United States History
Advanced Placement
Colonial History
Test #3
1.
Which of the following a European religious leader whose teachings directly led to establishment of the
Puritan Church?
A.
Martin Luther.
B.
John Calvin.
C.
William Bradford.
D.
John Winthrop.
E.
Michael Wigglesworth.
2.
Which of the following Protestant faiths was NOT directly descended from concepts taught by a religious
leader who resided in Geneva?
A.
French Huguenots.
B.
Dutch Reform Church.
C.
Scottish Presbyterians.
D.
New England Puritans.
E.
Quakers.
3.
An intense, identifiable personal experience of conversion was suppose to precede this realization that a
Puritan had a heavenly destiny with God as a member of?
A.
Halfway covenant.
B.
The elect.
C.
A pastorate.
D.
General Court.
E.
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
According to the beliefs of the Puritans, salvation was only obtained by what method?
Ritual of baptism.
Predestination.
Zealous completion of good works.
Devoted service to the Church.
Leading a "sanctified life."
5.
The radical group of Puritans called the "Separatists" were offended by the presence within the membership
of the Church of England of which group?
A.
French Protestants called Huguenots.
B.
Members of the English nobility.
C.
Those who had not undergone the ritual of baptism.
D.
Former nuns and priests who had abandoned the Catholic Church.
E.
Those who were not among the "visible saints."
6.
The Mayflower Compact, written by the settlers of Plymouth Plantation in 1620 before they disembarked to
build their colony, is best described by which of the following?
A.
Deed of ownership between the Virginia Company and the Plymouth settlers.
B.
Constitution establishing the formal government structures of the plantation.
C.
Pledge of fealty (obedience) to the English king.
D.
Simple agreement to obey the majority will.
E.
Division of land within the colony for each family.
7.
The settlers of Plymouth Plantation (1620) are correctly described by all of the following statements
EXCEPT?
A.
Spent 12 years in Holland, but sought another refuge because their children were losing their English
heritage.
B.
Established the tradition which evolved into the famed open-discussion town meetings of New England.
C.
Permitted only fellow Separatists to settle in their Plymouth colony.
D.
Chose as their governor William Bradford whom they elected annually for thirty terms in office.
E.
Settled outside the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company on land to which they had no legal claim.
8.
The Puritans who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony differed in doctrine from the Separatist Puritans of
Plymouth in which of the following ways?
A.
Maintained that they were members of the Church of England.
B.
Claimed to follow the teachings of John Knox rather than John Calvin.
C.
Rejected the doctrines of predestination and the "visible elect."
D.
Taking their charter with them, used it as a governing instrument.
E.
Began their colony with a massive migration of 1,000 colonists in eleven ships.
9.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Great Migration of 1630-1642 occurred for which of the following reasons?
Attracted by the fertile land of Massachusetts which promised productive harvests.
Escaping military service in the constant wars between England, & France.
Fleeing the poverty and destitution that enveloped England in the 17th century.
England welcomed all Protestant refugees from European.
Persecution of Puritans by Archbishop Laud of the Church of England.
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Which was the most populous, highly attractive Puritan settlement in the New World?
Massachusetts Bay Colony.
Barbados.
New Haven.
Plymouth Plantation.
Connecticut.
11.
Document:
"They cry, they roar for anguish sore,
and gnaw their tongues for horrour.
But get away without delay
Christ pitties not your cry:
Depart to Hell, there may you yell
and roar Eternally.
The Day of Doom (1662)
Question: This gloomy Puritan prediction for the fate of the souls of sinners was authored by?
A.
Martin Luther.
B.
John Calvin.
C.
William Bradford.
D.
John Winthrop.
E.
Michael Wigglesworth.
12.
Document:
Democracy, I do not conceive that ever God did ordain as a fit government either for
church or commonwealth. If the people be governors, who shall be governed?
John Cotton, (b. 1595, d.1652), pastor of the First Church, Boston, Massachusetts
Question: The quotation above would align perfectly with the political ideas accepted by which of the following
Puritan leaders?
A.
Roger William.
B.
Anne Hutchinson.
C.
John Winthrop.
D.
Nathaniel Bacon.
E.
William Penn.
13.
Document:
Where there is a vacant place, there is liberty for the sons of Adam or Noah to come and
inhabit, though they neither buy it nor ask their leaves. So that it is free from that common grant for any to take
possession of vacant countries.
John Cotton, Southampton, England, 1630
Question: This statement was part of a sermon preached to the departing Puritan settlers headed for Massachusetts in
1630. Puritans would later use this concept to justify which of the following actions?
A.
Settling at Plymouth without authority to colonize there.
B.
Development of democratic institutions.
C.
Expropriation of Indian lands.
D.
Discarding their allegiance to the Church of England.
E.
Authority to expand their colony westward.
14.
Document:
(1) If we here be a corporation established by free consent, if the place of our cohabitation be our own, then no man has
right to come into us, etc., without our consent.
(2) If no man has right to our lands, our government privileges, etc., but by our consent, then it is reason we should take
notice of before we confer any such upon them.
(3) If we are bound to keep off whatsoever appears to tend to our ruin or damage, then we may lawfully refuse to
receive such whose dispositions suit not with ours and whose society we know will be hurtful to us…
John Winthrop, May 1637
Question: Puritans would use this philosophy as justification for what action?
A.
Expulsion of the native inhabitants from lands coveted by the Puritans.
B.
Persecution and exile of religious dissenters such as Anne Hutchinson, Roger Williams, and banning of
Catholics and Quakers.
C.
Resistance to the authority of the Dominion of New England and Edmund Andros.
D.
Formation of the New England Confederation to protect the Puritan colonies from external enemies including
the Dutch and French.
E.
Justification for the events surrounding the Salem Witchcraft Trials of the 1690s.
15.
Which of the following religious groups was particularly irksome and disquieting to the Massachusetts Bay
Puritans?
A.
Congregationalists.
B.
Quakers.
C.
Calvinists.
D.
Baptists.
E.
Presbyterians
16.
The New Englander who promoted the heresy of "antinomianism," that leading a godly life was no evidence
of salvation and those truly saved did not even have to be righteous or moral, was which of the following individuals?
A.
Anne Hutchinson.
B.
Roger Williams.
C.
Cotton Mather.
D.
Myles Standish.
E.
William Bradford.
17.
The Puritan cleric who in 1635 challenged the religious authority of Puritanism, demanded complete
separation from the Church of England, and denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior,
was who among the following?
