Question 1

London merchants generally ________ New England trade.

Accepted Answer

A)  benefited from 
B)  complained about 
C)  were unaffected by 
D)  ignored 
A)  benefited from 
B)  complained about 
C)  were unaffected by 
D)  ignored B

Question 2

Which of the following happened last?

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles II restored to English throne 
B)  founding of Massachusetts Bay colony 
C)  beginning of tobacco cultivation in the colonies 
D)  arrival of first Africans in North American colonies 
A)  Charles II restored to English throne 
B)  founding of Massachusetts Bay colony 
C)  beginning of tobacco cultivation in the colonies 
D)  arrival of first Africans in North American colonies A

Question 3

Roger Williams founded:

Accepted Answer

A)  New Hampshire. 
B)  Connecticut. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Boston. 
A)  New Hampshire. 
B)  Connecticut. 
C)  Rhode Island. 
D)  Boston. C

Question 4

Compare the religious beginnings of each of the New England colonies.

Accepted Answer

The religious beginnings of each of the

Question 5

Arrange the following colonies in the order they were founded from earliest to most recent:

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia, New Hampshire, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York 
B)  New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia 
C)  Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island 
D)  Maryland, Virginia, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire 
A)  Virginia, New Hampshire, Maryland, Rhode Island, New York 
B)  New York, New Hampshire, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia 
C)  Virginia, New York, Maryland, New Hampshire, Rhode Island 
D)  Maryland, Virginia, Rhode Island, New York, New Hampshire

Question 6

How were the seeds of the coming push for self-government sown in the early colonies?

Accepted Answer

The seeds of the coming push for self-go

Question 7

Which law, passed in 1649, called for freedom of worship for all Christians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Act for Religious Toleration 
B)  The Separatist Act 
C)  The Freedom of Religion Act 
D)  The Scrooby Act 
A)  The Act for Religious Toleration 
B)  The Separatist Act 
C)  The Freedom of Religion Act 
D)  The Scrooby Act

Question 8

The settlers in which area adopted the Fundamental Orders?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Maryland 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Connecticut 
A)  New York 
B)  Maryland 
C)  Virginia 
D)  Connecticut

Question 9

Relative to Virginia's economy, New England's economy was:

Accepted Answer

A)  more agricultural. 
B)  less diversified. 
C)  more rural. 
D)  more diversified. 
A)  more agricultural. 
B)  less diversified. 
C)  more rural. 
D)  more diversified.

Question 10

In early New England, women's economic contributions:

Accepted Answer

A)  didn't matter much. 
B)  were central to a family's success. 
C)  were the only thing that kept a family alive. 
D)  were nonexistent. 
A)  didn't matter much. 
B)  were central to a family's success. 
C)  were the only thing that kept a family alive. 
D)  were nonexistent.

Question 11

What was the House of Burgesses?

Accepted Answer

A)  a large trading center in Virginia 
B)  the home of the colonial governor 
C)  the first legislative body in English America 
D)  the colonial courthouse 
A)  a large trading center in Virginia 
B)  the home of the colonial governor 
C)  the first legislative body in English America 
D)  the colonial courthouse

Question 12

How was agriculture in New England different from agriculture in the South?

Accepted Answer

Agriculture in New England differed sign

Question 13

New York City had formerly been called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Manahaset. 
B)  New London. 
C)  New Amsterdam. 
D)  York. 
A)  Manahaset. 
B)  New London. 
C)  New Amsterdam. 
D)  York.

Question 14

Was it economic conditions or religious backgrounds that caused the North to rely so little on slavery compared with the South?

Accepted Answer

The differences in reliance on slavery b

Question 15

Marriages between Virginians and Indians were:

Accepted Answer

A)  uncommon. 
B)  common. 
C)  illegal. 
D)  banned by the church. 
A)  uncommon. 
B)  common. 
C)  illegal. 
D)  banned by the church.

Question 16

The Dutch Republic was:

Accepted Answer

A)  predominantly Catholic. 
B)  predominantly Protestant. 
C)  about an equal mix of Catholics and Protestants. 
D)  predominantly a secular country. 
A)  predominantly Catholic. 
B)  predominantly Protestant. 
C)  about an equal mix of Catholics and Protestants. 
D)  predominantly a secular country.

Question 17

Who founded a permanent settlement in Quebec in 1608?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Dudley 
B)  Jesuit missionaries 
C)  Samuel de Champlain 
D)  Vasco de Gama 
A)  Thomas Dudley 
B)  Jesuit missionaries 
C)  Samuel de Champlain 
D)  Vasco de Gama

Question 18

John Davenport and a group of Puritans founded:

Accepted Answer

A)  Long Island. 
B)  New Haven. 
C)  Providence. 
D)  Plymouth. 
A)  Long Island. 
B)  New Haven. 
C)  Providence. 
D)  Plymouth.

Question 19

Who was the leader of the Jamestown settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  Raleigh 
B)  James 
C)  Smith 
D)  Champlain 
A)  Raleigh 
B)  James 
C)  Smith 
D)  Champlain

Question 20

Compared to families in the Chesapeake region, New England families:

Accepted Answer

A)  had more children. 
B)  had shorter lives. 
C)  were less common because there was a lower ratio of women to men. 
D)  suffered more from malaria. 
A)  had more children. 
B)  had shorter lives. 
C)  were less common because there was a lower ratio of women to men. 
D)  suffered more from malaria.

Exam 2: Transplantation 1600-1685

London merchants generally ________ New England trade.

Which of the following happened last?

Roger Williams founded:

Compare the religious beginnings of each of the New England colonies.

Arrange the following colonies in the order they were founded from earliest to most recent:

How were the seeds of the coming push for self-government sown in the early colonies?

Which law, passed in 1649, called for freedom of worship for all Christians?

The settlers in which area adopted the Fundamental Orders?

Relative to Virginia's economy, New England's economy was:

In early New England, women's economic contributions:

What was the House of Burgesses?

How was agriculture in New England different from agriculture in the South?

New York City had formerly been called:

Was it economic conditions or religious backgrounds that caused the North to rely so little on slavery compared with the South?

Marriages between Virginians and Indians were:

The Dutch Republic was:

Who founded a permanent settlement in Quebec in 1608?

John Davenport and a group of Puritans founded:

Who was the leader of the Jamestown settlement?

Compared to families in the Chesapeake region, New England families:

Worlds Apart

A Meeting of Cultures

English Colonies in an Age of Empire 1660s-1763

Imperial Breakdown 1763-1774

The War for Independence 1774-1783

The First Republic 1776-1789

A New Republic and the Rise of Parties 1789 -1800

The Triumph and Collapse of Jeffersonian Republicanism 1800-1824

The Jacksonian ERA 1824-1845

Slavery and the Old South 1800-1860

The Market Revolution and Social Reform 1815-1850

The Way West

The Politics of Sectionalism 1846-1861

Battle Cries and Freedom Songs: The Civil War 1861-1865

Reconstruction 1865-1877

A New South: Economic Progress and Social Tradition 1877-1900

Industries, Immigrants, and Cities 1870-1900

Transforming the West 1865-1890

Politics and Government 1877-1900

The Progressive Era 1900-1917

Creating an Empire 1865-1917

America and the Great War 1914-1920

Toward a Modern America: The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

World War II 1939-1945

The Cold War at Home and Abroad 1946-1952

The Confident Years 1953-1964

Shaken to the Roots 1965-1980

The Reagan Revolution and a Changing World 1981-1992

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