Question 1

John Smith imposed order on the Jamestown settlement, but he thought it wise not to antagonize local Indians.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What became the dominant crop of the Caribbean colonies?

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A)   corn
B)   beans
C)   tobacco
D)   sugar
E)   cottonF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

California was first colonized by Spain, which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Residents of Massachusetts generally had greater freedom of worship than the Puritans had had in England.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Mayflower Compact set forth the principles of the Puritan religion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

During the middle of the seventeenth century, the right to vote in Virginia was becoming more restricted.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following statements best characterizes the first years of Jamestown's existence?

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A)   A majority of its colonists enjoyed significant economic success.
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.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The suppression of Bacon's Rebellion helped spur

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A)   tobacco production.
B)   slavery in Virginia.
C)   European investment.
D)   the triangular trade.
E)   calls for independence from England.F) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 9

Bacon's Rebellion was undertaken to do away with slavery in Virginia.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The first blacks imported to Virginia in 1619

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A)   may have been considered indentured servants by the colonists.
B)   sparked an immediate rapid stream of African slaves to the British colonies.
C)   were preferred to European indentured servants.
D)   followed Indians into slavery.
E)   arrived as independent landowners.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 11

Ministers in the puritan colony of Massachusetts had no formal power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

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A)   it gave settlers full political control of their colony.
B)   landowning women colonists were allowed to vote.
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.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

The royal governor of Virginia who clashed with Nathaniel Bacon was ________.

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Question 14

What role did the Caribbean colonies play in the development of British North America?

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Question 15

Which the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?

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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.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 16

Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

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A)   with condescending admiration.
B)   with fear and contempt.
C)   as worth preserving.
D)   as part of the godly community.
E)   as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 17

The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "city upon a hill"

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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.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 18

The European weapon quickly appropriated by Indians was the ________ rifle.

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Question 19

In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left England

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A)   sought refuge in Virginia.
B)   emigrated quietly to northern France.
C)   were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate.
D)   chartered a colony in Plymouth.
E)   could not legally do so without the king's permission.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

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A)   the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies.
B)   the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other.
C)   its economy was grounded in tobacco production.
D)   its founders had discouraged the use of slaves.
E)   it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony.F) D) and E)
G) A) and D)

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