A.
Anne Hutchinson.
B.
Roger Williams.
C.
Cotton Mather.
D.
Myles Standish.
E.
William Bradford.
18.
The religious malcontents who settled in Rhode Island established all of the following freedoms within their
colony EXCEPT?
A.
Complete freedom of worship, even for Catholics, Jews, and Quakers.
B.
Forbid laws requiring church attendance.
C.
Abolished tax-supported state churches.
D.
Required no oaths of regarding religious beliefs.
E.
Extended the right to vote to single or widowed women who owned property upon which they paid taxes.
19.
Connecticut was settled by Puritans seeking better, more fertile farmlands. In 1635 such a group moved into
the Connecticut River Valley to establish the town of Hartford under the guidance of their minister:
A.
Roger Williams.
B.
John Endicott.
C.
Thomas Hooker.
D.
Francis Scott.
E.
Myles Standish.
20.
Which of the following is a correct description of events in the Connecticut colony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Established a level of religious toleration.
Wrote the first constitution in North America.
Wrote the first constitution in North America.
Established strict Puritan religious orthodoxy.
Prospered in tobacco production.
21.
All of the following statements are true regarding the English settlers and colonies in the Chesapeake Bay
region EXCEPT?
A.
Approximately 3/4th of all immigrants came as indentured servants.
B.
High death rate and lack of women prevented natural rate of reproduction.
C.
Drop in English immigrants caused planters to turn to slavery for labor.
D.
Developed tightly-knit communities that centered around the family and church.
E.
40% of immigrants who arrived in the mid-17th century died within seven years.
22.
Document:
That the said Robert does hereby covenant [pledge] faithfully to serve the said Sir
William… for three years from the day of his landing in the land of Virginia, there to be employed in the lawful and
reasonable works and labors…. In consideration whereof, the said Sir William… do covenant with the said Robert to
transport him [to]… Virginia at their expense, and there to maintain him with convenient diet and apparel suitable for
such a servant; and in the end of the said term to make him a free man… and to grant to the said Robert thirty acres of
land within their territory. (1619)
Question: All of the following assumptions can be drawn directly and explicitly from the indenture document quoted
above EXCEPT?
A.
Sir William will pay for the transportation of Robert to North America.
B.
Robert was required to serve Sir William for three years.
C.
At the end of his term of service, Robert was to receive 30 acres of land.
D.
The master was required to clothe and feed the servant appropriately.
E.
Robert could break the contract by showing in court that his master had not lived up to his agreements.
23.
All of the following statements regarding the nature of English immigrants to New England and their
communities in the seventeenth century are correct EXCEPT?
A.
Uniformity of local political practices existed among New England towns.
B.
Most communities existed as farming enterprises, some communities specialized in fishing or even textile
production.
C.
Most immigrants arrived as family units instead of individuals.
D.
Immigrants fled both economic depression and religious persecution.
E.
New England towns passed down a fierce heritage of local independence.
24.
Although illegally seized and incorporated by Massachusetts Bay in 1641, this New England colony was
made a separate royal colony by Charles II in 1679.
A.
Connecticut.
B.
New Hampshire.
C.
Maine.
D.
New Haven.
E.
Rhode Island.
25.
This territory came under the control of Sir Fernando Gorges in 1623, served as a fishing and fur trapping
outpost, and was purchased from the Gorges heirs in 1677 to be part of Massachusetts Bay Colony.
A.
Connecticut.
B.
New Hampshire.
C.
Maine.
D.
New Haven.
E.
Rhode Island.
26.
Although King Philip's war against English settlers slowed European settlement of North America for a time,
it also resulted in the destruction of all Indian tribes within the region and ended serious Indian resistance. What region
did this war impact?
A.
Pennsylvania.
B.
New York.
C.
the Carolinas.
D.
Virginia.
E.
New England.
27.
Organized primarily in 1643 to unify colonial opposition against foes such as the French or the Dutch, the
New England Confederation included all of the following colonies EXCEPT?
A.
Massachusetts Bay.
B.
Plymouth Plantation.
C.
Rhode Island.
D.
Connecticut.
E.
New Haven.
28.
After Restoration to the throne, Charles II and his successors were determined to regain control of New
England and specifically the Massachusetts Bay Colony. All of the following were attempts by the King to subdue
proud Massachusetts EXCEPT?
A.
Rival Connecticut was given a sea-to-sea charter in 1662.
B.
Massachusetts Bay charter was revoked in 1684.
C.
Rhode Island received a royal charter in 1663.
D.
Maine was granted status as a royal charter colony in 1666.
E.
Colonial governments were replaced by the Dominion of New England in 1686.
29.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Dominion of New England eventually included authority over all of the following colonies EXCEPT?
Massachusetts Bay.
Connecticut.
Pennsylvania.
New York.
East and West Jersey.
30.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The royal governor appointed to rule the Dominion of New England was?
John Winthrop.
William Penn.
Edmund Andros.
Cotton Mather.
Myles Standish.
31.
The royal governor of the Dominion of New England attempted to bring the colonials back under the control
by all of the following methods EXCEPT?
A.
Expanded the right to vote to non-Puritans.
B.
Suspended town meetings.
C.
Levied taxes without legislative consent.
D.
Restricted the authority of the local courts, curbed freedom of the press.
E.
Strictly enforced the Navigation Acts.
32.
AND?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The primary purpose behind organizing the Dominion of New England was a more organized local defense
33.
colony?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
After the Glorious Revolution brought down James II, the new monarchs hit and control over their own
Better enforcement of the Navigation Acts.
Funneling profits from the slave trade to England.
Unifying the colonial governments of all colonies under one administrator.
Establishing more direct trade routes between England and the colonies.
Abolishing the Congregational Church in favor of the Church of England.
Right to vote was extended to all male property owners.
Taxation was placed under the control of the London government.
Church of England became the "established" or official tax-supported church.
The profitable slave trade conducted by Puritan ship captains was abolished.
Tolerance was granted to Catholics, Jews, and other religious groups.
34.
The Glorious Revolution in England and the rise of William and Mary as monarchs led to a period of history
for the colonies in which enforcement of the Navigation Acts were loosened. This era was called?
A.
Colonial period.
B.
Salutary neglect.
C.
The Restoration.
D.
Puritan reign.
E.
Free trade.
35.
