APUSH - full year MCQ

Compared with the English colonies, New France was

more autocratically governed

The expansion of New France occurred especially

along the paths of North America's interior lakes and rivers

Colonial Americans were unhappy after the peace treaty following the "War of Jenkins's Ear" because

it gave the louisbourg fortress they had captured back to France

The original cause of the French and Indian war was

competition between French and English colonistis for land in the Ohio River Valley

The French and Indian War eventually became part of the larger world conflict known as the

Seven Years War

Benjamin Franklin's attempt to create intercolonial unity at the Albany Congress resulted in

rejection of the congress' proposal for colonial home rule by London and by the Individual colonies

The British forces sufered early defeats in the French and Indian War under the overall command of

General Braddock

The fundamental flaw in British strategy before William Pitt gained control of the London government was it

tried to attack numerous French wilderness forts simultaneously, instead of concentrating on the key French fortresses.

The decisive event in the French-British contest for North America was

the British victory in the Battler of Quebec

Among the factors that tended to pomote intercolonial untiy during the French and Indian War was

common language and wartime experience

The French and Indian War weakend interior Indian peoples like the Iroquois and Creeks by

removing their French and Spanish allies from canada and florida

Perhaps the most enduring result of France's years of colonial rule in North America was

a permanent French-Canadian minority in Quebec in Canada.

The British Proclamation of 1763

angered colonists who thought that it deprived them of the fruits of victory

The French and Indian War created conflict between the British and the American military because

British officers treated the American colonial militia with contempt

The biggest effect on the colonistis of the French removal from North America was

to reduce the colonies reliance on Britain and increase their sense of independence

Huguenots

French protestants who were granted toleration by the Edict of Nantes in 1598 but not permitted to settle in New France

Louis XIV

Absolute French monarch who reigned for seventy-two years

Beaver

Animal whose pelt provided great profits for the French empire and enhanced European fashion at enormous ecological cost

Jesuits

French Catholic religious order that explored the North American interior and sought to protect and convert the Indians

Coureurs de bois

far-running, high-living French fur trappers

part of a certain British naval officer's anatomy that set off an imperial war with spain

ear

Louisbourg

strategic French fortress conquered by New England settlers, handed back to the French, and finally conquered again by the British in 1759

Ohio River Valley

Inland river territory, scene of fierce competition between the French and land-speculating English colonists

Germany

Bloodiest European theater of the Seven Years' War, where Frederick the Great's troops drained French strength away from North America

Albany Congress

Unification effort that Benjamin Franklin nearly let to success by his eloquent leadership and cartoon artistry

George Washington

Military aide of British Gnereal Baddock and defender of the frontier after Braddock's defeat

Quebec

Fortress bodly assualted by General Wolfe, spelling doom for New France

Frederick the Great

Prussian king whose defeats of the French and others in Germany provided a key to the British victory in the Seven Years' War

Indians

Allies of the French against the British, who continued to fight under Pontiac even after the peace settlement in 1763

Seven Years War

The larger European struggle of which the French and Indian War was part

One political principle that colonial Americans came to cherish above most others was...

Self-taxation through representation

One feature of the American economy that strained the relationship between the colonies and Britain was the...

Growing desire of Americans to trade with other nations in addition to Britain

The riches created by the growing slave population in the American South...

Were not distributed evenly among whites

The person most often called the "first civilized American"

Benjamin Franklin

An armed march in Philadelphia in 1764 by Scots-Irish colonial immigrants, protesting the Quaker oligarchy policy toward the Indians was known as...

March of the Paxton Boys

The first American college free from denominational control was...

The University of Pennsylvania

American colonists sought trade with countries other than Great Britain....

Because they needed markets besides Great Britain to sell their surplus goods and correct trade imbalance with Britain

Although manufacturing in the colonies was of only secondary importance, the colonies did produce...

Rum, beaver hats, lumber, and iron

On the eve of the American Revolution, social and economic mobility in the colonies decreased for all of the following reasons except...

The average size of New England farms increased dramatically

In colonial elections...

The right to vote was reserved for white male property holders

Which was not considered to be a colonial naval store...

Glass

The most important manufacturing enterprise in colonial America in the eighteenth century was...

Lumbering

In 1760, fearful of heavy concentrations of resentful slaves, which colonial legislature unsuccessfully sought to pass legislation that would halt the further importation of slaves...

