Question 1

Which group of English immigrants first settled in Plymouth in 1620?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puritans 
B)  Anglicans 
C)  Catholics 
D)  Pilgrims 
A)  Puritans 
B)  Anglicans 
C)  Catholics 
D)  Pilgrims

Question 2

What critical resource fueled most conflicts between Native Americans and Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Land 
B)  Food 
C)  Wampum 
D)  Furs 
A)  Land 
B)  Food 
C)  Wampum 
D)  Furs

Question 3

The Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy (located near the English settlement of Virginia) spoke what language?

Accepted Answer

A)  English 
B)  Spanish 
C)  Algonquian 
D)  Iroquoian 
A)  English 
B)  Spanish 
C)  Algonquian 
D)  Iroquoian

Question 4

Why did the French establish a fortified settlement at Montreal in 1643?

Accepted Answer

A)  To enable hunting and gathering without disruption by Indians 
B)  To extend their fur trade west 
C)  To defend their land from the English 
D)  To support missionary efforts to convert nearby Hurons 
A)  To enable hunting and gathering without disruption by Indians 
B)  To extend their fur trade west 
C)  To defend their land from the English 
D)  To support missionary efforts to convert nearby Hurons

Question 5

What natural force minimized the spread of disease among English settlers in Plymouth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Floods caused by high moon tides 
B)  Harsh, cold winters and a generally cool climate 
C)  Hot, penetrating sunshine in the summer 
D)  Natural vaccines in their blood 
A)  Floods caused by high moon tides 
B)  Harsh, cold winters and a generally cool climate 
C)  Hot, penetrating sunshine in the summer 
D)  Natural vaccines in their blood

Question 6

What European power supplied guns to the Iroquois to fend off economic competition from the Hurons?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish 
B)  English 
C)  Dutch 
D)  French 
A)  Spanish 
B)  English 
C)  Dutch 
D)  French

Question 7

Who joined the English in a bloody attack on the Pequots that resulted in over 400 dead men, women, and children?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Narragansetts 
B)  The Iroquois 
C)  The Dutch 
D)  The Wampanoags 
A)  The Narragansetts 
B)  The Iroquois 
C)  The Dutch 
D)  The Wampanoags

Question 8

Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608 in the area now known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Quebec. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Michigan. 
D)  North Carolina. 
A)  Quebec. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Michigan. 
D)  North Carolina.

Question 9

In the seventeenth century, what crop became the most lucrative for West Indies planters?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobacco 
B)  Sugarcane 
C)  Indigo 
D)  Rice 
A)  Tobacco 
B)  Sugarcane 
C)  Indigo 
D)  Rice

Question 10

What enabled the English to defeat the Spanish attack ordered in 1588 by King Philip II?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish weaponry lagged behind that of English. 
B)  England had amassed the largest, most skilled navy at the time. 
C)  France provided the English with larger, more powerful bombs. 
D)  The Dutch provided the English with smaller, more maneuverable ships. 
A)  Spanish weaponry lagged behind that of English. 
B)  England had amassed the largest, most skilled navy at the time. 
C)  France provided the English with larger, more powerful bombs. 
D)  The Dutch provided the English with smaller, more maneuverable ships.

Question 11

Which European country with Catholic rulers rejected an alliance with Spain and aimed to exploit their military defeats?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Netherlands 
A)  Portugal 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Netherlands

Question 12

What was the primary source of Dutch profit during the seventeenth-century scramble for colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  The establishment of a colony in New York 
B)  The cultivation of the tobacco crop 
C)  The sale of world-class merchant ships 
D)  The transportation of trade goods for other nations 
A)  The establishment of a colony in New York 
B)  The cultivation of the tobacco crop 
C)  The sale of world-class merchant ships 
D)  The transportation of trade goods for other nations

Question 13

What inspired King Henry VIII's conversion to Protestantism and his establishment of the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was moved by Luther's writings. 
B)  He was tired of paying Catholic indulgences. 
C)  The pope refused to annul his marriage. 
D)  The pope refused to hear his penance for his wrongdoings. 
A)  He was moved by Luther's writings. 
B)  He was tired of paying Catholic indulgences. 
C)  The pope refused to annul his marriage. 
D)  The pope refused to hear his penance for his wrongdoings.