Although the Crown slackened its grip on colonial trade and loosened the enforcement of the Navigation
Acts, the London government sought to maintain direct control over the colonies, especially New England, by all of the
following means EXCEPT:
A.
Massachusetts did not regain its previous charter.
B.
Judges, customs officials, other English officials were appointed by the London.
C.
Some colonies were made as royal colonies directly under Crown control.
D.
Religious tolerance was given to Catholics to encourage loyalty to the Crown.
E.
Voting rights were extended to all property owners in most colonies.
36.
Which nation was a 17th century threat to English control of the region between the Chesapeake and New
England?
A.
Spain.
B.
Holland.
C.
Portugal.
D.
France.
E.
Italy.
37.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The explorer who explored and claimed the region which eventually became New York was:
Duke of York.
Myles Standish.
Cotton Mather.
Henry Hudson.
Peter Stuyvesant.
38.
The dictatorial, intolerant governor of New Netherland who was forced to surrender to the English in 1664
without firing a shot was?
A.
Duke of York.
B.
Myles Standish.
C.
Cotton Mather.
D.
Henry Hudson.
E.
Peter Stuyvesant.
39.
All of the following were characteristics the group of dissenters called the Religious Society of Friends
EXCEPT?
A.
Maintained no paid clergy.
B.
refused to join the Church of England, though they loyally paid the state taxes to support that church as a
"civil" obligation.
C.
Individual members could "speak up" when the religious spirit moved.
D.
Refused to take oaths even when required by the government.
E.
Advocated pacifism and the refusal to return violence for violence.
40.
The individual who used a debt owed his late father by the Crown to create an asylum in the New World for
his fellow Quakers was?
A.
John Winthrop.
B.
William Penn.
C.
Edmund Andros.
D.
Cotton Mather.
E.
Myles Standish.
41.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All of the following were characteristics of Pennsylvania colony EXCEPT?
No restrictions existed on immigration while naturalization was made easy.
Freedom of religion was guaranteed all residents, though Catholics and Jew could not vote.
Landed property could only be owned by British citizens.
No established, tax-supported church existed in the colony.
"Blue laws" prohibited ungodly activities such as stage plays, card playing, dice.
42.
A.
B.
C.
Which of the following colonies in British America was also founded and established by the Quakers?
Delaware.
New York.
East and West Jersey.
D.
E.
Georgia.
North Carolina.
43.
Document:
If any man or woman after legal conviction, shall have or worship any other God but the Lord God, he shall be put to
death...
If any person within this colony shall blaspheme the name of God... he shall be put to death....
If any child or children above sixteen years old, and of sufficient understanding, shall curse or
smite their natural father or mother, he or they shall be put to death....
If any man have a stubborn or rebellious son, of sufficient understanding and years, viz. sixteen
years of age, which shall not obey the voice of his father or the voice of is mother,... such son shall be put to
death.
(1672)
Question: Although these "blue laws" could be found in many of the early colonies of British North America, with
which colony were they so closely associated that it was eventually called the "Blue Law State?"
A.
Massachusetts Bay.
B.
Connecticut.
C.
Maine.
D.
Rhode Island.
E.
Plymouth Plantation.
44.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All of the following were characteristics of the "Middle Colonies" EXCEPT?
Middle colonies thrived on grain production, ship building, commerce.
Landholdings were generally large, but crops centered on wheat, corn, and rye.
Easy availability of land allowed for a economic and socially democratic society.
Population was more ethnically mixed than the other two colonial regions.
Religious toleration was encouraged.
45.
DOCUMENT:
We whose names are underwritten, being by God's providence engaged together to make
a plantation... do mutually agree to certain articles and orders to be observed and kept by use and by our successors....
1. We intend by God's grace, as soon as we can, with all convenient speed, to procure some Godly and faithful minister
with whom we purpose to join in church covenant
to walk in the ways of Christ. Our meetinghouse shall be on
the town common with each family's house lot arrayed outward along four lanes forming a square about the common.
Each family shall contribute to the sustenance of the minister and meetinghouse
2. We intend that our town shall be composed of forty families,... rich and
poor. As we intend a godly community,
all inhabitants shall attend the Lord's services on the sabbath, election days, and on such other days as we see fit to
require.
3. That every inhabitant shall have a convenient proportion for a house lot, as we shall see [fit] for everyone's quality
and estate.... As additionally families contract with our covenant, they shall be given proportional lands and lots.
4. By annual meetings we shall elect the selectmen of our town, mutually
agree upon all assessments levied by
the town, and approve of all laws governing us. Only
adult male members of our Church shall have a voice at
these assemblies.
5. That everyone shall have a share of the meadow or planting ground....
Articles of Agreement, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1636
QUESTION: Using only the facts provided in the Springfield Articles of Agreement quoted above, all of the following
conclusions can accurately be drawn EXCEPT?
A.
Township of Springfield would possess an established church, probably Puritan, to which all families were
required to attend.
B.
Certain amount of economic equality was guaranteed in Springfield by providing that all families should
have a house lot and a share of the common pastures, growing fields, and garden lands.
C.
Any religious dissenter who disturbed the peace of Springfield would be severely punished by the town
selectmen and banished from the plantation.
D.
Taxes, laws, and election of town officials would be accomplished at annual town meetings where only
certain church members could vote.
E.
The covenant and agreements establishing Springfield were voluntary, bringing together families which
shared the same religious convictions and purposes in life.
United States History
Advanced Placement
Colonial History
Test #4
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
In which of the following colonial areas was life expectancy shortest during the 17th century?
The Chesapeake.
Georgia.
Pennsylvania.
Maine.
New England.
2.
In which of the following colonies during the 17th century was the ratio of male to female so out of balance
that the family unit was almost impossible to maintain..
A.
Connecticut.
B.
Massachusetts Bay.
C.
Virginia.
D.
Rhode Island.
E.
East and West Jersey.
3.
During the 17th century the tobacco culture of the Chesapeake region had all of the following results
EXCEPT?
A.
Increased friction between colonists and the native Indian population.
B.
Depletion of the soil.
C.
Widespread use of African slavery.
D.
Adoption of the "headright" system.
E.
Enormous production of tobacco brought falling prices at market.
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The "headright" system of Maryland and Virginia is best described by which of the following statements?
Individuals who paid for servants brought into the colony received a grant of land.
"Freedom dues" were owed to indentured servants when contract finished.
The code of conduct that governed the treatment of slaves on the Chesapeake.
Method of shipping tobacco across the Atlantic in barrels called "hogs heads."
