Unit 1 Extra

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation, (B) founding of Jamestown colony, (C) Restoration, (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada, and (E) colony of Georgia founded.

A, D, B, C, E

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) restoration of Charles II to the English throne, (B) English Civil War, (C) Glorious Revolution, and (D) Protestant Reformation.

D, B, A, C

Arrange the following in chronological order: the founding of (A) New York, (B) Massachusetts Bay, (C) Pennsylvania, and (D) Plymouth.

D, B, A, C

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the experience of slavery for women? a. Female slaves worked a much longer day than male slaves. b. After toiling in the fields, female slaves spent their evenings spinning or making clothes for their families. c. Slave women lived in fear of sexual violence from white masters. d. Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies. e. Women constantly sought ways to preserve their dignity under the slave system.

Female slaves made up the majority of early imports to the colonies.

During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that a. the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died quickly after contact with whites. b. African slaves cost too much money. c. in some areas families formed too slowly. d. Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies. e. families procreated too slowly.

Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies.

John Calvin profoundly affected the thought of all of the following except a. Spanish Armenians. b. New England Puritans. c. Scottish Presbyterians. d. French Huguenots. e. the Dutch Reformed Church.

Spanish Armenians.

All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of Europeans toward Asia, the penetration of Africa, and the discovery of the New World except a. economic hardships and overpopulation at home. b. growing power of ambitious governments behind them. c. they sought contact with a wider world. d. they sought territories to conqueror. e. they sought new places to trade with.

economic hardships and overpopulation at home

The time-honored English ideal, which Americans accepted for some time, regarded education as all of the following except a. essential training for citizenship. b. designed primarily for men. c. reserved for the aristocratic few. d. essential for creating leaders. e. hailed and embraced in New England more than any other region.

essential training for citizenship.

All of the following are true conditions of the Chesapeake, as compared to the Deep South, except a. tobacco was less physically demanding than rice. b. tobacco plantations were larger and closer to one another, allowing for more contact with friends and relatives. c. the proportion of female slaves in the Chesapeake had begun to rise by 1720. d. it was one of the few slave societies in history to perpetuate itself by its own natural reproduction. e. even though the slave population began to rise, family life was still impossible.

even though the slave population began to rise, family life was still impossible.

When new towns were established in New England, all of the following were true except a. a land grant was given by the legislature. b. a meeting house was built. c. a village green was laid out. d. schools were required in towns of more than fifty families. e. families did not automatically receive land.

families did not automatically receive land.

Colonial American taverns were all of the following except a. frequented mainly by the lower class. b. another cradle of democracy. c. hotbeds of agitation for the Revolutionary movement. d. important in crystallizing public opinion. e. places providing amusements.

frequented mainly by the lower class.

For their labor in the colonies, indentured servants received all of the following except a. passage to America. b. a suit of clothes. c. a few barrels of corn. d. a headright. e. at times, a small parcel of land.

a headright.

According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following except a. the ballooning of the European money supply. b. the foundations of the modern commercial banking system. c. the growth of capitalism as an economic system. d. a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs. e. the spread of commerce and manufacturing.

a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs

By the mid-eighteenth century, North American colonies shared all of the following similarities except a. complete democracy. b. basically English in language. c. Protestant in religion. d. opportunity for social mobility. e. some degree of ethnic and religious toleration.

complete democracy.

Identify the statement that is false: a) Each of the thirteen colonies enjoyed a good deal of self-rule before the 1760s. b) Many colonies profited from trade within the British Empire. c) The French and Indian War strengthened ties between the thirteen colonies and Britain. d) After the French and Indian War, the colonists needed greater protection from Britain. e) As late as 1775, most people in the colonies still clung to some hope of reconciliation with Britain.

d) After the French and Indian War, the colonists needed greater protection from Britain.

The colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common all of the following characteristics except a) the desire to create an agricultural society. b) a shared goal of living unfettered by the tyrannies of royal authority, official religion, and social hierarchies. c) a growing reverence for ideals such as liberty. d) an unwillingness to subjugate others. e)a majority were English speaking with English customs.

d) an unwillingness to subjugate others.

