Chapter 03 Self-Quiz 1

. The early colonists of Jamestown included which of the following?

Skilled tradesmen who helped the others the survive the rigors of colonization.

Farmers who helped raise food for the others.

A large number of peasants.

Nobles who were charged with looking for gold.

. Which of the following statements was NOT a consequence of the success of tobacco farming in Virginia?

Land became easier to obtain in Virginia than in England.

Martial law was extended until 1630.

English common law replaced martial law.

Virginia became an attractive location for many living in England.

. Which was not a reason that English plantation owners in the Chesapeake Bay region adopted slavery so quickly?

The need for laborers and the price of slaves.

The disease rate of indentured servants.

The lack of indentured servants and scarcity of women.

The British already had trade relations with Spain to secure slaves from Africa.

. About 90 percent of those who migrated to the Chesapeake in the 17 century came as

soldiers

explorers

farmers

servants

. Which of the following statements characterizes the Puritans and Pilgrims?

They emigrated to North America for both religious and economic reasons.

They were predominantly middle class and they had self-funded their ventures so that they could control all aspects of their work and their profit.

They believed they were on a mission to establish a new society based on God's word.

They were fleeing justice in England.

. Which of the following statements is a correct description of the Mayflower Compact?

The men on board the Mayflower bound themselves into a "civic body politic."

The Pilgrims practiced an early and pure form of democracy.

The Mayflower Compact applied just to the non-Pilgrims on board the Mayflower.

None of the above.

. The Puritans believed that land should be

shared with Native Americans.

Communally farmed.

owned by the individual who developed his own privately owned parcels of land.

used to provide produce and profits with all the members of the town.

. The first New England towns reflected all of the following except:

The colonists' first houses were very small and simple.

The placement of houses was very standardized with streets and town centers.

The colonists had to adapt their village settlement ideas to a new environment.

Houses were placed closer to farmland than to neighbors.

. To the Puritan clergy, Anne Hutchinson's most dangerous belief was

that men and women were equal in the eyes of God.

that Roger Williams was innocent.

that God had communicated directly to her.

that the Puritan clergy had taught false scripture.

. The Pequot War was caused by

English desire for more land.

conflicts among Europeans about who would govern the Connecticut River Valley.

conflicts among Native Americans about who would trade with the Europeans.

All of the above.

. How did the tobacco economy transform gender roles in the Chesapeake?

Women were now expected to do all of the "inside" work.

Women had to work harder in the kitchen to feed the male workers.

Women now went directly into the tobacco fields instead of the kitchen.

It strengthened patriarchal controls.

. Which of the following best describes the Puritan belief system

Humanity was guilty of original sin and humans had no control over whether they were saved by god.

Good works were the way to salvation.

The Anglican church needed more rituals and priestly hierarchy to "purify" it.

The Anglican church had strayed too far from Catholicism and people needed to return to its tenets.

. Which of the following statements best describes Roger Williams' journey?

He was cast out of Puritan society and migrated to Virginia to spread the gospel.

He preached in New England but was exiled after preaching religious toleration.

He fought with Church elders and sparked the antinomian controversy.

He initially angered Church elders but became a prominent member of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

. Which of the following statements best describes Puritans beliefs in regards to social equality?

All Puritans were equal and should be treated as such.

Society should be organized hierarchically, with the rich and powerful taking care of the poor.

Those who did the most good works should have the most power.

All adult males could participate at the town meeting, but women could not.

. Which of the following statements best describes the life of indentured servants in the Chesapeake?

Working conditions were brutal and servants did not have even basic protections.

They were employed as overseers of African slaves.

They were treated humanely and most often completed their service.

They were treated poorly, but they always stayed with one master.

. Tobacco eventually dominated the economy of Virginia and led colonists into conflict with native populations for control of land.

True

False

. Most settlers in the first 3 years in Jamestown died of disease and malnutrition, not Indian attacks.

True

False

. The English were the first Europeans to use Africans as slave laborers.

True

False

. Both men and women of various Christian beliefs were tolerated in Maryland.

True

False

. The first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1719.

True

False

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