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US History Midterm Ch 1 - 5

Total questions: 211

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which English ruler was involved in establishing the southern colonies

a)

James I

b)

Philip I

c)

Charles I

2.

Who enforced the kind of biblical discipline necessary for survival of Jamestown?

a)

John Smith

b)

John Rolf

c)

John Winthrop

d)

Squanto

3.

Who provided the Plymouth settlers with life saving agricultural information?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Squanto

c)

Samoset

d)

John Smith

4.

Who was the Powhatan chief's daughter who traveled to England?

a)

Pocahontas

b)

Queen Elizabeth

c)

Cliopatra

d)

Shaka Kahn

5.

What type of work contract gave land to a colonist in exchange for labor?

a)

indenture

b)

slavery

c)

proprietary

d)

housework

6.

What document of self-government did the Pilgrims sign when they first arrived in America?

a)

Preamble to the Constitution

b)

Mayflower Compact

c)

Constitution of the United States

d)

Pledge of allegiance

7.

What type of colony was governed by appointees to the king?

a)

royal colony

b)

proprietary colony

c)

charter colony

8.

What type of colony was governed by a trade company that received its authorization from king?

a)

proprietary colony

b)

royal colony

c)

charter colony

9.

What type of colony was controlled by the king, for example the Carolinas?

a)

proprietary colony

b)

royal colony

c)

charter colony

10.

Describe the House of Burgesses:

a)

a home for the king

b)

the first church of Virginia

c)

the first self-governing assembly in America

d)

the finance company for colonizing the new continent

11.

What was the Church of England?

a)

the first governing body of the new world

b)

a religious group that believed in part of the Protestant reformation and the Roman Catholic religion

c)

the first document to govern the new world

d)

the first religious group to come to the new world.

12.

What are headrights?

a)

a way to get a job in the new world

b)

a land grant

c)

indentured servitute

d)

a religious document

13.

What are joint- stock companies?

a)

companies who gave land grants

b)

investors who shared profits, provided means of enterprising, free from government control

c)

government controlled land, given to people for free

14.

What was Jamestown

a)

the first permanent settlement in the new world

b)

the first colony in the new world

c)

named after King George

15.

What was the starving time?

a)

a period where people were dying from lack of medicine

b)

a time when people were dying because they did not work, so no food to eat

c)

a period of time when animals were not around

16.

What was the middle passage?

a)

the part of the slave trade where people were captured and put on a boat

b)

the part of the slave trade where people were sold in the new world

c)

the middle part of the trade route taken by many of the slave ships at sea

17.

What does indenture mean?

a)

a fifty-acre land tract

b)

a work contract

c)

a servant

d)

a set of wooden false teeth

18.

America's first college was ___.

a)

Harvard

b)

Princeton

c)

Yale

d)

Columbus

19.

What was given the name "precious stink?"

a)

fish

b)

cotton

c)

tobacco

d)

corn

20.

What does the term "Holy Experiment" refer to?

a)

Maryland

b)

New York

c)

Pennsylvania

d)

Delaware

21.

If someone paid for a person's passage to the New World, the Virginia Company offered the purchaser this?

a)

an indenture

b)

a pontoon

c)

an education

d)

a headright

22.

Settlers that were from England, but moved to Holland, then to Massachusetts were called what?

a)

Quakers

b)

Puritains

c)

Seperatists

d)

Anglicans

23.

Who was the governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

a)

Roger Williams

b)

John Winthrop

c)

Thomas Hooker

d)

William Bradford

24.

What was the government contract drawn up by those on the Mayflower called?

a)

the Constitution

b)

Plymouth Plan

c)

Separatists Doctrine

d)

Mayflower Compact

25.

Which one of these was a dissenter in Massachusetts?

a)

William Bradford

b)

Roger Williams

c)

William Penn

d)

John Winthrop

26.

became the first U. S. President in 1789.

a)

George Washington

b)

Andrew Jackson

c)

Donald Trump

d)

Abraham Lincoln

27.

