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- 1. Multiple ChoiceEngland's victory over the Spanish Armada gave itcontrol of the Spanish colonies in the New Worldnaval dominance of the Atlantic Ocean and vibrant sense of nationalisma stable social order and economyeffective control of the African slave trade
- 2. Multiple ChoiceAt the time of its first colonization effort, England wasstruggling under the political domination of Spainenjoying a period of social and economic stabilityexperiencing increasing ethnic and religious diversityundergoing rapid and disruptive economic and social transformation.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceMany of the early Puritan settlers of America weredisplaced sailors from Liverpool and Bathmerchants and shopkeepers from the Midlandsurban laborers from Glasgow and Edinburghdisplaced farmers from Eastern and Western England
- 4. Multiple ChoiceMany of the early Puritan settlers of America weredisplaced sailors from Liverpool and Bathmerchants and shopkeepers from the Midlandsurban laborers from Glasgow and Edinburghdisplaced farmers from Eastern and Western England
- 5. Multiple ChoiceEngland's first colony at Jamestownwas an immediate economic successwas saved from failure by John Smith's leadership and by JOhn Rolfe's introduction of tobaccoenjoyed the strong and continual support of King James Idepended on the introduction of African slave labor for its survival
- 6. Multiple ChoiceRepresentatives government was first introduced to the Americas in the colony ofBermudaMarylandNorth CarolinaVirginia
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAfter the Act of Toleration in 1649, Maryland provided religious freedom forJewsatheistsBaptists and QuakersProtestants and Catholics
- 8. Multiple ChoiceMost of the early white settlers in North Carolina werereligious dissenters and poor white fleeing aristocratic Virginiawealthy planters from the West Indiesthe younger, ambitious sons of the English gentry.ex-convicts and debtors released from English prisons
- 9. Multiple ChoiceWhat were the "3 G's" of Exploration?Glory, Goods, and GatheringGold, Gucci, and Good timesGod, Glory, and GoldGod, Goodness, and Glory
- 10. Multiple ChoiceThe religious group that wanted to improve the Church of England was which of the following?PilgrimsPuritansQuakersAnglicans
- 11. Multiple Choice
The most important export from the Virginia colony was
Cotton
Tobacco
Rice
Corn
- 12. Multiple Choice
In the early years of the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be
A slave
A Powhatan
A landholder
An indentured servant or former indentured servant
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which of the following sources would be most useful in studying the development of democratic institutions in the early colonial period?
the first chapter of the Virginia Company
Columbus' journals
the Treaty of Tordesillas
the Mayflower Compact
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhat was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?Liberty Hall; VirginiaHouse of Burgesses; PennsylvaniaPlymouth House; MassachusettsHouse of Burgesses; Virginia
- 15. Multiple ChoiceTo encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered ___ to people who would pay for someone's passage.LandEmploymentProfit-sharingPassage to Virginia
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThe religious group that wanted to improve the Church of England was which of the following?PilgrimsPuritansQuakersAnglicans
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?
mercantilism
headright
capitalism
joint stock
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAfter decades of religious turmoil, Protestantism finally gained permanent dominance in England after the succession to the throne ofKing Edward VIQueen Mary IQueen Elizabeth IKing James I
- 19. Multiple ChoiceEngland's victory over the Spanish Armada gave itcontrol of the Spanish colonies in the New Worldnaval dominance of the Atlantic Ocean and vibrant sense of nationalisma stable social order and economyeffective control of the African slave trade
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following documents would be most useful in examining the origins of constitutional government in America?the sermons of Puritan ministersnewspaper commentary on the Halfway Covenantthe Fundamental Orders of Connecticutthe correspondence of Sir Edmond Andros
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