Deck 3: Planting Colonies in North America

Question 1

The growth of proprietary colonies in the late seventeenth century was triggered by __________.

A) the restoration of the Stuarts to the British throne
B) tensions between English Catholics and Puritans
C) Charles II's need to pay off his gambling debts
D) Oliver Cromwell's interest in North America

Answer 1

the restoration of the Stuarts to the British throne

Question 2

The most ethnically and religiously diverse English colony by the late seventeenth century was __________.

A) South Carolina
B) New York
C) Delaware
D) Pennsylvania

Answer 2

New York

Question 3

Anne Hutchinson was expelled from Massachusetts because she criticized the leaders' __________.

A) land policies
B) religious beliefs and practices
C) treatment of Indians
D) use of slave labor

Answer 3

religious beliefs and practices

Question 4

The southern part of early Carolina communities had a cultural character that was distinctly __________.

A) English
B) Spanish
C) Dutch
D) Caribbean

Question 5

The primary reason for the establishment of the colony at Plymouth was the settlers' desire to __________.

A) convert local Indian populations to Christianity
B) profit from the great commercial potential evident in New England
C) found a new culture based on their religious values
D) compete with Virginia in the production of tobacco

Question 6

The seventeenth-century Pueblo Indians __________.

A) rejected Spanish attempts to convert them
B) made Christianity one more part of their already complex culture
C) rejected their old gods and accepted Christianity as their new religion
D) begged the Spaniards to teach them the tenets of Catholicism

Question 7

Which of these was the direct result of Powhatan attacks against the colony at Jamestown that began in 1622?

A) The colonial population doubled.
B) The crown created the House of Burgesses.
C) Tobacco became scarce in England.
D) The Virginia Company went into bankruptcy.

Question 8

Which statement is a correct comparison of Spanish and French colonial communities?

A) Both developed frontiers of exclusion.
B) The Spanish were more tolerant of native culture and customs.
C) The French were more tolerant of native culture and customs.
D) Spain, unlike France, was Protestant.

Question 9

After he led a successful revolt against the Spanish, Pueblo leader Popé was deposed 10 years later by this people because __________.

A) he allowed Christian practices to continue
B) he allied himself with their Navajo and Apache enemies
C) they missed Spanish support in their struggle with the Apaches
D) they preferred Protestant to Catholic Christianity

Question 10

In contrast to the settlers of the Chesapeake, New England's settlers __________.

A) had better relationships with the Indians
B) imported indentured servants who later became freemen
C) were mainly family groups
D) developed self-government

Question 11

New Amsterdam became a part of the British empire because __________.

A) Holland sold it to King Charles II
B) English settlers overwhelmed Dutch merchants
C) Britain conquered it in an Anglo-Dutch war
D) Parliament passed an act claiming the colony

Question 12

By 1634, which of these groups had been granted the status of "freemen" in Massachusetts, with a right to select delegates to create laws?

A) all residents
B) male heads of household who were church members
C) all adults
D) anyone with 1,000 acres of land

Question 13

French interest in the Indians centered on __________.

A) their potential as trading partners
B) their potential conversion to Christianity
C) their potential as a labor source
D) their willingness to sell their land

Question 14

Penn approved of which former Swedish-Dutch community becoming a separate colony?

A) Rhode Island
B) South Carolina
C) New Jersey
D) Delaware

Question 15

The eventual success of Spanish rule of New Mexico depended on __________.

A) ruthless suppression of Indian culture
B) accommodation between natives and Spanish
C) forcing all the natives to mine for gold
D) excluding the natives from any role in colonial society

Question 16

Engagés and coureurs de bois were part of the colonial system of what nation?

A) Spain
B) France
C) England
D) the Netherlands

Question 17

The Puritans were unique in the seventeenth-century colonies of North America because of their __________.

A) religious toleration
B) peaceful relations with the Indians
C) more equal sex roles
D) impressive educational system

Question 18

The cultivation of tobacco by the English colonists __________.

A) encouraged trade between the settlers and the Indians
B) prompted the English to seek a community of inclusion
C) created pressure for more expansion into Indian territory
D) made Indian slave labor profitable

Question 19

Spanish policy in New Mexico after 1696 most closely resembled the colonial policies of __________.

A) England in the Caribbean
B) England in the Chesapeake
C) France in Canada
D) Russia in Alaska

Question 20

The conflict between England and Holland in the mid-seventeenth century was mainly over __________.

