Hist 1301 Exam 1
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This questions are a review of Unit 1. It covers chapters 1,2,3,4,5.
- 1.The Last of the British colonies founded along the Atlantic coast was
- A.
Georgia
- B.
New Jersey
- C.
New Hapshire
- D.
Carolina
- 2.The Spanish Armada
- A.
Caused Spain to abandon New World colonization as a result of its defeat
- B.
Was destroyed by a storm before it left Spain
- C.
Was a treasure fleet attacked by the English
- D.
Attempted to invade England
- 3.
- A.
William Bradford
- B.
Walter Raleigh
- C.
Richard Hakluyt
- D.
John Smith
- 4.
- A.
Virginia
- B.
Plymouth
- C.
Massachusetts Bay
- D.
New York
- 5.
- A.
Devastated the Native American culture in New England
- B.
Wasnamed for the French king who orered the Indians to leave his New World colonies
- C.
Led to the virtual destruction of the Pequots
- D.
Was all of the above
- 6.
- A.
Columbus remained convinced that he had landed in Asia
- B.
Columbus was not the first European to discover the new world
- C.
Columbus knew he had found a new world
- D.
Columbus proved the world was round
- 7.This man campaigned on behalf of Native Americans and denounced Spanish treatment of them
- A.
Bartolome de Las Casas
- B.
Hernando de Soto
- C.
Francisco Pizarro
- D.
Francisco Vasques de Coronado
- 8.Which man rose to prominence during the Great Awakening?
- A.
Benjamin Church
- B.
John Winthrop
- C.
Jonathan Edwards
- D.
John Cotton
- 9.Which of the following was NOT true of the American attack on Quebec?
- A.
One of the American leaders was Benedict Arnold
- B.
After a prolonged siege, the British surrendered the city
- C.
It was the first of numerous defeats for the Americans
- D.
Smallpox ravaged the American forces
- 10.True or False. African slaves abandoned their various African cultures and folkways when they came to America.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 11.At the Battle of Bunker Hill
- A.
The colonists ran without much of a fight
- B.
British General William Howe was killed
- C.
The British lost about half of their troops
- D.
The "Green Mountain Boys" defeated a larger British force
- 12.The Middle Ground was the interaction
- A.
Between the French and Indians whereby the French dominate over the Indians
- B.
Between native peoples and the Spanish, in which the Spanish enslaved Indians
- C.
Between the French and Indians that rested upon mediation and negotiaton
- D.
Between the western and eastern farmers in Virginia, whereby the western farmers received more representation in the House of Burgesses
- 13.Edmund Morgan argues in "The Puritans and Sex" that
- A.
The Puritans thought sex was immoral
- B.
The Puritans thought sex was onbly good for procreation
- C.
The Puritans had rather loose attitudes toward sex
- D.
The Puritans thought sex was good within certain boundaries
- 14.Which of the following individuals was more likely to have gone to Jamestown in 1625?
- A.
A poor 20 year-old male
- B.
A sugar producer from Barbados
- C.
A 34 year-old lawyer and his family
- D.
A slave from Africa
- E.
A Quaker
- 15.Which of the following individuals was more likely to have gone to the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
- A.
A sugar producer from Barbados
- B.
A 34 year-old laywer and his family
- C.
A poor 20 year-old make
- D.
A slave from Africa
- E.
A Quaker
- 16.In what way did Barbados influence the development of the Carolina colony?
- A.
Sugar production
- B.
Rice production
- C.
Its political system
- D.
Slave codes
- E.
Both a and d
- 17.True or False. One of the reasons for the success of the African slave trade was Europe's ability to force African participation
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.What contributed toward the Puritans' declension?
- A.
A drop in tobacco prices
- B.
Economic expansion
- C.
Technology
- D.
Increased number of slaves
- 19.Which of these events happened FIRST in Jamestown's history?
- A.
Bacon's Rebellion
- B.
The first Africans landed with Dutch traders
- C.
John Smith seized control of the colony and forced everyone to work
- D.
The Starving Time
- 20.
- A.
Was where English Sea Dogs lie in wait for Spanish ships ladden with silver
- B.
Was a horrible and dreadful experience for most Africans
- C.
Was the route taken by SPanish galleons on their passage from Central America to Spain
- D.
Was, for most Africans, not as bad as historians have suggested
- 21.
- A.
Colonists turned to African slaves as a safer and cheaper form of labor than indentured servants
- B.
Colonists immediately became dependent upon Indian slaves
- C.
Colonists turned into indentured servants because African slaves were unreliable
- D.
Colonists turned to African slavevs after they had worked to deah all the Indian slaves
- 22.
- A.
English settlers encroaching onto Indians lands
- B.
Indians resisting English attempts to dominate and subjugate them
- C.
Poor trade relations between the colonists and the Indians
- D.
None of the above
- 23.The Puritans valued
- A.
Individualism
- B.
Democracy
- C.
Harmony and order
- D.
The pursuit of wealth
- E.
Both b and c
- 24.The colonial way of war included all of the following elements EXCEPT:
- A.
War of extirpation
- B.
Burning crops
- C.
Rangers
- D.
Clear rules of warfare
- 25.In the settlement of Carolina, slaves filled all of the following roles EXCEPT
- A.
Cattle ranching
- B.
Service in the militia
- C.
