FOUNDATIONS OF THE AMERICAN REPUBLIC TEST

Select the items that best describe the colony of North Carolina. -Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers -wealthy Virginians and Englishmen -small farms -large plantations -tobacco, corn, and livestock -land worked by owners -rice, indigo -indentured servants and slaves

-Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers -small farms -tobacco, corn, and livestock -land worked by owners

Which statements characterize the Renaissance? -began because of the rediscovery of learning -saw manors grow stronger -was hurried along by the invention of the printing press -saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration

-began because of the rediscovery of learning -was hurried along by the invention of the printing press -saw the invention of scientific instruments that brought about the age of exploration

Select the items that best describe the colony of South Carolina. -Virginia frontiersmen, Quakers, German farmers -wealthy Virginians and Englishmen -small farms -large plantations -tobacco, corn, and livestock -land worked by owners -rice, indigo -indentured servants and slaves

-wealthy Virginians and Englishmen -large plantations -rice, indigo -indentured servants and slaves

In _____, the first black slaves were brought to Jamestown.

1619

During the period of the Crusades, warfare between Christians and Muslims lasted nearly _____ years.

200

The period of the Crusades lasted nearly:

200 years

What TWO men broke away from the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century?

Calvin Luther

Thomas Hooker (State)

Connecticut

Thomas Hooker was the founder of what colony in 1636?

Connecticut

unpopular governor of the Dominion of New England

Edmund Andros

signed law, making Church of England official

Elizabeth I

A proprietary colony was governed directly by the king.

False

Most English people belonged to the Church of England, a Catholic Church.

False

The Toleration Act of 1649 stated that the colonists must pay the Indians for the lands taken from them.

False

James Oglethorpe (State)

Georgia

The last of the thirteen colonies to be founded was

Georgia

Which group migrated to America due to the reasons listed below? continual warfare religious persecution heavy taxation and seizure of property

Germans

established settlements in Maine and New Hampshire

Gorges and Mason

Around 1440, the printing press was invented by

Gutenberg

The printing press was invented by:

Gutenberg

opposed Martin Luther

Henry VIII

The Renaissance began in what country?

Italy

The man who is credited with saving the settlement at Jamestown is _____.

John Smith

governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony

John Winthrop

What European explorer traveled the Far East and returned with tales of great riches and trade?

Marco Polo

Calverts (State)

Maryland

What colony was established as a refuge for Catholics?

Maryland

The Crusades were a series of religious wars fought between the Christians and the _____.

Muslims

In what colony did the Quakers purchase land from Lord John Berkeley?

New Jersey

Duke of York (State)

New York

The colony of New Netherland was taken over without firing a shot and was renamed

New York

William Penn (State)

Pennsylvania

William Bradford (State)

Plymouth

wanted to purify the Church of England

Puritans

Roger Williams (State)

Rhode Island

The colony established by Roger Williams in which religious freedom for all was permitted was:

Rhode Island

England became interested in colonization through the efforts of the geographer _____.

Richard Hakluyt

Providence Plantation was founded in 1636 by _____, torch bearer of religious freedom.

Roger Williams

The _____ migrated to America because they faced economic ruin after they were forbidden to ship dairy products, linens, and woolens to English markets.

Scotch-Irish

also called Pilgrims

Separatists

The first Englishman to attempt to colonize the New World was _____.

Sir Walter Raleigh

founded Connecticut

Thomas Hooker

As learning and trade progressed, the medieval structure began to break down.

True

Because the Crusades opened travel to the East and brought back new goods, trade to western Europe grew.

True

Exploration and voyages were financed by kings, merchants, and bankers who hoped to become wealthy.

True

The Mayflower Compact was the first written attempt at self-government in the New World.

True

The people of England were satisfied with Elizabeth I as queen; they had little interest in exploration at that time.

True

The serfs were not able to own the land they farmed.

True

John Rolfe and John Smith were associated with the colony of:

Virginia

John Smith (State)

Virginia

The House of Burgesses was part of the first democratic government of the colony of:

Virginia

governor of the Plymouth Colony

William Bradford

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut was:

a model for constitutions in the colonies

A colony run by a governor who was directly responsible to the crown was called:

a royal colony

The Mayflower Compact was:

an agreement to obey all laws made by the Pilgrim government

What new social class emerged as a result of the Crusades?

bourgeoisie

Before the Renaissance, learning was reserved for the:

clergy

Which group was primarily responsible for taking care of the people's spirituality on the manor?

clergy

Prior to the Crusades, medieval society consisted of what three classes?

clergy nobles serfs

The geographical dividing line between the tidewater and the piedmont in Virginia was known as a(n) _____?

fall line

During the medieval period, the Catholic Church:

helped unite the people of Europe under a common cause

An economic system that favored exporting over importing and measured a country's wealth in terms of how much gold and silver it possessed was known as what?

mercantilism

Maryland was the first _____ colony.

proprietary

Which of the following does not apply to the medieval manor?

serfs owning a portion of the land

The French Huguenots migrated to America because they were persecuted for what reason?

their religious beliefs

Prosperity came to Virginia when John Rolfe introduced what staple crop?

tobacco

Who was the first Englishman to sail around the world?

(Sir) Francis Drake

Select the statements that are true of the Crusades. -They created a demand for Eastern goods. -They failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims. -They brought about greater fighting among the landowners in Europe. -They brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life.

-They created a demand for Eastern goods. -They failed to rescue the Holy Land permanently from the Muslims. -They brought about the breakdown of the medieval way of life.