Chapter 02 Transplantations and Borderlands Key
1. (p. 25) Which of the following does NOT describe the site chosen for the Jamestown settlement?
A. It bordered the territories of powerful Indian tribes.
B. It was inaccessible by ship.
C. It was low and swampy and subject to outbreaks of malaria.
D. It was located on a peninsula.
E. It was inland so as to offer security from natives.
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2. (p. 25) The initial Jamestown colonists focused primarily on
A. converting the local Indians to Christianity.
B. the search for gold.
C. developing peaceful relations with the Indians in the area.
D. the long-term success of the settlement.
E. building a family-centered community.
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3. (p. 26-27) Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by
A. imposing work and order on the colonists.
B. dividing decision-making authority among the colonists to improve morale.
C. waging all-out war with the local Indians.
D. introducing tobacco to the colonists.
E. importing African slaves to rebuild the fort.
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4. (p. 27) The “starving time” in Jamestown during the winter of 1609–1610 was partly the result of
A. an influx of rats from settlers’ ships that ate much of the stored grains.
B. a barricade set up by the Indians, which kept the colonists from hunting and cultivating food inland.
C. the extermination of the Indians who used to grow crops.
D. the sinking of the colonists’ supply ship in the Atlantic.
E. a drought that led to crop failures.
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5. (p. 27) The first profitable economic development in Jamestown resulted from
A. the cultivation of cotton.
B. the discovery of gold and silver.
C. development of fisheries and lumber.
D. fur trade with the Indians.
E. the production of tobacco.
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6. (p. 27-28) The cultivation of tobacco around Jamestown resulted in all the following EXCEPT
A. improved relations with the local Indians.
B. the search for new sources of labor.
C. rising prosperity for the colony.
D. the rapid wearing out of the soil.
E. the expansion of European settlement into the interior.
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7. (p. 27-28) The Virginia Company developed the “headright system” to
A. require families to migrate together.
B. raise revenue from the sale of land.
C. discourage poor people from moving to the colony.
D. cause conflict among the neighboring Indian tribes.
E. attract new settlers to the colony.
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8. (p. 27-28) Which of the following statements best characterizes the first years of Jamestown’s existence?
A. A majority of its colonists enjoyed significant economic success.
B. The settlement was often assaulted by Spanish invaders.
C. The settlement was notable for its toleration of political freedom.
D. The settlement survived despite an enormous loss of life.
E. The settlement was notable for its peaceful relations with local Indians.
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9. (p. 28) When the House of Burgesses was created in Virginia in 1619,
A. it gave settlers full political control of their colony.
B. colonists were given a share of local political representation.
C. landowning women colonists were allowed to vote.
D. it recommended that Virginia declare independence from England.
E. it put an end to a violent uprising by disgruntled colonists.
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10. (p. 28) The first blacks imported to Virginia in 1619
A. may have been considered indentured servants by the colonists.
B. sparked an immediate rapid stream of African slaves to the British colonies.
C. followed Indians into slavery.
D. were preferred to European indentured servants.
E. arrived as independent landowners.
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11. (p. 29) The Powhatan Indian Pocahontas
A. was kidnapped by John Rolfe.
B. married Englishman John Smith.
C. refused to convert to Christianity.
D. was the cause of a war between the Powhatan Indians and Virginian colonists.
E. created an interest in England in “civilizing” Indians.
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12. (p. 29) Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians in Virginia
A. was first triggered by the kidnapping of Pocahontas.
B. continued without interruption until the early eighteenth century.
C. was primarily a result of religious tensions between natives and settlers.
D. was uncommon until the early eighteenth century.
E. included an Indian attack on Jamestown that killed hundreds of colonists.
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13. (p. 29) The Virginia Company
A. had its charter revoked by James I.
B. was absorbed by the crown because it was becoming too powerful.
C. never sanctioned military action against the Native Americans of Virginia.
D. deeply opposed the importation of Africans to the colonies.
E. found most of its Virginia ventures to be very profitable.
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14. (p. 29) In its beginning, the Maryland colony
A. was a refuge for English Catholics.
B. experienced considerable conflict with nearby French settlers.
C. was led by Captain John Smith.
D. allowed no Protestant settlers.
E. experienced tremendous warfare with local Indians.
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15. (p. 30-31) Which of the following statements regarding Sir William Berkeley is FALSE?
A. He sent explorers across the Blue Ridge Mountains.
B. He encouraged Virginia to develop westward.
C. His relations with Indians were violent and bloody.
D. He was a dominant political figure in Virginia for more than three decades.
E. He extended political representation for frontier settlers.
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16. (p. 31) By 1670, political representation for colonists in Virginia
A. favored western counties over eastern counties.
B. expanded to include landholding black men.
C. had grown more restrictive.
D. was open to all white men over the age of twenty-one.
E. involved elections taking place every two years.
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17. (p. 31) Bacon’s Rebellion
A. was a conflict between eastern and western political forces in Virginia.
B. saw the royal governor of Virginia forced to resign.
C. spread throughout several colonies.
D. spelled the demise of the Virginia Company.
E. carried on for several years.
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18. (p. 41) The suppression of Bacon’s Rebellion helped spur
A. calls for independence from England.
B. tobacco production.
C. slavery in Virginia.
D. European investment.
E. the triangular trade.
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19. (p. 32) In 1608, Puritan Separatists that left England
