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CHAPTER 2: Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Religious dissension in England during the first half of the seventeenth century resulted in:
a. a civil war.
b. war with Spain.
c. the pope visiting the monarchy in London.
d. England not focusing on the monarchy.
e. Henry VIII restoring Catholicism.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 80 | Seagull p. 83
OBJ: 1. Describe the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century.
TOP: Social History | The English Civil War MSC: Analyzing
2. When comparing English colonies to Spanish ones:
a. only Spain was interested in finding gold.
b. England used Native Americans more for labor.
c. England sent more people to the Americas in the seventeenth century.
d. Spain relied much more on indentured servant labor.
e. only England was interested in converting the Native Americans.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 54 | Seagull p. 53
OBJ: 1. Describe the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century.
TOP: Geographic Issues | English Emigrants MSC: Analyzing
3. For Native Americans along the Atlantic Coast, disease and:
a. European religion significantly transformed their societies.
b. environmental factors dramatically altered their way of life.
c. trade contradicted each other.
d. Spanish incursions into the Chesapeake significantly altered their lives.
e. English mining altered the landscape.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 57 | Seagull p. 57
OBJ: 2. Identify the obstacles the English settlers in the Chesapeake had to overcome.
TOP: Ethnicity | Changes in the Land | Transformation of Indian Life
MSC: Analyzing
4. In regard to geography, English colonies:
a. did not have good land for farming.
b. were in colder climates than Spanish colonies.
c. benefited from harbors on the Gulf of Mexico.
d. had very little coastline.
e. had virtually no water for irrigation of crops.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 58, 66–7 | Seagull pp. 58, 67–8
OBJ: 2. Identify the obstacles the English settlers in the Chesapeake had to overcome.
TOP: Geographic Issues | Settling the Chesapeake | The New England Way
MSC: Remembering
5. The Virginia Company can be called a failure primarily because:
a. it ultimately did not make money.
b. Jamestown suffered Native American attacks.
c. Pocahontas died in England.
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, d. King James criticized tobacco.
e. Spain gained control of the company’s colony.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 60 | Seagull p. 61
OBJ: 2. Identify the obstacles the English settlers in the Chesapeake had to overcome.
TOP: Economic Development | The Uprising of 1622 MSC: Analyzing |
Understanding
6. When comparing the Chesapeake colonies to the New England settlements:
a. Virginia emphasized religion.
b. New England had much more peaceful relations with the Native Americans.
c. tobacco grew better in New England.
d. there were more indentured servants in the Chesapeake region.
e. in the beginning, Virginia had more women.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 61, 67 | Seagull pp. 62, 68
OBJ: 3. Explain how Virginia and Maryland developed in their early years.
TOP: Geographic Issues | A Tobacco Colony | The New England Way
MSC: Applying
7. Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?
a. Puritans. d. Pilgrims.
b. Jamestown settlers. e. John Winthrop.
c. Connecticut settlers.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 66 | Seagull pp. 67–8
OBJ: 4. Identify what made the English settlement of New England distinctive.
TOP: Social History | The Pilgrims at Plymouth MSC: Analyzing
8. The separation of church and state in Massachusetts during the seventeenth century:
a. was strictly enforced.
b. was similar to Virginia’s colonial government.
c. is similar to the way the government is conducted in today’s United States.
d. does not resemble today’s U.S. government.
e. was influenced by the Dutch colonies.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 69–70 | Seagull pp. 71–2
OBJ: 4. Identify what made the English settlement of New England distinctive.
TOP: Political History | New Englanders Divided MSC: Applying
9. ________ describes best the actions of the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay.
a. Fair-minded d. Lazy
b. Loving e. Intolerant
c. Irreligious
ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 70 | Seagull pp. 72–3
OBJ: 4. Identify what made the English settlement of New England distinctive.
TOP: Social History | New Englanders Divided MSC: Analyzing
10. Anne Hutchinson’s trial demonstrated that:
a. she wanted to be a church elder.
b. God spoke directly to the church elders.
c. she wanted to give the Native Americans land.
d. she wanted to lead a group of settlers to Connecticut.
e. church elders lacked tolerance.
, ANS: E DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 73 | Seagull p. 75
OBJ: 5. Describe the main sources of discord in early New England.
