Test Bank For American Journey, The A History Of The United States, Combined Volume, 7th Edition by David Goldfield

CHAPTER 2: TRANSPLANTATION AND ADAPTATION, 1600–1685 Multiple Choice 1. Who founded a permanent settlement in Quebec in 1608? A) Thomas Dudley B) Jesuit missionaries C) Samuel de Champlain D) Vasco de Gama Answer: C Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The French in North America 2. What is the meaning of the term filles du Roi? A) prostitutes B) orphan girls C) girls of the valley D) king’s daughters Answer: D Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The French in North America 3. The Dutch Republic was __________. A) predominantly Catholic B) predominantly Protestant C) about an equal mix of Catholics and Protestants D) predominantly a secular country Answer: B Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The French in North America 4. By 1600, which group had become the leading economic power in Europe? A) the French B) the Dutch C) the English D) the Irish Answer: B Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The French in North America 5. The first permanent Dutch settlers on mainland North America arrived in 1624 to set up __________ at Fort Orange. A) farms B) fur trading C) merchant trade D) ship building Answer: B Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The French in North America 6. The Virginia Company was composed primarily of merchants from __________. A) London B) Williamsburg C) Manchester D) Norfolk Answer: A Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 7. What was the House of Burgesses? A) a large trading center in Virginia B) the home of the colonial governor C) the first legislative body in English America D) the colonial courthouse Answer: C Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 8. What did indentured servants receive for their labor? A) a steady wage B) nothing C) a portion of the crops they harvested D) free passage to America Answer: D Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 9. Which law, passed in 1649, called for freedom of worship for all Christians? A) the Act for Religious Toleration B) the Separatist Act C) the Freedom of Religion Act D) the Scrooby Act Answer: A Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 10. Widows in the English colonies __________. A) were barred from inheriting their husbands’ lands B) controlled their deceased husbands’ lands until their eldest son reached 21 C) usually never remarried D) usually returned to Europe Answer: B Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 11. Which of the following was a common disease in the Chesapeake colonies? A) malaria B) syphilis C) smallpox D) influenza Answer: A Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 12. The first New England settlement, founded in 1620, was __________. A) Plymouth Colony B) Chesapeake Bay Colony C) Sagadahoc River Colony D) Connecticut Valley Colony Answer: A Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Founding of New England 13. The Wampanoag leader was named __________. A) Squanto B) Samoset C) Eneck-Chak D) Massasoit Answer: D Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Founding of New England 14. Freemen in the General Court in Massachusetts were those male property holders who __________. A) were church members B) owned slaves C) had royal titles D) were church clergy Answer: A Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Founding of New England 15. The settlers in which area adopted the Fundamental Orders? A) New York B) Maryland C) Virginia D) Connecticut Answer: D Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Founding of New England 16. Anne Hutchinson held religious meetings in __________. A) Providence B) Manhattan C) Boston D) Plymouth Answer: C Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Founding of New England 17. What happened in 1642 that slowed the number of settlers to New England? A) the spread of smallpox in New England B) a widespread war with Indians in New England C) initiation of naval warfare with Spain D) the outbreak of the English Civil War Answer: D Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Founding of New England 18. The Spanish began importing African slaves to Santa Domingo to grow sugar cane, because __________. A) many Indians had died from disease B) the Indians refused to work C) the Indians were treated as business partners D) the Indians fled when the Spanish arrived Answer: A Bloom's: Remember the Facts Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 19. By 1700, more than __________ slaves had been brought to the English West Indies. A) 25,000 B) 100,000 C) 250,000 D) 500,000 Answer: C Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 20. The first Europeans in the Caribbean concentrated on __________. A) exporting slaves B) mining for precious metals C) agriculture D) timber export Answer: B Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 21. By the 1640s, the principal crop grown in Barbados went from being tobacco to __________. A) sugar B) corn C) wheat D) barley Answer: A Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 22. The Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina ensured stability by linking property ownership and political rights to __________. A) the ability to earn freedom B) a hierarchical social order C) religious beliefs D) monetary gain Answer: B Bloom's: Remember the Facts Topic: The Restoration Colonies 23. The Dutch colony of New Netherland split to become the two proprietary colonies of __________. A) New York and Connecticut B) New Jersey and Delaware C) New Jersey and New York D) Pennsylvania and Delaware Answer: C Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Restoration Colonies 24. Who devised the “Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina”? A) Charles II B) Anthony Ashley Cooper C) Walter Raleigh D) William Penn Answer: B Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Restoration Colonies 25. Which crop, introduced in the 1690s, became a staple for the Carolina economy? A) tobacco B) sugar C) rice D) wheat Answer: C Bloom’s: Remember the Facts Topic: The Restoration Colonies 26. What situation interrupted France’s efforts to establish a foothold in North America? A) religious warfare between Catholics and Protestants B) war with Italy C) political strife D) inability to establish transportation to the New World Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The French in North America 27. The total number of French settlers in Canada __________. A) was less than the total number of England’s North American settlers B) was greater than the total number of England’s North American settlers C) equaled the number of English settlers in Canada D) equaled the number of English settlers in North America Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The French in North America 28. The instrument of colonial dominance for the Dutch was the __________. A) West India Company B) New Netherland Company C) Dutch East India Company D) Cape of Good Hope Company Answer: C Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The French in North America 29. The settlers in New Netherland treated the Iroquois people as __________. A) slaves B) trading partners C) religious rivals D) enemies of war Answer: B Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The French in North America 30. What was the greatest challenge facing the Maryland colony? A) lack of skilled craftsmen B) religious conflict C) Indian attacks D) lack of fertile farmland Answer: B Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 31. Which of the following was a joint-stock company that was granted a charter to establish an English colony in the New World? A) Plymouth B) Chesapeake C) East India D) Maryland Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 32. Falling tobacco prices in the eighteenth century caused the colonists to __________. A) stop producing tobacco B) produce less tobacco C) produce more tobacco D) stop shipping tobacco to England Answer: C Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 33. The Puritans who founded the Massachusetts Bay Colony __________. A) were anti-Protestant B) wanted to reform the Anglican Church C) called for a mix of Catholic and Protestant beliefs D) were favored by Queen Elizabeth over all others Answer: B Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Founding of New England 34. The first document to establish self-government—and the decisions of the majority—in North America was __________. A) the Mayflower Compact B) the Virginia Declaration of Rights C) Penn’s Code D) the Burgesses Law Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Founding of New England 35. Unlike the Virginia settlers, most New Englanders settled in America with __________. A) no family B) their families C) little money D) slaves in tow Answer: B Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Founding of New England 36. Compared to families in the Chesapeake region, New England families __________. A) had more children B) had shorter lives C) were less common because there was a lower ratio of women to men D) suffered more from malaria Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Founding of New England 37. Relative to Virginia’s economy, New England’s economy was __________. A) more agricultural B) less diversified C) more rural D) more diversified Answer: D Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Founding of New England 38. Why did Anne Hutchinson move to Rhode Island? A) Rhode Island had a policy of religious toleration. B) Rhode Island treated men and women equally under the law. C) Rhode Island allowed women to own land. D) Rhode Island allowed women to serve as political leaders. Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Founding of New England 39. Which of the following was one of the ways that slaves managed to preserve some elements of a normal life under the brutal conditions of slavery and the slave codes? A) They formed families. B) They adopted English traditions. C) They built churches to worship in. D) They joined the Anglican Church. Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 40. Farming of which of the following caused widespread deforestation of entire Caribbean islands? A) maize B) tobacco C) cotton D) sugar cane Answer: D Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 41. Why was it difficult for colonists to become wealthy in the sugar trade? A) Production of sugar required costly investments in land and equipment. B) Slaves could not be taught to cultivate sugar. C) Demand for sugar in Europe was low. D) Sugar was difficult to store on long transatlantic voyages. Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 42. Which country turned Brazil into one of the world’s major producers of sugar? A) Portugal B) England C) Spain D) the Netherlands Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: Competition in the Caribbean 43. The profits earned from rice persuaded Carolina planters to __________. A) invest more heavily in slave labor B) plant more C) bring more indentured servants to the region D) try their hand at other crops Answer: A Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Restoration Colonies 44. Rice farming was very similar to the farming of __________. A) tobacco B) cotton C) sugar D) wheat Answer: C Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Restoration Colonies 45. Which colonial religious group granted women spiritual equality with men? A) Puritans B) Quakers C) Anglicans D) Catholics Answer: B Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Restoration Colonies 46. Which of the following colonies had an established practice of peaceful and respectful interactions with the native population? A) Massachusetts B) Virginia C) Pennsylvania D) Connecticut Answer: C Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: The Restoration Colonies 47. The Quakers rejected __________ and believed that salvation was possible for anyone who sought it. A) Hell B) confession C) baptism D) predestination Answer: D Bloom's: Understand the Connections Topic: The Restoration Colonies 48. Which of the following stalled population growth in the Chesapeake colonies? A) warfare with Native Americans B) prohibition on marriage of indentured servants C) lack of nutritious food D) political conflict with England Answer: B Bloom’s: Analyze It Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake 49. Which of the following offered colonists the greatest religious freedom? A) Virginia B) Rhode Island C) Massachusetts D) Maryland Answer: B Bloom’s: Analyze It Topic: The Founding of New England 50. What was the dominant religion in the English colonies during the seventeenth century? A) Puritan B) Quaker C) Catholic D) Anglican Answer: D Bloom’s: Analyze It Topic: The Restoration Colonies Essay Questions 51. Analyze the role joint-stock companies had in settling America. Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake; The Founding of New England 52. Analyze the ways in which the various American colonies supported and restricted religious freedom. Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake; The Founding of New England; The Restoration Colonies 53. Was it economic conditions or religious backgrounds that caused the North to rely so little on slavery compared with the South? Bloom’s: Understand the Connections Topic: English Settlement in the Chesapeake; Competition in the Caribbean 54. What factors determined what kinds of relations the different groups of colonists had with the Indians? Bloom’s: Analyze It Topic: The French in North America; English Settlement in the Chesapeake; The Founding of New England; The Restoration Colonies 55. How were the seeds of the coming push for self-government sown in the early colonies? Bloom’s: Analyze It Topic: The Founding of New England; The Restoration Colonies