APUSH Chapter Two Test

Which one of the following spurred increased European interest in colonizing North America?

national and religious rivalries

To entice settlers to Virginia, the Virginia Company established the headright system, which __________.

provided land to settlers who paid their own passage

It can be argued that conflict between the English settlers and local Indians in Virginia became inevitable when __________.

the Native Americans realized that England wanted to establish a permanent and constantly expanding colony, not just a trading post

What was Virginia's "gold," which ensured its survival and prosperity?

tobacco

In contrast to life in the Chesapeake region, life in New England __________.

was not as deeply religious

What was Puritan leader and Massachusetts Bay Governor John Winthrop's attitude toward liberty?

He believed "liberty" had a religious but not a political meaning.

What did English settlers in North America believe was the basis of liberty?

land

Which of the following best describes how the English viewed Native American ties to the land?

Although they felt the natives had no claim since they did not cultivate or improve the land, the English usually bought their land, albeit through treaties they forced on Indians.

Which colony adopted the Act Concerning Religion in 1649, which institutionalized the principle of religious toleration?

Maryland

Which one of the following is TRUE of indentured servants?

Their masters could determine whether they could marry.

"Objection 5: But what warrant have we to take that land, which is and has been of long time possessed of others, the sons of Adam? "Answer: That which is common to all is proper to none. This savage people rule over many lands without title or property; for they enclose no ground, neither have they cattle to maintain it, but remove their dwellings as they have occasion, or as they can prevail against their neighbors. And why may not Christians have liberty to go and dwell amongst them in their waste lands and woods....Secondly, there is more than enough for them and us. Thirdly, God has consumed the natives with a miraculous plague, whereby the greater part of the country is left void of inhabitants. Fourthly, we shall come in with good leave of the natives." John Winthrop, General Considerations for the Plantation in New England with an Answer to Several Objections..., 1629 Which European approach to colonization is most consistent with the arguments in the excerpt above?

Sending men and women to acquire land and populate settlements while having relatively hostile relationships with the native inhabitants

How was Maryland similar to Virginia?

Tobacco proved crucial to its economy and society.

Puritans viewed individual and personal freedom as __________.

dangerous to social harmony and community stability.

Objection 5: But what warrant have we to take that land, which is and has been of long time possessed of others, the sons of Adam? "Answer: That which is common to all is proper to none. This savage people rule over many lands without title or property; for they enclose no ground, neither have they cattle to maintain it, but remove their dwellings as they have occasion, or as they can prevail against their neighbors. And why may not Christians have liberty to go and dwell amongst them in their waste lands and woods....Secondly, there is more than enough for them and us. Thirdly, God has consumed the natives with a miraculous plague, whereby the greater part of the country is left void of inhabitants. Fourthly, we shall come in with good leave of the natives." John Winthrop, General Considerations for the Plantation in New England with an Answer to Several Objections..., 1629 The North American colonial settlements referenced in the passage above tended to

establish like-minded, close-knit, homogeneous communities.

"Objection 5: But what warrant have we to take that land, which is and has been of long time possessed of others, the sons of Adam? "Answer: That which is common to all is proper to none. This savage people rule over many lands without title or property; for they enclose no ground, neither have they cattle to maintain it, but remove their dwellings as they have occasion, or as they can prevail against their neighbors. And why may not Christians have liberty to go and dwell amongst them in their waste lands and woods....Secondly, there is more than enough for them and us. Thirdly, God has consumed the natives with a miraculous plague, whereby the greater part of the country is left void of inhabitants. Fourthly, we shall come in with good leave of the natives." John Winthrop, General Considerations for the Plantation in New England with an Answer to Several Objections..., 1629 The author of the excerpt above was most interested in

justifying the takeover of American Indian lands.