Question 14

Dutch explorers in the Americas were primarily motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  economic profit. 
B)  religious obligation. 
C)  new territory to settle. 
D)  revenge against Spain. 
A)  economic profit. 
B)  religious obligation. 
C)  new territory to settle. 
D)  revenge against Spain.

Question 15

What caused the survivors of the "starving time" at Jamestown to abandon their plans to return to England?

Accepted Answer

A)  Supply ships arrived as they were departing. 
B)  John Rolfe discovered tobacco cultivation. 
C)  The Virginia Company threatened to punish them. 
D)  John Smith befriended Pocahontas. 
A)  Supply ships arrived as they were departing. 
B)  John Rolfe discovered tobacco cultivation. 
C)  The Virginia Company threatened to punish them. 
D)  John Smith befriended Pocahontas.

Question 16

In 1573, why did Spain decide that missionaries rather than soldiers should direct all new imperial settlements?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Council of Trent pushed Catholic governments to emphasize religious commitments. 
B)  Soldiers were losing to Indians. 
C)  Indians were more responsive to missionaries. 
D)  The Protestant Reformation was weakening Spain's grip on its settlements. 
A)  The Council of Trent pushed Catholic governments to emphasize religious commitments. 
B)  Soldiers were losing to Indians. 
C)  Indians were more responsive to missionaries. 
D)  The Protestant Reformation was weakening Spain's grip on its settlements.

Question 17

The Virginia Company in the early seventeenth century covered what present-day region?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York to North Carolina 
B)  Massachusetts to Virginia 
C)  Maine to Virginia 
D)  Virginia to North Carolina 
A)  New York to North Carolina 
B)  Massachusetts to Virginia 
C)  Maine to Virginia 
D)  Virginia to North Carolina

Question 18

In 1664, the English wrested control of what region and renamed it New York?

Accepted Answer

A)  New Amsterdam 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  New France 
D)  New England 
A)  New Amsterdam 
B)  New Jersey 
C)  New France 
D)  New England

Question 19

When indentured servants suffered mistreatment, they had the right to

Accepted Answer

A)  sue their master or mistress in court. 
B)  renegotiate the terms of their indenture contract. 
C)  run away. 
D)  publish their accusations. 
A)  sue their master or mistress in court. 
B)  renegotiate the terms of their indenture contract. 
C)  run away. 
D)  publish their accusations.

Question 20

Why did Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag people, want to form an alliance with English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

Accepted Answer

A)  He feared the English settlers would kill him otherwise. 
B)  He wanted the English to help him fight other Indians. 
C)  He was a pacifist and didn't believe in fighting. 
D)  He had first tried to kill the English and failed, so an alliance was a natural recourse. 
A)  He feared the English settlers would kill him otherwise. 
B)  He wanted the English to help him fight other Indians. 
C)  He was a pacifist and didn't believe in fighting. 
D)  He had first tried to kill the English and failed, so an alliance was a natural recourse.

Exam 2: Colonization and Conflicts

Which group of English immigrants first settled in Plymouth in 1620?

What critical resource fueled most conflicts between Native Americans and Europeans?

The Indians of the Powhatan Confederacy (located near the English settlement of Virginia) spoke what language?

Why did the French establish a fortified settlement at Montreal in 1643?

What natural force minimized the spread of disease among English settlers in Plymouth?

What European power supplied guns to the Iroquois to fend off economic competition from the Hurons?

Who joined the English in a bloody attack on the Pequots that resulted in over 400 dead men, women, and children?

Samuel de Champlain founded the first permanent French settlement in North America in 1608 in the area now known as

In the seventeenth century, what crop became the most lucrative for West Indies planters?

What enabled the English to defeat the Spanish attack ordered in 1588 by King Philip II?

Which European country with Catholic rulers rejected an alliance with Spain and aimed to exploit their military defeats?

What was the primary source of Dutch profit during the seventeenth-century scramble for colonies?

What inspired King Henry VIII's conversion to Protestantism and his establishment of the Church of England?

Dutch explorers in the Americas were primarily motivated by

What caused the survivors of the "starving time" at Jamestown to abandon their plans to return to England?

In 1573, why did Spain decide that missionaries rather than soldiers should direct all new imperial settlements?

The Virginia Company in the early seventeenth century covered what present-day region?

In 1664, the English wrested control of what region and renamed it New York?

When indentured servants suffered mistreatment, they had the right to

Why did Massasoit, leader of the Wampanoag people, want to form an alliance with English settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts?

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