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1
The witch trials started because two girls ...
started to do strange things.
began disobeying their parents
started to study witchcraft
started to work as witches.
2
What is a joint stock company?
Group of the heads of industry
When investors pooled money for a common goal
Large conglomerate of multiple companies
Company of stock market brokers
3
Captain John Smith...
advocated for the rights of Native America s to King Charles of Spain
he defended the Spanish "right" to conquer Native Americans
led a group of English Puritans to the New World
Englishman who helped establish the first permanent English settlement
4
Who was Roger Williams?
he established Rhode Island
he established Plymouth
he established Massachusetts
he established Roanoke
5
What was the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement to form a government majority under regulations
An agreement to stop fighting
An agreement to buy the Mayflower
An agreement to buy land
6
Which of the following was a cause for the Pequot War?
The murder of the Pequot Indian chief
The murder of a family of Pequot Indians
None of the above
The murder of English traders
7
The Quakers believed in war.
True
False
8
What was the name of the ship the Pilgrims sailed on?
The Mayflower
The Titanic
The Truman
The Sullivan
9
A series of court trials in Massachusetts where 19 people were executed and dozens more accused.
Bacon's Rebellion
Mayflower Compact
Salem Witch Trials
Which trials?
10
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
the contract of rebellious soldiers
part of the Civil War
revolt of Virginia colonists against the colony's government
an invasion that forced people back to where they came from
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The Navigation Acts were designed to prevent the colonies from...
Expanding across the Appalachian Mountains
Trading raw materials to other European powers
Making peace settlements with Native Americans
Making a manufacturing system to ensure reliance on England
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What colonial region was Anne Hutchinson from?
Middle
New England
Southern
13
Where did the Puritans settle?
Virginia
Massachusetts Bay
Maine
Jamestown
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The Puritans sought to create:
A new covenant
A camp
A new kind of society as a chosen people of God.
Emancipation for the Native Americans
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Which of the following is a PULL factor?
High priced housing
Good healthcare
Poor job opportunities
High crime rate
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What was a result of the Pequot War?
Pequots were either killed or joined other N.A. tribes
Puritans stopped pushing west
The Iroquois gained control in upstate New York
Pequots destroyed Puritan settlements along the Mystic River
17
What is mercantilism?
Venn diagram
The benefits of profitable trading
Manufactured goods
A type of business method
18
Proprietary colonies were the property of an
a single owner
owner or group of owners
the English government
the people
19
A cash crop is ....
crops that are made of money
crops that are grown to sustain a family.
people that were sold at auction
crops that are sold for a profit.
20
What is the cash crop that "saved" Jamestown?
greens
corn
tomatoes
Tobacco
21
What were the three colonial regions?
Northern, Middle, Southern
New England, Middle Pacific, Northern
New England, Middle, Southern
22
All of the following are a push factor EXCEPT....
poverty
religion persecution
violence and war
economic opportunity
23
What was King Phillips War?
a formal agreement between countries
a conflict in which Metacom and his people resisted the English
an order that blocked colonists from settling west of the Appalachians
an attack on British forts and villages in the Ohio River Valley
24
In what colonial region did Metacom lead an alliance of Native American tribes?
Middle Colonies
Chesapeake Colonies
Southern Colonies
New England Colonies
25
What was the middle passage?
Indian trade route
part of trade that brought enslaved people to America
land route to China
route through the Himalayas
26
Royal colonies were -
Directly controlled by royalty
Directly controlled by an owner or group of owners
Directly controlled by king through appointed governers
27
What is an indentured servant?
someone who is forced to work against his/her will
a contract or agreement
a large farm
a person that agrees to work for no pay for 4-7 years
28
A dame school was
a converted home for teaching during colonial times
a convent
a cloistered habitat
a monastery
29
William Penn founded which colony?
Georgia
Rhode Island
Virginia
Pennslyvania
30
Why was Roger Williams banished by the Puritans?
He accepted the role of religion in government
He thought men who were not in church should not get to vote
He wanted men and women to discuss religion with each other
He wanted religious freedom
31
Who were the Quakers?
The elites of the Anglican church
A peaceful religious group that was despised by many
A local native American group
A small club that was known for big trades
32
What is the triangular trade?
the trade of goods and people between three continents
the type of Native American economy
the trade of slaves from Africa to America
the trade of guns from Europe to Africa
33
A push factor is described as...
a negative aspect or condition that motivates one to leave
The push sign on a door
a postive aspect or condition that motivates one to stay
Something that makes people happy
34
Who was the daughter of the Powhatan leader?
Anne Hutchinson
Olaudah Equiano
Oglethorpe
Pocahontas
35
The Puritans came from England.
True
False
36
Who lead Bacon's Rebellion?
Nathaniel Bacon
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
William Berkeley
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Which region did the Quakers, who practiced religious toleration, settle in?
New England
Middle
Southern
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The Southern Colonies had large plantations because of the
lack of workers.
warm climate and rich soil.
size of the land claims.
cold climate and rocky soil.
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The House of Burgesses was
the childhood home of William Penn
a large plantation in Virginia
a group of Puritan leaders in Massachusetts
An elected body of officials that helped make laws
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Who was Metacom NOT?
Great Indian Hero
King Phillip
ally of the Europeans
Fighter for cultural independence.
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Why was William Penn given the land?
The king owed money to Penn's father.
He won it in a bet.
The king wanted to reward the Quakers.
He traded it for most of his money.
42
Why did Parliament pass the Navigation Acts?
To increase taxes
To ensure that all the raw materials ended up in Britain.
To increase the slave trade.
To improve the economy of the colonies.
43
Who were the Separatists?
people who like to separate themselves
people who wants to improve the Church of England
they moved to Massachusetts Bay Colony
people who want to separate from the Church of England
44
What was the Mayflower Compact?
A document that stated Thomas Dale was governor.
The document that created the House of Burgesses
The boat that pilgrims took to Plymouth.
A document that 41 men signed to make "just and equal" laws.
45
Where were the Powhatan tribe located?
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
New York
46
Who was Powhatan?
Chief of an Algonquian alliance
Metacom
Chief of the Wampanoag
47
Before you could start a colony, you needed a charter. What is a charter?
A letter convincing the kind your colony would be successful
A ship that would take you from Europe to North America.
A map to show you where to establish the colony.
A contract that granted permission to establish the colony.
48
What is a PULL factor?
a factor that makes people leave an area
a factor that makes people hate an area
a factor that makes people want to live in an area
a factor that makes people go on holidays
49
Where did The Pequot War take place?
Massachusetts
Ohio
Virginia
Pennsylvania
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What is the Parliament?
part of the British government that makes laws
part of the French government that makes laws
part of the American government that makes laws
part of the German government that makes laws
