Question 1

The romance between Pocahontas and John Smith led to their marrying in England,where she then died.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

To solidify control of Virginia,what did the English do?

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A)   They sold land and slaves to the Indians.
B)   They murdered Powhatan and Pocahontas.
C)   They turned Virginia into a royal colony and banned all private sales of tobacco.
D)   They enslaved the majority of Indians and brought back John Smith as governor in the 1640s.
E)   They put the colony under the control of the crown.

Question 3

Just as the reconquest of Spain from the Moors established patterns that would be repeated in Spanish New World colonization,the methods used in which of the following countries anticipated policies England would undertake in America?

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A)   Ireland.
B)   India.
C)   China.
D)   Scotland.
E)   Wales.

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the Puritans of the seventeenth century?

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A)   They were completely unified on all issues.
B)   They agreed that the Church of England retained too many elements of Catholicism in its rituals and doctrines.
C)   They differed completely with the views of the Church of England.
D)   They came to the colonies because they had no hope of holding any power in England.
E)   John Winthrop founded the church.

Question 5

Maryland's founder,Cecilius Calvert:

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A)   wanted Maryland to be like a feudal domain, with power limited for ordinary people.
B)   supported total religious freedom for all of the colony's inhabitants.
C)   gave a great deal of power to the elected assembly but not to the royal governor.
D)   lost ownership of the colony and died a pauper.
E)   actually hated Catholics, which is why he set up a colony for them in a swamp.

Question 6

Maryland was established as a refuge for which group?

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A)   Quakers.
B)   Puritans.
C)   Pilgrims.
D)   Native Americans.
E)   Catholics.

Question 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Magna Carta

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Question 8

________ describes best the actions of the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay.

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A)   Fair-minded
B)   Loving
C)   Irreligious
D)   Lazy
E)   Intolerant

Question 9

As enclosure of land resulted in fewer farmers,many of these people moved to English cities,becoming jobless and causing vagrancy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Women in the early Virginia colony consisted of about half the white population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-civil versus natural liberty

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Question 12

In contrast to the Chesapeake region,the population in New England:

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A)   did not stress family-based activities.
B)   focused on rice and tobacco.
C)   grew rapidly because of healthier surroundings.
D)   included even fewer women.
E)   was not as deeply religious.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Roger Williams

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A)  proprietor of Maryland
B)  wife of John Rolfe
C)  Pilgrim leader
D)  leader of Indians near Jamestown
E)  governor of MassachusettsF) his settlement at Roanoke Island failedG) was denounced for AntinomianismH) Indian who helped the PilgrimsI) French-born theologian who influenced the PuritansJ) established Rhode IslandK) A Discourse concerning Western PlantingL) early leader of Jamestown

Question 14

The Massachusetts General Court:

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A)   reflected the Puritans' desire to govern the colony without outside interference.
B)   was chosen by the king.
C)   was chosen by the governor.
D)   ruled the colony from its beginnings in 1630.
E)   by law had to consist of a majority of Puritan judges.

Question 15

Growing connections with Europeans lessened warfare between Indian tribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The separation of church and state in Massachusetts during the seventeenth century:

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A)   was strictly enforced.
B)   was similar to Virginia's colonial government.
C)   is similar to the way the government is conducted in today's United States.
D)   does not resemble today's U.S. government.
E)   was influenced by the Dutch colonies.

Question 17

Religious dissension in England during the first half of the seventeenth century resulted in:

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A)   a civil war.
B)   war with Spain.
C)   the pope visiting the monarchy in London.
D)   England not focusing on the monarchy.
E)   Henry VIII restoring Catholicism.

Question 18

Why did England consider Spain its enemy by the late 1500s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Because of religious differences: England had officially broken with the Roman Catholic Church, while Spain was devoutly Catholic.
B)   Because of the Spanish Armada's successful invasion of Great Britain in 1588.
C)   Because Spain had allied with France to invade English colonies in the New World.
D)   Because one of Henry VIII's beheaded wives was a Spanish princess, and the Spanish government announced it would be at war with England until Henry apologized.
E)   Because both the English and Spanish royal families laid claim to the Irish throne.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Walter Raleigh

Accepted Answer

A)  proprietor of Maryland
B)  wife of John Rolfe
C)  Pilgrim leader
D)  leader of Indians near Jamestown
E)  governor of MassachusettsF) his settlement at Roanoke Island failedG) was denounced for AntinomianismH) Indian who helped the PilgrimsI) French-born theologian who influenced the PuritansJ) established Rhode IslandK) A Discourse concerning Western PlantingL) early leader of Jamestown

Question 20

In the 1640s,leaders of the House of Commons:

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A)   accused the king of imposing taxes without parliamentary consent.
B)   supported efforts to move England back to Catholicism.
C)   aided Charles I in overthrowing his father, James I.
D)   opposed Oliver Cromwell's "Commonwealth" government.
E)   refused to allow new colonists to emigrate to America.

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Women in the early Virginia colony consisted of about half the white population.

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Maryland's founder,Cecilius Calvert:

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Why did England consider Spain its enemy by the late 1500s?

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Religious dissension in England during the first half of the seventeenth century resulted in:

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To solidify control of Virginia,what did the English do?

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Maryland was established as a refuge for which group?

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Growing connections with Europeans lessened warfare between Indian tribes.

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________ describes best the actions of the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay.

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As enclosure of land resulted in fewer farmers,many of these people moved to English cities,becoming jobless and causing vagrancy.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Walter Raleigh

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In contrast to the Chesapeake region,the population in New England:

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The romance between Pocahontas and John Smith led to their marrying in England,where she then died.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Roger Williams

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The separation of church and state in Massachusetts during the seventeenth century:

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Just as the reconquest of Spain from the Moors established patterns that would be repeated in Spanish New World colonization,the methods used in which of the following countries anticipated policies England would undertake in America?

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Magna Carta

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