CHAPTER 2-5 Multiple Choice Questions (In no particular order)

1492-1600
1 Which of the following were the first to cultivate food crops in America?
a. European colonists in South America
b. Indians along the Atlantic seaboard of North America
c. Jesuit missionaries in southern California
d. Indians in central Mexico
2 Women were most likely to hold political positions in:
a. Hunting tribes
b. Tribes with no sexual division of labor
c. Agricultural tribes
d. Nomadic tribes

Black slavery was introduced to Europe by the

a.
b.
c.
d.

French
Spanish
English
Portuguese
Under the encomienda system,
a. Spanish Jesuits undertook the task of converting Indians to the Christian faith.
b. Tribute from Indian villages was granted to the individual conquistadors.
c. Prisoners from Spain were sent to work in New World silver mines for periods
ranging from seven years to life
d. The Catholic Church established schools and hospitals in Indian villages
Which of the following is true of John Cabot?
a. He brought back Europe the first formal knowledge of North Americas
northern coastline
b. He is credited with having found an all-water route through North America to Asia
c. As a result of his voyages, Cabot was the first European to realize that Columbus had
not reached Asia
d. He established a settlement in Vinland which was the first European settlement in
North America
The voyages of Cabot, Verrazzono, Cartier, and Hudson were important in that
a. Their discoveries led to regular trade with Asia via the Northwest Passage
b. They demonstrated that voyages of discovery could be highly profitable
c. Their discoveries caused European nations to become interested in exploring
North and South America
d. They each established a permanent settlement in North America for their respective
communities
The Lakota, Comanches and Crows of the Great Plains were profoundly affected by the
a. Cultivation of tobacco
b. Introduction of settled agriculture into North America via private property ideals
c. Introduction of wheat and rye into North America
d. Introduction of the horse into North America
The permanent outposts established by Europeans in North America in the early seventeenth
century were initially inhabited by the people whose aim it was to

a.
b.
c.
d.

Establish military bases for their respective countries

Make money by sending as many beaver pelts as possible home to Europe
Christianize the Indians of North America
Establish permanent colonies for their respective countries
9 The first person to publish the idea that Columbus had discovered a new continent was
a. Amerigo Vespucci
b. Martin Waldseemuller
c. John Cabot
d. Pedro Alvares Cabral
10 In the 15th century, Lower Guinea and Upper Guinea differed in which of the following
respects?
a. The governments of Lower Guinea were democratic; those of Upper Guinea were
autocratic
b. Women were responsible for the cultivation of rice in Lower Guinea but were
primarily the local traders in Upper Guinea.
c. Women were denied political power in Lower Guinea but held powerful political and
religious positions in Upper Guinea
d. The peoples of Lower Guinea continued to practice traditional African religions;
those of Upper Guinea were heavily influenced by the Islamic religion
11 When Europeans began to colonize North America, the Indians on the continent
a. Did not see themselves as one people and did not think of uniting against the
invaders
b. Realized that unity against the invaders was essential to survival
c. Quickly accepted the religious ideas expressed by European missionaries
d. Recognized the importance of accepting and adopting major characteristics of
European culture
1600-1640

12 French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best convert
Native Americans to Christianity by

a.
b.
c.
d.

Moving them to European-style villages

Learning Indian languages and going among the natives
Using European medicines to cure Indians of smallpox
Destroying all vestiges of traditional Indian religions

13 The economic and social problems in the seventeenth-country England that caused many
English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of:

a.
b.
c.
d.

The collapse of the woolens industry

Warfare between England and France
The governments decision to eliminate all tariffs on foreign foods
The doubling of the English population between 1530 and 1680
14 Who were the Puritans and what pushed them to leave for the New World?
a. Desire for money to buy manufactured goods on their own
b. Pursuit to eliminate dependence on outsiders
c. Maintain their Englishness
d. Some of the above

e. All of the above

15 The Puritans advocated which of the following changes in the Church of England?
a.
b.
c.
d.

They wanted the church to be free from political interference.

They wanted all English citizens to be included in the membership of the church
They wanted bishops and archbishops to be elected rather than appointed.
They wanted priests to be allowed to marry.
16 The primary motive behind the founding of Englands first permanent colony was a desire
a. For religious freedom
b. For profit
c. To gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World
d. To challenge Spains power in the New World

17 A number of English Puritans moved to America in the 1620s and 1630s because they
a.
b.
c.
d.

Wanted to establish a society of religious toleration

Wanted the freedom to practice their beliefs without monarchy interference
Were exiled to the New World after coming back from the Netherlands
Wanted to establish an independent nation for themselves

18 Joint-stock companies turned out to be poor ways to finance colonies because

a. Taxes on the profits of these companies were excessive
b. The number of people who could serve as potential investors were limited by English
law

c. New colonies do not immediately return a profit to investors

d. The English government insisted on controlling day-to-day operations of these
companies

19 Powahatan extended aid to the Jamestown settlers because

a.
b.
c.
d.

They achieved a quick and decisive victory over his warriors

He believed they were divine beings
Their weapons could help him consolidate his power over the other tribes
The Algonquian religion taught the brotherhood of all people

20 What was the most responsible for the end of the peaceful terms between English and Native
Americans in Virginia?

a.
b.
c.
d.

The introduction of slavery

Tobacco cultivation proliferation
Kidnapping of neighboring native tribes
The instigation by the British troops
21 The survival of the Jamestown settlement is largely due to
a. Good planning on the part of the Virginia Company
b. Aid received from the Powhatan Confederacy
c. The agricultural skills of the early settlers
d. The early development of village democracy
22 Which of the following was a reason for the early problems that confronted the Jamestown
colony?
a. The colony was kept in a constant state of chaos due to the tyrannical rule of John
Smith

b. Nomadic tribes had virtually wiped out the supply of game in the area
c. A severe drought made it difficult for the settlers to cultivate crops
d. The early colonists had to contend with the hostility of nearby Indians
23 James I abolished the House of Burgesses because he
a.
b.
c.
d.

Thought it was the main contributor for Virginias instability

Distrusted the legislative assemblies
Did not agree with the domination by Virginias wealthy landowners
Blamed the independence for the financial failures of the Virginia Company
24 For which of the following reasons did the spread of tobacco cultivation in Virginia lead to
conflict with the Indians?
a. The Indians were jealous of the prosperity that tobacco cultivation brought to the
English settlers
b. In an effort to get workers for their plantations, Virginia planters began to kidnap and
enslave Indians
c. The abundant land required for tobacco cultivation caused the settlers
increasingly to encroach on Indian lands
d. Indian religion associated tobacco with evil spirits and with death
25 Which of the following is true concerning indentured servants?
a. A significant percentage did not live through the period of their indenture
b. Most had to pay for their own food out of the meager wages they earned
c. They were legally defined as property and had no rights under the law
d. They were not generally overworked and found the Chesapeake climate conducive to
their health.
26 Which of the following was true of most Chesapeake families in the seventeenth-century?
a. They made most of their own clothes and farm implements
b. They did not spend much money on material possessions beyond the necessities
c. They lived luxurious lives of leisure
d. They had to import most of their food from England because they concentrated on
growing cash crops

27 Why was the seventeenth-century Chesapeake politically unstable?

a. The governments of Virginia and Maryland were dominated by immigrants who
had no strong ties to each other or to their respective colonies.
b. Few settlers cared about becoming politically involved
c. Parliament continually interfere in the governing of the Chesapeake colonies
d. Most settlers questioned the legitimacy of the colonial governments of Virginia and
Maryland

28 Separatists differed form Puritan Congregationalists in that Separatists believed

a.
b.
c.
d.

