Question 1

What is the definition of the following key term:
-Quakers :

Accepted Answer

Adherents of a religious organization fo

Question 2

What is the definition of the following key term:
-Arminianism :

Accepted Answer

A religious doctrine that held that good

Question 3

The proprietor of the colony founded as a haven for Quakers was

Accepted Answer

A)  Lord Baltimore. 
B)  William Penn. 
C)  John Oriole. 
D)  Sir John Colleton. 
A)  Lord Baltimore. 
B)  William Penn. 
C)  John Oriole. 
D)  Sir John Colleton.

Question 4

One of the major reasons the Protestant Reformation succeeded was that

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian merchants realized it made fewer financial demands on them than Catholicism. 
B)  political figures could use its challenge to Rome's spiritual authority in order to increase their power. 
C)  the Catholic church was beset by papal luxury and bureaucratic corruption. 
D)  it encouraged democratic revolutions to overthrow monarchies throughout Europe. 
A)  Italian merchants realized it made fewer financial demands on them than Catholicism. 
B)  political figures could use its challenge to Rome's spiritual authority in order to increase their power. 
C)  the Catholic church was beset by papal luxury and bureaucratic corruption. 
D)  it encouraged democratic revolutions to overthrow monarchies throughout Europe.

Question 5

She was banished from Massachusetts for claiming that she regularly received divine insights.

Accepted Answer

A)  Betty Sewall 
B)  Anne Bradstreet 
C)  Eliza Pinckney 
D)  Anne Hutchinson 
A)  Betty Sewall 
B)  Anne Bradstreet 
C)  Eliza Pinckney 
D)  Anne Hutchinson

Question 6

Columbus and other early explorers searched for a direct all-water route to Asia because they

Accepted Answer

A)  hoped to gain easier access to highly valued Asian goods. 
B)  could help western Europe win the Crusades against the Muslims. 
C)  could prove that the earth was round rather than flat. 
D)  thought Japan and China were rich and not the poor countries Marco Polo described. 
A)  hoped to gain easier access to highly valued Asian goods. 
B)  could help western Europe win the Crusades against the Muslims. 
C)  could prove that the earth was round rather than flat. 
D)  thought Japan and China were rich and not the poor countries Marco Polo described.

Question 7

The most direct motive of the London Company in securing its charter was

Accepted Answer

A)  providing for religious freedom. 
B)  spreading Christianity. 
C)  relieving unemployment in England. 
D)  making money. 
A)  providing for religious freedom. 
B)  spreading Christianity. 
C)  relieving unemployment in England. 
D)  making money.

Question 8

The colony Roanoke was established by Sir Walter Raleigh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Between 1606 and 1622, the London Company, which established the Virginia Colony,

Accepted Answer

A)  was one of the most profitable trading companies ever established. 
B)  sent out thousands of settlers, more than half of whom died. 
C)  invested very little money in the project but guided it effectively. 
D)  populated the colony with convicts and paupers. 
A)  was one of the most profitable trading companies ever established. 
B)  sent out thousands of settlers, more than half of whom died. 
C)  invested very little money in the project but guided it effectively. 
D)  populated the colony with convicts and paupers.

Question 10

Spain could no longer block English entry into the New World because of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Treaty of Castile with Philip II of Spain. 
B)  success of Walter Raleigh's colony at Roanoke Island. 
C)  English destruction of the invading Spanish Armada. 
D)  collapse of Spanish settlements in what became New England. 
A)  Treaty of Castile with Philip II of Spain. 
B)  success of Walter Raleigh's colony at Roanoke Island. 
C)  English destruction of the invading Spanish Armada. 
D)  collapse of Spanish settlements in what became New England.

Question 11

In the proprietary colony, the proprietor's income resulted primarily from

Accepted Answer

A)  profits gained from trading with the Native Americans. 
B)  annual rents from lands granted to settlers. 
C)  import and export duties paid by the colonists. 
D)  payments from the monarchy. 
A)  profits gained from trading with the Native Americans. 
B)  annual rents from lands granted to settlers. 
C)  import and export duties paid by the colonists. 
D)  payments from the monarchy.