South Carolina

African American contributions to American culture exclude...

Piano

In 1775, these were the only churches established (tax-supported) in particular colonies in America...

Congregational and Anglican

Did not contribute to the lack of development of art and artists in early colonial America...

Lack of talent among the Americans

The population of the thirteen colonies, mainly Anglo-Saxon, was the least mixed to be found anywhere in the world. (True/False)

False

With regard to government authority, the Scots-Irish colonists...

Cherished no love for the British or any other government

What was created by the mid-1700s that helped connect the Atlantic seaboard colonies of Great Britain to each other in a more cohesive manner...

An intercolonial postal system

English officials tried to establish the Church of England in as many colonies as possible because...

The church would act as a major prop for royal authority

The average age of the American colonists in 1775 was...

16

Colonial schools and colleges placed their main emphasis on...

Religion

One of the least honored and most haphazard professions in colonial society was a...

Physician

The triangular trade of the colonial American shipping industry...

Involved the trading of rum for African slaves

By 1775, which community could not be considered a city in colonial America...

Baltimore

For most of their early history, the colonies of Maryland and Virginia

A. Provided a deathly environment for child rearing

B. Contained far more men than women

C. Had harsh laws punishing premarital sexual relations

D. Encouraged the formation of stable long-lasting marriages

B

The primary beneficiaries of the "headlight" system were

A. Landowners who paid the transatlantic passage for indentured servants

B. Widows who acquired new husbands from England

C. Indentured servants who were able to acquire their own land

D. English ship owners who transported new laborers across the Atlantic

A

The primary cause of Bacon's Rebellion was

A. Governors Berkeleys harsh treatment of the Indians

B. The refusal of landlords to grant indentured servants their freedom

C. The poverty and discontent of many single young men unable to acquire land

D. The persecution of the colonists by King Charles II

C

African slavery became the prevalent form of labor

A. Planters were no longer able to rely on white indentured servants as labor force

B. The first captives were brought from Africa to the New World

C. Blacks could be brought to the New World in safer and healthier conditions

D. The once cleared legal difference between a servant and a slave began to be blurred

A

The culture that developed among the slaves in the English colonies of North America was

A. Derived primarily from that of the white masters

B. Based mainly on the traditions of Southern Africa

C. A combination of several African and American cultures

D. Originally developed in the West Indies and spread northward

C

Political and economic power in the southern colonies was dominated by

A. Urban professional class such as lawyers and bankers

B. Small landowners

C. Wealthy planters

D. The English royal governors

C

Because there were few urban centers in the colonial South

A. Good roads between the isolated plantations were constructed early on

B. A professional class of lawyers and financiers were slow to develop

C. The rural church became the central force of southern social and economic life

D. There were almost no people of wealth and culture in the region

B

Puritan lawmakers in New England prevented married women from having property rights because

A. They believed that property should be held by towns, not private citizens

B. They feared that too much property would fall into the control of the numerous widows

C. They feared that separate property rights for women would undercut the unity of married couples

D. the Bible plainly prohibited women from owning property

C

In New England, elementary education,

A. Was mandatory for any town with more than fifty families

B. Failed to provide even basic literacy to the large majority of citizens

C. Was less widespread than in the south

D. Was oriented to preparing the students for entering college

A

The Congregational church of the Puritans contributed to

A. The development of basic democracy in the New England town meeting

B. The extremely hierarchical character of New England life

C. The social harmony and unity displayed throughout the seventh teeth century in New England

D. The growing movement towards women rights in New England

A

In contrast to the Chesapeake colonies, those in New England

A. Had fewer women and more men in their population

B. Had shorter life expectantcies

C. Practical birth control as a means of preventing overpopulation

D. Enjoyed longer lives and more stable families

D

The focus of much of New England's politics, religion, and education was the institution of

A. The colonial legislature

B. The town

C. The militia company

D. The college

B

The "Half-Way Covenant" provided

A. Baptism but not "full communion" to people who had not had a conversion experience

B. Partial participation in politics to people who were not church members

C. Admission to communion but not to voting membership in the church

D. Partial parliament in church affairs for women

A

Those people accused of being witches in Salem were generally

A. From the poorer and more uneducated segments of the town

B. Notorious for their deviation from the moral norms of the community

C. Outspoken opponents of the Puritan clegry

D. From families associated with Salems burgeoning market economy

D

English settlers greatly altered the character of the New England environment by

A. Raising wheat and oats rather than the corn growing by Indians

B. Their extensive introduction to livestock

C. Beating trails through the woods as they pursued seasonal hunting and fishing

D. Building an extensive system of roads and canals

B

Colonists in both the North and South established differences in all of the following except:

a. Patterns of Settlement

b. Economies

c. Political Systems

d. Values

e. Allegiance to England

E

Identify the statement that is false:

a. The promise of riches, especially tobacco, drew the first settlers to the southern colonies.

