Question 1

The Glorious Revolution of 1688:

 temporarily abolished the monarchy  

 resulted in the execution of Charles I  

 ended with the death of Oliver Cromwell  

 delayed the American Revolution  

 increased the power of Parliament  

Question 2

For the English preparing to colonize America, one model of settlement was provided by their country’s prior experience in:

 Iceland  

 the Canary Islands  

 Africa  

 Ireland  

 Scotland  

Question 3

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

 religion  

 a spirit of adventure  

 curiosity about the New World  

 financial profit  

 personal loyalty to James I  

Question 4

One outstanding characteristic of Jamestown in its initial years was:

 the high mortality rate among its settlers  

 the high percentage of slaves in its population  

 the absence of effective leaders  

 the influence of women in its government  

 complete freedom of religion  

Question 5

The Jamestown colony finally attained a measure of prosperity from:

 land sales  

 trade with Spanish Florida  

 trade with Indians  

 gold discoveries  

 tobacco  

Question 6

The headright system adopted for the Virginia colony consisted of:

 “selling” wives to single male settlers  

 auctioning black slaves to settlers  

 giving free land in return for five years of military service  

 giving fifty acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony and fifty more for any servants he might bring  

 giving free land to all servants who came to the colony  

Question 7

Bacon’s Rebellion:

 resulted from changes in the Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina that discriminated against Puritans  

 forced Governor Berkeley to abandon the colony and return to England  

 sought to make Virginia independent of England  

 brought indentured servants and small farmers together against the colony’s rich planters and political leaders  

 had the support of nearby Indian tribes  

Question 8

Maryland was established in 1634 as a refuge for:

 debtors  

 Puritans  

 Anglicans  

 ex-convicts  

 English Catholics  

Question 9

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

 middle class  

 Protestant  

 English  

 male  

 white  

Question 10

When Massachusetts leader John Winthrop spoke of “a city upon a hill,” he was referring to that colony’s desire to:

 serve as a model Christian community  

 become independent of England  

 convert the Indians to Christianity  

 be financially successful  

 establish an ideal government  

Question 11

Anne Hutchinson was kicked out of Massachusetts for:

 challenging the authority of male ministers  

 believing good works would earn a place in heaven  

 championing equal rights for women  

 insufficient knowledge of the Bible  

 refusing to uphold the Sabbath  

Question 12

Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he:

 had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions  

 devoted himself to converting the Indians  

 discovered it had the best farmland in New England  

 decided he was no longer a Christian  

 led a rebellion against the government of Massachusetts  

Question 13

The English Civil War affected the American colonies by:

 permitting the colonies to essentially govern themselves  

 placing members of Oliver Cromwell’s family as colonial governors  

 devastating the Native American culture in New England  

 requiring Puritanism to be adopted in every colony  

 allowing them to pledge their loyalty to Spain during the crisis  

Question 14

The colony of Pennsylvania was:

 governed by Quaker ministers  

 open to all religious believers  

 based upon lands seized from the Indians  

 considered part of New England  

 populated solely by the English  

Question 15

By the early eighteenth century, the English colonies in North America:

 extended beyond the Appalachians  

 had eliminated their French and Spanish rivals  

 were on the verge of independence from England  

 remained tiny outposts of civilization  

 were the most populous and prosperous on the continent  

Question 16

Benjamin Franklin believed a major reason for colonial population growth was:

 government bounties for large families  

 an abundance of cheap land  

 couples marrying later than in Europe  

 English immunity to contagious diseases  

 rapid advances in medical science  

Question 17

Throughout the colonies, husbands expected what from their wives?

 instruction in religion and morality  

 submission to their authority  

 romantic love as the basis of marriage  

 toleration of sex outside of marriage  

 an equal partnership in managing the household  

Question 18

The success of rice as a perfect crop for South Carolina was helped by:

 plentiful labor and land in the colony  

 the creation of irrigation systems that allowed laborers to flood and drain the fields  

 the lack of rain in the region  

 the minimal amount of labor it required  

 the native population’s willingness to work in the fields  

Question 19

Early settlers of Puritan New England typically lived:

 in harmony with the local Indian tribes  

 in a religiously tolerant society  

 in communities where church and state were not separate  

 in communities loyal to the Church of England  

 on large farms  

Question 20

Which of the following spurred shipbuilding in New England?

 southern purchases of New England–made ships  

 the region’s extensive forests  

 the growing American navy  

 the need for transporting southern cotton  

 the abundance of fish and whales off its coast  

Question 21

New England was settled by:

 a joint-stock company  

 the king and his family  

 military officers  

 religious fundamentalists  

 ex-convicts and debtors  

Question 22

The best explanation for the Salem witch craze is:

 the low rate of literacy among the villagers  

 natural hallucinogens in the local water supply  

 the presence of real witches in Salem Village  

 the playacting and false accusations of teenage girls  

 social division and anxieties within the village  

Question 23

Which of the following was NOT a major immigrant group to Pennsylvania?

 Quakers  

 Germans  

 Puritans  

 Mennonites  

 Scots-Irish  

Question 24

Slave codes:

 outlined the local laws that governed slave life and ownership  

 were universal rules that applied to all slave owners regardless of colony  

 outlined the kinds of work slaves could do in certain geographic areas  

 guaranteed slaves the right to worship weekly  

 helped potential runaways plan their escapes  

Question 25

Legally speaking, slaves were:

 largely Christian  

 necessary for economic success  

 contracted workers  

 unfree laborers  

 property  

Question 26

Slaves who lived in northern colonies:

 were forced to become Puritans  

 usually possessed a trade or special skill  

 usually lived and worked in cities and towns  

 were agricultural laborers like those in the South  

 enjoyed more humane treatment than those in the Chesapeake  

Question 27

Benjamin Franklin emphasized the Enlightenment in his:

 rise from poverty to riches  

 denial of God’s existence  

 work as a printer and publisher  

 passion for science and experimentation  

 scandalous sex life  

Question 28

The Great Awakening developed in reaction to the:

 Deism and skepticism associated with the Enlightenment  

 increasing role of emotionalism in religion  

 tendency of the Enlightenment to place great emphasis on formal religion  

 increasing education and sophistication of backwoods settlers  

 attempt of British officials to regulate colonial churches  

Question 29

Jonathan Edwards’s famous sermon, “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God,” described:

 the possibility of universal salvation  

 the beauty of God’s creation  

 God’s desire that Americans economically prosper  

 the gruesome reality of hell  

 a distant and uncaring God  

Question 30

New Lights differed from Old Lights by:

 their readiness to approach their religious conflict as open warfare  

 discounting the element of choice in a person’s faith  

 promising to reinforce traditional Puritanism  

 incorporating democracy and emotionalism into faith  

 including elements like choir in church services