Quiz on Early American History

Which of the following best characterizes relations between the English and American Indians in New England following Metacom’s War?

• Peaceful accommodation between both groups

• Religious freedom for the English and American Indians

• Dramatic decline and dispersion of the American Indian population

• Recognition of American Indian property and land rights

English interaction with American Indians more often promoted

• respect for political alliances

• cultural blending

• separation between the groups

• assimilation of American Indians into colonial societies

The Puritans, who based their faith on the teachings of John Calvin, believe that salvation

• could be achieved through proper behavior- going to church, confessing one’s sins, and paying alms.

• could be achieved only by publicly demonstrating a deep inner faith in God.

• was impossible for human being because of our flawed sinful character.

• was predetermined by God, not by the actions of humans.

In the 1610s and 1620s, the Virginia Company encouraged people to settle in the colonial of Virginia by

• granting each settler a headright of fifty acres of land for himself and additional plots for each servant he brought over.

• participating in colonial propaganda by saying that gold is to be found

• building churches and trying to create a normal society for these settlers

• brokering peace treaties with Powhatan People of eastern Virginia to ensure safety and security for new English arrivals.

Which of the following is not one of the guiding principals of mercantilism?

• Colonies should supply raw materials to the mother country.

• Countries should try to maintain a favorable balance of trade.

• All countries in the world are in a competition for more gold and silver.

• economic independence is important for the colonies

Bacon’s Rebellion (1676), which occurred in the backcountry of Virginia, was significant because it

• Nathaniel Bacon became a very popular historical figure

• convinced Virginia plantation owners to turn to African slaves as their primary labor source.

• quickly spread to other colonies and led Great Britain to establish the Dominion of New England.

• ended with a massacre of over two thousand Powhatan people.

The colony of New Amsterdam could best be characterized as

• a Puritan godly community.

• Murdering Native American tribes

• a refuge for Catholics.

• a commercial outpost

How did the colony of Jamestown do in the first five years?

• warfare with Dutch mercenaries from New Amsterdam.

• economic prosperity.

• starvation, disease and frequent Indian raids.

• major technological advancement.

Which of the following best describes the economic activities of the New England colonies?

• Large-scale plantation agriculture

• Mining and metalworking

• Shipbuilding and fishing

• Cash crop farming

The Navigation Acts were designed primarily to

• promote free trade among the colonies

• restrict colonial trade to benefit England

• encourage the development of colonial manufacturing

• allow colonies to trade freely with other European nations