1st EXAM (1-30)

Question 1

Which nations were attempting to colonize North America?

Answer 1

England, France, Spain

Question 2

Which colony was known for being strict and banishing Roger Williams and Ann Hutchinson?

Answer 2

Massachusetts Bag Colony

Question 3

Which of the colonies were founded by “Quakers”?

Answer 3

Pennsylvania

Question 4

Which original colony was first established by James Oglethorpe as a place for debtors to start a new life?

Answer 4

Georgia

Question 5

A cash crop is one that is raised primary for?

Answer 5

Sale

Question 6

What was “awakened” during the Great Awakening?

Answer 6

Religious Belief

Question 7

A British duty was a

Answer 7

tax

Question 8

The Colombian Exchange refers to the exchange of goods between

Answer 8

The Americans and Europe and Asia

Question 9

According to mercantilism, a nation could increase its wealth and power by obtaining as much gold and silver as possible and by

Answer 9

establishing a favorable balance of trade

Question 10

Early migration to the Americas from Asia needed about 10,000 years ago because

Answer 10

access to North America was no longer possible on foot

Question 11

To John Smiths dismay, settlers in Jamestown directed most of their energy toward

Answer 11

search for gold and other riches

Question 12

What turned Jamestown into a profitable enterprise

Answer 12

tobacco

Question 13

To encourage settlers to come to Jamestown, the headright system offered them

Answer 13

land

Question 14

In the early years of the Virginia colony, a field laborer was most likely to be

Answer 14

an indentured servant or a former indentured servant

Question 15

What occurred as a result of Virginia’s being made a royal colony

Answer 15

it came under the direct control of the king

Question 16

Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion of

Answer 16

frontier colonists against the Virginia government

Question 17

The middle passage refers to the part of the triangular trade system that carried

Answer 17

slaves from Africa to the West Indies and North America

Question 18

The first African American arrived to the United States where

Answer 18

Jamestown

Question 19

What best describes why explorers/settlers came to the New World

Answer 19

all of the above are true

Question 20

The agreement written by the Pilgrims that provided for self-goverment was called the

Answer 20

The Mayflower Compact

Question 21

Why were joint-stock somoza ke’s a good way of financing new colonies in North America

Answer 21

large sums of money can be raised with little risks of investors

Question 22

For what purpose did the English government want to use the Georgia colony

Answer 22

military outposts

Question 23

The purpose of the Navigation Acts was to

Answer 23

restrict colonial trade

Question 24

as a result of the englands policy of “salutary neglect” the colonies developed.

Answer 24

a desire for self government

Question 25

During the french and indian war, native americans fought in the side of

Answer 25

both british and french

Question 26

with the proclamation of 1763 the british government attempted to

Answer 26

stop settlement west of the appalachians

Question 27

the sugar act was an effort by the british parliament to

Answer 27

reduce colonial smuggling

Question 28

republicanism is the idea that

Answer 28

government should be ruled by citizens elected representatives

Question 29

The northwest ordinance of 1787

Answer 29

established a plan for dividing the land west of the Appalachians mountain

Question 30

the great compromise proposed that a states representative in the house of representatives would be determined by

Answer 30

size of state population