That one is saved solely by the grace of God

In complete equality between the sexes
That the Church of England was too corrupt to be saved
In allowing freedom of religion to all settlers in Plymouth
29 Which of the following was a characteristic of the land distribution system of early
Massachusetts Bay?
a. Each individual settler received a fifteen-acre headright
b. Distinguished individuals received the largest and best plots

c. Each family in a town received an equal amount of land, but the amount varied from
town to town
d. Each family received land for a house, but farmland was worked communally.
30 Why did Puritan migrations into the Connecticut valley eventually lead to war with the
Pequot Indians?
a. The migrations violated treaty agreements between the Puritans and Pequots
b. The puritans came into the region with the intent of enslaving the Pequots
c. The presence of English settlers in the area disrupted the trade patterns on which
Pequot war was based
d. The migrations disrupted Pequot society, which was based on total isolation from the
outside world.
31 How did the lifestyles of white New England settlers differ from the lifestyles of their
counterparts in the Chesapeake?
a. Because New Englanders moved a great deal, their homes were not as sturdy as those
in the Chesapeake
b. Most New Englanders moved to America in family groups, while most
Chesapeake migrants had come as individuals seeking economic opportunity
c. The harshness of the New England environment meant a higher infant mortality rate
and smaller families in New England than in the Chesapeake
d. Unlike New Englanders who cleared new fields every few years, residents of the
Chesapeake used the same fields year after year
32 Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan orthodoxy by expressing which of the following beliefs?
a. She taught that the elect could communicate directly with god
b. She preached that divorces was an unforgivable sin
c. She called for the ordination of women as ministers
d. She taught that the covenant of grace was contrary to the teachings of Jesus
1640-1720
1 What were 18th century characteristics of the colonies?
a. dominance of English culture
b. traditions of self-government
c. religious toleration
d. hereditary aristocracy prevents social mobility
e. All of the above
f. Some of the above
2 Which factors formed the backbone of American characters?
a. Religion
b. Finances
c. Curiosity
d. political heritage
e. SOME OF THE ABOVE
f. ALL OF THE ABOVE
3 All of the colonies founded during the reign of Charles II were
a. Founded by colonists who left or were banished form the New England Puritan
communities
b. Established as military fortification built to defend against the problematic Indian
raids

c. Given as rewards to men who had supported Charles II during the English Civil
War
d. Seized from the Dutch by military force
4 Why was the economic growth of New York slow during the colonys early years?
a. Continued dutch resistance to British rule created instability and an atmosphere of
economic uncertainty
b. The colony attracted few settlers because of its record of religious intolerance
c. The colonys tax policies deprived investors of much-needed capital
d. The Duke of Yorks decision to grant the Jerseys to friends deprived the colony
of a great deal of fertile land
5 The government established by the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina may be
characterized as
a. democratic
b. theocratic
c. hierarchial
d. totalitarian
6 The government established by the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut may be
characterized as
a. democratic
b. theocratic
c. hierarchial
d. totalitarian
7 How did the development of the Albemarle region of the Carolina colony differ form the
development of the region to the south?
a. slavery was more important to the economic development of the Albemarle region
than to the economic development of the southern region
b. African influences were greater in the Albemarle region because it had a higher
proportion of African-born blacks than did the southern region
c. A Virginia-like society was established in the Albemarle region; Barbarian
influence was more important in the southern region
d. The main export crop in the Albemarale region was grain, whereas cotton was the
main export crop in the southern region.
8 Why did Puritan migrations from England to the New World largely stop in the period of
1642-1660?
a. The Puritans gained control over the English government during that period
b. King Charles I prohibited further puritan migrations to America
c. The hardships reported by the puritans in America deterred those in England from
leaving for America
d. Almost all of the Puritans in England had already been departed.
9 Which of the following was a consequence of New Englands population growth in the late
seventeenth century?
a. the death rate among children increased substantially as population outstripped the
food supply
b. overcrowded conditions increased the incidence of epidemic diseases
c. the scarcity of land caused some New Englanders to abandon agriculture and
learn new skills so that they could support themselves in an urban area
d. a significant number of New Englanders moved back to England
10 In the Chesapeake most local governments were run by a

a.
b.
c.
d.

city manager
magistrate
town meeting
county commission
Why did contact with the Europeans intensify the Iroquois need to wage war?
a. the Iroquois needed to increase the power of their Confederacy in order to combat the
powerful Europeans
b. the Iroquois had to prevent neighboring tribes form allying with the Europeans
c. European expansion constantly pushed the Iroquois form old tribal lands into new
unconsecrated territories
d. As European diseases increased the death rate within the Iroquois Confederacy,
their need to replenish their population with captives increased
Which of the following was a consequence of the Pueblo revolt?
a. The Pueblos permanently gained their independence from Spain.
b. Spain decided to abandon its attempts to create an empire in North America
c. Spanish authorities decided that the only way to subdue the Pueblos was to destroy
all aspects of their culture
d. When Spain regained control, Spanish governors stressed cooperation with the
Pueblos.
What was the cause of King Philips War?
a. Land-hungry white settlers waged attacks against New England Indian tribes
b. The Wampanoags were concerned that their lands were being surrounded by
white settlements
c. The Nipmucs attempted to gain total control over the fur trade with the Europeans
d. The British violated a trade treaty with Wampanoags
Which of the following was a consequence of King Philips war?
a. Not only were abandoned interior New England towns quickly rebuilt, but they
expanded considerably
b. Many of the Native American followers of King Philip were captured and sold
into slavery
c. New Englanders experienced unprecedented economic prosperity in the years
immediately after the war
d. The Wampanoags prevented New England settlers from the encroaching on their
ancestral lands
Which of the following is true of Bacons rebellion?
a. The rebellion was an attempt by Nathaniel Bacon and his followers to force the
Virginia government to compensate the Susquehannocks for lost tribal lands
b. The rebellion was a clash of personalities between Nathaniel Bacon and Governor
William Berkeley
c. The rebellion involved the land-hungry whites who alternately attacked Indians
and battled with established authorities in Virginia
d. The rebellion allowed the Piedmont planters to permanently gain control over the
colonial government of Virginia
In the aftermath of Bacons Rebellion
a. Most Virginia landowners freed their indentured servants
b. The Doegs and Susequehannocks were forcibly removed from the Virginia Piedmont
c. Nathaniel bacon was elected governor of Virginia

d. Virginia landowners began to purchase large numbers of imported African

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Why, beginning in the mid-1600s, did Chesapeake planters begin to purchase more African
slaves?
a. They could no longer obtain an adequate supply of white indentured servants.
b. The price of slaves dropped as more and more were imported from Africa
c. It became clear that Native Americans could not be used successfully as slaves
d. It became necessary for white indentured servants to serve in the militia to defend
against Indian attacks
According to a 1667 law passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses, if a slave was baptized
as a Christian, the slave
a. Became a free person
b. Remained a slave
c. Became an indentured servant, bound to his master for only three more years
d. Could claim the status of a free person if and only if he or she was of a mixed race
Which of the following statements correctly identifies the Royal African Company?
a. This English company held a monopoly on all English trade with sub-Saharan
Africa during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries
b. This West African company consisted of representatives from all West African
kingdoms and coordinated slave-catching raids into the African interior
c. This West African company established the rules and regulations under which
Europeans were allowed to trade with states along the Guinea coast.
d. This English company acted as the coordinator and licensing agent for all
independent trading companies seeking to transport slaves to the English colonies
By the late 1640s, New Englands economy was dependent on which of the following?
a. Foodstuffs and wood products sold to sugar planters in the Caribbean
b. Ever increasing migrations to the area from England
c. Grains sold into European markets
d. Manufactured goods sold to English merchants
The part of the New England trading system that was triangular in nature involved
a. Firearms, ammunition, and slaves
b. Slaves, rum and cod
c. Ammunition, grain and rum
d. Molasses rum and slaves
Between 1492 and 1770, most slaves transported to the New World were carried to
a. Brazil and the Caribbean islands
b. The British mainland colonies
c. The French mainland settlements
d. Central America
What impact did the slave trade have on West Africa?
a. By changing the sex ratio in the region, it encouraged polygamy.
b. By creating animosity between the Africans and the Europeans, it led to a series of
bloody wars
c. It drastically depopulated the region
d. It led the West Africans to adopt written languages
By passing the Navigation Acts, Parliament wanted to
a. Ensure that England would be the primary beneficiary of the profits from
colonial trade

b. Aid the colonial shipbuilding industry

c. Help the colonies gradually become self-sufficient
d. Make the colonies subservient to England
15 Which of the following was a provision of the Navigation Act of 1696?
a. Ships from European nations other than England were again allowed to trade in the

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colonies
b. Sugar and tobacco were added to the list of goods that could be sold only in England
or in the English colonies
c. Foreign goods classified as necessities could once again be sold directly to the
English colonies
d. American merchants charged with smuggling under the Navigation Acts would
be tried in vice-admiralty courts
Why did more aspects of West African culture survive in South Carolina than any of the other
British colonies in North America?
a. South Carolina officials consciously encouraged the survival of the West African
culture
b. South Carolina slaves were more isolated from American culture because of the
inadequacy of that colonys educational system
c. The large number of Africans in South Carolina ensured the survival of many
aspects of West African culture
d. South Carolina had little trade with other colonies
Why did the Yamasees attack English settlements in South Carolina in 1715?
a. Colonial traders not only abused the Yamasees but had also threatened their
lands
b. They were angry over the recent alliance between the Creeks and the English
c. They had recently allied with the Spanish to push English settlers out of the
Carolinas
d. They heard rumors that the English settlers were planning to exterminate all Native
Americans in the area.
James II and his successors, William and Mary, would have most likely agreed on which of
the following statements?
a. England should exercise tighter control over its colonies in North America
b. The British constitution gives the English monarch absolute power
c. Representatives assemblies in the British colonies should be abolished
d. English regulation concerning colonial trade should be relaxed
Members of court parties differed from members of the country interest in which of the
following ways?
a. Members of court parties supported English officials assigned to implement the
policies of the English government; members of the country interest supported
more colonial autonomy
b. Members of court parties supported the concept of divine-right monarchy; members
of the country interest supported replacing the monarchy with a democratic republic
c. Members of the court parties were born in England; members of the country parties
were American born
d. Members of the court parties were colonial officials appointed to their positions by
the monarch; members of the country party were colonial officials appointed to their
positions by colonial assemblies

