Quiz Time!! AGAIN
1. A major reason for the founding of the
Maryland colony was to
a. establish a defensive buffer against
Spanish colonies in the South
b. create a refuge for the Catholics
c. help the Protestants
d. allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land
for himself
e. repudiate the feudal way of life
A major reason for the founding of the
Maryland colony was to
a. establish a defensive buffer against
Spanish colonies in the South
b. create a refuge for the Catholics
c. help the Protestants
d. allow Lord Baltimore to keep all the land
for himself
e. repudiate the feudal way of life
2. Maryland’s Act of Toleration
a. was issued by Lord Baltimore
b. abolished the death penalty
c. gave freedom only to Catholics
d. protected Jews and atheists
e. actually sanctioned less religious
toleration than what previously existed
2. Maryland’s Act of Toleration
a. was issued by Lord Baltimore
b. abolished the death penalty
c. gave freedom only to Catholics
d. protected Jews and atheists
e. actually sanctioned less religious
toleration than what previously existed
3. In Puritan doctrine, the “elect” were also
referred to as
a. Separatists
b. patroons
c. visible saints
d. Pilgrims
d. Anglicans
3. In Puritan doctrine, the “elect” were also
referred to as
a. Separatists
b. patroons
c. visible saints
d. Pilgrims
d. Anglicans
4. According to Anne Hutchinson, a
dissenter in Massachusetts Bay,
a. predestination was not a valid idea
b. the truly saved need not bother to obey
the laws of God or man
c. antinomianism was heresy
d. direct revelation from God was
impossible
e. a person needs only to obey the law of
God
4. According to Anne Hutchinson, a
dissenter in Massachusetts Bay,
a. predestination was not a valid idea
b. the truly saved need not bother to obey
the laws of God or man
c. antinomianism was heresy
d. direct revelation from God was
impossible
e. a person needs only to obey the law of
God
5. As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger
Williams
a. established religious freedom for all but
Jews and Catholics
b. supported some types of special
privileges
c. established complete religious freedom
for all
d. demanded attendance at worship
e. became a very wealthy man
5. As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger
Williams
a. established religious freedom for all but
Jews and Catholics
b. supported some types of special
privileges
c. established complete religious freedom
for all
d. demanded attendance at worship
e. became a very wealthy man
6. As a result of England’s Glorious
Revolution
a. the Dominion of the New World
collapsed
b. Sir Edmund Andros gained control over
Massachusetts
c. Massachusetts regained its original
charter
d. opposition to English rule in the colonies
subsided
e. much blood was shed
6. As a result of England’s Glorious
Revolution
a. the Dominion of the New World
collapsed
b. Sir Edmund Andros gained control over
Massachusetts
c. Massachusetts regained its original
charter
d. opposition to English rule in the colonies
subsided
e. much blood was shed
7. The middle colonies were notable for their
a. lack of good river transportation
b. unusual degree of democratic control
c. lack of industry
d. status as the least “American” of the
colonies
e. established churches
7. The middle colonies were notable for their
a. lack of good river transportation
b. unusual degree of democratic control
c. lack of industry
d. status as the least “American” of the
colonies
e. established churches
8. Bacon’s rebellion was supported mainly
by
a. young men frustrated by their inability to
acquire land
b. the planter class in Virginia
c. those protesting the increased
importation of African slaves
d. people from Jamestown only
e. the local Indians
8. Bacon’s rebellion was supported mainly b
a. young men frustrated by their inability to
acquire land
b. the planter class in Virginia
c. those protesting the increased
importation of African slaves
d. people from Jamestown only
e. the local Indians
9. As a result of Bacon’s Rebellion
a. African slavery was reduced
b. planters began to look for less
troublesome laborers
c. Governor Berkeley was dismissed from
office
d. Nathaniel Bacon was named to head
the Virginia militia
e. better relations developed with local
Indians.
9. As a result of Bacon’s Rebellion
a. African slavery was reduced
b. planters began to look for less
troublesome laborers
c. Governor Berkeley was dismissed from
office
d. Nathaniel Bacon was named to head
the Virginia militia
e. better relations developed with local
Indians.
