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Chapter 01The Collision of Cultures1. The origins of the majority of human existence in North America beganA.with migrations from Eurasia over the Bering Strait.B.with the explorations of Christopher Columbus.C.as a result of the development ofthe wheel.D.long after the last ice age ended.E.from the southern tip of South America.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus2. Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Straitoccurred approximatelyA.2,000 years ago.B.5,000 years ago.C.9,000 years ago.D.11,000 years ago.E.18,000 years ago.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus3. The first truly complex society in the Americas was that oftheA.Mayas.B.Aztecs.C.Incas.D.Pueblos.E.Olmec.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus4. The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific NorthwestA.did not have permanent settlements.B.developed politicalsystems as sophisticated as those of the Mayas and Aztecs.C.fished salmon as their principal occupation.D.were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies.E.were known as the Inuit.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus5. The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the SouthwestA.were primarily hunters of small game.B.built large irrigation systems for farming.C.lived in small, nomadic tribes.D.created an economy exclusively based on trade.E.primarily pursuedmoose and caribou for sustenance.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus6. In the Great Plains region, most pre-Columbian societiesA.engaged in sedentary farming.B.lived in small nomadic tribes.C.hunted buffalo forsurvival.D.used horses.E.developed a harsh religion that required human sacrifice.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus7. Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States

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A.was politicallycontrolled by the Cahokia Indians.B.contained no permanent settlements.C.had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent.D.was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm.E.remained for themost part uninhabited.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus8. Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?A.St. LouisB.MemphisC.New OrleansD.Baton RougeE.DetroitAccessibility: KeyboardNavigationTopic: America Before Columbus9. Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked byA.the shared use of a series of forts.B.common linguistic roots.C.economic compacts.D.intertribal religious festivals.E.the Iroquois Confederacy.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus10. Native American religions were closely linked toA.the idea of apocalypse.B.human sacrifice.C.ideas of male dominance.D.visions from the world of spirits.E.the natural world.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus11. Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes?A.In some tribes, men took care of the children as the women tendedthe fields.B.In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals.C.In no tribes did women participate in the social and economic organization of the tribe.D.In all tribes, both women and men engaged in hunting.E.In all tribes, women wereresponsible for farming.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus12. Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century, most EuropeansA.were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century.B.believed the Americas consisted of little more than several small islands.C.were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas.D.assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated.E.had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward13. In the late fifteenth century, the desire in Europe to look for new lands was spurred in part byA.significant population growth.B.the absence of a merchant class.C.thedeclining political power of many monarchs.D.the expansion of feudalism.E.a desire to escape the Black Death.

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Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward14. The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century wasA.Spain.B.Portugal.C.France.D.the Netherlands.E.England.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward15. Christopher ColumbusA.was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy.B.was a man of little ambition.C.believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east.D.believed the Americas consisted of a few islands.E.thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward16. In his first voyage in 1492, Christopher ColumbusA.sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia.B.mistook Cuba for China.C.was briefly captured by natives he encountered.D.was forced to put down a mutiny on theSanta Maria.E.crossed the AtlanticOcean in six weeks.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward17. Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages “Indians” becauseA.he believed they came from the East Indies in the Pacific.B.it iswhat the natives called themselves.C.he mispronounced their actual name.D.Norse seamen had previously used the term.E.he wanted to hide his discovery from rival explorers.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward18. As aresult of his third voyage in 1498, Christopher Columbus concluded thatA.all of the lands he had seen were in Asia.B.he had never come even remotely close to Asia.C.he had encountered a continent separate from Asia.D.Asia could not be reached by aship traveling west from Europe.E.the lands he had discovered offered great mineral wealth.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward19. Amerigo VespucciA.sailed on the voyages with Christopher Columbus.B.was a leading criticof Columbus’s claims.C.hailed from Portugal.D.never traveled to the New World.E.helped spread recognition of the idea that the Americas were new continents.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward20. Who was the first known European to look westward upon the Pacific Ocean, in 1513?A.Amerigo VespucciB.Vasco de Balboa

