Question 1

Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A)  Georgia, (B)  the Carolinas, (C)  Virginia, and (D)  Maryland.

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A)   A, C, B, D
B)   B, D, C, A
C)   C, D, B, A
D)   D, C, B, A
E)   C, B, A, DF) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the First Anglo-Powhatan War.

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Question 3

What was the goal of the Powhatans during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War?

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A)   aid the English in their war with New France
B)   expand their dominance over the Iroquois
C)   dislodge the colonists at Jamestown
D)   force the English to negotiate better trade deals
E)   exact a land tax from the English settlersF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 4

The colony of Georgia was founded

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A)   by a joint-stock company.
B)   as a defensive buffer against Spain for the valuable Carolinas.
C)   by eight proprietors chosen by Charles II.
D)   in the 17th century.
E)   to supply New England with much-needed African slaves.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

During the 1500s, England had little interest in establishing its own overseas colonies because

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A)   it was Spain's ally.
B)   it suffered from internal religious conflict.
C)   the French had already established their presence overseas.
D)   Henry VIII did not seek to increase England's power.
E)   they did not have distractors to come.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

All of the English plantation colonies in the South

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A)   permitted some religious toleration.
B)   generally relied on the commercial export of profitable staple crops such as rice and tobacco.
C)   permitted slavery after 1750.
D)   lacked the development of large cities.
E)   all of the choicesF) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Who were the coureurs de bois?

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A)   French military leaders who fought the Spanish
B)   French fur-trappers in North America
C)   French monarchs who funded colonies in New France
D)   French colonists seeking religious freedom
E)   English soldiers who surrendered to the FrenchF) None of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Analyze the contribution to English overseas expansion in the early 1600s by three of the following developments:
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Economic depression and unemployment in England
Thirst for new economic markets for English goods
Peace with a defeated Spain
Seeking gold and adventure by early colonial promoters and settlers
Desire for religious freedom among religious minorities in England
Seeking a passage through America to the Indies

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Question 9

What international event contributed to a flowering of English nationalist spirit?

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A)   the defeat of the Spanish Armada
B)   the seven years' war
C)   the discovery of North America
D)   the creation of the Dutch East-Indies Company
E)   the settling of JamestownF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

France was finally able to join in the scramble for colonies in the New World as a result of the

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A)   Protestant takeover of the French government.
B)   end of the religious wars.
C)   revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
D)   St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
E)   Seven Years' War.F) C) and D)
G) A) and D)

Question 11

Pocahontas saved Captain John Smith by

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A)   agreeing to marry him.
B)   interposing her head between his and his captor's clubs.
C)   pleading with her father on Smith's behalf.
D)   nursing him back to health after a battle with her tribe.
E)   All of these are correct.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Which colony was defeated by the Dutch during a bloodless siege in 1655?

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A)   New York
B)   New Amsterdam
C)   New England
D)   New Sweden
E)   New FranceF) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 13

The defeat and the dispersal of the Yamasee Indians by South Carolinians in 1715

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A)   resulted in the devastation of virtually all of the coastal Indian tribes in the southern colonies by about 1720.
B)   proved to be a short-lived victory for the South Carolina colonists, as the Yamasees re-grouped and regained their lost coastal lands with the help of their Cherokee, Creek, and Iroquois allies.
C)   prompted the weakened Cherokees, Creeks, and Iroquois to abandon their settlements in the hills and valleys of the Appalachian Mountains and move westward.
D)   proved to be very unpopular among the many Carolinian colonists sympathetic to the Yamasee Indians.
E)   None of these are correct.F) All of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 14

____ decreed that only eldest sons were eligible to inherit landed estates.

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A)   The ancestry laws
B)   The laws of primogeniture
C)   joint-stock companies
D)   laws of inheritance
E)   treaty of the eldersF) All of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 15

The first English attempt at colonization in 1585 was in

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A)   Newfoundland.
B)   St. Augustine.
C)   Jamestown.
D)   Roanoke Island.
E)   Massachusetts Bay.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

Question 16

Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A)  Reformation, (B)  founding of Jamestown colony, (C)  Restoration, (D)  defeat of the Spanish Armada, and (E)  colony of Georgia founded.

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A)   A, B, C, D, E
B)   C, A, D, B, E
C)   D, A, B, C, E
D)   A, D, B, C, E
E)   E, D, A, C, BF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 17

All of the following provided motives for English colonization except

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A)   unemployment.
B)   thirst for adventure.
C)   desire for markets.
D)   desire for religious freedom.
E)   need for a place to exploit slave labor.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of John Rolfe.

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Question 19

Who did the French crown grant limited toleration to with the Edict of Nantes in 1598?

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A)   Catholics
B)   French Protestants
C)   Dutch traders
D)   English Puritans
E)   Spanish missionariesF) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 20

The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was

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A)   Powhatan.
B)   Handsome Lake.
C)   Pocahontas.
D)   De La Warr.
E)   Pontiac.F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

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