Question 1

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

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A)  the rapid wearing out of the soil. 
B)  the search for new sources of labor. 
C)  rising prosperity for the colony. 
D)  improved relations with the local Indians. 
E)  the expansion of European settlement into the interior. 
A)  the rapid wearing out of the soil. 
B)  the search for new sources of labor. 
C)  rising prosperity for the colony. 
D)  improved relations with the local Indians. 
E)  the expansion of European settlement into the interior.

Question 2

England's Caribbean settlements were the main source of slaves for the English colonies of North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony

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A)  established their capital in Salem. 
B)  took over what had been a royal colony. 
C)  were led by Miles Standish. 
D)  were given their colonial charter by Charles II. 
E)  carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century. 
A)  established their capital in Salem. 
B)  took over what had been a royal colony. 
C)  were led by Miles Standish. 
D)  were given their colonial charter by Charles II. 
E)  carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.

Question 4

The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "city upon a hill"

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A)  felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world. 
B)  wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks. 
C)  wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths. 
D)  sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals. 
E)  wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven. 
A)  felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world. 
B)  wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks. 
C)  wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths. 
D)  sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals. 
E)  wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven.

Question 5

Residents of Massachusetts generally had greater freedom of worship than the Puritans had had in England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

One result of the Stuart Restoration was the development of new colonies in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

Accepted Answer

A)  the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies. 
B)  the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other. 
C)  its economy was grounded in tobacco production. 
D)  its founders had discouraged the use of slaves. 
E)  it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony. 
A)  the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies. 
B)  the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other. 
C)  its economy was grounded in tobacco production. 
D)  its founders had discouraged the use of slaves. 
E)  it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony.

Question 8

In Jamestown,the winter of 1609-1610 was known as the "________."

Accepted Answer

The answer of In Jamestown,the winter of 1609-1610 was known...

Question 9

Over time in the seventeenth century,an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

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A)  with condescending admiration. 
B)  with fear and contempt. 
C)  as worth preserving. 
D)  as part of the godly community. 
E)  as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce. 
A)  with condescending admiration. 
B)  with fear and contempt. 
C)  as worth preserving. 
D)  as part of the godly community. 
E)  as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.

Question 10

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

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

Question 11

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

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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)  saw the colonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population. 
D)  nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die. 
E)  was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south. 
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)  saw the colonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population. 
D)  nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die. 
E)  was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south.

Question 12

In 1608,Puritan Separatists that left England

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A)  sought refuge in Virginia. 
B)  emigrated quietly to northern France. 
C)  were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate. 
D)  chartered a colony in Plymouth. 
E)  could not legally do so without the king's permission. 
A)  sought refuge in Virginia. 
B)  emigrated quietly to northern France. 
C)  were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate. 
D)  chartered a colony in Plymouth. 
E)  could not legally do so without the king's permission.

Question 13

The Spanish colony of New Mexico

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A)  was never able to quell the ongoing Pueblo revolt. 
B)  added no economic value to the Spanish Empire. 
C)  could be considered prosperous only when compared to other borderlands. 
D)  contained more than one million Spanish citizens. 
E)  included the largest Spanish city in the Americas. 
A)  was never able to quell the ongoing Pueblo revolt. 
B)  added no economic value to the Spanish Empire. 
C)  could be considered prosperous only when compared to other borderlands. 
D)  contained more than one million Spanish citizens. 
E)  included the largest Spanish city in the Americas.

Question 14

Seventeenth-century English colonial settlements

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A)  were mostly business enterprises. 
B)  were tightly controlled by the English government. 
C)  were effectively isolated from contact with other nations. 
D)  were well-planned and generally quite successful from the start. 
E)  maintained the political and social institutions of England. 
A)  were mostly business enterprises. 
B)  were tightly controlled by the English government. 
C)  were effectively isolated from contact with other nations. 
D)  were well-planned and generally quite successful from the start. 
E)  maintained the political and social institutions of England.

Question 15

Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria. 
B)  It was inland so as to offer security from natives. 
C)  It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes. 
D)  It was surrounded by thick woods. 
E)  It was inaccessible by ship. 
A)  It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria. 
B)  It was inland so as to offer security from natives. 
C)  It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes. 
D)  It was surrounded by thick woods. 
E)  It was inaccessible by ship.

Question 16

English colonies in the Chesapeake were mostly business enterprises.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Virginia Colony pursued a two-year campaign of suppression,led by Thomas Dale,against the ________ Indians.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Virginia Colony pursued a two-year campaign...

Question 18

Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by

Accepted Answer

A)  waging all-out war with the local Indians. 
B)  dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale. 
C)  imposing work and order on the colonists. 
D)  introducing tobacco to the colonists. 
E)  importing African slaves to rebuild the fort. 
A)  waging all-out war with the local Indians. 
B)  dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale. 
C)  imposing work and order on the colonists. 
D)  introducing tobacco to the colonists. 
E)  importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.

Question 19

Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony of

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A)  Rhode Island. 
B)  Vermont. 
C)  New Hampshire. 
D)  Connecticut. 
E)  Maine. 
A)  Rhode Island. 
B)  Vermont. 
C)  New Hampshire. 
D)  Connecticut. 
E)  Maine.

Question 20

The first truly profitable crop in Virginia was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first truly profitable crop in Virginia...

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderlands

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

England's Caribbean settlements were the main source of slaves for the English colonies of North America.

The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony

The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "city upon a hill"

Residents of Massachusetts generally had greater freedom of worship than the Puritans had had in England.

One result of the Stuart Restoration was the development of new colonies in North America.

The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

In Jamestown,the winter of 1609-1610 was known as the "________."

Over time in the seventeenth century,an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

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

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

In 1608,Puritan Separatists that left England

The Spanish colony of New Mexico

Seventeenth-century English colonial settlements

Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?

English colonies in the Chesapeake were mostly business enterprises.

The Virginia Colony pursued a two-year campaign of suppression,led by Thomas Dale,against the ________ Indians.

Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by

Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony of

The first truly profitable crop in Virginia was ________.

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