Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding the Navigation Acts (1660s)  is FALSE?

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A)   English colonies were closed to all trade except that carried by English ships.
B)   Certain colonial products could be exported only to England.
C)   All European goods sent to the colonies had to pass through England and were subject to taxes.
D)   English colonists could only produce products that were also sold in England.
E)   Duties were imposed on the coastal trade among the English colonies.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Why did slavery emerge as a major labor source in the North American colonies by the end of the seventeenth century?

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Question 3

Bacon's Rebellion

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A)   spelled the demise of the Virginia Company.
B)   saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign.
C)   spread throughout several colonies.
D)   carried on for several years.
E)   was a conflict between eastern and western political forces in Virginia.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 4

The Englishmen who founded Maryland were Puritans, but not Separatists.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

Which of the following was NOT an agricultural technique used for improving the soil?

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A)   burning
B)   planting beans
C)   planting tobacco
D)   planting corn and beans together
E)   All these answers are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The Virginia Company

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A)   never sanctioned military action against the Native Americans of Virginia.
B)   deeply opposed the importation of Africans to the colonies.
C)   was absorbed by the crown because it was becoming too powerful.
D)   had its charter revoked by James I.
E)   found most of its Virginia ventures to be very profitable.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from

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

Question 10

In colonial North America, the "middle grounds" refers to a region in which

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A)   no one European or Indian group held a clear dominance.
B)   Indian tribes were largely able to keep European colonists out.
C)   English colonists quickly became the dominant power.
D)   Spanish colonists were long the dominant power.
E)   French colonists managed to hold the balance of power.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

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

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Question 12

Quakers is a term applied to a dissenting English Protestant sect, the Society of Friends.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 D)
G) A) and D)

Question 14

The first English colony to establish the principle of religious toleration was ________.

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Question 15

Like New York, the New Jersey colony

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A)   quickly developed a strong local government.
B)   had few slaves during its early existence.
C)   was characterized by a unified and generally peaceful society.
D)   had great ethnic and religious diversity.
E)   developed an important class of large landowners.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 16

The most concerted attempt by King James II to consolidate control in North America was called the ________.

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Question 17

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.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 18

By 1670, political representation for colonists in Virginia

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

Question 19

Georgia was founded

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A)   to provide a refuge for Catholics.
B)   to create a military barrier against the Spanish.
C)   to quickly make money for its investors.
D)   by Quaker missionaries.
E)   as a haven for religious dissenters.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 20

Describe how the relationship between Europeans and Indians changed as a result of colonization.

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