Unit 2 Test Banks

Which of the following most shaped the events described in the excerpt?

The demands of the encomienda system in the Spanish colonies

The population trend for African Americans depicted on the graph resulted most directly from which of the following?

The development of an economy based on growing crops for export

The political cartoon would most directly support which of the following?

Albany Plan of Union

The primary market for the Virginia tobacco crop during this period was?

England

The quote above best illustrates European nations' interest in?

Acquiring commodities that were valued in Europe

After the Seven Years' War, Britain shifted its position on imperial regulations to?

Alleviate its massive debt from the war

Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the Mayflower passengers' desire to settle in British North America?

Belief that the Church of England was corrupt and their desire to form a separate religious community

Which of the following was another important factor that contributed to the revolt by Pueblo Indians?

Spanish imposition of Catholicism and the suppression of tribal religion

What accounts most for the scant success of the above law in modifying English colonial behavior in North America?

Decades of the British government's relative indifference to colonial governance

The policies stated in the above law can best be seen as an example of?

mercantilism

Which of the following was most likely a significant cause of the sentiments depicted in the excerpt above?

Colonies that were accustomed to a large measure of autonomy

The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following views of the capital of the Dutch colony of New Netherlands?

Fort-like trading post threatened by hostile Indians

The song above was most likely a 17th-century artifact from European colonization efforts of the

French

The primary motivation of European colonizers to trade with and arm American Indians was to?

Gain allies for European conflicts that spread to North America

The conflict described in the excerpt led primarily to which of the following changes in Spanish colonial policy?

Greater accommodations to Native American cultures

Whitefield's open-air preaching contributed most directly to which of the following trends?

Greater independence and diversity of thought

The excerpts from Anne Hutchinson best represent which of the following developments in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in the 1630s?

Growing challenges by dissenters to civil authorities

The European colonization model evidenced by the song above...?

Used trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to acquire products for export to Europe

One significant result of the Chesapeake colonies' shift to a tobacco-based economy was

conflict with Native Americans as colonists sought more land to farm.

The prosperity and populousness of Philadelphia described by Peter Kalm best reflect the influence of which of the following?

freedom of religion

What was the impact of the miraculous plague mentioned in the excerpt above?

It stimulated cultural and demographic change

The fur-trading economy of the colony of New France had the most in common with the enterprise of which of the following?

New Netherlands

Which of the following contributed most to the changes shown in the graph?

The introduction of new diseases

The political cartoon created by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 most directly reflects which of the following?

A warning to the American colonies to unite or be defeated by a common enemy

An interpretation of the Salem witchcraft crisis that emphasizes tensions regarding the role of women in Puritan New England has the most in common with which of the following?

Analysis of Anne Hutchinson's religious leadership role in Massachusetts

Which of the following best summarizes the attitude toward religious beliefs expressed in this document?

Christians should be able to practice their faith without fear of persecution

One direct long-term effect of the Navigation Act was that it?

Contributed to the rise of opposition that ultimately fostered the independence movement

By 1790, the population trend depicted on the graph led to the...?

Creation of new settlements on the western edge of territory occupied by European Americans

In the first half of the 1600s, American Indians in Virginia and Maryland most typically responded to the English colonization described in the excerpt by?

Defending their territory against the English

Which of the following contributed most directly to the large number of slaves in the southern colonies?

Development of labor-intensive, profitable crops such as tobacco, rice, and indigo in the southern colonies

The controversy highlighted in the excerpt most directly reflects which of the following?

Disagreement over whether true statements can be defined as seditious libel

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the event depicted in the image?

During Penn's lifetime, the Native Americans were generally at peace with the Pennsylvania colonists

Which of the following contributed most directly to new slave codes that made slavery an inherited and permanent status in the Chesapeake colonies?

Economic need for a stable labor force after Bacon's Rebellion

The excerpt above is best understood in the context of the?

Efforts by England to integrate the colonies into an imperial structure

The pattern depicted on the map best serves as evidence of which of the following?

Emergence of varied labor systems in the different mainland British colonies

According to this narrative of events, which of the following most directly contributed to the Pueblo Revolt?

Encomienda

Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of Edward Randolph in the excerpt?

English royal officials

From Chief Powhatan's perspective, which of the following contributed most directly to conflict between the Native Americans and the English settlers in early seventeenth-century Virginia?

English settlers' aggressive use of force and weaponry to gain food from the Indians

One direct long-term effect of the unequal distribution of slaves in the American colonies was?

