Question 1

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Africans as slaves?

Accepted Answer

A)   They spoke many different languages and held complex religious beliefs.
B)   Many had experienced a less brutal form of slavery in Africa.
C)   They were often branded by the company who claimed ownership.
D)   One in six died during the Middle Passage.
E)   They had a long history with Christianity in Africa.F) B) and C)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the institution of slavery in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Slavery was not a factor north of the Chesapeake region during the colonial period.
B)   Slaves did not achieve a self-sustaining rate of reproduction in the colonies prior to the American Revolution.
C)   "Family slavery" was having slaves and masters living under the same roof.
D)   Slaves made up nearly 50 percent of the colonial population by the time of the American Revolution.
E)   Most slaves were working in cotton during the colonial period.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Georgia's colonial beginnings are remarkably different from those of other colonies. Discuss how Spain's presence in Florida impacted the southern colonies.

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Question 4

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Smith

Accepted Answer

A)  Carolina
B)  Georgia
C)  Maryland
D)  Massachusetts Bay
E)  New JerseyF) New NetherlandG) PennsylvaniaH) PlymouthI) Rhode IslandJ) VirginiaK) A) and F)
L) D) and J)

Question 5

New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

Accepted Answer

A)   increased the power of Parliament
B)   resulted in the execution of Charles I
C)   ended with the death of Oliver Cromwell
D)   temporarily abolished the monarchy
E)   delayed the American RevolutionF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 7

Because of its harsh winters, New England had a death rate that was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Roger Williams

Accepted Answer

A)  Carolina
B)  Georgia
C)  Maryland
D)  Massachusetts Bay
E)  New JerseyF) New NetherlandG) PennsylvaniaH) PlymouthI) Rhode IslandJ) VirginiaK) A) and B)
L) C) and H)

Question 9

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-William Bradford

Accepted Answer

A)  Carolina
B)  Georgia
C)  Maryland
D)  Massachusetts Bay
E)  New JerseyF) New NetherlandG) PennsylvaniaH) PlymouthI) Rhode IslandJ) VirginiaK) G) and I)
L) A) and I)

Question 10

Which is true of English society by the early 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A)   The right to trial by jury had yet to be established.
B)   There was a growing population of beggars and vagabonds.
C)   There were no limits on the power of the monarch.
D)   Titled nobles dominated the House of Commons.
E)   There were no significant class distinctions.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 11

The stockholders who invested in the Virginia Company were motivated primarily by:

Accepted Answer

A)   religion
B)   a spirit of adventure
C)   curiosity about the New World
D)   personal loyalty to James I
E)   financial profitF) D) and E)
G) A) and D) E

Question 12

One of the important factors aiding the survival of the early Jamestown settlers was:

Accepted Answer

A)   the large sums of money that were used to bring additional supplies to them regularly
B)   their willingness to work hard and sacrifice for the good of the whole colony
C)   the assistance they received from the Indians
D)   the lack of the diseases and hardships that afflicted other colonies
E)   the democratic government established by the Virginia CompanyF) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 13

The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from:

Accepted Answer

A)   land sales
B)   trade with Indians
C)   gold discoveries
D)   tobacco
E)   trade with Spanish FloridaF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 14

Sir Edwin Sandys took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

All of the following are true of the Pilgrims EXCEPT that they:

Accepted Answer

A)   established the Plymouth colony
B)   based their initial colonial government on the Mayflower Compact
C)   were Separatists who had abandoned the Church of England
D)   originally fled to Holland
E)   were a sect of radical CatholicsF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 16

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

Accepted Answer

A)   challenging the authority of male ministers
B)   championing equal rights for women
C)   insufficient knowledge of the Bible
D)   believing good works would earn a place in heaven
E)   refusing to uphold the SabbathF) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

One of the important reasons why England took New Netherland from the Dutch was because of:

Accepted Answer

A)   its location at the mouth of the Hudson River
B)   their military strength, which was considered a threat to English interests in North America
C)   New Netherland's direct financial competition with officially licensed English companies
D)   its interest in extending Anglicanism to this devoutly Catholic nation
E)   England's superior position as a continental financial powerF) D) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 18

By the mid-1670s, many of Virginia's free white adult males owned no land, and squatting became a significant problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia?

Accepted Answer

A)   It was the last of the English colonies to be established.
B)   It was to serve as a military buffer against Spanish Florida.
C)   It was a haven for the "poor children…that pester the streets of London."
D)   It succeeded in keeping out slavery.
E)   James Oglethorpe led the initial settlers.F) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 20

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he:

Accepted Answer

A)   devoted himself to converting the Indians
B)   decided he was no longer a Christian
C)   had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions
D)   led a rebellion against the government of Massachusetts
E)   discovered it had the best farmland in New EnglandF) C) and E)
G) A) and D) C

Exam 2: England’s Colonies

Which of the following statements is NOT true of Africans as slaves?

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Which of the following statements is true of the institution of slavery in the American colonies?

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Georgia's colonial beginnings are remarkably different from those of other colonies. Discuss how Spain's presence in Florida impacted the southern colonies.

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New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies.

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The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

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Because of its harsh winters, New England had a death rate that was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia.

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MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Roger Williams

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Which is true of English society by the early 1600s?

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The stockholders who invested in the Virginia Company were motivated primarily by:

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One of the important factors aiding the survival of the early Jamestown settlers was:

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The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from:

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Sir Edwin Sandys took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony.

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All of the following are true of the Pilgrims EXCEPT that they:

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Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

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One of the important reasons why England took New Netherland from the Dutch was because of:

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By the mid-1670s, many of Virginia's free white adult males owned no land, and squatting became a significant problem.

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