


Which groups of missionaries attempted to convert the Pueblos?
A. Jesuits
B. Franciscans
C. Benedictines
D. Carmelites
ANSWER: C


The city of Santa Fe was founded by:
A. Onate
B. Peralta
C. La Salle
D. Acadia
ANSWER: B


Powhatan was the leader of which Indian tribe?
A. Iroquois
B. Apache
C. Algonquin
D. Cherokee
ANSWER: C


African slaves were first introduced to what area in 1619?
A. Chesapeake
B. Florida
C. Plymouth Colony
D. Providence
ANSWER: A


What caused the migration of thousands of English Protestants after 1625?
A. plague
B. persecution by Charles I
C. offers of free slave labor
D. laws requiring registration of all Puritans with the High Church
ANSWER: B


The Pequots were trading partners with the:
A. French
B. English
C. Narragansets
D. Dutch
ANSWER: D


The New England communities differed from the Chesapeake colonies because:
A. they were not Puritan
B. they did not bring their families
C. they did not bring many servants
D. they were not English
ANSWER: C


The founder of Hartford, Thomas Hooker, believed that suffrage should be:
A. allowed for all church members, not just males
B. limited to literate males
C. granted to the indigenous tribes
D. allowed only for the elites
ANSWER: A


Anne Hutchinson's primary criticism against the ministers regarded their:
A. refusal to do good works
B. lack of piety
C. abundance of piety
D. demand for higher wages
ANSWER: B


New Amsterdam passed from Dutch control to the control of the:
A. English
B. French
C. Russians
D. Spanish
ANSWER: A


At the end of the sixteenth century, the only European powers directly involved in North America were the
A. Spanish and French.
B. Swedes and Dutch.
C. French and Germans.
D. English and Dutch.
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following was NOT an early part of the French colonial system?
A. It was based on commerce.
B. It was dispersed among the Indian communities.
C. Christian conversion was seen as a supplement to Indian life.
D. It was based on land ownership and exclusion.
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following is a RESULT of the other three?
A. first commercial shipment of tobacco to England
B. Opechancanough wars on Jamestown
C. John Rolfe develops hybrid tobacco
D. Virginia company makes headright grants
ANSWER: B


If you had been an indentured servant in the Chesapeake colonies in the mid-1600s, which one of the following would you have been MOST likely to be?
A. a convicted criminal
B. young, single, unskilled male
C. a skilled craftsman
D. a young, unmarried woman
ANSWER: B


The Puritans of England were so named because they were trying to:
A. "purge" or separate themselves from the corrupt English Church.
B. "pursue" religious tolerance for all Christian creeds.
C. "purify" the English Church from within.
D. "purport" or profess the principles of self-government.
ANSWER: C


Which one has the LEAST in common with the other three?
A. William Bradford
B. Separatists
C. Massasoit
D. Winthrop
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following is NOT properly paired?
A. Separatists-Plymouth
B. Jesuits-New France
C. Quakers-Pennsylvania
D. Puritans-Rhode Island
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following is the RESULT of the other three?
A. diversification of the New England economy
B. decline of the immigrant market
C. Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth
D. a slackening of Puritan migration to New England
ANSWER: A


In his attitude toward Indians, Roger Williams had the MOST in common with
A. William Penn.
B. Nathaniel Bacon.
C. John Winthrop.
D. John Smith.
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following was NOT a Restoration Colony?
A. Maine
B. Carolina
C. New York
D. Pennsylvania
ANSWER: A



The restoration of the Stuart Monarchy occurred in
A. 1649.
B. 1660.
C. 1688.
D. 1689.
ANSWER: B


The first English colony in North America was Virginia on
A. Delaware River.
B. Chesapeake Bay.
C. Albemarle Sound.
D. Cape Hatteras.
ANSWER: B


In 1704 the lower counties of Pennsylvania became the colony of
A. New Hampshire.
B. Delaware.
C. Maryland.
D. New Jersey.
ANSWER: B


Which one of the following wars is NOT correctly matched to its major geographical location?
A. King William's War/New York and New Hampshire
B. King Philip's War/New England
C. Bacon's Rebellion/Pennsylvania
D. Southern Indian Wars/Carolinas
ANSWER: C
CHRONOLOGY AND MAP QUESTIONS FROM STUDENT GUIDE


Which one of the following gives the correct order of these events:  (1) Pilgrim Emigration            (3) English founding of Jamestown  (2) French founding of Quebec     (4) Spanish in New Mexico        
A. 1, 2,3,4
B. 4,1,3,2
C. 3,1,4,2
D. 4,3,2,1
ANSWER: D


Which one of the following events is NOT correctly matched to the date of its occurrence?
A. King Philip's War-1675
B. Bacon's Rebellion-1676
C. The Pueblo Revolt-1680
D. King William's War-1701
ANSWER: D


The Spanish colonies in New Mexico clustered their towns around this river:
A. Rio Grande
B. Colorado
C. Pecos
D. San Juan
ANSWER: A


The heart of New France was along this water body:
A. Bay of Fundy
B. Great Lakes
C. St. Lawrence River
D. Albemarle Sound
ANSWER: C


The Dutch were to the Hudson River as the Scandanavians were to the
A. James.
B. Delaware.
C. Connecticut.
D. Susquehanna.
ANSWER: B


Which one of the following was NOT a new proprietory colony created by King Charles II after his restoration?
A. New York
B. Pennsylvania
C. New Jersey
D. Maine
ANSWER: D


The Pueblo revolt was sparked by violations of tradition by the Spanish.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Church convinced the Spanish government to subsidize New Mexico as a special missionary colony.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The colony of Acadia became the heart of New France.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Tobacco became the "merchantable commodity" sought by the English.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Reliance on indentured servants was common in all European colonies.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Unmarried women were in short supply in the New World.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The principle concern of the English in the New World was commerce.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The leader of the Puritan Commonwealth was Oliver Cromwell.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The "General of Virginia" in the 1670s was William Berkeley.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The Pueblo Indians had become deeply devoted to Christianity.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Spanish interest in the Southwest faded after Coronado failed to find additional  empires.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in North America.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


About 10% of the English migrants to the Chesapeake were indentured servants.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Both the French and the British colonies maintained close ties to the mother country.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The first document of self-government in North America was the Mayflower Compact.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


King Charles I was executed in 1649.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Anne Hutchinson was excommunicated and banished from Providence.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Restoration Colonies were created by Charles II of England.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


King Philip's War was one of the most destructive in American history.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A

