All History Quiz/Test Questions

According to your text, the most striking thing about pre-contact Native American society was

• its technology

• its diversity

• its literature

• its wealth

its diversity

Between 1690 and 1750, colonial assemblies

• steadily gained power at their governor’s expense

• complained regularly about Parliament interfering in colonial affairs

• gradually eliminated judges’ rile in government

• all of the above

steadily gained power at their governor’s expense

To Puritans, religous freedom meant

• the right to attend the church of one’s choosing

• the right to attend a Puritan church

• the right to attened th Protestant church of one’s choosing

• the right to attend no church at all

the right to attend a Puritan church

Native Americans developed a variety of economies and lifestyles because

• they brought different systems with them when they migrated to the Americas

• they adapted to a range of enviornmental niches

• each tribe did what it believed the gods demanded

• none of the above

they adapted to a range of environmental niches

In Virginia, the headright system led to

• economic democracy because every settler recieved the same amount of land

• the rapid shift from servant workers to slaves

• the establishment of plantations

• political democracy because it allowed every adult male to vote

the establishment of plantations

During the English Cicil War, Puritan New England,

• began to develop an economy based on manufacturing

• remianed loyal to the king

• both of the above

• neither of the above

neither of the above

According to your text, Puritan settlers in New England

• emphasized community stability over personal liberty

• emphasized personal liberty over community stability

• emphasized economic security over technological improvement

• emphasized technological improvement over economic security

emphasized commuity stability over personal liberty

In general, the years between 1500 and 1600

• saw things get better for English nation

• saw things get better for most individual English men and women

• both of the above

• neither of the above

saw things get better for the Enligh nation

According to your text, between 1650 and 1700, English colonies in America

• first began to demad their independence

• suffered a number of destabilizing crises

• lost ground to their French and Dutch rivals

• all of the above

suffered a number of destabilizing crises

Compared to their peers in Virginia, colonists in early Massachusetts were more likely to

• live in a town

• live in a family

• go to church regularly

• all of the above

all of the above

A merchanilist would generally oppose

• any trade with foreigners

• imports from foreign nations or colonies

• government regulation of trade

• all of the above

imports from foreign nations or colonies

Portuguese authorities declined to support Columbus because

• they thought he was wrong about the distance he had to travel

• they thought he was wrong about the shape of the Earth

• they thought his expedition would cost too much

• they thought to do so would anger the Pope

they thought he was wrong about the distance he had to travel

Disease generally spread from Europeans to Indians because

• Indians didn’t understand the danger of germs

• Indians hadn’t developed immunities to diseases common in Europe

• Europeans set out to infect Indians in order to gain access to their land

• Europeans were more careful about public sanitation

Indians hadn’t developed immunities to diseases common in Europe

During the Restoration era, the Stuart kings sought to

• enlarge the British empire

• increase the King’s authority over the British empire

• establish merchantilism in the British empire

• all of the above

all of the above

The House of Burgesses was established

• because settlers in Virginia rebelled to get it

• in an effort to attract more settlers to Virginia

• because Parliament required it

• none of the above

in an effort to attract more settlers to Virginia

During the colonial era, the southern economy was dominated by

• cotton growing

• grain and cattle production

• textile manufacturing

• tobacco and rice growing

tobacco and rice growing

England’s first successful American colonies were established by

• the military

• private companies

• the crown

• church officials

private companies

Which represents a difference between English and American political views in 1760?

• the English believed in virtual representation but Americans didn’t

• the English believed in separation of powers but Americans didn’t

• the Americans believed in no taxation without representation but English didn’t

• the Americans believed in separation of powers but Enligh didn’t

the Enlgish believed in virtual represetation but Americans didn’t

The adoption of slavery required

• an economic incentive to have slaves

• someone it seemed appropriate to enslave

• neither of the above

• both of the above

both of the above

In Common Sense Thomas Paine called for

• a return to he 1763 status quo in the British empire

• overthrowing the King in favor of Parliament

• the creation of something like the modern British Commonwealth

• an independent American republic

an independent American republic

According to your text, between 1763 and 1774, Americans showed their anger at Parliament through all of the following except

• riots

• trade boycotts

• armed resistance

• political pamphlets

armed resistance

During the 1760s, most American colonists believed that political power in the empire

• should be divided between King and Parliament

• should be divided between Parliament and local assemblies

• should be divided between gvernors and local assemblies

• could not be divided

should be divided between Parliament and local assemblies

English Puritans believed

• the Anglican Church had become too Calvinist

• the Anglican Church was still too Catholic

• the Anglican Church had become too English

• the Anglican Church had become too Protestant

the Anglican Church was still too Catholic

The Intolerable Acts were intolerable because

• they levied taxes on Americans without their consent

• they seemed to threaten a number of basic British liberties in the colonies

• both of the above

• neither of the above

they seemed to threaten a number of basic British liberties in the colonies

Between 1650 and 1750

• material culture in colonial America became more English

• the population in colonial America became more English

• both of the above

• neither of the above

material culture in colonial America became more English

Which of the following was a result of the Great Awakening?

