Unit 2: English Settlement of America

Question 1

What is the idea called that says God places kings on their thrones and their decisions cannot be questioned?

Accepted Answer

The divine right of kings.

Question 2

How did the Protestant Reformation affect exploration and political thought regarding conquered lands?

Accepted Answer

Lands conquered by the Spanish became Catholic, Lands conquered by the English accepted religious diversity

Question 3

Which religious group is associated with founding Pennsylvania?

Accepted Answer

The Quakers.

Question 4

What three factors encouraged English efforts at colonization in the early 1600s?

Accepted Answer

Joint-stock companies financed exploration and trade, Mercantilism encouraged government support of business and trade, The enclosure movement displaced many rural people.

Question 5

The original purpose for founding the colony of Georgia was to create a military base against Spain.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams?

Accepted Answer

Rhode Island.

Question 7

What was the name of the first English attempt to establish a colony in North America?

Accepted Answer

Roanoke

Question 8

What were the most common reasons Europeans came to America?

Accepted Answer

Some were brought as slaves against their will, To get a new start, To gain power and wealth, To seek religious freedom

Question 9

What was the most common occupation among the American colonists?

Accepted Answer

Farming.

Question 10

How did Martin Luther make the Bible more accessible to ordinary people?

Accepted Answer

He translated the Bible into German.

Question 11

Which colonies were named after King Charles II?

Accepted Answer

North Carolina and South Carolina.

Question 12

What regional differences developed among the colonies in America?

Accepted Answer

Middle colonies: mix of farming, trades, towns, and overseas commerce, Southern colonies: large plantations and were most dependent on slavery, New England: small farms & tradesmen with more trade, shipping, and fishing

Question 13

Which colonial region showed the greatest interest in education?

Accepted Answer

New England.

Question 14

Which country posed the only serious threat to English control of North America?

Accepted Answer

France.

Question 15

What country did England defeat in a sea battle that increased England’s power in world affairs?

Accepted Answer

Spain.

Question 16

What colony was intended as a haven for persecuted Catholics?

Accepted Answer

Maryland.

Question 17

What were some political consequences in Europe as a result of the Protestant Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Conflicts erupted within countries between Protestants and Catholics, Conflicts erupted between Catholic and Protestant monarchies

Question 18

What was the first permanent English settlement in North America, and in what year was it founded?

Accepted Answer

Jamestown, 1607.

Question 19

In what year did Martin Luther announce his 95 Theses?

Accepted Answer

1517

Question 20

What were the three stages in learning and practicing a trade in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

Apprentice, then journeyman, then craftsman.

Question 21

How would you characterize relationships between English settlers and Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

Mixed

Question 22

From which country did England take the colony that became New York?

Accepted Answer

The Netherlands.

Question 23

What is significant about the Massachusetts Bay charter in terms of American self-government?

Accepted Answer

Control of the colony was given to members who lived in America not England

Question 24

What action did Henry VIII take to end his marriage to his first wife?

Accepted Answer

He declared himself head of the Church of England to annul his marriage

Question 25

What was the key emphasis in Martin Luther’s teaching in reaction to the Catholic Church’s teaching about salvation?

Accepted Answer

He emphasized salvation by faith in Christ rather than salvation by works.

Question 26

What happened to the Roanoke colony?

Accepted Answer

The settlers disappeared for unknown reasons.

Question 27

What was an indentured servant in the American colonies?

Accepted Answer

A person who worked for someone else for a time to get passage to America

Question 28

What name is given to the list of points Martin Luther raised in debate against the practice of indulgences?

Accepted Answer

The 95 Theses

Question 29

What kind of relationship did the Roman Catholic Church have with secular governments in medieval Europe?

Accepted Answer

The Roman Catholic Church only focused on spiritual matters., The Roman Catholic Church had no influence over kings., The Roman Catholic Church was poor and weak., It was wealthy, powerful, and exerted influence over kings and politics.

Question 30

What two important American firsts took place in the Jamestown colony?

Accepted Answer

The establishment of a representative assembly for government, Introduction of black servants

Question 31

Who became king of England after the death of Elizabeth I?

Accepted Answer

James I

Question 32

How is mercantilism defined?

Accepted Answer

It is the idea that government should actively support business

Question 33

Which English monarch broke from the Roman Catholic Church and established the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Henry VIII

Question 34

How do Puritans and Separatists differ in their approach to the Church of England?

Accepted Answer

Puritans wanted to reform the Church of England, Separatists wanted to practice their faith separately outside the Church

Question 35

What is the Mason-Dixon line?

Accepted Answer

The border between Pennsylvania and Maryland.

Question 36

Why did English accents differ in various American regions?

Accepted Answer

Because settlers came from different parts of the British Isles

Question 37

Who led the founding of the Connecticut colony?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Hooker.

Question 38

Which group settled Plymouth, and which group settled Massachusetts Bay?

Accepted Answer

Separatists settled Plymouth, and Puritans settled Massachusetts Bay.

Question 39

How did the availability of land and labor differ between England and America?

Accepted Answer

America had abundant land and scarce labor, England had scarce land and abundant labor

Question 40

Who sailed to a place called "New Founde Land" for England in 1497?

Accepted Answer

John Cabot

Question 41

How were Mary and Elizabeth I related to Henry VIII?

Accepted Answer

They were his daughters by different wives.

Question 42

Which priest and scholar openly challenged the Roman Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences?

Accepted Answer

Martin Luther

Question 43

What purposes were stated in the charter for the Jamestown colony?

Accepted Answer

To establish a colony and to spread the gospel.

Question 44

What was a particularly questionable practice of the Roman Catholic Church in medieval Europe, and what did it involve?

Accepted Answer

Selling of indulgences: giving $ to church to release a soul from purgatory

Question 45

Women couldn't vote, preach, hold office, go to college, testify, or own property independently of their husbands.

Accepted Answer

True

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