Question 1

The survival of Jamestown was largely a result of the English borrowing from the agricultural knowledge of the Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Describe how the relationship between Europeans and Indians changed as a result of colonization.

Accepted Answer

The relationship between Europeans and I

Question 3

The first English colony to establish the principle of religious toleration was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first English colony to establish the...

Question 4

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of gold and silver. 
B)  fur trade with the Indians. 
C)  the production of tobacco. 
D)  development of fisheries and lumber. 
E)  the cultivation of cotton. 
A)  the discovery of gold and silver. 
B)  fur trade with the Indians. 
C)  the production of tobacco. 
D)  development of fisheries and lumber. 
E)  the cultivation of cotton.

Question 5

The Virginia Company

Accepted Answer

A)  never sanctioned military action against the Native Americans of Virginia. 
B)  deeply opposed the importation of Africans to the colonies. 
C)  was absorbed by the crown because it was becoming too powerful. 
D)  had its charter revoked by James I. 
E)  found most of its Virginia ventures to be very profitable. 
A)  never sanctioned military action against the Native Americans of Virginia. 
B)  deeply opposed the importation of Africans to the colonies. 
C)  was absorbed by the crown because it was becoming too powerful. 
D)  had its charter revoked by James I. 
E)  found most of its Virginia ventures to be very profitable.

Question 6

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the rapid wearing out of the soil. 
B)  the search for new sources of labor. 
C)  rising prosperity for the colony. 
D)  improved relations with the local Indians. 
E)  the expansion of European settlement into the interior. 
A)  the rapid wearing out of the soil. 
B)  the search for new sources of labor. 
C)  rising prosperity for the colony. 
D)  improved relations with the local Indians. 
E)  the expansion of European settlement into the interior.

Question 7

Compare the similarities of and differences between Massachusetts Puritans and Pennsylvania Quakers.

Accepted Answer

The Massachusetts Puritans and Pennsylva

Question 8

The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists, rather than as slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Englishmen who founded Maryland were Puritans, but not Separatists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural technique used for improving the soil?

Accepted Answer

A)  burning 
B)  planting beans 
C)  planting tobacco 
D)  planting corn and beans together 
E)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  burning 
B)  planting beans 
C)  planting tobacco 
D)  planting corn and beans together 
E)  All these answers are correct.

Question 11

Georgia was founded

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide a refuge for Catholics. 
B)  to create a military barrier against the Spanish. 
C)  to quickly make money for its investors. 
D)  by Quaker missionaries. 
E)  as a haven for religious dissenters. 
A)  to provide a refuge for Catholics. 
B)  to create a military barrier against the Spanish. 
C)  to quickly make money for its investors. 
D)  by Quaker missionaries. 
E)  as a haven for religious dissenters.

Question 12

In which area of technology were Indians more advanced than the Virginia colonists?

Accepted Answer

A)  agriculture 
B)  ocean-going vessels 
C)  weaponry 
D)  tools 
E)  animal husbandry 
A)  agriculture 
B)  ocean-going vessels 
C)  weaponry 
D)  tools 
E)  animal husbandry

Question 13

By 1670, political representation for colonists in Virginia

Accepted Answer

A)  saw elections take place every two years. 
B)  was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one. 
C)  had grown more restrictive. 
D)  favored western counties over eastern counties. 
E)  expanded to include landholding black men. 
A)  saw elections take place every two years. 
B)  was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one. 
C)  had grown more restrictive. 
D)  favored western counties over eastern counties. 
E)  expanded to include landholding black men.

Question 14

Like New York, the New Jersey colony

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly developed a strong local government. 
B)  had few slaves during its early existence. 
C)  was characterized by a unified and generally peaceful society. 
D)  had great ethnic and religious diversity. 
E)  developed an important class of large landowners. 
A)  quickly developed a strong local government. 
B)  had few slaves during its early existence. 
C)  was characterized by a unified and generally peaceful society. 
D)  had great ethnic and religious diversity. 
E)  developed an important class of large landowners.

Question 15

In colonial North America, the "middle grounds" refers to a region in which

Accepted Answer

A)  no one European or Indian group held a clear dominance. 
B)  Indian tribes were largely able to keep European colonists out. 
C)  English colonists quickly became the dominant power. 
D)  Spanish colonists were long the dominant power. 
E)  French colonists managed to hold the balance of power. 
A)  no one European or Indian group held a clear dominance. 
B)  Indian tribes were largely able to keep European colonists out. 
C)  English colonists quickly became the dominant power. 
D)  Spanish colonists were long the dominant power. 
E)  French colonists managed to hold the balance of power.

Question 16

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Slavery emerged as a major labor source

Question 17

Quakers is a term applied to a dissenting English Protestant sect, the Society of Friends.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements regarding the Navigation Acts (1660s) is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  English colonies were closed to all trade except that carried by English ships. 
B)  Certain colonial products could be exported only to England. 
C)  All European goods sent to the colonies had to pass through England and were subject to taxes. 
D)  English colonists could only produce products that were also sold in England. 
E)  Duties were imposed on the coastal trade among the English colonies. 
A)  English colonies were closed to all trade except that carried by English ships. 
B)  Certain colonial products could be exported only to England. 
C)  All European goods sent to the colonies had to pass through England and were subject to taxes. 
D)  English colonists could only produce products that were also sold in England. 
E)  Duties were imposed on the coastal trade among the English colonies.

Question 19

Bacon's Rebellion

Accepted Answer

A)  spelled the demise of the Virginia Company. 
B)  saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign. 
C)  spread throughout several colonies. 
D)  carried on for several years. 
E)  was a conflict between eastern and western political forces in Virginia. 
A)  spelled the demise of the Virginia Company. 
B)  saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign. 
C)  spread throughout several colonies. 
D)  carried on for several years. 
E)  was a conflict between eastern and western political forces in Virginia.

Question 20

The most concerted attempt by King James II to consolidate control in North America was called the ________.

Accepted Answer

Dominion o

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderlands

The survival of Jamestown was largely a result of the English borrowing from the agricultural knowledge of the Indians.

Describe how the relationship between Europeans and Indians changed as a result of colonization.

The first English colony to establish the principle of religious toleration was ________.

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

The Virginia Company

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

Compare the similarities of and differences between Massachusetts Puritans and Pennsylvania Quakers.

The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists, rather than as slaves.

The Englishmen who founded Maryland were Puritans, but not Separatists.

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural technique used for improving the soil?

Georgia was founded

In which area of technology were Indians more advanced than the Virginia colonists?

By 1670, political representation for colonists in Virginia

Like New York, the New Jersey colony

In colonial North America, the "middle grounds" refers to a region in which

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

Quakers is a term applied to a dissenting English Protestant sect, the Society of Friends.

Which of the following statements regarding the Navigation Acts (1660s) is FALSE?

Bacon's Rebellion

The most concerted attempt by King James II to consolidate control in North America was called the ________.

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