Roger Williams' beliefs included all of the following except a. breaking away from the Church of England. b. demanding oaths regarding religious beliefs. c. condemning the taking of Indian land without fair compensation. d. denying the authority of the civil government to regulate religious matters. e. challenging the legality of Massachusetts Bay's charter.

demanding oaths regarding religious beliefs.

All of the following were true of England as the 17th century opened up except a. a large population boom. b. enclosing crop lands, thus forcing small farmers off the land. c. increasing unemployment. d. economic depression hit, displacing thousands of farmers. e. desolate cities with a decreasing population.

desolate cities with a decreasing population.

All of the following are reasons the thirteen Atlantic seaboard colonies sought independence except a. distinctive social structures. b. distinctive economic structures. c. distinctive political structures. d. distinctive ethnic or racial structures. e. the appearance of a recognizably American way of life.

distinctive ethnic or racial structures.

The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except a. the destruction of the soil. b. a great demand for controlled labor. c. soaring prosperity in the colony. d. diversification of the colony's economy. e. the broad-acred plantation system.

diversification of the colony's economy.

All of the following can be said about slave culture in the colonies except a. native-born African Americans had much to do with its development and growth. b. it included a unique language that blended African and English words. c. it transformed African religious rituals into what would become new musical forms. d. it merged a blend of traditional African folkways with those found in the colonies. e. it emerged from efforts by slave traders to suppress African speech, religion and traditions.

it emerged from efforts by slave traders to suppress African speech, religion and traditions.

All of the following were consequences of the Half-Way Covenant except a. it weakened the distinction between the elect and others. b. it maintained the original agreement of the covenant. c. it conferred partial membership rights in the once-exclusive congregations. d. it increased the numbers of church members. e. women became the majority in the Puritan congregations.

it maintained the original agreement of the covenant.

All of the following were characteristics of New Netherland except a. New England immigrants made up half its population of 10,000 in 1664. b. its development was not a priority of the Dutch. c. it took on an aristocratic tint, including feudal estates known as patroonships. d. its main seaport city was the cosmopolitan New Amsterdam, e. it was established by the Dutch East India Company.

it was established by the Dutch East India Company.

Sugar was called a rich man's crop for all of the following reasons except that a. it had to be planted extensively. b. it required the clearing of much land. c. its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy. d. it required an elaborate refining process. e. it was a capital-intensive business.

its commercial version could be purchased only by the wealthy.

All of the following contributed to the lack of development of art and artists in early colonial America except a. simplicity of pioneering life. b. lack of subjects to paint. c. lack of talent among the Americans. d. lack of patrons who could afford the expensive art. e. lack of art schools in America.

lack of talent among the Americans.

The spirit of the English on the eve of colonization included all of the following except a. restlessness. b. limited patriotism. c. curiosity about the unknown. d. thirst for adventure. e. self-confidence.

limited patriotism

All of the following were original territories of North American Indian populations within the current borders of the United States except a. Mesoamerica. b. Northeast. c. Southeast. d. Great Plains. e. Great Basin.

mesoamerica

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except a. unemployment. b. thirst for adventure. c. desire for markets. d. desire for religious freedom. e. need for a place to exploit slave labor.

need for a place to exploit slave labor.

Initially, the Massachusetts Bay Colony enjoyed all of the following advantages except that of a. being a well-equipped expedition. b. starting off on a larger scale than any other English colony. c. receiving many fairly prosperous and educated immigrants. d. receiving a majority of the Puritans coming to the New World. e. a shared purpose among the first settlers.

receiving a majority of the Puritans coming to the New World.

As a result of poor soil, all of the following conditions prevailed in New England except that a. reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity. b. the area was less ethnically mixed than its southern neighbors. c. frugality became essential to economic survival. d. hard work was required to make a living. e. diversification in agriculture and industry were encouraged.

reliance on a single, staple crop became a necessity.

