Deck 3: Expansion and Its Costs, 1660-1700

Question 1

King William's War resulted in significant gains for both the French and the British in the New World.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Which of the following was a proprietary colony that was created during the Restoration?

A)Pennsylvania
B)Washington
C)Alabama
D)Maine
E)Chesapeake

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Proprietary colonies were ruled by the English crown.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

The Beaver Wars resulted in the Iroquois Confederacy becoming the most significant collection of Indian tribes between Canada, Virginia, and the Mississippi River.

Question 5

Quakers rejected class distinctions.

Question 6

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

Question 7

Oliver Cromwell and his allies waged war against the forces of King Charles I with the intention of creating a kingless republican government called a commonwealth.

Question 8

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

Question 9

The Southern Colonies and the Chesapeake colonies formulated slave codes that enabled African American slaves to live freely.

Question 10

In the 1600s, the North American colonies relied mainly on local people for labor.

Question 11

What changed the Carolinians' situation for the better at 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 in Carolina
D)The discovery of gold in Charleston
E)The discovery of a new method to increase the yield of tobacco

Question 12

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 13

Which of the following was true of the expansion of English holdings in North America between 1660 and 1700?

A)The non-native population remained relatively stable.
B)The English decided to create a republican government called a proprietary government.
C)The initial impetus for colonial expansion came from overseas.
D)The English Civil War slowed the movement of English Puritans to Massachusetts.
E)The only colony where living conditions were fairly stable and comfortable was in New England.

Question 14

Proprietorship failed in Carolina because:

A)the proprietors failed to understand that the American context of abundant land would not accommodate the hierarchical society of England.
B)the earliest settlers of Carolina came from the Caribbean and were not accustomed to the self-rule that the proprietors intended to emulate.
C)Carolina was previously a Dutch colony and was diverse from the beginning.
D)tobacco was the only crop that could be grown in this region.
E)the proprietors looked at Carolina mainly as a haven for English debtors and persecuted English Protestants.

Question 15

King William's War demonstrated how Europeans manipulated Indians in efforts to conquer the land.

Question 16

The enumerated articles of the Navigation Acts were goods that:

A)could be transported to the Mediterranean region.
B)could be sold only within the English colonies in North America.
C)the colonists could sell to the French.
D)the colonists could sell only to England.
E)English merchants were already selling in the mother country.

Question 17

Bacon's Laws granted greater representation in taxation.

Question 18

The main goal of the Navigation Acts of 1651 was to:

A)create a kingless republican government called a commonwealth founded on concepts like taxation only with representation.
B)keep English resources out of the hands of the French and the Dutch and curb the growth of colonial America.
C)relieve the shortage of labor in the areas surrounding the Mediterranean.
D)facilitate the movement of English Puritans to Massachusetts.
E)ensure that New England became the only colony where living conditions were fairly stable and comfortable.

Question 19

The French had fortified positions on the Mississippi River, and they enjoyed friendly relations with many of the tribes along that route in the late 1600s.

Question 20

For Charles II, the English colonies in North America were useful mainly as:

A)markets for English goods.
B)havens for English debtors and persecuted English Protestants.
C)a means of relieving a labor shortage in the areas surrounding the Mediterranean.
D)a source of badly needed income to pay off debts incurred as a result of the Restoration.
E)places where his young sons had a chance to be successful.

Question 21

The resentment toward the Spanish in Florida was compounded by:

A)the conflicts that focused on land rather than labor relations.
B)the presence of the English and the French as competitors.
C)the deaths of almost a third of the Catholic friars.
D)their desire to establish permanent settlements.
E)the presence of Catholic missions supporting the French.

Question 22

Which of the following 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 23

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 24

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

A)did not approve of Governor Berkeley's retaliation to the attacks by the warriors from the Potomack and Susquehannock nations.
B)focused on a liberal land policy that allowed easy access to land.
C)was upset over Governor Berkeley's failure to quell Indian raids in the county.
D)wanted more religious freedom in the colony.
E)wanted to end slavery.

Question 25

Which of the following is true of Metacom's war?

A)It was an intertribal battle in which the Iroquois forced the Huron out of the Northeast.
B)It was a revolt among colonists.
C)It was a war between the Iroquois, French, and English colonists.
D)It was a large-scale conflict between colonists and Native Americans.
E)It was a war between the Spanish, French, and English colonists.

Question 26

_____ became the most diverse of the proprietary colonies.

A)New Jersey
B)Maine
C)New Mexico
D)Pennsylvania
E)Carolina

Question 27

Which of the following colonies was attacked by Metacom and his followers?

