APUSH Chapter 2 quiz

In what ways was Puritan church membership a restrictive status? a. although all adult male property owners elected colonial officials, only men who were full church members could vote in local elections b. only property owners could be full members of the Church c. full membership required demonstrating that one had experienced divine grace d. full membership required that one's parents and grandparents had church members

c. full membership required demonstrating that one had experienced divine grace

Most seventeenth-century migrants to North America from England a. arrived with their families b. were single, middle-class men c. were lower-class men d. had been released from debtors' prisons

c. were lower-class men

Which English groups did the most to reshape Native American society and culture in the seventeenth century? a. traders b. religious missionaries c. colonial authorities d. settlers farming the land

d. settlers farming the land

Which one of the following is TRUE of indentured servants? a. They could not be sold by their masters b. their masters could determine whether they could marry c. Pregnant women received their freedom early d. They could not be physically punished because, unlike slaves, they had rights as American citizens

b. their masters could determine whether they could marry

The Virginia House of Burgesses a. Was created as part of the Virginia Company's effort to encourage the colony's survival b. banned the importation of servants c. had more power than the governor d. was included in the original charter for the Jamestown colony

a. Was created as part of the Virginia Company's effort to encourage the colony's survival

Roger Williams argued that a. church and state must be totally separated b. Puritans must stay in the Church of England and reform it c. religious wars were necessary to protect not only religion, but also freedom d. Puritans were on a divine mission to spread the true faith

a. church and state must be totally separated

Why was the death rate in early Jamestown so high? a. it lay beside a malarial swamp b. it was not high; most of the colonists survived c. Constant Native American attacks decimated the population d. Many of the colonists committed suicide

a. it lay beside a malarial swamp

How did indentured servants display a fondness for freedom? a. some of them ran away or were disobedient toward their masters b. they sent letters home telling their fellow Englishmen that the American colonies offered special opportunities for freedom. c. They insisted on their right to serve in the militia, because they believed in the right to bear arms d. they published pamphlets criticizing their masters, displaying their love of free speech

a. some of them ran away or were disobedient toward their masters

Which of the following is TRUE of warfare between colonists and Native Americans during the seventeenth century? a. colonists were surprised and disappointed by their inability to defeat the Indians easily b. Among the colonists, it generated a strong sense of superiority c. Treaties quickly ended each of the wars d. Native Americans actually had more sophisticated and dangerous weaponry than the English

b. Among the colonists, it generated a strong sense of superiority

In the Pequot war of 1637 a. the Pequot defeated the Puritans in a battle that temporarily drove back the MA Bay settlers to only 3 coastal towns b. Connecticut and Massachusetts soldiers teamed with Narrangansett allies to set the main Pequot village afire and killed 500 Pequots c. The Narrangansetts joined the Pequots to fight the Puritans, leading to the elimination of both tribes d. the Pequots took over the old pilgrim colony and made it their own

b. Connecticut and Massachusetts soldiers teamed with Narrangansett allies to set the main Pequot village afire and killed 500 Pequots

In the economic exchanges between the English colonists and eastern Native Americans, a. the arrival of new English goods had no impact on how Indians lived b. Native Americans initially welcomed the colonists goods c. Native Americans sought to keep English goods from influencing their religious ceremonies d. Native Americans never became integrated into Atlantic economy

b. Native Americans initially welcomed the colonists goods

Why did the pilgrims flee the Netherlands? a. they sought new opportunities after a severe economic downturn in the Netherlands that left so many unemployed b. They felt that the surrounding culture was corrupting their children c. England had gone to war with Netherlands, and the pilgrims felt caught in the middle d. the Dutch government ordered them to leave because of their radical religious ideas

b. They felt that the surrounding culture was corrupting their children

Puritans viewed individual and personal freedom as a. good, because MA Bay leaders welcomed debate over religion b. dangerous to social harmony and community stability c. important, but they banned neighbors from reporting on one another, because that would breed division that would harm the community d. vital, because they had been discouraged from enjoying these back in England

b. dangerous to social harmony and community stability

What did the 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

How did most Puritans view the separation of Church and state? a. they were so determined to keep it apart that they banned ministers from holding office, fearing that they would enact pro-religious legislation b. they allowed the church and state to be interconnected by requiring each town to est a church and levy a tax to support the minister c. MBC endorsed the puritan faith but allowed anyone the freedom to practice religion d. they had never heard of the concept

b. they allowed the church and state to be interconnected by requiring each town to est a church and levy a tax to support the minister

Why did Puritans decide to emigrate from England in the late 1620s and 1630s? a. so many of them had become separatists, they had to leave England to save their Church b. Charles I had started to support them, creating conflicts with Catholic nobles c. The Church of England was firing ministers and censoring their writings d. the Poor law of 1623 banned non-Catholics from receiving government aid

c. The Church of England was firing ministers and censoring their writings

The Mayflower Compact established a. religious toleration and freedom in MA b. a company charter to settle New England c. a Civil government for the Plymouth colony d. peaceful relations between English colonists and Indians in Rhode Island

c. a Civil government for the Plymouth colony

Which on of the following lists these colonies in the proper chronological order by the dates they were founded, from the earliest to the latest a. Plymouth; Jamestown; Massachusetts Bay; Rhode Island b. Jamestown; Massachusetts Bay; Plymouth; Rhode Island c. Massachusetts Bay; Plymouth; Rhode Island; Jamestown d. Jamestown; Plymouth; Massachusetts Bay; Rhode Island

d. Jamestown; Plymouth; Massachusetts Bay; Rhode Island

When the Virginia Company gave control of Virginia colony to the King in 1624, a. It did so under pressure from the King, who was trying to consolidate his ownership of all colonies b. its white population had quintupled since settlement began in 1607 c. control over the colony rested entirely in royal hands, ending in the local control that had existed under the Virginia company d. Virginia became the first royal colony

d. Virginia became the first royal colony

The Half-Way Covenant of 1662 a. set up civil government in MA b. allowed Baptists and Quakers to attend, but not join, Puritan churches c. permitted anyone who paid the tithe to be baptized in the Puritan church d. did not require evidence of conversion to receive a kind of church membership

d. did not require evidence of conversion to receive a kind of church membership