Question 1

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for

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A)   challenging the authority of male ministers.
B)   championing equal rights for women.
C)   insufficient knowledge of the Bible.
D)   believing good works would earn a place in heaven.
E)   refusing to uphold the Sabbath.F) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Since the thirteenth century, what was one key difference between the political practices and governing principles on the island nation of England and those on the continent of Europe?

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A)   English society had more tightly controlled hierarchies than the continent of Europe did, with the monarchy holding all political power.
B)   The national legislature in England was merely a formality and had no say whatsoever in matters such as tax revenue.
C)   The English had a tradition of parliamentary monarchy that enabled the national legislature to exercise some leverage over the monarchy.
D)   The English traditionally stressed the absolute power of the monarchy, whereas continental Europe embraced the idea that everyone had rights.
E)   The aristocracy in England had only social rather than political power, with members of Parliament solely elected by the common people rather than appointed.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 3

What was a result of the focus of the Dutch administration of New Netherland on making money?

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A)   The Dutch were particularly tolerant toward Native Americans by preventing violence toward them.
B)   Compared to most of the other European colonies in the Americas, the Dutch embraced ethnic and religious diversity.
C)   The Dutch formed tight partnerships with Jewish settlers, making the Jewish population the fastest growing of the seventeenth century.
D)   The Dutch concentrated their efforts on trade within the colonies rather than other parts of the world such as China, India, and Africa.
E)   The Dutch gave work strictly to Dutch laborers to guarantee that money would remain within the Dutch economy.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

Throughout New England, Congregational churches were

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A)   open to everyone.
B)   self-governing.
C)   tolerant of other religions.
D)   morally opposed to slavery.
E)   financially supported by the king.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 5

Discuss the impact Bacon's Rebellion had on indentured servitude and African slavery.

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Bacon's Rebellion had a significant impa...

Question 6

As a result of the Glorious Revolution, England abolished the monarchy and became a republic.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The early settlers of New England differed from those of the Chesapeake colonies by being primarily

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A)   English.
B)   Protestant.
C)   white.
D)   middle class.
E)   male.F) A) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 8

In what ways did the English colonists and Native Americans adapt to each other's presence?

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The English colonists and Native America...

Question 9

In 1644, the General Court of the Massachusetts Bay colony organized itself in a way very similar to

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A)   Parliament in England.
B)   Congress in the present-day United States.
C)   the Estates General in France.
D)   the government of the Dutch Republic.
E)   the elector counts of the Holy Roman Empire.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 10

Why was there so much division within the Anglican Church under James I?

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A)   Although he was a Catholic, the church remained Protestant.
B)   Dissenters believed the church needed "purifying" from Catholic rituals.
C)   He granted special privileges to Puritans that were not extended to Catholics and Anglicans.
D)   He was atheist, yet as king, he was also head of the church.
E)   He promoted the Separatist cause and sought to appease its demands.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

The stockholders who invested in the Virginia Company were motivated primarily by

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A)   religion.
B)   a desire to preserve natural landmarks.
C)   curiosity about the New World.
D)   personal loyalty to James I.
E)   financial profit.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 12

In what way was Chief Powhatan similar to the English and Spanish?

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A)   He was as much an imperialist as the English or Spanish, conquering other chieftains and making them give him and his people corn.
B)   He refused to trade with other groups of people outside the Powhatan Confederacy, including the English and Spanish.
C)   He held little power along the Virginia coast and relied on selling his own people as servants to neighboring tribes.
D)   He and his people had little knowledge of agricultural practices in Virginia and, as a result, suffered famine and disease.
E)   He initiated the development of joint-stock companies and used them to fund exploration of neighboring areas in New England.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 13

As a result of their forced conversion to Christianity, the religion of enslaved Africans emphasized themes of deliverance found within Christianity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Match each historical figure with the corresponding colony below.
-Pocahontas

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A)  Carolina
B)  Georgia
C)  Maryland
D)  Massachusetts Bay
E)  New JerseyF) New NetherlandG) PennsylvaniaH) PlymouthI) Rhode IslandJ) VirginiaK) H) and I)
L) B) and G)

Question 15

The Pilgrims had abandoned the Church of England, fled to Holland, and then went on to

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A)   establish the Plymouth colony despite a difficult "starving time."
B)   achieve democracy in action, even among their inferiors.
C)   turn against the Separatists.
D)   achieve immediate prosperity in America.
E)   reject the simple life of the earliest Christians.F) C) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following statements accurately describes the experiences of the Pequot Indians following the 1637 war with New England?

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A)   The Pequots retained most of their traditional lands.
B)   The Pequots faced a religious crisis due to prophesies of victory that had been made.
C)   The Pequots suffered huge losses in the war, and many survivors were enslaved.
D)   The Pequots launched another war in revenge that was more successful.
E)   The Pequots ruled all other Indian tribes in the region as puppets of the English.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 17

Although New Netherland became one of the most ethnically diverse American colonies, the Dutch did not exhibit tolerance toward Native Americans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss the various ways in which domestic political affairs in Britain affected colonization in the New World.

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Domestic political affairs in Britain ha...

Question 19

The English Civil War affected the American colonies by

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A)   permitting the colonies to essentially govern themselves.
B)   requiring Puritanism to be adopted in every colony.
C)   placing members of Oliver Cromwell's family as colonial governors.
D)   allowing them to pledge their loyalty to Spain during the crisis.
E)   devastating the Native American culture in New England.F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Although frequently taught to schoolchildren, the story of Pocahontas has often been subject to distortion through the years. Which of the following statements accurately describes
Pocahontas?

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A)   She embraced the lifestyle of her English captors and had a platonic friendship with John Smith.
B)   She refused to convert to Christianity and turned down an invitation to journey to England.
C)   She defended John Smith because they were lovers and went on to marry him.
D)   She played virtually no role in the relationship between the natives and the English.
E)   She led a plot to kill John Smith because his people had trespassed on her people's land.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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