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C.Juan Ponce de LeónD.Ferdinand MagellanE.Hernando CortésAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward21. What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?A.Amerigo VespucciB.Vasco de BalboaC.Juan Ponce de LeónD.Ferdinand MagellanE.Hernando CortésAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward22. Hernando Cortés’sconquest of the Aztecs in 1518 was made possible largely due toA.political divisions within the Aztec leadership.B.the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox.C.the brutality of the Spanish conquistadores.D.Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs.E.the Spanish co-opting the Aztec religion.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward23. Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?A.Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive.B.Spanishcolonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world.C.The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico.D.The first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming.E.Many helped establish elements of European civilization permanently in America.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward24. Anencomiendawas aA.special title given to Spanish explorers of the New World.B.religious ceremony.C.Spanish-run community of assimilated Indians.D.uniform worn by conquistadores.E.license to exact tribute and labor from natives.Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation25. The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United StateswasA.New Orleans.B.St. Augustine.C.Santa Fe.D.St. Louis.E.San Francisco.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward26. In 1680, the Pueblo Indians rose in revolt against Spanish settlers after the SpanishA.attempted to convertthe Pueblos to Catholicism.B.made efforts to suppress Indian religious rituals.C.demanded tribute from the Indians.D.began to export Pueblos out of the colony to be sold as slaves.E.banned intermarriage between Spaniards and Pueblos.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward

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27. To reduce conflicts, Spanish policy toward the Pueblo Indians in the eighteenth century involved all of thefollowing EXCEPTA.intensified efforts at assimilating the Pueblos.B.a willingness to permit the Pueblos to own their own land.C.toleration of tribal religious rituals.D.an expansion of the encomienda system.E.a stop to the commandeering of Indian labor.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward28.What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact withEuropeans?A.warB.diseaseC.starvationD.enslavementE.religious conversionAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward29. Inwhat way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and Europe?A.Food prices sharply rose as new crops flooded the European market.B.Health care improved as Indian medical practices were widely practiced in Europe.C.A large number of new crops became available in Europe.D.Trade with the Americas ended future food shortages in Europe.E.Forced immigration of Indian slaves reduced labor shortages in Europe.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward30. Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?A.bananasB.pigsC.sugarD.horsesE.cornAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward31. In Spanish colonial societies,mestizosA.were considered tobe at the top of the social hierarchy.B.came to make up the largest segment of the population.C.were officially illegal but generally tolerated.D.were usually sold into slavery.E.was the name given to Catholic priests, friars, and missionaries.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward32. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding African immigrants to the Americas between1500and 1800?A.Almost all came against their will.B.They made up over half ofall immigrants to the New World.C.Almost all came against their will, and they made up over half of all immigrants to the New World.D.Almost all came voluntarily, making up somewhat less than half of all immigrants to the New World.E.Almost all camevoluntarily.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward33. At the time of the beginning of the slave trade, most AfricansA.were primitive peoples dominated by warring tribal societies.B.had little commercial contact with theMediterranean world.

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C.followed the Christian faith.D.had well-developed economies and political systems.E.had no important cities or trading centers.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward34. African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal, which meansA.people traced their heredity through their mothers.B.only women could be the heads of families.C.men could not inherit property.D.women were in control of the social institutions.E.only mothers couldact as political leaders.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward35. In the fifteenth century, slavery in AfricaA.was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual.B.proscribed that children born of enslavedparents were also slaves.C.was introduced by Europeans.D.was made up of an exclusively African slave population.E.generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward36. Inwhat chronological order, from earliest to latest, did European countries control the African slave trade?A.the Portuguese, the Dutch, the EnglishB.the English, the Spanish, the DutchC.the Dutch, the English, the SpanishD.the English, the Dutch, the PortugueseE.the Portuguese, the Spanish, the DutchAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward37. What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for colonization?A.The availability of farmland wasdeclining, while the population was growing.B.The demand for wool was declining, while the population was growing.C.Pasture land was being converted to crop production, while the population was declining.D.Both the food supply and the population weredeclining.E.Both the food supply and the population were increasing.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English38. Which statement regarding the economic theory of mercantilism is FALSE?A.It presumed that the world’s wealth was finite.B.It increased competition among nations.C.It reduced the desire for nations to acquire and maintain colonies.D.It assumed that exporting goods was preferable to importing goods.E.Its principles spread throughout Europe in thesixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English39. In England during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of trade in whichcommodity?A.spicesB.slavesC.lumberD.cornE.woolAccessibility: Keyboard Navigation