Washington's chosen advisers became the first ________.

a)

Shelf

b)

Desk

c)

Cabinet

d)

Staff

28.

The first political parties were the_________________.

a)

Democrats

b)

Federalists

c)

Republicans

d)

independents

29.

The __________________ bought the Louisiana territory from France in 1803.

a)

British

b)

English

c)

United States

d)

Indians

30.

Jefferson sent the_______ and ________ expedition to explore the territory.

a)

Lewis and Lewis

b)

Lewis and Dark

c)

Lewis and Stark

d)

Lewis and Clark

31.
Who were the Scots-Irish?
a)
Scotish
b)
Germans
c)
Scotish and German
d)
English
e)
French
32.
What was the Great Wagon Road?
a)
the avenue to the wilderness
b)
a river for traveling
c)
the road to Alaska
d)
headed to the ocean
33.
Why did the people migrate southwest and west?
a)
starvation
b)
hungry for land
c)
to go to the wilderness
d)
for water
e)
34.
Where did the Scots-Irish live?
a)
lowlands
b)
river area
c)
back country
d)
lived in wagons
35.
Who were the Pennsylvania Dutch?
a)
Dutch people
b)
Germans
c)
English
d)
French
36.
How was the colonial population during this time?
a)
growing
b)
dying
c)
stayed the same
37.

Why were women marrying earlier?

a)

more men

b)

more women

c)

long lives

38.
Who were the helping hands for the farming?
a)
women
b)
children
c)
slaves
d)
indentured servants
39.
Why was the infant mortality rate in America going down compared to Europe?
a)
They were spread out and there was barely no famine
b)
famine was regular in the new world
c)
diseases spread rapidly in America
d)
This was wrong because the rates were the same
40.
What contributed to the spread of disease in cities?
a)
overcrowding
b)
bad food
c)
stories of sea monsters
d)
this did not even happen
41.
Why was the small pox inocculation controversy?
a)
it contained the small pox vacinnation and had cured millions
b)
It contained the smallpox vaccination and had never been tested
c)
People were dying regardless of getting the innoculation
d)
no one ever died
42.

Who was Reverend Cotton Matther

a)

a Puritan Pastor in Boston that urged peole to get the innoculation

b)

A German man in England

c)

A Doctor who died of Smallpox

43.
Early Houses were important for what?
a)
Made for survival in certain kinds of the weather
b)
made to be elaborate like England
c)
just thrown together
44.

What is Colonial style or Williamsburg style architecture?

a)

houses dug out of cliffs and caves

b)

wigwams

c)

steep gable roofs, tall brick chimeny

d)

simple log houses

e)

clapboard house

45.

What type of houses did southerners live in ?

a)

wigwams

b)

steep gable roofs, with tall brick chimneys

c)

houses dug out of caves

d)

simple log or clapboard houses

46.

What type of food did the indians have when settlers arrived?

a)

corn/maize, pumpkins, squash, tomatoes, peanuts

b)

jelly, clams, eel, bananas

c)

cheese, melons,

d)

cows, pigs, sheep

47.
What type of food was only for the rich?
a)
corn/maize
b)
cranberry tarts and cheese
c)
indian whortleberry pudding
d)
codfish
48.
What foods did Europeans bring to America?
a)
rice, wheat, oats, tea, coffee
b)
indian wholtleberry putdding, corn, and peppers
c)
squash, melons, and pepers
d)
nothing
49.
Why was education important to the colonials?
a)
to learn how to farm
b)
to read the Bible
c)
to start a newspaper
d)
to sail a boat
50.
Reformation trigured a spiritual revolution and a ___ revolution.
a)
farming
b)
industrial
c)
educational
d)
labor
51.

What was a law that was founded upon public education with Christian influence society?

a)

Educational Act of 1654

b)

Timothy Farmer Act

c)

New England Primer

d)

Old Deluder Satan Act

52.
How did parents in the colonial days provide education?
a)
traveled back to England
b)
extrordinary sacrifices
c)
they homeschooled them
d)
purchased anything they wanted
53.