All of the following are true about Popés Rebellion in 1680, except a. Pueblo Indians rebelled when Spanish missionaries sought to suppress native religious customs. b. Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic church in the province of New Mexico. c. the revolt by Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish. d. Pueblo Indians built a ceremonial religious chamber - kiva - on the ruins of the Spanish plaza. e. Spanish priests and settlers were killed in the conflict.

the revolt by the Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish

King Philip's War resulted in all of the following except a. the lasting defeat of New England's Indians. b. the immediate westward march of English settlement in New England. c. the death of hundreds of colonists and many more Indians. d. the destruction of 12 Puritan towns. e. the beheading of Wampanoag Chief Metacom and the sale of his wife and son into slavery

the immediate westward march of English settlement in New England.

African American contributions to American culture include all of the following except a. jazz music. b. the banjo. c. the piano. d. a variety of words. e. bongo drums.

the piano

Which of the following was not considered to be a naval store? a. Tar b. Pitch c. Rosin d. Turpentine e. Glass

Glass

By 1775, which of the following communities could not be considered a city in colonial America? a. New York b. Charlestown c. Philadelphia d. Boston e. Baltimore

Baltimore

Identify the statement that is false. a. In 1700, the Atlantic seaboard colonies contained fewer than 300,000 inhabitants. b. In 1700, only about 20,000 inhabitants were blacks. c. By 1775, the Atlantic seaboard colonies contained almost 2.5 million inhabitants. d. By 1775, the black population rose to over 1 million. e. White immigrants in 1775 made up about 400,000 of the inhabitants.

By 1775, the black population rose to over 1 million.

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) great Puritan migration, (B) founding of Plymouth Colony, (C) Protestant Reformation, and (D) founding of Rhode Island.

C, B, A, D

Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) the Carolinas, (C) Virginia, and (D) Maryland.

C, D, B, A

Identify the statement that is false. a. The promise of riches, especially tobacco, drew the first settlers to the southern colonies. b. Religious devotion primarily shaped the earliest settlements in the New England colonies. c. Colonists in both the north and south shared a common language and English heritage. d. Colonists in both the north and south had strong common characteristics that would persist for generations. e. The colonies in the north and south had different patterns of settlement, different economies, different political systems, and even different sets of values.

Colonists in both the north and south had strong common characteristics that would persist for generations.

Identify the statement that is false. a. England's victory over the Spanish Armada helped ensure England's naval dominance in the North Atlantic. b. England never experienced any religious unity or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism. c. England's victory over the Spanish Armada started England on its way to becoming master of the world oceans. d. England had a strong, unified national state under a popular monarch. e. England had a strong vibrant sense of nationalism and national destiny.

England never experienced any religious unity or stability as it continued to have years and years of bloody warfare over religious radicalism.

All of the following contributed to the emergence of a new interdependent global economic system except a. Europe providing the markets and capital. b. Africa providing the labor. c. European explorers' desire to create new cultures. d. the New World providing its raw materials. e. the advancement and improvement of technology.

European explorers' desire to create new cultures.

Georgia grew very slowly for all of the following reasons except a. its unhealthy climate. b. early restrictions on black slavery. c. Spanish attacks. d. John Oglethorpe's leadership. e. lack of a plantation economy.

John Oglethorpe's leadership.

Identify the statement that is false. a. Most of the early African immigrants gained their freedom. b. The legal difference between a slave and a servant was unclear early on in colonial history. c. Slavery in American began for economic reasons. d. Slavery was harshest in the deep South. e. Some slaves became slave owners once they were freed.

Most of the early African immigrants gained their freedom.

Identify the statement that is false a. Most native peoples of North America lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements prior to the arrival of Europeans. b. In more settled agricultural groups, women tended the crops while men hunted. c. Many North American groups developed matrilineal cultures, where power and possessions passed down the female side of the family line. d. Native Americans rejected the belief that the physical world was endowed with spiritual properties. e. Native Americans had neither the desire nor the means to manipulate nature aggressively.

