Chapter #2- Section #1 Test

Question 1

The desire to learn truth during the Renaissance let to what?

Answer 1

A hunger and thirst for access to the Bible

Question 2

Who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?

Answer 2

Martin Luther

Question 3

What was John Calvin’s famous and influential work that had a profound impact on early America?

Answer 3

Institutes of the Christian Religion

Question 4

What did Protestant Reformers believed about the church and state?

Answer 4

That the church and political system should be separate

Question 5

Which group’s views on separation of church and state played a major role in American economics?

Answer 5

Baptists

Question 6

What group suffered persecution because their religious beliefs differed from the official doctrines of the Church of England?

Answer 6

Puritans and Separatists

Question 7

In terms of the economy, the English government continued the practice of…

Answer 7

Mercantilism/collectivism

Question 8

What life principle was spoken by George Washington?

Answer 8

“Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.”

Question 9

What were the two motivating factors for the English settlement of North America?

Answer 9

Religious and economic freedom

Question 10

Investments were made, based on the expectation that colonies would become what a rich source of _____________ resources that could be sold to the English government, and to ____________________

Answer 10

Natural; manufactures

Question 11

Did Roanoke investors receive a good return on their investments?

Answer 11

No

Question 12

What was the primary purpose of the Jamestown settlement? What was the other major purpose?

Answer 12

Economic purpose

Desire to share their Christian faith with the Indians they encountered.

Question 13

The Pilgrims left England, settled in Holland, and eventually went to American why?

Answer 13

To obtain religious freedom

Question 14

What document, created by Pilgrims, established the first self-governing political entity in America?

Answer 14

Mayflower Compact

Question 15

According to the Mayflower Compact, what were some of the reasons given for planting the colony?

Answer 15

1) To glorify God
2) To advance the Christian faith
3) To honor the king

Question 16

What things eventually produced economic _________?

Answer 16

Prosperity

Individual rights, personal responsibility, and self-governance

Question 17

What life principle was spoken by General Douglas MacArthur?

Answer 17

“There is no security on this earth; there is only opportunity.”

Question 18

While motivation of settlers varied from a desire for religious liberty and evangelism, to a desire to become better off __________________, virtually all colonies were intended to be ____________.

Answer 18

Financially; profitable

Question 19

English businessmen knew that America was a land of what for anyone who embraced the Judeo-Christian work ethic?

Answer 19

Vast proportions, unlimited natural resources, and incredible opportunity

Question 20

Early American economic principles emphasized what?

What does modern economic systems do?

Answer 20

Rights and responsibilities of individuals.

Restrict individual rights and emphasize authority of the collective (usually the state) over individuals

Question 21

According to colonial historian William Bradford, was the collectivist/communal experiment at Plymouth Colony a success or failure?

Answer 21

Failure

Question 22

What were the results of the communal arrangement at Plymouth Colony?

Answer 22

Confusion, discontentment, resentment, decreased productivity

Question 23

What happened after Governor Bradford instituted free enterprise at Plymouth Colony?

Answer 23

1) People were more industrious
2) Women worked willingly in the fields
3) Children were more willing to help

Question 24

As Governor Bradford revealed, once ____________ _____________ __ _________ was establish, colonists prospered

Answer 24

Individual ownership of property

Question 25

What life principle was spoken by Gustave de Molinari?

Answer 25

"'Private property' is redundant. 'Public property' is an oxymoron. All legit property is private. If property isn't private, it's stolen."

Question 26

What principles of colonist were manifested in the colonies' _____ and ___________

Answer 26

Judeo-Christian principles Laws; culture

Question 27

What group of people suffered persecution and hardship as pioneers of religious liberty in the early colonies?

Answer 27

Baptist, Quakers, and Mennomites

Question 28

In spite of religious intolerance, colonists held solidly to what perspectives regarding _____________, once _______________ had been abandoned?

Answer 28

Judeo-Christian perspectives Economics; collectivism

Question 29

What was needed in order to carve out a living from the land, start farms, and state businesses?

Answer 29

1) Rugged individualism 2) Love of liberty 3) Ingenuity 4) Determination 5) Self-governance

Question 30

How did the vast quantity of land available for settlement contribute to the self-reliance and individualism of the colonists?

Answer 30

People lived far apart

Question 31

Why did European governments prefer to have most people living in towns and villages?

Answer 31

1) Law enforcement 2) Religious control

Question 32

Colonial economies prospered, with _________ and ___________ dictating which products and services would be offered

Answer 32

Supply; demand

Question 33

What life principle was spoken by Samuel Adams?

Answer 33

"While the people are virtuous they cannot be subdued; but when once they lose their virtue, they will be ready to surrender their liberties to the first external or internal invader."

Question 34

While European wars kept the English government distracted from time to time, the Crown and Parliament attempted what?

Answer 34

To limit economic liberties through a variety of laws

Question 35

The self-reliant colonist saw a real need for...

Answer 35

specialization

Question 36

Specialization resulted in what?

Answer 36

Better quality products

Question 37

In most instances in the American Colonies, what two things were offset by hard work and thrift?

Answer 37

Scarcity and poverty

Question 38

To exert more influence and control in American colonies, the Crown established the system of __________________ colonies whereby the King personally appointed _________ to exercise authority in these colonies.

Answer 38

Proprietary; governors

Question 39

What happens when government interferes with free markets?

Answer 39

Scarcity and poverty inevitably increase

Question 40

Government restrictions on the economy had what type of impact on colonists living up to their full potential as producers of goods and services?

Answer 40

Great negative impact

Question 41

What were some effects of the English government's intervention in the colonies' economy?

Answer 41

1) Productivity discouraged 2) Prices of imported goods increased 3) Colonists resorted to smuggling 4) English goods boycotted 5) Problems for business owners

Question 42

What life principle was spoken by Charles de Montesquieu?

Answer 42

"There is no crueler tyranny than that which is perpetuated under the shield of law and in the name of justice."