Which factor most determined the type of housing used by various Indian tribes?

a)

technological innovations

b)

tribal population

c)

written language

d)

geographic environment

54.

Which merchants controlled the overland routes to Asia?

a)

Muslim

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

English

55.

Who was Geneva's most influential teacher and instrumental in the Protestant Reformation?

a)

John Cabot

b)

Walter Raleigh

c)

Martin Luther

d)

John Calvin

56.

Which of the following men explored Portugal?

a)

Christopher Columbus

b)

Francisco de Coronado

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Bartholomeu Dias

57.

Which country was Spain's earliest competitor to reach the Far East and make early claims to new lands?

a)

Portugal

b)

England

c)

France

d)

the Netherlands

58.

What was the name given to the peoples of the Adena and Hopewell cultures developed in what is now called the Midwest?

a)

Hopi Indians

b)

Pueblo Indians

c)

the Mound Builders

d)

the Woodlands Indians

59.

Which people built their capital city on the site of modern day Mexico City?

a)

the Mayas

b)

the Incas

c)

the Croatans

d)

the Aztecs

60.

Which ruler experienced defeat with the destruction of an armada?

a)

Philip I

b)

Philip II

c)

Elizabeth I

d)

Isabella

61.

Which of the following is not true about Spain in the colonies?

a)

Much gold was found and taken

b)

Protestant missionaries were invited to come

c)

Soldiers did much of the exploration

d)

Slavery was introduced

62.

Which German monk was influential in starting the Protestant Reformation?

a)

Walter Raleigh

b)

Martin Luther

c)

John Cabot

d)

John Calvin

63.

Which European nation first discovered a sea route to Asia?

a)

Spain

b)

Portugal

c)

England

d)

France

64.

Who was the one-legged governor of New Netherland?

a)

Henry Hudson

b)

John Cabot

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Peter Stuyvesant

65.

What was not remarkable about Magellan's crew's accomplishment?

a)

the crew circumnavigated the world

b)

they reached Asia by sailing around the tip of South America.

c)

they found that the world was big, and the Pacific Ocean vast.

d)

they sailed aground at New Mexico

66.

Why were Spanish and the English not bitter rivals?

a)

they were economic competitors

b)

both tried to hinder the other from getting more gold, silver, and other precious metals

c)

English Sea Dogs robbed Spanish vessels and Spanish wanted to stop England's development

d)

Religious rivalry from Catholic Spain and Protestant England

e)

None of the above

67.

How did the Protestant Reformation affect New World settlement?

a)

Protestants and Catholics were motivated to spread their influence to new lands

b)

French and English wanted to spread their culture to new lands

c)

Indians and English wanted to show them how to farm

68.

Which is the route that Columbus took?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

F

d)

G

69.

Which is the route Cortes took?

a)

A

b)

F

c)

C

d)

B

70.

Which route did Coronado take?

a)

D

b)

E

c)

A

d)

B

71.

Which route did Cabot take?

a)

F

b)

E

c)

D

d)

A

72.

Which route did de Soto take?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

D

d)

E

73.

Which route did Magellan take

a)

F

b)

E

c)

C

d)

D

74.

Who was famous for writing Description of the World about his adventures

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Francis Drake

c)

Martin Luther

d)

Walter Raleigh

75.

What was the most profitable business in Canada because of the long winters?

a)

fur trading

b)

Farming

c)

mercantile

76.

What was the economic system that was based on building national powers by acquiring a surplus of hard money (gold, and other precious metals)?

a)

circumnavigate

b)

mercantilism

c)

conquistador

77.

What are the three innovations that made it possible for explorers to travel to the New World?

a)

compass

b)

map

c)

astrolabe

d)

caravel

78.

What is the name of the body of water which some historians think people crossed via a land bridge from Asia to North America?

a)

English Channel

b)

Bering Strait

c)

Atlantic

d)

Pacific

79.

What was title given to Spanish soldiers/explorers, such as Hernando Cortes, who were often brutal?

a)

king

b)

god

c)

Montezuma

d)

conquistadors

80.

