AMH2010 Unit 1 Quiz

By 1700, the most democratic and important social institutions were:

Taverns

Prior to 1800 when its population number was surpassed by Philadelphia, the largest city to ever exist on the North American continent was:

Cahokia

In most cases, Spanish explorers and soldiers who came to the New World were motivated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Desire to serve their fellow man

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of

Disease

Maryland was established in 1634 as a refuge for:

English catholics

During the eighteenth century, demand for slaves in the southern colonies declined slightly

False

The middle colonies:

Geographically and culturally stood between the New England and southern colonies

The headright system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of:

Giving fifty acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony and fifty more for any servants he might bring

Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived:

In communities where church and state were not separate

The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

Increased the power of Parliament

For the English preparing to colonize America, one model of settlement was provided by their country's prior experience in:

Ireland

The English Civil War affected the American colonies by:

Permitting the colonies to essentially govern themselves

The Protestant Reformation was launched in Europe by:

Martin Luther

The early settlers of New England differed from those of the Chesapeake by being primarily:

Middle-class

European exploration of the Americas was greatly assisted by

New sailing technologies

Women in the American colonies:

Often remained confined to the domestic sphere

The first Europeans to sail around Africa and on to India were the

Portuguese

The first major Pan-Indian resistance in New England was

Powhattan Confederacy

The Mayflower Compact:

Provided the original government for the Plymouth colony

The success of rice as a perfect crop for South Carolina was helped by:

The creation of irrigation systems that allowed laborers to flood and drain the fields

The Stono Rebellion:

Tightened controls on slaves

After being banished from Massachusetts because of his strict interpretation of the Puritan faith, Roger Williams founded Rhode Island

True

Englishmen had a very well-developed sense of liberty as a result of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament

True

Initially, in the early seventeenth century, many of the first slaves were treated like indentured servants and earned their freedom

True

Slaves who lived in northern colonies:

Usually lived and worked in cities and towns