Deck 3: Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Question 1

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680

A) covered several thousand miles in New Mexico and Arizona.
B) was brought on by the mistreatment of the Pueblos by the Spanish Catholic friars.
C) led to the deaths of almost a third of the Catholic friars.
D) caused the Spanish to vacate the New Mexico territory for nearly a decade.
E) was led by a warrior known as Popé.

Answer 1

caused the Spanish to vacate the New Mexico territory for nearly a decade.

Question 2

The main goal of the Navigation Acts of 1651 was to

A) raise income for the Mother Country.
B) keep English resources out of the hands of the French and the Dutch and curb the growth of colonial America.
C) ensure that the colonies only traded with England for all imports and exports.
D) keep a closer watch on colonial finances and trade.
E) be sure that British merchant ships always had merchandise in their holds.

Answer 2

keep English resources out of the hands of the French and the Dutch and curb the growth of colonial America.

Question 3

The first use of African slaves in the Americas was for the production of

A) rice.
B) hemp.
C) grains for beer.
D) sugar.
E) tobacco.

Answer 3

sugar.

Question 4

In colonist-Indian relations,what was known as the "middle ground"?

A) Colonists and Indians trading with each other on a fairly equal basis.
B) The Quakers living in settlements alongside Indians where no violence was tolerated.
C) Regions where Indians and Europeans shared the best land for growing crops.
D) The first joint feast between Europeans and Indians (later known as Thanksgiving).
E) Land that colonists agreed not to encroach upon.

Question 5

The "enumerated articles" of the Navigation Acts of 1651 were goods that

A) had been manufactured in the colonies.
B) added unwelcome competition to the farming economy of the mother country.
C) colonists could sell to the French and the Dutch.
D) the colonists could only sell to England.
E) English merchants were already selling in the mother country.

Question 6

Between 1660 and 1700,North America changed in which of the following ways?

A) The non-native population grew from about 70,000 to about one million.
B) England had established colonies in three distinct regions.
C) New England was flourishing economically, while the Chesapeake was still struggling.
D) The only colony where living conditions were fairly stable and comfortable was in New England.
E) English colonists had not yet found it necessary to move on to the western frontier, but signs pointed to that happening soon.

Question 7

Which of the following is not true about the colony of Georgia?

A) It was to serve as a buffer between Spanish Florida and the prospering Carolina colonies.
B) It was to serve as a place where the worthy poor could get a fresh start.
C) Slavery stood at the heart of this colony from the very beginning.
D) It was supposed to serve as a haven for persecuted English Protestants and debtors.
E) Its lead proprietor was a utopian social reformer by the name of James Oglethorpe.

Question 8

Charles II granted proprietary colonies in the New World to his supporters,which were defined as

A) plantation colonies for raising cash crops.
B) religious colonies, where they could build communities around their shared faith.
C) colonies centered on the quest for gold, silver and other precious metals.
D) colonies that were run by an individual or a private corporation, and not by the Crown.
E) trade-based colonies, where they could establish wealth via trade with Native Americans for furs and other resources.

Question 9

Which of these proprietary colonies was founded after the English Restoration?

A) Carolina
B) New York
C) Pennsylvania
D) Georgia
E) East and West Jersey

Question 10

Which of the following is not a true statement about King Philip's War?

A) Indian communities experienced a heavy death toll.
B) It led to a decline in Puritan leadership, since colonists saw the war as a sign of God's displeasure with them.
C) Metacom (King Philip) declared war as a result of settlers' disregard for tribal lands.
D) The war lasted six months and extended from Massachusetts to Connecticut.
E) One in ten New England colonists died during the war.

Question 11

Which of the following was not a factor in the deteriorating and periodically violent relationship between native tribes and British settlers between 1660 and 1700?

A) Competition for land between British colonists and Indian tribes
B) Religious differences between British colonists and Indians
C) Britain's economic and political competition with other European powers
D) Cultural differences between British colonists and various Indians about land use, gender roles, and language
E) Indian support of African slave revolts against their British slaveholders

Question 12

The religious group that believed individuals received an "inner light" of divine knowledge from God and that there should be no class distinctions were the

A) Quakers.
B) Huguenots.
C) Protestants.
D) Shakers.
E) New Lights.