1720-1770

Most of the eighteenth century population growth in the British colonies of North America
was due to
a. Continuing migrations from England
b. Natural increase resulting in part from the healthy colonial environment
c. The influx of political refugees from wars in France and Germany
d. Medical advances that dramatically lowered infant mortality rates
Approximately what percentage of the American population was under 16 in 1775?
a. 10
b. 30
c. 50
d. 70
Which of the following is true of the black population in the Chesapeake by the mideighteenth century?
a. It was characterized by an excess of males over females
b. It stabilized, with births equaling deaths
c. Blacks suffered a death rate five times that of the white population
d. It grew especially fast because imports from Africa were added to a population
that sustained itself by natural increase
The standard of colonial living in the 18th century rose for which of the following reasons?
a. Overseas demand for American exports never slowed during the course of the
century
b. The passage of tax reform legislation by Parliament gave the American colonists
more spendable income
c. Instead of buying expensive British imports, the colonists bought less expensive
goods manufactured and crafted in the colonies
d. The price of British imports fell relative to the income that Americans earned
from their exports
The largest group of white non-English immigrants to the American colonies in the eighteenth
century came from
a. Holland and Belgium
b. The Germanies
c. Ireland and Scotland
d. Sweden and Norway
Which of the following is a characteristic of the German immigrants?
a. They seldom came to family groups
b. Because they belonged to a variety of Protestant sects, they added to the
religious diversity of the middle colonies
c. Most were Catholics fleeing persecutions at the hands of Lutherans in the German
states.
d. Most were exiled from their respective German states because of their radical
political ideas
Approximately what percentage of the colonial population south of New England was of nonEnglish origin by 1775?
a. 10
b. 30
c. 50
d. 70
Difference between the colonial experience of the Huguenots and that of the Jews?
a. The Huguenots settled in the backwoods areas of the South, wehre they gained
control over the Indian trade; the Jews settled in urban ghettos

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b. The Huguenots settled in urban ghettos; the Jews settled in the frontier regions of the
middle colonies, where they became commercial farmers
c. Most of the Huguenots maintained their distinctive French dialect and style of dress;
the Jews quickly accepted English and they style of dress of Anglo-American culture
d. Most of the Huguenots were absorbed into Anglo-American culture; the Jews
were able to maintain their separate religion and a separate identity.
Which of the following is considered a consequence of the growing racial and ethnic diversity
of the American colonies in the eighteenth century?
a. Colonial assemblies continued to be disorganized and weak
b. Colonial leaders in the 1760s advocated that government take positive steps to
improve the lives of minority groups
c. Many colonial assemblies enacted legislation that guaranteed civil rights to minority
groups
d. Rather than speaking specifically of English liberties, leaders of the
revolutionary movement of the 1770s spoke more broadly about the rights of
man.
Why did the American colonies become less dependent on European for manufactured goods
during the eighteenth century?
a. Parliament encouraged such independence by placing severe restrictions on the
quantity and type of European goods that could be imported
b. Many colonies encourages the development of colonial industries by enacting
protective tariffs
c. The American colonies were able to get such items more cheaply from Asia and
Africa
d. The increased demand for goods that accompanied the growth of the colonial
population encouraged the development of colonial manufacturing enterprises.
By 1775, the largest indigenous industry in the American colonies was the
a. Furniture-making industry
b. Iron-making industry
c. Textile industry
d. Woolens industry
Around 1750, the largest single export from the American colonies was
a. Cotton
b. Tobacco
c. Rice
d. Grain
Which of the following was a consequence of the Chesapeakes conversion to grain
cultivation after 1745?
a. The region experienced a prolonged depression due to falling grain prices
b. Port towns emerged in which merchants marketed wheat and corn
c.
d. Tobacco production plummeted and corn became the regions largest export
e. It took the lead among colonial regions in the production of the foodstuffs from the
European market
During the 1730s, how did rice growers differ from tobacco growers?
a. The prices they received declined throughout the period
b. They became less dependent on enslaved labor
c. They could trade directly with continental Europe
d. They suffered a decline in worldwide demand
Which of the following had the highest average wealth per freeholder in Anglo-America by
the time of the American Revolution?

a. New England
b. The Lower South
c. The Chesapeake
d. The Middle Colonies
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a. Had fewer opportunities for advancements
b. Were seldom able to assimilate into Anglo-American culture
c. Almost always came by choice
d. Were primarily of English origin
17 Why did the impact of King Georges War on the middle colonies differ from the wars
impact on the New England colonies?
a. Fertile soil allowed the middle colonies to lead the way in the foodstuffs trade
during and after the war
b. The shipbuilding industry put the middle colonies in a favorable economic positions
during and after the war
c. The variety of ethnic groups in the middle colonies caused political, social and
economic instability during and after the war
d. Because of heavy causalities during the war, the middle colonies experienced severe
labor shortages and economic stagnation in the wars aftermath
18 In his Two Treatises of Government Locke argued that
a. The monarchy was placed on the throne by God and was, therefore, responsible only
to God for his decisions and actions
b. Humans beings were innately bad
c. Monarchs should be eliminated so that political power could rest directly in the
hands of the people
d. The people could oust a ruler form power if he failed to protect their rights
19 The ideas associated with the Enlightenment
a. Challenged the notion of a divinely sanctioned political order
b. Reinforced the idea that monarchs owe their power to God
c. Challenged the concept of constitutional monarchy
d. Challenged the concept of natural rights
20 John Locked argued that human beings
a. Are basically bad
b. Are born with an innate sense of morality
c. Do not have the ability to govern themselves
d. Acquire all knowledge through observations of the external world
21 What caused the Regulator movements of the late 1760s and the early 1770s?
a. Tobacco growers were angry over high commissions charged by tobacco farmers
b. Backcountry farmers were angry that the rights of local Indian tribes were officially
recognized
c. Merchants believed that British economic policies were harmful to the import
business
d. Backcountry farmers believed that they did not have the adequate voice in
colonial politics
1720-1770
1 Which of the following posed the greatest threat to the British colonies in N.A. in the early
18th century?

a. Dutch
b. French
c. Iroquois Confederacy
d. Spanish
During both Queen Annes War and King Georges War, the Iroquois Confederacy
a. Allied with British against France
b. Followed a policy of diplomatic isolation
c. Allied with Catabaws, Shawnees and Delawares against the French and British
d. Followed a policy of neutrality
Why did the Indian tribes of the Ohio Valley decide to support France in the Seven Years
War?
a. They believed such an alliance was the only way to preserve the balance of power
between France and England in North America
b. Colonel George Washingtons mistake and ultimate surrender to French forces
at Fort Necessity convinced them to do so
c. French authorities signed a pledge to respect and defined the cultural integrity of the
tribes
d. France promised to supply the troops with European goods and alcohol.
Why did the Cherokees attack the Carolina and Virginia frontiers in 1760?
a. The British abrogated their trade agreements with Cherokees
b. Both colonies had been capturing and enslaving Cherokees
c. The Cherokees acted in desperation because they realized that a British victory
over the French put their society in jeopardy
d. The governors of both colonies had declared war against the Cherokees
Great Britain issued the Proclamation of 1763 to
a. Prevent the French from re-establishing themselves in North America
b. Maintain the dominance of the large colonial landowners
c. Restrict the power of colonial assemblies
d. Prevent clashes between colonists and Indians
Which of the following statements is most consistent with the political thought of the Real
Whigs?
a. Human beings will be free only when they decide to discard organized government
b. There is a constant threat to liberty with monarchial government
c. The only way to preserve order and stability is to put power into the hands of an
enlightened monarch
d. Government should act in a positive manner to aid the poor, the destitute and aged
The final decision made by the House of Burgesses regarding the Stamp Act resolves leads to
which of the following conclusions?
a. The burgesses denied Parliament the right to pass any legislation affecting the
colonies
b. The burgesses felt they owed no obedience to Parliament
c. The burgesses believed George III to be a tyrant
d. The burgesses did not want independence from England
The most important reason for the repeal of the Stamp Act was the
a. Formal protests made by colonial assemblies
b. Replacement of Grenville as prime minister by Lord Rockingham
c. Nonimportation movement
d. Threat of even more violent and destructive mob action
The Massachusetts assembly was dissolved in late 1768 because
a. The Mass governor decided to govern the colony without such an assembly
b. It supported the recent protest petition adopted by the Virginia House of Burgesses

c. It called for open resistance to the Townshend Acts

d. It refused to recall the Mass Circular Letter
10 Political activism by ordinary colonists
a. Frightened the ruling elite in the colonies
b. Convinced many among the ruling elite that ordinary people should be given
positions of power
c. Led many colonists to demand that the right to vote be extended to the lower classes
d. Led to a serious and sustained reaction against the resistance movement
11 Imposition of the Tea Act would have meant which of the following for colonial customers?
a. Cheaper tea
b. Tea of inferior quality
c. A scarcity of tea
d. Higher taxes

