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- 1. Multiple Choice
The problem of raising money to settle the New World led English merchant-capitalists to create the institution of:
Mercantilism
Primogeniture
The land lottery
Joint-Stock company
- 2. Multiple Choice
At the end of the seventeenth century, what three countries claimed land in North America?
France, England, and Italy
France, England, & Spain
England, Spain, & Germany
Portugal, England, & Spain
- 3. Multiple Choice
This colony was founded by the Dutch in the early-1600s and is now known as New York City
New Holland
New Harlem
New Amsterdam
New Jersey
- 4. Multiple Choice
Overpopulation, hunger, and a desire to escape religious persecution were motivating factors for many people from _______ during the era of North American colonization
Spain
Portugal
France
England
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST characterizes the attitude of English settlers toward Native Americans?
Settlers developed a mutual respect for Native American culture.
Settlers engaged in seizing lands that traditionally belonged to Native Americans
Settlers openly embraced Native American traditions and committed to living peacefully with them
Settlers committed to avoiding conflicts due to the massive distance between them and Native Americans
- 6. Multiple Choice
The Mayflower Compact was unique because it
was the foundation for the Declaration of Independence
allowed black colonists freedom centuries before emancipation
allowed colonists to import slaves from Africa to work on southern plantations
was the first example of colonial European self-government in northeastern North America
- 7. Multiple Choice
What was the first representative assembly in the English colonies in 1619?
Mayflower Compact
Virginia House of Burgesses
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
New England town meeting
- 8. Multiple Choice
What product was instrumental in bringing about economic stability in the early years of the Virginia colony?
Cotton
Gold
Indigo
Tobacco
- 9. Multiple Choice
The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the
differences in their colonial governments.
level of the education of their citizens.
geographic conditions there.
customs of the immigrants
- 10. Multiple Choice
The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut (1638) are MOST important in United States political history because
it was one of the earliest Western-style constitutions in the New World
it was based on the rights of the group rather than of the individual
it held that all voting would take place by all people in the colony
it attempted to create a monarchy in a colonial territory
- 11. Multiple Choice
How did the Virginia House of Burgesses differ from the government that was established by the Mayflower Compact?
The House of Burgesses was a representative assembly; while the Mayflower Compact was self-government, signing members were not voted in and out of office
The House of Burgesses established a direct democracy; while the Mayflower Compact is the first constitution of the United States
The House of Burgesses developed before Jamestown was formed; while the Mayflower Compact was the first self-government in the entire history of the planet
The House of Burgesses included democratic participation from women; while the Mayflower Compact allowed women to rule society
- 12. Multiple Choice
The Powhatan Indians of the early 17th century could BEST be described as
being destroyed by a genocidal assault by the Spanish
cooperating closely with the French against the British
having a tense and confrontational relationship with British settlers
being forced from their lands by European settlers and relocated to Oklahoma
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which is the BEST example of conflict between the Native Americans and the European colonists?
King Philip's War
Spanish American War
Squanto teaching the Pilgrims how to grow corn and catch fish
Native Americans trading furs for tools and supplies from the colonists
- 14. Multiple Choice
Increasing taxes... Low tobacco prices... Lack of frontier security... Not enough land for those free of indenture... All of these were key factors in what 1676 uprising?
Stono Rebellion
Shays’ Rebellion
Bacon’s Rebellion
Nat Turner’s Rebellion
- 15. Multiple Choice
Mercantilism was the principle that
the purpose of colonies was to economically benefit the mother country
the English colonies would lose their legal rights and elected assemblies
a government could tax without consent of the taxpayers for the purpose of regulating trade
colonists would henceforth be required to pay taxes to the crown to fund their own protection
- 16. Multiple Choice
Which group was known for its strict religious beliefs, strong work ethic, and a desire to rid the Church of England of "immoral" practices?
The Quakers
The Puritans
The Anglicans
The Presbyterians
- 17. Multiple Choice
In which of these regions was religion a unifying feature in the colonial era?
Middle colonies
New England
Southern colonies
Ohio River Valley area
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of these had the BIGGEST and EARLIEST impact on the system of mercantilism that developed in the 1600s?
American revolutions
colonization of the Americas
the development of the cotton gin
the development of the steam engine
- 19. Multiple Choice
The Great Awakening is credited with promoting a more democratic view of society while also encouraging a defiance to authority that ultimately led to
King Philips War.
Pontiac's Rebellion.
the American Revolution.
the French and Indian War
- 20. Multiple Choice
Even though the Enlightenment Movement and the Great Awakening had different origins, they both instilled into the colonists a sense of individualism that eventually led them to believe in
breaking ties with England
keeping their English citizenship
siding with France against England.
strengthening their ties with Canada
- 21. Multiple Choice
Most of the depopulation of the Native American population in the 16th century can be attributed to
Disease
Fires
Slavery
War
- 22. Multiple Choice
Slaves were originally brought to British North America for the purpose of
Tobacco cultivation
Fighting the French
Working in factories
Gold & silver mining
- 23. Multiple Choice
Which of these BEST explains the reason for African slaves being brought into the British colonies in Southern North America in the 17th century?
Southern colonies refused to use Indians as forced labor
Northern colonial governments considered slavery immoral
The economy of Southern colonies needed non-wage labor
Industrial factories in the north did not need slave labor
- 24. Multiple Choice
What correctly describes the attitude most English settlers had toward the Native Americans and their way of life?
They had plans to Christianize them and help to assimilate the cultures
They accepted and respected the differences between their own culture and Indian culture
They were very interested in understanding as many aspects of Indian culture as possible
They assumed the Indians to be their inferiors and showed little respect for Indian society
- 25. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST describes the French policy towards Native Americans in the early colonial period?
create reservations to monitor their actions
beneficial and economic alliance with many tribes
eradication of all indigenous cultures
force them into British-held colonies
- 26. Multiple Choice
Moderate dissenters from the Anglican church, desired to purify the church, sought religious freedom, John Winthrop, Great Migration... which colony am I?
Virginia
New Hampshire
Plymouth
Massachusetts
- 27. Multiple Choice
Religious issues in Maryland between what two groups led to the Act of Toleration?
Catholics & Protestants
Natives & English settlers
Puritans & Pilgrims
Jews & Gentiles
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which colony was founded by a banned Puritan leader (Roger Williams) that allowed Catholics, Quakers, & Jews to worship freely?
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Virginia
North Carolina
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following colonies was created with the intent to be a religious refuge for Quakers & other persecuted people
South Carolina
Delaware
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
- 30. Multiple Choice
By the late 1600s, slavery in North America became institutionalized in part because of the
decline of indentured labor
decline in immigration
increased mortality rate of White farmers
increased labor demands of factories
- 31. Multiple Choice
New England Puritans sought primarily to create which of the following in Massachusetts?
A missionary community focused on converting American Indians to Christianity
Town meetings at which all adult males could vote
A model community promoting government by strict religious principles
A society founded on the principles of religious toleration
- 32. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was a long-term effect of the jury’s decision in the Zenger case of 1736?
Zenger became a colonial leader
The colonial press became more willing to criticize the British
Restrictions on the press increased
New York became the center of anti-British sentiments
- 33. Multiple Choice
George Whitefield and Johnathan Edwards are both associated with:
The American Revolution
The Great Awakening
The Second Great Awakening
The Stono Rebellion
- 34. Multiple Choice
The transatlantic trade, that involved mercantilism, raw materials, manufactured goods, and slaves was also known as:
The Triangle Trade
The Trade
The Low Down Dirty Shame Trade
The Mercantilism Trade
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