Early Settlements
Maize cultivation and three-sister farming led to sophisticated cultures among the
Natives in the Southeast
Which of the following was a major contrast between the New England colonies and the colonies of France?
a. New England populations tended to be larger and more gender balanced
b. The French settled more often in cities and towns
c. The French had more conflicts with American Indians
d. New England developed a less rigid racial hierarchy.
a. New England populations tended to be larger and more gender balanced
The Mayflower Compact can be best described as
a. An agreement to follow the guidelines for settlement enacted by Parliament
b. The first detailed constitution written in the English colonies
c. A statement of self-government by the will of the majority
d. A first step toward limited participation by women in local government
c. A statement of self-government by the will of the majority
The policy of salutary neglect was deeply resented by the New England colonists: by this policy the British crown consistently interfered with colonial legislatures.
a. True b. False.
B. False
A major strength of the Articles of Confederation was its
a. Control over interstate commerce, which encouraged economic growth
b. Strong judicial branch for resolving legal conflicts between the states
c. Role in keeping the states together until a stronger union could be achieved
d. Strong executive branch that allowed national policies to enacted.
c. Role in keeping the states together until a stronger union could be achieved
The Iroquois Confederacy was able to aggressively challenge both other Native Americans and European settlers because
Its military alliance, sustained by political and organizational skills
True of False:
The Carolina settlement had only small farms
False (large rice and tobacco plantations)
The Puritan colonists believed that
a. Clergymen would hold the most powerful political offices
b. Women could become religious leaders
c. They would establish a direct democracy in the Massachusetts Bay area
d. The purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws
d. The purpose of government was to enforce God’s laws
Middle colonies generally
a. Had the most diversified economies of the three colonial regions
b. Was the one region that lacked elected colonial assemblies
c. Were hampered by a mostly male settlement pattern
d. Was the region least tolerant of religious minorities
a. Had the most diversified economies of the three colonial regions
Immediately after the Revolution, one of America’s greatest strengths was its
a. Sound economic structure
b. Economic ties to France
c. Respect for hierarchy
d. Excellent political leadership
d. Excellent political leadership
The encomienda system used in the Spanish colonies was in slavery in all but name and was opposed by de la Casas. It was replaced by what?
African Slavery
Virginia’s House of Burgesses marked an important precedent because it
a. Was abolished by King James I
b. Was the first of many colonial “parliaments” to develop in America
c. Replaced the colony’s royal charter granted by James
d. Allowed all white men including indentured servants the right to vote.
b. Was the first of many colonial “parliaments” to develop in America
As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams
a. Built the one colony organized around manufacturing
b. Supported some types of special privileges for the elect, God’s chosen ones
c. Established complete religious freedom for all
d. Required attendance at worship services for all who wished to vote
c. Established complete religious freedom for all
An important result of colonial population growth in the 1700s was
a. The start of a shift in the balance of power between the colonies and Britain
b. Britain granted greater independence to colonial governments
c. Colonists were more dependent on Britain for goods needed for basic needs
d. The need for slave labor declined
a. The start of a shift in the balance of power between the colonies and Britain
42. Supporters of classical republicanism argued that a just society depended on
a. A powerful central government
b. A strong aristocratic tradition
c. Widespread democracy—full manhood suffrage
d. Citizens who place the “common good” above individual private interests
d. Citizens who place the “common good” above individual private interests
Unlike Spanish colonizers, the English colonizers of North America were mostly what type of people?
Families
Like Virginia, Maryland (Choose TWO answers)
a. Cultivated tobacco on plantations
b. Was founded as a religious refuge
c. Created an agricultural economy that had a high demand for labor
d. Was founded by a joint-stock company
A & C
Anne Hutchinson's disagreement with the Mass. Bay Colony was MOST related to which of the below:
a. Growing challenges to religious and civil authorities in the colony
b. Efforts to raise the level of education for young girls and women
c. Growing disagreement over the expansion of legal rights
d. Efforts by colonial women to establish independent communities from men.
a. Growing challenges to religious and civil authorities in the colony
Which of the following is not a correct association:
a. Rhode Island: associated with religious and social dissenters
b. Connecticut: write the first formal written Constitution that became a model
c. New Hampshire: separated as a royal colony to punish Massachusetts
d. Maine: established as a religious haven; first real separation of Church and State
d. Maine: established as a religious haven; first real separation of Church and State
Hamiltonian elements in the Constitution include all EXCEPT
a. The control of interstate commerce by Congress
b. The Senate
c. The powerful executive branch
d. The creation of the Electoral College
e. All of the above are Hamiltonian elements.
e. All of the above are Hamiltonian elements.
The export of New World crops impacted European society mostly by what impact?
Providing new foods and thereby stimulating population growth
A notice of the headright posting from a English newspaper might be useful to a historian looking for what type of information?
a. The interaction of English colonial settlers with native populations in the
b. The harsh realities of life in the early seventeenth-century American colonies, including illness, high mortality rates, and starvation
c. The role that appeals and advertising played in encouraging men and women to participate in colonization efforts.
d. The nature of master and apprentice relationships in England in the early seventeenth century
c. The role that appeals and advertising played in encouraging men and women to participate in colonization efforts.
Which is not true about relations between New England settlers and Native Americans:
a. The 1600s saw the annihilation of the Pequots and widespread removal of others
b. Successful efforts at conversion resulted in large communities of “praying Indians”
c. Small, scattered settlements made Native American resistance difficult
d. All of the above are true.
b. Successful efforts at conversion resulted in large communities of “praying Indians”
Whitefield’s open-air preaching contributed to which of the following trends?
a. The growth of ideology of republican motherhood
b. Increased religious diversity and decreasing influence of traditional denominations
c. Movement of settlers to the backcountry
d. The pursuit of social reform
b. Increased religious diversity and decreasing influence of traditional denominations
The idea of “nullification” articulated in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions seem to most challenge the role of which branch of government under the Constitution
a. The President’s power to refuse to veto legislation
b. The Supreme Court and its role in declaring laws unconstitutional
c. The power of Congress to pass laws relating to interstate commerce
d. None of the above.
b. The Supreme Court and its role in declaring laws unconstitutional