Document 1
When the Virginia colony was first formed, control over it rested with
(A) an elected assembly
(B) the king
(C) Captain John Smith
(D) shareholders of the joint-stock company
D) Shareholders of the Joint-stock Company
Which of the following best explains the underlying cause of the Spanish actions described by Las
Casas?
(A) Racism
(B) Religion
(C) Desire for wealth
(D) Fear of native power
C) Desire for Wealth
Which of the following European nations would be the least likely to share the characteristics
Stannard uses in describing Columbus?
(A) England
(B) Italy
(C) Portugal
(D) Spain
A) England
Based on the information in this excerpt, what is Samuel Kercheval’s point of view toward Bacon
and his followers?
(A) They were dangerous men who threatened colonial stability and prosperity
(B) They were frustrated men who were taking action because the gov- ernment did not
(C) They were allies of the governor who carried out actions that he supported
(D) They were a primarily political movement that wanted Bacon to become governor
A) They were dangerous men who threatened colonial stability and prosperity
The Puritans believed that the freedom to practice religion should be extended to
(A) Puritans only
(B) all Protestants only
(C) all Christians only
(D) all Jews and Christians only
A) Puritans Only
During the “starving time,” the Jamestown colony depended on which of the following form of
charter for its support?
(A) Joint-stock company
(B) Proprietary colony
(C) Royal colony
(D) Church-based company
C) Royal Colony
The primary audience that Las Casas hoped to influence by his writing was
(A) the monarchs of Spain
(B) the Roman Catholic Church
(C) the conquistadores
(D) the Native Americans
A) The Monarchs of Spain
Which of the following is a reason historians are most likely to criticize the view of Columbus
expressed in this excerpt?
(A) It ignores the period in which Columbus lived
(B) It displays a bias against Christians
(C) It skips over the progress brought by Columbus
(D) It uses highly charged language
D) It uses highly charged language
Bacon’s Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by
(A) an increase in royal taxes
(B) the power of large planters
(C) conflicts with American Indians
(D) the growth of the slave trade
C) Conflicts with American Indians
Consistent with the excerpt above, Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts Bay in 1636
for advocating
(A) the separation of church and state
(B) women’s suffrage
(C) bigamy
(D) the export of tobacco
A) The separation of church and state
Both the Virginia and Plymouth colonists shared a commitment to
(A) equal rights for all
(B) religious freedom
(C) good relations with the American Indians
(D) representative government
D) Representative Government
Which of the following factors that affected Native Americans is directly implied but not stated in
this excerpt?
(A) Many Spaniards were sympathetic to the Native Americans
(B) The Catholic Church was trying to help the Native Americans
(C) European diseases were killing millions of Native Americans
(D) The Spanish faced strong resistance from Native Americans
C) European diseases were killing millions of Native Americans
Which of the following led the opposition to Bacon’s Rebellion?
(A) leaders of the Church of England
(B) members of the Virginia House of Burgesses
(C) soldiers from the British army
(D) the colonial governor
D) The Colonial Governor
The “First Great Awakening” can be seen as a direct response to which of the following?
(A) Puritanism
(B) The Enlightenment
(C) Transcendentalism
(D) Existentialism
B) The Enlightenment
Puritan emigration from England came to a near halt between the years 1649 and 1660 because,
during that period,
(A) most English Puritans were imprisoned for heresy
(B) most Puritans converted to Catholicism
(C) the New England settlement had become too overcrowded, and colonial legislatures strongly
discouraged immigration
(D) the Puritans controlled the English government
D) The Puritans controlled the English government
Which of the following documents encouraged church membership in the Massachusetts Bay
Colony?
(A) The Mayflower Compact
(B) The Fundamental Orders
(C) The Halfway Covenant
(D) The Cambridge Agreement
C) The Halfway Covenant