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Sample Multiple Choice Test #1 - Colonial Period
1. Which of the following British colonies was founded last?
a) Plymouth
b) Pennsylvania
c) Georgia
d) Massachusetts Bay Colony
e) Virginia
2. Which of the following English acts or documents was issued first?
a) Iron Act
b) Proprietary grant to William Penn
c) The Charter of the Dominion of New England
d) Molasses Act
e) Massachusetts Bay Company Charter
3. All of the following colonial cities are correctly paired with the colony EXCEPT:
a) Williamsburg-Virginia
d) Charlestown-South Carolina
b) Annapolis-Maryland
e) New London-Connecticut
c) Salem-Rhode Island
4. Which of the following events occurred first?
a) Bacon's Rebellion
b) Glorious Revolution in England
c) War of Spanish Succession
d) Formation of the New England Confederation
e) French and Indian War
5. Which of the following was NOT the leader of the settlement paired with his name?
a) John Smith-Jamestown
d) Roger Williams-Hartford
b) General Oglethorpe-Savannah
e) William Bradford-Plymouth
c) William Penn-Pennsylvania
6. All of the following acts were part of British mercantilist policy EXCEPT:
a) Act of Toleration
d) Sugar or Molasses Act
b) Hatters Act
e) Woolens Act
c) Iron Act
7. The chief significance of the Great Awakening was that it
a) led to the foundation of colleges
b) provided John Edwards with an opportunity to preach
c) was the first genuine unified movement of the American colonies
d) revived intolerance
e) created new interest in the churches
8. The most significant difference between the pilgrams and the Puritans is that the pilgrams
a) arrived in New England first
b) obtained a grant of settlement from the London Company
c) wished to separate from the Church of England
d) had a strong leader
e) celebrated the first Thanksgiving
9. The first permanent English settlement on the mainland of North America was at
a) St. Augustine
d) Jamestown
b) Plymouth
e) Raleigh
c) Quebec
10. The Treaty of Tordesillas
a) divided the New World between the Spaniards and the Portuguese
b) established Spanish as the official language of South America
c) resolved the French and English claims to Martinique
d) determined the border between Florida and Georgia
e) proclaimed the Papacy's desire to prevent warfare between colonies and Native Americans
11. " It being one chief projects of Satan to keep man from the knowledge of the Scriptures...it is
therefore ordered by this court (assembly)... that every township within this jurisdiction after the Lord
hath increased them to the number of fifty householders, shall then forwith appoint one within their
towns to teach all such children as shall resort (apply) to him to write and read, whose wages shall be
paid either by parents or masters of such children, or by the inhabitants in general... provided that those
who send their children be not oppressed by paying much more than they can have them taught for in
other towns."
This passage sets forth basic American attitudes concerning
a) separation of church and state
b) the power of the state over the power of Satan
c) political power of townships
d) importance of education
e) value of fair and equal taxation
12. Liberty of conscience was defended by Roger Williams on the grounds that
a) all religions were equal in the eyes of God
b) the signers of the Mayflower Compact had guaranteed it
c) Puritan ideas about sin and salvation were outmoded
d) theological truths would emerge from the clash of ideas
e) the state was an improper and ineffectual agency in matters of the spirit
13. By the end of the 17th 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) the voted in local elections
d) the frequently divorced their husbands
e) the could lead town meetings
14. The first Great Awakening led to all of the following EXCEPT
a) separatism and secession from established churches
b) the renewed prosecution of witches
c) the growth of institutions of higher learning
d) a flourishing of the missionary spirit
e) a greater appreciaton for the emotional experiences of faith
15. The 1649 Maryland Toleration Act did which of the following
a) removed all restrictions on the practice of religion
b) provided for the separation of church and state
c) granted religious freedom to all Christians who accepted the Trinity
d) led immediately to the persecution of Protestant colonists
e) led immediately to the persecution of Catholic colonists
16. In the period 1688 to 1763, which of the following was a consequence of Europe's wars for empire
a) armed struggles spread to North America
b) the French made themselves the dominant power in North America
c) the British taxed their American colonists heavily to finance the wars
d) the Spanish lost all their territory in North America
e) the European powers relied on colonial recruits to staff their European forces
17. Which of the following colonies required each community of 50 or more families to provide a
teacher of reading and writing
a) Pennsylania
d) Maryland
b) Massachusetts
e) Rhode Island
c) Virginia
18. Which of the following colonial powers exercised the LEAST amount of control over the
commercial and political practices in its colonies?