Who was the king of the Aztecs who thought Hernando Cortes might be an Aztec god?

a)

Marco Polo

b)

Sir Francis Drake

c)

Montezuma

81.

What is the oldest permanent city settled by Europeans in the Present United States?

a)

New Netherlands

b)

New York

c)

St. Augustine

d)

Roanoke

82.

What English seaman circumnavigated the globe?

a)

Vasco de Gama

b)

Amerigo Vespuchi

c)

Francis Drake

d)

Walter Raleigh

83.

What did the French call the region that is modern day Canada?

a)

New Netherlands

b)

New France

c)

New England

d)

New Amsterdam

84.
Another name for the French and Indian War.
a)
War of the Worlds
b)
Seven Year's War
c)
Queen Anne's War
d)
War of Jenkins Earl
85.
What was the biggest disadvantage in the French and Indian war?
a)
The lack of unity in the colonies
b)
Spanish were invading
c)
Property rights
86.
Why was general Braddock defeated at Fort Duquesne?
a)
They were fighting in lines in the open
b)
The Indians were fighting like guerrilla warfare
c)
They had shields and bows
d)
They road horses with canons
87.
What was William Pitt's three part plan to win the French and Indian war?
a)
they let Prussia bear the brunt of the fighting in Europe
b)
Use the British navy to isolate French forces
c)
replace older commanders with younger officers
d)
join the Russians
88.
Who were the two greatest military commanders of the French and Indian War?
a)
George III of Britain
b)
Chief Pontiac an Indian
c)
General James Wolfe from Great Britain
d)
Marquis de Montcalm from France
89.
True or False: The frontier fighting between the French and the British followed an open, ordered style used in Europe
a)
true
b)
false
90.
True or False: The Seven Years' War was the first European war to begin in the New World.
a)
true
b)
false
91.
Name the treaty in 1763 that greatly enhanced Britain's overseas Empire
a)
the Treaty of the Indian War
b)
the Treaty of Louisiana
c)
the Treaty of Paris
d)
the Treaty of Liberty
92.
Which Ottawa chief led a war against the British after the French and Indian War?
a)
George
b)
Pontiac
c)
Montcalm
d)
Wolf
93.
What were sudden surprise attacks by small, hidden groups called?
a)
guerrilla warfare
b)
hide and seek
c)
ordered style
94.
Who proposed the Albany Plan?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
George Washington
95.
Who was the British commander who died trying to capture Fort Duquesne?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
George Washington
96.
Who built fort Necessity?
a)
Benjamin Franklin
b)
Edward Braddock
c)
George Washington
97.
What advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French and Indian War?
a)
Strong Indian alliances
b)
large population in North America
c)
better fleet
d)
popular support for the war
98.
What event sparked the French and Indian War?
a)
George Washington clashed with the French near Fort Duquesne
b)
The colonist called the Albany congress
c)
The British attacked Quebec
d)
The French refused to honor the Treaty of Paris
99.
Which British General was killed during the attack by French and Indian troops?
a)
William Pitt
b)
Marquis de Montcalm
c)
James Wolfe
d)
Edward Braddock
100.
One of the attorneys defending the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre
a)
John Adams
b)
Marquis de Montcalm
c)
James Wolfe
d)
Edward Braddock
101.
True or False: The British army proved its value to the colonists by defeating Pontiac immediately.
a)
true
b)
false
102.
Who won the Battle of Quebec?
a)
William Pitt
b)
James Wolfe
c)
John Williams
d)
Charles Townshend
103.
French commander who died at the Battle of Quebec
a)
William Pitt
b)
Marquis de Montcalm
c)
James Wolfe
d)
Edward Braddock
104.
Which two European nations became the most bitter rivals in North America?
a)
British and French
b)
British and Spanish
c)
Spanish and French
105.
What three factors increased the danger of the French threat in the 13 colonies?
a)
French were allies with the Indians
b)
American frontier was wide open for attack
c)
Colonies failed to present a united front
d)
They had no weapons
106.
Why was friction between England and France inevitable in North America?
a)
French were expanding their claims in Canada, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River basin
b)
English were moving further west
c)
There were too many Indians in the plains
d)
Spain wanted to take over
107.
True or False: King William's War failed to bring lasting peace on the frontier.
a)
true
b)
false
108.
True or False: King George's War failed to bring lasting peace on the Frontier.
a)
true
b)
false
109.
True or False: Settlers on the frontier lived and struggled with fears of attacks from both the Indians and the French
a)
true
b)
false
110.
True or False: The Seven Year's War was the first European war to begin in the New World.
a)
true
b)
false
111.
What did the French call the territory they claimed along the Mississippi River?
a)
New Netherlands
b)
Louisiana
c)
Mississippi
d)
Alabama
112.
Why did the Iroquois ally with the British?
a)
their enemy supported the French
b)
British trappers made friends with the Indians
c)
British government treated them fairly
d)
They feared the growth of French power
113.
What was Britain's chief disadvantage during the French and Indian War?
a)
No money
b)
no supplies
c)
lack of sufficient ships
d)
poorly trained solders
e)
lack of unity of colonies
114.
What advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French and Indian War?
a)
More Money
b)
Stronger Indian Alliances
c)
Larger population in North America
d)
Better fleet of ships
e)
Popular support for the war
115.
Who was Samuel Adams’s brother?
a)
John Adams
b)
Samson Adams
c)
George Adams
d)
Fred Adams
116.
True or False: The colonists responded to the Townshend Acts with boycott
a)
true
b)
false
117.
True or False: The American colonists disregarded the boundary set by the Proclamation Line (1763).
a)
true
b)
false
118.
True or False: The Sugar Act was the first tariff ever levied on American colonists.
a)
true
b)
false
119.
What Patriot organization arose as a response to the Stamp Act?
a)
Sons of Liberty
b)
Pontiac group
c)
Iroquois
120.
Who became the British king in 1760?
a)
William III
b)
George III
c)
Louis XIV
d)
George II
121.
During what infamous incident did British redcoats kill five unarmed Patriots in 1770?
a)
Declaratory Act
b)
French and Indian War
c)
Treaty of Paris
d)
Boston Massacre
122.

