USH Colonization Remediation

The joint-stock Virginia Company avoided total failure in the early 1600s, with the greatest thanks to _____. (1.b)

• the discovery of tremendous reserves of gold near Jamestown

• the strong leadership of John Winthrop

• the eventually successful cultivation and sale of tobacco

• the marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas

The colony of New York was not originally settled by the English, although they did control it by 1665. Originally, the diverse business-minded colony was known as New Amsterdam and had been settled decades earlier by _____.(1.d)

• the Spanish

• the French

• the Dutch

• the Portuguese

Which of the following American colonies was considered a religious haven that would emphasize Quaker values such as religious tolerance, discouraging slave ownership, and engaging in fair treatment of Native American Indians? (1.d)

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Maryland

• Rhode Island

Both King Philip’s War and the Pequot War are evidence of _____. (1.c.)

• intense American Indian resistance to the growing colonial attempts to control lands in New England

• the inability of New England colonists to successfully defend against American Indian attacks

• the inability of Virginia colonists to defend against American Indian attacks

• a lack of strong leadership among the New England American Indian tribes

Support for mercantilism led the British to see the American colonies as _____. (1.a.)

• competitors that needed to be wiped out

• a source of wealth through a supply of raw materials and a market for the sale of goods

• a drain on the British balance of trade

• a failure in England’s search for gold and therefore no longer an investment worth pursuing

African culture in the American colonies _____. (2.b.)

• was completely wiped out due to the harsh conditions of slavery

• continued without interruption in spite of slavery

• combined elements of diverse African traditions and American culture

• was stronger in the tobacco fields of North Carolina and Virginia than in the large plantations of Georgia and South Carolina

Why is Virginia’s House of Burgesses significant? (2.c.)

• It was America’s first representative government.

• It gave all Virginians an equal voice on issues of taxation and land distribution

• It can be considered a legislative model for the American Congress created by the Constitution

• It proves that an aristocracy was an important value held by American colonists

What action did the King of England take that punished the self-governing people of New England in 1686? (2.c.)

• He ignored their calls for help against Metacom.

• He cancelled the Massachusetts charter.

• He made it illegal for the other colonies to participate in trade with Massachusetts.

• He executed the leading smugglers and criminals within the Massachusetts colony

The unofficial & long-lasting British policy during the 1600s of avoiding strict enforcement of parliamentary laws, to keep the American colonies obedient to England was _____. (2.c.)

• mercantilism

• virtual representation

• salutary neglect

• enumeration

What was required in order to participate (have a vote) in New England town meetings? (2.c.)

• You had to be a member of the church.

• You had to speak fluent Spanish.

• You were required to be a government official.

• You had to be at least 35 years of age.