b.Religious devotion primarily shaped the earliest settlements in the New England colonies.

c. Colonists in both the north and south shared a common language and English heritage.

d. Colonists in both the north and south had strong common characteristics that would persist for generations.

e. The colonies in both the north and south had different patterns of settlement, different economies, different political systems, and even different sets of values.

D

All of the following are true of Martin Luther except:

a. He was German.

b.He protested against catholic doctrines at Wittenberg in 1517.

c. There was little notice of his reforms in Europe.

d. He denounced the authority of priests and popes.

e. He declared that the bible was the only source of God's word.

C

John Calvin profoundly affected the thought of all the following except:

a. Spanish America

b. New England Puritans

c. Scottish Presbyterians

d. French Huguenots

e. The Dutch Reformed Church

A

Match each term with its corresponding definition

A. Predestination

B. Conversion

C. Antinomianism

1. Belief that from the moment of creation some souls were "saved" and others were "damned".

2. Belief that faith, good works, and repentance could earn salvation

3. The sign of receipt of God's free gift of saving grace

​4. ​Belief that those whom God had make for salvation need not obey secular laws

​a. ​A-1, B-3, C-2

​b. ​A-3, B-2, C-1

​c.​ A-1, B-3, C-4

​d.​ A-4, B-1, C-3

​e.​ A-2, B-4, C-3

C

In Calvinism thought, the "conversion" was

a.​ something experienced as a group.

b. ​earned by a person's good works.

c. ​a Catholic heresy.

d. ​an event that freed a person from having to live a holy life.

e. ​an intense, personal experience when God revealed an individual's heavenly destiny.

E

In Puritan doctrine, the "elect" were also referred to as

a. ​Separatists.

b. ​"patroons."

c. ​"visible saints."

d. ​Pilgrims.

e. ​Anglicans.

C

Henry VIll aided the entrance of Protestant beliefs into England when he

a. ​allowed Martin Luther to journey to England.

b. ​broke England's ties with the Catholic church.

c. ​removed himself as the head of the Church of England.

d. ​ordered John Calvin to go to Switzerland.

e. ​supported the Puritans.

B

King James I opposed the Separatists who wanted to break away entirely from the church of England because he

a.​ realized that if his subjects could defy him as their spiritual leader, they could defy him as their political leader.

b.​ strongly believed in the concept of "visible saints."

c. ​never understood the political implications of their actions.

d. ​believed that they were turning their backs on the true Calvinist faith.

e. ​was a strong Catholic.

A

The Separatists migrated from Holland to the New World in order to

a.​ avoid the coming war with France.

b. ​gain wealth through all the economic incentives the New World offered.

c. ​establish a new nation.

d. ​avoid the Dutchification of their children.

e. ​escape the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company.

D

Match each colony with its associated term:

A. Plymouth

B. Connecticut

C. Massachusetts Bay

1. General Court

2. Mayflower Compact

3. Fundamental Orders

4. Patroonships

a. A-3, B-2, C-4

b. A-2, B-3, C-1

c. A-4, B-1, C-2

d. A-1, B-4, C-3

e. A-3, B-2, C- 1

B

All of the following were true of the Pilgrims, except they:

a. Were also known as Separatists

b. Arrived in New York on the ship the Mayflower

c. Arrived at their original destination with no casualties.

d. Chose Plymouth Bay as their landing site in 1620.

e. Were without legal right to the land and specific authority to establish a government.

C

The Mayflower Compact can be best described as

a.​ an agreement to follow the dictates of Parliament.

b. ​a document which allowed women limited participation in government.

c. ​a constitution which established a working government.

d. ​a complex agreement to form an oligarchy.

e. ​a promising step toward genuine self-government.

E

The leader that helped the Pilgrims survive was

a. ​John Smith.

b. ​John Winthrop.

c. ​Roger Williams.

d. ​William Laud.

e. ​William Bradford.