Question 12

The Quakers' religious beliefs were based on

Accepted Answer

A)  submission to governmental authority. 
B)  a hierarchical society led by a hereditary nobility. 
C)  an educated and ordained ministry. 
D)  direct, mystical experience of religious truth. 
A)  submission to governmental authority. 
B)  a hierarchical society led by a hereditary nobility. 
C)  an educated and ordained ministry. 
D)  direct, mystical experience of religious truth.

Question 13

Compare and contrast the colonies of Virginia and Massachusetts Bay in the 17th century. Who were the colonists? Why did they come? How successful were they?

Accepted Answer

The colonies of Virginia and Massachuset

Question 14

The religion of Maryland's colonists was

Accepted Answer

A)  partly Protestant, but a large majority were Catholic. 
B)  almost entirely Puritan. 
C)  partly Catholic, but a large majority were Protestant. 
D)  almost entirely Catholic. 
A)  partly Protestant, but a large majority were Catholic. 
B)  almost entirely Puritan. 
C)  partly Catholic, but a large majority were Protestant. 
D)  almost entirely Catholic.

Question 15

The Pilgrims left England primarily because they

Accepted Answer

A)  were expelled from England by the government. 
B)  believed the Church of England was too corrupt to save. 
C)  wanted to form a profitable trading company. 
D)  wanted to establish a colony where everyone could have freedom of religion. 
A)  were expelled from England by the government. 
B)  believed the Church of England was too corrupt to save. 
C)  wanted to form a profitable trading company. 
D)  wanted to establish a colony where everyone could have freedom of religion.

Question 16

Which of the following was domesticated by many tribes to form a staple of their diet and contributed enormously to the success of the English colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  cattle 
B)  corn 
C)  rice 
D)  wheat 
A)  cattle 
B)  corn 
C)  rice 
D)  wheat

Question 17

According to the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the inspiration for their organization stemmed from

Accepted Answer

A)  a proclamation by Queen Elizabeth I. 
B)  the Mayflower Compact. 
C)  a treaty with the natives. 
D)  the divine. 
A)  a proclamation by Queen Elizabeth I. 
B)  the Mayflower Compact. 
C)  a treaty with the natives. 
D)  the divine.

Question 18

Explain the major beliefs of the English Puritans. How did their ideas differ from those of the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

The English Puritans were a group of Pro

Question 19

The exploration and exploitation of the Americas in the sixteenth century was dominated by

Accepted Answer

A)  Holland. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  England. 
D)  France. 
A)  Holland. 
B)  Spain. 
C)  England. 
D)  France.

Question 20

The bold captain encouraged by Queen Elizabeth I to plunder Spanish merchant ships on the high seas was

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Frobisher. 
B)  Sir Walter Raleigh. 
C)  Humphrey Gilbert. 
D)  Francis Drake. 
A)  Martin Frobisher. 
B)  Sir Walter Raleigh. 
C)  Humphrey Gilbert. 
D)  Francis Drake.

Exam 1: Alien Encounters: Europe in the Americas

What is the definition of the following key term: -Quakers :

What is the definition of the following key term: -Arminianism :

The proprietor of the colony founded as a haven for Quakers was

One of the major reasons the Protestant Reformation succeeded was that

She was banished from Massachusetts for claiming that she regularly received divine insights.

Columbus and other early explorers searched for a direct all-water route to Asia because they

The most direct motive of the London Company in securing its charter was

The colony Roanoke was established by Sir Walter Raleigh.

Between 1606 and 1622, the London Company, which established the Virginia Colony,

Spain could no longer block English entry into the New World because of the

In the proprietary colony, the proprietor's income resulted primarily from

The Quakers' religious beliefs were based on

Compare and contrast the colonies of Virginia and Massachusetts Bay in the 17th century. Who were the colonists? Why did they come? How successful were they?

The religion of Maryland's colonists was

The Pilgrims left England primarily because they

Which of the following was domesticated by many tribes to form a staple of their diet and contributed enormously to the success of the English colonies?

According to the leaders of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, the inspiration for their organization stemmed from

Explain the major beliefs of the English Puritans. How did their ideas differ from those of the Church of England?

The exploration and exploitation of the Americas in the sixteenth century was dominated by

The bold captain encouraged by Queen Elizabeth I to plunder Spanish merchant ships on the high seas was

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