Sugar production
- D.
Clearing land
- E.
Fishing along the Carolina coast
- 26.
- A.
The colonies would bring the downfall of the British empire if it continued its rebellion
- B.
The colonies needed to buy more British goods
- C.
The colonies had an unimportant role in mercantilism
- D.
The American colonies could eventually become an equal partner with Great Britain in the imperial relationship
- E.
Both a and b
- 27.This man led a rebellion in Virginia
- A.
William Berkeley
- B.
William Bradford
- C.
John Winthrop
- D.
Nathanial Bacon
- 28.
- A.
Knowledge of cattle-raising techniques
- B.
Knowledge of hunting techniques
- C.
Knowledge of rice-growing techniques
- D.
Knowledge of field-clearing techniques
- 29.True or False. Americans disliked, and were adversely affected by, the policies of mercantilism
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 30.The Navigation Acts of the 1600s
- A.
Required all goods imported into the colonies to be shipped in British vessels
- B.
Were attempts to wrest the colonial trade from the French
- C.
Were not based on mercaantilist principles
- D.
Was all of the above
- 31.
- A.
To help pay for the British military presence in North America
- B.
To impose imperial control over the colonies
- C.
To help pay the debts from the French and Indian War
- D.
Both b and c
- 32.John Locke's contract theory of government argued that
- A.
The only legitimate governments are the ones that allow all adults, regardless of sex and race, to vote
- B.
Kings have a "divine" right to rule their subjects as long as their subjects prosper
- C.
Governments were formed when strong men seized authority
- D.
Men have certain rights in the state of nature, including the right to life, liberty, and property
- 33.True or False. By declaring independence, Americans were attempting to protect traditional English liberties.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 34.Montezuma II ruled the
- A.
Inca
- B.
Mayas
- C.
Aztecs
- D.
Toltecs
- 35.The most culturally diverse of the American colonies were
- A.
In New England
- B.
In the south
- C.
In the Middle Colonies
- D.
The colonies were roughly equal in this respect
- 36.Which of the following was an element of the American perspective immediately after the French and Indian War?
- A.
Full independence from Britain
- B.
Submission to British imperial rule
- C.
Westward expansion
- D.
Free trade with France and Holland
- E.
Both a and c
- 37.Benjamin Franklin
- A.
Epitomized the Great Awakening
- B.
Epitomized the Enlightenment in America
- C.
Wrote "Of Freedom and Will"
- D.
Was a Philadelphia printer
- E.
Both b and d
- 38.
- A.
Coloniest immediately became dependent upon indian slaves
- B.
Colonists turned to African slaves as a safer and cheaper form of labor than indentured servants
- C.
Colonists turned to African slaves after they had worked to death all the Inian slaves
- D.
Colonists turned to indentured servants because African slaves were unreliable
- 39.True or False. The Stamp Act Congress agreed with Parliament's right to pass revenue-raising taxes but protested protective tariffs.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 40.
- A.
A sugar producer from Barbados
- B.
A 34 year-old lawyer and his family
- C.
A poor 20 year old male
- D.
A Quaker
- E.
None of the above
- 41.Letters fom a Farmer in Pennsylvania
- A.
Were a major factor in the repeal of the Stamp Act
- B.
Argued that Parliament could pass internal, but not external taxes
- C.
Argued that Parliament had no right to levy taxes for revenue
- 42.The Spanish explorers who travelled throughout North America were searching primarily for what?
- A.
Land to build their own colonies
- B.
Trade with the indians
- C.
Gold
- D.
Beaver fur
- 43.
- A.
John Smith seized control of the colony and forced everyone to work
- B.
Bacon's Rebellion
- C.
The first Africans landed with Dutch traders
- D.
The Starving Time
- 44.One of the reasons for the collapes of Native American cultures were:
- A.
Over-exploitation of land
- B.
Foreign invasion
- C.
Disease
- D.
All of the above contributed
- 45.Which of the following events occured LAST?
- A.
Townshend Acts
- B.
Coercive Acts
- C.
Sugar Act
- D.
Stamp Act
- 46.
- A.
Become a trading empire
- B.
Establish a holy commonwealth
- C.
Find gold and silver in NEw World
- D.
Sell Indian slaves
- E.
Both B and D
- 47.
- A.
To protest Britain's disregard for the Middle Ground
- B.
To protest the enroachment of white settlers on Indian lands
- C.
To protest the British defeat to the French
- D.
To protest British lemon laws
- E.
Both a and b
- 48.
- A.
Sugar Act
- B.
Stamp Act
- C.
Navigation Act
- D.
Molasses Act
- E.
Quartering Act
- 49.All of the following are exampes of transplantation EXCEPT
- A.
House of Burgesses
- B.
Slave codes
- C.
County courts
- D.
Milita
- 50.True or False. English adopted Indian ways of conducting war but Indians did not adopt any Englihs tools or methods of warfare
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 51.
- A.
Warfare on the frontier became less restrained and more brutal
- B.
Indians began to fight less
- C.
Europeans increasingly relied on Indian allies to fight other Indians
- D.
None of the above
- 52.The boycotts in America
- A.
Affected imperial policy and laws
- B.
Helped to forge and American identity
- C.
Encouraged American industry
- D.
Gave a political voice to those who did not otherwise have one
- E.
Did all of the above
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