History Chapter 02 Review Quiz
Who was the English-speaking American Indian the Pilgrims encountered at Plymouth Bay in 1620?
Squanto
In 1619, the first elected assembly in colonial America was
The House of Burgesses in Virginia
All Pilgrims were puritans
False
In religious view of the Puritans, you would get to heaven if
God predestined you to heaven or hell; no earthly act could change that
The Half-Way Covenant applied to whom?
Grandchildren of the English Great Migration
Among the problems facing the early settlers of Jamestown colony were
High rates of death and disease
The first permanent English settlement in the area now knows as the United States was at
Jamestown, Virginia
Pocahontas married
John Rolfe
The English colonies differed from the Spanish in that Spanish women could
Jointly own all the wealth accumulated during marriage
The Mayflower Compact of 1620 asserted that
Just and equal laws made by male representatives onboard were to rule
The main lure for the majority of migrants from England to the New World was
Land ownership
The event that started the Pequot War was
The killing of a fur trader by the Pequots
Which of the following crops did John Rolfe introduce to the English colonies?
Tobacco
Indenture contracts usually bound indentured servants for periods of from 5 to 7 years
True
Most immigrants to America from England were poor, young, single men
True
The "Rights of Englishmen" were established by the Magna Carta
True
The first Thanksgiving celebrated the Pilgrims' survival and a successful harvest
True
A "visible saint" was a term the puritans used to describe
A person who had experienced a conversion experience
One change in Indian life after the English colonists settled was
Alcohol became increasingly common and disruptive
Another name for the church of England was the
Anglican Church
Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for
Catholics
Among the suggested reasons why the English should colonize the New World were
English settlements would strike a blow against the Spanish Empire and their influence on Catholiscism
When supplies reached the Roanoke colony in 1590 the inhabitants had mysteriously vanished leaving only a word carved in a tree as a clue to their whereabouts
True
Having Fled religious intolerance in England, the Puritans in mass
Were intolerant of persons who disagreed with their version of Christianity
Within the Puritan community, the family was considered the foundation of a strong community while unmarried persons
Were viewed as a danger to social fabric