US History Chpt 2

Why did the Spanish crown continue to finance the Florida colony even after the explorers failed to find a passage to Asia? Select one: a. The colony was rich in natural resources such as gold. b. The colony had become an important base for missionaries. c. The colony was positioned strategically near other European colonies.

b. The colony had become an important base for missionaries.

Which of the following most drove the governments of European nation states in colonizing the Americas? Select one: a. economic opportunities b. competition with each other c. political and religious liberty

b. competition with each other

The 1657 petition known as the Flushing Remonstrance concerned which of the following? Select one: a. freedom of speech b. freedom of religion c. freedom to bear arms

b. freedom of religion

Which New World crop soon became a dietary staple for Europeans? Select one: a. corn b. potatoes c. rye

b. potatoes

The law that caused the greatest change to the legal status of Africans in North America involved which of the following? Select one: a. the susceptibility of Christian converts to slavery b. the declaration of slavery as a hereditary condition c. the right to use corporal punishment against a slave

b. the declaration of slavery as a hereditary condition

The Western European curiosity that led to the Columbian Exchange originated with which explorer's travels? Select one: a. Leif Ericson b. Vasco de Gama c. Marco Polo

c. Marco Polo

Why did European colonists choose to replace the slave labor of native peoples with that of West Africans? Select one: a. Native Americans were not accustomed to sharp changes in climate. b. Native Americans were likely to start revolts against the slaveholders. c. Native Americans were not able to resist diseases carried by Europeans.

c. Native Americans were not able to resist diseases carried by Europeans.

Why did slavery play a larger role in driving economic expansion in the southern colonies than those further north? Select one: a. More settlers in the southern colonies could afford to buy slaves. b. Points of arrival for slave ships were located in the southern colonies. c. The southern colonies' economies depended more heavily on agriculture.

c. The southern colonies' economies depended more heavily on agriculture.

Which crop did the Europeans first find in the New World? Select one: a. barley b. cherries c. potatoes

c. potatoes

The Flushing Remonstrance was a petition for freedom of religion written by people from what religion? Select one: a. Anabaptists b. Puritans c. Quakers

Quakers

How were the Quakers different from other Protestant groups? Select one: a. They were pacifists who were against fighting wars. b. They tried to change the Catholic Church from within. c. They condoned individual piety as a means of reform.

a. They were pacifists who were against fighting wars.

The Columbian Exchange between Western Europe and the native people of the New World thrived mainly due to which of the following? Select one: a. established Native American trade routes b. existing cities such as Cahokia and Tenochtitlan c. crops and other goods brought by the Europeans

a. established Native American trade routes

On which modern-day location did Christopher Columbus's fleet first land in the New World? Select one: a. the Bahamas b. the Yucatan Peninsula c. the Dominican Republic

a. the Bahamas

What happened in the late 1600s that led to changes in the legal status of Africans in the United States? Select one: a. Farming and other industries experienced a great boom. b. Other forms of inexpensive labor were becoming scarce. c. Africans led several violent revolts in the British colonies.

b. Other forms of inexpensive labor were becoming scarce.

What belief did the Quakers hold that other Protestant groups did not? Select one: a. that the Catholic Church should be changed from within b. that individual piety was the most effective means of reform c. that war and aggression were wrong under all circumstances

c. that war and aggression were wrong under all circumstances

After explorers were unable to find a passage to Asia through Florida, what led the Spanish crown to continue financing the Florida colony? Select one: a. the possibility of finding gold and other natural resources b. the colony's position between those of other European powers c. the work of the Franciscan missionaries with the native peoples

c. the work of the Franciscan missionaries with the native peoples

Which crop did the Europeans bring to the New World? Select one: a. cacao b. potatoes c. wheat

c. wheat