a) Portugal
d) France
b) the Netherlands
e) Spain
c) Great Britain
19. In the early colonial period a "separatist" was defined as a person who
a) left England to seek economic gain in the New World
b) wished to break away from the impure Church of England
c) left the Massachusetts Bay colony for religious freedom in Rhode Island
d) earned his freedom after working for another person for 7 years
e) had served his apprenticeship
20. Which of the following statements concerning the British colonial system prior to 1763 in NOT true
a) the colonial system was a secondary concern to Great Britain; British political attention
focused more on the many struggles and changes within British government
b) the struggle by the British House of Commons for increased power provided a model for the
lower houses of the colonial assemblies
c) the emergence of a two party system in British politics encouraged the acceptance of the
concept of outspoken opposition to government
d) responsibility for governing and controlling the colonies rested clearly and completely in one
part of the British government - the Board of Trade
e) India was considered to be a more valuable colony than all the North American colonies
21. Designed as an attempt to secure the loyalty of the French to their new rulers, this act broke new
ground in toleration and statesmanship. Unfortunately for the British, the Americans only saw sinister
designs. This act was
a) Treaty of Paris, 1783
d) Declaratory Act
b) Tea Act
e) Quebec Act
c) Statute of Westminster
22. The majority of people came to America in the colonial period for which of the following reasons
a) to seek economic gain
b) to seek religious freedom
c) to avoid involvement in European wars
d) the gain political rights
e) the pursue the cultural arts
23. One of the characteristics of colonial America was frequent rebellions against political authorities.
Which of the following was NOT an uprising in the colonial period?
a) Leisler's Rebellion
d) Bacon's Rebellion
b) Paxton Boys
e) The Regulator Movement
c) Whiskey Rebellion
24. Which was NOT a result of the French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
a) France lost Canada
b) Great Britain incurred high war costs
c) Great Britain gained Louisiana
d) Great Britain saw a need to tighten its administration
e) Great Britain made a decision to reinvigorate the mercantile system
25. The Great Awakening in the colonial period
a) weakened institutional authority because it preached that a person's future religious destiny lay
in his or her own hands
b) caused splits among the Presbyterians and teh Congregationalists
c) challenged patterns of deference to the elite
d) was led by George Whitefield and Jonathan Edwards
e) was characterized by all of the above
26. The British parliament enacted which of the following to enforce mercantilist theories
a) Half Way Covenant, 1662; Woolens Act, 1699; Hat Act, 1732
b) Navigation Act, 1651; Enumerated Commodities Act, 1660; Staple Act, 1663
c) Fundamental Orders of Connecticut, 1638; Toleration Act, 1649; Navigation Act, 1651
d) Iron Act, 1750; Sugar Act, 1764; STamp Act, 1765
e) Stamp Act, 1765; Quebec Act, 1774; Olive Branch Petition, 1775
27. The existence of the New World offered an opportunity for Europeans to start a society free from
the mistakes inherited from the past. One of the themes of colonial history is unfortunately the extent to
which the American environment forced changes in careful European plans. Which of the following
pairs of colonies most clearly exemplifies the extent to which American conditions changed the original
plans of the colony's founders.
a) Connecticut and New Jersey
b) Massachusetts and Connecticut
c) Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
d) Georgia and the Carolinas
e) Virginia and Pennsylvania
28. There wasn't one but two colonial Souths: the Chesapeake society and the Carolina society. In four
of the following respects, these two souths were alike. In which were they Not alike
a) the percentage of black slaves in the labor force
b) the existence of towns as a focal point for social life
c) the existence of indentured servants in the labor force
d) their fears of a slave revolt
e) their dependence on export crops
29. In 1620 a ship arrived at Jamestown carrying more than 90 passengers. Each was auctioned off for
20 pounds worth of tobacco (then worth $80). They were
a) black slaves brought from Africa
b) Irish servants brought from Ireland after the English takeover
c) poor women who agreed to become brides
d) indentured servants bound to work for 4-7 years
e) Indians who had been taken to England to be Christianized but had refused
30. In the 1790s Virginia and Maryland exported 130,000,000 pounds per year. In 1775, 165,000
barrels of another product passes through Charleston and Savannah. New England exported 2,700,000
gallons of its chief product in 1775. These three exports are respectively
a) corn, indigo and fish
b) wheat, naval stores, and molasses
c) rice, fish and wheat
d) tobacco, rice and rum
e) tobacco, naval stores, and fish
31. Political theory in the colonial period said that the ideal government was a "mixed government" that
contained elements of democracy, aristocracy, and monarchy. The glue that held the mixture together
was "deference" which was the belief in
a) universal suffrage for white males
b) popular sovereignty
c) the acceptance of majority rule
d) yeilding to the leadership of the superior upper class
e) the consent of the governed
32. Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts and excommunicated from the Puritan Church
in 1637 because
a) she embraced the Quaker ideas of William Penn and George Fox
b) she argued that a covenant of works was superfluous because an individuals efforts to gain
salvation through good works was by its very nature inadequate in comparison to God's
covenant of grace
c) she defended freedom of religion for all, including Catholics, Quakers and Jews
d) she challenged political authorities by seeking elected political office, in spite of the fact that
women could not vote
e) she defended Roger Williams, who argued for separation of church and state and was
banished from Massachusetts
33. Established churches (tax-supported) existed in all of the colonies EXCEPT
a) New Jersey and Massachusetts
d) Maryland and Pennsylvania
b) Pennsylvania and Rhode Island
e) New York and Rhode Island
c) Virginia and South Carolina
34. Most of the thirteen original colonies
a) started as proprietary colonies and became royal colonies
b) were successful in terms of their original plans within the first 20 years
c) started as charter colonies and became royal colonies
d) were formed as royal colonies
e) purchased their charters from their proprietors
35. The North American continent was explored by many different nations and settled at many different
points. What is the correct order in which permanent settlements appeared within the modern
boundaries of the United States and Canada
a) Jamestown, Quebec, St. Augustine, Plymouth, Santa Fe
b) St. Augustine, Santa Fe, Quebec, Jamestown, Plymouth
c) Plymouth, Jamestown, ST. Augustine, Santa fe, Quebec
d) Quebec, Santa Fe, St. Augustine, Plymouth, Jamestown
e) St. Augustine, Jamestown, Quebec, Santa Fe, Plymouth
36. The British considered the Sugar Act of 1764 to be an improvement over the Molasses Act of 1733
because
a) the tax rate was reduced
b) a determined effort was made to collect the new tax
c) the price of molasses was reduced, stimulating the rum trade
d) the earlier act was part of the mercantilist philosophy
e) colonial sugar was cheaper
37. Which was true concerning indentured servants during the colonial period
a) 1/3 of all white immigrants to Virginia and Maryland in the 1700s were indentured servants
b) Most indentured servants were young, married males with wives and children, seeking a farm
at the end of their service
c) indentured servitude fulfilled its promise for most servants, and they successfully gained
freedom and a small farm at the end of their service
d) most indentured servants came from the lower social classes
e) indentured servants received land under the headright system
38. What was most responible for the decrease of the native American population in the settled areas of
North America during the colonial period
a) Indians were drawn into European wars, often ended up on the losing side, and were forced to
move west
b) The British army and colonial militia mounted campaigns to push the Indians out of their land
and open it up for settlement
c) European diseases devastated the Indian population because they had no immunity
d) The arrival of the whites disrupted the delicate balance between tribes and caused increased
tribal warfare
e) whites enslaved Indians
39. The Mayflower Compact is significant in the history of American political thought because
a) in it the people regarded themselves as the source of political power
b) in it the people agreed to be bound by the will of the majority
c) it was copied for the Massachusetts Bay Company charter
d) in it church and state were separated
e) in it were provisions guaranteeing civil rights for women and blacks
