APUSH: Chapter 3 quiz
Why did Puritans decide they needed to leave Great Britain? a. Charles I ended his predecessor's practice of tolerating Puritans. b. James I offered the Puritans incentives to settle in North America. c. They decided that there were too many distractions in Great Britain. d. They realized that North America believed an excellent area to make converts. e. They learned that the king planned to reestablish Catholicism as the state religion.
a
How did the Puritans attempt to convert Native Americans? a. They attracted Indians to Puritanism by appealing to the Indians' appreciation of ceremony while relating Puritan doctrine to Indian beliefs. b. They organized "praying Indians" into "praying towns" where Indians were taught alien Puritan ways. c. They stressed that if the Indians did not convert that they would burn in hell. d. They used force. e. They allowed Indians to maintain their own cultural and religious beliefs.
b
Which of the following epitomized the democratic nature of New England government? a. The church governing council b. The town meeting c. Communal ownership of property d. Universal suffrage e. All of these choices
b
Which statement concerning New England wives is true? a. They had extensive property rights under English Common Law. b. They typically had no property rights independent of their husbands. c. They usually had children out of wedlock. d. They were considered equal in authority to their husbands within the family. e, They were denied the option of divorce because it was prohibited by their Puritan faith.
b
At her 1637 trial, Anne Hutchinson had to defend herself against charges of a. plotting to overthrow the government of England b. fornication with Indians c. heresy d. illegally conspiring with John Winthrop to expel all Puritans from the colony e. being a witch
c
What became South Carolina's staple crop in the 1600s? a. Cotton b. Tobacco c. Rice d. Hemp e. Indigo
c
What of the following was NOT a characteristic of the government in Pennsylvania under William Penn? a. A strong executive b. Quaker domination of politics c. Discrimination against non-Quakers d. A desire to keep the rabble in check e. An assembly with limited power
c
What qualification allowed a man to vote for governor and members of the General Court in seventeenth-century Massachusetts? a. His ancestry b. Wealth c. Church membership d. Land ownership e. Length of residence in America
c
Which country had the greatest number of people emigrate in the seventeenth century? a. Germany b. France c. England d. Ireland e. Spain
c
Which of the following was a result of the Pequot War? a. The Pequots temporarily stopped the advances of white settlers. b. Although defeated, the Pequots praised the colonists for their mercy in sparing civilians. c. Connecticut seized Pequot land and gave it to its colonists. d. Colonists came to respect Indians for their willingness to defend their rights e. None of these choices
c
Why did the Puritans adopt the Halfway Covenant in 1662? a. They wanted to allow non-Puritans the opportunity to join their church as non-voting members. b. They wanted to convert Indians by showing them different ways to become Christians. c. They wanted to expand church membership by allowing children of church members to join. d. They wanted to reconcile with the Anglican Church by adopting some of that church's rituals.
c
Why was France able to hold onto its vast North American domain against Spanish and English expansion? a. They constructed fortified missions. b. They were technologically superior. c. They maintained stable relations with the Native Americans. d. The French maintained a large army. e. They established stable communities throughout New France.
c
Besides Great Britain, France, and Spain, what other countries established colonies in North America in the 1600s? a. Portugal and Italy b. Germany and Finland c. Denmark and Poland d. Sweden and the Netherlands e. Prussia and Russia
d
What did Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts Bay colony advocate? a. He supported cradle to grave health coverage. b. He supported class struggle. c. He supported survival of the fittest. d. He supported distinct roles for the different classes. e. He supported equality between the sexes.
d
What were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s? a. Spanish and French attacks b. Old Age c. Indian resistance d. Epidemic diseases like typhoid fever and malaria e. Starvation
d
Which of the following reduced the Native American population in New England? a. King Philip's War b. The Pequot War c. Diseases introduced by Europeans. d. All of these choices e. None of these choices.
d
Who dissented from the Puritans and followed Roger Williams to Rhode Island? a. Thomas Hooker b. William Penn c. John Winthrop d. Anne Hutchinson e. John Cotton
d
Why did class tensions in the Chesapeake region lessen after 1690? a. More land became available to small farmers. b. The rise in tobacco prices allowed small farmers a better standard of living. c. An influx of Native Americans solved the labor shortage. d. Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over blacks. e. Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over Native Americans.
d
Why was the Act for Religious Toleration of 1649 significant? a. It protected Puritans in Massachusetts from religious persecution and was America's first law affirming freedom of worship. b. It embodied the fundamental anti-authoritarian tenets of the Antinomians. c. It allowed Native Americans to perform their own religious rites in "praying towns." d. It protected Catholics in Maryland from religious persecution. e. It promoted social stability in the British West Indies.
d
What characterized the first generation of New England land settlement? a. It was characterized by communal ownership of property. b. It was characterized by a few elite families acquiring rights to most of the property. c. It was characterized by farms scattered around the countryside, away from village centers. d. It was characterized by large cities connected by private stagecoach lines. e. It was characterized by households situated in the village, with farmland placed outside the village.
e
What was the main purpose of France's North American empire? a. to block attempts by the Dutch to gain a monopoly of the sugar trade. b. to pressure the British into ending their expansion. c. to provide a location for French Protestants to worship without fear of persecution. d. to convert native Americans to Christianity. e. to provide furs and agricultural surpluses for the West Indies and timber for the French navy.
e
Which of the following statements about Virginia is correct in the 17th century? a. Unlike Massachusetts, it had no established church. b. The indentured servants' chances of upward social mobility improved in the second half of the 1600s. c. By 1640 the great majority of its plantation laborers were African slaves. d. It was dominated by small farms and villages. e. It was governed by an appointed royal governor and governor's council and a House of Burgesses elected by landowners.
e
Which statement accurately describes the county court system in Virginia? a. It was the basic unit of local government and administered local affairs. b. It had justices of the peace who acted like judges. c. It was undemocratic because the justices were chosen by the governor. d. It was modeled after the court system in England. e. All of these choices
e
Which statement accurately describes the county court system in Virginia? a. It was the basic unit of local government and administered local affairs. b. It was modeled after the court system in England. c. It had justices of the peace who acted like judges. d. It was undemocratic because the justices were chosen by the governor. e. All of these choices
e
Why was Roger Williams forced into exile by the Puritans? a. He claimed that God had spoken to him directly. b. He argued that Puritans should recognize the devil's presence in the New World. c. He asserted that women should be able to serve as clergy. d. He challenged the Puritan belief in predestination. e. He believed in the complete separation of church and state.
e
