Question 1

The series of conflicts in which Iroquois raiders sought new hunting grounds and new captives were known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indian Slave Wars. 
B)  the Beaver Wars. 
C)  Metacom's War. 
D)  the Pequot Wars. 
A)  the Indian Slave Wars. 
B)  the Beaver Wars. 
C)  Metacom's War. 
D)  the Pequot Wars.

Question 2

Why didn't New England develop a slave-based plantation economy similar to those in the colonial South?

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There are several reasons why New Englan

Question 3

How did the Iroquois nation gain strength from its contacts with white colonies?

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The Iroquois nation gained strength from

Question 4

Migrants to New England in the early 1600s differed from those who went to the Chesapeake, in that

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A)  New England settlement was sponsored by individual proprietors. 
B)  New England immigrants tended to be motivated by a desire for wealth. 
C)  New Englanders immigrated in family groups. 
D)  in the harsher climate of New England, new arrivals often succumbed to disease and death. 
A)  New England settlement was sponsored by individual proprietors. 
B)  New England immigrants tended to be motivated by a desire for wealth. 
C)  New Englanders immigrated in family groups. 
D)  in the harsher climate of New England, new arrivals often succumbed to disease and death.

Question 5

The "Mayflower Compact"of the Separatists was

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A)  a basis for government devised without a legal basis to do so. 
B)  an agreement to organize a colony, as provided in their original charter. 
C)  a small subgroup that determined on shipboard that pastors would hold ultimate authority in the colony. 
D)  a small, efficient floral garden intended to show that God's creation in Eden was a model for society. 
A)  a basis for government devised without a legal basis to do so. 
B)  an agreement to organize a colony, as provided in their original charter. 
C)  a small subgroup that determined on shipboard that pastors would hold ultimate authority in the colony. 
D)  a small, efficient floral garden intended to show that God's creation in Eden was a model for society.

Question 6

As compared to the English Puritans who settled New England, French settlers were

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A)  not at all religious. 
B)  also all Protestant. 
C)  few in number. 
D)  less likely to return to Europe. 
A)  not at all religious. 
B)  also all Protestant. 
C)  few in number. 
D)  less likely to return to Europe.

Question 7

Both religious and economic factors made it easier for the French than the English to coexist with Indian cultures. Discuss those factors and explain why you agree or disagree.

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Religious factors played a significant r

Question 8

Why were women singled out during the witchcraft trials?

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The singling out of women during the wit

Question 9

Why did Puritanism appeal to many people in early modern England?

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Puritanism appealed to many people in ea

Question 10

What kinds of conflicts commonly arose among white settlers in seventeenth-century New England? Which were the most bitter and disruptive?

Accepted Answer

In seventeenth-century New England, conf

Question 11

Compare the French motives for colonizing North America with those of the English.

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The French motives for colonizing North

Question 12

What role did the Congregational church play in the life of New England villages?

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The Congregational church played a signi

Exam 4: Colonization and Conflict in the North 1600-1700

The series of conflicts in which Iroquois raiders sought new hunting grounds and new captives were known as

Why didn't New England develop a slave-based plantation economy similar to those in the colonial South?

How did the Iroquois nation gain strength from its contacts with white colonies?

Migrants to New England in the early 1600s differed from those who went to the Chesapeake, in that

The "Mayflower Compact"of the Separatists was

As compared to the English Puritans who settled New England, French settlers were

Both religious and economic factors made it easier for the French than the English to coexist with Indian cultures. Discuss those factors and explain why you agree or disagree.

Why were women singled out during the witchcraft trials?

Why did Puritanism appeal to many people in early modern England?

What kinds of conflicts commonly arose among white settlers in seventeenth-century New England? Which were the most bitter and disruptive?

Compare the French motives for colonizing North America with those of the English.

What role did the Congregational church play in the life of New England villages?

The First Civilizations of North America

Old Worlds, New Worlds 1400-1600

Colonization and Conflict in the South 1600-1750

The Mosaic of Eighteenth-Century America 1689-1768

Imperial Triumph, Imperial Crisis 1754-1776

The American People and the American Revolution 1775-1783

Crisis and Constitution 1776-1789

The Early Republic 1789-1824

The Opening of America 1815-1850

The Rise of Democracy 1824-1840

Afire With Faith 1820-1850

The Old South 1820-1860

Western Expansion and the Rise of the Slavery Issue 1820-1850

The Union Broken 1850-1861

Total War and the Republic 1861-1865

Reconstructing the Union 1865-1877

The New South and the Trans-Mississippi West 1870-1890

The New Industrial Order 1870-1900

The Rise of an Urban Order 1870-1900

The Political System Under Strain at Home and Abroad 1877-1900

The Progressive Era 1890-1920

The United States and the Collapse of the Old World Order 1901-1920

The New Era 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1929-1939

Americas Rise to Globalism 1927-1945

Cold War America 1945-1954

The Suburban Era 1945-1963

Civil Rights and Uncivil Liberties 1947-1969

The Vietnam Era 1963-1975

The Conservative Challenge 1976-1992

The United States in a Global Community 1989-Present

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