Native Americans rejected the belief that the physical world was endowed with spiritual properties.

Which of these is NOT a true statement about the fate of Anne Hutchinson? a. She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her beliefs. b. She was pregnant when she headed with her family for Rhode Island. c. She and most of her family members were killed by Indians in New York. d. John Winthrop saw "God's hand" in her fate. e. She preached to fellow residents of Salem.

She preached to fellow residents of Salem.

Which of the following was not a feature created in North America ten thousand years ago when the glaciers retreated? a) The Great Lakes b) The Great Salt Lake c) A mineral-rich desert d) Thousands of shallow depressions which formed lakes e) The Grand Canyon

The Grand Canyon

Identify the statement that is false. a. The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts. b. The Powhatans, despite their apparent cohesiveness, lacked the unity with which to make effective opposition to the well-organized whites. c. The Powhatans served no economic function for the Virginia colonists. d. Once the English settlers began growing their own food crops, the Powhatans had no valuable commodities to offer them in commerce. e. The Indian presence frustrated the colonists, they desperately wanted their land.

The Powhatans were extremely resistant to European-borne maladies, unlike their other Indian counterparts.

Which of these is NOT a true statement about life expectancy for the earliest Chesapeake settlers? a. It was ten years shorter for these Chesapeake colonists than it had been in England. b. Many of the early male settlers died soon after arriving in the Chesapeake. c. Half of those born in early Virginia and Maryland did not live past age twenty. d. The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants. e. Half of the male settlers made it to age 50; half the female settlers to age 40.

The population grew rapidly due to new male immigrants.

Identify the statement that is false. a. The population of the thirteen colonies, mainly Anglo-Saxon, was the least mixed to be found anywhere in the world. b. The South, holding about 90 percent of the slaves, displayed its historic black-and-white racial composition. c. New England, mostly staked out by the original Puritan migrants, showed the least ethnic diversity. d. The Middle Colonies received the bulk of later white immigrants and boasted the most variety of peoples. e. In 1775, outside of New England, about one-half the population was non-English.

The population of the thirteen colonies, mainly Anglo-Saxon, was the least mixed to be found anywhere in the world.

Identify the statement that is false. a. The triangular trade was infamously profitable and made up most of the colonial commerce. b. A trader would leave New England with a cargo of rum and sail to the Gold Coast of Africa. c. A trader would barter rum with African chiefs for captured African slaves. d. A trader would travel to the West Indies with the African slaves for molasses. e. A trader would travel to New England with the molasses, where it would be distilled into rum.

The triangular trade was infamously profitable and made up most of the colonial commerce.

Which of these statements does NOT describe mestizos? a. They were the offspring of Spanish conquistadores who married Indian women. b. They were the pagan slaves of Cortes' soldiers. c. They formed a cultural and biological bridge between Latin America's European and Indian peoples. d. They were considered a "new race." e. All of these

They were the pagan slaves of Cortes' soldiers.

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except: a. engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. b. establish large, elaborate, and bustling cities. c. make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. d. study mathematics. e. carry on commerce

a) engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery.

As the head of Dominion of New England, Sir Edmund Andros was all of the following except a. an able military man. b. conscientious. c. a Puritan. d. tactless. e. a leader who restricted the press.

a Puritan.

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about Iroquois society? a. Two families would live together in one longhouse. b. When a man married, he moved into the home of his wife and her family. c. Women dominated Iroquois society. d. All men's connections and positions of prominence came from the maternal line. e. Five nations joined together to form the Iroquois Confederacy but maintained their independence.

Women dominated Iroquois society.

Colonists in both the North and the South established differences in all of the following areas except a. patterns of settlement. b. economies. c. political systems. d. values. e. allegiance to England.

allegiance to England.

All of the following were true of the Pilgrims except they a. were also known as Separatists. b. arrived in the New World on the ship the Mayflower. c. arrived at their original destination with no casualties. d. chose Plymouth Bay as their landing site in 1620. e. were without legal right to the land and specific authority to establish a government.

arrived at their original destination with no casualties.