System for dealing with orphaned children by indenturing them out to craftsmen.
5.
Document:
This Indenture Witnessth, That Thomas Clayton, son of Thomas Clayton late of Richmond County hath, and by these
Presents, doth voluntarily, and of his own free will and accord, to and with the consent and Approbation of his Mother,
put himself apprentice to James Griffin of the aforesaid county (Joiner), to learn his art, Trade, or Mystery, after the
manner of an Apprentice; to Serve him from the Nineth day of October last past for and during The Term of five Years
Next ensuing; During which term the Said Apprentice his said Master faithfully shall serve, his secret keep, his lawfull
commands gladly everywhere obey. He shall do no Damage to his said Master, nor see it to be done by others without
letting or giving notice thereof, to his said Master. He shall not waste his Master's goods nor lend them unlawfully
to any. He shall not commit Fornication, nor contract Matrimony within the said term. At Card, Dice, or any
Other unlawful games he shall not play, whereby his said Master may have Damages, with his goods or the goods of
others. He shall not absent himself Day or
Night from his Master's Service without his leave, or haunt
Ordinaries (taverns) but in all
things behave himself as a faithful Apprentice ought to during the said Term. In
consideration whereof that Said Master shall use the utmost of his innovation to teach or cause to be taught or induct
the Said Apprentice in the Trade or Mystery of a Joiner or House Carpenter which he doth
follow; and provide
for him Sufficient Meat, Drink, Apparel, Lodging and Wash as fitting for an Apprentice During the Said Term. And for
the true Performance of all and every heresaid Covenants and Agreements, either of the Said parties bind themselves
unto the other by these presents. IN WITNESS whereof they have Interchanged hands and seals this Second Day of
March in the Twentieth year of the Reign of Our Sovereign lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great
Britain, King. Anno Domini 1746. Signed, Sealed, and Delivered in Presence of Us. Thomas Clayton and (her mark)
A Ann Hunt
Question: Examine the indenture contract provided above. Based upon the provisions contained within that contract, all
of the following conclusions are valid EXCEPT?
A.
This indenture differs most in that the servant's payment for his labor is training in a profession instead
"freedom dues."
B.
Penalties for both master and servant are given should the terms of the contract be violated by either.
C.
Acceptable personal conduct is outlined in detail.
D.
The servant may not be absent from his master's service or marry.
E.
The requirement that the servant's mother must sign the contract suggests that the servant is a youth not of
legal age.
6.
Before 1700 the most common form of labor used by plantations on the Chesapeake was which of the
following?
A.
Slaves.
B.
Hired men, or seasonal labor.
C.
Indentured servants.
D.
Children of the planters and other immediate family members.
E.
Migrant workers.
7.
Each of the following descriptions of the life of an indentured servant in the 17th century along the
Chesapeake is accurate EXCEPT?
A.
As need for workers grew and labor became more costly, "freedom dues" improved.
B.
Unruly or runaway servants would have their terms of service extended.
C.
Majority of white immigrants before 1700 came as indentured servants.
D.
Most indentured servants were young men in their late teens or early twenties.
E.
Workers who became indentured servants were exchanging the cost of passage for their labor.
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The directly connected event or cause which prompted Bacon's Rebellion was which of the following?
Large-scale iImassive unemployment among the former indentured servants.
Virginia assembly disenfranchised landless former servants in 1670.
Refusal of Governor Berkley to punish Indians who raided frontier settlements.
Colonial militia turned against the colonial government, burned Jamestown.
Rebellion against an excise tax on frontier production of whiskey.
9.
DOCUMENT: Estimated Slave Imports to the New World, 1601-1810
Region
17th Century
18th Century
Total
Sp. America
292,500
578,600
871,100
Brazil
560,000
1,891,400
2.451,400
Br. Caribbean
263,700
1,401,000
1,664,700
Du. Caribbean
40,000
460,000
500,00
Fr. Caribbean
155,800
1,340,000
1.504.200
Danish Caribbean
4,000
24,000
28,000
Br. N. America
10,000
390,000
400,000
QUESTION: Using only the chart given above for the information to make your judgement, all of the following
conclusions are logically supported by the facts presented, EXCEPT?
A.
North American slave trade dramatically increased after 1700.
B.
Majority of slaves were captured in western Africa.
C.
Most slaves were destined for the Caribbean and South America.
D.
Brazil was the largest consumer of slaves in the 18th century.
E.
Denmark's colonies were the least active consumers of the slave trade.
10.
Of the ten million Africans forced into slavery in the New World before 1800, which of the following regions
received the smallest number of slaves?
A.
Spanish America.
B.
Brazil.
C.
British Caribbean.
D.
French Caribbean.
E.
British North America.
11.
The movement among southern planters to switch from indentured servants to slaves was prompted by all of
the following factors EXCEPT?
A.
Growing planter fear of former white servants who were landless and had fallen into poverty.
B.
Rising wages in England reduced the pool of potential indentured servants.
C.
Cost of slaves began to drop as supplies increased.
D.
Large numbers of native Indians became available for slavery.
E.
Slave trade monopoly of the Royal African Company was revoked by the Crown.
12.
Document:
It has been accounted a strange thing, that the Negroes, being more than double the
numbers of the Christians that are there... do not commit some horrid massacre upon the Christians... (thereby) to
become masters of the Island. But there are three reasons that take away this wonder; the one be is. They are not
suffered to touch or handle any weapons. The other, That they are... fearful seeing the mustering of our men (militia)
and hearing their Gun-shot... Besides these, there is a third reason, which stops all designs... They are fetch'd from
several parts of Africa... (and) speake several languages, and by that means, one of them understands not another.
Richard Ligon, English merchant recently from Barbados (1673)
Question: Based only upon the information in the document given above, which of the following is a correct reason for
the failure of Africa slaves to rebel and seize their freedom in the New World
A.
Rebellious slaves were regularly executed in front of other slaves to instill fear.
B.
Slaves were kept isolated in small groups to prevent the successful organization of a slave rebellion.
C.
Africans of different tribal groups and languages were deliberately grouped together to create confusion and
communication problems.
D.
Slaves who informed on potential slave rebellions were offered freedom.
E.
Christianity was used as a propaganda tool to pacify the slaves.
13.
Why did the slave population of the Chesapeake region begin to reproduce itself through natural fertility
while the slaves of the deeper South had to be constantly replenished by fresh imports?
A.
