WorksheetsAPUSH Period 2 Review
Total questions: 58
Worksheet time: 46mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What were characteristics of French and Dutch colonization?
a)
Few Europeans were sent over - relied on trade alliances (for fur in particular) with Natives and often intermarried
b)
Many colonists were sent to settle large, developing cities
c)
large plantations were established which relied upon Native American slave labor
d)
Missons were built to convert theNatives of the American Southwest
2.
Which of the following was NOT a result of the First Great Awakening?
a)
a number of colleges were founded
b)
more Christian denominations were formed
c)
the Old Lights split from churches
d)
a greater allegiance to the king of England
3.
Why did Benjamin Franklin's proposed Albany Plan, an intercolonial government to unite in the face of a common enemy during the French and Indian War, fail?
a)
The British quickly thwarted their plans
b)
Each colony did not want to surrender their power to a central organization
c)
The French attacked the delegates as they met in New York
d)
George Washington's plan was accepted in its place
4.
This administrative body was created by King James II in order to implement the Navigation Acts and help the colonies defend themselves against hostile French and Native American forces.
a)
House of Burgesses
b)
Dominion of New England
c)
Plymouth Company
d)
None of the above
5.
This word was used to describe slaves since they were seen as lifelong property.
a)
Chattel
b)
Peculiar
c)
Indentured
d)
None of the above
6.
Anne Hutchinson was tried and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because she
a)
led a group of farmers in revolt against the political leaders
b)
was teaching that salvation is attained through faith and divine grace
c)
was accused of being a witch
d)
refused to pray
7.
What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?
a)
Liberty Hall; Virginia
b)
House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania
c)
Plymouth House; Massachusetts
d)
House of Burgesses; Virginia
8.
Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?
a)
mercantilism
b)
headright
c)
capitalism
d)
joint stock
9.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of indentured servitutde?
a)
poor workers, convicted criminals, and debtors received immigration passage and fees in return for work in the New World
b)
servants entered into their contracts voluntarily and kept some of their legal rights
c)
servitude was so valuable that there was no need for slaves until the 19th century
d)
servants had little control over their work and were sometimes a part of harsh and brutal treatment
10.
Which of the following groups in the colonies in the late 17th century would be most critical of John Locke's ideas as well as others of the Enlightenment?
a)
slave owners
b)
church leaders
c)
merchants
d)
women
11.
Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by
a)
an increase in royal taxes
b)
the power of large planters
c)
conflicts with American Indians
d)
the growth of the slave trade
12.
Which of the following groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?
a)
Jews
b)
Puritans
c)
Quakers
d)
Roman Catholics
13.
which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?
a)
English
b)
Portugese
c)
French
d)
Spanish
14.
The most important export from the Virginia colony was
a)
Cotton
b)
Tobacco
c)
Rice
d)
Corn
15.
To encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered ___ to people who would pay for someone's passage.
a)
Land
b)
Employment
c)
Profit-sharing
d)
Passage to Virginia
16.
According to the theory of mercantilism, a country has a favorable balance of trade when
a)
It does not depend on products from other countries
b)
Other countries do not depend on its products
c)
The value of exports is less than the value of imports
d)
The value of exports is greater than the value of imports
17.
Which statement provides the BEST description of how mercantilism functioned in the early English colonies?
a)
The geography of England made it difficult to produce agricultural goods like cotton, tobacco, fruit, and spices.
b)
The policy appealed to England's upper class citizens because it eased overpopulation and reduced poverty and crime.
c)
Mercantilism was a trade policy based on the idea that a country should sell more to other countries than it buys from them.
d)
The English colonies were used as a source of food crops, tobacco, and raw materials for England; the colonies also served as a valuable market for English goods.
18.
As a result of England's policy of salutary neglect, the colonies developed
a)
A desire for fine British goods
b)
A self-sufficient economy
c)
A desire for greater self-sufficiency
d)
A disloyal attitude toward Britain
19.
The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to
a)
Restrict colonial trade with other countries
b)
Expand colonial trade
c)
Strengthen England's Navy
d)
Make the colonies self-sufficient
20.
Which event singularly most prompted the shift from indentured servitude to African slavery?
a)
Shay's Rebellion
b)
Bacon's Rebellion
c)
Stono rebellion
d)
Pueblo Rebellion
21.
The "Middle Passage" referred to
a)
the creation of the Panama Canal in Central America.
b)
the transportation of slaves from Africa to the New World.
c)
Lewis and Clark's expedition into the Louisiana Territory.
d)
the best route over the Rocky Mountains to get to California.
22.
Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?
a)
indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World
b)
indentured servitude never attracted many people because its terms were too harsh
c)
approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom
d)
indenture was one of several systems used to distinguish house slaves from field slaves
23.
The first important cash crop in the American colonies was...
a)
cotton
b)
corn
c)
tea
d)
tobacco
24.
The age of salutary neglect drew to a close with...
a)
the Boston Tea Party
b)
the formation of the Republic of Texas
c)
the Salem Witch Trials
d)
the end of the French and Indian War
25.
All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and native American tribes EXCEPT...
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
the Pequot War
c)
the Stono Uprising
d)
King Philip's War
26.
Which of the following distinguished British settlement patterns from those of other major European powers?
a)
their respect for native cultures
b)
their establishment of widespread missions
c)
their focus on extracting gold and silver for export
d)
their creation of larger-scale colonies with permanent settlers
27.
Which of the following imperial powers originally settled the Hudson River Valley?
a)
Holland
b)
England
c)
France
d)
Sweden
28.
The colony of Georgia was...
a)
comparatively the most democratic English colony
b)
established by Spain in order to protect its colony of Florida
c)
established by England as a penal colony
d)
eventually cede to Spain in return for Florida
29.
The Duke of Baltimore established the colony of Maryland...
a)
as an opportunity to invest in that colony's maritime industry
b)
in order to prevent France rom seizing that territory
c)
as a haven for persecuted English Catholics
d)
for Quakers who had been evicted from Pennsylvania
30.
French immigrants to the New World tended to inhabit...
a)
Canada
b)
Florida
c)
territory eat of the Appalachian Mountains
d)
southern colonies
31.
As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams...
a)
established religious freedom for Jews and Catholics
b)
supported freedom of religion for the Huguenots
c)
established complete religious freedom for all of the colony's settlers
d)
established mandatory church attendance
32.
Which of the following sought to exploit the lucrative fur trade in North America?
a)
the French
b)
the British
c)
the French and Dutch
d)
the Spanish and the French
33.
John Winthrop is associate with which colony?
a)
New Amsterdam
b)
Massachusetts Bay Colony
c)
Jamestown
d)
Quebec
34.
The Maryland Act of Toleration (1649) granted religious toleration to...
a)
only those colonists who had settled in Maryland before the statue was ratified
b)
all residents of Maryland except Indians
c)
Protestants only
d)
all Christians, but no Jews or atheists
35.
Under Britain's mercantilist policy...
a)
Britain and the othe rimperialist powers worked out a trade agreement that would prevent conflict
b)
the colonies were expected to export more finished goods than they imported
c)
the colonies were expected to supply Great Britain with raw materials
d)
the coloines enjoyed considerable political and economic growth
36.
"And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-one, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigoes, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed, or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port, or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the kingdom of England or Ireland, or principality of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, there to be laid on shore..." (Excerpt from the Navigation Acts, 1660-1696)The above act was part of a British attempt to...
a)
encourage the British North American colonies to increase trade with the Dutch
b)
enforce an economic system that believed colonies existed for the good of the mother country
c)
increase colonial production of manufactured goods
d)
establish a high protective tariff on colonial goods entering Great Britain
37.
"And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-one, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigoes, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed, or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port, or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the kingdom of England or Ireland, or principality of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, there to be laid on shore..." (Excerpt from the Navigation Acts, 1660-1696)Acts such as the one above encouraged...
a)
the growth of the shipbuilding industry in New England
b)
the production of diversified food crops in the South
c)
the dominance of manufacturing industries in the middle colonies
d)
an increased demand for indentured servants by 1700
38.
"And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-one, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigoes, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed, or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port, or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the kingdom of England or Ireland, or principality of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, there to be laid on shore..." (Excerpt from the Navigation Acts, 1660-1696)Which of the following is NOT true of the series of English acts that regulated trade during the seventeenth century?
a)
they benefitted both the colonies and England in certain ways
b)
they were largely ignored by the American colonies if they were not beneficial
c)
they required that colonial goods be carried in English ships with English crews
d)
they sparked frequent violent rebellions over British authority beginning with King Philip's (Metacom's) War
39.
"[New Englanders] are at present a numerous and thriving people and in 20 years more are likely...to be mighty rich and powerful and not at all careful of their dependence upon old England...I take the way of roughness and peremptory orders, with force to back them, to be utterly unadvisable. For they are already too strong to be compelled...and though I apprehend them yet not at that point to cast us off voluntarily and of choice; yet I believe if we use severity towards them in their government civil or religious, that they will (being made desperate) set up for themselves and reject us." (Earl of Sandwich, "Comments upon New England," 1671)Which of the following is best reflected by the above passage?
a)
New England was threatening the world trade dominance of Great Britain in the late seventeenth century
b)
the majority of American colonists favored separation from Great Britain in 1671
c)
Britain's inability to provide the colonists with adequate defense from American Indians led the colonists to issue the Declaration of Independence
d)
Some colonists were beginning to feel a sense of identity separate fro Great Britain by the late seventeenth century.
