APUSHASMCO Ch 2 PT1

Questions 1-2 ref er to the excerpt below.

"Be it therefore ordered and enacted .... That whatsoever person or persons within this Province ... shall henceforth blaspheme God, that is, curse Him or shall deny our Savior Jesus Christ to be the Son of God, or shall deny the Holy

Trinity ... or the Godhead of any of the said Three persons of the Trinity or the Unity of the Godhead ... shall be punished with death and confiscation or

forfeiture of all his or her lands .... And whereas ... that no person or persons whatsoever within this province, or the islands, ports, harbors, creeks, or havens

thereunto belonging professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth be any way troubled, molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her

religion nor in free exercise thereof within this province or the islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the belief or exercise of any other Religion

against his or her consent."

-The Maryland Act of Toleration, 1649

Which of the following religious groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?

• Jews

• Puritans

• Quakers

• Roman Catholics

Questions 1-2 ref er to the excerpt below.

"Be it therefore ordered and enacted .... That whatsoever person or persons within this Province ... shall henceforth blaspheme God, that is, curse Him or shall deny our Savior Jesus Christ to be the Son of God, or shall deny the Holy

Trinity ... or the Godhead of any of the said Three persons of the Trinity or the Unity of the Godhead ... shall be punished with death and confiscation or

forfeiture of all his or her lands .... And whereas ... that no person or persons whatsoever within this province, or the islands, ports, harbors, creeks, or havens

thereunto belonging professing to believe in Jesus Christ, shall from henceforth be any way troubled, molested or discountenanced for or in respect of his or her

religion nor in free exercise thereof within this province or the islands thereunto belonging nor any way compelled to the belief or exercise of any other Religion

against his or her consent."

-The Maryland Act of Toleration, 1649

Which of the following best summarizes the attitude toward religious beliefs expressed in this document?

• (A) All individuals should be free to believe or not believe in God as they

  wished

• (B) Religion was a personal matter that the government should not try to

  influence

• (C) Christians should be able to practice their faith without fear of

  persecution

• (D) The colony should be reserved for the one specific type of Christianity approved by the local government officials

The most important export from the Virginia colony was 

• Cotton
• Tobacco
• Rice
• Corn

To encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered ___ to people who would pay for someone's passage.

• Land 
• Employment
• Profit-sharing
• Passage to Virginia

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of indentured servitutde?

• poor workers, convicted criminals, and debtors received immigration passage and fees in return for work in the New World
• servants entered into their contracts voluntarily and kept some of their legal rights
• servitude was so valuable that there was no need for slaves until the 19th century
• servants had little control over their work and were sometimes a part of harsh and brutal treatment

The primary market for the Virginia tobacco crop during this period was

• Virginia

• England

• New England

• Africa

England's victory over the Spanish Armada gave it 

• control of the Spanish colonies in the New World 
• naval dominance of the Atlantic Ocean and vibrant sense of nationalism 
• a stable social order and economy 
• effective control of the African slave trade 

At the time of its first colonization effort, England was 

• struggling under the political domination of Spain 
• enjoying a period of social and economic stability
• experiencing increasing ethnic and religious diversity 
• undergoing rapid and disruptive economic and social transformation. 

England's first colony at Jamestown 

• was an immediate economic success
• was saved from failure by John Smith's leadership and by JOhn Rolfe's introduction of tobacco 
• enjoyed the strong and continual support of King James I 
• depended on the introduction of African slave labor for its survival 

"As touching the quality of this country, three thinges there bee, which in fewe yeares may bring this Colony to perfection; the English plough, Vineyards, &

Cattle ....

"All our riches for the present doe consiste in Tobacco, wherein one man by his owne laboour hath in one yeare, raised to himself to the value of 200

sterling; and another by the means of sixe seruants hath cleared at one crop a thousand pound english. These be true, yet indeed rare examples, yet possible

to be done by others. Our principall wealth (I should haue said) consisteth in servants: but they are chargeable to be furnished with armes, apparel, & bed- ding, and for their transportation, and casuall both at sea, & for their first yeare commonly at lande also: but if they escape, they proove very hardy, and sound

able men."

-John Pory, Secretary of Virginia, Letter to Sir Dudley Carlton, 1619

Despite the success of tobacco in Virginia, the colony still faced problems and eventually became a

• (A) royal colony

• (B) corporate charter settlement

• (C) proprietorship

• (D) joint-stock company