Ch 2 Flashcards

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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the English Civil War?

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The king was captured and beheaded by puritans

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In Florida, the principal method of converting the native population was

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Establishing schools and teaching Indians to read as well as learning Catholic doctrine

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2
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Maryland was the first English colony to

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Grant freedom of worship to all Christians

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3
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French overseas expansion had been delayed some years because of

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Civil war and religious upheaval at home

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4
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The Dutch East India Company hired ______ to find a northern passage to China

A

Henry Hudson

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5
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After years of marginal survival, Jamestown prospered with

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The introduction of the profitable crop, tobacco

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6
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Peter Minuit

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Purchased Manhattan Island and established New Amsterdam

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7
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Sebastian Vizcaino

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Attempted to establish connection and trade between Japan and Spain

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8
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The text argues that the Pequot War was launched

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To clear the land of Indians and open it to white settlers

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9
Q

Squanto was instrumental in securing the help from the village controlled by

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Massasoit

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10
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Which of the following non-Dutch groups was NOT represented in the cosmopolitan culture of New Netherland?

A

Russians

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11
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The English established Jamestown on land controlled by the Indian chief

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Powhatan

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12
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Which of the following was NOT true of Peter Stuyvesant?

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He expelled Quakers and other radical Protestants from New Netherland

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13
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The most active religious order in New France was the

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Jesuits

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14
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Kiliaen van Rensselaer, an Amsterdam merchant,

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Was the first and most successful patroon in the New Netherlands

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15
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Samuel de Champlain

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Devoted his life to developing New France

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16
Q

The “headright” system included all of the following except

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Enough seed to plant a first crop of tobacco

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17
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Samuel de Champlain secured an alliance and the friendship of the

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Algonquin and Huron

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18
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During the reigns of James I and Charles I

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Religious and economic forces prompted many English to migrate overseas

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19
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English Separatists

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All of the above

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20
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The House of Bugesses

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Was the earliest legislature in North America

21
Q

The first French to exploit the resources of North America were

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Fisherman

22
Q

Which of the following statements is true regarding Anne Hutchinson

A

All of the above

23
Q

By the time of Queen Elizabeth’s death in 1603, England possessed all of the following elements to compete for colonial outposts EXCEPT

A

Peace with Spain and other potential rivals in the Americas

24
Q

Of all the items brought to New Mexico by the Spanish, _______ had the most revolutionary impact on the society and economy

A

Sheep

25
Q

In the 1640s, immigration to New England slowed because

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Of political upheaval brought on by the English Civil War

26
Q

Instrumental to the survival of New Mexico in the 1600s was the

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Persistence if Franciscan missionaries who pressured the government not to abandon the territory

27
Q

Spain added the overseas empire of Portugal to its own during the reign of

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Phillip II

28
Q

In 1624, the king made Virginia a royal colony controlled by the crown because

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Disgruntled investors complained if company mismanagement

29
Q

All of the following foods or items were brought to New Mexico by the Spanish EXCEPT

A

Beans

30
Q

The London Company’s first attempted to establish a settlement in

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Maine

31
Q

Richard Hakluyt is best known

A

As a promoter and publicist for English overseas expansion

32
Q

After the arrival of the Spanish in Florida and the southeast, the native population was

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Cut in half by the spread of European diseases

33
Q

Jain de Onate was instrumental in developing the Spanish province of

A

New Mexico

34
Q

Spanish colonization efforts in the Philippines were challenged by the

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Dutch

35
Q

The nemesis of Puritans in England was

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William Laud, Bishop of London

36
Q

In contrast to Plymouth and Jamestown, at Boston

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There was no “starving” time

37
Q

English Puritans followed the teachings and doctrines of

A

John Calvin

38
Q

In the 1660s New Netherland was captured by the

A

English

39
Q

Which of the following is NOT true on Roger Williams

A

He was an advocate if the separation of church and state

40
Q

The first permanent English settlement in North America was

A

Jamestown

41
Q

_______, the governor, gave Jamestown organization and stability

A

John Smith

42
Q

George Calvart established Maryland as a

A

Refuge for English Catholics

43
Q

Which of the following nations was NOT an emerging rival to Spain’s power

A

Germany

44
Q

John Eliot

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Created an Indian bible

45
Q

Cardinal Richelieu’s power in France epitomized the

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Rising Counter-Reformation

46
Q

The first Puritan settlement was

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Boston

47
Q

Coronado’s expedition was followed up on by the expedition of

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Juan de Onate

48
Q

The long-time governor of the Plymouth colony was

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William Bradford

49
Q

The Massachusetts Bay Colony was led by

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John Winthrop