IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice

1. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.In seventeenth century colonial America all of the following are true regarding womenexcept

[A] abusive husbands were punished. [B] women had no rights as individuals.

[C] a husband's power over his wife was not absolute.

[D] women were regarded as morally weaker than men. [E] women could not vote.

2. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.Colonists in both the North and the South established differences in all of the followingareas except

[A] political systems.

[D] values.

[B] economies.

[E] allegiance to England.

[C] patterns of settlement.

3. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Transportation in colonial America was

[A] slow by any of the means available.

[B] so poor that no mail service was established until the 1800s.

[C] safer by road than by any other means.

[D] surprisingly fast for the time. [E] fast only on the waterways.

4. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.The colony of Georgia was founded

[A] in the seventeenth century. [B] as a defensive buffer for South Carolina.

[C] by King George. [D] by a joint-stock company.

[E] by eight proprietors chosen by Charles ll.

5. IV. Single-Answ~r Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.One political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others was

[A] one man, one vote. [B] restricting the right to vote to men only.

[C] the separation of powers. [D] self-taxation through representation.

[E] the property qualification for voting.

6. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.When Lord De La Warr took control of Jamestown in 1610, he

[A] re-established better relations with the Indians.

[B] imposed a harsh military regime on the colony.

[C] brought many Irish immigrants with him.

[D] halted the rapid population decline. [E] died within a few months of his arrival.

IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.

7. Benjamin Franklin's plan for colonial home rule was rejected by the individual coloniesbecause

[A] it did not provide for the common defense.

[B] it did not seem to give enough independence to the colonies.

[C] they did not feel that they had been well represented at the Albany Congress.

[D] the British approved it.

[E] it placed too much power in the hands of local governments.

8. Chief Pontiac decided to try to drive the British out of the Ohio Valley because

[A] the British were weak as a result of the French and Indian War.

[B] the French government had promised to help.

[C] of the Proclamation of 1763. [D] the Indians were in a precarious position.

[E] the British had deliberately infected Indians with smallpox.

9. Colonial American taverns were all of the following except

[A] another cradle of democracy. [B] frequented mainly by the lower class.

[C] important in crystallizing public opinion.

[D] hotbeds of agitation for the Revolutionary movement.

[E] places providing amusements.

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10. Most likely the first Americans were

[A] Portuguese sailors of Prince Henry the Navigator.

[B] people who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America.

[C] Spanish explorers of the fifteenth century:

[D] Vikings from Scandinavia. [E] refugees from Africa.

V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.

11. The biggest disrupter of Native American life was

[A] horses. [B] disease. [C] the formation of new tribes.

[D] loss of culture. [E] fire arms.

12. As a result of Sir Edmund Andros's rule,

[A] officials tried to enforce the Navigation Laws.

[B] the power oftown meetings was curbed. [C] smuggling was suppressed.

[D] taxes were levied without the consent of elected representatives. [E] all of these.


13. During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in manyEnglish colonies for all of the following reasons except that

[A] the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died in suchlarge numbers.

[B] in some areas families formed too slowly.

[C] African slaves cost too much money.

[D] Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies.

[E] families procreated too slowly.


14. The expansion of New England society

[A] took place without the approval of the colonial legislature.

[B] was undertaken by lone-wolf farmers on their own initiative.

[C] was a rather haphazard process.

[D] led to little concern about the community as a whole.

[E] proceeded in an orderly fashion.

15. In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

[A] followed the land use pattern established by the local Indians.

[B] had a more diversified economy. [C] had a more ethnically mixed population.

[D] were more oriented toward the individual than toward community interests.

[E] expanded westward in a less orderly fashion.

16. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Arrange the following events in chronological order: the founding of (A) Georgia, (B) theCarolinas, (C) Virginia, (D) Maryland.

[A] C,D,B,A [B] B,D,C,A [C] A,C,B,D [D] C,B,A,D [E] D,C,B,A

17. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.During a generation of peace following the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht, Britain provided itsAmerican colonies with

[A] stronger parliamentary direction.

[C] higher taxes passed by Parliament.

[E] all of these.

[B] a large military presence for protection.

[D] decades of salutary neglect.

18. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Maryland's Act of Toleration

[A] abolished the death penalty.

[B] actually sanctioned less religious toleration than what previously existed.

[C] gave freedom only to Catholics.

[D] was issued by Lord Baltimore. [E] protected Jews and atheists.

19. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.When the Scots-Irish established a new community, one of the first tasks they undertookwas to

[A] establish a court.

[C] institute a theocracy.

[B] make peace with local Indians.

[D] build a tavern. [E] erect a church.


20. Some Africans became especially valuable as slaves in the Carolinas because they

[A] had experience working in dry, desertlike areas.