E

The historical significance of the Pilgrims in Plymouth Bay lies in their

a. ​numerical size.

b. ​economic power.

c. ​moral and spiritual qualities.

d. ​unique charter, which permitted self-government.

e. ​unwillingness to merge with the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay.

C

Unlike Separatists, the Puritans

a. ​advocated strict separation of church and state.

b. ​practiced passive resistance to oppression.

c. ​remained members of the Church of England.

d.​ were Calvinists.

e. ​rejected belief in witchcraft.

C

Initially, the Massachusetts Bay Colony enjoyed all of the following advantages except that of

a. Being a well-equipped expedition.

b. Starting off on a larger scale than any other English colony.

c. Receiving many fairly prosperous and educated immigrants.

d. Receiving a majority of the Puritans coming to the New World.

e. A shared purpose among the first settlers.

D

Puritan doctrine included the acceptance of

a. ​antinomianism.

b. ​the Pope's supremacy.

c. ​the idea of a covenant with God.

d. ​the doctrine of good works.

e. ​the King as the final religious authority.

C

With the franchise in Massachusetts extended to all adult males who belonged to Puritan congregations, the proportion of qualified voters (approximately 2/5) in this colony as compared to England was

a. ​larger.

b. ​somewhat smaller.

c. ​about the same.

d. ​not known.

e. ​a great deal smaller.

A

In the Massachusetts "Bible Commonwealth", clergymen

a.​ could be elected to political office.​

b. ​could not be fired by their congregations.

c. ​were not allowed to many.

d. ​were barred from holding formal political office.

e. ​could not have children.

D

Puritan religious beliefs allowed all of the following except

a. Drinking alcohol

b. Eating plentifully

c. Challenging religious authority.

d. Making love discreetly.

e. Singing songs.

C

Among the Puritans, it was understood that

a. ​they would establish democratic government in America.

b. ​clergymen would hold the most powerful political office.

c. ​the purpose of government was to enforce God's laws.

d. ​all adult white male landowners could vote for political leaders.

e. ​women could become religious leaders.

C

People who flouted the authority of the Puritan clergy in Massachusetts Bay were subject to which of the following punishments?

a. ​fines

b. ​floggings

c. ​banishment

d. ​death

e. ​all of the above.

E

According to Anne Hutchinson, a dissenter in Massachusetts Bay,

a.​ predestination was not a valid idea.

b.​ the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of God or man.

c. ​antinomianism was heresy.

d. ​direct revelation from God was impossible.

e. ​a person needs only to obey the law of God.

B

Which of these is not a true statement about the fate of Anne Hutchinson?

a. She was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony for her beliefs.

b. She was pregnant when she headed with her family to Rhode Island.

c. She and most of her family members were killed by Indians in New York.

d. John Winthrop saw "God's hand" in her fate.

e. She preached to fellow residents of Salem.

E

All of the following were true of Roger Williams except

a. He was a personable and popular Salem minister.

b. He was not a Separatist and advocated reconciliation with the Church of England.

c. Aided by Indians, he fled the Puritan community and established Rhode Island in 1636.

d. He challenged the legality of the Bay Colony's charter.

e. He denied the authority of the civil government to regulate religious behavior.

B

As the founder of Rhode Island, Roger Williams

a. ​established religious freedom for all but Jews and Catholics.

b. ​supported some types of special privileges.

c. ​established complete religious freedom for all.

d. ​demanded attendance at worship.

e. ​became a very wealthy man.

C

As a colony, Rhode Island became known for

a.​ its poor treatment of Indians.

b. ​unified religious beliefs.

c. ​support of special privilege.

d. ​never having secured a charter from Parliament.

e. ​individualist and independent attitudes.

E

The Puritans who founded the city of New Haven had a goal of

a. establishing it in tribute to Charles II

b. creating a haven for Quakers and other religious refugees

c. maintaining a democratic government controlled by its citizens

d. becoming self-supporting and prosperous in the fishing and fur trades

e. setting up an even closer church-state alliance than in Massachusetts

E

After the Pequot War, Puritan efforts to convert Indians to Christianity can best be described as

a. ​vigorous but unsuccessful.

b. ​more zealous than those made by Catholics, but still unsuccessful.

c. ​filling "praying towns" with hundreds of Indians.

d. ​feeble, not equaling that of the Spanish or the French.

e. ​very successful.

D