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1. Although historical facts don’t change, our knowledge about the past changes as new
sources of information become available and as new generations of historians reinterpret the
past.
a.
True
2. Autobiographies, letters, and journals would be examples of
a.
Primary sources
3. As discussed in class and in the textbook, which of the following statements about the Native
Native Americans (Indians) is most obviously false?
a.
By the time the Spaniards arrived, all of the natives in the Americas had adopted a
settled, civilized lifestyle and were part of heavily-populated, impressive empires.
4. Portugal
a.
Was the first of the newly emerging European nation to begin serious exploration to find
a new trade route to Asia in the 1400s by attempting to go around Africa.
5. According to Dr.Joseph and the textbook, which of the following statements about Christopher
Columbus is false?
a.
Columbus had trouble finding a sponsor for his proposed expedition to sail west to reach
the East Indies, because the kings in Europe and their advisors were convinced that the
world was flat.
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a.
Mexico and South America offered the greatest opportunities for Spain and Spaniards to
achieve the goals of God, gold, and glory.
7. England’s claims to North America were based on:
a.
John Cabot’s voyages of discovery in the late 1490s.
8. In the century following Columbus’s discovery of the Americas
a.
About ninety percent of the native American population died from diseases and other
factors.
9. Henry VIII broke with Rome and established the Anglican Church. Because
a.
He wanted to get a divorce and to confiscate the Catholic Church’s property in England.
10. Which of the following was not a direct result of Henry VIII’s breaking with Rome and
creating the Anglican Church in England in the 1520-1530s?
a.
France immediately declared war on England and tried unsuccessfully to restore
Catherine as queen.
11. During the reign of Queen Elizabeth, English sea dogs like Drake and Hawkins
a.
Attacked and looted Spanish ships and Spanish-American ports.
12. Joint Stock companies were attractive to English investors interested in colonization in the
early 1600s, because the companies
a.
Offered limited risk and the expectation of profits.
13. Which of the following was not a serious problem for the
a.
Lack of a legal charter
14. According to the information presented in class and in the textbook, which statement about
John Rolfe is most obviously false?
a.
He was appointed first governor of Virginia by the Virginia Company of London.
15. Which of the following statements about the winter of 1609-1610 in the Virginia colony is
true?
a.
It was known as the starving time with the colonists dying from disease, Indian Attacks,
and Starvation.
16. The main secret of success for the Virginia colony, which also was the main factor that
helped to influence its development, was
a.
The suitability of the soil and climate for growing tobacco, a cash crop in demand in
Europe.
17. After the Massacre of 1622, King James I ordered an investigation of the Virginia Company
of London. As a result of that investigation, the Crown in 1624.
a.
Canceled the company’s charter and transformed Virginia in to a royal company.
18. Which statement about the institution of indentured servitude is most obviously false?
a.
During the colonial period, almost no one came to Southern colonies, such as Virginia,
as indentured servants because of the high death rate and the harsh working conditions.
19. Believing themselves to be the Elect, Puritans
a.
Were determined to live according to the Bible and make everyone else do so as well.
20. Which statement about early Massachusetts is most obviously false?
a.
Committed to true freedom of religion, the Puritans welcomed Quakers and other
persecuted groups to their colony.
21. Massachusetts was the hub or center of New England; Plymouth was absorbed into it;
Rhode Island and Connecticut grew out of it.
a.
True
22. What do Rhode Island and Connecticut have in common?
a.
Both began without charters but later obtained charters from England.
23. Which statement about New England colonies in general is most obviously true?
a.
The New England colonists often came as families, settled in townships, and developed
a diverse economy with trade becoming important.
24. Which statement about Pennsylvania is most obviously true?
a.
Although a refuge for Quakers, anyone who worshiped only one god was allowed to
settle there.
25. King Charles II granted the Penn family a charter to land on the Atlantic coast of North
America in the early 1680s primarily because
a.
He wanted to repay the Penn family for Admiral Penn’s support during the Civil War.
26. Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson
a.
Were expelled separately from Massachusetts and became founders of the Rhode
Island colony.
27. According to Dr.Joseph, the most serious problem faced by England’s thirteen North
American states throughout the colonial period was
a.
The abundance of resources but a shortage of labor.
28. Although England's colonies in North America were established through private enterprise
by joint stock companies and proprietors.
a.
By the end of the colonial period a majority of these colonies were royal.
29. In England's colonies In North America
a.
There were property and/or religious qualifications for voting and holding office.
30. Massachusetts and Virginia were both company colonies
a.
But the emphasis in Virginia was on profit and in Massachusetts on religion
31. Which of the following colonies was both a corporate colony and a New England colony?
a.
Massachusetts
32. Which of the following colonies was both a proprietor and a Middle colony?
a.
Pennsylvania
33. The British Navigation Acts, enacted in the 1600s, were intended to
a.
Restrict trade within empire to English goods on English ships going to English ports.
34. According to the theory of mercantilism, colonies
a.
Existed to enrich and benefit the mother country, because wealth equaled power
35. Throughout the colonial period, England’s colonial policy
a.
Was inconsistent with periods of neglect alternating with periods of attempted control
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36. From 1600-1660, England
a.
Was distracted by civil war and other factors, which caused her to neglect the infant
colonies in North America.
37. On the eve of the American Revolution the population of the English colonies
a.
Was increasing rapidly because of a high birth rate and immigration
38. The Great awakening of the 1700s
a.
Spread from England to the American colonies, where it renewed interest in religion and
caused some churches to split.
39. With an economy based primarily on fur trade, the French population in North America was
much smaller than the number of English settlers in the thirteen colonies.
a.
True
40. Which statements about the Seven Years’ War is false?
a.
George Washington became a hero by defeating the French in the Battle at Fort
Necessity.
41. As a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763,
a.
France lost her colonial empire in North America with England and Spain taking over her
land claims.
42. In the Treaty of Tordesillas
a.
Spain and Portugal divided the uncharted, non-Christian lands of the world between
them.
43. In the story at the beginning of Chapter 1 about the Wicomess Indians killing three
Englishmen was used to illustrate which of the following?
a.
Different cultural views held by the Indians and the English on how to punish the crime of
murder.
44. Which statement best describes the reactions of Governor John Winthrop of Massachusetts
and Sir William Berkeley, Governor of Virginia, when each learned in the 1600s that the other
colony was under serious attack by hostile Indians?
a.
Each Gov believed that God was punishing the other colonists and failed to provide any
significant assistance to those under attack.
45. The Mayflower Compact was the
a.
Simple agreement by the Separatists to establish a self-governing commonwealth in
Plymouth
46. Bacon’s Rebellion involved
a.
An uprising by Virginia colonists upset with the governor and Indian problems in the late
1600s
47. One of the most distinctive aspects of the Maryland colony is that
a.
The proprietor was a Catholic who planned to make the colony a refuge for England's
persecuted Catholics
48. The colony of Georgia was founded in the 1730s to
a.
Serve as a military buffer against the Spanish and as a charitable experiment
49. According to the textbook, blacks living in England’s mainland colonies in the early decades
of the eighteenth century
a.
Began to experience reproductive success as live birth exceeded deaths, perhaps
because they enjoyed a healthier climate and a better diet than other New World slaves.
50. Which statement about the beginnings of the colony of New York is most obviously true?
a.
Originally settled by the Dutch, it later became a proprietary English colony granted by
King Charles II to his brother James, Duke of York.