Question 1

Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams were both exiled and executed for their dissent on the major tenets of Puritanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The English colony established as a buffer north of Spanish colonial holdings on the Atlantic Ocean was ________.

Accepted Answer

Georgia

Question 4

William Penn

Accepted Answer

A)  was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism. 
B)  established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony. 
C)  suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence. 
D)  never visited Pennsylvania. 
E)  used unscrupulous and deceptive advertising to attract settlers. 
A)  was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism. 
B)  established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony. 
C)  suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence. 
D)  never visited Pennsylvania. 
E)  used unscrupulous and deceptive advertising to attract settlers.

Question 5

Like Virginia,Maryland became a center for the cultivation of tobacco.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

California was first colonized by Spain,which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Captain ________ is associated primarily with the colony of Jamestown.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Captain ________ is associated primarily with the...

Question 8

Indians using bows and arrows often bested English settlers using matchlock rifles.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Virginia did not become a royal colony until the eve of the American Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

During the middle of the seventeenth century,the right to vote in Virginia was becoming more restricted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Both the Pequot War and King Philip's War ended disastrously for the Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The rebellion led by Jacob Leisler took place in

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhode Island. 
B)  New Jersey. 
C)  Massachusetts. 
D)  New York. 
E)  Connecticut. 
A)  Rhode Island. 
B)  New Jersey. 
C)  Massachusetts. 
D)  New York. 
E)  Connecticut.

Question 13

Georgia was founded

Accepted Answer

A)  to provide a refuge for Catholics. 
B)  to create a military barrier against the Spanish. 
C)  to quickly make money for its investors. 
D)  by Quaker missionaries. 
E)  as a haven for religious dissenters. 
A)  to provide a refuge for Catholics. 
B)  to create a military barrier against the Spanish. 
C)  to quickly make money for its investors. 
D)  by Quaker missionaries. 
E)  as a haven for religious dissenters.

Question 14

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of gold and silver. 
B)  fur trade with the Indians. 
C)  the production of tobacco. 
D)  development of fisheries and lumber. 
E)  the cultivation of cotton. 
A)  the discovery of gold and silver. 
B)  fur trade with the Indians. 
C)  the production of tobacco. 
D)  development of fisheries and lumber. 
E)  the cultivation of cotton.

Question 15

The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists,rather than as slaves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

To entice new workers to the colony,the Virginia Company put in place what it called the ________ system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of To entice new workers to the colony,the...

Question 17

The royal governor of Virginia who clashed with Nathaniel Bacon was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The royal governor of Virginia who clashed...

Question 18

The Mayflower Compact set forth the principles of the Puritan religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The most cosmopolitan of all the English colonies was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most cosmopolitan of all the English...

Question 20

King Charles I's treatment of Puritans could be characterized as

Accepted Answer

A)  relatively tolerant. 
B)  extremely hostile. 
C)  governed by economic motives. 
D)  more likely to advance Puritan thought in England. 
E)  unlikely to involve imprisonment for religious beliefs. 
A)  relatively tolerant. 
B)  extremely hostile. 
C)  governed by economic motives. 
D)  more likely to advance Puritan thought in England. 
E)  unlikely to involve imprisonment for religious beliefs.

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderlands

Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams were both exiled and executed for their dissent on the major tenets of Puritanism.

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

The English colony established as a buffer north of Spanish colonial holdings on the Atlantic Ocean was ________.

William Penn

Like Virginia,Maryland became a center for the cultivation of tobacco.

California was first colonized by Spain,which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

Captain ________ is associated primarily with the colony of Jamestown.

Indians using bows and arrows often bested English settlers using matchlock rifles.

Virginia did not become a royal colony until the eve of the American Revolution.

During the middle of the seventeenth century,the right to vote in Virginia was becoming more restricted.

Both the Pequot War and King Philip's War ended disastrously for the Indians.

The rebellion led by Jacob Leisler took place in

Georgia was founded

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists,rather than as slaves.

To entice new workers to the colony,the Virginia Company put in place what it called the ________ system.

The royal governor of Virginia who clashed with Nathaniel Bacon was ________.

The Mayflower Compact set forth the principles of the Puritan religion.

The most cosmopolitan of all the English colonies was ________.

King Charles I's treatment of Puritans could be characterized as

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