A)Georgia
B)Massachusetts Bay
C)South Carolina
D)The Chesapeake
E)New Jersey

Question 28

_____ began as a Dutch colony founded long before the Restoration in 1624.

A)New York
B)Georgia
C)South Carolina
D)Pennsylvania
E)Maine

Question 29

Which of the following was true of life in Carolina during the period between 1660 and 1700?

A)A multicultural group of traders gathered to trade and barter near the Atlantic.
B)Diseases spread rapidly and population growth remained slow in southern Carolina.
C)Tobacco was the most lucrative export for Carolina before they started selling captured Indian slaves.
D)The northern part of Carolina had high levels of humidity that made life difficult for people.
E)Slavery was the main labor supply in both southern and northern Carolina.

Question 30

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

A)Colonists' and Indians' trading with each other and operating as equals
B)Quakers' living alongside Indians in settlements 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
E)Land that colonists agreed not to encroach upon

Question 31

The _____ rejected the concepts of Original Sin and predestination.

A)Quakers
B)Proletarians
C)Pueblos
D)Puritans
E)Redcoats

Question 32

It could be said of William Penn that:

A)he established Pennsylvania as a buffer between Spanish Florida and the Carolinas.
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 considered his colony as a haven for English debtors and persecuted English Protestants.

Question 33

Which of the following is true of colonization in North America between 1660 and 1700?

A)Spain established permanent settlements in Florida.
B)France established a large settled presence in the New World.
C)Britain had crafted the beginnings of a large colonial empire.
D)English colonies consisted mostly of Native Americans.
E)English colonies became completely unified and stable.

Question 34

Which of the following was a proprietary colony founded after the English Restoration?

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

Question 35

Bacon's Laws:

A)expelled all Indian tribes from Massachusetts.
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 36

In order to attract settlers, the proprietors of New Jersey:

A)promised unlimited religious freedom.
B)promised generous land grants.
C)established the colony as a haven for persecuted English Protestants.
D)initially prohibited slavery.
E)allowed ownership of slaves.

Question 37

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 was not worth establishing permanent colonies.
C)believed the French to be too strong in the areas that they wanted and feared that it could lead to a war.
D)considered colonies to be havens for debtors and persecuted Protestants.
E)found themselves fighting with both the French and the English for control of territory.

Question 38

Which of the following was true of William Penn?

A)Penn was not successful in promoting peaceful relations with the Indians.
B)Penn allowed settlers in his colony to own slaves while he did not.
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 for West Jersey allowed almost all free males to vote and sought to ensure good relations with the Indians.

Question 39

Which of the following was NOT true of the colony of Georgia?

A)The colony was to serve as a buffer between Spanish Florida and the prospering Carolina colonies.
B)It grew slowly because the charter stipulated that no one could own enough land to develop a large-scale plantation.
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)It was founded as a proprietary colony after the Restoration.

Question 40

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680:

A)covered several thousand miles in New Mexico and Arizona.
B)was due to piety being forced upon the Pueblo people by the Catholic friars.
C)led to the deaths of almost a third of the Catholic friars.
D)caused the French to vacate the New Mexico territory for nearly a decade.
E)resulted in the establishment of Spanish colonies in Florida.

Question 41

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

Question 42

Which of the following is true of Bacon's Laws?

A)They expelled all Indian tribes from Massachusetts.
B)They increased the influence of the ruling elite in Virginia through new election rules.
C)They were significant in influencing the expansion of colonial liberty.
D)They ended indentured servitude and established slavery as a more economical labor system.
E)They required that all indentured servants receive 50 acres of land upon completion of their contract.

Question 43

All of the following characteristics significantly influenced whether a particular colonist was accused of practicing witchcraft during the Salem witch trials EXCEPT _____.

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

Question 44

Bacon's Rebellion resulted in:

A)pushing the Potomack and Susquehannock Indians farther west.
B)the Iroquois Confederacy emerging as the as the single most significant collection of Indians.
C)the expansion of British holdings in Massachusetts.
D)Algonquian communities being decimated from Narragansett Bay to the Connecticut River Valley.
E)provoking Powhatan's successor, Opechancanough, to attack the British.

Question 45

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

A)it ended any hope France had of maintaining significant colonial possessions in North America.
B)it resulted in the eviction of the French from North America.
C)it ushered in a period of relative peace in Europe.
D)it bound the French and the Iroquois closer together.
E)it ensured that the Spanish would be relegated to the American Southwest.

Question 46

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

A)slaves were cheaper.
B)land owners found it difficult to communicate with the indentured servants.
C)economic conditions in England improved.
D)the slaves and land owners belonged to different cultures and religions.
E)the English preferred to deal with Africans, whom they could easily dominate.

Question 47

_________ were laws that made it impossible for an African American to live as a free person.
A. The slave codes
B. Bacon's Laws
C. The Navigation Acts
D. The Enumerated Acts

Question 48

Indentured servitude became a problem in North America because:

A)landowners could not communicate effectively with the servants.
B)many servants simply ran away once they landed in the New World.
C)indentured servants were to remain servants for life.
D)landowners and servants often belonged to different cultures.
E)England's economy began to deteriorate and led to a decrease in the number of indentured servants coming to North American colonies.

Question 49

_________ began when New York's governor, Thomas Dongan, goaded the Iroquois into attacking Indian nations that were friendly with France.
A. Queen Victoria's War
B. King Philip's War
C. Queen Anne's War
D. King William's War

Question 50

Historians have attributed the Salem witch trials to:

A)the execution of Indians by the English during Queen Anne's War to conquer the land.
B)the harvesting of wild mushrooms.
C)the fears and anxieties of colonists triggered by the contemporary Indian wars.
D)a backlash against the strict doctrines of the Puritans.
E)the changing gender roles.

Question 51

The slave codes established by Virginia lawmakers:

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)required that slaves have written permission to leave plantations.
D)made it possible for African Americans to live as free persons.
E)required that slaves register to carry firearms.

Question 52

Which of the following statements is true of North America in the early 1600s?

A)The colonies relied mainly on European indentured servants for labor.
B)The colonies relied mostly on laborers from the Caribbean for tobacco cultivation.
C)Indentured servants usually remained servants for life.
D)The colonies saw a large influx of indentured servants as England's economy grew rapidly.
E)Indentured servants typically spoke a different language than their masters did and practiced different faiths.

Question 53

King William's War led to _____.

A)a period of relative peace in Europe
B)the manipulation of African slaves by the English
C)the eviction of the French from North America
D)the Iroquois establishing better relations with the French
E)the English fortifying their New World positions

Question 54

_________ was an enumerated article that was listed in the Navigation Acts during the reign of Charles II.
A. Fur
B. Gold
C. Rice
D. Cotton

Question 55

King William's War was influential because:

A)it ushered in a period of relative peace in Europe.
B)it gave the British control of Hudson Bay.
C)it prompted the French to fortify their New World position.
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 56

In the late 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 57

The _________ was the period of English history when the Stuarts were reinstated to the throne.
A. Enlightenment
B. Colonization
C. Restoration
D. Awakening

Question 58

In the colonies, the first major law specifically concerning slavery:

A)dealt with marriage between whites and nonwhites.
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 a mother was a slave from Africa, her child was to be a slave as well.

Question 59

The anti-amalgamation law passed by Maryland in 1664:

A)guaranteed slaveholders permanent ownership of the black bondspeople they purchased.
B)stipulated that all indentured laborers and African slaves were to remain slaves throughout their lives if their parents were slaves.
C)considered any relationship between an African American male slave and a European female colonist intolerable.
D)established color as the defining distinction between indentured servitude and slavery.
E)stated that all Indian servants were to be considered real estate.

Question 60

_________ was the name given by British colonists to Metacom's War.
A. Queen Victoria's War
B. King Philip's War
C. Queen Anne's War
D. King William's War

Question 61

How did the English government relate to its colonies? How did the situation in England affect this relationship? How did it influence the colonies established after 1700?

Question 62

Describe Berkeley's counterattack against Bacon's forces.

Question 63

Explain William Penn's plans for Pennsylvania.

Question 64

Discuss the clash of empires and its impact on the colonists. How did these imperial wars affect the relationship between the British colonists and the French, the Spanish, and the Native Americans?

Question 65

How did the expansion of English settlement affect the settlers' relationship with the Native Americans? How did the two groups cooperate? What led to conflict?

Question 66

The War of the Spanish Succession was called _________ in the New World.
A. Queen Victoria's War
B. King Philip's War
C. Queen Anne's War
D. King William's War

Question 67

Why did indentured servitude pose problems in North America?

Question 68

Why was Queen Anne's War significant?

Question 69

Describe King William's War. Why was it significant?

Question 70

Why did the Southern Colonies make the shift from reliance on indentured servants to slavery? What were the economic, social, and political reasons?

Question 71

Describe the proprietary colony of Georgia.

Question 72

Define the slave codes and explain their significance.

Question 73

Describe how the English took over New York from the Dutch and ruled it.

Question 74

Describe the laws relating to slavery that were enacted in Virginia and Maryland.

Question 75

Explain how Charles II governed the proprietary colony of Carolina.

Question 76

Discuss the colonies founded during and after the Restoration. How did they differ from the early English colonies?

Question 77

Discuss the causes of Bacon's Rebellion.

Question 78

Describe the Salem witch trials.