What became the rallying cry of many colonists in the period prior to the Revolutionary War?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

No Taxation without representation

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Sons of Liberty

123.

What legislation stated that the Parliament had the right to pass any law regarding the colonies that it desired?

a)

Sugar Act

b)

No Taxation without representation

c)

Declaratory Act

d)

Sons of Liberty

124.
Leader in the British government who adopted a plan to win the French and Indian War
a)
William Pitt
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Williams
d)
Charles Townshend
125.
Famous orator who gave a fierce denunciation of the Stamp Act.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Williams
d)
Charles Townshend
126.
Prime minister who led the British Parliament to pass the Sugar Act.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Paul Revere
c)
John Williams
d)
George Grenville
127.
Led the Sons of Liberty.
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Samson Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
George Grenville
128.
Boston silversmith and engraver
a)
Patrick Henry
b)
Samson Adams
c)
John Adams
d)
Paul Revere
129.
Which of the following events did not contribute to the alienation of the American colonists from Britain?
a)
Repeal of the stamp act
b)
taxes imposed on the colonies
c)
strength of colonial self-government
d)
diversity of the colonists
130.
The key military campaign of the French and Indian War was the capture of ____.
a)
Louisiana
b)
Quebec
c)
Montreal
d)
Fort Duquesne
131.
Nationalism grew in the American colonies for all of the following reasons except that _____.
a)
private ownership of land gave Americans a stake in their society
b)
all of the colonists had a common heritage from Great Britain
c)
the colonies were accustomed to self-government
d)
the colonies were isolated from Britain
132.
Which of the following was not a consequence for the British of their victory in the French and Indian War?
a)
increased land
b)
an end of war for the next 20 years
c)
debts that needed to be repaid
d)
troubles in America
133.
Who became the “voice of the revolution”?
a)
George Grenville
b)
Patrick Henry
c)
Samuel Adams
d)
John Dickinson
134.
Which of the following events is not in chronological order?
a)
Sugar Act
b)
Stamp Act
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Declaratory Act
135.
Which of the following was not one of the colonists’ actions in response to British restrictions?
a)
assassination of a royal governor
b)
boycotts
c)
erecting effigies
d)
violence
136.
Describe the where King George's War, King William's War, and Queen Anne's War took place
a)
Europe
b)
13 Colonies
c)
Louisiana
d)
France
e)
New World
137.
Which countries were involved in King George's War, King William's War, and Queen Anne's
a)
European
b)
British only
c)
French Only
d)
New World
138.
Describe the where the French and Indian War began, and spread to.
a)
Europe
b)
13 Colonies
c)
Louisiana
d)
France
e)
New World
139.
How were British Parliament and America's views a like during this time?
a)
fighting for their protection in the French and Indian War
b)
They were being taxed without their consent
c)
The Stamp Act seemed innocent enough to Parliament
140.
How were British Parliament and America's views different during this time?
a)
The colonists protested Parliament’s actions
b)
They were being taxed without their consent
c)
The Stamp Act seemed innocent enough to Parliament
d)
They should submit because of Britain’s care for them
141.
True or False: Puritans enjoyed more than just reading and writing?
a)
true
b)
false
142.
True or False: American businessmen wore wigs
a)
true
b)
false
143.
What crop was grown in flooded ditches?
a)
corn
b)
rice
c)
tobacco
d)
peanuts
144.
What was the name of Benjamin Franklin's publication?
a)
Old Deluder Satan Act
b)
New England Primer
c)
Poor Richard's Almanack
d)
hornbook
145.
How people did southern colonies get education?
a)
Walk miles to borrow books
b)
went to a village school
c)
had lots of money to hire private tutors
d)
no public libraries for education
146.
What do they call instruction regarding Christian beliefs?
a)
a catchism
b)
indenture
c)
literacy
d)
a covenant
147.
Why did America's population increase during the eighteenth century? - Select all
a)
Birthrate was increasing
b)
More than half of all Americans were under 16
c)
American Women married at an earlier age
d)
Large families were common to work farms
e)
The infant death was higher in America
148.

What kind of hardships did rice farmers encounter? - select all

a)

Farmlands were sand covered and barren

b)

digging out stumps in the hot son was lifethreatening and full of mosquitoes

c)

land had to be leveled, and irrigation ditches had to be dug

d)

the land was perfect for rice and nothing had to be done

149.

What are some advantages of living in colonial America rather than Europe? - list all that apply

a)

Abundance of cheep land

b)

Opportunities for growth, expansion and welth, Higher birth and infant success rates

c)

religious and economic freedoms

d)

crowded and germ infested cities

150.

Tell me something about the slave Akachi - list all that apply

a)

Sat in the balcony during church

b)

listened the famous George Whitfield

c)

Worked to purchased his freedom with his own money

d)

Was a houseservant

e)

