Transcript America's History, Sixth Edition

Henretta • Brody • Dumenil
America’s History
Sixth Edition
CHAPTER 2
The Invasion and Settlement
of North America
1550–1700
Copyright © 2008 by Bedford/St. Martin’s
The Rival Imperial Models of Spain,
France, and Holland
• New Spain: Colonization and Conversion
• New France: Furs, Souls, and Warfare
• New Netherland: Commerce and Conquest
1. The Dutch colony of New Netherland was
largely controlled by
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B.
C.
D.
the Dutch Reformed Church.
the West India Company
the Dutch government.
Puritan migrants from Holland.
2. To attract settlers to its colony, the Virginia
Company
A. allowed both Protestants and Catholics to own
land in Virginia.
B. offered free transportation on company ships to
Virginia.
C. granted land to freemen and created a system
of representative government.
D. substantially raised the price of tobacco sold in
England.
3. The social structure of the Chesapeake
colonies was characterized by
A.
B.
C.
D.
a strong sense of community.
an equal ratio of men and women.
relatively long life expectancy.
few women settlers.
The English Arrive:
The Chesapeake Experience
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Settling the Tobacco Colonies
Masters, Servants, and Slaves
The Seeds of Social Revolt
Bacon’s Rebellion
4.
Bacon’s Rebellion took place due to
A. African American slaves escaping and creating
an insurrection.
B. American elites critical of legislation by
England’s Parliament.
C. land needs of impoverished white freeholders
and aspiring tenants.
D. French attempts to dislodge English colonists
from Virginia.
Puritan New England
• The Puritan Migration
• Puritanism and Witchcraft
• A Yeoman Society, 1630–1700
5. Puritans encouraged the widespread ownership
of land by
A. dividing townships equally among settlers.
B. having the General Court divide land according
to need.
C. having proprietors divide the land amongst
themselves.
D. granting land according to wealth.
6. Puritans believed that Native Americans
possessed no right to their land because
A.
B.
C.
D.
they were not Christians.
they showed few signs of living on their land.
their houses were not made of stone.
They did not fence their villages.
The Eastern Indians’ New World
• Puritans and Pequots
• Metacom’s Rebellion
• The Human and Environmental Impact of the Fur Trade
7. Metacom’s war, Opechancanough’s uprising,
and Popé’s rebellion are all examples of what
phenomenon?
A.
B.
C.
D.
unsuccessful Indian rebellions
battles between Indian tribes
trade wars
native alliances opposing European expansion
8. Many Native Americans in Nuevo México
began to question Spanish rule when
A. prayer failed to prevent European diseases and
drought.
B. Native Americans lost political representation.
C. the Spanish failed to prevent raids by the Hopi.
D. the Spanish crown expelled the clergy.
9. The status of Africans in Virginia prior to 1660
demonstrates that
A. race determined social status in early Virginia.
B. personal initiative and religion were as
important as race in determining social status.
C. conversion to Christianity was not a means to
escape bondage.
D. white planters were adamant about avoiding
contact with Africans.
10. Which best describes how the restoration of
the monarchy in England affected Puritans in
America?
A. They began to see their American settlements as
permanent.
B. Their society was disturbed by English Puritans
fleeing the restored monarchy.
C. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was dissolved by
the monarchy.
D. They began to believe their “errand into the
wilderness” had been in vain.
Chapter 2
The Invasion and Settlement
of North America
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Map 2.1 New Spain Looks North, 1513–1610 (p. 39)
Map 2.2 The Eurasian Trade System and Overseas Spheres of Influence, 1650 (p.
44)
Map 2.3 Eastern North America in 1650 (p. 48)
Map 2.4 River Plantations in Virginia, c. 1640 (p. 51)
Map 2.5 The Puritan Migration to America, 1620–1640 (p. 55)
Map 2.6 Settlement Patterns within New England Towns, 1630–1700 (p. 60)
A European View of Virginia (p. 36)
New Amsterdam, c. 1640 (p. 45)
John Smith and Chief Opechancanough
The Tobacco Economy (p. 50)
Susanna Jayne, died 1776, Marblehead, Massachusetts (p. 58)
Elder Robert Murray, died December 13, 1790, Old Hill Burial Ground, Newburyport,
Massachusetts (p. 58)
Answer Key for Chapter 2
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Answer is B
Answer is C
Answer is D
Answer is C
Answer is C
Answer is B
Answer is D
Answer is A
Answer is B
Answer is A