[B] were experienced in rice cultivation. [C] exhibited skill as soldiers.

[D] were skilled fishermen. [E] were knowledgeable regarding cotton production.

21. The early years at Jamestown were mainly characterized by

[A] economic prosperity. [B] constant fear of Spanish invasion.

[C] major technological advancement. [D] peace with the Native Americans.

[E] starvation, disease, and frequent Indian raids.

22. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymouswith American life includedreverence for all of the following except

[A] opposition to slavery. [B] self-government. [C] religious tolerance.[D] individual liberty. [E] economic opportunity.

23. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.New England Confederation regarded Dutch New Netherland as

[A] a welcome friend. [B] a trading partner. [C] an enemy to be wiped out.

[D] the next victim of New Sweden. [E] an easy target for Indian raids.


24. The French wanted to control Louisiana because they

[A] would then control the mouth of the Mississippi.

[B] liked its climate. [C] saw it as a dumping ground for undesirables.

[D] feared Dutch expansion into the territory. [E] wanted to keep the area unfortified.

25. In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward because

[A] Portugal controlled the African coast. [B] Muslims blocked the sea route.

[C] the Pope granted Spain the right to sail this route.

[D] the Moors had convinced them to do so. [E] all of these.

26. One outstanding feature common to all of the eventually rebellious colonies was their

[A] support of religious freedom. [B] economic organization.

[C] rapidly growing populations. [D] relatively equal wealth.

[E] similar social structures.

27. In the peace arrangements that ended the French and Indian War,

[A] France lost all its valuable sugar islands in the West Indies.

[B] Spain ceded all of Louisiana, including New Orleans, to Britain.

[C] England turned Florida over to Spain.

[D] the British got all of Canada except Nova Scotia.

[E] France surrendered all of its territorial claims to North America.


28. The immediate reason for Bacon's Rebellion was

[A] to halt the importation of African slaves.

[B] the wealthy planter class losing control of the colony.

[C] a shortage of indentured servants.

[D] Indian attacks on frontier settlements. [E] all ofthese.


29. Arrange the following events in chronological order: (A) Reformation, (B) founding ofJamestown colony, (C) Restoration, (D) defeat of the Spanish Armada, (E) colony ofGeorgia founded.

[A] A, B, C, D, E

[D] C, A, D, B, E

[B] A, D, B, C, E

[E] E, D, A, C, B

[C] D, A, B, C, E

30. By 1750, all the southern plantation colonies

[A] provided tax support for the Church of England. [B] had few large cities.

[C] based their economies on the production of staple crops for export.

[D] practiced slavery. [E] all of these.


31. Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continentalseparation approximately 350 million years ago?

[A] the Coast Range

[D] the Sierra Nevada

[B] the Cascades

[E] the Rockies

[C] the Appalachians


32. The Half-Way Covenant

[A] brought an end to the Jeremiads of Puritan ministers.

[B] allowed full communion for all nonconverted members.

[C] admitted to baptism but not full membership the unconverted children of existingmembers.

[D] strengthened the distinction between the "elect" and all others.

[E] resulted in a decrease in church members.

V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.

33. New York and Pennsylvania were similar in that they both

[A] experienced slow population growth.

[B] were established by joint-stock companies.

[C] had ethnically mixed populations.

[D] were founded as religious refuges. [E] had poor soil.

34. At the outset, Lord Baltimore allowed some religious toleration in the Maryland colonybecause he

[A] wanted the colony's Jews to be able to practice their faith.

[B] was a committed atheist. [C] hoped to maintain a Catholic majority.

[D] hoped to secure freedom of worship for his fellow Catholics.

[E] was asked to do so by the king.


35. Compared with indentured servants, African-American slaves were

[A] more likely to rebel.

[B] cheaper to buy and own. [C] a more manageable labor force.

[D] less expensive to buy but more expensive to keep. [E] less reliable workers.


36. The development of "three sister" farming on the southeast Atlantic seaboard

[A] ultimately failed to produce adequate amounts of food.

[B] was attributed to three young women of the Cherokee peoples.

[C] produced a rich diet that led to high population densities.

[D] enabled the Anasazis to prosper. [E] led to the dominance ofthe potato.

37. As a result of the rapid population growth in colonial America during the eighteenthcentury,

[A] the need for slave labor declined.

[B] a momentous shift occurred in the balance of power between the colonies and themother country.

[C] the colonists became more dependent on Britain for the goods that they needed tosurvrve.

[D] the British government was pleased that more workers would be available to fill anincreasing need for laborers in Britain.

[E] the British government granted greater autonomy to colonial governments.

38. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Cultural contributions the Dutch made to America include all of the following except

[A] soccer. [B] Santa Claus. [C] sauerkraut. [D] skating. [E] Easter eggs.


39. As the seventeenth century wore on, regional differences arose, most notably

[A] slave labor.

[C] the breaking of the Atlanta economy.

[E] the use of indentured servants.

[B] the continuing rigidity of Puritanism.

[D] loyalty to England.


40. The 1759Battle of Quebec

[A] ranks as one of the most significant victories in British and American history.

[B] ended the war of French succession. [C] was a dramatic victory for the French.

[D] was a key turning point in Queen Anne's War.

[E] had little impact on the French and Indian War.

41. Urban development in the colonial South

[A] led to the construction of an excellent highway system.

[B] rivaled that of New England. [C] kept pace with the growth oflarge plantations.

[D] occurred without the development of a professional class.

[E] was slow to emerge.

42. When William Pitt became prime minister during the French and Indian War, he

[A] ordered a full-scale assault on the French West Indies.

[B] relied heavily on the older, more cautious generals in the British Army.

[C] remained popular with the wealthy but not the poor.

[D] ended Parliament's practice of reimbursing the colonies for their war-relatedexpenditures.

[E] focused his military strategy on the capture of French Canada.

43. In which ofthe following is the explorer mismatched with the area he explored?

[A] Cortes-Mexico [B] Columbus-Caribbean islands

[C] Pizarro-Peru [D] Coronado-New Mexico and Arizona

[E] Ponce de Leon-Mississippi River Valley

44. France had to give up its vision of a North American New France when

[A] its fishing industry faltered. [B] King Louis XIV died.

[C] farming proved to be unprofitable.

[D] it could not entice enough settlers to America.

[E] it was defeated by the British in 1713 and 1763.


45. After 1680, reliance on slave labor in colonial America rapidly increased because

[A] Americans rushed to cash in on slave trade.

[B] planters feared the growing number of landless freemen in the colonies.

[C] higher wages in England reduced the number of emigrating servants.

[D] the British Royal African company lost its monopoly on the slave trade in colonialAmerica.

[E] all of these.

46. The combination of Calvinism, soil, and climate in New England resulted in the peoplethere possessing which of the following qualities:

[A] energy. [B] self-reliance. [C] stubbornness.

[D] resourcefulness. [E] all of these.

V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.

47. The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were providedby

[A] a royal proprietor.

[D] the law of primogeniture.

[B] Queen Elizabeth II. [C] a joint-stock company.

[E] an expanding wool trade.

48. Roger Williams' beliefs included all of the following except

[A] denying the authority of the civil government to regulate religious matters.

[B] demanding oaths regarding religious beliefs.

[C] condemning the taking of Indian land without fair compensation.

[D] breaking away from the Church of England.

[E] challenging the legality of Massachusetts Bay's charter.

49. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.It was typical of colonial New England adults to

[A] be unable to read and write. [B] live alone.

[C] die before becoming grandparents. [D] marry early and have several children.

[E] arrive in New England unmarried.

50. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.The cultivation of tobacco in Jamestown resulted in all of the following except

[A] soaring prosperity in the colony. [B] a great demand for controlled labor.

[C] the destruction of the soil. [D] diversification ofthe colony's economy.

[E] the broad-acred plantation system.

51. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.In the seventeenth century, due to a high death rate families were both few and fragile in

[A] the Chesapeake colonies. [B] Florida.

[C] the middle colonies. [D] New England. [E] Georgia.

52. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Among the Puritans, it was understood that

[A] women could become religious leaders.

[B] clergymen would hold the most powerful political office.

[C] the purpose of government was to enforce God's laws.

[D] they would establish democratic government in America.

[E] all adult white male landowners could vote for political leaders.


53. The population ofthe thirteen American colonies was

[A] most ethnically mixed in New England. [B] about one-half non-English.

[C] about evenly divided among Anglo-Saxons, French, Scots-Irish, and Germans.

[D] perhaps the most diverse in the world, although it remained predominantly Anglo-Saxon.

[E] none of these.

54. Before the arrival of Columbus, most native peoples in North America

[A] were more advanced than those in South America.

[B] lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements.

[C] populated the greater part of the continent.

[D] lived in large communities. [E] relied on horses for transportation.

55. At the time of the European colonization of North America the number of Indian tribes wasestimated at approximately

[A] 200. [B] 100. [C] 50. [D] 1,000. [E] 500.

56. The major manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the eighteenth century was

[A] making clothes. [B] arms and munitions production.

[C] rum distilling. [D] iron making. [E] lumbering.

57. The physical and social conditions of slavery were harshest in

[A] Pennsylvania. [B] Virginia. [C] Massachusetts.

[D] Maryland. [E] South Carolina.

58. The crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America was

[A] tobacco. [B] wheat. [C] beans. [D] potatoes. [E] corn.


