Question 1

The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a "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.

Question 2

Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by

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A)   waging all-out war with the local Indians.
B)   dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale.
C)   imposing work and order on the colonists.
D)   introducing tobacco to the colonists.
E)   importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.

Question 3

The first truly profitable crop in Virginia was ________.

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Question 4

English colonies in the Chesapeake were mostly business enterprises.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

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A)   the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies.
B)   the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other.
C)   its economy was grounded in tobacco production.
D)   its founders had discouraged the use of slaves.
E)   it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony.

Question 8

In 1608,Puritan Separatists that left England

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A)   sought refuge in Virginia.
B)   emigrated quietly to northern France.
C)   were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate.
D)   chartered a colony in Plymouth.
E)   could not legally do so without the king's permission.

Question 9

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 10

When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

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A)   it gave settlers full political control of their colony.
B)   landowning women colonists were allowed to vote.
C)   colonists were given a share of local political representation.
D)   it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists.
E)   it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England.

Question 11

Over time in the seventeenth century,an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

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A)   with condescending admiration.
B)   with fear and contempt.
C)   as worth preserving.
D)   as part of the godly community.
E)   as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.

Question 12

The Virginia Colony pursued a two-year campaign of suppression,led by Thomas Dale,against the ________ Indians.

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Question 13

The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony

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A)   established their capital in Salem.
B)   took over what had been a royal colony.
C)   were led by Miles Standish.
D)   were given their colonial charter by Charles II.
E)   carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.

Question 14

Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony of

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A)   Rhode Island.
B)   Vermont.
C)   New Hampshire.
D)   Connecticut.
E)   Maine.

Question 15

The Spanish colony of New Mexico

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A)   was never able to quell the ongoing Pueblo revolt.
B)   added no economic value to the Spanish Empire.
C)   could be considered prosperous only when compared to other borderlands.
D)   contained more than one million Spanish citizens.
E)   included the largest Spanish city in the Americas.

Question 16

One result of the Stuart Restoration was the development of new colonies in North America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Seventeenth-century English colonial settlements

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A)   were mostly business enterprises.
B)   were tightly controlled by the English government.
C)   were effectively isolated from contact with other nations.
D)   were well-planned and generally quite successful from the start.
E)   maintained the political and social institutions of England.

Question 18

In Jamestown,the winter of 1609-1610 was known as the "________."

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Question 19

During the early years the survival and growth of the Plymouth colony

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A)   was due in large part to the assistance of the natives.
B)   led the colonists to grow rich from the surrounding productive farmlands.
C)   saw the colonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population.
D)   nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die.
E)   was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south.

Question 20

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

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

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Over time in the seventeenth century,an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society

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The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that

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In Jamestown,the winter of 1609-1610 was known as the "________."

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

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When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,

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

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The first truly profitable crop in Virginia was ________.

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

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

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One result of the Stuart Restoration was the development of new colonies in North America.

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Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony of

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English colonies in the Chesapeake were mostly business enterprises.

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The Virginia Colony pursued a two-year campaign of suppression,led by Thomas Dale,against the ________ Indians.

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Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by

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The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony

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In 1608,Puritan Separatists that left England

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Seventeenth-century English colonial settlements

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

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The Spanish colony of New Mexico

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During the early years the survival and growth of the Plymouth colony

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