Unit 2 Progress Check: MCQ
Which of the following was the most important reason that Native American relations with English settlers differed from Native American relations with other groups of European settlers in the 1600s? A) Larger numbers of English colonists settled on land taken from Native Americans. B) English settlers were technologically more advanced than other European settlers. C) Native Americans understood the English language better than other European languages. D) English colonization along the Eastern Seaboard provided fewer opportunities for conflict between the two sides than did colonization in the interior.
A) Larger numbers of English colonists settled on land taken from Native Americans.
"In 1739 arrived among us from Ireland the Reverend Mr. Whitefield, who had made himself remarkable there as [a traveling] preacher. He was at first permitted to preach in some of our churches; but the clergy, taking a dislike to him, soon refused him their pulpits, and he was obliged to preach in the fields. The multitudes of all [members of different religious groups] that attended his sermons were enormous, and it was a matter of speculation to me . . . to observe the extraordinary influence of his oratory on his hearers, and how much they admired and respected him. . . . It was wonderful to see the change soon made in the manners of our inhabitants. From being thoughtless or indifferent about religion, it seemed as if all the world were growing religious, so that one could not walk through the town in an evening without hearing psalms sung in different families of every street. "And it being found inconvenient to assemble in the open air, subject to its [harsh conditions], the building of a house to meet in was no sooner proposed . . . and the work [of erecting the building] was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been expected. Both house and ground were vested in trustees, expressly for the use of any preacher of any religious persuasion who might desire to say something to the people at Philadelphia." Which of the following developments most directly contributed to the events described in the excerpt? A) Protestant evangelism came to the colonies from Great Britain and Europe. B) The beliefs of Puritan leaders had an increased impact on colonial religious practices. C) Colonists became less interested in religion as they became more involved with trans-Atlantic trade. D) Local clergy members in the colonies routinely welcomed the preaching of diverse religious doctrines.
A) Protestant evangelism came to the colonies from Great Britain and Europe.
Which of the following represented a change in the labor force of the southern British colonies by the 1700s as depicted in the excerpt A) Slavery became more widespread than indentured servitude. B) The rise of manufacturing led to an increased need for skilled artisans and craftsmen. C) The encomienda was adopted from the Spanish to provide Native American workers. D) People newly freed from slavery frequently worked on plantations.
A) Slavery became more widespread than indentured servitude.
"The next matter I shall recommend to you is the providing more effectively for the security of your frontiers against [American] Indians, who notwithstanding the many parties of Rangers [militia, or local men who volunteered for colonial defense] have . . . killed and carried off at least twenty of our outward inhabitants and Indian allies; I have attempted by several ways to oppose those [invasions] but after some trouble and expense have only experienced that our people are not ready for warlike undertakings. . . . The [condition of our Indian allies has] of late approved themselves to be ready and faithfully allied, and I am persuaded that setting them along our frontiers without all our inhabitants . . . would be a better and cheaper safeguard to the country than the old method of Rangers." Which of the following best describes a purpose of the excerpt? A) The Virginia governor is seeking support from the colonial legislature for his plan to address conflict between settlers and American Indians in frontier areas. B) The Virginia governor is warning American Indians that he will authorize military action if they continue assaults on settlers. C) The Virginia governor is seeking pardon from the House of Burgesses for his inability to protect them from violent conflict with American Indians. D) The Virginia governor is soliciting the support of allied American Indians for his plan to provide security in the West.
A) The Virginia governor is seeking support from the colonial legislature for his plan to address conflict between settlers and American Indians in frontier areas.
The trend from 1660 to 1710 depicted in the table most strongly indicates which of the following? (refer to chart) A) The rise of the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved Africans B) The increase in the practice of indentured servitude C) The escalation of conflict between the British and Native Americans D) The continued Anglicization in the British colonies
A) The rise of the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved Africans
The reaction to the situation described in the third paragraph represented a continuity with which of the following earlier colonial developments? ". . . Mixings or marriages [between Black and White colonists] are not allowed by the laws; but . . . I have learned of 2 white women, one French and one German, who have secretly been with Negroes and have borne black children. . . . And all too common [are] white men . . . [who with Negro women] father half-black children. [The children] are perpetual slaves just like their mothers." A) strict racial system was established that separated enslaved people from European colonists. B) Some enslaved Native Americans were incorporated into colonial society. C) Some colonists used Enlightenment principles to argue for racial equality between Europeans and Africans. D) The institution of slavery was transferred to colonial America unaltered from West Africa.