Eruption of intense conflict between regions over the institution of slavery

The excerpt from the Mayflower Compact most directly reflects which of the following goals?

Establish a government for the order and preservation of the new colony

The North American colonial settlements referenced in the passage above tended to?

Establish like-minded, close-knit, homogeneous communities

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the changes shown in the graph?

European settlers were able to gain control over Native American lands

Which of the following was NOT a consequence of the fur trade described in the quote above?

European traders rarely intermarried with native peoples

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the trend described in the excerpt?

Formation of new churches as many congregations split between New Lights (pro-Awakening) and Old Lights (anti-Awakening)

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the trial of Mr. Zenger?

His acquittal by the jury was a victory for the concept of freedom of the press in the colonies

One significant result of the popularity of beaver fur hats in Europe was?

Increase in North American tribal warfare as Indians competed to supply beaver furs to European traders

Which of the following contributed most directly to the increase in the number of slaves transported to the New World after 1700?

Increased European reliance on slave labor in response to the high cost of indentured servants and the dwindling supply of Native American laborers

By the 1860s, the long-term effects of the population trends depicted on the graph most directly contributed to the?

Increased political tensions between the Northern and Southern states

The goals presented in the excerpt from the act have the most in common with which of the following?

Increases in the federal tariff in the late 1820s

Which of the following groups made up most of the servants referred to in the passage?

Indentured servants from Europe

The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following goals for England's North American colonies?

Integrating them into a coherent imperial structure based on mercantilism

The authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration were trying to protect all of the following groups EXCEPT?

Jews

The author of the excerpt above was most interested in?

Justifying the takeover of American Indian lands

Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective of Nathaniel Bacon in the excerpt?

Landless freemen

Which of the following was the most direct effect of King Philip's War?

Large number of Native Americans' and colonists' deaths

One direct long-term effect of the mass hysteria of the Salem witch trials was that it?

Largely ended the execution of people for explicitly religious reasons in North America

One direct long-term effect of the Stono Rebellion was that it?

Led the South Carolina planters to permanently curtail the rights of slaves to assemble with one another

Compared to New England, early English settlement in Virginia and Maryland was characterized by?

Lower life expectancy, a larger population of indentured servants, and a greater gender imbalance

English colonization patterns in North America differed most from Spanish colonization in that the English...?

More often settled as families and rarely intermarried with Native Americans

The events of the Stono Rebellion described in the excerpt have the most in common with which of the following?

Nat Turner's Rebellion, 1831

The language used by Mr. Hamilton in the excerpt most clearly reveals the influence of which of the following?

Natural rights theory

Which of the following was a major contrast between the New England colonies and the colonies of France?

New England populations tended to be larger and more gender balanced

In concluding that the Europeans had to be expelled, Metacom, the leader of King Philip's War, had the most in common with which one of the following?

Pope, the leader of the Pueblo Revolt

The image of William Penn with the Indians most directly reflects which of the following?

Proprietor of Pennsylvania's goal to establish a peaceful relationship with the Indians in his colonial territory

The controversy highlighted in the excerpt most directly reflects which of the following?

Puritan emphasis on the Bible as the source of religious authority

William Penn's commitment to reimburse the Indians for their land best reflects the influence of which of the following?

Quaker principles of equality and pacifism

Which of the following is LEAST representative of 16th- and 17th-century European colonial practices?

Rapid and substantial growth of evangelical and fundamentalist Christian churches and organizations

According to the excerpt, New Amsterdam became a haven for which of the following groups?

Religious dissenters

In the excerpt, the preacher's "common Abuse" of his listeners by stating they are "naturally half Beasts and half Devils" most directly reflects which of the following?

Revivalist preacher's purpose: to convince hearers of their sinfulness and need for God

The emphasis on personal salvation, which Hutchinson articulated in the 1630s, was most strongly echoed in which later movement?

Second Great Awakening in 1830s

Which European approach to colonization is most consistent with the arguments in the excerpt above?

Sending men and women to acquire land and populate settlements while having relatively hostile relationships with the native inhabitants

Which of the following groups would be most likely to support the perspective advocated by the Navigation Act?

Seventeenth-century British economists

The treatment of indentured servants in the Chesapeake colonies had the most in common with the status of?

Slaves in Virginia in the early 1600s

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the harsh conditions of the Middle Passage?

