Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains. 
B)  He encouraged Virginia to develop westward. 
C)  His relations with Indians were violent and bloody. 
D)  He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades. 
E)  He extended political representation for frontier settlers. 
A)  He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains. 
B)  He encouraged Virginia to develop westward. 
C)  His relations with Indians were violent and bloody. 
D)  He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades. 
E)  He extended political representation for frontier settlers. E

Question 2

The tobacco culture of Virginia created great pressure for territorial expansion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The New York colony

Accepted Answer

A)  banned slavery from its inception. 
B)  made a commitment to representative assemblies. 
C)  saw its population grow slowly for its first fifty years. 
D)  emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch. 
E)  had its founding proprietors from the Carolina colony. 
A)  banned slavery from its inception. 
B)  made a commitment to representative assemblies. 
C)  saw its population grow slowly for its first fifty years. 
D)  emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch. 
E)  had its founding proprietors from the Carolina colony. D

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT a Restoration colony?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York 
B)  Carolina 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  New Jersey 
E)  Maryland 
A)  New York 
B)  Carolina 
C)  Pennsylvania 
D)  New Jersey 
E)  Maryland

Question 5

In 1637,hostilities broke out between English settlers in the Connecticut Valley and which local Native American tribe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pequots 
B)  Sioux 
C)  Powhatans 
D)  Seminoles 
E)  Wampanoags 
A)  Pequots 
B)  Sioux 
C)  Powhatans 
D)  Seminoles 
E)  Wampanoags

Question 6

Compare the experiences of the Roanoke colony with those of the Jamestown colony,and explain what factors led to the failure of the former and the eventual success of the latter.

Accepted Answer

The experiences of the Roanoke colony an

Question 7

Bacon's Rebellion was undertaken to do away with slavery in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Like Pennsylvania,Georgia was founded as a religious colony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The founders of Maryland encouraged both Protestants and Catholics to migrate to the colony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1638,Anne Hutchinson was deported from the Massachusetts colony because she

Accepted Answer

A)  was a single mother who refused to marry. 
B)  challenged the prevailing assumptions of the proper role of women in society. 
C)  argued that only the "elect" were entitled to any religious or political authority. 
D)  was accused of practicing witchcraft. 
E)  preached against what she called the "Antinomian heresy." 
A)  was a single mother who refused to marry. 
B)  challenged the prevailing assumptions of the proper role of women in society. 
C)  argued that only the "elect" were entitled to any religious or political authority. 
D)  was accused of practicing witchcraft. 
E)  preached against what she called the "Antinomian heresy."

Question 11

In King Philip's War,Indians made effective use of a relatively new weapon,the

Accepted Answer

A)  artillery cannon. 
B)  flintlock rifle. 
C)  Gatling gun. 
D)  matchlock rifle. 
E)  repeating revolver. 
A)  artillery cannon. 
B)  flintlock rifle. 
C)  Gatling gun. 
D)  matchlock rifle. 
E)  repeating revolver.

Question 12

The proprietors who founded the Carolina colony

Accepted Answer

A)  quickly made it a financial success. 
B)  banned the importation of indentured servants. 
C)  ruled the colony with dictatorial powers. 
D)  guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians. 
E)  rejected the headright system. 
A)  quickly made it a financial success. 
B)  banned the importation of indentured servants. 
C)  ruled the colony with dictatorial powers. 
D)  guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians. 
E)  rejected the headright system.

Question 13

The colony established by people seeking to separate from Pennsylvania was

Accepted Answer

A)  Kentucky. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Maryland. 
D)  Delaware. 
E)  New Jersey. 
A)  Kentucky. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Maryland. 
D)  Delaware. 
E)  New Jersey.

Question 14

The Massachusetts Bay Puritans

Accepted Answer

A)  created a colonial "theocracy." 
B)  lived as grim and joyless people. 
C)  took vows of poverty as evidence of their commitment to their faith. 
D)  fought with the surrounding Indians almost immediately. 
E)  introduced freedom of worship to the New World. 
A)  created a colonial "theocracy." 
B)  lived as grim and joyless people. 
C)  took vows of poverty as evidence of their commitment to their faith. 
D)  fought with the surrounding Indians almost immediately. 
E)  introduced freedom of worship to the New World.

Question 15

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

Slavery emerged as a major labor source

Question 16

When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

Accepted Answer

A)  it gave settlers full political control of their colony. 
B)  colonists were given a share of local political representation. 
C)  landowning women colonists were allowed to vote. 
D)  it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England. 
E)  it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists. 
A)  it gave settlers full political control of their colony. 
B)  colonists were given a share of local political representation. 
C)  landowning women colonists were allowed to vote. 
D)  it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England. 
E)  it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists.

Question 17

During the early years,the survival and growth of the Plymouth colony

Accepted Answer

A)  was due in large part to the assistance of the natives. 
B)  led the colonists to grow rich from the surrounding productive farmlands. 
C)  was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south. 
D)  nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die. 
E)  saw the colonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population. 
A)  was due in large part to the assistance of the natives. 
B)  led the colonists to grow rich from the surrounding productive farmlands. 
C)  was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south. 
D)  nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die. 
E)  saw the colonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population.

Question 18

The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas

Accepted Answer

A)  was kidnapped by John Rolfe. 
B)  married Englishman John Smith. 
C)  refused to convert to Christianity. 
D)  was the cause of a war between the Powhatan Indians and Virginian colonists. 
E)  created an interest in England in "civilizing" Indians. 
A)  was kidnapped by John Rolfe. 
B)  married Englishman John Smith. 
C)  refused to convert to Christianity. 
D)  was the cause of a war between the Powhatan Indians and Virginian colonists. 
E)  created an interest in England in "civilizing" Indians.

Question 19

The Dominion of New England

Accepted Answer

A)  was called into being by King Charles II. 
B)  called for a single royal governor. 
C)  was limited to what now constitutes New England. 
D)  preserved existing colonial legislative assemblies. 
E)  declared the Navigation Acts null and void. 
A)  was called into being by King Charles II. 
B)  called for a single royal governor. 
C)  was limited to what now constitutes New England. 
D)  preserved existing colonial legislative assemblies. 
E)  declared the Navigation Acts null and void.

Question 20

Bacon's Rebellion accelerated the development of slavery in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderlands Key

Which of the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?

The tobacco culture of Virginia created great pressure for territorial expansion.

The New York colony

Which of the following was NOT a Restoration colony?

In 1637,hostilities broke out between English settlers in the Connecticut Valley and which local Native American tribe?

Compare the experiences of the Roanoke colony with those of the Jamestown colony,and explain what factors led to the failure of the former and the eventual success of the latter.

Bacon's Rebellion was undertaken to do away with slavery in Virginia.

Like Pennsylvania,Georgia was founded as a religious colony.

The founders of Maryland encouraged both Protestants and Catholics to migrate to the colony.

In 1638,Anne Hutchinson was deported from the Massachusetts colony because she

In King Philip's War,Indians made effective use of a relatively new weapon,the

The proprietors who founded the Carolina colony

The colony established by people seeking to separate from Pennsylvania was

The Massachusetts Bay Puritans

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

During the early years,the survival and growth of the Plymouth colony

The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas

The Dominion of New England

Bacon's Rebellion accelerated the development of slavery in Virginia.

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