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Topic: The Arrival of the English40. In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?A.These two men would help found the Massachusetts Bay Colony.B.Luther and Calvin encouraged the Puritans to leave England for the New World.C.Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought.D.They were the most influential English Puritans of the seventeenth century.E.Luther and Calvinhelped to break the hold of predestination on the Puritan mind.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English41. The teachings of John CalvinA.produced a strong desire among his followers to lead lives that were virtuous.B.were most rapidly accepted in southern Europe.C.were officially adopted by the Church of England.D.were at odds with Catholic doctrines, but not with Catholic practices.E.helped to promote the doctrine of free will so vital to encouraging exploration.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English42. The English Reformation resulted fromA.the threat of war between England and France.B.a political dispute between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church.C.the rise ofLutheranism within the English church.D.the persecution by King James I of liberal priests.E.the defeat of the Spanish Armada.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English43. At the beginning of the seventeenth century, the already festering English Puritan discontent was increasedbyA.the suppression of English Catholics.B.the end of rule by the Stuarts.C.the rising influence of Quakers within the English church.D.Queen Elizabeth’s promotion of English theater.E.thedeath of Queen Elizabeth.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English44. England’s first experience with colonization came inA.North America.B.the Caribbean.C.Canada.D.Ireland.E.Africa.Accessibility: KeyboardNavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English45. From their colonial experiences in Ireland, the English concluded thatA.they should not try to convert indigenous peoples to English religious beliefs.B.English colonists should maintain rigid separation from an indigenous population.C.military expenditures were fiscally wasteful.D.indigenous populations were essential as the major colonial labor source.E.harsh treatment of indigenous populations could lead to rebellion.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English46. Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE?A.French settlers exercised an influence disproportionate to their numbers.B.The French, like the English, tried to remain separate fromnative peoples.

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C.The French were more likely than the English to press inland.D.The French colonial economy was based on an extensive fur trade.E.The French often lived among the natives and married Indian women.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English47. The first permanent English settlement in the New World was established inA.Boston.B.Raleigh.C.Roanoke.D.Plymouth.E.Jamestown.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English48. Oneimportant consequence of the defeat of the Spanish Armada was thatA.France came to dominate Spain.B.Catholicism was swept from western Europe.C.England found the seas more open to their control.D.the Reformation extended into Spain.E.Spain was forced to relinquish its New World empire.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English49. The colony of Virginia was named in honor ofA.Virginia Dare.B.Walter Raleigh.C.Humphrey Gilbert.D.Elizabeth I.E.Queen Mary.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English50. The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colonyA.was a severe food shortage.B.is historically inconclusive.C.deterred the English from another colonizing effort for forty years.D.was the death of the colony’s governor.E.was a virulent malarial epidemic.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English51. The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were lesselaboratethan those of the peoples to the south.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: America Before Columbus52. The eleventh-century explorations and discoveries of Leif Eriksson were common knowledge in theEuropeanworld of the fifteenthcentury.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward53. Portuguese exploration in the late fifteenth century concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailingaroundAfrica.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward

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54. Christopher Columbus spent his early seafaring years in the service of the Portuguese.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward55. On his first voyage to the New World, Columbus realized that hehad not encountered China.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward56. By 1550, Spaniards had explored the coast of North America as far north as Oregon in the west.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: EuropeLooks Westward57. The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations, but not at finding gold or silver.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward58. Spanish mines in America yielded ten times as muchgold and silver as the rest of the world’s minestogether.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward59. The Pueblo Indians continued to practice their native religious rituals, even though many of them convertedtoChristianity.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward60. By the seventeenth century, the Spanish had given up their efforts to assimilate the Indians to Spanish ways.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe LooksWestward61. European life was relatively unchanged by the biological and cultural exchanges that took place afterdiscoveryof the New World.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward62. As of the sixteenth century,Europeans had generally built up a greater immunity to smallpox than had theNative Americans.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward63. Owing to their commitment to Catholicism, male Spanish immigrants had very littlesexual contact withIndianwomen.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward64. Depending on the area, Spanish colonists either enslaved Indians or forced them to work for fixed periods,unable to leave without the consent oftheir employers.TRUE

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Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward65. Cattle, sheep, and sugar were three New World products introduced to Europe.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward66. In contrastwith the European tradition, African families tended to be matrilineal.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward67. The internal African slave trade was not well established until Europeans began to demand slave labor fortheNew World.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: Europe Looks Westward68. During the sixteenth century, England was experiencing a decline in the food supply and population.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of theEnglish69. The preaching of John Calvin led his followers to lead both anxious and productive lives.TRUEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English70. Puritans were the first English colonizers.FALSEAccessibility:Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English71. The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.FALSEAccessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Arrival of the English72.Compare the Indiancivilizations north of Mexico with those in Central and South America.Topic: America Before Columbus73.Discuss the benefits and drawbacks for European and American societies resulting from contact and thetrade thatdeveloped after 1500.Topic: Europe Looks Westward74.What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them toundertakethose settlements?Topic: Europe Looks Westward75.How did Spanish settlements and attitudes toward native populationsin the New World differ from those oftheEnglish?Topic: Europe Looks WestwardTopic: The Arrival of the English76.Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.Topic: The Arrival of the English

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Category# of QuestionsAccessibility: Keyboard Navigation71Topic: America Before Columbus13Topic: Europe Looks Westward43Topic: The Arrival of the English20

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Chapter 02Transplantations and Borderlands1. Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?A.It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria.B.It was inland so as to offer security from natives.C.It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes.D.It was surrounded by thick woods.E.It was inaccessible by ship.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake2. The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily onA.thelong-term success of the settlement.B.building a family-centered community.C.developing peaceful relations with the Indians in the area.D.the search for gold.E.converting the local Indians to Christianity.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic:The Early Chesapeake3. Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive byA.waging all-out war with the local Indians.B.dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale.C.imposing work and order on the colonists.D.introducing tobacco to the colonists.E.importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake4. The “starving time” in Jamestown during the winter of 1609–1610 was partly the result ofA.majorfires that ravaged surrounding crop lands.B.the extermination of the Indians who used to grow crops.C.an influx of rats from settlers’ ships that ate much of the stored grains.D.a drought that led to crop failures.E.the sinking of the colonists’ supply ship in the Atlantic.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake5. The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted fromA.the discovery of gold and silver.B.fur trade with the Indians.C.the production oftobacco.D.development of fisheries and lumber.E.the cultivation of cotton.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake6. The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPTA.the rapid wearing out ofthe soil.B.the search for new sources of labor.C.rising prosperity for the colony.D.improved relations with the local Indians.E.the expansion of European settlement into the interior.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake7. The Virginia Company developed the “headright” system toA.attract new settlers to the colony.