Rice plantations of the region were larger, had more numerous populations with a good gender balance.
B.
Slave codes of the Chesapeake encouraged females to give birth by promising freedom and passage back to
Africa.
C.
Tobacco was a less arduous crop to work, conditions were less dangerous, and the nearness of tobacco
plantations to each other encouraged family life.
D.
Chesapeake planters fostered fertility among their slaves by refusing to sell families apart and allowing the
slave mothers to keep their infants.
E.
Breeding programs were developed in the Chesapeake region much as a farmer might breed cattle or other
domesticated animals.
14.
Colonial society of the pre-Revolutionary South are correctly described by all of the statements below
EXCEPT?
A.
A handful of families dominated politics in the South.
B.
Great planters held most of the good land.
C.
By 17th century the wealth of rice and tobacco created an aristocratic class of planters.
D.
Most whites were small farmers who lived a life of subsistence farming and only barely made a living.
E.
Slow growing urban centers in the South supported only a small class of professionals who engaged in law or
finance.
15.
Which of the following is a dramatic difference between the life of settlers on the Chesapeake and those who
chose to migrate to New England?
A.
Significant difference in lifespan.
B.
Refusal of Puritans to permit slavery to exist in their colonies.
C.
The South permitted no established, tax-supported churches.
D.
Religious tolerance was much more common on the Chesapeake.
E.
Greater emphasis upon family life and unity in the Chesapeake colonies.
16.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
From the earliest days of colonization, New England was most noted for which of the following?
Fertility of its soil.
High morality rate among women.
Religious and social tolerance.
Emphasis upon the family unit.
Profitability of its crops.
17.
In which of the following areas were there tremendous differences in the conditions found in New England
against those tin the Chesapeake colonies of the same time?
A.
Existence of established, tax-supported churches.
B.
Weakening of the family unit accompanied by a high occurrence of premarital sex.
C.
Political legitimacy of indentured servitude and the system of African slavery.
D.
Religious intolerance against both atheists and Jews.
E.
Colonial attitudes toward the rights of native Indian peoples.
18.
In which of the following areas were there tremendous differences in the conditions or practices found in
colonial New England against those to be observed in the Chesapeake colonies of the same timeframe?
A.
Power of the wealthy in political arenas.
B.
Labor shortages.
C.
Death rate among women due to pregnancy complications.
D.
Social importance of a cohesive family unit.
E.
Existence of an established, tax-supported church.
19.
In which of the following colonies or colonial regions did an unusual set than in the other areas of British
North America
A.
British Caribbean Island.
B.
Pennsylvania and New York.
C.
New England.
D.
Southern plantation colonies.
E.
Rhode Island, East and West Jersey.
20.
The importance of the integrity of marriage and assumptions about the role of women in Puritan society are
correctly described by all of the following EXCEPT?
A.
Divorce was permitted only on grounds of abusive cruelty, abandonment, or failure to provide acceptable
economic support.
B.
Wives were expected to be submissive to the authority of their husband.
C.
Separated couples were commonly ordered by authorities to reunite.
D.
Adultery was punished by authorities by public whippings and the wearing of the dread letter "A."
E.
Women did function independently within certain activities such as the practice of midwifery
21.
Document:
It being the chief project of the old deluder, Satan, to keep men from the knowledge of
the Scriptures, as in former times by keeping them (Scriptures) in an unknown tongue (Latin), it is therefore ordered
that every township in this jurisdiction, after the Lord has increased them [in] number to fifty householders, shall then
forthwith appoint one within their town to teach all such children as shall resort to him to write and read, whose wages
shall be paid either by the parents or masters of such children, or by the inhabitants in general.
Massachusetts General Court, 1647
Question: The document above demonstrates which of the following concepts?
A.
Importance of religious tolerance to the Puritans of New England.
B.
Reason why Puritans valued an educated public.
C.
Importance of the Congregational Church and its Bible in Puritan society.
D.
Hostility toward the Catholic Church and its historical control over Christianity.
E.
Education was restricted to members of the Congregational Church.
22.
A.
B.
C.
green.
D.
E.
The Puritan township (town) was distinguished by all of the following characteristics EXCEPT?
On the village green would be a meetinghouse that served both religious and civil purposes.
Powers of government were vested by the colony in the original proprietors who held this authority for life.
The houses of those families which belonged to the township would be centrally gathered around the village
Townships with more than fifty families were required to provide an elementary education to all children.
Families would be allotted appropriate parcels of land including a woodlot, pasture and crop lands.
23.
The New England town meeting, which Thomas Jefferson called "the best school for political liberty the
world ever saw," originated in what source?
A.
Experiments in local government conducted by the dissenters at Rhode Island.
B.
Authority of local congregations within the Puritan Church to make their own decisions.
C.
Copied from the method of tribal government used by the nearby Iroquois Confederation.
D.
Interpretation of Aristotelian government taught in the Latin classics at Cambridge and Oxford.
E.
Taken from what Puritan clerics believed to be the system of government used by Israelites in the Old
Testament.
24.
By the mid-17th century religious zeal had dampened and lost its intensity among the Puritans. Clerics,
noticing this decline, responded with which of the following ideas as a means by which to warned their flocks of the
dangers of losing their dedication to religious piety.
A.
Confessional.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Halfway covenant.
Conversion experience.
Testimonial.
Jeremiad.
25.
When the children of the "elect" in the Puritan Church were unable to provide evidence that they were among
the saved, Puritan clerics came up with a compromise that granted partial church membership. What was it?
A.
Confessional.
B.
Halfway covenant.
C.
Conversion experience.
D.
Testimonial.
E.
Jeremiad.
26.
What violent revolt in 1676 convinced Virginia's planter class that a new method of obtaining labor for their
plantations was required?
A.
Pope's Revolt.
B.
Nat Turner Conspiracy.
C.
Bacon's Rebellion.
D.
Denmark Vesey.
E.
Gabriel's Insurrection.
27.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
At the beginning of the 17th century the most populous and largest colony along the Chesapeake was?
Virginia.
Maryland.
North Carolina.
South Carolina.
Georgia.
28.
Some of the great merchant-planters of the South with vast holdings in real estate obtained those holdings by
which of the following means?
A.
Headright system.
B.
Indenture servant "freedom dues."
C.
Exporting tobacco.
D.
Speculating in price of slaves.
E.
Mixing agricultural production with commercial export/import.
29.
Which of the following colonial cities was a center of the auctions of slaves brought from Africa to North
America?