Was owned by the quaker sea merchant John Bradfield

151.
Tell me something about the wigmaker Jeremy Shrimpton. - list all that apply
a)
The ship owners were the best customers
b)
Paid a lady 3 shillings for her hair
c)
Carefully comed and powdered the wigs for delivery
d)
Ran out of work very quickly
152.
Which two European nations became the most bitter rivals in North America?
a)
British and French
b)
British and Spanish
c)
Spanish and French
153.
What three factors increased the danger of the French threat in the 13 colonies?
a)
French were allies with the Indians
b)
American frontier was wide open for attack
c)
Colonies failed to present a united front
d)
They had no weapons
154.
Why was friction between England and France inevitable in North America?
a)
French were expanding their claims in Canada, the Great Lakes, and the Mississippi River basin
b)
English were moving further west
c)
There were too many Indians in the plains
d)
Spain wanted to take over
155.
True or False: King William's War failed to bring lasting peace on the frontier.
a)
true
b)
false
156.
True or False: King George's War failed to bring lasting peace on the Frontier.
a)
true
b)
false
157.
True or False: Settlers on the frontier lived and struggled with fears of attacks from both the Indians and the French
a)
true
b)
false
158.
True or False: The Seven Year's War was the first European war to begin in the New World.
a)
true
b)
false
159.
What did the French call the territory they claimed along the Mississippi River?
a)
New Netherlands
b)
Louisiana
c)
Mississippi
d)
Alabama
160.
Why did the Iroquois ally with the British?
a)
their enemy supported the French
b)
British trappers made friends with the Indians
c)
British government treated them fairly
d)
They feared the growth of French power
161.
What was Britain's chief disadvantage during the French and Indian War?
a)
No money
b)
no supplies
c)
lack of sufficient ships
d)
poorly trained solders
e)
lack of unity of colonies
162.
What advantage did the French have over the British throughout the French and Indian War?
a)
More Money
b)
Stronger Indian Alliances
c)
Larger population in North America
d)
Better fleet of ships
e)
Popular support for the war
163.
Sunday school was a common feature of early colonial churches.
a)
true
b)
false
164.
To reach the Algonquin Indians, John Eliot learned their language and translated the Bible into their language
a)
true
b)
false
165.
A chief shortcoming of some missionary efforts was the belief that Indians had to be “civilized” before they could be converted
a)
true
b)
false
166.
What is the most important phase of the church service in colonial America?
a)
the sermon
b)
Scripture reading
c)
the pastoral prayer
d)
congregational singing
167.
What were the main features of a typical colonial church building?
a)
resembled barns
b)
built near the center of town
c)
simple benches
d)
fancy marble and slate
e)
sounding board
168.
What was the first thing in the typical order of service in a colonial church?
a)
drum or bell
b)
catchism class
c)
long prayer
d)
singing
e)
band played
169.
What methods were used to evangelize the Indians?
a)
translated the Bible into Algonquin
b)
built them churches
c)
learn the language to preach to them
d)
converted four thousand indians
170.
How effective were the methods to evangalize the Indains?
a)
built them churches
b)
learn the language to preach to them
c)
converted four thousand indians
d)
indians revolted and went to war
171.
Who sat in the balcony of the churches?
a)
servants
b)
white collar workers
c)
slaves
d)
free blacks
e)
choir
172.
Where were the children between the first and second church service?
a)
drum or bell
b)
catchism class
c)
long prayer
d)
singing
e)
band played
173.

Why did some churches not have musical instruments?

a)

too expensive

b)

said the Bible forbade them

c)

sermon was more important

d)

prayers were too long

174.
What was the centerpiece of the church service?
a)
drum or bell
b)
catchism class
c)
long prayer
d)
singing
e)
sermon
175.
What did the colonial denominations believe was the authoritative Word of God?
a)
catchisms
b)
Bible
c)
singing
176.
What was the first Bible printed in America?
a)
Anglican
b)
Algonquin
c)
Roman Catholic
d)
Puritan
177.
What were groups of converted indians called?
a)
praying Indians
b)
Roman Catholics
c)
Anglican
d)
English
e)
praying villages
178.
What were communitites of converted indians called?
a)
praying Indians
b)
Roman Catholics
c)
Anglican
d)
English
e)
praying villages
179.
Who was the preacher famous for his sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”?
a)
Johnathan Edwards
b)
George Whitfield
c)
Roger Williams
d)
George Fox
180.
Which preacher during the Great Awakening could preach to thirty thousand people without any amplification?
a)
Johnathan Edwards
b)
George Whitfield
c)
Roger Williams
d)
George Fox
181.
A member of this denomination started the Log College?
a)
Baptists
b)
Pilgrims
c)
Presbyterians
d)
Quakers
182.
Which Protestant denomination generally opposed the Great Awakening?
a)
Baptists
b)
Dutch Reformed
c)
Presbyterians
d)
Anglican
183.
What is the most important phase of the church service in colonial America?
a)
the sermon
b)
Scripture reading
c)
the pastoral prayer
d)
congregational singing
184.
Name the key figures of the Great Awakening.
a)
Theodore Frelinghuysen
b)
George Whitfield
c)
Gilbert Tennent
d)
Jonathan Edwards
e)
Roger Williams
185.
What denomination was Theodore Frelinghuysen?
a)
Dutch Reformed
b)
Presbyterian
c)
Congregational
d)
Anglican
186.
What denomination was Gilbert Tennent?
a)
Dutch Reformed
b)
Presbyterian
c)
Congregational
d)
Anglican
187.
What denomination was Jonathan Edwards?
a)
Dutch Reformed
b)
Presbyterian
c)
Congregational
d)
Anglican
188.
What denomination was George Whitfield?
a)
Dutch Reformed
b)
Presbyterian
c)
Congregational
d)
Anglican
189.

What are the results of the Great Awakening?

a)

growth of church membership

b)

transformation of spiritual life

c)

division within denominations

d)

all of the above

190.

What are the results of the Great Awakening?

a)

An increase in the number of religious colleges

b)

a sense of unity amonge Christians

c)

greater participation layman in church government

d)

none of the above

191.
What are the results of the Great Awakening?
a)
greater freedom to worship
b)
freedom of speech and unity
c)
large number of churches on each city block
192.
Relgion was starting to wither by the early 1700's
a)
true
b)
false
193.
Sunday school was a common feature of early colonial churches.
a)
true
b)
false
194.
To reach the Algonquin Indians, John Eliot learned their language and translated the Bible into their language
a)
true
b)
false
195.
A chief shortcoming of some missionary efforts was the belief that Indians had to be “civilized” before they could be converted
a)
true
b)
false
196.
What is the most important phase of the church service in colonial America?
a)
the sermon
b)
Scripture reading
c)
the pastoral prayer
d)
congregational singing
197.
What were the main features of a typical colonial church building?
a)
resembled barns
b)
built near the center of town
c)
simple benches
d)
fancy marble and slate
e)
sounding board
198.
What was the first thing in the typical order of service in a colonial church?
a)
drum or bell
b)
catchism class
c)
long prayer
d)
singing
e)
band played
199.
What methods were used to evangelize the Indians?
a)
translated the Bible into Algonquin
b)
built them churches
c)
learn the language to preach to them
d)
converted four thousand indians
200.
How effective were the methods to evangalize the Indains?
a)
built them churches
b)
learn the language to preach to them
c)
converted four thousand indians
d)
indians revolted and went to war
201.
Who sat in the balcony of the churches?
a)
servants
b)
white collar workers
c)
slaves
d)
free blacks
e)
choir
202.
Where were the children between the first and second church service?
a)
drum or bell
b)
catchism class
c)
long prayer
d)
singing
e)
band played
203.

Pope Alexander the VI divided the world between what two countries for exploration

a)

England and Spain

b)

Spain and Portuguese

c)

England and Portuguese

d)

France and England

204.

What group had built civilizations by the time Christopher Columbus arrived?

a)

Greeks

b)

Pilgrims

c)

Indians

205.

What was named in honor of Queen Elizabeth I?

a)

Florida

b)

England

c)

North Carolina

206.

What country owned the states where Protestant reformation take place in?

a)

England

b)

Spain

c)

German

d)

Dutch

207.

Which group of Indians were uncivilized and politically unskilled

a)

Eastern Woodland Indians

b)

Pueblo

c)

Mound Builders

d)

None of the above

208.

Which country had colonies in North America that did not attract large numbers of settlers?

a)

English

b)

Spanish

c)

French

d)

Dutch

209.

True or False: The colony of Roanoke Island became known as the "Lost Colony" because its inhabitants disappeared?

a)

True

b)

False

210.

Who was the first English Child Born in America?

a)

Phillip II

b)

Virginia Dare

c)

Elizabeth II

211.

Who had the fewest settlements in the New World compared to the English?

a)

French and Germans

b)

Spanish and Germans

c)

French and Dutch

d)

French and Spanish

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