Question 1

Originally,the Georgia colony excluded

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A)   indentured servants.
B)   slaves.
C)   free Africans.
D)   both free Africans and slaves.
E)   neither free Africans nor slaves.

Question 2

William Penn

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A)   suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence.
B)   was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism.
C)   established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony.
D)   never visited Pennsylvania.
E)   used unscrupulous and deceptive advertising to attract settlers.

Question 3

James I of England may have believed in the divine right of kings,but he was not particularly harsh in his treatment of Puritans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

One reason Roger Williams was deported from the Massachusetts colony was that he

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A)   attempted to take over the leadership of the colony.
B)   proclaimed that the Indians had no right to the land occupied by the colonists.
C)   advocated the principle of plural marriage.
D)   was a confirmed Separatist.
E)   argued that the colony should maintain allegiance to the Church of England.

Question 5

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

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A)   sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals.
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)   wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven.
E)   felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world.

Question 6

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

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A)   the cultivation of cotton.
B)   the discovery of gold and silver.
C)   development of fisheries and lumber.
D)   fur trade with the Indians.
E)   the production of tobacco.

Question 7

The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists,rather than as slaves.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What became the dominant crop of the Caribbean colonies?

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A)   beans
B)   corn
C)   cotton
D)   tobacco
E)   sugar

Question 9

Virginia did not become a royal colony until the eve of the American Revolution.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

During its early years,the Pennsylvania colony often faced financial ruin.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the seventeenth century,English Quakers

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A)   believed all could attain salvation.
B)   were pacifists.
C)   had no paid clergy.
D)   granted women a position within the church generally equal to that of men.
E)   All these answers are correct.

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?

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A)   It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes.
B)   It was inaccessible by ship.
C)   It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria.
D)   It was located on a peninsula.
E)   It was inland so as to offer security from natives.

Question 15

The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

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A)   improved relations with the local Indians.
B)   the search for new sources of labor.
C)   rising prosperity for the colony.
D)   the rapid wearing out of the soil.
E)   the expansion of European settlement into the interior.

Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

By 1670,political representation for colonists in Virginia

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A)   favored western counties over eastern counties.
B)   expanded to include landholding black men.
C)   had grown more restrictive.
D)   was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one.
E)   involved elections taking place every two years.

Question 18

The English colonial settlements in the Caribbean

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A)   had a smaller percentage of slaves than that held by the North American colonies.
B)   were forced to deal with larger native populations than settlements on the mainland.
C)   developed significant economic success through the production of tobacco.
D)   developed their settlements along the same lines as those of the Chesapeake.
E)   concluded it was cheaper to buy new African slaves than to protect those they owned.

Question 19

Compare the similarities of and differences between Massachusetts Puritans and Pennsylvania Quakers.

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Question 20

The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on

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A)   converting the local Indians to Christianity.
B)   the search for gold.
C)   developing peaceful relations with the Indians in the area.
D)   the long-term success of the settlement.
E)   building a family-centered community.

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The first Africans to arrive in Virginia in 1619 were likely thought of as indentured servants by the colonists,rather than as slaves.

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

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The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

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

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Virginia did not become a royal colony until the eve of the American Revolution.

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James I of England may have believed in the divine right of kings,but he was not particularly harsh in his treatment of Puritans.

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In the seventeenth century,English Quakers

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One reason Roger Williams was deported from the Massachusetts colony was that he

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The English colonial settlements in the Caribbean

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Originally,the Georgia colony excluded

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Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?

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What became the dominant crop of the Caribbean colonies?

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The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on

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By 1670,political representation for colonists in Virginia

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

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Compare the similarities of and differences between Massachusetts Puritans and Pennsylvania Quakers.

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William Penn

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

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The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT

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During its early years,the Pennsylvania colony often faced financial ruin.

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