A.
Boston.
B.
New York.
C.
Philadelphia.
D.
Jamestown.
E.
Charleston.
30.
Which of the following colonies did residents cashed in upon the opening of the profitable African slave
trade in 1672 by heavily participating in the bring slaves to North America?
A.
Maine.
B.
Rhode Island.
C.
Pennsylvania.
D.
Maryland.
E.
Georgia.
Colonial History
Test #5
1.
All of the following are accurate descriptions of the characteristics of the pre-Revolutionary thirteen colonies
of British North America that eventually became the United States EXCEPT?
A.
True urban areas were rare with only Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and Charleston qualifying as cities.
B.
The thirteen colonies were doubling their population every twenty-five years.
C.
Most of the colonial population was located east of the Alleghenies.
D.
Dramatic population growth was due to high rates of immigration from Europe.
E.
The average age of the colonial population was sixteen.
2.
Although the English constituted the largest ethnic group in the population of the thirteen colonies, the
minority group most represented on the frontier, especially in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and the Carolinas was:
A.
French Huguenots.
B.
Germans.
C.
Welsh.
D.
Scots-Irish.
E.
Africans.
3.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The largest non-English group in the population of the thirteen colonies was?
French Huguenots.
Welsh.
Scots-Irish.
Germans.
Africans.
4.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Which of the following colonial regions had the least ethnic diversity by 1775
Carolinas.
Middle Atlantic colonies.
New England.
Virginia.
Chesapeake.
5.
According to the 1790 census, which of the following statements is true regarding the ethnic makeup of the
population between 1775 and 1790?
This question is incomplete. Add your own asnwers.
6.
All of the following changes were happening to American society as the Revolutionary War approached
EXCEPT?
A.
Merchants had come to dominate in New England.
B.
Wealth in the South had become concentrated in the hands of a few great planters.
C.
Thousands of freed slaves were migrating to the northern cities.
D.
Most American colonials earned their living as small farmers.
E.
Scots-Irish settlers were already defying British and local colonial authority from their homes on the frontier.
7.
Which of the following professions was regarded with the highest admiration in American society just before
the Revolution?
A.
Physicians.
B.
Clergy.
C.
Lawyers
D.
Barbers.
E.
Artisans.
8.
In which of the following regions was the production of wheat so important to the local economy that the
area became known as the "bread colonies?"
A.
New England.
B.
Middle Colonies.
C.
Chesapeake.
D.
Southern Plantation Colonies.
E.
British West Indies.
9.
Although fishing was practiced in every colonial region, in which of the following regions was it an industry
of primary importance to the local economy?
A.
New England.
B.
Middle Colonies.
C.
Chesapeake.
D.
Southern Plantation Colonies.
E.
British West Indies.
10.
Although tobacco was the most important crop in this region, wheat cultivation had spread, especially on
lands where the soil had been depleted by the overgrowth of tobacco. Identify the region:
A.
New England.
B.
Middle Colonies.
C.
Chesapeake.
D.
Southern Plantation Colonies.
E.
British West Indies.
11.
All of the following social and economic changes were underway within the thirteen colonies before the
Revolution EXCEPT:
A.
Lower ranks of society were being filled with freed indentured servants.
B.
Upper class women had gained them the right to vote in some colonies.
C.
Epidemics of diseases such as smallpox and diphtheria were a continuing nightmare for colonials.
D.
World trade was becoming an important activity, especially in New England.
E.
Fear of revolts brought brought discussions on abolishing the I
mportation of slaves.
12.
By the 1730s New England, though prosperous, faced the following serious economic problem which
disrupted the traditional social life established by the Puritans in the 17th century. What was that problem?
A.
Britain required that all vessels trading with their colonies be built in Britain; this created serious
unemployment.
B.
Limited supply of agricultural land and a growing population force younger sons to move to west, thus
breaking up strong family bonds.
C.
Depleted fishing stocks brought financial depression to the fishing industry.
D.
High price of industrial goods destroyed the economic stability of merchants in New England.
E.
British orders to limit colonial migration into Indian lands caused overpopulation.
13.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All of the following statements about 18th century colonial slavery are true EXCEPT?
South Carolina attempted in 1760 to restrict the international slave trade.
Britain vetoed attempts to restrict the international slave trade because the West Indies still needed labor.
New England slave traders received large profits from the international slave trade.
Southern planters grew in power from the riches created by the slave system.
Thomas Jefferson blocked all attempts restrict slavery in the colonies.
14.
Which of the following 18th century professions was held in low regard by colonists and classed with
drunkards and other criminals by early Connecticut laws?
A.
Clergy.
B.
Merchants.
C.
Lawyers.
D.
Physicians.
E.
Ships' captains.
15.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The dominant economic activity of the American colonies in the 18th century was?
Agriculture.
Fishing/whaling.
Textiles.
Heavy manufacturing.
Mining.
16.
Grain production was so important in this region that it was called the "bread colonies." Which of the
following was a colony in that region?
A.
Massachusetts.
B.
Rhode Island.
C.
New York.
D.
E.
South Carolina.
Georgia.
17.
Boston's Green Dragon Tavern and similar establishments throughout the colonies are best described by
which of the following?
A.
Located near British military & militia installations to avail themselves of a natural customer base.
B.
Incorporated into the early colonial postal system as post offices since they were located along the main
roads.
C.
Merchants frequented taverns like the Green Dragon and used them as the first stock brokerages.
D.
Because they were located on the village green, taverns became the social center of the town after church.
E.
Centers of political debate and social gathering, taverns became centers for the men who organized the
Revolution.
18.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The "established" or tax-supported church of New England was which of the following?
Quakers.
Congregationalists.
Anglicans.
Presbyterians.
Baptists.
19.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The "established" or tax-supported church of the southern plantation colonies was which of the following?
Quakers.
Congregationalists.
Anglicans.
Presbyterians.
Baptists.
20.
Which of the following colonial church groups was closely associated with support for the king as the
American Revolution approached?
A.
Presbyterians.
B.
Anglicans.
C.
Congregationalists.
D.
Methodists.
E.
Quakers.
21.
The religious revival called "The Great Awakening," circa: 1730s-1740s, emerged from dissention within
which of the following religious groups?
A.
Catholics.
B.
Puritans.
C.
Quakers.
D.
Unitarians.
E.
Mormons.
22.