40.
"[New Englanders] are at present a numerous and thriving people and in 20 years more are likely...to be mighty rich and powerful and not at all careful of their dependence upon old England...I take the way of roughness and peremptory orders, with force to back them, to be utterly unadvisable. For they are already too strong to be compelled...and though I apprehend them yet not at that point to cast us off voluntarily and of choice; yet I believe if we use severity towards them in their government civil or religious, that they will (being made desperate) set up for themselves and reject us." (Earl of Sandwich, "Comments upon New England," 1671)The above passage indicates that the New England colonies...
a)
were operating outside the British mercantilist system
b)
rejected the Anglican church, leading to English repression
c)
dominated trade with American Indians, reducing British profits
d)
were dependent on Great Britain for raw materials
41.
"[New Englanders] are at present a numerous and thriving people and in 20 years more are likely...to be mighty rich and powerful and not at all careful of their dependence upon old England...I take the way of roughness and peremptory orders, with force to back them, to be utterly unadvisable. For they are already too strong to be compelled...and though I apprehend them yet not at that point to cast us off voluntarily and of choice; yet I believe if we use severity towards them in their government civil or religious, that they will (being made desperate) set up for themselves and reject us." (Earl of Sandwich, "Comments upon New England," 1671)Which of the following best represents a reason for the development of the New England colonies as expressed by the Earl of Sandwich?
a)
the commitment of British troops to protect the New England colonists from American Indian allies of the French
b)
the continued naval dominance of the Spanish fleet
c)
British preoccupation with internal and European affairs
d)
the failure of New England to provide England with useful raw materials
42.
"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)Founders of Rhode Island supported the above provision of the charter primarily because they...
a)
had experienced religious repression in the European countries from which they emigrated
b)
had experienced religious repression in the southern colonies
c)
were opposed to the institution of slavery had experienced intolerance of dissenting view in Massachusetts Bay
d)
had experienced intolerance of dissenting view in Massachusetts Bay
43.
"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)Provisions such as those in the Rhode Island charter would ultimately encourage movement toward which of the following principles in colonial America?
a)
separation of church and sate
b)
egalitarianism
c)
churches being ruled by congregations
d)
creation of a theocracy where the leaders of the church and state are the same
44.
"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)Which of the following colonies would be most similar to Rhode Island in granting religious freedom during the 1600s?
a)
Virginia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
North Carolina
d)
Connecticut
45.
"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)Which of the following colonies would be most similar to Rhode Island in granting religious freedom during the 1600s?
a)
Virginia
b)
Pennsylvania
c)
North Carolina
d)
Connecticut
46.
"That for all persons...which during the next seven years after Midsummer Day 1618 shall go into Virginia with intent there to inhabit, if they continue there three years or die after they are shipped there shall be a grant made of fifty acres for every person...which grants to be made respectively to such persons and their heirs at whose charges the said persons going to inhabit in Virginia shall be transported." (Virginia Company Instructions to Sir George Yeardley, November 18, 1618)The system described above was primarily initiated to...
a)
protect colonists settling in Virginia from attacks by American Indians
b)
encourage the growth of an elite class of plantation owners
c)
provide an adequate labor force to make the land profitable
d)
encourage the deportation of riffraff from England
47.
What were characteristics of English colonization?
a)
Large number of male AND female immigrants - sought economic prosperity and religious freedom (Puritans) - focused on agriculture (tobacco in the Chesapeake); lived separately from Natives
b)
Mainly male colonists created trading posts in order to profit from the lucrative fur trade
c)
Primarily male settlers established church missions, particularly in current day Florida, to convert native americans to catholicism
d)
Large numbers of female immigrants came to the Chesapeake for greater gender equality and more political rights
48.
What were characteristics of Spanish colonization?
a)
Sent many males, sought to acquire wealth (gold and silver), Converted and subjugated Natives
b)
Large number of male AND female immigrants - sought economic prosperity and religious freedom (Puritans) - focused on agriculture (tobacco in the Chesapeake); lived separately from Natives
c)
Few Europeans were sent over - relied on trade alliances (for fur in particular) with Natives and often intermarried
d)
Focused on growing tobacco - labor intensive; initially used indentured servants, and later African slavery (after Bacon's Rebellion - 1676)
49.