A) strict racial system was established that separated enslaved people from European colonists.
The efforts of Spanish colonists to convert Native Americans to Christianity were most directly influenced by which of the following simultaneous developments? A) The effect of the Columbian Exchange on the population of Europe B) The extraction of gold and other wealth from the land in the Americas C) The arrival of English colonists seeking religious freedom in the Americas D) The success of the French and the Dutch in their interactions with Native Americans
B) The extraction of gold and other wealth from the land in the Americas
"The New England settlers more closely resembled the non-migrating English population than they did other English colonists in the New World. . . . While the composition of the emigrant populations in the Chesapeake and the Caribbean hindered the successful transfer of familiar patterns of social relationships, the character of the New England colonial population ensured it. The prospect of colonizing distant lands stirred the imaginations of young people all over England but most of these young adults made their way to the tobacco and sugar plantations of the South. Nearly half of a sample of Virginia residents in 1625 were between the ages of twenty and twenty-nine, and groups of emigrants to the Chesapeake in the seventeenth century consistently included a majority of people in their twenties. In contrast, only a quarter of the New England settlers belonged to this age group. The paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims? A) Emigrants to the Chesapeake came as family groups more often than emigrants to New England did. B) The settlers of New England varied in age more than emigrants to the Chesapeake did. C) The settlers of both New England and the Chesapeake were disproportionately young adults. D) More young adults migrated to New England than to the Chesapeake colonies.
B) The settlers of New England varied in age more than emigrants to the Chesapeake did.
The experience of enslaved people in the southern British colonies as described in the excerpt was similar to the experience of enslaved people in the northern British colonies because A) many enslaved people in both regions had rights that were recognized under colonial law B) many enslaved people in both regions developed strategies to resist slavery C) most enslaved people in both regions performed skilled labor in port cities D) most enslaved people in both regions had opportunities to earn their freedom
B) many enslaved people in both regions developed strategies to resist slavery
The events of the First Great Awakening led to A) established clergy strengthening their control over the religious and social life of colonial society B) new denominations attracting followers who were drawn to the dynamic sermons of the new preachers C) religious enthusiasm declining in cities where it had to complete more directly with Enlightenment ideas D) few changes in most people's lives beyond increased church attendance and very little change in how they interacted with others
B) new denominations attracting followers who were drawn to the dynamic sermons of the new preachers
"The next matter I shall recommend to you is the providing more effectively for the security of your frontiers against [American] Indians, who notwithstanding the many parties of Rangers [militia, or local men who volunteered for colonial defense] have . . . killed and carried off at least twenty of our outward inhabitants and Indian allies; I have attempted by several ways to oppose those [invasions] but after some trouble and expense have only experienced that our people are not ready for warlike undertakings. . . . The [condition of our Indian allies has] of late approved themselves to be ready and faithfully allied, and I am persuaded that setting them along our frontiers without all our inhabitants . . . would be a better and cheaper safeguard to the country than the old method of Rangers." Which of the following groups would most likely oppose the ideas expressed in the excerpt? A) White settlers on the western Virginia frontier B) White settlers in coastal Virginia C) Members of allied American Indian groups D) Members of the House of Burgesses
C) Members of allied American Indian groups
"And it being found inconvenient to assemble in the open air, subject to its [harsh conditions], the building of a house to meet in was no sooner proposed . . . and the work [of erecting the building] was carried on with such spirit as to be finished in a much shorter time than could have been expected. Both house and ground were vested in trustees, expressly for the use of any preacher of any religious persuasion who might desire to say something to the people at Philadelphia" Which of the following most directly contributed to the decision in Philadelphia referenced in the excerpt to build a specific meeting house for the new preachers? A) Leaders in cities such as Philadelphia wanted to do all they could to limit the spread of new Protestant denominations in the colony. B) Local authorities worried about radical ideas and believed that a central meeting house would make it easier to censor the sermons of the new preachers. C) Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere. D) Commerce was more important than religion to most colonists, so building a small meeting house would keep the new preachers isolated.
C) Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.