This revivalist preacher emerged from Massachusetts during the Great Awakening; he claimed that Hell was
paved with the skulls of unbaptized children and warned his congregations of the lurid fate that awaited them in his
sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." Who was that individual?
A.
George Whitefield.
B.
Billy Graham.
C.
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
D.
Jonathan Edwards.
E.
William Bradford.
23.
This Great Awakening preacher helped spread the revival movement through a magnificent voice and rare
gifts of oratorical skills. His electrifying impact impressed even Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin. His name
was?
A.
Michael Wigglesworth.
B.
John Calvin.
C.
Cotton Mather.
D.
William Bradford.
E.
George Whitefield.
24.
The Great Awakening had all of the following impacts upon the American colonies EXCEPT?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
"Old light" ministers accepted the growing of importance of revivalist styles.
Helped create new centers of higher learning such as Princeton and Rutgers.
Encouraged missionary efforts among the Indians and black slaves.
Caused schisms in older denominations and created new church groups.
Great Awakening tended to contributed to a growing sense of nationalistic unity.
25.
Which of the following colonial regions placed the highest emphasis upon public education, especially for the
purpose of advancing its religious goals?
A.
Ohio territory.
B.
Middle Colonies.
C.
Southern Colonies.
D.
New England.
E.
Chesapeake.
26.
Which of the following colonial figures was associated with lightening rods, bi-focals, privately supported
libraries, and the printing industry.
A.
John Peter Zenger.
B.
Phillis Wheatley.
C.
Benjamin Franklin.
D.
John Trumbull.
E.
Charles Willson Peale.
27.
The celebrated court case involving John Peter Zenger (1734-35) in the colony of New York eventually
impacted which of the following issues?
A.
Freedom of the press.
B.
Separation of church and state.
C.
Freedom of speech.
D.
Taxation without representation.
E.
Laws regarding citizenship status.
28.
All of the following characteristics were typical of the thirteen American colonies on the eve of 1775
EXCEPT?
A.
Self-taxation through an elected legislature was considered a cherished privilege.
B.
Carefully balanced representation was guaranteed every section of the colonies by their colonial charters.
C.
Most colonies used a two house legislature with the lower house elected by the voters.
D.
Majority of colonies had appointed governors, but two had provision in their charters that allowed the voters
to elect the colonial executive.
E.
The right to vote usually was restricted in the colonies to those who owned property.
29.
Which of the following tactics were used the the American colonials to force their royally appointed
governors to yield to their wishes?
A.
Vigilante groups threatened violent confrontations with the governors.
B.
Colonial legislatures withheld payment of the royal governors' salaries.
C.
Colonial courts declared acts by the governors to be in breach of British Common Law.
D.
Unpopular actions would bring on mob riots in the urban centers of .
E.
Colonists could appeal actions by governors to the King's Council in London.
30.
The town meeting with its direct democracy of open discussion and open voting was typical of which region
of the colonies?
A.
Chesapeake.
B.
Plantation Colonies.
C.
Middle Colonies.
D.
western territories.
E.
New England.
31.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The right to vote in the American colonies is correctly described by each of the following EXCEPT?
Property and/or religious restrictions were common.
Many eligible voters did not exercise their privilege.
Ease of obtaining land made it relatively easy to gain the right to vote.
Requirements for office holding often exceeded those for the right to vote.
A few colonies offered the right to vote to property holding women.
United States History
Advanced Placement
Colonial History
Test #6
1.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Which of the following individuals was the founder of Quebec, also known as the "father of New France?"
Marquis de Montcalm.
Samuel de Champlain.
Antoine Cadillac.
Robert de La Salle.
Pierre Malmany.
2.
Which of the following leaders of New France instituted an alliance with the Huron Indians that made the
Iroquois an enemy of the French?
A.
Marquis de Montcalm.
B.
Robert de La Salle.
C.
Samuel de Champlain.
D.
Antoine Cadillac.
E.
Pierre Mamany.
3.
The individual noted for exploring the Mississippi River and claiming the entire Louisiana territory for
France was?
A.
Robert de La Salle.
B.
Antoine Cadillac.
C.
Samuel de Champlain.
D.
Pierre Mamany.
E.
Marquis de Montcalm.
4.
From both the French and the British point of view during the 1750s, the key to control of North America
was which of the following regions?
A.
New England.
B.
Ohio Territory.
C.
Louisiana Territory.
D.
New France.
E.
Chesapeake.
5.
In 1754 the governor of Virginia sent this man to force the French to abandon their fortress at the intersection
the present day site of Pittsburgh.
A.
Benjamin Franklin.
B.
Alexander Hamilton.
C.
George Washington.
D.
Patrick Henry.
E.
Samuel Adams.
6.
wars?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The battle for control of Fort Duquene in the Ohio Territory (1754) would result in which of the following
7.
What was the primary purpose of the Albany Congress (1754)?
French and Indian War.
Queen Anne's War.
King George's War.
War of Jenkin's Ear.
King William's War.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Plan intercolonial defense against the Spanish.
Secure the loyalty of the Indian tribes.
Resist wartime taxes levied by the British over the American colonials.
Organize a colonial attack on Spanish Florida.
Negotiate a treaty ending the Seven Years War.
8.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Albany Plan of Union was offered by which individual?
George Washington.
Alexander Hamilton.
Samuel Adams.
Patrick Henry.
Benjamin Franklin.
9.
Which of the following was a colonial characteristic clearly demonstrated by the Seven Years War (French
and Indian War)?
A.
Strong military strength of the standing armies manned by the British colonials.
B.
Importance of economic and industrial development in a lengthy war.
C.
Disrupting influence of intercolonial disunity.
D.
Ability of British colonies to organize and move large groups of armed men.
E.
Beneficial influence of ethnic and religious diversity found in the British colonies.
10.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Proclamation of 1763 was prompted by which of the following events?
Albany Congress.
French and Indian War.
Pontiac's War.
Battle of Quebec.
Treaty of Paris, 1763.
11.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The Proclamation of 1763 accomplished which of the following?
Temporarily forbid colonists from settling beyond the Appalachian Mountains.
Transferred control of Louisiana from France to Spain.
Kicked France out of Canada, placing that territory under British control.
Ordered colonies to repay Britain the cost of defense by new taxation.
More strictly enforced the Navigation Acts.
12.
Which of the following was a characteristic of the colonial government and/or society of New France rather
than British America?
A.
Diversity of population in terms of ethnic, religious, and national background.
B.
Possessed an autocratic government without a tradition of representative legislature.
