People
Helped establish and lead Jamestown; imposed discipline and relations with Native Americans.
John Smith
Which of the following best explains the success of the Virginia colony after initial struggles?
A) The discovery of gold deposits
B) The cultivation of tobacco as a cash crop
C) The establishment of Puritan religious communities
D) The arrival of French fur traders
B) The cultivation of tobacco as a cash crop
The economic system that sought to increase a nation’s wealth by controlling colonial trade was known as:
A) Capitalism
B) Mercantilism
C) Laissez-faire
D) Feudalism
B) Mercantilism
The Stono Rebellion (1739) was:
A) A Native American uprising in New England
B) An enslaved Africans’ revolt in South Carolina
C) A conflict between settlers and French fur traders
D) A protest against British taxation
B) An enslaved Africans’ revolt in South Carolina
Workers who agreed to labor for a set period in exchange for passage to America.
Indentured Servants
Which of the following happened as a result of Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676 ?
(A) Governor William Berkeley abolished Virginia’s House of Burgesses.
(B) Virginia passed new laws protecting workers’ rights.
(C) Tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry were exposed.
(D) Indentured servants received additional free land after fulfilling their terms of service.
(E) The king allowed Virginia colonists to select their own governor
(C) Tensions between backcountry farmers and the tidewater gentry were exposed.
Introduced tobacco cultivation in Virginia, helping the colony prosper; married Pocahontas.
John Rolfe
The Mayflower Compact (1620) is significant because it:
A) Established the first representative government in the colonies
B) Created a framework for self-government based on majority rule
C) Guaranteed religious freedom for all colonists
D) Formed an alliance with Native American tribes
B) Created a framework for self-government based on majority rule
The Middle Passage refers to:
A) The route settlers took to move westward in the colonies
B) The trade route between New England and the Caribbean
C) The transatlantic journey enslaved Africans endured to the Americas
D) The crossing of the Appalachian Mountains by colonists
C) The transatlantic journey enslaved Africans endured to the Americas
Salutary Neglect refers to:
A) Britain’s strict enforcement of colonial trade laws
B) The colonies’ disregard for Native American treaties
C) Britain’s relaxed enforcement of laws, allowing colonial self-governance
D) The Puritan rejection of non-religious practices in New England
C) Britain’s relaxed enforcement of laws, allowing colonial self-governance
A revolt led by Nathaniel Bacon against Virginia’s elite over land and Native policies.
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676)
Which of the following best explains why Massachusetts Bay officials banished Anne Hutchinson?
(A) She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy.
(B) She was found guilty of practicing witchcraft.
(C) She preached the doctrine of predestination.
(D) She gave birth to a child out of wedlock.
(E) She opened an unlicensed tavern.
(A) She challenged gender roles and Puritan orthodoxy.
Puritan leader who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony; promoted the "City Upon a Hill" vision.
John Winthrop
Bacon’s Rebellion (1676) reflected tensions between:
A) Wealthy planters and indentured servants in Virginia
B) Native Americans and European settlers in New England
C) The Spanish and the French over territorial claims
D) Quakers and Puritans over religious freedoms
A) Wealthy planters and indentured servants in Virginia
Which of the following was a result of King Philip’s War (1675-1676)?
A) The unification of Native American tribes against European settlers
B) The establishment of the Dominion of New England
C) The near destruction of Native American power in New England
D) The founding of new Puritan settlements west of the Appalachians
C) The near destruction of Native American power in New England
What was the primary purpose of Georgia when it was founded in 1732?
A) To become a center for rice and indigo plantations
B) To serve as a refuge for Catholics facing persecution
C) To act as a buffer colony against Spanish Florida and provide a place for debtors
D) To establish a Puritan theocracy in the South
C) To act as a buffer colony against Spanish Florida and provide a place for debtors
A colony owned by an individual or small group (e.g., Pennsylvania, Maryland).
Proprietary Colony
By the end of the seventeenth century, which of the following was true of women in New England?
(A) They had begun to challenge their subordinate role in society.
(B) They were a majority in many church congregations.
(C) They voted in local elections.
(D) They frequently divorced their husbands.
(E) They could lead town meetings.
(B) They were a majority in many church congregations.
Founder of Rhode Island; advocated for religious freedom and separation of church and state.
Roger Williams
Which colony was founded as a haven for Catholics?
A) Pennsylvania
B) Maryland
C) Rhode Island
D) Georgia
B) Maryland
Which colony was founded by Roger Williams for religious freedom and the separation of church and state?
A) Connecticut
B) Massachusetts Bay
C) New York
D) Rhode Island
D) Rhode Island
Which of the following best describes the economic structure of the Middle Colonies?
A) Focused entirely on tobacco and rice plantations
B) Based on small-scale farming, fur trade, and diverse commerce
C) Dominated by fishing and shipbuilding industries
D) Primarily reliant on enslaved labor like the Southern Colonies
B) Based on small-scale farming, fur trade, and diverse commerce
A colony directly controlled by the English king (e.g., Virginia after 1624).
Royal Colony
All of the following groups of non-English colonists migrated into the British North American colonies in large
numbers throughout the eighteenth century EXCEPT
(A) Germans
(B) Russians
(C) Scots
(D) Irish
(E) Dutch
(B) Russians
Banished from Massachusetts for challenging Puritan doctrine; key figure in religious dissent.
Anne Hutchinson
The Navigation Acts (1651-1673) were designed to:
A) Limit trade between the colonies and Native Americans
B) Increase colonial independence from British control
C) Ensure colonial trade benefited England by restricting commerce with other nations
D) Promote free trade between England and its colonies
C) Ensure colonial trade benefited England by restricting commerce with other nations
The First Great Awakening (1730s-1740s) led to:
A) A decline in religious fervor across the colonies
B) The unification of the colonies under a single church
C) Increased religious diversity and the growth of new denominations
D) The end of Puritan dominance in New England politics
C) Increased religious diversity and the growth of new denominations
Which of the following best explains the purpose of the Maryland Act of Toleration (1649)?
A) To promote religious freedom for all Christian denominations, especially Catholics
B) To enforce Puritan religious conformity in the colony
C) To ban Quaker settlements in the region
D) To prevent the spread of Enlightenment ideas in the colonies
A) To promote religious freedom for all Christian denominations, especially Catholics
A colony established by a group granted rights and privileges by the English crown.
Charter Colony
Settlers who established the British colony in Virginia during the seventeenth century were primarily seeking to
(A) recreate an Old World feudalistic society in the New World
(B) create a perfect religious commonwealth as an example to the rest of the world
(C) create a refuge for political dissidents
(D) profit economically
(E) increase the glory of Great Britain
(D) profit economically