Chapter 3-6 Multiple Choice Exam Questions

Question 1

Few Native Americans were left in New England after

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King Phillip’s War

Question 2

After the English Civil War, the English government viewed the colonies as

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sources of raw materials

Question 3

William Penn acquired the land that is now Pennsylvania

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as settlements for a debt King Charles owed his father.

Question 4

The Stono Rebellion was an uprising of

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enslaved Africans wanting freedom

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The Georgia Colony was founded as a

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place where debtors could start over

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The Southern Colonies developed an economy based on

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agriculture

Question 7

Bacon’s Rebellion convinced many wealthy planters to

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move away from indentured servants for labor

Question 8

John Locke asserted that all people were born with the right to

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life, liberty, and property

Question 9

The revival of religious feeling in the 1700s was called

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The Great Awakening

Question 10

The first European settlement in what is now the United States was at

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St. Augustine

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Capital for the first permanent English settlements in America was raised through

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the establishment of joint stock companies

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The main reason for the “enclosure movement” in England was the desire of English landlords to

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raise sheep for wool

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The majority of the original settlers of Jamestown

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died of starvation or disease

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Virginia’s ultimate success was assured by

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tobacco cultivation

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The Pilgrims were

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separatists

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The Mayflower Compact was drawn up to

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create a government when a group settlers landed in the wrong place

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When John Winthrop told his followers that the Massachusetts colony must be “as a City upon a Hill,” he meant that

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they had a duty to build a moral society as an example to others

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Rhode Island, founded by Roger Williams, was noted for its

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religious toleration

Question 19

The Navigation Acts passed by England

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required that goods brought to England be carried on English ships, “enumerated articles” meant goods had to only be shipped to England or English colonies, and they were difficult to enforce which resulted in widespread smuggling.

Question 20

Through a series of wars, the English gained control of New York and New Jersey from the

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Dutch