Question 1

Life in Barbados usually meant

Accepted Answer

A) an easy ride for indentured servants compared to their counterparts in Virginia. 
B) a middle class existence with more rights than were enjoyed by the middle class in England. 
C) an established planter-ruled society. 
D) a diversified economy that produced a variety of exportable goods. 
A) an easy ride for indentured servants compared to their counterparts in Virginia. 
B) a middle class existence with more rights than were enjoyed by the middle class in England. 
C) an established planter-ruled society. 
D) a diversified economy that produced a variety of exportable goods.

Question 2

Which of the following statement best characterizes King Philip's War?

Accepted Answer

A) It was costly for both sides. 
B) The war was over quickly. 
C) The war caused little disruption to Puritan society. 
D) Indian tribes retreated and reestablished their cultures. 
A) It was costly for both sides. 
B) The war was over quickly. 
C) The war caused little disruption to Puritan society. 
D) Indian tribes retreated and reestablished their cultures.

Question 3

In contrast to women in France, the female colonists of New France

Accepted Answer

A) tended to marry at an older age. 
B) had fewer children. 
C) successfully gave birth to healthier children. 
D) tended to resist family situations. 
A) tended to marry at an older age. 
B) had fewer children. 
C) successfully gave birth to healthier children. 
D) tended to resist family situations.

Question 4

When James II became King of England in 1685,

Accepted Answer

A) he was forced to abdicate due to his Catholic beliefs. 
B) he gave his total support to the Anglican Church, resulting in a dispute with Parliament. 
C) he supported the Edict of Nantes, thereby continuing to allow Huguenots to practice their religion without fear of interference. 
D) there was a bloody conflict with the French over territorial claims in 1688. 
A) he was forced to abdicate due to his Catholic beliefs. 
B) he gave his total support to the Anglican Church, resulting in a dispute with Parliament. 
C) he supported the Edict of Nantes, thereby continuing to allow Huguenots to practice their religion without fear of interference. 
D) there was a bloody conflict with the French over territorial claims in 1688.

Question 5

What factors accounted for the witchcraft scare of the late 17th century?

Accepted Answer

uncertainty of who w

Question 6

What were some of the causes of Bacon's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

enactment of discrimination la

Question 7

What was a result of the increasing contact between New Englanders and the Caribbean area?

Accepted Answer

A) Massachusetts Bay colony saw a decrease in the amount of goods exported directly to England. 
B) Rhode Island outlawed lifelong slavery. 
C) Anti-slavery views became more popular. 
D) Boston merchants refused to engage in the slave trade. 
A) Massachusetts Bay colony saw a decrease in the amount of goods exported directly to England. 
B) Rhode Island outlawed lifelong slavery. 
C) Anti-slavery views became more popular. 
D) Boston merchants refused to engage in the slave trade.

Question 8

As a result of King William's War

Accepted Answer

A) divisions between the Iroquois were widened. 
B) very few colonists chose to supportWilliam and Mary. 
C) the Dutch lost power in New York. 
D) Iroquois and English relations improved. 
A) divisions between the Iroquois were widened. 
B) very few colonists chose to supportWilliam and Mary. 
C) the Dutch lost power in New York. 
D) Iroquois and English relations improved.

Question 9

Between 1640 and 1660 the _______________ were a way for Indians to defend their hunting grounds.

Accepted Answer

A) Beaver Wars 
B) Mourning Wars 
C) Huron Captivities 
D) Great Lakes Wars 
A) Beaver Wars 
B) Mourning Wars 
C) Huron Captivities 
D) Great Lakes Wars

Question 10

By 1680 Barbados was one of England's most successful colonies, prospering as a result of

Accepted Answer

A) the rise in sugar cane production. 
B) a highly educated population. 
C) the laxity of laws dealing with slavery. 
D) an unusually high percentage of multi-skilled workers. 
A) the rise in sugar cane production. 
B) a highly educated population. 
C) the laxity of laws dealing with slavery. 
D) an unusually high percentage of multi-skilled workers.

Question 11

Quakers who were lured to Pennsylvania during the late 17th century

Accepted Answer

A) fought to end African enslavement. 
B) came only from England. 
C) usually settled in areas populated by other religious groups. 
D) settled in Philadelphia because of its scarcity of population. 
A) fought to end African enslavement. 
B) came only from England. 
C) usually settled in areas populated by other religious groups. 
D) settled in Philadelphia because of its scarcity of population.

Question 12

Chesapeake planters had trouble finding servants because

Accepted Answer

A) by 1660 immigration was at a standstill. 
B) Barbados was claiming most indentured servants. 
C) they were unwilling to pay a decent wage. 
D) most English men and women were moving to Ireland. 
A) by 1660 immigration was at a standstill. 
B) Barbados was claiming most indentured servants. 
C) they were unwilling to pay a decent wage. 
D) most English men and women were moving to Ireland.

Question 13

The English civil wars during the 1640s

Accepted Answer

A) had almost no consequences for the colonists. 
B) were connected to the witchcraft scare in North America. 
C) resulted in the reaffirmation of Charles I as the supreme leader. 
D) led to an increase in English ministers coming to the colonies. 
A) had almost no consequences for the colonists. 
B) were connected to the witchcraft scare in North America. 
C) resulted in the reaffirmation of Charles I as the supreme leader. 
D) led to an increase in English ministers coming to the colonies.

Question 14

How did the Puritans' religious ideas affect the government in Massachusetts Bay colony?

Accepted Answer

Puritans limited those who cou

Question 15

As a result of the intermingling of the Dutch and English in New Amsterdam,

Accepted Answer

A) the Dutch Reformed Church assumed a more prominent role. 
B) English women lost many of their property rights. 
C) Dutch inheritance laws grew more restrictive. 
D) political divisions between the Dutch and English disappeared. 
A) the Dutch Reformed Church assumed a more prominent role. 
B) English women lost many of their property rights. 
C) Dutch inheritance laws grew more restrictive. 
D) political divisions between the Dutch and English disappeared.

Question 16

____________________ created multiple problems for American Indians, including the question of who had the right to govern them.

Accepted Answer

A) King William's War 
B) Dominion of Virginia 
C) James II 
D) Nathaniel Baconans 
A) King William's War 
B) Dominion of Virginia 
C) James II 
D) Nathaniel Baconans

Question 17

When the governor of Maryland refused to support William and Mary as the true monarchs of England, a group called the ________________ arrested him and his council.

Accepted Answer

A) Mercantile elite 
B) Militias 
C) Protestant Associators 
D) Dominion "8" 
A) Mercantile elite 
B) Militias 
C) Protestant Associators 
D) Dominion "8"

Question 18

As a result of epidemics and Spanish demands for tribute and labor, the population of which group of Florida Indians had fallen from 30,000 to 10,000 by the mid-17th century?

Accepted Answer

A) Apache 
B) Cherokee 
C) Huron 
D) Apalachee 
A) Apache 
B) Cherokee 
C) Huron 
D) Apalachee

Question 19

What caused the Virginia colony to nearly fail in its early days of colonization?

Accepted Answer

disease; lack of a r

Question 20

How were the Europeans able to conquer most Indian tribes during the 17th century?

Accepted Answer

technology; disease;

Exam 3: Forging Tighter Bonds, 1640 to the 1690s

Life in Barbados usually meant

Which of the following statement best characterizes King Philip's War?

In contrast to women in France, the female colonists of New France

When James II became King of England in 1685,

What factors accounted for the witchcraft scare of the late 17th century?

What were some of the causes of Bacon's Rebellion?

What was a result of the increasing contact between New Englanders and the Caribbean area?

As a result of King William's War

Between 1640 and 1660 the _______________ were a way for Indians to defend their hunting grounds.

By 1680 Barbados was one of England's most successful colonies, prospering as a result of

Quakers who were lured to Pennsylvania during the late 17th century

Chesapeake planters had trouble finding servants because

The English civil wars during the 1640s

How did the Puritans' religious ideas affect the government in Massachusetts Bay colony?

As a result of the intermingling of the Dutch and English in New Amsterdam,

____________________ created multiple problems for American Indians, including the question of who had the right to govern them.

When the governor of Maryland refused to support William and Mary as the true monarchs of England, a group called the ________________ arrested him and his council.

As a result of epidemics and Spanish demands for tribute and labor, the population of which group of Florida Indians had fallen from 30,000 to 10,000 by the mid-17th century?

What caused the Virginia colony to nearly fail in its early days of colonization?

How were the Europeans able to conquer most Indian tribes during the 17th century?

North America Encounters the Atlantic World

Colonists on the Margins, 1565-1640

Accelerating the Pace of Change, c. 1690-1730

Battling for Souls, Minds, and the Heart

Empire and Resistance, 1763-1776

A Revolutionary Nation, 1776-1789

A New Nation Facing a Revolutionary World 1789-1815

American Peoples on the Move, 1789-1824

Market Revolutions and the Rise of Democracy 1789-1832

New Boundaries, New Roles- 1820-1856

Religion and Reform, 1820-1850

A House Dividing, 1844-1860

The Civil War

Reconstructing America, 1865-1877

Forging a Transcontinental Nation, 1877-1900

A New Industrial and Labor Order, 1877-1900

Cities, Immigrants, Culture, and Politics, 1877-1900

The US Expands Its Reach, 1892-1912

An Age of Progressive Reform, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A New ERA, 1920-1930

A New Deal for Americans, 1931-1939

Arsenal of Democracy- the World at War, 1931-1945

Prosperity and Liberty Under the Shadow

The Dynamic 1950s

The Optimism and Anguish of the 1960s

The Vietnam ERA, 1961-1975

Conservatism Resurgent, 1974-1989

After the Cold War, 1988-2000

Twenty-First Century Dangers and Promises

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