C.
Possessed strong urban culture centering on manufacturing and commerce.
D.
High birthrates, rapid population growth, families with many children.
E.
Urban centers were located immediately against the coastline.
13.
While England, France, and Holland were all late comers to the scramble for colonies because of internal
strife and foreign wars; France was freed of these problems at least temporarily in 1598 by which of the following
events?
A.
Magna Carta.
B.
Normandy Invasion.
C.
Edict of Nantes.
D.
Albany Congress.
E.
Treaty of Paris.
14.
A.
B.
Which of the following factors limited the population growth of New France?
Difficulty of piercing the dense interior woodlands of New France.
Hostility of the Huron Indians.
C.
D.
E.
Over-abundance of beaver furs hurt the economic stability of New France
British control of the North Atlantic blocked French immigration to North America.
Religious laws forbid the migration of Protestant Huguenots.
15.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Which of the following individuals was the founder of Detroit?
Marquis de Montcalm.
Antione Cadillac.
Robert de La Salle.
Pierre Malmady.
Samuel de Champlain.
16.
Concerned about the intrusion of this European power into regions around the Gulf of Mexico, the French
constructed a fortified town at New Orleans. Against which nation were the French concerned?
A.
Holland.
B.
Britain.
C.
Spain.
D.
Italy.
E.
Sweden.
17.
The French produced rich crops of grains to ship down the Mississippi to the West Indies and Europe at
Kaskaskia, Cahokia, and Vincennes in what is today called?
A.
Illinois.
B.
Pennsylvania.
C.
Kentucky.
D.
Arkansas.
E.
Missouri.
18.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
French Catholic missionaries, especially the Jesuits, served their most important function on the frontier as?
Teachers to Indians in mission schools.
Explorers and geographers on uncharted frontier.
Christian missionaries converting Indians.
Medical doctors to Indians sick with European diseases.
Founders of towns and outposts spreading French culture.
19.
were?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
In King William's War and Queen Anne's War the main French contestants in battles against the British
Fur trappers and Indian allies.
Regular units of French army.
Canadian militia from Quebec and Montreal.
Hired foreign mercenaries.
European allies such as Spain and Holland.
20.
During early contests between France and Britain for control of North America, such as King William's War
(1688-1697), French Indian allies torched New York and Massachusetts while other French allies attacked where?
A.
Rhode Island.
B.
New Jersey.
C.
Pennsylvania.
D.
Virginia.
E.
South Carolina.
21.
A.
B.
C.
D.
The War of Jenkin's Ear broke out in 1739 in the Caribbean between Britain and what other European power?
France.
Holland.
Spain.
Portugal.
E.
Denmark.
22.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The War of Jenkin's Ear broke out in 1736 and was fought both in the Caribbean and where else?
Massachusetts.
Ohio Valley.
Maryland.
Carolinas.
Georgia.
23.
In the several wars between France and Britain for control of North America, France could depend upon what
European ally for assistance?
A.
Holland.
B.
Germany.
C.
Russia.
D.
Portugal.
E.
Spain.
24.
In King George's War (1740-1748) New England militia aided by the British navy were able to capture this
important French fortress commanding the St. Lawrence River only to see it returned to France in the peace treaty.
What was that fort?
A.
Port Royal.
B.
Louisbourg.
C.
Montreal.
D.
Quebec.
E.
Fort Duquesne.
25.
Lt. Col. George Washington in command of colonial militia endured defeat at the hands of the French and
their Indian allies in 1754 at which of the following locations?
A.
Detroit.
B.
Cahokia.
C.
Fort Necessity.
D.
Dearfield.
E.
Port Royal.
26.
In 1755 in Acadia renamed by the British as Nova Scotia, British authorities expelled all French settlers who
would not swear allegiance to the British crown. Those 4000 Frenchmen settled where?
A.
Quebec.
B.
Montreal.
C.
Florida.
D.
French West Indies.
E.
Louisiana.
27.
During the French and Indian War, also called the Seven Years War (1754-1763), American colonials were
fortunate that French military strength was drained by fighting in what location?
A.
French West Indies.
B.
New Orleans and Louisiana.
C.
Germany.
D.
Quebec and Montreal.
E.
Spain.
28.
At the Albany Congress in 1754 the British government considered it particularly important to pursue and
earn the loyalty of which Indian tribe?
A.
Cherokee.
B.
Iroquois.
C.
Hurons.
D.
E.
Powhatans.
Creek.
29.
This cartoon urging colonial unity was published by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 in his Pennsylvania Gazette. It was
published in support of which of the following?
A.
New England Confederation.
B.
Dominion of New England.
C.
Albany Congress.
D.
The Association.
E.
Grand Alliance.
30.
The British general defeated and killed in his attempt to capture Fort Duquesne in 1755 by a much smaller
force of French and Indians was whom?
A.
William Pitt.
B.
Edward Braddock.
C.
James Wolfe.
D.
Antoine de Cadillac.
E.
Robert de la Salle.
31.
The British prime minister who came to power during the French and Indian War (Seven Years War) to
change British military strategy and achieve victory was?
A.
William Pitt.
B.
Edward Braddock.
C.
James Wolfe.
D.
Antoine de Cadillac.
E.
Robert de la Salle.
32.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
The young British general who attacked and capture the French fortress at Quebec was?
William Pitt.
Edward Braddock.
James Wolfe.
Antoine de Cadillac.
Robert de La Salle.
33.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
All of the following were terms of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 ending the French and Indian War EXCEPT?
French keep their profitable sugar islands in the West Indies.
Spain received New Orleans and Louisiana.
Britain received Florida while returning Cuba to Spain.
France keeps control of the St. Lawrence and Newfoundland.
France turns over Canada to Britain .
34.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
British officials were surprised during the French and Indian War to discover which of the following facts?
British weapons and military training were inferior to that of France.
British colonists were willing to smuggle foodstuffs to the enemy at a profit.
Colonial militia were equal in training, courage, and stamina to the British.
Colonial leaders were quick to unite and organize for the conflict.
Colonial legislatures were willing to appropriate funds to support the war effort.
35.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Which of the following was an outcome of the Treaty of Paris of 1763?
Position of the interior Indian tribes such as the Iroquois had been weakened.
Spain's foothold in North America was significantly eliminated.
France continued to be a threat to British expansion in North America.
Spanish military presence in Florida threatened planters in the Carolinas.
Loyalty and unity of colonists to the London government was strengthened.