Question 1

In Puritan marriages:

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A)   reciprocal affection and companionship were the ideal.
B)   divorce was not allowed.
C)   husbands could beat their wives without interference from the authorities.
D)   wives were banned from attending church because they might end up disagreeing with how their husbands interpreted the sermon.
E)   women could speak only when spoken to.F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 2

Treatment of the Indians by members of the Virginia colony was influenced in part by Las Casas's condemnation of Spanish behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following is true of warfare between colonists and Native Americans during the seventeenth century?

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A)   Colonists were surprised and disappointed in their inability to defeat Indians easily.
B)   Among the colonists, it generated a strong sense of superiority.
C)   New England colonists fared far better in warfare than their Virginia counterparts.
D)   Treaties quickly ended each of the wars.
E)   Native Americans actually had more sophisticated and dangerous weaponry than the English.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

Opechancanough:

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A)   succeeded his father, Powhatan, as the leader of Virginia's Indians.
B)   married Pocahontas after the death of John Rolfe.
C)   was the first Native American invited to address the House of Burgesses.
D)   mounted a surprise attack in 1622 that wiped out one-quarter of Virginia's settlers.
E)   killed John Smith.F) B) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

The Pilgrims intended to set sail for Cape Cod in 1620.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Who received most of the profits from trade between Native Americans and colonists?

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A)   Native Americans
B)   British soldiers
C)   colonial and European merchants
D)   the king
E)   ParliamentF) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 7

Nearly two-thirds of English settlers arrived as indentured servants.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true of the Puritans' dealings with Quakers?

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A)   Their officials in Massachusetts punished Quakers financially and physically, even hanging several of them.
B)   They welcomed the Quakers and thus were happy to help them set up the Pennsylvania colony.
C)   They fought Charles II's efforts to oppress and suppress Quakers.
D)   They passed a law ordering all Quakers to leave Massachusetts or face imminent death.
E)   They resented the Quakers for their shrewd business practices.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 9

English settlers believed land was the basis of liberty.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true about the early history of Jamestown?

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A)   The colony's problems were due largely to its leadership: the same people remained in charge for the first two decades and refused to change their methods.
B)   The first settlers were farmers and laborers who were so eager to make money that they refused to work and could not be controlled.
C)   The death rate was extraordinarily high.
D)   The supplies from England were excellent, but the colonists wasted them.
E)   John Smith took the credit, but he had nothing to do with Jamestown's success.F) A) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 11

At Anne Hutchinson's trial:

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A)   her argument on her own behalf swayed the jury.
B)   she violated Puritan doctrine by claiming that God spoke to her directly rather than through ministers or the Bible.
C)   she was acquitted, but was so displeased with her treatment that she left the colony for Rhode Island.
D)   Governor John Winthrop was critical of her but admitted that she was an impressive antagonist.
E)   Roger Williams served as her attorney.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 12

The Half-Way Covenant of 1662:

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A)   set up civil government in Massachusetts.
B)   allowed Baptists and Quakers to attend, but not join, Puritan churches.
C)   gave women limited voting rights in Puritan congregations.
D)   permitted anyone who paid a tithe to be baptized in a Puritan church.
E)   did not require evidence of conversion to receive a kind of church membership.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Under English law, married women held many legal rights and privileges.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

How did Richard Hakluyt explain his claim that there was a connection between freedom and colonization?

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A)   The English constitutional system would improve on Spain's less structured system in the New World.
B)   English colonization would save the New World from Spanish tyranny.
C)   The only way to achieve true freedom was through wealth, and the abundant gold in the New World would make all Englishmen wealthy.
D)   A person was only truly free when outside the constraints of established societies such as those in Europe.
E)   He claimed no such connection; he saw them as separate and unrelated.F) B) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

In early seventeenth-century Massachusetts, freeman status was granted to adult males who:

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A)   owned land, regardless of their church membership.
B)   had served their term as indentured servants.
C)   were freed slaves.
D)   were landowning church members.
E)   voted.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

During the seventeenth century, indentured servants:

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A)   made up less than one-third of English settlers in America.
B)   had to surrender their freedom for a minimum of ten years to come to the colonies.
C)   had a great deal of trouble acquiring land.
D)   had to pay half of the fare to get them to the New World.
E)   were almost entirely Irish.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Exam 2: Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Which of the following statements is true about the early history of Jamestown?

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The Pilgrims intended to set sail for Cape Cod in 1620.

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Who received most of the profits from trade between Native Americans and colonists?

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Which of the following is true of warfare between colonists and Native Americans during the seventeenth century?

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Nearly two-thirds of English settlers arrived as indentured servants.

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In early seventeenth-century Massachusetts, freeman status was granted to adult males who:

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Treatment of the Indians by members of the Virginia colony was influenced in part by Las Casas's condemnation of Spanish behavior.

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During the seventeenth century, indentured servants:

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Which of the following is true of the Puritans' dealings with Quakers?

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Opechancanough:

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English settlers believed land was the basis of liberty.

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Under English law, married women held many legal rights and privileges.

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At Anne Hutchinson's trial:

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In Puritan marriages:

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The Half-Way Covenant of 1662:

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How did Richard Hakluyt explain his claim that there was a connection between freedom and colonization?

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Exam 2: Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660

Which of the following statements is true about the early history of Jamestown?

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The Pilgrims intended to set sail for Cape Cod in 1620.

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Who received most of the profits from trade between Native Americans and colonists?

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Which of the following is true of warfare between colonists and Native Americans during the seventeenth century?

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Nearly two-thirds of English settlers arrived as indentured servants.

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In early seventeenth-century Massachusetts, freeman status was granted to adult males who:

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Treatment of the Indians by members of the Virginia colony was influenced in part by Las Casas's condemnation of Spanish behavior.

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During the seventeenth century, indentured servants:

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Which of the following is true of the Puritans' dealings with Quakers?

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Opechancanough:

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English settlers believed land was the basis of liberty.

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Under English law, married women held many legal rights and privileges.

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At Anne Hutchinson's trial:

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In Puritan marriages:

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The Half-Way Covenant of 1662:

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How did Richard Hakluyt explain his claim that there was a connection between freedom and colonization?

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