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B.discourage poor people from moving to the colony.C.require families to migrate together.D.raise revenue from the sale of land.E.cause conflict among the neighboring Indian tribes.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake8. Which of the following statements best characterizes the first years of Jamestown’s existence?A.A majority of its colonists enjoyed significant economicsuccess.B.The settlement was often assaulted by Spanish invaders.C.The settlement was notable for its peaceful relations with local Indians.D.The settlement was notable for its toleration of political freedom.E.The settlement survived despite an enormous loss of life.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake9. When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,A.it gave settlers full political control of their colony.B.landowning women colonists were allowed tovote.C.colonists were given a share of local political representation.D.it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists.E.it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake10. The first blacks imported to Virginia in 1619A.may have been considered indentured servants by the colonists.B.sparked an immediate rapid stream of African slaves to the British colonies.C.werepreferred to European indentured servants.D.followed Indians into slavery.E.arrived as independent landowners.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake11. The Powhatan Indian PocahontasA.married Englishman John Smith.B.waskidnapped by John Rolfe.C.created an interest in England in “civilizing” Indians.D.was the cause of a war between the Powhatan Indians and Virginian colonists.E.refused to convert to Christianity.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The EarlyChesapeake12. Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians in VirginiaA.continued without interruption until the early eighteenth century.B.was first triggered by the kidnapping of Pocahontas.C.was primarily a result of religious tensions between natives and settlers.D.was uncommon until the early eighteenth century.E.included an Indian attack on Jamestown that killed hundreds of colonists.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake13. The Virginia CompanyA.neversanctioned military action against the Native Americans of Virginia.B.deeply opposed the importation of Africans to the colonies.C.was absorbed by the crown because it was becoming too powerful.D.had its charter revoked by James I.E.found most of its Virginia ventures to be very profitable.Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation

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Topic: The Early Chesapeake14. In its beginning, the Maryland colonyA.experienced tremendous warfare with local Indians.B.allowed no Protestant settlers.C.was a refugefor English Catholics.D.was led by Captain John Smith.E.experienced considerable conflict with nearby French settlers.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake15. Which of the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeleyis FALSE?A.He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades.B.He encouraged Virginia to develop westward.C.His relations with Indians were violent and bloody.D.He extended political representation for frontier settlers.E.He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake16. By 1670, political representation for colonists in VirginiaA.involved elections taking place every two years.B.was open to allwhite men over the age of twenty-one.C.had grown more restrictive.D.favored western counties over eastern counties.E.expanded to include landholding black men.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake17. Bacon’s RebellionA.spelled the demise of the Virginia Company.B.saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign.C.spread throughout several colonies.D.carried on for several years.E.was a conflict between eastern and western political forces in Virginia.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake18. The suppression of Bacon’s Rebellion helped spurA.tobacco production.B.slavery in Virginia.C.European investment.D.the triangular trade.E.calls for independence from England.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Early Chesapeake19. In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left EnglandA.sought refuge in Virginia.B.emigrated quietly to northern France.C.were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate.D.chartereda colony in Plymouth.E.could not legally do so without the king’s permission.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England20. In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North AmericaA.intended to settle at Cape Cod.B.cameover the objections of the Virginia colony.C.were seeking to escape military service in England.

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D.hoped to create their ideal close-knit Christian community.E.enjoyed a particularly mild winter their first year.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England21. During the early years, the survival and growth of the Plymouth colonyA.was due in large part to the assistance of the natives.B.led the colonists to grow rich from the surrounding productive farmlands.C.saw thecolonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population.D.nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die.E.was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England22. King Charles I’s treatment of Puritans could be characterized asA.relatively tolerant.B.extremely hostile.C.governed by economic motives.D.more likely to advance Puritan thought in England.E.unlikely to involveimprisonment for religious beliefs.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England23. The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colonyA.established their capital in Salem.B.took over what had been a royal colony.C.were led by Miles Standish.D.were given their colonial charter by Charles II.E.carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England24. The Massachusetts BayPuritansA.lived as grim and joyless people.B.took vows of poverty as evidence of their commitment to their faith.C.created a colonial “theocracy.”D.fought with the surrounding Indians almost immediately.E.introduced freedom of worship to the NewWorld.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England25. The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a “city upon a hill”A.felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world.B.wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks.C.wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths.D.sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals.E.wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England26. Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony ofA.Rhode Island.B.Vermont.C.NewHampshire.D.Connecticut.E.Maine.Accessibility: Keyboard NavigationTopic: The Growth of New England

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