Question 1

Most English Protestants considered Quakers as dangerous fanatics for all of the following reasons EXCEPT refusal to
A) pay taxes in support of the Church of England.
B) defer to superiors in their customs and speech.
C) sign witnesses' oaths on the Bible.
D) admit women, blacks, and Indians to church membership.

Accepted Answer

Quakers were known for their progressive stance on equality, including admitting women, blacks, and Indians to church membership. This inclusive approach was not the reason they were considered dangerous by most English Protestants.

Question 2

Of the more than 900 settlers who arrived in Jamestown from 1607 to 1609, less than 10 percent survived.

Accepted Answer

The period known as the "Starving Time" winter of 1609-1610 in Jamestown was extremely harsh, and of the original settlers who arrived, only about 60 of over 500 survived due to starvation, disease, and conflicts with Native Americans, making the survival rate less than 10 percent.

Question 3

Although it served as an ideology of rebellion in England, Puritanism in America became an ideology of control.

Accepted Answer

In America, Puritanism evolved from its roots as a movement for religious purity and reform in England, where it challenged the established Church, to a dominant social and moral force in the New England colonies, where it was used to maintain strict social order and control over community members' behavior.

Question 4

The Pilgrims arrived at Cape Cod in 1620 aboard the Mayflower.

Accepted Answer

The Pilgrims, seeking religious freedom, arrived at Cape Cod in November 1620 aboard the Mayflower, before establishing Plymouth Colony.

Question 5

The leader of the Pilgrims was John Smith.

Accepted Answer

The leader of the Pilgrims was William Bradford, not John Smith. John Smith was associated with the Virginia Colony and Jamestown.

Question 6

In the 1630s, Anne Hutchinson provoked the anger of the Puritan ministry.

Accepted Answer

Anne Hutchinson challenged the Puritan establishment in the Massachusetts Bay Colony during the 1630s by holding meetings that questioned the teachings of the colony's ministers, leading to her trial and banishment for heresy and sedition.

Question 7

The Puritans believed that God was on their side after local Indians contracted smallpox in 1633.

Accepted Answer

The Puritans interpreted the outbreak of smallpox among Native Americans as a divine sign that God was on their side, viewing it as a form of divine intervention that cleared the land for their settlement.

Question 8

The Pequot War took place in New England in 1667 because the Puritans wanted Indian gold.

Accepted Answer

The Pequot War occurred from 1636 to 1638 in New England, primarily due to competition over trade and disputes over land, not because of a quest for Indian gold.

Question 9

In 1675, the Wampanoag in New England laid waste to Puritan settlements.

Accepted Answer

In 1675, the Wampanoag, led by Metacom (also known as King Philip), attacked Puritan settlements in New England, initiating King Philip's War, which resulted in widespread destruction and significant loss of life on both sides.

Question 10

Slavery did not exist nor take root in New England cities during the 1600s.

Accepted Answer

Slavery did exist and took root in New England cities during the 1600s, with enslaved Africans and Native Americans being forced into labor.

Question 11

Samuel de Champlain established French settlements in California and the Southwest.

Accepted Answer

Samuel de Champlain is known for establishing French settlements in Quebec, Canada, not in California or the Southwest of the United States.

Question 12

The Iroquois in the 1640s and 1650s engaged in "beaver wars" against the Huron.

Accepted Answer

The Iroquois engaged in the "Beaver Wars" against the Huron and other tribes to control the fur trade and territories rich in beaver populations, significantly impacting the Huron society and European trade dynamics in the 1640s and 1650s.

Question 13

New Amsterdam, founded by the Dutch, became New York after English conquest.

Accepted Answer

New Amsterdam was renamed New York after the English took control from the Dutch in 1664.

Question 14

In North America, the Dutch West India Company's ________ colony was small and profitable.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In North America, the Dutch West India...

Question 15

The city of ________ was the center of Dutch trade in North America.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The city of ________ was the center...

Question 16

The boundaries of the Carolina colony spanned from ________ to central Florida.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The boundaries of the Carolina colony spanned...

Question 17

The capture of ________ for slavery became the early economic basis of the Carolina colony.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The capture of ________ for slavery became...

Question 18

Few Spanish settlers could be persuaded to settle the colony of ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Few Spanish settlers could be persuaded to...

Question 19

The ________ of 1688 ended forever the idea that kings ruled by divine right.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________ of 1688 ended forever the...

Question 20

In 1684, King Charles II annulled the ________ colonial charter.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1684, King Charles II annulled the...

Quiz 3: Colonizing a Continent in the Seventeenth Century

Most English Protestants considered Quakers as dangerous fanatics for all of the following reasons EXCEPT refusal to