"Similarly, the sex ratio of the New England emigrant group resembled that of England's population. If women were . . . scarce in the Chesapeake . . . they were comparatively abundant in the northern colonies. In the second decade of Virginia's settlement, there were four or five men for each woman; by the end of the century, there were still about three men for every two women. Among the emigrants [in New England], however, nearly half were women and girls. Such a high proportion of females in the population assured the young men of New England greater success than their southern counterparts in finding spouses." This paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims about the populations of men and women in the colonies? A) New England settlers included more young men than Chesapeake settlers did. B) Emigrants to New England were predominantly unmarried women. C) The populations of men and women in New England were roughly equal from the time of its founding. D) The population of the Chesapeake achieved a balanced sex ratio more quickly than New England did.
C) The populations of men and women in New England were roughly equal from the time of its founding.
The White and Black populations in New England shown in the table most directly suggest the (refer to chart) A) movement of indentured servants from the South to New England B) expansion of plantation agriculture to New England C) minimal use of enslaved labor in New England compared to other regions D) spread of trans-Atlantic print culture among Puritans in New England
C) minimal use of enslaved labor in New England compared to other regions
English colonists in North America in the 1600s and 1700s most typically sought which of the following? A) Chances to spread Christianity to Native Americans B) Jobs working in factories C) Political independence from England D) Opportunities to improve their living conditions
D) Opportunities to improve their living conditions
The change in White and Black populations in the various regions (New England, Middle Colonies, Chesapeake, Carolinas, West Indies) most strongly suggests the influence of which of the following? (refer to chart) A) The eventual decline of slave labor in the Chesapeake and Carolinas B) The colonists' growing resistance to British imperial control in New England C) The spread of epidemic diseases across North America D) The demand in Europe for commodities such as tobacco and sugar
D) The demand in Europe for commodities such as tobacco and sugar
"The next matter I shall recommend to you is the providing more effectively for the security of your frontiers against [American] Indians, who notwithstanding the many parties of Rangers [militia, or local men who volunteered for colonial defense] have . . . killed and carried off at least twenty of our outward inhabitants and Indian allies; I have attempted by several ways to oppose those [invasions] but after some trouble and expense have only experienced that our people are not ready for warlike undertakings. . . . The [condition of our Indian allies has] of late approved themselves to be ready and faithfully allied, and I am persuaded that setting them along our frontiers without all our inhabitants . . . would be a better and cheaper safeguard to the country than the old method of Rangers." The point of view expressed by the Virginia governor in the excerpt is that he: A) opposes the expansion of colonial settlements into western lands where White settlers could encounter violent opposition from America Indians B) believes that White Virginians must learn to protect themselves if they are to expand their settlements C) values the lives of White Virginians equally with those of allied American Indians D) feels a responsibility to protect White frontier settlers from violent encounters with American Indians
D) feels a responsibility to protect White frontier settlers from violent encounters with American IndiansS
"The New England settlers more closely resembled the non-migrating English population than they did other English colonists in the New World. . . . While the composition of the emigrant populations in the Chesapeake and the Caribbean hindered the successful transfer of familiar patterns of social relationships, the character of the New England colonial population ensured it. The prospect of colonizing distant lands stirred the imaginations of young people all over England but most of these young adults made their way to the tobacco and sugar plantations of the South. Nearly half of a sample of Virginia residents in 1625 were between the ages of twenty and twenty-nine, and groups of emigrants to the Chesapeake in the seventeenth century consistently included a majority of people in their twenties. In contrast, only a quarter of the New England settlers belonged to this age group. "Similarly, the sex ratio of the New England emigrant group resembled that of England's population. If women were . . . scarce in the Chesapeake . . . they were comparatively abundant in the northern colonies. In the second decade of Virginia's settlement, there were four or five men for each woman; by the end of the century, there were still about three men for every two women. Among the emigrants [in New England], however, nearly half were women and girls. Such a high proportion of females in the population assured the young men of New England greater success than their southern counterparts in finding spouses." Which of the following best describes an overall argument of the excerpt? A) The makeup of emigrant populations led to greater reconstruction of English family life in New England than it did in the Chesapeake. B) British colonial settlers were disproportionately young and male compared to the overall population of England. C) Tobacco and sugar plantations in the southern colonies attracted the most settlers in British North America. D) By the end of the seventeenth century, the population makeup of the British colonies resembled the population makeup of England.
The makeup of emigrant populations led to greater reconstruction of English family life in New England than it did in the Chesapeake.
