Unit 1: Pre-Quiz US History

The first successful British colony in North America was

• Roanoke, Virginia
• Boston, Massachusetts
• Plymouth, Massachusetts
• Jamestown, Virginia

Who was Powhatan?

• the first African slave to arrive in Virginia by way of the Middle Passage
• a Native American chief who was shot and killed by New Englanders in Rhode Island
• a Native American chief who ruled over much of the Virginia territory when English settlers arrived
• a Native American chief who made peace with the Pilgrims and helped them through their first winter

Which of the following regions would have featured the MOST diversity during the late 1600s and 1700s?

• Mid-Atlantic
• New England
• Southern
• Western

“We fled England that we might worship God according to the truth of the Scriptures. We came to a new world in order to escape persecution. What right have our church leaders now to impose their beliefs and their own form of persecution upon us, their brethren. If we cannot find freedom in Massachusetts, perhaps we must establish a freer, more godly, society.”
Who would have most likely made the above statement?

• Nathaniel Bacon
• John Winthrop
• Roger Williams
• Duke of York

Originally a Dutch colony, it was taken by the British in 1664 because of its valuable location at the mouth of the Hudson River. Which colony was it?

• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Deleware
• Rhode Island

A Puritan leader concerned with maintaining a high level of church membership in New England despite the growing influence of the nonreligious world on Puritan youth would have been MOST supportive of

• Salem Witch Trials
• Halfway Covenant
• 3/5 Compromise
• Bacon's Rebellion

Read the quote below, and answer the following question.
 “They came to find religious freedom. They sought heaven on earth. They claimed that the Bible alone was their standard. They valued education and founded colonies. However, they did not extend the religious freedom they craved to others. They even hanged some poor wretches, believing them to be witches.”
The above quote is referring to the

• Jamestown settlers
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Dutch in New Amsterdam

How was the settlement of Virginia different from the settlement of Massachusetts?

• Mass. was created as a haven for Quakers from England.
• VA was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.
• VA was created as a haven for Native Americans to escape persecution by English colonists.
• Mass. was settled primarily for economic reasons rather than to escape religious persecution.

Which economic policy was based on the ideas that the American colonies existed primarily to provide an economic benefit for Great Britain?

• mercantilism
• free trade
• socialism
• laissez-faire capitalism

Why did slavery grow in the American colonies in the middle 1600's?

• Given the harsh colonial conditions, Englishmen refused to come to America.
• Colonial leaders saw the advantages of using slaves over indentured servants.
• Poor conditions along the African coasts meant more Africans were willing to leave.
• Large scale wards in W. Africa meant more slaves were available driving prices down.