Slaves' high death rate due to the spread of disease

The Mayflower passengers' voluntary agreement to obey the laws formed by their own "civil Body Politick" has the most in common with which of the following?

Social contract theory

Which of the following was an important precipitating factor for the Stono Rebellion?

Spain's promise of freedom for British colonists' slaves who escaped to Florida

Which of the following best reflects the mercantilist principles of the Navigation Act?

The American colonies were to provide raw goods to England and serve as a market for English manufactured goods.

The economic trend described in the excerpt was the direct effect of which of the following?

The Columbian Exchange

The excerpt from Benjamin Franklin most clearly illustrates which of the following developments in eighteenth-century British North America?

The Great Awakening

Which of the following was a major contrast between the New England colonies and the colonies of France?

The New England colonies were based on both agriculture and commerce

Which of the following was the most direct effect of the Pueblo Revolt?

The Spanish lost control of their New Mexico colony for twelve years

The pattern of colonial settlement up to 1700 resulted most directly from which of the following factors?

The orientation of the British colonies towards producing commodities for export to Europe

The ideas expressed in the excerpts have the most in common with which of the following?

The antislavery movement of the 1840s, when women asserted their right to speak on behalf of the cause

Which of the following best reflects historian Mary Beth Norton's thesis regarding the Salem witchcraft crisis?

The attacks by France's Indian allies during King William's War created a climate of fear and hysteria in Salem

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the jury's decision in the Zenger case?

The colonial press became more willing to criticize the British

The illustration best serves as evidence of which of the following?

The contact between Europeans and Native Americans increased the flow of trade goods

Which of the following factors most directly contributed to the sentiments of the cartoon?

The danger posed by the French and their Indian allies

The preaching described in the excerpt is an example of which of the following developments in the 1700s?

The expansion of Protestant evangelism

One significant result of the Puritan theological tenet that every individual had a responsibility to read the Bible was?

The high rate of literacy and the early establishment of schools in Massachusetts Bay Colony

Which of the following was the primary reason for charging Peter Zenger with libel?

The prosecutor wanted to defend the royal government

Which of the following was a long-term result of the situation in Jamestown described in the excerpt?

The rise of the plantation system and the use of African slaves

The excerpt would be most useful to historians as a source of information about which of the following?

The role that appeals and advertising played in encouraging men and women to participate in colonization efforts

One significant result of the contact between the English settlers and the Powhatan Indians was?

The spread of disease and the decimation of Indian populations

The trend in total population from 1670 to 1700 depicted on the graph is best explained by?

The spread of epidemic diseases among Native Americans

Which of the following best reflects the goal of the Act Concerning Servants and Slaves?

To codify slavery in order to link it more closely to race

The excerpt most directly reflects which of the following goals of Chief Powhatan?

To re-establish peaceful trade with the English colonists

The diagram of the tightly-packed sections of a slave ship best serves as evidence of which of the following?

Traders' desire to maximize profit, which overrode concerns for slaves' health

Whitefield's impact suggests that religious culture among British North American colonists in the 1700s was most directly shaped by?

Trans-Atlantic exchanges

Andrew Hamilton, Zenger's lawyer, argued that any printed statement could not be libel if it was?

True

The excerpt references to the "Coyn of Mary-Land" and the "Gold of Peru" suggest that early Chesapeake colonists initially sought

a quick source of profit such as precious metals.

The change in settlement patterns from 1700 to 1775 had which of the following affects

an increase in conflict between British settlers and American Indians

The change in settlement patterns from 1700 to 1775 best explains the

growth of social tension between backcountry settlers and coastal elite

One significant result of the Navigation Act's mercantilist policy was the

involvement of many colonists in illegal trade with other nations.

What did Pory predict for the future of Virginia?

it would approach "perfection" because of agricultural products

One direct long-term effect of Bacon's Rebellion was that it

led wealthy Virginians to prefer slave labor as they recognized the threat posed by former indentured servants.

Pennsylvania's establishment as a proprietary colony and a tolerant refuge for a persecuted religious group had the most in common with which of the following?

the establishment of the colony of Maryland

According to the excerpt, which of the following was an important reason for the rebellion of Bacon and his followers against Governor Berkeley?

the governor's policy toward Indians which interfered with poor whites' desire for land on the Virginia western frontier

Kalm's description of Philadelphia inhabitants most clearly illustrates which of the following developments in the eighteenth century?

the increase in non-English immigration to British North America