What were characteristics of the Chesapeake and North Carolina colonies?
a)
Focused on growing tobacco - labor intensive; initially used indentured servants, and later African slavery (after Bacon's Rebellion - 1676)
b)
Initially settled by Puritans, small towns and family farms - mixed economy of agriculture and commerce (some whaling too!)
c)
ocused on cereal crops, the most religious, ethnic, and culturally diverse of the British colonies. Religious toleration (PA)
d)
Few Europeans were sent over - relied on trade alliances (for fur in particular) with Natives and often intermarried
50.
What were characteristics of New England colonies?
a)
Initially settled by Puritans, small towns and family farms - mixed economy of agriculture and commerce (some whaling too!)
b)
Focused on growing tobacco - labor intensive; initially used indentured servants, and later African slavery (after Bacon's Rebellion - 1676)
c)
Focused on cereal crops, the most religious, ethnic, and culturally diverse of the British colonies. Religious toleration (PA)
d)
Long growing seasons -> plantations that grew sugar and rice. Enslaved Africans often made up most of the population -> strict slave codes.
51.
What were characteristics of the Middle Colonies?
a)
Focused on cereal crops, the most religious, ethnic, and culturally diverse of the British colonies. Religious toleration (PA)
b)
Focused on growing tobacco - labor intensive; initially used indentured servants, and later African slavery (after Bacon's Rebellion - 1676)
c)
Initially settled by Puritans, small towns and family farms - mixed economy of agriculture and commerce (some whaling too!)
d)
Long growing seasons -> plantations that grew sugar and rice. Enslaved Africans often made up most of the population -> strict slave codes.
52.
What were characteristics of the southernmost Atlantic coast (SC and GA) and British West Indies?
a)
Long growing seasons -> plantations that grew sugar and rice. Enslaved Africans often made up most of the population -> strict slave codes.
b)
Focused on growing tobacco - labor intensive; initially used indentured servants, and later African slavery (after Bacon's Rebellion - 1676)
c)
Initially settled by Puritans, small towns and family farms - mixed economy of agriculture and commerce (some whaling too!)1
d)
Focused on cereal crops, the most religious, ethnic, and culturally diverse of the British colonies. Religious toleration (PA)
53.
Why did the British colonies create self-governing institutions? (Think VA House of Burgesses, New England Town Hall Meetings, etc.)
a)
Great distance from Britain and the policy of salutary neglect.
b)
They weren't loyal to the King of England
c)
The believed in communist political systems
d)
They supported the idea of absolute monarchy
54.
What issue caused the greatest conflict between Natives and British colonists?
a)
LAND. Military conflicts such as Metacom's War (King Philip's War) in New England were over land.
b)
RELIGION. The colonists insisted on christanizing the native "savages".
c)
INTERMARRIAGE. British colonists often intermarried with Natives, and this created challenges within the social hierarchy.
d)
SLAVERY. British colonists frequently kept Native Americans as slave laborers.
55.
What was the significance of the Pueblo Revolt? (Southwestern US - Pueblo Indians against the Spanish)
a)
The Pueblos forced the Spanish to leave for over 10 years. After the Spanish regained control, they were more accommodating to Native American culture.
b)
More individuals converted to Christianity, rise in the number of church denominations.
c)
The Pueblos forced the French to abandon forts in the Ohio River Valley. After the French regained control, they were extremely hostile to the Native Americans.
d)
The Pueblos were unsuccesful, and were crushed by the more powerful Spanish military.
56.
What was the impact of the 1st Great Awakening?
a)
More individuals converted to Christianity, rise in the number of church denominations.
b)
People got "woke"
c)
More people left the Protestant faith and returned to Catholicism
d)
John Winthrop left his position as Governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony
57.
Where was slavery located in the British colonies?
a)
Everywhere - New England - small farms, port cities, plantations in the Chesapeake (again, post Bacon's Rebellion) and the Southernmost Atlantic coast. Most slaves were in the West Indies.
b)
Only in the Southern colonies due to plantation agriculture
c)
Only in the Southern and Middle Colonies, where farming was done for profit
d)
Only in New England, on large cash crop plantations
58.
How did slaves resist slavery?
a)
In overt ways - sabotage and rebellion
b)
In covert ways - working slowly, faking illness, breaking tools
c)
In overt ways - sabotage and rebellion, and covert ways - working slowly, faking illness, breaking tools. Many slaves sought to preserve some aspects of autonomy.
d)
Slaves accepted their fate and attempted to make the best of their situations
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