TOP: Social History | The Trials of Anne Hutchinson MSC: Analyzing
11. Compared to the Chesapeake colonies, New England had more economic equality because it had
more:
a. cash crops. d. slaves.
b. timber. e. religious toleration.
c. landowners.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 77 | Seagull p. 81
OBJ: 1. Describe the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century.
TOP: Economic Development | The New England Economy | The Merchant Elite
MSC: Analyzing
12. As the sixteenth century progressed in New England, the growing commerce:
a. brought religious and economic values into conflict.
b. increased church attendance.
c. led to better relations between the English and the Native Americans.
d. made the church elders the wealthiest people in society.
e. resulted in new cash crops.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 77–8 | Seagull p. 81
OBJ: 5. Describe the main sources of discord in early New England.
TOP: Social History | Economic Development | The Merchant Elite
MSC: Analyzing
13. The Half-Way Covenant of 1662 addressed:
a. separation of church and state. d. generational conflicts.
b. freedom of religion. e. business relations.
c. Native American relations.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 78 | Seagull p. 82
OBJ: 5. Describe the main sources of discord in early New England.
TOP: Social History | The Merchant Elite MSC: Understanding
14. At the heart of the English Civil War was:
a. which family would rule the English throne.
b. whether Puritans should separate from the Church of England.
c. who should control the colonies in the New World.
d. whether England should be an ally of Spain.
e. a question of sovereignty in who would make decisions for the government.
ANS: E DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 80 | Seagull pp. 83–4
OBJ: 6. Explain how the English Civil War affected the colonies in America.
TOP: Political History | The English Civil War MSC: Analyzing
15. Who would most admire today’s America with its constitutional protections of equal rights for all?
a. Puritans. d. John Winthrop.
b. Levellers. e. John Smith.
c. Stuart kings.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 80–1 | Seagull p. 84
OBJ: 6. Explain how the English Civil War affected the colonies in America.
TOP: Political History | England’s Debate over Freedom MSC: Applying
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CHAPTER 2: Beginnings of English America, 1607-1660
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Religious dissension in England during the first half of the seventeenth century resulted in:
a. a civil war.
b. war with Spain.
c. the pope visiting the monarchy in London.
d. England not focusing on the monarchy.
e. Henry VIII restoring Catholicism.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 80 | Seagull p. 83
OBJ: 1. Describe the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century.
TOP: Social History | The English Civil War MSC: Analyzing
2. When comparing English colonies to Spanish ones:
a. only Spain was interested in finding gold.
b. England used Native Americans more for labor.
c. England sent more people to the Americas in the seventeenth century.
d. Spain relied much more on indentured servant labor.
e. only England was interested in converting the Native Americans.
ANS: C DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 54 | Seagull p. 53
OBJ: 1. Describe the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century.
TOP: Geographic Issues | English Emigrants MSC: Analyzing
3. For Native Americans along the Atlantic Coast, disease and:
a. European religion significantly transformed their societies.
b. environmental factors dramatically altered their way of life.
c. trade contradicted each other.
d. Spanish incursions into the Chesapeake significantly altered their lives.
e. English mining altered the landscape.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 57 | Seagull p. 57
OBJ: 2. Identify the obstacles the English settlers in the Chesapeake had to overcome.
TOP: Ethnicity | Changes in the Land | Transformation of Indian Life
MSC: Analyzing
4. In regard to geography, English colonies:
a. did not have good land for farming.
b. were in colder climates than Spanish colonies.
c. benefited from harbors on the Gulf of Mexico.
d. had very little coastline.
e. had virtually no water for irrigation of crops.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 58, 66–7 | Seagull pp. 58, 67–8
OBJ: 2. Identify the obstacles the English settlers in the Chesapeake had to overcome.
TOP: Geographic Issues | Settling the Chesapeake | The New England Way
MSC: Remembering
5. The Virginia Company can be called a failure primarily because:
a. it ultimately did not make money.
b. Jamestown suffered Native American attacks.
c. Pocahontas died in England.
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, d. King James criticized tobacco.
e. Spain gained control of the company’s colony.
ANS: A DIF: Moderate REF: Full p. 60 | Seagull p. 61
OBJ: 2. Identify the obstacles the English settlers in the Chesapeake had to overcome.