A) religious differences
B) commercial rivalry
C) Charles II's claim to the Dutch throne
D) English fear of Dutch ties to the Iroquois

Question 21

The 1682 Frame of Government was issued by __________.

A) King Charles II
B) William Penn
C) John Winthrop
D) Roger Williams

Question 22

An indentured servant in the Chesapeake colonies in the mid-1600s was most likely to be which type of person?

A) a convicted criminal
B) a young, single, unskilled male
C) a skilled craftsman
D) a young, unmarried woman

Question 23

Which of these best characterizes Spanish New Mexico in 1700?

A) wealthy, sparsely populated, frontier of inclusion
B) poor, densely populated, frontier of exclusion
C) poor, sparsely populated, frontier of inclusion
D) wealthy, densely populated, frontier of exclusion

Question 24

Virginia and Maryland were similar in that both came to rely on __________ cultivation.

A) tobacco
B) rice
C) sugar
D) wheat

Question 25

The Puritans of England were so named because they were trying to "purify" __________.

A) English government
B) English society
C) the Catholic Church
D) the Church of England

Question 26

Jacob Leisler led an unsuccessful rebellion against royal government in __________.

A) New York
B) Massachusetts
C) Carolina
D) Virginia

Question 27

From 1650 to 1700, the main cause of turmoil in the English colonies was __________.

A) the threat of Spanish attack
B) the expansion of English settlement
C) new French settlements in the Chesapeake
D) falling white colonial populations

Question 28

The first English royal colony was __________.

A) Virginia
B) Maryland
C) Carolina
D) New York

Question 29

Both Bacon's Rebellion and Culpeper's Rebellion resulted from conflict between __________.

A) government powers and backcountry regions of Virginia and North Carolina
B) Puritans and dissenters in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
C) "praying town" Indians and Covenant Chain Indians in New England
D) slave traders and those who objected to slavery

Question 30

The underlying cause of Opechancanough's attacks on Jamestown was __________.

A) expansion of English tobacco cultivation
B) severe native food shortages
C) Spanish arms supplied to the Indians
D) John Smith's marriage to Pocahontas

Question 31

By the 1670s, Indian communities residing on the frontier of Virginia were under assault by __________.

A) British expeditionary forces
B) colonists in search of new tobacco lands
C) Iroquois raiders
D) plantation owners looking for new cotton lands

Question 32

By the eighteenth century, North America's most important colonial port was __________.

A) New York City
B) Boston
C) Charleston
D) Philadelphia

Question 33

Coronado and Oñate were both initially drawn to New Mexico in a quest for __________.

A) a wealthy Indian empire
B) religious freedom
C) new agricultural lands
D) Indian slaves

Question 34

Connecticut and Rhode Island were both established by __________.

A) English proprietors
B) religious dissenters migrating out of Massachusetts
C) the Dutch
D) Quakers

Question 35

King William's War was primarily between the English and the __________.

A) Dutch
B) Iroquois
C) Spanish
D) French

Question 36

Metacom, leader of the Pokanokets, led a fierce but futile war against New Englanders known as __________.

A) the Pequot War
B) King Philip's War
C) Great Swamp War
D) Tammany War

Question 37

One outcome of King William's War was __________.

A) that all colonies lost their charters
B) tightening of royal rule over the colonies
C) English conquest of most French settlements on the St. Lawrence
D) greater religious freedom on the frontier

Question 38

The greatest similarity between early Virginia and Massachusetts was that they both __________.

A) were founded by companies chartered by the king
B) were mainly settled by Puritans
C) depended on tobacco cultivation
D) relied on indentured servant labor

Question 39

The Glorious Revolution in England had significant implications for the colonies because __________.

A) King William established the Dominion of New England
B) a major loss of self-government resulted
C) it resulted in the establishment of an English constitutional monarchy
D) less-monarchical control was extended over them

Question 40

The Massachusetts Bay Company was established by __________.

A) religious dissenters known as Pilgrims
B) a Catholic nobleman
C) a group of wealthy Puritans
D) William Penn

Question 41

Why did Samuel de Champlain establish the settlement of Québec on the St. Lawrence River in 1605?

A) to intercept the traffic in furs
B) to forge an alliance with the Iroquois
C) to prepare for battle with the British
D) to settle the area for plantations

Question 42

How did the Virginia Company respond to the terrible winter of 1609‒1610?

A) It filed for bankruptcy.
B) It revised its settlement plan.
C) It sent additional settlers to the colony.
D) It declared war on the Powhatan Confederacy.

Question 43

Compare the New England colonies to the Chesapeake in terms of immigrants, economic base, and building of community.

