Quiz 2

What did English settlers in North America believe was the basis of liberty? A. literacy B. land C. the English Bill of Rights D. church membership

B. Land

Puritans followed the religious ideas of what theologian?

John Calvin

As a consequence of the English Civil war of the 1640's was:

an English belief that England was the world's guardian of liberty

As a result of British landowners evicting peasants from their lands in the 16th and 17th centuries:

efforts were made to persuade or force those who were evicted to settle in the New World

The 1692 witchcraft crisis in Salem illustrates-

that the weak in society were open to persecution by the majority

The contention that colonial events were directly influenced by events in England is illustrated by which of the following correctly paired events? A. restoration of Charles II- Founding of Georgia B. the Glorious Revolution- Leisler's Rebellion C. John Locke's political philosophy- Fundamental Orders of Connecticut D. persecution of Irish Catholics- Maryland Act of Toleration

the Glorious Revolution- Leisler's Rebellion

In contrast to life in the Chesapeake region, life in New England :

was more family oriented

One of the problems in Jamestown that led to a high mortality rate in the early years was:

the cultivation of the staple crop tobacco for trade instead of raising foods

According to the economic theory known as mercantilism:

the government should regulate economic activity so as to promote national power the government should encourage commerce by keeping its hands off of the economy England wanted the exclusive rights to sell products in Europe

Bacon's Rebellion contributed to which of the following in Virginia?

the replacing of indentured servants with African slaves on Virginia's plantations

What sparked a new period of colonial expansion for England in the mid- seventeenth century?

the restoration of the monarchy in 1660

Groups in English society sought colonies in America for all of the following reasons EXCEPT A. to convert natives to Catholicism B. to expand trade routes C. to acquire raw materials for manufacturing D. for religious freedom

to convert natives to Catholicism

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

tobacco

Puritan theology included a belief that

God chose who was saved before they were born

The labor force in colonial America included which of the following over the course of the early eighteenth century? I. African slaves II. indentured servants III. free labor from Europe IV. women began to assume male working roles V. Indians were forced to work for colonists

I and II and III

Carolina grew slowly until: A. slaves were brought into the colony B. an alliance with the Indians was signed C. cotton was introduced into the colony D. rice as a staple crop was discovered to be extremely profitable

D. rice as a staple crop was discovered to be extremely profitable

All of the following contributed to the foundation of democratic government in America EXCEPT

Dominion of New England

During the reign of ________________, the English government turned its attention to North America by granting charters to Humphrey Gilbert and Walter Raleigh for the establishment of colonies there

Elizabeth I

An assumption the English learned in Ireland and brought to their American settlements was

English colonial settlements must remain seperated from native populations

How did the Virginia Company reshape the colony's development?

It instituted the headright system, giving fifty acres of land to each colonist who paid for his own or anothers passage.

Roger Williams argued that

church and state must be totally separated

Spanish and French colonization patterns differed from those of the English by

included Indians in their society and intermarrying with them

The main reason for conflict between native Americans and European settlers in the early English colonies was

population pressures on the English settlers to expand westward

The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina:

proposed a feudal society in the New World complete with hereditary nobility

What was William Penn's most fundamental principle?

religious freedom