59. Unlike the English colonies in America, in New France

[A] the population grew very rapidly.

[B] no valuable resources for exploitation existed.

[C] the colonists practiced religious toleration.

[D] the crown refused to promote the welfare of French colonization.

[E] there were no popularly elected assemblies.

v. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.

60. The physical growth of English New York was slowed because

[A] of the Indian threat. [B] of the monopolistic land policies ofthe aristocrats.

[C] the Dutch engaged in guerrilla warfare. [D] of an unhealthy climate.

[E] of the French threat.

61. The first English attempt at colonization was in

[A] Roanoke Island.

[D] Jamestown.

[B] Newfoundland.

[E] St. Augustine.

[C] Massachusetts Bay.

62. All of the following provided motives for English colonization except

[A] need for a place to exploit slave labor.

[B] unemployment. [C] desire for religious freedom.

[D] thirst for adventure. [E] desire for markets.

63. IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions. .American colonists sought trade with countries other than Great Britain

[A] to make money to buy what they wanted in Britain.

[B] to help strengthen the French. [C] to anger Parliament.

[D] mainly to anger the king. [E] in order to gain their independence.

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64. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.As a colony, Rhode Island became known for

[A] support of special privilege.

[B] unified religious beliefs. [C] never having secured a charter from Parliament.

[D] individualist and independent attitudes. [E] its poor treatment of Indians.

IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.

65. The New England economy depended heavily on

[A] slave labor. [B] fishing, shipbuilding, and commerce.

[D] the production of many staple crops. [E] all of these.

[C] tobacco.

66. For their labor in the colonies indentured servants received all of the following except

[A] a headright. [B] passage to America. [C] a few barrels of com.

[D] a suit of clothes. [E] at times a small parcel of land.

67. As slavery spread in the South,

[A] social differences within society narrowed.

[B] it also increased dramatically in New England.

[C] gaps in the social structure widened. [D] the great plantation owners worked less.

[E] planters tried to imitate the ways of English country gentlemen.

68. Which of the following was not a feature created in North America ten thousand years agowhen the glaciers retreated?

[A] the Great Salt Lake [B] a mineral-rich desert

[D] thousands of shallow depressions which formed lakes

[C] the Grand Canyon

[E] the Great Lakes

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.69. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.The Dutch colony of New Netherland (later New York) was noted for

[A] tolerating Quakers from nearby Pennsylvania.

[B] its lack of enthusiasm for democratic practices.

[C] allowing only Dutch immigrants to settle there.

[D] its support of free speech. [E] all of these.


70. Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the followingtasks except

[A] clearing fields for planting.

[C] hunting. [D] fishing.

[B] tending crops.

[E] gathering fuel.

71. By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was

[A] New York. [B] Massachusetts. [C] Virginia.

[D] Pennsylvania. [E] Maryland.

72. The Great Ice Age accounted for the origins of North America's human history because

[A] it exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America.

[B] it prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering isthmus.

[C] the glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life.

[D] the glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America.

[E] when it ended European migration to the west became possible.

73. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Unlike Separatists, .Puritans

[A] remained members of the Church of England.

[B] practiced passive resistance to oppression. [C] rejected belief in witchcraft.

[D] advocated strict separation of church and state. [E] were Calvinists.

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IV. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each ofthe followingquestions.

74. The person most often called the "first civilized American" was

[A] Benjamin Franklin. [B] Phillis Wheatley. [C] John Trurnball.

[D] John Winthrop. [E] Thomas Jefferson.

75. By the mid-1700s, the number of poor people in the American colonies

[A] became greater than in all of Europe. [B] was about one-third of the population.

[C] had begun to decline from seventeenth-century levels.

[D] had increased to the point of overpopulation.

[E] remained tiny compared with the number in England.

76. As a result of the French and Indian War, Great Britain

[A] became the dominant power in North America.

[B] gained control of Louisiana. [C] annexed the island of Cuba.

[D] gained exclusive control of the slave trade. [E] all of these.

77. V. Single-Answer Multiple Choice. Mark the one best answer for each of the followingquestions.Economically, the colony of Pennsylvania

[A] got off to a very slow start.

[C] became profitable very quickly.

[E] received much help from New York.

[B] never prospered.

[D] had extensive plantations.


78. The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

[A] intended to found a new nation.

[B] continued to view themselves as Europeans.

[C] saw little difference in their lives in America and their lives in Europe.

[D] no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings.

[E] did not consider America as the western rim of the European world.


79. Native American (Indian) civilization was least highly developed in

[A] Mexico. [B] Latin America. [C] Central America.

[D] Peru. [E] North America.

80. Of the following, the least important economic activity of colonial Americans was

[A] farming. [B] fishing. [C] commerce.

[D] slave trading. [E] manufacturing.

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