Deck 3: Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Question 1

The Pilgrims were of what religious faith? ​

A)Separatists
B)Puritans
C)​Lutherans
D)​Anglicans
E)​Catholics

Answer 1

Separatists

Question 2

​With the founding of Pennsylvania,William Penn hoped to accomplish which of the following?

A)Make a fortune from selling his lands
B)Redeem the good name of his father,who had died deeply in debt
C)​Provide a haven for English Quakers
D)​Both A and B
E)​Both A and C

Answer 2

​Both A and C

Question 3

Where was New Amsterdam-the primary Dutch settlement in New Netherland-located?

A)On the James River
B)On the York River
C)​In the lower Hudson Valley
D)​On the island of Manhattan
E)​On the island of Nova Scotia

Answer 3

​On the island of Manhattan

Question 4

The majority of the original settlers of Jamestown​

A)became successful farmers.
B)died of starvation or disease.
C)left the settlement after only a short time.
D)​accepted wholeheartedly the leadership of John Smith.
E)​were illiterate.

Question 5

Even after the French government made Quebec a royal province in the 1660s,population growth remained slow primarily because ​

A)only wealthy investors were welcomed.
B)Protestants were not allowed to immigrate to the province.
C)​French peasants preferred the climate of Virginia.
D)​Both A and B
E)​Both B and C

Question 6

What was the main reason for the burgeoning slavery of South Carolina? ​

A)The production of tobacco,which required many hands
B)The fact that slaves died in large numbers and continually had to be replaced
C)​The production of rice,which was difficult to raise and extremely labor-intensive
D)​The absence of towns,which might have led to a greater dependence on commerce
E)​None of these

Question 7

Agricultural production in the middle colonies and New England centered on ​

A)grains and livestock.
B)rice.
C)​sugar.
D)​cotton.
E)​tobacco.

Question 8

Capital to explore trade routes and establish new markets in America was raised through which of the following means? ​

A)The sale of wool
B)The establishment of joint-stock companies
C)​Investment by the French in English ventures
D)​Direct support from the English crown
E)​Piracy on the high seas

Question 9

Which of the following was the primary focus of French activities in New France? ​

A)Farming in the interior
B)Colonization of Quebec
C)​Fur trading and trapping
D)​Christianizing the Native Americans
E)​Searching for gold

Question 10

Where was the settlement that later became known as the Lost Colony located? ​

A)Roanoke
B)Croatoan Island
C)​St.Augustine
D)​Hispaniola
E)​Jamestown

Question 11

Georgia was founded to serve as a haven for the poor and also to ​

A)provide another slave economy.
B)produce rum for sale in the West Indies.
C)​serve as a buffer zone between Florida and South Carolina.
D)​provide a haven for the pacifist Quakers.
E)​Both B and C

Question 12

The main reason for the enclosure movement in England was the desire of English landlords to do which of the following? ​

A)Raise cattle for the dairy industry.
B)Raise sheep for the wool industry.
C)​Enclose their fields for the growing of food crops.
D)​Make up for the loss of land laborers to America.
E)​Halt the exodus of their tenants to the American colonies.

Question 13

Which of the following colonies embraced the principles of religious liberty and separation of church and state? ​

A)Massachusetts
B)Rhode Island
C)​New Hampshire
D)​Connecticut

Question 14

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the majority of Scots-Irish? ​

A)They rarely came into contact with Native Americans.
B)They were Catholic.
C)​They had a reputation as tough defenders of the frontier.
D)​They settled in urban areas.
E)​They migrated to the colonies alone,without their families.

Question 15

Metacom's War resulted in which of the following? ​

A)The destruction of twelve colonial towns
B)The destruction of Native American praying towns in southern New England
C)​The relocation of Metacom to an area outside New England
D)​The death of over 100 colonists
E)​None of these

Question 16

South Carolina's plantation economy resembled that of what other territory? ​

A)Hawaii
B)Virginia
C)​West Indies
D)​West Africa
E)​Both C and D

Question 17

The Lenape Indians of Pennsylvania later became known as which of the following? ​

A)Penobscots
B)Delawares
C)​Shoshone
D)​Algonquians
E)​Iroquois

Question 18

New England merchants became known for which of the following industries? ​

A)Fishing
B)Maritime trade
C)​Shipbuilding
D)​A and B
E)​B and C

Question 19

The young women who instigated the witchcraft craze were drawn to the supposed magic of which Salem resident? ​

A)Sara Good,a poor beggar
B)Sarah Osborne,an elderly,sick woman
C)​Tituba,a slave woman
D)​Mary Phyis,the governor's wife
E)​Both A and B

Question 20

When John Winthrop told his followers that the Massachusetts colony must be "as a City upon a Hill," he meant that ​

A)they had a duty to build a model moral community.
B)they should avoid locating their cities in swampy areas.
C)​the colony's development would depend on their ability to work hard and show other people what they could accomplish.
D)​their law code should avoid harsh punishments so that others would want to join them.
E)​they should all remain in one central location and farm surrounding areas.

Question 21

During the Salem witch hysteria,a fairly equal number of men and women were accused of practicing witchcraft.​

Question 22

John Smith received a promotion in 1609 for his role in stabilizing the economy of Jamestown the year prior.​

Question 23

The Virginia Company of London funded the first permanent English colony at Jamestown.​

Question 24

Most of the early settlers in Pennsylvania were Dutch farmers from the West Indies.​

Question 25

Because Puritan women were the spiritual equals of men,they shared in the oversight of the churches.​

Question 26

King Philip's War resulted from the Plymouth government's attempt to get the Wampanoags to give up their firearms and sell their land.
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Question 27

The conversion from rice to tobacco completely transformed the society of South Carolina,making slavery much less important.​

Question 28

Early settlers in Connecticut went there to escape Puritan rule in Massachusetts.​

Question 29

More than 100,000 German immigrants arrived in America during the century leading up to the American Revolution.​

Question 30

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe early Massachusetts settlers? ​

A)They believed the husband was superior to the wife.
B)They accepted social inequality as the will of God.
C)​They believed in using coercion to induce compliance.
D)​They maintained a hierarchical social order.
E)​They believed everyone had a place in the family,church,and commonwealth.

Question 31

The Dutch West India Company,like the East India Company,received broad powers,including the right to make war.​

Question 32

The Massachusetts Bay charter called for the establishment and/or appointment of all but which of the following governing bodies and officials? ​

A)Governor
B)Deputy governor
C)​Executive board
D)​General court
E)​Court of review

Question 33

By 1675,both the English and the Spanish had established colonies along the Atlantic coast.​

Question 34

When the Virginia Company went bankrupt and lost its charter in 1624,the English Crown forbade further settlement in the colony.​

Question 35

Which of the following provides the correct chronological order for the founding of the English colonies? ​

A)Virginia,Carolina,Massachusetts,New Jersey
B)Virginia,Massachusetts,New Jersey,Carolina
C)​Virginia,Massachusetts,Carolina,New Jersey
D)​Massachusetts,Virginia,Carolina,New Jersey

Question 36

Rhode Island,founded by Roger Williams,was noted for ​

A)close ties between church and state.
B)condemnation of Anne Hutchinson.
C)​mistreatment of the local native tribes.
D)​religious toleration.
E)​Both B and D

Question 37

One of the distinguishing characteristics of the region that became known as South Carolina was that ​

A)many settlers were planters who had moved from Virginia.
B)a large proportion of the colony consisted of slaves.
C)​most settlers became merchants.
D)​the colony's land was divided into townships.
E)​the colony contained relatively few family units.

Question 38

Which of the following events occurred first? ​

A)Roger Williams was exiled from Massachusetts.
B)Anne Hutchinson was exiled from Massachusetts.
C)​Rhode Island was established.
D)​All three occurred the same year.

Question 39

By 1720,blacks composed 20 percent of the population in the Chesapeake region.​

Question 40

Under the legal doctrine of vacuum domicilium the English believed they had the right to do which of the following to Native Americans? ​

A)Enter into a legally-binding contract with them.
B)Execute them for serious crimes.
C)​Enslave them or induct them into perpetual indentured servitude.
D)​Seize their unoccupied land.