Periods One/Two Review

Question 1

Which of these represents the general pattern of interactions between British colonists & Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

Some negotiations but lots of military force to resist encroachments

Question 2

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by:

Accepted Answer

conflicts with American Indians

Question 3

The encomienda system in New Spain most resembled which European system:

Accepted Answer

feudalism

Question 4

Which economic system was responsible for the triangle of trade?

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism

Question 5

Which of the following led the opposition to Bacon's Rebellion?

Accepted Answer

the colonial governer

Question 6

Which of the following groups in the colonies in the late 17th century would be most critical of Locke's ideas?

Accepted Answer

Slave Owners

Question 7

How was the Mayflower Compact seen as a stepping stone to the creation of the US Constitution?

Accepted Answer

It was the first American government model

Question 8

How would the triangle of trade encourage the break from England in the late 1700s?

Accepted Answer

Encouraged a shift from dependence on the mother country to capitalism

Question 9

European exploration and conquest were fueled by:

Accepted Answer

a desire to obtain new sources of wealth & converts to Christianity

Question 10

Using the metaphor of a “city upon a hill” relates to the Puritan founders idea that the Massachusetts Bay should

Accepted Answer

be a model of holy commonwealth and reform of Old England

Question 11

Which of the following religious groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?

Accepted Answer

Roman Catholics

Question 12

Which of the following is true about the technological development of Mississippian societies?

Accepted Answer

advanced technology occurred long before European contact.

Question 13

By 1650, the encomienda system was gradually replaced with which type of labor?

Accepted Answer

Slave labor from Africa

Question 14

The introduction of the new items from the New World into Europe contributed MOST DIRECTLY to which of the following:

Accepted Answer

Mercantilism to Free Market

Question 15

How was the topic of Locke's writing SIMILAR to most writing in the colonies in the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

He wrote about politics.

Question 16

How did the rise of the triangle trade system impact the economic development in the colonies?

Accepted Answer

American port cities grew in size and complexity

Question 17

Influenced by John Calvin, many Puritans:

Accepted Answer

Emphasized commercial enterprise and were merchants, entrepreneurs/farmers

Question 18

The introduction of new crops, pathogens, and livestock by the Spanish in the New World contributed most directly to:

Accepted Answer

The rapid decrease of the Native American population

Question 19

The Mayflower Compact suggests that religious culture among British North American colonists was influenced by:

Accepted Answer

Puritan self-government/religious congregation

Questions 19