1. Thomas Paines pamphlet, Common Sense, introduced a new element into the
debate with Britain by
A) calling for complete independence of the colonies and attacking not
only King George III but also the idea of monarchy
B) emphasizing that both internal and external taxes could be levied on
the colonies by the Parliament in London
C) rejecting John Lockes contract theory of government
D) arguing that taxation for the purpose of paying the government debt
contracted during the French and Indian War
E) suggesting the colonies reconcile their differences with the
government in London
2. Some of the more advance Native American cultures did all the following
except
A) engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery
B) establish large, bustling cities
C) make strikingly accurate astronomical observations
D) study mathematics
E) carry on commerce
3.

Most likely the first Americans were

A) Vikings from Scandinavia
B) Spanish explorers of the fifteenth century
C) People who crossed the land bridge form Eurasia to North America
D) Portuguese sailors of Prince Henry the Navigator
E) Refugees from Africa

4.

Pocahontas
I.
Was taken captive by an English trader and held as a hostage at
Jamestown
II.
Was converted to Christianity at her own request

III.
IV.

Married John Rolfe

Died in England
A) I only
B) II only
C) I and III only
D) II and IV only
E) I, II, III, and IV

5.

One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer Native Americans
with relative ease was
A) The pacifistic nature of the native North Americans
B) The settled agricultural societies of North Americans
C) The absence of dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states
in North America
D) The use of native guides
E) All of the above

6.

Captain John Smiths role at Jamestown can best be described as

A) Very limited
B) Saving the colony from collapse
C) Persuading the colonists to continue their hunt for gold
D) Worsening the colonists relationship with the Indians
E) Reducing the terrible death toll

7.

The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by

A) Starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids
B) Economic prosperity
C) Constant fear of Spanish invasion
D) Major technological advancement
E) Peace with Native Americans

8.

At the outset, Lord Baltimore allowed some religious toleration in the Maryland
colony because he
A) Hoped to secure freedom of worship for his fellow Catholics
B) Was a committed atheist
C) Wanted the colonys Jews to be able to practice their faith
D) Hoped to maintain a Catholic majority
E) Was asked to do so by the king

9.

As a result of Sir Andros rule,

A) The power of town meeting was curbed
B) Officials tried to enforce the Navigation Laws
C) Taxes were levied without the consent of elected representatives
D) Smuggling was suppressed
E) All the above

10. Prior to successfully colonizing the New World, England defeated a major rival,
and just prior to losing many of its New World colonies, England defeated
another major rival. The rivals were first?:
a. France, then the United States.
b. France, then Holland.

c. Portugal, then Spain.

d. Spain, then France.
e. France, then Spain.
11. Which of the following was NOT involved in the Triangle Trade during the
colonial period?
a. rum.
b. slaves.
c. molasses.
d. cotton.
e. tobacco.
12. The most significant consequence of the French and Indian Wars was that?
a. Spain received Florida as a prize of war.
b. colonists feared being dragged into another European war.
c. England and the colonies began to distrust each other.
d. there were British attacks against the tribes that had sided with the French.
e. French power in Canada was strengthened.
13. Most of the thirteen original colonies?
a. started as proprietary colonies and became royal colonies by the 1750s.
b. were within their first twenty years successful in terms of their original plans.
c. started as charter colonies and became royal colonies by the 1750s.
d. were formed as royal colonies.
e. purchased their charters from their proprietors.
14. The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following
statements?
a. economies will prosper most when trade is restricted as little as possible.
b. colonies are of little economic importance to the mother country.
c. it is vital that a country imports more than it exports.
d. tariff barriers should be avoided as much as possible.
e. a government should seek to direct the economy so as to maximize exports.
15. The Wool Act of 1699, the Hat Act of 1732, and the Iron Act of 1750 were British
attempts to?
a. tax ships entering American ports.
b. punish Bostonian merchants.
c. increase American manufacturing.
d. limit American manufacturing.
e. provide colonial manufacturers with European markets.
16. Which of the following resulted from King William's and Queen Anne's Wars?
a. the French were driven from the North American continent.
b. the Stuart kings were driven from power.
c. the wars heightened Anglo-Americans' sense of British identity and made them feel
dependent on the mother country for protection.
d. the British captured New Orleans and started to settle Louisiana.
17. In the 1750s, the relationship between the British Empire and the American colonies
was characterized by which of the following?

a. most Americans believed that the benefits of the empire far outweighed the costs.
b. the British strictly enforced colonial trade regulations.
c. most Americans objected to their membership in the British Empire.
d. the British constantly intervened in American affairs.
18. Which of the following was a major market for New England goods in the late 17th
century?
a. Continental Europe.
b. South America.
c. India.
d. England.
e. the West Indies.
19. The long-range purpose of the Albany Congress in 1754 was to?
a. achieve colonial unity and common defense against the French threat.
b. propose independence of the colonies from Britain.
c. declare war on the Iroquois nation.
d. prohibit New England and New York from trading with the French West Indies.
20. King Philip's War of 1675-1676 was fought to?
A) remove Spanish Catholics from Florida.
B) end Spanish control over the African slave trade.
C) establish New England trade with the West Indies.
D) stop the French from settling the Ohio River Valley.
E) establish English control over the Indians in New England.
21. Great Britain sought to control colonial trade because?
A) it did not want competition with its own manufacturers.
B) colonial products were inferior to British products.
C) the colonies were seeking political independence.
D) colonial products were too expensive.
E) the colonies were unable to establish trade with France and Spain.
22. Which of the following is properly considered the main purpose of the Navigation
Acts?
A) the promotion of trade among the colonies.
B) the protection of American manufacturing from foreign competition.
C) to guarantee that England alone would profit from trade with the colonies.
D) to raise revenue for maintaining the British Empire.
E) the regulation of the slave trade in the colonies.
23. The considerable powers that colonial governors possessed included all of the
following EXCEPT?
A) the right to veto acts.
B) the power to call or dismiss assembly sessions at will.
C) control over taxes and the budget.
D) the authority to schedule elections at any time.
24. Which of the following nations was forced out of its colonial holdings in North
America in the 17th century?
A) the Netherlands.

B) Spain.
C) England.
D) France.
E) Portugal.
25. Prior to 1763, the British policy of "salutary neglect"?
A) allowed royal colonies to elect their own governors.
B) did not enforce the Navigation Acts.
C) took the Royal Navy off the high seas.
D) encouraged colonists to establish their own parliament.
E) withdrew British soldiers from North America.
26. Which of the following best describes the power generally exercised by British
colonial governors in the American colonies?
A) they exercised more power than they were legally permitted because of royal
support.
B) they exercised more power than they were legally permitted through the use of
patronage.
C) they exercised less power than they were permitted because they were chosen by
the colonial legislatures.
D) they exercised less power than they were permitted because they were popularly
elected.
E) they exercised less power than they were permitted because of legislative control of
taxing and spending.
27. The right to vote for members of the colonial assemblies was?
A) greatly restricted because of high property qualifications.
B) open to women in most of the colonies.
C) extended to a greater proportion of the population than anywhere else in the world
of the 18c.
D) restricted to Protestants.
E) none of these choices are correct.
28. Bacon's Rebellion was supported mainly by?
A) young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land.
B) the planter class of Virginia.
C) those protesting the increased importation of African slaves.
D) people from Jamestown only.
29. Which of the following was true of a married woman in the colonial era?
A) She would be sent to debtors prison for debt incurred by her husband
B) She could vote as her husbands proxy in elections
C) She generally lost control of her property when she married
D) She had no legal claim on the estate of her deceased husband
E) Her legal rights over her children were the same as her husbands
30. A central theme of the Puritan Ethic is its emphasis on:
(A) world economic dependency on the institution of slavery.
(B) the mobility of America's class structure.
(C) the damaging effects of slavery on the South's economy.
(D) patriotism and the glorification of the American nation.

(E) hard work, thrift, and sobriety as signs of election.

31. In colonial America the enlightened view that reason can solve humanity's problems
helps explain the:
(A) early growth of New England education.
(B) eighteenth century belief in Deism.
(C) lack of public libraries.
(D) Puritan and Quaker attitudes toward slavery.
(E) curriculum of higher education.
32. The competition for North American territory was a major cause of:
(A) the Mexican-American War.
(B) the French and Indian War.
(C) the Revolutionary War.
(D) the Civil War.
(E) the War of 1812.
33. To promote public libraries and the study of philosophy in colonial America was a
major objective of the:
(A) Moravian Community in colonial Pennsylvania.
(B) Knickerbocker magazine of the 1840's.
(C) Rappites and Shakers.
(D) American Phrenological Journal in the 1840's.
(E) Philadelphia Junto Club.
34. A major objective of the New England Transcendentalists was to:
(A) expand humanity's vision of itself by stressing individual initiative.
(B) subject the community to the moral and political leadership of a few.
(C) promote the ideals of economic and political equality.
(D) raise the public's consciousness concerning the immorality of slavery.
(E) promote public awareness of the bad effects of alcohol by urging sobriety.
35. Who among the following was the first to circumnavigate the world, although he died
on route?
(A) Juan Ponce de Leon.
(B) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
(C) Giovanni da Verrazano
(D) Hernando de Soto
(E) Ferdinand Magellan
36. All of the following are characteristics of the Puritans EXCEPT:
(A) a belief in hard work, sobriety, and material success.
(B) a respect for education.
(C) a belief that intellectual leadership is supplied by the clergy.
(D) a disbelief in Democracy.
(E) a toleration of other religious beliefs.
37. A central objective of John Rolfe was:
(A) to encourage centralization and cooperation.
(B) to increase the wealth of the mother country.
(C) to keep the colonies friendly.

(D) to develop the fur trade.

(E) to encourage the Virginia tobacco crop.
38. During colonial times, the Congregationalists settled in:
(A) Pennsylvania.
(B) New York.
(C) New Jersey.
(D) New England.
(E) Maryland.
39. A central objective of the early New England Puritan leadership was to:
(A) establish religious liberty for all.
(B) eliminate the use of alcohol and tobacco.
(C) eliminate any distinction between church and state.
(D) reproduce the ecclesiastical structure of the Church of England.
(E) establish the moral authority of the community over individual self-interest.
40. By the 1500s the nuclear family unit was becoming increasingly important among
a. Western Europeans.
b. South American Indians.
c. North American Indians.
d. West Africans.
41. All of the following were religious leaders during colonial times EXCEPT:
(A) William Ellery Channing.
(B) Benjamin Rush.
(C) John Woolman.
(D) Cotton Mather.
(E) George Whitefield.
42. The beginnings of representative government in the European settlements in North
America can be found in
a. The Spanish colony at St. Augustine, Florida
b. the Dutch New Netherland, where the inhabitants were granted the right to elect their
own legislature in the colony's charter
c. Virginia, when, in 1619, the company provided for election of an assembly the
inhabitants
d. the small Swedish fur-trading colony in the lower Delaware Valley
43. Who among the following discovered Florida while searching for the legendary
"Fountain of Youth?"
(A) Francisco Vasquez de Coronado
(B) Juan Ponce de Leon
(C) Ferdinand Magellan
(D) Giovanni da Verrazano
(E) Hernando de Soto
44. The First Great Awakening was:
(A) a religious revival that occurred throughout the American colonies. (B) a slave
rebellion in colonial South Carolina.
(C) an eighteenth century religious movement among Native Americans (Indians)

dedicated to reaffirming traditional values.

(D) the flowering of Enlightenment political thought in colonial America.
(E) an early colonial protest against English imperial policy.
45. Which of the following MOST ACCURATELY describes the attitude of seventeenth
century Puritans toward religious liberty?
(A) Having suffered persecution in England, they extended toleration to everyone.
(B) The tolerated no one whose expressed religious views varied from their own views.
(C) They tolerated all Protestant sects, but not Catholics.
(D) They tolerated Catholics, but not Quakers.
(E) They had no coherent views on religious liberty.
46. Which of the following is a correct statement about the use of slave labor in colonial
Virginia?
(A) It was forced on reluctant white Virginians by profit-minded English merchants and
the mercantilist officials of the Crown.
(B) It was the first case in which Europeans enslaved Blacks.
(C) It fulfilled the original plans of the Virginia Company.
(D) It first occurred after the invention of Eli Whitney's cotton gin, which greatly
stimulated the demand for low-cost labor.
(E) It spread rapidly in the late seventeenth century, as blacks displaced white
indentured servants in the tobacco fields.
47. The French and Indian War was a pivotal point in America's relationship to Great
Britain because it led Great Britain to:
(A) encourage colonial manufactures.
(B) impose revenue taxes on the colonies.
(C) ignore the colonies.
(D) restrict immigration from England.
(E) grant increased colonial self-government.
48. Deists of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries believed that:
(A) natural laws, set by the Creator, govern the operation of the universe.
(B) prayer has the power to make significant changes in a person's life.
(C) the idea of God is merely the childish imagining of simple minds.
(D) the universe was created by a natural, spontaneous combining of elements.
(E) intuition rather than reason leads human beings to an awareness of the divine.
49. The mercantilist system in the eighteenth century led to:
(A) the restriction of governmental intervention in the economy.
(B) the protection of Native Americans (Indians) from European economic exploitations.
(C) the expansion of colonial manufacturing.
(D) the subordination of the colonial economy to that of the mother country.
(E) noncompetitive commercial relations among nations.
50. The tribes of the Iroquois Confederacy were distinctive in that they:
(A) were less militant than other Native American (Indian) tribes.
(B) all allied themselves with the American colonists against Great Britain during the
Revolutionary War.
(C) successfully resisted incorporation into the English fur-trading system.
(D) were converted to Anglicanism.

(E) formed the most important Native American political organization to confront the
colonists.
51. According to a current widely accepted hypothesis, which of the following was
common to all of the native peoples of North and South America before 1492?
(A) Accurate astronomical calendars.
(B) Domestication of wild horses.
(C) Rotation of agricultural crops.
(D) Descent from Asian peoples.
(E) Mining of gold and silver.
52. In the creation of which of the following colonies was commercial profit the first and
foremost motive?
(A) Connecticut
(B) Maryland
(C) Virginia
(D) Pennsylvania
(E) Rhode Island
53. Great Britain's conquest of French North America was facilitated by which of the
following?
(A) The large number of English-speaking settlers in Canada.
(B) The discovery of the Northwest Passage.
(C) The thin settlement of France's North American colonies.
(D) The munitions industry in England's Atlantic Seaboard colonies.
(E) The Battle of Austerlitz.
54. Benjamin Franklin's advice to eighteenth century American colonists that hard work
and thrift would lead them to wealth was an appropriate formula for the time because:
(A) taxes on income were needed by the government to raise revenues.
(B) land scarcity and a rapidly growing population seriously curtailed economic
opportunities.
(C) most people of the period were unusually gullible and thus easily motivated by
slogans and proverbs.
(D) formal education and specialized skills were less necessary to economic success
than they would later become.
(E) legal restraints on the inheritance of wealth were increasing.
55. Which of the following statements about West African society at the time of first
contact with Europeans is correct?
a. Slavery was unknown in Africa
b. The majority of West Africans were either Muslims or Christians.
c. Agriculture had not yet developed. The majority of West Africans were hunters and
gatherers.
d. Kinship groups were the most important unit holding people together.
56. The financing of the Virginia settlement came from?
a. the English government
b. a joint-stock company
c. the Church of England
d. all of the above

57. In which European settlement was fur trading with Native American tribes the
primary economic activity?
a. New Mexico
b. Florida
c. New France
d. Virginia
58. The great majority of sixteenth-century Europeans were?
a. nobles
b. middle class
c. urban craftsmen and artisans
d. peasants
59. The primary aim of explorations of Balboa, Magellan, Verrazano, and Cartier was to
find?
a. a water passage through the Americans and reach Asia
b. the fabled fountain of youth
c. the Seven Cities of Gold
d. favorable places for their respective nations to plant new colonies
60. All of the following statements about England's Queen Elizabeth I are correct
except
a. she eagerly embraced Puritanism and denounced the vestiges of Catholicism in the
Church of England
b. she helped finance the raids of the English 'sea dogs' on Spanish ports and shipping
and shared in the plunder
c. she secretly aided Protestant revolts in Europe against Spanish Domination
d. after the pope declared her a heretic, she viewed English Catholics as potential
traitors
61. All of the following statements about English Puritans are correct except
a. they were Calvinists
b. they rejected the doctrine of predestination
c. the majority of them did not want to separate from the Church of England but to reform
it from within
d. they rejected magnificent cathedrals and ornate rituals in favor of plain sermons in
ordinary churches
62. Which of the following is incorrectly matched with his deeds?
a. Cortes conquered the Aztecs and built Mexico City
b. Francisco Coronado founded the Grand Canyon, plundered the New Mexico pueblos
c. Giovanni da Verrazano founded Quebec, sent De Bois to live with the Indians
d. Jacques Cartier explored the St. Lawrence, made an early French attempt to colonize
in North America
63. The Mediterranean Sea
a. traditionally separated Europe from North Africa
b. was part of the route to Asia that Europeans sought
c. served as the cross-roads for trade goods from Europe, Africa, and Asia

d. stimulated trans-Atlantic trade in the Middle Ages

64. Which of the following was not a wealthy West African kingdom?
a. Ghana
b. Mali
c. Guinea
d. Tenochtitlan
65. In Sub-Saharan African societies
a. the nuclear family was the center of life
b. marriage depended upon courtship and romantic love
c. monotheistic religions such as Islam and Christianity predominated
d. lie in the roots of important parts of modern American culture.
66. The Renaissance was
a. a great religious revival that split Europe into Protestant and Catholic
b. an era of intense artistic and intellectual creativity that looked to the classical age of
Greece and Rome
c. part of he stimulus for the rise of Calvinism in Europe
d. Columbuss flagship
67. In Europe, the idea of reciprocity
a. placed responsibility on the upper classes to act with restraint
b. was virtually identical to the idea of reciprocity in both African and Native American
societies
c. encouraged the accumulation of wealth through the profit motive
d. encouraged rapid changes in social relationships
68. Which of the following were the first to cultivate food crops in America?
a. European colonists in South America
b. Indians along the Atlantic seaboard of North America
c. Jesuit missionaries in southern California
d. Indians in central Mexico.
69. Women were most likely to hold political positions in:
a. Hunting tribes
b. Tribes with no sexual division of labor
c. Agricultural tribes
d. Nomadic tribes
70. Black slavery was introduced to Europe by the
a. French
b. Spanish
c. English
d. Portuguese
71. Under the encomiendas system,
a. Spanish Jesuits undertook the task of converting Indians to the Christian
faith.
b. Tribute from Indian villages was granted to the individual conquistadors.

c. Prisoners from Spain were sent to work in New World silver mines for
periods ranging from seven years to life
d. The Catholic Church established schools and hospitals in Indian villages
72. Which of the following is true of John Cabot?
a. He brought back Europe the first formal knowledge of North Americas
northern coastline
b. He is credited with having found an all-water route through North America
to Asia
c. As a result of his voyages, Cabot was the first European to realize that
Columbus had not reached Asia
d. He established a settlement in Vinland which was the first European
settlement in North America
73. The voyages of Cabot, Verrazano, Cartier, and Hudson were important in that
a. Their discoveries led to regular trade with Asia via the Northwest Passage
b. They demonstrated that voyages of discovery could be highly profitable
c. Their discoveries caused European nations to become interested in
exploring North and South America
d. They each established a permanent settlement in North America for their
respective communities
74. The Lakota, Comanches and Crows of the Great Plains were profoundly affected
by the
a. Cultivation of tobacco
b. Introduction of settled agriculture into North America via private property
ideals
c. Introduction of wheat and rye into North America
d. Introduction of the horse into North America
75. The permanent outposts established by Europeans in North America in the early
seventeenth century were initially inhabited by the people whose aim it was to
a. Establish military bases for their respective countries
b. Make money by sending as many beaver pelts as possible home to
Europe
c. Christianize the Indians of North America
d. Establish permanent colonies for their respective countries
76. The first person to publish the idea that Columbus had discovered a new
continent was
a. Amerigo Vespucci
b. Martin Waldseemuller
c. John Cabot
d. Pedro Alvares Cabral
77. In the 15th century, Lower Guinea and Upper Guinea differed in which of the
following respects?
a. The governments of Lower Guinea were democratic; those of Upper
Guinea were autocratic
b. Women were responsible for the cultivation of rice in Lower Guinea but
were primarily the local traders in Upper Guinea.
c. Women were denied political power in Lower Guinea but held powerful

political and religious positions in Upper Guinea

d. The peoples of Lower Guinea continued to practice traditional African
religions; those of Upper Guinea were heavily influenced by the Islamic
religion
78. When Europeans began to colonize North America, the Indians on the continent
a. Did not see themselves as one people and did not think of uniting against
the invaders
b. Realized that unity against the invaders was essential to survival
c. Quickly accepted the religious ideas expressed by European missionaries
d. Recognized the importance of accepting and adopting major
characteristics of European culture
79. French missionaries, unlike their Spanish counterparts, decided they could best
convert Native Americans to Christianity by
a. Moving them to European-style villages
b. Learning Indian languages and going among the natives
c. Using European medicines to cure Indians of smallpox
d. Destroying all vestiges of traditional Indian religions
80. The economic and social problems in the seventeenth-country England that
caused many English citizens to migrate to the New World were the result of:
a. The collapse of the woolens industry
b. Warfare between England and France
c. The governments decision to eliminate all tariffs on foreign foods
d. The doubling of the English population between 1530 and 1680
81. Who were the Puritans and what pushed them to leave for the New World?
a. Desire for money to buy manufactured goods on their own
b. Pursuit to eliminate dependence on outsiders
c. Maintain their Englishness
d. Some of the above
e. All of the above
82. The Puritans advocated which of the following changes in the Church of
England?
a. They wanted the church to be free from political interference.
b. They wanted all English citizens to be included in the membership of the
church
c. They wanted bishops and archbishops to be elected rather than appointed.
d. They wanted priests to be allowed to marry.
83. The primary motive behind the founding of Englands first permanent colony was
a desire
a. For religious freedom
b. For profit
c. To gain knowledge about the flora and fauna of the New World
d. To challenge Spains power in the New World
84. A number of English Puritans moved to America in the 1620s and 1630s because

they
a.
b.
c.
d.

Wanted to establish a society of religious toleration

Wanted the freedom to practice their beliefs without monarchy interference
Were exiled to the New World after coming back from the Netherlands
Wanted to establish an independent nation for themselves

85. Joint-stock companies turned out to be poor ways to finance colonies because
a. Taxes on the profits of these companies were excessive
b. The number of people who could serve as potential investors were limited
by English law
c. New colonies do not immediately return a profit to investors
d. The English government insisted on controlling day-to-day operations of
these companies
86. Powahatan extended aid to the Jamestown settlers because
a. They achieved a quick and decisive victory over his warriors
b. He believed they were divine beings
c. Their weapons could help him consolidate his power over the other tribes
d. The Algonquian religion taught the brotherhood of all people
87. What was the most responsible for the end of the peaceful terms between
English and Native Americans in Virginia?
a. The introduction of slavery
b. Tobacco cultivation proliferation
c. Kidnapping of neighboring native tribes
d. The instigation by the British troops
88. The survival of the Jamestown settlement is largely due to
a. Good planning on the part of the Virginia Company
b. Aid received from the Powhatan Confederacy
c. The agricultural skills of the early settlers
d. The early development of village democracy
89. Which of the following was a reason for the early problems that confronted the
Jamestown colony?
a. The colony was kept in a constant state of chaos due to the tyrannical rule
of John Smith
b. Nomadic tribes had virtually wiped out the supply of game in the area
c. A severe drought made it difficult for the settlers to cultivate crops
d. The early colonists had to contend with the hostility of nearby Indians
90. James I abolished the House of Burgesses because he
a. Thought it was the main contributor for Virginias instability
b. Distrusted the legislative assemblies
c. Did not agree with the domination by Virginias wealthy landowners
d. Blamed the independence for the financial failures of the Virginia Company
91. For which of the following reasons did the spread of tobacco cultivation in Virginia
lead to conflict with the Indians?
a. The Indians were jealous of the prosperity that tobacco cultivation brought
to the English settlers

b. In an effort to get workers for their plantations, Virginia planters began to

kidnap and enslave Indians
c. The abundant land required for tobacco cultivation caused the settlers
increasingly to encroach on Indian lands
d. Indian religion associated tobacco with evil spirits and with death
92. Which of the following is true concerning indentured servants?
a. A significant percentage did not live through the period of their indenture
b. Most had to pay for their own food out of the meager wages they earned
c. They were legally defined as property and had no rights under the law
d. They were not generally overworked and found the Chesapeake climate
conducive to their health.
93. Which of the following was true of most Chesapeake families in the seventeenthcentury?
a. They made most of their own clothes and farm implements
b. They did not spend much money on material possessions beyond the
necessities
c. They lived luxurious lives of leisure
d. They had to import most of their food from England because they
concentrated on growing cash crops
94. Why was the seventeenth-century Chesapeake politically unstable?
a. The governments of Virginia and Maryland were dominated by immigrants
who had no strong ties to each other or to their respective colonies.
b. Few settlers cared about becoming politically involved
c. Parliament continually interfere in the governing of the Chesapeake
colonies
d. Most settlers questioned the legitimacy of the colonial governments of
Virginia and Maryland
95. Separatists differed form Puritan Congregationalists in that Separatists believed
a. That one is saved solely by the grace of God
b. In complete equality between the sexes
c. That the Church of England was too corrupt to be saved
d. In allowing freedom of religion to all settlers in Plymouth
96. Which of the following was a characteristic of the land distribution system of
early Massachusetts Bay?
a. Each individual settler received a fifteen-acre headright
b. Distinguished individuals received the largest and best plots
c. Each family in a town received an equal amount of land, but the amount
varied from town to town
d. Each family received land for a house, but farmland was worked
communally.
97. Why did Puritan migrations into the Connecticut valley eventually lead to war
with the Pequot Indians?
a. The migrations violated treaty agreements between the Puritans and
Pequots
b. The puritans came into the region with the intent of enslaving the Pequots

c. The presence of English settlers in the area disrupted the trade patterns
on which Pequot war was based
d. The migrations disrupted Pequot society, which was based on total
isolation from the outside world.
98. How did the lifestyles of white New England settlers differ from the lifestyles of
their counterparts in the Chesapeake?
a. Because New Englanders moved a great deal, their homes were not as
sturdy as those in the Chesapeake
b. Most New Englanders moved to America in family groups, while most
Chesapeake migrants had come as individuals seeking economic
opportunity
c. The harshness of the New England environment meant a higher infant
mortality rate and smaller families in New England than in the Chesapeake
d. Unlike New Englanders who cleared new fields every few years, residents
of the Chesapeake used the same fields year after year
99. Anne Hutchinson challenged Puritan orthodoxy by expressing which of the
following beliefs?
a. She taught that the elect could communicate directly with god
b. She preached that divorces was an unforgivable sin
c. She called for the ordination of women as ministers
d. She taught that the covenant of grace was contrary to the teachings of
Jesus
100. What were 18th century characteristics of the colonies?
a. dominance of English culture
b. traditions of self-government
c. religious toleration
d. hereditary aristocracy prevents social mobility
e. All of the above
f. Some of the above
101. Which factors formed the backbone of American characters?
a. Religion
b. Finances
c. Curiosity
d. political heritage
e. SOME OF THE ABOVE
f. ALL OF THE ABOVE
102. All of the colonies founded during the reign of Charles II were
a. Founded by colonists who left or were banished form the New England
Puritan communities
b. Established as military fortification built to defend against the problematic
Indian raids
c. Given as rewards to men who had supported Charles II during the
English Civil War
d. Seized from the Dutch by military force
103. Why was the economic growth of New York slow during the colonys early

years?
a. Continued Dutch resistance to British rule created instability and an
atmosphere of economic uncertainty
b. The colony attracted few settlers because of its record of religious
intolerance
c. The colonys tax policies deprived investors of much-needed capital
d. The Duke of Yorks decision to grant the Jerseys to friends deprived the
colony of a great deal of fertile land
104. The government established by the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina
may be characterized as
a. democratic
b. theocratic
c. hierarchical
d. totalitarian
105. The government established by the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut may
be characterized as
a. democratic
b. theocratic
c. hierarchical
d. totalitarian
106. How did the development of the Albemarle region of the Carolina colony differ
form the development of the region to the south?
a. slavery was more important to the economic development of the
Albemarle region than to the economic development of the southern
region
b. African influences were greater in the Albemarle region because it had a
higher proportion of African-born blacks than did the southern region
c. A Virginia-like society was established in the Albemarle region; Barbarian
influence was more important in the southern region
d. The main export crop in the Albemarle region was grain, whereas cotton
was the main export crop in the southern region.
107. In the Chesapeake most local governments were run by a
a. city manager
b. magistrate
c. town meeting
d. county commission
108. Why did contact with the Europeans intensify the Iroquois need to wage war?
a. the Iroquois needed to increase the power of their Confederacy in order
to combat the powerful Europeans
b. the Iroquois had to prevent neighboring tribes form allying with the
Europeans
c. European expansion constantly pushed the Iroquois form old tribal lands
into new unconsecrated territories
d. As European diseases increased the death rate within the Iroquois
Confederacy, their need to replenish their population with captives
increased

109. What was the cause of King Philips War?

a. Land-hungry white settlers waged attacks against New England Indian
tribes
b. The Wampanoags were concerned that their lands were being
surrounded by white settlements
c. The Nipmucs attempted to gain total control over the fur trade with the
Europeans
d. The British violated a trade treaty with Wampanoags
110. Which of the following was a consequence of King Philips war?
a. Not only were abandoned interior New England towns quickly rebuilt, but
they expanded considerably
b. Many of the Native American followers of King Philip were captured and
sold into slavery
c. New Englanders experienced unprecedented economic prosperity in the
years immediately after the war
d. The Wampanoags prevented New England settlers from the encroaching
on their ancestral lands
111. Which of the following is true of Bacons rebellion?
a. The rebellion was an attempt by Nathaniel Bacon and his followers to
force the Virginia government to compensate the Susquehannocks for
lost tribal lands
b. The rebellion was a clash of personalities between Nathaniel Bacon and
Governor William Berkeley
c. The rebellion involved the land-hungry whites who alternately attacked
Indians and battled with established authorities in Virginia
d. The rebellion allowed the Piedmont planters to permanently gain control
over the colonial government of Virginia
112. In the aftermath of Bacons Rebellion
a. Most Virginia landowners freed their indentured servants
b. The Doegs and Susequehannocks were forcibly removed from the
Virginia Piedmont
c. Nathaniel bacon was elected governor of Virginia
d. Virginia landowners began to purchase large numbers of imported African
slaves
113. Why, beginning in the mid-1600s, did Chesapeake planters begin to purchase
more African slaves?
a. They could no longer obtain an adequate supply of white indentured
servants.
b. The price of slaves dropped as more and more were imported from Africa
c. It became clear that Native Americans could not be used successfully as
slaves
d. It became necessary for white indentured servants to serve in the militia
to defend against Indian attacks
114. According to a 1667 law passed by the Virginia House of Burgesses, if a slave
was baptized as a Christian, the slave
a. Became a free person

b. Remained a slave
c. Became an indentured servant, bound to his master for only three more
years
d. Could claim the status of a free person if and only if he or she was of a
mixed race
115.
Between 1492 and 1770, most slaves transported to the New World were
carried to
a. Brazil and the Caribbean islands
b. The British mainland colonies
c. The French mainland settlements
d. Central America
116. By passing the Navigation Acts, Parliament wanted to
a. Ensure that England would be the primary beneficiary of the profits from
colonial trade
b. Aid the colonial shipbuilding industry
c. Help the colonies gradually become self-sufficient
d. Make the colonies subservient to England
117. Which of the following was a provision of the Navigation Act of 1696?
a. Ships from European nations other than England were again allowed to
trade in the colonies
b. Sugar and tobacco were added to the list of goods that could be sold only
in England or in the English colonies
c. Foreign goods classified as necessities could once again be sold
directly to the English colonies
d. American merchants charged with smuggling under the Navigation Acts
would be tried in vice-admiralty courts
118. Why did more aspects of West African culture survive in South Carolina than
any of the other British colonies in North America?
a. South Carolina officials consciously encouraged the survival of the West
African culture
b. South Carolina slaves were more isolated from American culture because
of the inadequacy of that colonys educational system
c. The large number of Africans in South Carolina ensured the survival of
many aspects of West African culture
d. South Carolina had little trade with other colonies
119. Why did the Yamasees attack English settlements in South Carolina in 1715?
a. Colonial traders not only abused the Yamasees but had also threatened
their lands
b. They were angry over the recent alliance between the Creeks and the
English
c. They had recently allied with the Spanish to push English settlers out of
the Carolinas
d. They heard rumors that the English settlers were planning to exterminate
all Native Americans in the area.
120. James II and his successors, William and Mary, would have most likely agreed
on which of the following statements?

a.
b.
c.
d.