40. In 1588, England defeated a major European rival, clearing the way for England to begin her efforts
to colonize the New World. In the 1650s England began to enact a series of Navigation Acts to secure
control of her trade with the New World colonies. These Navigation Acts sprang from England's trade
rivalry with a second European nation. Just prior to the American revolution, England successfully
defeated a third rival. England's rivals, in the order that England met the challenges, were
a) Prussia, France, Spain
b) Spain, the Netherlands, France
c) Portugal, Spain, France
d) France, the Netherland, Spain
e) Spain, France, Russia
41. Which of the following was Not a difference which existed between the New England colonies and
the Chesapeake colonies
a) plantation houses of the Chesapeake area were not as large, sturdy or comfortable as New
England homes
b) commercial cities in the Chesapeake area were larger than those in New England
c) Due to higher death rates in the Chesapeake region, marriages lasted longer in New England
d) the church played a more active role in the New England colonies
e) the average life span for women was shorter in the Chesapeake region
42. More than any other, this colony was the lengthened shadow of one man. He offered easy land
terms of 50 free acres, laid out his principal city in checkerboard fashion, and offered a sincere trust in
humanity and religious freedom in his "holy experiment". What colony and founder are described
a) New York - Peter Stuyvesant
b) Georgia - James Oglethorpe
c) Pennsylvania - William Penn
d) Maryland - Lord Baltimore
e) Massachusetts Bay - John Winthrop
43. Knowing what you do about religion in colonial America, which of the following would be arranged
in order from highest number to lowest number of church buildings
a) Congregational, Anglican, Quaker, Catholic
b) Anglican, Catholic, Mennonite, Quaker
c) Catholic, Huguenot, Methodist, Congregational
d) Quaker, Lutheran, Jewish, Dunker
e) Catholic, Presbyterian, Anglican, Moravian
44. Which of the following statements concerning mercantilism is correct
a) laissez faire was a basic concept in mercantilism
b) mercantilism seriously retarded the development of a wide range of colonial industries
c) Americans were economically hurt by the laws requiring all imperial trade to be carried in
British ships manned by British sailors
d) The British government controlled and directed economic activities to benefit the national
state rather than colonies or British citizens
e) a nation increases its national wealth by importing more goods than it exports
45. When Europeans first arrived, they found the country occupied by Native Americans. Which of the
following tribes lived in the future United States.
a) Arawak, Creek, Osage, Miami
b) Apache, Aztec, Hopi, Paiute
c) Cheyenne, Crow, Inca, Sioux
d) Lenape, Maya, Narragansett, Oneida
e) Choctaw, Mohawk, Pueblo, Shawnee
46. Which colony was established as a buffer against the Spanish colonies and to give the poor and
unfortunate a chance for a new start in life
a) Maryland
d) Pennsylvania
b) Georgia
e) Plymouth
c) Nova Scotia
47. The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following statements
a) economies will prosper most when trade is restricted as little as possible
b) a government should seek to direct the economy so as to maximize exports
c) colonies are of little economic importance to the mother country
d) it is vital that a country imports more than it exports
e) tariff barriers should be avoided as much as possible
48. Religious toleration developed by the end of the colonial period primarily because
a) no church was strong enough to gain dominance
b) the colonists saw the folly of Europe's bloody religious wars
c) of the example of the Puritans coming to America for religious freedom
d) of Roger William's example of separating church and state to keep government free from
religious interference
e) of the English tradition of strict separation of church and state
49. The 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger
a) was a victory for the colonial argument against the British use of writs of assistance for search
warrants
b) helped establish freedom of religion, as guaranteed in the 1649 Act of Toleration
c) was a milestone in the development of freedom of the press
d) grew out of the simple issue of a commission for a justice of the peace in Washington, DC,
and established the principle of judicial review
e) established the clear definition of treason that was later incorporated into the Constitution
50. The Native Americans did all of the following EXCEPT
a) aid the pilgrims in Plymouth
b) split their support of the French and English in colonial wars
c) felt their way of life was threatened by colonial territorial expansion
d) converted to Christianity in limited numbers
e) organized effectively to block English expansion west of the Appalachians
51. Which of the following men explored in North America for the French
a) Magellan
d) Frobisher
b) Coronado
e) Champlain
c) Hudson
52. The Albany Plan was
a) the first plan for city development
b) a scheme to make money
c) a plan for colonial union
d) a plan for attack in King William's War
e) a plan to build a canal connecting Albany with the west
53. Which of the following was not an important cause of the French and Indian War
a) formation of the Ohio Company
b) desire of Massachusetts colonists to clear the French out of Cananda
c) Washington and Braddock's attack on Fort Duquesne
d) trade limitations imposed by the Acts of Trade
e) French exploration of the Great Lakes region and westward
