Flashcard 2 practice

The writings of which Spanish missionary most directly led to the development of the Black Legend?

Which of the following European countries/ empires offered the most religious liberty? Spain, England, France, Netherlands/ The Dutch

Which of the following best describes the economic activity of the Dutch and French Empires in North America? Fishing, Mining, Fur/ other Trade with Indians, Sugar plantations

What proved to be the salvation of Jamestown?

The Headright Policy promised which of the following?
1. 50 acres for anyone paying the passage of an English immigrant to Virginia
2. 20 slaves for any free Englishman willing to migrate to Virginia
3. Freedom of religion for all in Virginia
4. Exemption from the Navigation Acts for all Virginians

Indentured servants in colonial America differed from enslaved people in which key respect?

Which of the following was a major difference between British and Spanish colonial settlement?
- Spain was interested only in finding gold
- England used Native Americans for labor more often than the Spanish did.
- England sent more family groups to the Americas in the seventeenth century.
- Spain relied on the labor of indentured servants while the British did not.

Which of the following would be true when comparing the Chesapeake colonies to the New England settlements?
Options:
Virginia placed much greater emphasis on religion than New England did.
New England had much more peaceful relations with the Native Americans.
Tobacco quickly became the main staple crop in New England.
The Chesapeake region placed greater emphasis on the use of both slave and indentured labor.

Which of the following is true about the separation of church and state in Massachusetts during the seventeenth century?

• Such separation was strictly enforced.

New England had a more equitable distribution of income than the Chesapeake colonies for which of the following reasons?
Options:
It had a more stable economy due to a wealth of cash crops.
Vast stands of timber brought great wealth to the colony.
More small farmers were able to own and work their own land.
They were able to use slaves more effectively than those in the Chesapeake.