A. could not legally do so without the king’s permission.
B. were encouraged by the Church of England to emigrate.
C. emigrated quietly to northern France.
D. chartered a colony in Plymouth.
E. sought refuge in Virginia.
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20. (p. 32) In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North America
A. hoped to create their ideal close-knit Christian community.
B. enjoyed a particularly mild winter their first year.
C. came over the objections of the Virginia colony.
D. were seeking to escape military service in England.
E. intended to settle at Cape Cod.
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21. (p. 32) During the early years, the survival and growth of the Plymouth colony
A. was due in large part to the assistance of the natives.
B. led the colonists to grow rich from the surrounding productive farmlands.
C. was critically important for trade routes with Jamestown to the south.
D. nevertheless saw two-thirds of its population die.
E. saw the colonists carry out warfare that wiped out much of the local Indian population.
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22. (p. 32-33) King Charles I’s treatment of Puritans could be characterized as
A. unlikely to involve imprisonment for religious beliefs.
B. relatively tolerant.
C. more likely to advance Puritan thought in England.
D. governed by economic motives.
E. extremely hostile.
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23. (p. 33) The Puritan merchants who founded the Massachusetts Bay colony
A. established their capital in Salem.
B. were given their colonial charter by Charles II.
C. took over what had been a royal colony.
D. were led by Miles Standish.
E. carried out the largest single migration in the seventeenth century.
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24. (p. 34) The Massachusetts Bay Puritans
A. created a colonial “theocracy.”
B. lived as grim and joyless people.
C. took vows of poverty as evidence of their commitment to their faith.
D. fought with the surrounding Indians almost immediately.
E. introduced freedom of worship to the New World.
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25. (p. 34) The Puritan founders in Massachusetts who described their colony as a “city upon a hill”
A. sought to create a community in which all people were treated as equals.
B. wanted to construct their community on high ground to save it from Indian attacks.
C. wanted to create a community that would be open to all peoples of all faiths.
D. wanted to differentiate their community from the materialism and acquisitiveness of New Haven.
E. felt they were creating a holy community that would be a model for the world.
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26. (p. 34) Thomas Hooker is associated with establishing the colony of
A. Connecticut.
B. Vermont.
C. Maine.
D. New Hampshire.
E. Rhode Island.
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27. (p. 34-35) One reason Roger Williams was deported from the Massachusetts colony was that he
A. attempted to take over the leadership of the colony.
B. proclaimed that the Indians had no right to the land occupied by the colonists.
C. advocated the principle of plural marriage.
D. was a confirmed Separatist.
E. argued that the colony should maintain allegiance to the Church of England.
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28. (p. 34-35) When it was established in 1644, the colony of Rhode Island
A. organized the first fully democratic government in North America.
B. banned Jews from immigrating.
C. had strong ties to the church in the Massachusetts colony.
D. was notable for its religious toleration.
E. had no ties to the Massachusetts colony.
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29. (p. 35) In 1638, Anne Hutchinson was deported from the Massachusetts colony because she
A. was a single mother who refused to marry.
B. challenged the prevailing assumptions of the proper role of women in society.
C. argued that only the “elect” were entitled to any religious or political authority.
D. was accused of practicing witchcraft.
E. preached against what she called the “Antinomian heresy.”
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30. (p. 37) Over time in the seventeenth century, an increasing number of New England Puritans came to view Indian society
A. as helpful neighbors and partners in commerce.
B. as worth preserving.
C. with fear and contempt.
D. with condescending admiration.
E. as part of the godly community.
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31. (p. 38) In 1637, hostilities broke out between English settlers in the Connecticut Valley and which local Native American tribe?
A. Pequots
B. Sioux
C. Powhatans
D. Seminoles
E. Wampanoags
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32. (p. 38) In King Philip’s War, Indians made effective use of a relatively new weapon, the
A. artillery cannon.
B. flintlock rifle.
C. Gatling gun.
D. matchlock rifle.
E. repeating revolver.
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33. (p. 39) In the 1640s, during the English Civil War, the Cavaliers were
A. the forces of Parliament, who were largely Puritans.
B. Scottish and Irish gentry desiring to secede from England.
C. both the forces of Parliament and supporters of King Charles I.
D. supporters of King Charles I.
E. neither the forces of Parliament nor supporters of King Charles I.
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34. (p. 39) The English Restoration began with the reign of
A. Elizabeth I.
B. Oliver Cromwell.
C. Charles II.
D. George I.
E. James II.
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35. (p. 40) The proprietors who founded the Carolina colony
A. quickly made it a financial success.
B. banned the importation of indentured servants.
C. ruled the colony with dictatorial powers.
D. guaranteed religious freedom to all Christians.
E. rejected the headright system.
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36. (p. 40) The Fundamental Constitution for the Carolina colony
A. made no provisions for a colonial parliament.
B. sought to create a society of general equality among Englishmen.
C. was influenced by the English philosopher John Locke.
D. initially did not include slavery.
E. All these answers are correct.
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37. (p. 40) The development of the Carolina colony was notable in that
A. its founders had discouraged the use of slaves.
B. it advocated independence from England well before any other mainland colony.
C. its economy was grounded in tobacco production.
D. the northern and southern regions were economically and socially distinct from each other.
E. the colony was able to attract large numbers of settlers from nearby colonies.
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38. (p. 41) The New York colony
A. banned slavery from its inception.
B. made a commitment to representative assemblies.
C. saw its population grow slowly for its first fifty years.
D. emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch.