Question 1

New Netherland never became an important or sizable colony in the Dutch empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Before founding Pennsylvania, William Penn assisted a group of English Quakers to set up a colony in what became:

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A)   New Hampshire.
B)   North Carolina.
C)   Delaware.
D)   New Jersey.
E)   Ontario.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

North American crops and products:

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A)   played only a small role in the British empire.
B)   were consumed entirely overseas.
C)   were part of a commercial trade network that knitted together a far-flung empire.
D)   compared unfavorably with those throughout the rest of the empire.
E)   led to numerous complaints to the parliamentary consumer advocate.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 4

Great Britain sought to attract which of the following to its American colonies in the eighteenth century?

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A)   Protestants from non-English and less prosperous parts of the British Isles
B)   Catholics from France and Spain, thereby weakening England's enemies
C)   professionals and skilled craftsmen from England
D)   members of non-mainstream religions, particularly Quakers and Anabaptists
E)   wealthy merchants who could spur economic growth in the coloniesF) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 5

The Glorious Revolution witnessed uprisings in colonial America, including ones in:

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A)   New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
B)   New York and Maryland.
C)   Virginia and New York.
D)   Pennsylvania and Maryland.
E)   New York and New Hampshire.F) A) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 6

As in the Spanish empire, British North America developed a distinctive mulatto, or mixed-race, class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Pennsylvania's treatment of Native Americans was unique in what way?

Accepted Answer

A)   Pennsylvania was the only colony in which efforts at conversion focused on turning Native Americans into Quakers.
B)   The colony bought all of the land the Native Americans occupied and moved them west of the Appalachians, meaning that Indians were relocated but not decimated.
C)   Because Quakers were pacifists, they had to bring in militias from other colonies to take over Native American lands.
D)   Despite Quaker pacifism, Pennsylvanians were determined to exterminate the natives.
E)   Pennsylvania purchased Indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies.F) A) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 8

The separation of church and state:

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A)   existed only in the southern colonies.
B)   existed only in a few colonies.
C)   was limited in the colonies and existed only to promote all forms of Christianity.
D)   resulted in the colonies from the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
E)   was due largely to the increasing German presence in the colonies.F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

Question 9

"Anglicization" meant all of the following EXCEPT:

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A)   colonists were determined to speak English as perfectly as those who lived in England.
B)   colonists imported the latest London fashions and literature.
C)   the colonial elite modeled their homes on the English gentry's estates and townhouses.
D)   those colonists who could afford to do so often sent their sons to England to be educated.
E)   the upper-class colonists often had coats of arms designed for their families, as the upper class did in England.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 10

Early settlers of Carolina desired primarily deer hides and slaves from Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because:

Accepted Answer

A)   it was a longer trip from Africa to North America, making slavery less profitable.
B)   planters in Virginia and Maryland agreed that indentured servants were far less troublesome.
C)   the high death rate among tobacco workers made it economically unappealing to pay more for a slave likely to die within a short time.
D)   Parliament passed a law in 1643 that gave tax breaks to British West Indian planters who imported slaves but not to American colonists who imported slaves.
E)   those living in the British West Indies opposed slavery until the American colonies won their independence in the Revolutionary War.F) D) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

What was the Covenant Chain?

Accepted Answer

A)   the promise James II gave Parliament that he would marry a Protestant princess
B)   an agreement between the Dutch and the Mohican Nation that led to the founding of New Netherland
C)   a mythical piece of priceless gold jewelry that Europeans wished to acquire from the Iroquois
D)   an important Puritan text that spelled out the doctrine of predestination
E)   an alliance made by the governor of New York and the Iroquois ConfederacyF) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 13

English settlers in New York demanded their rights over their former Dutch rulers through the Charter of Liberties.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Many perceived Pennsylvania to be "the best poor man's country."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Who in the Pennsylvania colony was eligible to vote?

Accepted Answer

A)   everyone, male and female
B)   a majority of the male population
C)   all males
D)   Quakers
E)   all people of European descentF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Following the Glorious Revolution, the Massachusetts colony had to abide by the Toleration Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

German immigrants greatly enhanced the ethnic and religious diversity of Britain's colonies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the eighteenth century, efforts began to stop emigration from England, except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What inspired the 1715 uprising by the Yamasee and Creek peoples against English colonists in Carolina?

Accepted Answer

A)   the colonists' refusal to trade with the Yamasee and Creek
B)   an alliance of the Yamasee and Creek with the Iroquois Confederacy, which had declared war against New York colonists
C)   high debts incurred by the Yamasee and Creek in trade with the English settlers
D)   the English colonists' plans to begin capturing Native Americans to sell as slaves
E)   a bloody rebellion by African slaves against their masters near Charles TownF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

How did the new Massachusetts charter of 1691 change that colony's government?

Accepted Answer

A)   Puritans were required to permit religious tolerance of all Christian denominations.
B)   It eliminated town government, which had been the heart of Puritan control of the commonwealth.
C)   It made Massachusetts a royal colony rather than under the control of Puritan "saints."
D)   It required all judges to be Anglican, greatly reducing Puritan influence over the three branches of government.
E)   It moved the seat of government to Salem, which contributed greatly to the problems involving witchcraft.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Exam 3: Creating Anglo-America, 1660-1750

Slavery developed more slowly in North America than in the English West Indies because:

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As in the Spanish empire, British North America developed a distinctive mulatto, or mixed-race, class.

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"Anglicization" meant all of the following EXCEPT:

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What inspired the 1715 uprising by the Yamasee and Creek peoples against English colonists in Carolina?

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North American crops and products:

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How did the new Massachusetts charter of 1691 change that colony's government?

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Early settlers of Carolina desired primarily deer hides and slaves from Indians.

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Great Britain sought to attract which of the following to its American colonies in the eighteenth century?

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Following the Glorious Revolution, the Massachusetts colony had to abide by the Toleration Act.

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What was the Covenant Chain?

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The Glorious Revolution witnessed uprisings in colonial America, including ones in:

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In the eighteenth century, efforts began to stop emigration from England, except that convicts were still sent to bolster the Chesapeake labor force.

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German immigrants greatly enhanced the ethnic and religious diversity of Britain's colonies.

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Many perceived Pennsylvania to be "the best poor man's country."

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Before founding Pennsylvania, William Penn assisted a group of English Quakers to set up a colony in what became:

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English settlers in New York demanded their rights over their former Dutch rulers through the Charter of Liberties.

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New Netherland never became an important or sizable colony in the Dutch empire.

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Pennsylvania's treatment of Native Americans was unique in what way?

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The separation of church and state:

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Who in the Pennsylvania colony was eligible to vote?

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