Question 13

It could be said of William Penn that

A) the hopes he had for his colony were unrealistic.
B) he advertised for colonists who wanted religious freedom and easy access to land.
C) he hated slavery, refused to own slaves, and refused to allow slavery in his colony.
D) he got along famously with the Duke of York, but not so well with Charles II.
E) he wanted to preserve the rights of his colonists, but he drew the line at extending the vote to most white males.

Question 14

By the early 1700s,it had become clear in the British colonies that

A) slavery would remain important to all thirteen colonies.
B) the colonies were becoming so crowded that more lands would be needed.
C) the residents of most colonies had come to trust the native tribes living near them.
D) something would have to be done to block French expansionism.
E) the colonists and the native peoples would not be able to live together peaceably.

Question 15

What initially went wrong in Carolina?

A) The colony's earliest settlers clashed with the new English proprietors over self-rule.
B) The English noblemen who settled there expected that their vast land tracts would be enough to make them rich.
C) The region's climate was hot and humid and tobacco did not grow well there.
D) All of these choices.
E) None of these choices.

Question 16

Bacon's Rebellion in Virginia was initiated by Nathaniel Bacon because he

A) did not approve of Governor Berkeley's method of dividing land in the colony.
B) hoped to unseat the governor and take his place.
C) was upset over Governor Berkeley's failure to quell Indian raids in the county.
D) wanted more democracy in the colony.
E) wanted to do away with slavery.

Question 17

For Charles II,the colonies were useful mainly as a

A) market for English goods.
B) place to exile undesirables.
C) cheap source for tobacco.
D) source of badly needed income to pay off debts incurred as a result of the Restoration.
E) place where younger sons had a chance to be successful.

Question 18

Spain was not successful in its settlement of North America mainly because the Spanish

A) lacked the resources to develop colonies successfully.
B) sought quick profits and were dissuaded by clashes with Indians, believing that it would not be worth the investment to establish permanent colonies.
C) believed the French to be too strong in the areas that they wanted and feared that would mean war.
D) had used most of their gold and silver to make purchases from other countries, so they could not afford new colonization.
E) found themselves fighting with the French and the English for control of territory-and usually losing.

Question 19

What changed the Carolinians' fate for the better by the end of the 17ᵗʰ century?

A) The introduction of slave labor.
B) The beginning of tobacco and wheat farming.
C) The discovery from African slaves that rice could be grown there.
D) The discovery of gold in the foothills.
E) Several seasons of favorable weather patterns that facilitated the growth of crops.

Question 20

Which of these wars pitted Indian tribes against each other rather than against the English?

A) King Philip's War
B) Metacom's War
C) The Beaver Wars
D) Opechancanough's War
E) The Pequot Wars

Question 21

The slave codes

A) established the rules for conducting slave auctions in Virginia.
B) limited the number of slaves that could be owned at any one time.
C) allowed masters to punish slaves as they saw fit and required that slaves have written permission to leave plantations.
D) dictated that the condition of the child followed that of the mother.
E) required that slaves register to carry firearms.

Question 22

The witchcraft hysteria that gripped Salem,Massachusetts,in 1692 seems to have had some basis in

A) hatred of the slave, Tituba.
B) the harvesting of wild mushrooms.
C) fears and anxieties of colonists triggered by the contemporary Indian wars.
D) a backlash against the strict doctrines of the Puritans.
E) changing gender roles.

Question 23

By 1660 the population of New Amsterdam had reached

A) 1,000.
B) 10,000.
C) 100,000.
D) 200,000.
E) 250,000.

Question 24

The Iroquois Confederacy was the single most significant collection of Indian tribes between Canada,Virginia,and the Mississippi River.

Question 25

The significance of Queen Anne's War in North America was that it

A) ended any hope France had of maintaining significant colonial possessions in North America.
B) assured the French would have a long-term, dominant colonial position in North America.
C) gave the English a base on Hudson Bay that permitted Britain to expand westward and ushered in a period of relative peace in Europe.
D) bound the French and the Iroquois closer together.
E) ensured that the Spanish would be relegated to the American Southwest.

Question 26

Discuss the causes of Bacon's Rebellion,including relations both with the local native tribes and with Governor Berkeley.Explain how the rebellion came to an end.