10. The Half-Way Covenant
a. allowed full communion for all nonconverted
members
b. strengthened the distinction between the
“elect” and all others
c. brought an end to the Jeremiads of the
Puritan ministers
d. resulted in a decrease in church members
e. admitted to baptism but not full membership
the unconverted children of existing members.
10. The Half-Way Covenant
a. allowed full communion for all nonconverted
members
b. strengthened the distinction between the
“elect” and all others
c. brought an end to the Jeremiads of the
Puritan ministers
d. resulted in a decrease in church members
e. admitted to baptism but not full membership
the unconverted children of existing members.
11. The special characteristics of New
England’s population led to the
observation that these colonists “invented”
a. premarital sex
b. grandparents
c. family life
d. religious piety
e women’s rights
11. The special characteristics of New
England’s population led to the
observation that these colonists “invented”
a. premarital sex
b. grandparents
c. family life
d. religious piety
e women’s rights
12. In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies,
those in New England
a. had a more diversified economy
b. expanded westward in a less orderly
fashion
c. had a more ethnically mixed population
d. were more oriented toward the
individual than toward community interests
e. followed the land use pattern
established by the local Indians
12. In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies,
those in New England
a. had a more diversified economy
b. expanded westward in a less orderly
fashion
c. had a more ethnically mixed population
d. were more oriented toward the
individual than toward community interests
e. followed the land use pattern
established by the local Indians
13. The major purpose of England's
mercantilist policy was to
A. protect the infant industries of England's
young colonies
B. increase England's prosperity
C. discourage other European powers from
colonizing North America
D. reduce the need for an overseas empire
E. open the Atlantic to free trade
13. The major purpose of England's
mercantilist policy was to
– protect the infant industries of England's
young colonies
B. increase England's prosperity
– discourage other European powers from
colonizing North America
– reduce the need for an overseas empire
– open the Atlantic to free trade
14. (1988) Colonial cities functioned
primarily as
A. Mercantile centers for collecting agricultural
goods and distributing imported
manufactured goods
B. places where most poor immigrants settled
and worked as independent artisans
C. centers where large scale financial and
banking operations were conducted
D. places to which wage earners commuted
from numerous surrounding communities
E. centers of light manufacturing
14. (1988) Colonial cities functioned
primarily as
A. mercantile centers for collecting
agricultural goods and distributing
imported manufactured goods
– paces where most poor immigrants settled
and worked as independent artisans
– centers where large scale financial and
banking operations were conducted
– places to which wage earners commuted
from numerous surrounding communities
– centers of light manufacturing
15. In the eighteenth century, colonial
Virginia and colonial Massachusetts
were most alike in that both
A. relied on the marketing of a single crop
B. were heavily dependent on slave labor
C. had an established Anglican church
D. were royal colonies
E. administered local government through
justices of the peace
15. In the eighteenth century, colonial
Virginia and colonial Massachusetts
were most alike in that both
A. relied on the marketing of a single crop
B. were heavily dependent on slave labor
C. had an established Anglican church
D. were royal colonies
E. administered local government through
justices of the peace
16. The Dutch settled New Netherland
primarily to
A. secure a refuge for the persecuted
B. check the growth of English colonies in North
America
C. expand their commercial and mercantile
network
D. gain colonies to produce agricultural
surpluses
E. secure naval supplies
16. The Dutch settled New Netherland
primarily to
A. secure a refuge for the persecuted
B. check the growth of English colonies in North
America
C. expand their commercial and mercantile
network
D. gain colonies to produce agricultural
surpluses
E. secure naval supplies
17. 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
17. 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
18. Which of the following was a
characteristic of colonial Pennsylvania?
a) There was no established church
b) Founder William Penn endorsed a
policy of removing American Indians to
the western region of the colony
c) Poor farmland in the back country
aggravated the colony's economic woes
d) all white males could vote
e) The office of governor was an elective
post
18. Which of the following was a
characteristic of colonial Pennsylvania?
a) There was no established church
b) Founder William Penn endorsed a
policy of removing American Indians to
the western region of the colony
c) Poor farmland in the back country
aggravated the colony's economic woes
d) all white males could vote
e) The office of governor was an elective
post