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46 Cards in this Set
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In 1600s Virginia, a femme sole could do all of the following EXCEPT:
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vote
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Which of the following was not a central theme of Puritan thought?
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The quest for material prosperity is a sign of moral corruption.
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In the religious view of the Puritans, you would get to heaven if:
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God predestined you to heaven or hell; no earthly act could change that.
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The Mayflower Compact of 1620 asserted that:
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just and equal laws made by male representatives onboard were to rule.
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Which of the following was not a significant outcome of the start of Chesapeake tobacco cultivation?
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campaigns to discourage migration by English women, who, it was feared, would distract male Virginians from their work in the fields
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The main lure for the majority of migrants from England to the New World was:
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land ownership.
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The English "enclosure" movement of the 1500s and 1600s forced small farmers off "commons" land so that the land could be taken up by:
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sheep.
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Which of the following was not a significant trend of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English society?
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the elimination of gender hierarchies
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A "visible saint" was the term Puritans used to describe:
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a person who had experienced devine divine grace, often during a lightning storm.
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Cecilius Calvert envisioned Maryland as a refuge for:
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Catholics.
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Which country was not a main rival of the British in the seventeenth century?
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Germany
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Which of the following was not a significant feature of indentured servitude in seventeenth-century Virginia?
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Indentured servants never comprised more than a small percentage of Virginians, the great majority of whom arrived either as free settlers or slaves.
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The first permanent English settlement in the area now known as the United States was at:
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Jamestown, Virginia.
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Which was not a characteristic of Roger Williams' Rhode Island colony?
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It required citizens to attend church.
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In 1619, the first elected assembly in colonial America was:
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The House of Burgesses in Virginia.
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A key motivation behind early English settlement in the American colonies was:
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a) acquisition of land, and thus a measure of personal independence. b) escape from the material and spiritual corruptions of England. c) the profits to be made in trans-Atlantic commerce.
ALL OF THE ABOVE |
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Coloniial Virginia's economic substitute for gold was:
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tobacco
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Among the problems facing the early settlers of Jamestown colony were:
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high rates of death and disease.
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Who was the English-speaking Indian the Pilgrims encountered at Plymouth Bay in 1620?
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Squanto
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Having fled religious intolerance in England, the Puritans in Massachusetts:
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were intolerant of persons who disagreed with their version of Christianity.
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Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?
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Mayflower Compact; trial of Anne Hutchinson; Half-Way Covenant
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The typical seventeenth-century woman in New England gave birth seven times.
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True
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The Half-Way Covenant (1662) held that believers in the divine right of kings were good.
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False
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Anne Hutchinson offended colonial leaders and was banished from Massachusetts because she claimed God spoke directly to her.
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True
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England's ongoing struggle to subdue Ireland delayed its entry into New World colonization.
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True
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Most migrants to seventeenth-century New England came out of the poorer reaches of English society.
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False
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New England quickly developed into a land of large plantations and landless servants.
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False
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Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts for advocating freedom of individual conscience and religious choice.
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True
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Harvard College was principally founded to educate young men into the ministry.
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True
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In the 1600s in Massachusetts, full church membership was not required to vote in colony-wide elections.
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False
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The first Thanksgiving celebrated the Pilgrims' survival and a successful harvest.
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True
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Because Puritan Massachusetts was deeply religious, ministers were frequently elected to colonial offices.
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False
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Because Jamestown was settled next to a malarial swamp, many settlers died.
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True
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Seventeenth-century Maryland stood out for its system of absolute rule, but also for its practice of religious toleration.
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True
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Most immigrants to America from England in the 1600s were poor, young, single men.
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True
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Anne Hutchinson scandalized Massachusetts authorities both for her unorthodox religious ideas and for her "unwomanly" engagement in public issues.
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True
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In Puritan Massachusetts, "Visible Saint" was a term used to describe people of outstanding kindness and generosity.
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False
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At the end of their period of indenture, indentured servants were often given "freedom dues" and became a free member of society.
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True
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Colonial Massachusetts was organized into self-governing towns.
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True
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In Puritan New England a husband's authority in his house was nearly absolute; genuine freedom for a woman was understood to come from her subjection to her husband's will and desires.
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True
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Slavery was never allowed in the devoutly Christian colony of Massachusetts.
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False
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Ordinary settlers in Puritan Massachusetts were called "gentlemen" and "ladies" or "master" and "mistress."
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False
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Intermarriage between Indians and English settlers was common.
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False
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Early New Englanders established trade relations with local Indians; early Virginians did not.
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False
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Pilgrims were Puritans.
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True
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Indentures usually bound indentured servants for periods of from five to seven years.
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True
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