All of the following were characteristics of the original thirteen colonies except a) Puritans carved tight, pious, and relatively democratic communities in New England. b) the belief they were a single people with a common destiny, who ought to break from Britain. c) the southern colonies consisted of large landholders, mostly Anglican, on plantations using slave labor. d) there were internal conflicts over economic interests, ethnic rivalries, and religious practices. e) the middle colonies were the most diverse with estates interspersed with modest homesteads.

b) the belief they were a single people with a common destiny, who ought to break from Britain.

The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except a) individual liberty. b) self-government. c) opposition to slavery d) religious tolerance. e)veconomic opportunity.

c) opposition to slavery

Colonists throughout the eighteenth century universally enjoyed all of the following amusements except a. militia musters. b. weddings and funerals. c. celebrating Christmas. d. winter sports in the North; and cockfighting, hunting and horse racing in the South. e. enjoying Thanksgiving.

celebrating Christmas.

Puritan religious beliefs allowed all of the following except a. drinking alcohol. b. eating plentifully. c. challenging religious authority. d. making love discreetly. e. singing songs.

challenging religious authority.

All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations except they a. had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. b. lacked the technology of the wheel. c. had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. d. built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. e. had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations.

had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen.

All of the following were true of Roger Williams except a. he was a personable and popular Salem minister. b. he was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England. c. aided by Indians, he fled the Puritan community and established Rhode Island in 1636. d. he challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter. e. he denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior.

he was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England.

All of the following are achievements of Benjamin Franklin except a. the lightning rod. b. influential poetry. c. bifocal glasses. d. a highly efficient stove. e. author of Poor Richard's Almanack.

influential poetry.

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except a. hunting. b. gathering fuel. c. tending crops. d. clearing fields for planting. e. fishing.

tending crops

On the eve of the American Revolution, social and economic mobility in the colonies decreased for all of the following reasons except a. earlier wars made Northern merchants rich and created a class of widows and orphans. b. the supply of unclaimed land in New England began to diminish c. farmers' sons and daughters were forced to hire out as wage laborers. d. the average size of New England farms increased dramatically. e. the gap between owners of large Southern plantations and small farms widened.

the average size of New England farms increased dramatically.

All of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor, after 1680, in colonial America except a. higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants. b. planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies. c. the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonial America. d. Americans rushed to cash in on the slave trade. e. the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies.

the development of wheat as a staple crop in the British colonies.

All of the following are true of Martin Luther except a. he was German. b. he protested against Catholic doctrines at Wittenberg in 1517. c. there was little notice of his reforms in Europe. d. he denounced the authority of priests and popes. e. he declared that the Bible was the only source of God's word.

there was little notice of his reforms in Europe.

All of the following were true of the Spanish except a. they had a century head start of exploration over the English. b. they were genuine empire builders. c. they were cultural innovators in the New World. d. they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them. e. their colonial establishments were larger and richer than those of their Anglo-Saxon rivals.

they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them

All of the following are true statements about Quakers except a. they were shrewd businessmen. b. they built simple meetinghouses and believed they were all children in the sight of God. c. they advocated passive resistance and turning the other cheek against their enemies. d. they swore solemn oaths of faith and devotion. e. they trusted Indians in Pennsylvania as babysitters.

they swore solemn oaths of faith and devotion.

All of the following are true statements about colonial newspapers on the eve of the Revolution except a. there were about forty different newspapers throughout the colonies. b. they were typically published twice a week. c. they proved to be powerful vehicles for airing grievances and rallying support against England. d. they consisted of a single large sheet of paper folded once. e. the news they contained often lagged weeks behind the events themselves.

they were typically published twice a week.

In seventeenth-century colonial America, all of the following are true regarding women except a. women could not own property under any circumstances. b. women could not vote. c. women were regarded as morally weaker than men. d. women dominated the profession of midwives. e. abusive husbands could be punished.

women could not own property under any circumstances.