AP Study
Followers of the Great Awakening, who emphasized a powerful, emotional religion, were known
"New Lights"
Which statement provides an accurate description of a joint stock company?
A company that gets investment capital from shareholders
Which statement concerning indentured servitude is true?
A majority of Englishmen in the Chesapeake during the 1600s were indentured servants.
From the beginning of colonization, Spain regarded her New World domain as primarily
A source of precious metal.
The encomienda system implemented by the Spanish empire in the New World was intended to serve which purpose?
A system of large manors and estates withIndian slaves managed for the benefits of theconquistadores
The Navigation Acts established the principle that
A. All foreign goods that were to be sold in England had to be shipped in England B. Only English or colonial merchants could engage in colonial trade C. Certain American products could be sold only in England D. All of the above E. None of the above Correct Answer D. All of the above Explanation The Navigation Acts, established in the 17th century, were a series of laws passed by the British Parliament that aimed to regulate colonial trade and increase England's wealth and power. These acts required all foreign goods to be shipped to England before being sold, thereby ensuring that England benefited economically from the trade. Additionally, the acts limited colonial trade to only English or colonial merchants, excluding foreign competitors. Certain American products, such as tobacco and sugar, were also restricted to be sold exclusively in England. Therefore, the correct answer is "all of the above" as all three statements accurately reflect the principles established by the Navigation Acts
What factor helps to explain the development of different Native American communities in the New World?
Agricultural Revolution
By 1631 in Massachusetts, which of the following people could vote?
All adult men who owned property and were members of the Congregational Church
Under the "headright" system in Virginia,
All new arrivals who had paid their trans-Atlantic fares received fifty-acre land grants
In eighteenth-century Great Britain, the constitution was
An expanding body of laws, statutes, and decisions
Which of the following was not a cause of Bacon's Rebellion?
An overabundance of labor
The sources of the witchcraft hysteria in Salem
Are not known exactly
was the first American most Europeans recognized as a true intellectual
Benjamin Franklin
During the colonial period, the bulk of the slaves were sent to the North American colonies by
British
The character of the first English settlements in the New World
Different substantially from colony to colony from the very beginning of colonization
The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was
Disease
Which of the following is NOT related to the French experience in the New World?
Encomiendas - Encomiendas were a system of labor in Spanish colonies, particularly in Latin America, where indigenous people were forced to work for Spanish landowners. This system was not related to the French experience in the New World, as it was specific to Spanish colonization. The French experience in the New World, on the other hand, involved contact with the Aztecs, the fur trade, explorers like Samuel de Champlain, and the coureurs de bois (French fur traders).
The joint-stock company
Encouraged investment in colonial enterprises, with "limited liability" for the investors
Which of the following countries is incorrectly matched with one of its colonies?
England - Cuba
For seventeenth-century Puritans in New England, the most important institution in society was the
Family
The failure of the Albany Plan can be attributed, primarily, to the
Fiscal jealousies of colonial assemblies
The French empire in North America succeeded because of the
Fur trade
Upon arriving in the New World, English settlers
Generally adapted old beliefs to the new environment
Which of the following individuals is INCORRECTLY associated with the colony he established?
George Calvert - Pennsylvania
According to the religious philosophy of John Calvin and his followers,
God controlled who would receive salvation
Which one of the following was NOT a factor that stimulated English migration to the New World
Government laws that forced the migration of the poorer classes
New England families were unique because of the presence of
Grandparents
Anne Hutchinson's skillful self-defense at her trial before the magistrates of Massachusetts Bay was ruined by
Her claim of personal revelation.
The colonists at Jamestown neared starvation as a result ofI. Dysentery, malaria, and other diseasesII. A poor quality of tobacco cropsIII. Settlers' inexperience with farming
I and III only
The first French explorers were
Interested in finding the mythical "northwest passage" to Chin
The English rehearsed for settlement in the New World by colonizing
Ireland
Which of the following was NOT an important effect of the Great Awakening?
It strengthened the authority of the old colonial religions
"He who will not work shall not eat."This quote is attributed to
John Smith
Colonial involvement with imperial wars began with
King William's War - Colonial involvement with imperial wars began with King William's War. This conflict, which took place between 1689 and 1697, was the first in a series of wars fought between France and England for control of the North American colonies. It was named after King William III of England, who was involved in the war. The war resulted in attacks and raids on colonial settlements by both French and Native American forces, leading to increased military engagement and colonial participation in future imperial conflicts.
