American Pageant - Ch 3 Multiple Choice

The principal motivation shaping the earliest settlements in New England was

• the desire for political freedom
• religious commitment and devotion
• economic opportunity and the chance for a better life
• a spirit of adventure and interest in exploring the New World

Compared with the Plymouth Colony, the Massachusetts Bay Colony was

• dedicated to complete separation from the Church of England
• afflicted with corrupt and incompetent leaders
• more focused on religious rather than political liberty
• larger and more prosperous economically

One reason that the Massachusetts Bay Colony was not a true democracy is that

• only church members could vote for the governor and General Court
• political offices were dominated by the clergy
• people were not permitted to discuss issues freely in their own towns
• the governor and his assistants were appointed rather than elected

The essential heresy that caused Anne Hutchinson to be convicted and banished from Massachusetts Bay was her declared belief that

• the government of John Winthrop was corrupt and tyrannical
• the Puritan elect were just as sinful and those who had been "predestined" to damnation
• she had received a direct revelation from God that the saved  did not need to obey either human or divine law
• the Bible did not teach that a personal conversion experience was necessary for salvation

Roger Williams based the religious freedom of his colony of Rhode Island on his belief that 

• it really did not matter what religious beliefs people held, because all were more or less equal
• political democracy inevitably required freedom of speech and religion
• God had created human beings fundamentally good and able to choose the right
• civil government had no right to regulate religious behavior or individual conscience

Which of the following New England settlements did not become a separate colony, but remained under the direct control of Massachusetts?

• Connecticut
• New Hampshire
• Maine
• Rhode Island

The Indian tribe that the Pilgrim colonists in New England first encountered were the

• Iroquois
• Wampanoags
• Narragansetts
• Powhatans

King Philip's War represented

• the first serious military conflict between New England colonists and the English King
• an example of the disastrous divisions among the Wampanoags, Pequots and Narragansetts
• the last major Indian effort to half New Englanders' encroachment on their lands
• a relatively minor conflict in terms of actual fighting and casualties

The primary value of the New England Confederation lay in

• restoring harmony between Rhode Island and the other New England colonies
• promoting better relations between New England colonists and their Indian neighbors
• Enabling the smaller New England colonies to obtain equality with Massachusetts
• providing the first small step on the road to inter-colonial cooperation

The event that sparked the collapse of the Dominion of New England was

• King Philip's War
• Governor Andros's harsh attacks on colonial liberties
• the Glorious Revolution in England
• the Salem witch trials