Question 1

The Caribbean settlements of England were the main source of slaves for the English colonies of North America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Like Virginia, Maryland became a center for the cultivation of tobacco.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The "starving time" in Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610 was partly the result of

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A)  colonists being kept barricaded in their palisade by local Indians.
B)  the extermination of the Indians who used to grow crops.
C)  an influx of rats from settlers' ships that ate much of the stored grains.
D)  a drought that led to crop failures.
E)  the sinking of the colonists' supply ship in the Atlantic.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

The first truly marketable crop in Virginia was ______________________.

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The answer of The first truly marketable crop in Virginia...

Question 5

The tobacco culture of Virginia created great pressure for territorial expansion.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Bacon's Rebellion accelerated the development of slavery in Virginia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The survival of Jamestown was largely a result of the English borrowing from the agricultural knowledge of the Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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A)  felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world.
B)  wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks.
C)  wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths.
D)  sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals.
E)  wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven.F) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 10

In which area of technology were Indians more advanced than the Virginia colonists?

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A)  agriculture
B)  ocean-going vessels
C)  weaponry
D)  tools
E)  animal husbandryF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

___________________, the leader of the Massachusetts Bay colony, sought to have his people serve as a "city upon a _______."

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The answer of ___________________, the leader of the Massachusetts Bay...

Question 12

In hunting, Indian canoes compared unfavorably to the larger, more durable English vessels.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The conflict between tidewater Virginia and a rising elite to its west was called ________________________.

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The answer of The conflict between tidewater Virginia and a...

Question 14

In the first seventeen years of Virginia's existence,

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A)  more than 20,000 white settlers came to Jamestown.
B)  half of the white settlers were Puritans.
C)  the colony moved from royal control to an independent government.
D)  nearly eighty percent of the white settlers died.
E)  the Virginia Company saw tremendous profits.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 15

During its first year in North America, the Plymouth colony

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A)  survived in large part due to assistance from Indians.
B)  grew rich from the surrounding productive farmlands.
C)  carried out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population.
D)  saw two-thirds of its population die.
E)  established critically important trade routes with Jamestown to the south.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

The founders of Maryland encouraged both Protestants and Catholics to migrate to the colony.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Fundamental Constitution for the Carolina colony

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A)  sought to create a society of general equality among Englishmen.
B)  was influenced by the English philosopher John Locke.
C)  initially did not include slavery.
D)  made no provisions for a colonial parliament.
E)  All the answers are correct.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 18

The Virginia Company developed the "headright" system to

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A)  attract new settlers to the colony.
B)  discourage poor people from moving to the colony.
C)  require families to migrate together.
D)  raise revenue from the sale of land.
E)  cause conflict among the neighboring Indian tribes.F) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 19

Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams were both exiled and executed for their dissents from the major tenets of Puritanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Both the Pequot War and King Philip's War ended disastrously for the Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 2: Transplantations and Borderland

The survival of Jamestown was largely a result of the English borrowing from the agricultural knowledge of the Indians.

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The conflict between tidewater Virginia and a rising elite to its west was called ________________________.

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The founders of Maryland encouraged both Protestants and Catholics to migrate to the colony.

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Bacon's Rebellion accelerated the development of slavery in Virginia.

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The Fundamental Constitution for the Carolina colony

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In hunting, Indian canoes compared unfavorably to the larger, more durable English vessels.

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The Virginia Company developed the "headright" system to

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

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In which area of technology were Indians more advanced than the Virginia colonists?

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Like Virginia, Maryland became a center for the cultivation of tobacco.

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During its first year in North America, the Plymouth colony

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The Caribbean settlements of England were the main source of slaves for the English colonies of North America.

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The tobacco culture of Virginia created great pressure for territorial expansion.

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

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Thomas Hooker and Roger Williams were both exiled and executed for their dissents from the major tenets of Puritanism.

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In the first seventeen years of Virginia's existence,

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Both the Pequot War and King Philip's War ended disastrously for the Indians.

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The first truly marketable crop in Virginia was ______________________.

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___________________, the leader of the Massachusetts Bay colony, sought to have his people serve as a "city upon a _______."

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The "starving time" in Jamestown during the winter of 1609-1610 was partly the result of

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