Unit One Quiz

The major consequences of King Phillip’s War included:

• The destruction of Native American power in New England

• The establishment of peaceful relations between colonists and Native Americans

• The expansion of Native American territories

• The immediate independence of the American colonies

Two of the religious groups that settled in New England were:

• Puritans and Pilgrims

• Quakers and Catholics

• Anglicans and Baptists

• Shakers and Methodists

The Middle Passage was:

• the route used to transport enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas

• a trade route between Europe and Asia

• a migration path for early Native Americans

• a road connecting northern and southern colonies

The deterioration of the relationship between the Puritans and the Native Americans was caused by:

• conflicts over land and resources

• shared religious beliefs

• mutual trade agreements

• alliance against European powers

Jamestown was founded by which company, and what type of company was it?

• The Virginia Company, a joint-stock company

• The Plymouth Company, a royal company

• The London Company, a trading company

• The Massachusetts Bay Company, a private company

Salutary Neglect was a British policy that led the colonists toward an independent identity by:

• Allowing the colonies to govern themselves with minimal interference, fostering a sense of autonomy.

• Imposing strict laws and heavy taxes on the colonies, increasing resentment.

• Encouraging the colonies to rely entirely on British goods and services.

• Forcing the colonies to unite under direct royal control from the beginning.

A country that attempts to gain its wealth from its colonies by controlling trade is practicing _________________________________.

• mercantilism

• capitalism

• feudalism

• socialism

The religious event that brought people back to church and helped start the Methodist and Baptist denominations was:

• The Great Awakening

• The Renaissance

• The Reformation

• The Enlightenment

Bacon’s Rebellion was:

• an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers who thought Jamestown should protect them

• a trade agreement between English colonists and Native Americans.

• a religious movement in colonial Virginia.

• a peace treaty signed between settlers and the British government.

The name of the first legislative body in Jamestown was:

• The House of Burgesses

• The Mayflower Compact

• The Continental Congress

• The Virginia Assembly