


The Fox and the Natchez met defeat at the hands of the
A. Iroquois.
B. French.
C. English.
D. Spanish.
ANSWER: B


Which one of the following is the LEAST true of Indian populations in the 1700s?
A. Fear of English colonial growth kept many allied with the French.
B. Indian populations continued for days from epidemics.
C. Many attempted preserving autonomy through trade.
D. Indian societies in the interior lost 50 percent through disease.
ANSWER: D


If you were in a stone house with a great barn, in a "heaven for farmers," with Quaker, Scots-Irish and German neighbors, you were probably in
A. Massachusetts.
B. the Carolinas.
C. Delaware.
D. Pennsylvania.
ANSWER: D


Between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the chances of an indentured servant's at least moderate success had increased to this percent:
A. 5
B. 20
C. 50
D. 80
ANSWER: C


Landless or "strolling poor" were most likely to be found in this area:
A. New England
B. Lower South
C. Pennsylvania
D. French Crescent
ANSWER: A


Which one of the following was NOT a belief of the Enlightenment?
A. Humans could understand natural law and apply it to improving the world.
B. Individuals were endowed with rights to life, liberty, and property.
C. Emotional enthusiasm was important to religious faith.
D. The state should provide for the happiness and security of individuals.
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following has the LEAST in common with the others?
A. George Whitefield
B. Jonathan Edwards
C. William Tennent
D. Benjamin Franklin
ANSWER: D


The administrative capital of New Spain was:
A. St. Augustine
B. Mexico City
C. Pensacola
D. Santa Fe
ANSWER: B


The leader of the colony of Rhode Island was:
A. Roger Williams
B. John Winthrop
C. William Penn
D. Anne Hutchinson
ANSWER: A


The lower class in British colonies made up what percentage of the population?
A. 20%
B. 30%
C. 40%
D. 50%
ANSWER: C


Reverend William's book, The Redeemed Captive Returning to Zion, illustrated the fascination of Colonial America with:
A. problems and dilemmas of crossing frontiers and boundaries.
B. converting the Indians to Christian ways and principles.
C. understanding the nature of Indian cultures.
D. French and Spanish cultural outposts.
ANSWER: A


Kahnawake was an example of a/an
A. Iroquois village.
B. French long-lots.
C. Protestant mission in predominantly Catholic country.
D. mixed bicultural community.
ANSWER: D


The oldest of the European colonies in North America was:
A. New Mexico
B. Texas
C. California
D. Florida
ANSWER: D


If you were a habitant or metis living in a long-lot pattern, you were most likely to be in a city like:
A. Boston
B. Charleston
C. Los Angeles
D. Detroit
ANSWER: D


If you were living in a central village ruled by a General Court but thinking about "hiving off," you were probably in this North American region:
A. French Crescent
B. New England
C. Lower South
D. Backcountry
ANSWER: B


If you were a squatter in a log cabin, raising Indian corn and hogs, hunting, caring little for rank, you were probably in this area:
A. New England
B. Spanish Borderlands
C. Backcountry
D. Lower South
ANSWER: C


Which one of the following is LEAST true of everyday community life in North American colonial societies?
A. Family and kin were very important.
B. They broke away from their mother country's culture.
C. They were mostly oral cultures following the seasons.
D. They relied on the collective community.
ANSWER: B


The English colonies populations grew more rapidly than the Spanish or French colonies because
A. their fertility rates were higher.
B. English immigration policies were less restrictive.
C. their environments were healthier and mortality was lower.
D. good farming techniques and food were more plentiful.
ANSWER: B


The central principle of Arminianism which became popular with New England Congregations in the 1700s was that God
A. had predetermined the few men and women who would be saved.
B. was mysterious and unfathomable in terms of salvation.
C. would strike deserved people with an intensely emotional conversion experience.
D. gave people the freedom to choose salvation through faith and good works.
ANSWER: D


If you were part of the Half-Way Covenant, what were you half-way to?
A. paying off your redemptioner's fee
B. becoming a denizen rather than having alien status
C. going from being on Old Light to a New Light
D. membership in a Puritan Church but without a conversion experience
ANSWER: D



Which one of the following gives the correct chronological order of these events:  (1) San Francisco founded             (3) Great Awakening begins  (2) Bishopric of Quebec founded       (4) Toleration Act        
A. 2,4,3,1
B. 3,4,1,2
C. 2,3,4,1
D. 1,3,2,4
ANSWER: A


Significant Colleges in early colonial America were founded from 1636 to 1746 in this order:
A. Yale, Harvard, William & Mary, Princeton
B. William & Mary, Princeton, Harvard, Yale
C. Harvard, William & Mary, Yale, Princeton
D. Princeton, William & Mary, Harvard, Yale
ANSWER: C


In the 1700s
A. William Penn recruits foreign settlers.
B. the Plains Indians adopt the horse.
C. New England develops the Half-Way Covenant.
D. Harvard College is founded.
ANSWER: B


Substantial local regions of these colonies were predominately African by the mid-eighteenth century:
A. Georgia, Virginia, Delaware
B. Maryland, South Carolina, New York
C. Maryland, South Carolina, Pennsylvania
D. South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
ANSWER: D


The region with the largest population in 18th century America was:
A. Indian America
B. New York
C. New England
D. New France
ANSWER: A


The plantation communities were spread out near:
A. the Pacific Ocean
B. the Missouri River
C. the Mississippi River
D. the Atlantic Ocean
ANSWER: C


In the 1730's, the French decimated the:
A. Apache
B. Iroquois
C. Fox
D. Hopi
ANSWER: C


Which of the following was founded first?
A. San Francisco
B. Los Angeles
C. San Jose
D. San Diego
ANSWER: D


The Indian populations became dependent on European goods to maintain their way of life.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The mounted Plains Indian was a product of the colonial era.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The Franciscan missionaries were led by Gaspar de Portola.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The heart of the French empire in North America were its urban centers.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


All the New England colonies except Rhode Island were governed by Puritan congregations.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


By the mid-18th century, New France was reaching the limit of its land supply.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


One of the distinctive characteristics of the backcountry was the settlers' reverence for rank.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


Human sexual activity fluctuated with the rural working demands created by the seasons.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Only about 10% of the immigrants to 18th century British America were indentured servants.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The administration of the Spanish and French colonies was highly centralized.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Kahnawake was founded by Jesuit missionaries.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


The English generally had better relations with the native peoples than the French.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


St. Augustine remained firmly under the control of the Spanish in the 18th century.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


During the period of the mission system, California's native population fell 25 percent.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


French settlers were overwhelmingly Catholic.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


There was very little distinction in the New English colonies between religious and secular authority.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Pennsylvania was called a "heaven for farmers" because of its land availability.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


By 1750, enslaved Africans made up 70% of the population of some colonies.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


There was little community life outside of the plantations in the Lower South.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


Women had numerous opportunities outside of the home, including midwifery, careers in trade and merchant occupations, and other job options.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: B


The English were the only colonial power to encourage foreign nationals to settle in their colonies.
A. True
B. False
ANSWER: A