Question 44

Unlike the Franciscans in New Mexico, who insisted that natives adopt European practices, Jesuit missionaries in New France __________.

A) learned native languages and customs
B) did not minister to the Indians in their midst
C) worked a little with their converts but soon passed the converts on to parish priests
D) sought to wipe out Native American populations

Question 45

Who was Nathaniel Bacon?

A) a Puritan minister
B) the vice-governor of Virginia
C) a backcountry planter
D) an indentured servant

Question 46

What convinced Metacom that he had to go to war against the English?

A) They forced him to grant them sovereign authority over his homeland.
B) They refused to sell him guns.
C) They invalidated a series of treaties they had made with him.
D) They stationed additional troops in Massachusetts.

Question 47

Which of these best describes the religious preferences of most English people in the second half of the sixteenth century?

A) Most practiced a form of Christianity little different from traditional Catholicism.
B) Most were radical Protestants.
C) Most were indifferent to religion and religious practice.
D) Most were secret Catholics who wished to reestablish ties with the papacy.

Question 48

Most early South Carolina settlers came from __________.

A) the Netherlands
B) Barbados
C) France
D) the north of England

Question 49

Once established in French Canada, what was a typical role for the sons of the first French settlers if they stayed in Canada?

A) work as independent traders or agents of the fur companies
B) enlist in the military forces of New France
C) establish large plantations
D) work as diplomats for the government of New France

Question 50

In the early seventeenth century, Samuel de Champlain sent agents and traders to live among native peoples along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes in order to __________.

A) learn their languages and direct the flow of furs to Québec
B) convert them to Catholicism
C) prepare for future battle against them
D) prepare alliances to fight against the British

Question 51

How did English religious policy change when James I came to the throne?

A) James I returned England to Catholicism.
B) James I abandoned Queen Elizabeth's policy of religious tolerance.
C) James I championed the Puritans.
D) James I proclaimed his support for the widest possible religious diversity.

Question 52

Using Powhatan as your focus, discuss how relations changed between the Indians and colonists at Jamestown over time.

Question 53

The Dutch West India Company began sponsoring European settlement in the Hudson Valley in the 1640s in response to __________.

A) religious dissension within the Dutch government
B) Spanish policies in the Caribbean
C) unemployment in the Netherlands
D) developments in New England

Question 54

Beginning in the 1640s, the Iroquois conducted a series of military expeditions against their northern, western, and southern neighbors, known as __________.

A) King Phillip's War
B) the Beaver Wars
C) the Pequot War
D) Culpepper's Rebellion

Question 55

What made the Netherlands a major European power?

A) its dynamic commercial economy
B) its large population
C) its control over European natural resources
D) its vast farmlands

Question 56

What was the impact of the 1539 expedition of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado in search of vast Indian empires to conquer in northern Mexico and fabled cities of gold in the American Southwest?

A) No gold was found, and Spanish interest in the area faded.
B) No gold was found, and Spaniards moved quickly to colonize the region before other Europeans could do so.
C) Gold was found among the Pueblo Indians in large amounts, causing Spanish settlers to flood into the region.
D) Silver was found, not gold, and Spanish forces soon established silver mines in the region.

Question 57

The Indian village communities of the Chesapeake were united in a politically sophisticated union known as the

A) Grand Alliance
B) Covenant Chain
C) Iroquois Confederacy
D) Powhatan Confederacy

Question 58

What effect did the Glorious Revolution have in America?

Question 59

Compare the effects of the Spanish and French frontiers of inclusion with the British frontier of exclusion.

Question 60

Using Anne Hutchinson and Lucy Winthrop Downing as examples, discuss the politics of gender in Massachusetts.

Question 61

What was the end result of the Glorious Revolution?

A) Parliament removed James II, and the new monarchs were required to support a Bill of Rights.
B) Parliament removed William and Mary and declared religious toleration.
C) The king dissolved Parliament, which led to violent revolts.
D) Taxes were eliminated on key household items.

Question 62

In Penn's first Frame of Government for Pennsylvania, what guarantees were included?

A) religious freedom, civil liberties, and elected representation
B) right to unemployment insurance and property rights
C) freedom to appropriate Indian land
D) freedom of press and a right to bear arms

Question 63

How were the early colonists who survived in Jamestown able to do so?

A) They had the help of Powhatan.
B) They knew a lot about farming.
C) They brought sufficient provisions.
D) The weather was mild, and the region was free of disease.

Question 64

Which statement best reflects the response of Indians to the unexpected arrival of English colonists in the Chesapeake region?

