlers and Indians in the region was known as

the Pequot War.

During the early history of Jamestown, power in the region was held by

the Powhatan Confederacy.

From 1624 until 1776, which of the following controlled the colony of Virginia?

the crown

The Pequot War resulted in

the near elimination of local Indian tribes in the Connecticut Valley.

Which of the following established stability in the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

the prevalence of families

What was the most important effect the Restoration had on America?

the resumption of colonization efforts

Native Americans helped white settlers survive in the New World, but tensions soon developed due to which of the following?

the white colonists' appetite for colonial expansion the white colonists' view of the natives as a threat to creating a godly community

The government of the early Massachusetts Bay colony is best described as a

theocracy.

Why did the Puritans sign the Mayflower Compact?

to establish a government for themselves

Virginia's first profitable crop was

tobacco.

Which of the following most increased the demand for slave labor in Virginia?

tobbacco

true or false: Unlike New York, New Jersey did not develop a class of wealthy landowners with large estates.

true

Upon assuming leadership, Chief Powhatan's brother focused on

trying to force the English to depart the region.

What was the main point of contention between backcountry and tidewater Virginians?

westward expansion