Question 27

Indentured servants

A) made up at least 70 percent of the migrants to the Chesapeake during the colonial period.
B) proved resilient to the demanding climate of the Chesapeake.
C) usually remained servants for life.
D) came in increasing numbers as England's economy grew ever more rapidly.
E) typically spoke a different language than their masters and practiced different faiths.

Question 28

Describe the development of African slavery in the colonies,explain whites' justification of it,and explain the events that led to the implementation of slave codes in those states with significant populations of slaves.

Question 29

Which was true of William Penn?

A) Although a slave owner, Penn did not allow slavery in his colony.
B) Although he did not own slaves, Penn allowed settlers in his colony to do so.
C) Penn advertised his colony only in Britain and the Netherlands so his settlers would have the same religious affiliation.
D) Penn received the land for his colony from the Duke of York, who had owed Penn's father a large sum of money due to gambling losses.
E) Penn's constitution allowed almost all free males to vote and dealt fairly with nearby Indians.

Question 30

Describe how proprietary colonies were designed to operate,provide details about two or three of them,and explain why they usually did not remain proprietary colonies.

Question 31

Which of the following accurately characterizes King William's War?

A) The French and the British actually initiated the fighting.
B) It gave the British control of Hudson Bay.
C) The fighting extended to the North American mainland between different native tribes allied with respective European powers, although the war had actually begun in Europe.
D) The French were forced to build numerous fortifications to protect their settlers around Hudson Bay.
E) The friendly relationship between the French and the Iroquois finally came to an end.

Question 32

Discuss the significance of the Salem Witchcraft Trials.What did this event say about Puritan society? What did it say about the English empire?

Question 33

As time passed,indentured servitude was increasingly replaced by African American slavery,mainly because

A) slaves were cheaper.
B) African slaves worked harder.
C) economic conditions in England improved.
D) the harsh climate killed too many indentured servants.
E) the English preferred to deal with Africans, whom they could easily dominate.

Question 34

Bacon's Laws

A) expelled all Indian tribes from Virginia.
B) reduced the influence of the ruling elite in Virginia through new election rules.
C) branded any further rebellions as evidence of treason.
D) ended indentured servitude and established slavery as a more economical labor system.
E) required that all indentured servants receive 50 acres of land upon completion of their contract.

Question 35

Describe William Penn's plans for Pennsylvania,and evaluate how well he succeeded in those plans.

Question 36

All of the following characteristics significantly influenced whether a particular colonist was accused of practicing witchcraft during the Salem witchcraft trials except

A) social class.
B) gender.
C) profession.
D) religiosity.
E) age.

Question 37

Royal colonies were the chief means of colonial expansion between 1660 and 1700.

Question 38

The first major law concerning slavery that was passed in the colonies

A) dealt with marriage between whites and non-whites.
B) stipulated that all African Americans in Virginia could not live free of white control.
C) stated that slaves had to have written permission to leave their plantations.
D) established color as the defining distinction between indentured servitude and slavery.
E) stated that if the mother was a slave, the child would be also.

Question 39

Differentiate among the results from Spanish,French,and English exploration in the Americas.Which do you consider the most successful,up to 1700? Why?

Question 40

As late as the 1600s,the only important French settlements in North America were at

A) St. Augustine and New Orleans.
B) Montreal and Detroit.
C) Quebec and Montreal.
D) Detroit and New Orleans.
E) New Orleans and Quebec.

Question 41

Among Bacon's Laws were rules granting the franchise to all freemen and scheduled elections for members of the Virginia legislature.

Question 42

The area where whites and Indians met and traded on a fairly equal basis,also enjoying such activities as giving gifts,smoking pipes,and drinking rum,was called the "middle passage."

Question 43

The model for slave codes written by other colonies was the set of codes originally written by the colony of Carolina.

Question 44

The French had fortified positions on the Mississippi River,and they enjoyed friendly relations with many of the tribes along that route.

Question 45

New York began as a Dutch colony,founded in 1624,when the Dutch claimed New Jersey and New York.

Question 46

Proprietary colonies were ruled by the English crown.

Question 47

Because of their unorthodox beliefs and actions,the Quakers were sometimes barred in Great Britain from residing in certain locales.

Question 48

One of the early events of the period from 1660-1700 that led many English citizens to emigrate to America was the lengthy war between Oliver Cromwell's forces and those of King Charles II.