TOP: Economic Development | The Uprising of 1622 MSC: Analyzing |
Understanding
6. When comparing the Chesapeake colonies to the New England settlements:
a. Virginia emphasized religion.
b. New England had much more peaceful relations with the Native Americans.
c. tobacco grew better in New England.
d. there were more indentured servants in the Chesapeake region.
e. in the beginning, Virginia had more women.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 61, 67 | Seagull pp. 62, 68
OBJ: 3. Explain how Virginia and Maryland developed in their early years.
TOP: Geographic Issues | A Tobacco Colony | The New England Way
MSC: Applying
7. Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?
a. Puritans. d. Pilgrims.
b. Jamestown settlers. e. John Winthrop.
c. Connecticut settlers.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 66 | Seagull pp. 67–8
OBJ: 4. Identify what made the English settlement of New England distinctive.
TOP: Social History | The Pilgrims at Plymouth MSC: Analyzing
8. The separation of church and state in Massachusetts during the seventeenth century:
a. was strictly enforced.
b. was similar to Virginia’s colonial government.
c. is similar to the way the government is conducted in today’s United States.
d. does not resemble today’s U.S. government.
e. was influenced by the Dutch colonies.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 69–70 | Seagull pp. 71–2
OBJ: 4. Identify what made the English settlement of New England distinctive.
TOP: Political History | New Englanders Divided MSC: Applying
9. ________ describes best the actions of the Puritan leaders in Massachusetts Bay.
a. Fair-minded d. Lazy
b. Loving e. Intolerant
c. Irreligious
ANS: E DIF: Easy REF: Full p. 70 | Seagull pp. 72–3
OBJ: 4. Identify what made the English settlement of New England distinctive.
TOP: Social History | New Englanders Divided MSC: Analyzing
10. Anne Hutchinson’s trial demonstrated that:
a. she wanted to be a church elder.
b. God spoke directly to the church elders.
c. she wanted to give the Native Americans land.
d. she wanted to lead a group of settlers to Connecticut.
e. church elders lacked tolerance.
, ANS: E DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 73 | Seagull p. 75
OBJ: 5. Describe the main sources of discord in early New England.
TOP: Social History | The Trials of Anne Hutchinson MSC: Analyzing
11. Compared to the Chesapeake colonies, New England had more economic equality because it had
more:
a. cash crops. d. slaves.
b. timber. e. religious toleration.
c. landowners.
ANS: C DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 77 | Seagull p. 81
OBJ: 1. Describe the main contours of English colonization in the seventeenth century.
TOP: Economic Development | The New England Economy | The Merchant Elite
MSC: Analyzing
12. As the sixteenth century progressed in New England, the growing commerce:
a. brought religious and economic values into conflict.
b. increased church attendance.
c. led to better relations between the English and the Native Americans.
d. made the church elders the wealthiest people in society.
e. resulted in new cash crops.
ANS: A DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 77–8 | Seagull p. 81
OBJ: 5. Describe the main sources of discord in early New England.
TOP: Social History | Economic Development | The Merchant Elite
MSC: Analyzing
13. The Half-Way Covenant of 1662 addressed:
a. separation of church and state. d. generational conflicts.
b. freedom of religion. e. business relations.
c. Native American relations.
ANS: D DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 78 | Seagull p. 82
OBJ: 5. Describe the main sources of discord in early New England.
TOP: Social History | The Merchant Elite MSC: Understanding
14. At the heart of the English Civil War was:
a. which family would rule the English throne.
b. whether Puritans should separate from the Church of England.
c. who should control the colonies in the New World.
d. whether England should be an ally of Spain.
e. a question of sovereignty in who would make decisions for the government.
ANS: E DIF: Difficult REF: Full p. 80 | Seagull pp. 83–4
OBJ: 6. Explain how the English Civil War affected the colonies in America.
TOP: Political History | The English Civil War MSC: Analyzing
15. Who would most admire today’s America with its constitutional protections of equal rights for all?
a. Puritans. d. John Winthrop.
b. Levellers. e. John Smith.
c. Stuart kings.
ANS: B DIF: Difficult REF: Full pp. 80–1 | Seagull p. 84
OBJ: 6. Explain how the English Civil War affected the colonies in America.
TOP: Political History | England’s Debate over Freedom MSC: Applying
