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Captain John Smith is to be associated primarily with the colony of ___________.

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One reason Roger Williams was deported from the Massachusetts colony was he


A) was a confirmed Separatist.
B) argued that the colony should maintain allegiance to the Church of England.
C) said the land occupied by the colonists belonged to the Indians.
D) attempted to take over the leadership of the colony.
E) advocated the principle of plural marriage.

F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

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Charles I dissolved Parliament and was later beheaded.

A) True
B) False

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Which people, Europeans or Indians, enjoyed greater benefit from the fifteenth and sixteenth century exchange of technology of weaponry and agriculture?

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California was first colonized by Spain which used local Indians as its main source of labor.

A) True
B) False

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The "middle ground" refers in part to areas on the western edges of English colonial settlements.

A) True
B) False

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Anne Hutchinson preached the _________________ heresy.

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William Penn


A) was a man of great wealth who converted to Quakerism.
B) established a moderately successful but never cosmopolitan colony.
C) suppressed the local Indians in Pennsylvania with a strong military presence.
D) never visited Pennsylvania.
E) used unscrupulous and deceptive advertising to attract settlers.

F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

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Between 1608 and 1609, Captain John Smith strengthened the Jamestown settlement by


A) improving relations with the local Indians.
B) dividing the decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale.
C) imposing work and order on the colonists.
D) introducing tobacco to the colonists.
E) importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.

F) All of the above
G) D) and E)

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The first English colony to establish the principle of religious toleration was _________________.

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The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay Company


A) established their capital in Salem.
B) began as a royal colony.
C) were led by Miles Standish.
D) were given their colonial charter by Charles II.
E) carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.

F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

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Bacon's Rebellion


A) spelled the demise of the Virginia Company.
B) saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign.
C) spread throughout several colonies.
D) carried on for several years.
E) was a conflict between eastern and western Virginia.

F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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Leisler's Rebellion took place in


A) Rhode Island.
B) New Jersey.
C) Massachusetts.
D) New York.
E) Connecticut.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

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Compare the experiences of the Roanoke colony with those of the Jamestown colony and explain what factors led to the failure of the former and the eventual success of the latter.

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The Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth wrote the _____________ Compact.

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The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas


A) married Englishman John Smith.
B) was kidnapped by John Rolfe.
C) created an interest in England to "civilize" Indians.
D) was the cause of a war between the Powhatan Indians and Virginian colonists.
E) refused to convert to Christianity.

F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

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Residents of Massachusetts generally had greater freedom of worship than the Puritans had had in England.

A) True
B) False

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Thomas Hooker is to be associated with establishing the colony of


A) Rhode Island.
B) Vermont.
C) New Hampshire.
D) Connecticut.
E) Maine.

F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

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Which the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?


A) He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades.
B) He encouraged Virginia to develop westward.
C) His relations with Indians were violent and bloody.
D) He extended the political representation for frontier settlers.
E) He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains.

F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

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In Jamestown the winter of 1609-1610 was known as the ________________.

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