The tribes of eastern North America defined their place in society through
Kinship
The men largely responsible for Spain's conquest of the New World were known as
Los conquistadores
A feudal land system was associated with which one of the following colonies?
Maryland
Which one of the following was a Chesapeake colony?
Maryland
The term ____________ was used in Spanish America to describe people of mixed European and Indian ancestry
Mestizo, mestizo
How did the Coloumbian Exchange impact Native Americans?
Millions of Native Americans were wiped out by disease.
The _______________ were designed to enforce the dictates of the British commercial policy of the seventeenth century.
Navigation Acts
One difference between the New England and Chesapeake colonies was that
New Englanders typically lived in larger towns than settlers in the Chesapeake
All of the following statements about New Englanders are true EXCEPT:
New Englanders usually had small families.
Which of the following colonies was not founded for religious reasons?
New York
Those who migrated to the Chesapeake Bay area as indenture servants were
Normally single, lower-class males in their teens or early twenties
The Staple Act of 1663 stated that
Nothing could be imported to America unless first shipped through England
Which of the following wars between England and France had the greatest political and economic impact on colonial America
The Seven Years' War (aka French and Indian War) - The Seven Years' War, also known as the French and Indian War, had the greatest political and economic impact on colonial America. This war was fought between England and France, with the British ultimately emerging victorious. The outcome of the war resulted in significant territorial changes in North America, with France losing its colonies in Canada and the Mississippi Valley region to Britain. This shift in power greatly influenced the political landscape of colonial America and set the stage for future conflicts and tensions between the British government and the American colonists. Additionally, the war had a significant economic impact, as it left Britain heavily in debt and led to increased taxation on the colonies, which ultimately played a role in sparking the American Revolution.
Which of the following choices provides the mostaccurate description of the relationship between theSpanish Conquistadors and Native Americans?
The Spanish treated Native Americans brutally.
To resolve the problem of the vast expenses New World settlement required, English merchant-capitalists introduced the concept of
The joint-stock company
The Glorious Revolution in Maryland was strongly influenced by
Pent-up anti proprietary and anti-Catholic sentiment
Religion played the greatest role in the settlement of
Plymouth
The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 resulted in
Portuguese control of Brazil.
Calvinists in Scotland founded the
Presbyterian Church
The Puritans of Massachusetts Bay believed that the best way to reform the Church of England was to
Remain in the Church and reform it from the inside
The labor system of Jamestown in its early years
Replicated the traditional work experience of the settlers
Puritan dissenter Roger Williams established the colony of
Rhode Island
Which list is presented in chronological order from first to last?
Roanoke Island, Jamestown, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland
Which of the following statements about French colonization in North America is correct?
The French established fur trading posts in the Midwest.
Which statement best describes the origins of Rhode Island and Connecticut?
They were formed by dissidents from the Massachusetts Bay colony.
The most successful agricultural product in seventeenth-century North American colonies was
Tobacco
1622, The Native American tribes of Virginia
Viciously attacked the Jamestown settlement
In which of the following colonies was the death rate for the early colonists the most severe?
Virginia
The _________________ Company was responsible for the settlement of Jamestown in Virginia
Virginia, London, VA
The leader of the failed Roanoke colony was
Walter Raleigh
In Massachusetts Bay, "freeman status" was granted to adult males who
Were church members
The "City upon a Hill" in the Massachusetts Baycolony represents the idea that the colony would be
a religious and moral model of an ideal city for those in England
The conquistadors' most effective weapon in exterminating native populations was
disease
Unlike the Spanish, the French treated the Native Americans as
economic partners
George Calvert, Lord Baltimore, founded Maryland in order to
establish a religious haven for Catholics
Before the Coloumbian Exchange, Native Americans were most influenced by the
growth of corn farming
At the time of Spanish exploration in the Americas, the most significant cause of destruction to the native peoples in the New World was the
introduction of contagious diseases like measles and small pox
Georgia was considered a "buffer colony" because
it protected South Carolina from Spanish invasion
The dominant form of local government in the New England colonies
took place at the town meeting
