Chapter 2-3 Review Quiz

1. John Winthrop is associated with which colony?

New Amsterdam

Massachusetts Bay Colony

Jamestown

Quebec

Pennsylvania

A Calvinist, Winthrop helped to establish a theocracy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

Explanation

A Calvinist, Winthrop helped to establish a theocracy in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

2. French immigrants to the New World tended to inhabit

Canada

Florida

Territory east of the Appalachian Mountains

Southern colonies

The Middle Atlantic colonies

The French settled mainly in Canada. After the French and Indian War Canada became part of Britain’s North American empire.

Explanation

The French settled mainly in Canada. After the French and Indian War Canada became part of Britain’s North American empire.

3. Which of the following best describes the impact European colonization had on the Western Hemisphere’s native population?

The native population was highly respected in terms of territorial possessions and religious beliefs.

The Europeans for the most part did not interact with the native population.

Spain was the only European country to successfully create an alliance with the native population.

Spain worked in conjunction with the Aztecs and Incas to harvest South America’s resources.

Native populations were often killed off or driven away by the Europeans.

The impact of European colonization on the native populations of both North and South America and the Caribbean was devastating.

Explanation

The impact of European colonization on the native populations of both North and South America and the Caribbean was devastating.

4. The settlement founded in the early 1600s that was the most important for the future United States was

Santa Fe

Quebec

Jamestown

Massachusetts Bay

St. Augustine

Jamestown was the first permanent colony in America (1607), paving the way for all others from the English.

Explanation

Jamestown was the first permanent colony in America (1607), paving the way for all others from the English.

5. The Duke of Baltimore established the colony of Maryland

As an opportunity to invest in that colony’s maritime industry.

In order to prevent France from seizing that territory

As a haven for persecuted English Catholics

For Quakers who had been evicted from Pennsylvania

After failing to colonize the Carolinas

The duke was a recent convert to Catholicism and wanted to establish a colony for English colonists who were mistreated by the Anglican Church.

Explanation

The duke was a recent convert to Catholicism and wanted to establish a colony for English colonists who were mistreated by the Anglican Church.

6. Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts because she taught that

Colonists should remain loyal to the English king.

Individuals could interpret the Bible for themselves.

The colonists should not trade with local Native Americans.

The Puritans should break away from the English church.

Mr. Beattie is Your Supreme Commander

Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts because she taught that individuals could interpret the Bible for themselves. This belief challenged the authority and control of the Puritan leaders who believed in strict religious conformity and the centralized interpretation of the Bible. Hutchinson's teachings were seen as a threat to the established religious order and she was accused of promoting heresy. As a result, she was banished from the colony and her ideas were considered dangerous and disruptive to the religious and social fabric of Massachusetts.

Explanation

Anne Hutchinson was banished from Massachusetts because she taught that individuals could interpret the Bible for themselves. This belief challenged the authority and control of the Puritan leaders who believed in strict religious conformity and the centralized interpretation of the Bible. Hutchinson's teachings were seen as a threat to the established religious order and she was accused of promoting heresy. As a result, she was banished from the colony and her ideas were considered dangerous and disruptive to the religious and social fabric of Massachusetts.

7. Which of the following imperial powers originally settled the Hudson River Valley?

Holland

England

France

Sweden

Portugal

The Dutch established New Netherland and later New Amsterdam.

Explanation

The Dutch established New Netherland and later New Amsterdam.

8. Which of the following sought to exploit the lucrative fur trade in North America?

The French

The British

The French and Dutch

The Portuguese

The Spanish and the French

New Netherland was established as the base for Dutch fur trade, and the French traveled across North America in search of beaver pelts.

Explanation

New Netherland was established as the base for Dutch fur trade, and the French traveled across North America in search of beaver pelts.

9.

Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from the table?

By the nineteenth century, slave importation had significantly declined.

Brazil imported more slaves in the seventeenth century than the other areas of the New World combined.

No other New World area experienced a greater increase in slave imports from the seventeenth to the eighteenth century than the Danish Caribbean.

British North America and the United States represented the smallest percentage of slave imports from the seventeenth to the eighteen century.

The Caribbean represented the most significant percentage of slave imports in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The Caribbean represented almost 50 percent of the total percentage of slaves imported into the New World in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

Explanation

The Caribbean represented almost 50 percent of the total percentage of slaves imported into the New World in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

10. Which English colony was established by proprietors that also had investments in the slave trade and therefore introduced slavery to their colony?

New York

Pennsylvania

Virginia

Carolinas

Maryland

The Tobacco rush that swept over Virginia spurred the creation of large tobacco plantations - and the need for slave labor

Explanation

The Tobacco rush that swept over Virginia spurred the creation of large tobacco plantations - and the need for slave labor

11. As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams

Established religious freedom for Jews and Catholics

Supported freedom of religion for all of the colony’s settlers

Established complete religious freedom for all of the colony’s settlers

Established mandatory church attendance

Abolished religious practices throughout the colony

Williams established total religious freedom, even for Jews and Catholics

Explanation

Williams established total religious freedom, even for Jews and Catholics

12. Of these three colonists, who insisted that Native Americans be paid for land?

William Penn and Roger Williams only

John Winthrop and Roger Williams only

John Winthrop and William Penn only

John Winthrop, William Penn, and Roger Williams

Mr. Beattie is Your Supreme Commander

William Penn and Roger Williams were the only two colonists who insisted that Native Americans be paid for land. This means that John Winthrop did not share the same belief and did not insist on paying Native Americans for land.

Explanation

William Penn and Roger Williams were the only two colonists who insisted that Native Americans be paid for land. This means that John Winthrop did not share the same belief and did not insist on paying Native Americans for land.

13. Which of the following stunted the physical growth of the English colony of New York?

Most settlers refused to recognize the Anglican Church.

Native Americans laid claim to all of New York.

New York relied almost exclusively on imports from Britain.

Few colonists wanted to settle in the western part of the colony.

Aristocrats controlled vast tracts of land.

For example, along the Hudson River, aristocrats, owned immense landholdings.

Explanation

For example, along the Hudson River, aristocrats, owned immense landholdings.