54. Which of the following had the least significance in providing experience and concepts that were
used by the colonists in their arguments and fight for independence
a) French and Indian War
b) New England town meetings
c) use of the Power of the Purse by the Virginia House of Burgesses
d) the Albany Plan
e) development by the colonists of crops for export
55. The Puritans who settled Massachusetts Bay Colony wanted their settlement to be primarily
a) a place where they could get away from persecution
b) an example to the rest of the world
c) a place where they would prosper free from government regulation
d) a society that practiced separation of church and state
e) a pluralistic society in which all would have freedom of religion
56. The Molasses Act was intended to enforce England's mercantilist policies by
a) forcing the colonists to export solely to Great Britain
b) forcing the colonists to buy sugar from other British colonies rather than foreign producers
c) forbidding the colonists to engage in manufacturing activity in competition with British
industries
d) providing a favorable market for the products of the British East India Company
e) creating an economic situation in which gold tended to flow from the colonies to the mother
country
57. The Mayflower Compact could best be described as
a) a detailed frame of government
b) a complete constitution
c) a business contract
d) a foundation for self-government
e) an enumeration of the causes for leaving England and coming to the New World
58. The chief significance of the French explorer Samuel de Champlain's alienation of the Iroquois
Indians was
a) to prevent the French from establishing a profitable fur trade in Canada
b) to prevent Champlain from founding any permanent settlement along the St. Lawrence River
c) to prevent Champlain from making it back to France alive
d) to prevent New France from expanding southward into what is now the United States
e) the creation of an alliance of British and French colonists against the Iroquois
59. In founding the colony of Pennsylvania, William Penn's primary purpose was to
a) provide a refuge for persecuted English Quakers
b) provide a refuge for persecuted Christians of all sects from all parts of Europe
c) demonstrate the possibility and practicality of establishing truly friendly relations with the
Indians
d) make a financial profit
e) provide a refuge for English debtors
60. The most unusual feature of the charter of the Massachusetts Bay colony was it
a) provided that the colony should be run as a religious commonwealth
b) made the colony completely independent of all English authority
c) assured the colonists all the rights they would have had had they been born in England
d) did not specify where the company's headquarters should be
e) specified that only Parliament, not the King, was to have authority over the colony
61. During the first two decades of the seventeenth century all of the following aided in the
establishment and growth of the colony at Jamestown, Virginia, EXCEPT
a) the establishment of the Virginia House of Burgesses
b) the establishment of the ownership of private property
c) the beginning of tobacco cultivation
d) good relations with the local Indians
e) large influxes of supplies and colonists from England
62. The first religious development to have an impact throughout the colonies was
a) the establishment of religious toleration in Maryland
b) the spread of Quaker ideas from Pennsylvania
c) the Halfway Covenant
d) the Parson's Cause
e) the Great Awakening
63. All of the following were main principles of the Navigation Acts EXCEPT
a) trade in the colonies was limited to only British or colonial merchants
b) it prohibited colonies from issuing their own paper currencies greatly limiting their trade
capabilities
c) all foreign goods bound for the colonies had to be shipped through England where they were
taxed with British import duties
d) the colonists could not build or export products that directly competed with British export
products
e) colonial enumerated goods could only be sold in England
64. The Great Awakening of the mid-eighteenth century refers to
a) a series of religious revivals that swept through the English colonies spreading evangelistic
fervor and challenging the control of traditional clerics over their congregations
b) the intellectual revolution which served as a precursor to the Enlightenment and challenged
orthodox religion's claims to knowledge of humankind and the universe
c) the beginnings of the Industrial REvolution in England and its colonies
d) the growing realization among English colonists that independence from England was only a
matter of time and was the key to future success
e) the sudden awareness among North American Indians that their only chance for survival
against the rapidly growing number of European colonists was to fight them before the
Europeans grew any stronger
65. In the mid-18th century, the first wave on non-English speaking immigrants (other than African
slaves) arrived in the English colonies. They were ethnic
a) Poles
d) Italians
b) Scandinavians
e) Russians
c) Germans
66. Which of the following in NOT true of English colonial families in the mid-18th century
a) physical punishment was the normal method of enforcing unquestioned obedience from
children
b) women lost virtually all of their legal rights once they married
c) most families bore children who lived long enough to bear children of their own
d) women, while subservient to their husbands, set the moral standards by which children were
raised and decided how the children would be educated and trained.
e) more than 90 percent of families lived in rural areas
67. A major impact of the French and Indian War on the attitudes of Americans was
a) it led many Americans to question the superiority of English colonial rule and to support
French colonial rule
b) it convinced most Americans to avoid further exploration and settlement of the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys until after the American Revolution
c) it bound the American colonists more tightly to England than ever before and made most of
them realize they needed English protection
d) it led many colonists who had previously supported independence from England to call for
moderation because they feared that the huge British military presence in the colonies
could now be turned on rebellious colonists
e) with the threat of the French now gone from their borders, many colonists now felt that
English protection was unnecessary and they felt free to take a more independent stand
toward Britain
68. All of the following contributed to the success and stability of New England colonies, and the bare
survival of the Chesapeake Bay colonies EXCEPT
a) New England colonists tended to arrive in family units while the vast majority of Chesapeake
Bay colonists were young single males who arrived as indentured servants
b) the Chesapeake Bay region had a much higher death rate among its colonists than the New
England region
c) women were treated more as equals in the New England colonies, making it more difficult to
attract women to Chesapeake Bay
d) the ratio of males to females in Chesapeake Bay was much more imbalanced than in New
England, making it more difficult for males in Chesapeake to start families
e) the population increased faster in New England, allowing for the development of stable
communities
69. Colonies such as the Carolinas were known as "restoration" colonies because
a) their creation was mainly due to the restoration of the Stuarts to the English throne
b) they were created as places to send criminals to restore them to civilized behavior and give
them a chance to lead honest lives
c) their creation was mainly due to an effort by the English government to restore a balance of
power in the New World between the thriving colonies of New England and the less
successful colonies in the South
d) their creation was mainly due to the restoration of the power of the English Parliament over
the king
e) their creation was an attempt to restore the supremacy of the Anglican Church in the colonies
70. By 1760, the biggest problem with the economy of the English colonies was
a) smuggling
b) a trade surplus so large that England was threatening to confiscate American assets to help
balance the English economy
c) a lack of demand for the vast quantities of high quality American manufactured goods
d) a huge balance of trade deficit that threatened the solvency of the colonial economy
e) a lack of adequate deep-water ports to provide loading facilities for the large number of ships
bringing goods to and from the colonies
71. In the English colonies in the mid-18th century, formal education beyond minimal reading and
writing skills was considered
a) essential for both males and females
b) essential for males but not females
c) essential for the children of poor colonists so the children would have a better chance at
obtaining wealth
d) something every colonial government should provide for its colonists
e) nonessential for both males and females, except as a status symbol for those who could afford
to pay for it
72. In general, most Europeans considered Indians to be
a) descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel
b) survivors of the ancient civilization of Atlantis
c) heathens who were inferior beings
d) equal to the Europeans
e) innocent "children" who should not be contaminated by European civilization
73. Pocahontas
I. was taken captive by an English trader and held as hostage in Jamestown
II. was converted to Christianity on her own request
III. married John Rolfe
IV. died in England
a) I only
b) II only
c) I and III only
d) II and IV only
e) I, II, III, and IV
74. The trial of John Peter Zenger in 1735 for seditious libel
a) established the government's right to censor the press
b) encouraged editors to be more critical of public officials
c) resulted in a "hung jury" and a dismissal of charges
d) determined that government censorship of the press was unconstitutional
e) found Zenger guilty
75. New York was an English colony because the
a) English conquered the area from the Dutch
b) English settlers in the area gradually overwhelmed the French and Swedes
c) England laid claim to the area by right of colonization
d) Dutch and Swedes of the area petitioned England to annex the colony
e) Treaty of Tordesillas gave the area to the English
76. The Scotch Irish immigrants to the English colonies
I. felt little loyalty to either the English government or the Anglican church
II. came in large numbers due to deteriorating conditions in the Irish woolens industry
III. generally settled on the frontier where they demonstrated a remarkable degree of
resourcefulness and individuality
IV. were predominantly Roman Catholics
a) I only
d) II, III and IV only
b) II only
e) I, II, III and IV
c) I, II and III only
77. Most of the slaves who came to the 13 mainland colonies in British North America
a) were from the southern part of Africa
b) were granted their freedom after a specified period of service
c) never made up more than 5 percent of the population of any colony
d) were considered to be property and as such could be used as collateral for loans
e) were protected from physical harm by the Roman Catholic church's Canon Law
78. The Maryland Toleration Act provided for
a) the tolerance of most Christian churches
b) freedom of conscience for those not accepting the Trinity
c) an end to tax support of any church
d) a complete separation of church and state
e) the extension of the vote to Jews and non-Christians
79. The French and Indian War resulted in all of the following EXCEPT
a) new lands in the trans-Mississippi west were opened to colonists
b) colonists began thinking of themselves as Americans rather than British
c) Spain gained control of Louisiana
d) the treaty ending the war eliminated the French from the American colonial frontier
e) the myth of British invincibility was shattered
80. The jury in the 1735 trial of John Peter Zenger
a) found Zenger guilty of fostering "an ill opinion of the government"
b) declared that the governor could censor the press
c) asserted that restrictions on the freedom of press were unconstitutional
d) could not reach a verdict and dismissed the charges against Zenger
e) acquitted Zenger of libel because his criticism of the governor had been true
81. The headright system adopted in the Virginia colony
a) determined the eligibility of a settler for voting and holding office
b) toughened the laws applying to indentured servants
c) gave 50 acres of land to anyone who would transport himself to the colony
d) encouraged the development of urban centers
e) prohibited the settlement of single men and women in the colony
82. Roger Williams believed that
I. religious dissenters should be expelled from any colony
II. the state should not impose any authority in matters of faith
III. ministers should assume more authority in the government
IV. colonists had no right to land until it was purchased from the Indians
a) I and II only
d) I, II and III only
b) II and III only
e) I, II, III and IV
c) II and IV only
83. By 1730, blacks were a majority of which colony's population
a)Virginia
d) Georgia
b) Maryland
e) North Carolina
c) South Carolina
84. At the beginning of the 18th century, how did the English colonies differ from the Spanish colonies
in the Americas
a) Spain permitted its colonies a greater degree of self-government
b) while private investment was responsible for the development of the Spanish colonies, royal
money was primarily responsible for the development of the English colonies
c) the compact pattern of Spanish settlement sharply contrasted with the English pattern of farflung settlements
d) Unlike the Spanish, the English allowed settlers from a variety of nationalities and dissenting
sects
e) the Spanish colonies were more responsive to the new circumstances of the Americas than the
English colonies
85. In which of the following areas of America did the French mostly settle
a) Hudson Bay
b) Chesapeake Bay
c) St. Lawrence River Valley and the West Indies
d) Hudson Valley
e) Delaware Valley
86. The enclosure movement which had been going on since the 16th century in England helped prepare
the way for English colonization in North America by
a) improving the standard of living of the English factory worker
b) displacing farmers and creating a class of unemployed
c) encouraging religious toleration between Catholics and Protestants
d) increasing the demand for skilled farmers in England
e) forcing Queen Elizabeth to negotiate a treaty with Phillip II in Spain allowing English ships
unhindered access to North America
87. The English colony at Jamestown
a) was developed on a high plateau
b) was settled mostly by farmers
c) nearly collapsed because the colonists refused to cooperated
d) survived the "starving time" by forging a temporary alliance with the Spanish
e) was abandoned
88. The Maryland Act of Toleration
I. was passed in response to the charge that the colony was intolerant of Protestants
II. was developed when it appeared that Roman Catholics would be outvoted by Protestants in
the colony
III. was repealed when the Puritans gained control of the colony
IV. provided for the execution of those not accepting the Trinity
a) I and II only
d) I, III and IV only
b) I, II and III only
e) I, II, III and IV
c) I, II and IV only
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Sample essays:
1. The English founded colonies to escape oppression in England. Evaluate this statement.
2. "Economic issues not religion determined the development of the English colonies in North
America." Assess the validity of this quotation as it applies to FOUR of the following colonies before
1763:
Virginia
Massachusetts Bay
Maryland
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
3. Before 1763 British mercantilist policy, which restricting colonial economic development,
allowed colonial political life to develop unhampered by the Mother country. Evaluate this statement.
4. The colonial wars fought between the British and the French for domination of the American
continent created a sense of national spirit among the British colonies and created the basis for later
unity. Assess the validity of this statement.
5. As long as the French controlled parts of North America, they accepted the Native American
populatin as equal, whereas the British colonists viewed them as hostile. Evaluate this statement.
6. What was the Great Awakening? What impact did it have on the colonies?