England should exercise tighter control over its colonies in North America
The British constitution gives the English monarch absolute power
Representatives assemblies in the British colonies should be abolished
English regulation concerning colonial trade should be relaxed

121. Most of the eighteenth century population growth in the British colonies of
North America was due to
a. Continuing migrations from England
b. Natural increase resulting in part from the healthy colonial environment
c. The influx of political refugees from wars in France and Germany
d. Medical advances that dramatically lowered infant mortality rates
122. The ideas associated with the Enlightenment
a. Challenged the notion of a divinely sanctioned political order
b. Reinforced the idea that monarchs owe their power to God
c. Challenged the concept of constitutional monarchy
d. Challenged the concept of natural rights
123. John Locked argued that human beings
a. Are basically bad
b. Are born with an innate sense of morality
c. Do not have the ability to govern themselves
d. Acquire all knowledge through observations of the external world
124. Imposition of the Tea Act would have meant which of the following for colonial
customers?
a. Cheaper tea
b. Tea of inferior quality
c. A scarcity of tea
d. Higher taxes
125. One feature of the English mother country that was not transplanted to the
colonies was the:
A. aristocratic class structure
B. principle of tax-supported churches
C. notion of loyal British subjects
D notion of possessing the rights of English subjects
126. In New cent England towns, the "common" was:
A. a grain storehouse
B. the corpus of civil law
C. a meetinghouse for the selectmen
D. a centrally located shared pasture
127. The most famous witchcraft hysteria in colonial America occurred in:
A. Salem
B. Newport
C. Charleston
D. Winston Salem
128. The trial of John Peter Zenger established the principle that:

A. no government could be sued

B. criticism of government was not libel if factually true
C. British public officials were immune from prosecution
D. any criticism of the British colonial administration was libel
129. British administration of the North American colonies was weakened by three of the
following circumstances. Which is the exception?
A. few officials had any firsthand knowledge about the colonies
B. officials sent to the colonies were often incompetent, and some were dishonest
C. there was no centralized governmental authority in London with exclusive
responsibility for the colonies
D. Elected colonial legislative assemblies in the colonies were not responsive to the
needs of the people
130. The ultimate outcome of the Albany Plan is evidence that the American colonies:
A. were beginning to develop a sense of nationalism
B. did not have very strong bonds of unity with one another
C. no longer felt the Indians to be a serious threat to their survival
D. were ready to subordinate their differences and unite for common defense
131. The effect of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 was that:
A. the territorial status was restored
B. France lost all territorial possessions on the North American mainland
C. The British were never again troubled by Indians
D. France retained some holdings on the North American continent
132. Parliament's response to the colonial agitation against the Stamp Act was to:
A. lower the tax
B. give in completely to the colonial position
C. repeal the Stamp Act but pass the Declaratory Act
D. raise the amount of the tax
133. The idea that the members of Parliament spoke for the interests of all English
subjects rather that for the interests of only the district that elected them is known as:
A. proportional representation
B. territorial representation
C. vicarious representation
D. virtual representation
134. The most important purpose of the Tea Act of 1773 was to:
A. prevent the smuggling of tea into the colonies
B. reinstate the tax on tea that had been abolished in 1770
C. help the East India company out of its financial difficulties
D. raise more revenue in the colonies in order to defray the costs of defense
135. General Thomas Gage ordered British troops to march to Lexington and Concord to
arrest Sam Adams and John Hancock and to:
A. seize a cache of gunpowder
B. break up the continental Association
C. prevent the Continental Congress from meeting
D. isolate Massachusetts from the rest of the colonies

136. The opening passages of the Declaration of Independence borrowed heavily from
the writings of:
A. Tom Paine
B. John Locke
C. Edmund Burke
D. Jean Jacque Rousseau
137. Which of the following statements about Virginia is correct?
a. Unlike Massachusetts, it had no established church.
b. It was governed by and appointed royal governor and governor's council and a House
of Burgesses elected by landowners.
c. By 1640 the great majority of its plantation laborers were African slaves.
d. The indentured servants' chances of upward social mobility improved in the second
half of the 1600s.
138. In his "A City upon a Hill," John Winthrop was appealing to the Puritans to ...
a. select ground well away from swamps and marshes to settle on.
b. open their community to people of all faiths who were fleeing England.
c. build a godly community that would shame England into repenting.
d. Exile dissidents such as Roger Williams and Anne Hutchinson to the mountains of
western Massachusetts.
139. A "praying town" was...
a. a particularly pious Puritan community in New England.
b. one of the Maryland communities in which Catholicism was not only tolerated but also
encouraged.
c. A reservation into which the Puritans forced Native Americans so that they could be
taught Christianity and English ways.
d. A community of exiles like that established by Roger Williams in Rhode Island.
140. To whom was this admonition addressed? "You have stepped out of your place; you
[would] rather have been a husband than a wife..."
a. Anne Hutchinson
b. Mary Easty
c. Sarah Hobin
d. Mary Johnson
141. The tightly-clustered pattern of New England towns...
a. allowed Puritans to attend frequent services at their meeting houses.
b. were conducive to traditional reciprocity.
c. fostered an atmosphere of mutual watchfulness in which Puritans could keep close
track of one another's behavior and ensure godly order.
d. All of the above.
142. All of the following contributed to the decline of Native Americans in new England
except...
a. smallpox, diphtheria, measles, and tuberculosis
b. the seizure of Indian land to pay off debts.
c. the willingness of most Indians to convert to Christianity.
d. the destruction of the ecosystem by English crops and livestock.

143. The Half-Way Covenant was adopted because...

a. too few second- and third-generation Puritans were willing to testify publicly about
their conversion experiences.
b. Puritans believed that Indians were not capable of becoming fully Christian.
c. Puritans wanted to justify enslavement of converted Indians and Africans.
d. Puritans wanted to show Anglicans that they were willing to meet them halfway on
resolving differences over religious doctrine.
144. According to the Whig ideology, the best defense against corruption and tyranny
rested in the?:
a.
increased power of the executive.
b.
maintenance of a strong standing army.
c.
suppression of dissent and sedition.
d.
eternal vigilance by the people.
145. The Salem Village witchcraft crisis occurred for which of the following reasons?:
a.
experiencing feelings of powerlessness and insecurity, many Puritans found in
witchcraft an explanation for the disorder and change around them.
b.
as the poor felt more and more powerless, they tried to take out their frustrations
on the wealthy by charging them with practicing witchcraft.
c.
old-guard Puritans created the crisis to regain their power and restore morality to
the community.
d.
the crisis was primarily the result of a power struggle among leading Puritan
families.
146. Benjamin Franklin's concept of the "ideal American" differed from John Winthrop's
in which of the following ways?:
a.
Franklin included women and blacks; Winthrop did not.
b.
Franklin emphasized devotion to one's family; Winthrop emphasized devotion to
God.
c.
Franklin emphasized political activism; Winthrop shunned political involvement.
d.
Franklin valued individualism; Winthrop valued the submission of individual will to
the good of the community.
147. Thomas Jefferson once observed that the best school of political liberty the world
ever saw was the?:
a.
College of William and Mary.
b.
New England town meeting.
c.
Chesapeake plantation system.
d.
Virginia House of Burgesses.
e.
Congregationalist meeting house.
148. What did the Great Awakening, inter-colonial trade and American attitudes toward
English culture and constitutional theory have in common?:
a.
they created disdain for England.
b.
they contributed to a growing sense of shared American identity.
c.
they created a rebellious spirit in America.
d.
they helped create imperial rivalry between England and France.
149. The first colony in English America that had separation of church and state and

practiced religious tolerance was...

a. Maryland
b. Massachusetts
c. Rhode Island.
d. Virginia
150. Harvard College was chartered in 1636 primarily to...
a. train learned Congregational ministers.
b. produce an educated governing class.
c. educate lawyers who could defend the rights of the colonists.
d. teach Puritans how to farm the rocky New England soil.
1. A
2. A
3. C
4. E
5. C
6. B
7. A
8. A
9. E
10. D
11. D
12. C
13. A
14. E
15. D
16. C
17. A
18. E
19. A
20. E
21. A
22. C
23. C
24. A
25. B
26. E
27. C
28. A
29. C
30. E
31. B
32. B
33. E
34. A
35. E
36. E
37. E
38. D

39. E
40. A
41. B
42. C
43. B
44. A
45. B
46. E
47. B
48. A
49. D
50. E
51. D
52. C
53. C
54. D
55. D
56. B
57. C
58. D
59. A
60. A
61. B
62. C
63. C
64. D
65. E
66. B
67. A
68. D
69. C
70. B
71. A
72. C
73. D
74. D
75. B
76. A
77. D
78. A
79. B
80. D
81. E
82. A
83. B
84. B
85. C
86. C
87. B
88. B
89. C

90. B
91. C
92. A
93. B
94. A
95. C
96. B
97. C
98. B
99. A
100. F
101. F
102. C
103. D
104. C
105. A
106. C
107. B
108. D
109. B
110. B
111. C
112. D
113. A
114. B
115. A
116. A
117. D
118. C
119. A
120. A
121. B
122. A
123. D
124. A
125. A
126. D
127. A
128. B
129. D
130. B
131. B
132. C
133. D
134. C
135. A
136. B
137. B
138. C
139. C
140. A

141. D
142. C
143. A
144. D
145. A
146. D
147. B
148. B
149. C
150. A