Question 1

The European weapon quickly appropriated by Indians was the ________ rifle.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The European weapon quickly appropriated by Indians...

Question 2

When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

Accepted Answer

A)  it gave settlers full political control of their colony. 
B)  landowning women colonists were allowed to vote. 
C)  colonists were given a share of local political representation. 
D)  it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists. 
E)  it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England. 
A)  it gave settlers full political control of their colony. 
B)  landowning women colonists were allowed to vote. 
C)  colonists were given a share of local political representation. 
D)  it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists. 
E)  it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England.

Question 3

The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

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A)  the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies. 
B)  the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other. 
C)  its economy was grounded in tobacco production. 
D)  its founders had discouraged the use of slaves. 
E)  it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony. 
A)  the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies. 
B)  the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other. 
C)  its economy was grounded in tobacco production. 
D)  its founders had discouraged the use of slaves. 
E)  it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony.

Question 4

California was first colonized by Spain, which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Bacon's Rebellion was undertaken to do away with slavery in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What role did the Caribbean colonies play in the development of British North America?

Accepted Answer

The Caribbean colonies played a signific

Question 7

Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

Accepted Answer

A)  with condescending admiration. 
B)  with fear and contempt. 
C)  as worth preserving. 
D)  as part of the godly community. 
E)  as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce. 
A)  with condescending admiration. 
B)  with fear and contempt. 
C)  as worth preserving. 
D)  as part of the godly community. 
E)  as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.

Question 8

The royal governor of Virginia who clashed with Nathaniel Bacon was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The royal governor of Virginia who clashed...

Question 9

The Mayflower Compact set forth the principles of the Puritan religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The suppression of Bacon's Rebellion helped spur

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A)  tobacco production. 
B)  slavery in Virginia. 
C)  European investment. 
D)  the triangular trade. 
E)  calls for independence from England. 
A)  tobacco production. 
B)  slavery in Virginia. 
C)  European investment. 
D)  the triangular trade. 
E)  calls for independence from England.

Question 11

Which the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?

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A)  He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades. 
B)  He encouraged Virginia to develop westward. 
C)  His relations with Indians were violent and bloody. 
D)  He extended political representation for frontier settlers. 
E)  He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains. 
A)  He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades. 
B)  He encouraged Virginia to develop westward. 
C)  His relations with Indians were violent and bloody. 
D)  He extended political representation for frontier settlers. 
E)  He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains.

Question 12

Ministers in the puritan colony of Massachusetts had no formal power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

John Smith imposed order on the Jamestown settlement, but he thought it wise not to antagonize local Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following statements best characterizes the first years of Jamestown's existence?

Accepted Answer

A)  A majority of its colonists enjoyed significant economic success. 
B)  The settlement was often assaulted by Spanish invaders. 
C)  The settlement was notable for its peaceful relations with local Indians. 
D)  The settlement was notable for its toleration of political freedom. 
E)  The settlement survived despite an enormous loss of life. 
A)  A majority of its colonists enjoyed significant economic success. 
B)  The settlement was often assaulted by Spanish invaders. 
C)  The settlement was notable for its peaceful relations with local Indians. 
D)  The settlement was notable for its toleration of political freedom. 
E)  The settlement survived despite an enormous loss of life.

Question 15

The first blacks imported to Virginia in 1619

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A)  may have been considered indentured servants by the colonists. 
B)  sparked an immediate rapid stream of African slaves to the British colonies. 
C)  were preferred to European indentured servants. 
D)  followed Indians into slavery. 
E)  arrived as independent landowners. 
A)  may have been considered indentured servants by the colonists. 
B)  sparked an immediate rapid stream of African slaves to the British colonies. 
C)  were preferred to European indentured servants. 
D)  followed Indians into slavery. 
E)  arrived as independent landowners.

Question 16

In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left England

Accepted Answer

A)  sought refuge in Virginia. 
B)  emigrated quietly to northern France. 
C)  were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate. 
D)  chartered a colony in Plymouth. 
E)  could not legally do so without the king's permission. 
A)  sought refuge in Virginia. 
B)  emigrated quietly to northern France. 
C)  were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate. 
D)  chartered a colony in Plymouth. 
E)  could not legally do so without the king's permission.

Question 17

The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "city upon a hill"

Accepted Answer

A)  felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world. 
B)  wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks. 
C)  wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths. 
D)  sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals. 
E)  wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven. 
A)  felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world. 
B)  wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks. 
C)  wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths. 
D)  sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals. 
E)  wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven.

Question 18

Residents of Massachusetts generally had greater freedom of worship than the Puritans had had in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

During the middle of the seventeenth century, the right to vote in Virginia was becoming more restricted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What became the dominant crop of the Caribbean colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn 
B)  beans 
C)  tobacco 
D)  sugar 
E)  cotton 
A)  corn 
B)  beans 
C)  tobacco 
D)  sugar 
E)  cotton

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderlands

The European weapon quickly appropriated by Indians was the ________ rifle.

When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

California was first colonized by Spain, which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

Bacon's Rebellion was undertaken to do away with slavery in Virginia.

What role did the Caribbean colonies play in the development of British North America?

Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

The royal governor of Virginia who clashed with Nathaniel Bacon was ________.

The Mayflower Compact set forth the principles of the Puritan religion.

The suppression of Bacon's Rebellion helped spur

Which the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?

Ministers in the puritan colony of Massachusetts had no formal power.

John Smith imposed order on the Jamestown settlement, but he thought it wise not to antagonize local Indians.

Which of the following statements best characterizes the first years of Jamestown's existence?

The first blacks imported to Virginia in 1619

In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left England

The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "city upon a hill"

Residents of Massachusetts generally had greater freedom of worship than the Puritans had had in England.

During the middle of the seventeenth century, the right to vote in Virginia was becoming more restricted.

What became the dominant crop of the Caribbean colonies?

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