A) At first, the Indians aided and traded with the colonists, but soon the Indians realized that the English wanted their land.
B) The Indians thought the English were gods, so did not challenge them.
C) The Powhatan Confederacy allied with the Spanish in Florida to drive out the English colonists in Virginia.
D) Realizing there could be great benefits in an alliance, the Indians were happy to learn about English culture and religion.

Question 65

A fleet from which country sailed into Manhattan harbor and forced the surrender of New Amsterdam in 1664?

A) England
B) Spain
C) Sweden
D) France

Question 66

The alliance created by the Iroquois Confederacy and the colony of New York was known as the __________.

A) Covenant Chain
B) Board of Trade
C) Frame of Government
D) Grand Alliance

Question 67

What were the most difficult challenges of growing tobacco?

A) heavy labor needs and soil exhaustion
B) year-round growing season and heavy water requirements
C) difficult seed production and dangerous working conditions
D) tough to dry for travel and prone to insects

Question 68

What was the War of the Grand Alliance called when it spread to the colonies?

A) King William's War
B) King Philip's War
C) Leisler's Rebellion
D) the Pequot War

Question 69

Which of these best characterizes William Penn's relationship with Native American peoples?

A) He sought to deal fairly with Indians.
B) He saw Indians as little more than an inconvenience to be pushed aside.
C) He saw Indians as potential converts to Quakerism.
D) He saw Indians as the backbone of a proposed colonial army.

Question 70

Which of these was an important component of the early economy of the Plymouth colony?

A) cod fishing
B) tobacco trade
C) manufacture of cloth
D) maple syrup sales

Question 71

How did the original Massachusetts Bay Colony government organize itself?

A) Delegates selected by freemen and magistrates composed two legislative houses.
B) The colony was governed as a proprietary entity from the beginning.
C) All settlers, men and women alike, made decisions by consensus.
D) The king appointed an upper house of magistrates, while freemen elected delegates.

Question 72

What sparked King Philip's War?

A) Colonists executed three Pokanokets for the murder of a Christian Indian.
B) Colonists invaded Pokanoket lands and executed their inhabitants.
C) Colonists were accused of stealing Pokanoket women.
D) The Pokanokets received a sign from the heavens that they should attack.

Question 73

Which statement best characterizes the position of women who were economically independent or childless in colonial Massachusetts?

A) They were viewed with suspicion as potential sources of disorder.
B) They were pitied, and the community as a whole watched out for them.
C) They were almost always expelled from the colony.
D) They were seen as particularly valuable members of the community.

Question 74

Which of these best explains the Puritans' dislike and distrust of Charles I?

A) He married a Catholic woman.
B) He allowed sins like the consumption of alcohol in his house.
C) He was critical of the "High Church."
D) He supported the Parliament in its actions.

Question 75

How did Maryland differ from the other British colonies in North America?

A) Maryland encouraged settlement by Catholics.
B) French Huguenots were brought to settle Maryland.
C) Many Quakers left Pennsylvania to live in Maryland due to the colony's religious tolerance.
D) Very few churches were built in Maryland because of the large numbers of unchurched workers who immigrated.

Question 76

By 1692, New England's population was approaching __________.

A) 100,000
B) 50,000
C) 500,000
D) 10,000

Question 77

In North America, the Glorious Revolution __________.

A) sparked a series of revolts against King James II's appointees sparked a series of wars against Indians
B) politics and culture from England, with upheaval in England often producing related unrest in the colonies. See 3.5.3: The Glorious Revolution in America. started a war against French Canada
C) politics and culture from England, with upheaval in England often producing related unrest in the colonies. See 3.5.3: The Glorious Revolution in America. went largely unnoticed by the colonists
D) politics and culture from England, with upheaval in England often producing related unrest in the colonies. See 3.5.3: The Glorious Revolution in America.

Question 78

What proportion of the early migrants to the Chesapeake came as indentured servants?

A) at least 75 percent
B) less than 25 percent
C) about half
D) almost none

Question 79

Dutch sponsorship of European settlement in the Hudson River Valley was a reflection of the shift from __________.

A) the French model of inclusion to the English model of exclusion
B) the French model of exclusion to the English model of inclusion
C) economic to social motives for colonization
D) religious to economic motives for colonization

Question 80

How might William Penn have hoped his colony would be described?

A) as a haven of toleration and pacifism
B) as a place of refuge for Catholics only
C) as a model of religious uniformity
D) as a place inhabited exclusively by Europeans