• the passage of state laws guaranteeing religous freedom

• the creation of several new churches

• the abolition of slavery north of Maryland

• none of the above

the creation of several new churches

Between 1763 and 1773 American colonists demanded

• that Parliament repeal certain illegal taxes

• that Parliament stay entirely out of American affairs

• that Parliament be abolished

• none of the above

that Parliament repeal certain illegal taxes

According to your text, New England Puritans established a society marked by

• equality

• hierarchy

• individual liberty

• all of the above

hierarchy

The Columbian Exchange involved the transfer of

• agricultural products

• technology

• germs

• all of the above

all of the above

During the colonial era, the New England economy was dominated by

• fishing and shipping

• textile manufacturing

• tobacco and rice growing

• none of the above

fishing and shipping

A merchantilist would generally oppose

• all trade with foreigners

• government regulation of trade

• imports from foreign nations or their colonies

• all of the above

imports from foreign nations or their colonies

According to your text, between 1700 and 1750, the right to vote in Anglo-America was linked to

• literacy

• place of birth

• property ownership

• religion

property ownership

Most people in Elizabethan England

• probably had experience with slaves

• probably knew what slavery was

• both of the above

• neither of the above

probably knew what slavery was

Between 1650 and 1750, German, English and Scots-Irish settlers in America

• overcame their differences to meet the common threat posed by Africans

• intermixed to establish a new identity as “Americans”

• overcame their differences to meet the common threat posed by Catholics

• often establishd distinct communities separate from one another

often established distinct communities separate from one another

During the first decades of settlement, colonists to Virginia were overwhelmingly

• retired soldiers

• skilled craftsmen

• indentured servants

• independent landowners

indentured servants

Europeans often though

• Indians were innocent because they seemed to have no government

• Indians were barbaric because they seemed to have no government

• America was the ancient kingdom of Atlantis

• America was the home of Prester John

Indians were barbaric because they seemed to have no government

According to your text, between 1763 and 1773, Americans and Britons at home argued mainly over

• the nature and role of monarchy

• taxation and representation

• liberty and freedom

• the nature and role of no citizenship

taxation and representation

Most Native Americans in what is now the United States originally lived in

• isolated family groups

• small villages

• tribal-based cities

• multi-tribal communities

small villages

Compared to colonists in Puritan colonies, colonists in early Virginia were more likely to

• die young

• live in a family

• go to church regularly

• all of the above

die young

According to your text, merchantilism was

• a form of government founf only in English colonies

• a religion banned in England but common in its colonies

• an economic theory that sought to promote national power

• an economic theory that emphasized free trade and individual profit

an economic theory that sought to promote national power

In America, the Restoration brought

• English acceptance of religious freedom in America

• English efforts to control colonial governments

• English efforts to eliminate Quaker influence in America

• none of the above

English efforts to control colonial governments

Enumerated goods were

• the only products on which Americans had to pay import duties

• products that Americans could export only to England or an English colony

• products that Americans were forbidden to manufacture

• the only products that Americans were allowed to raise

products that Americans could export only to England or an English colony

Prior to European contact, Native Americans

• had little contact with tribes other than their own

• often traded with or fought other tribes

• interacted only with others in their own language group

• lived top far apart to trade with one another

often traded with or fought other tribes

In English America, slavery developed

• very quickly once Parliament allowed it

• gradually as it became economically desirable

• slowly because of religious concerns about it

• gradually because it was so difficult to capture Africans

gradually as it became economically desirable

Colonies established during the reigns of Charles II and James II were often

• crown colonies

• religious colonies

• corporate colonies

• proprietary colonies

proprietary colonies

During the second phase of American opposition to British control, Americans

• called for independence

• questioned Parliament’s authority over them

• questioned the King’s authority over them

• none of the above

questioned Parliament’s authority over them

In America, the Glorious Revolution

• reduced the power of colonial governors

• reduced the power of colonial assemblies

• reduced the power of colonial judges

• none of the above

none of the above

According to your text, the 17th century Virginia an Massachusetts differed in all of the following expcept

• their economoc systems

• their relations with Native Americans

• their religious systems

• their family structures

their relations with Native Americans

To Anglo-American colonists in 1760, Parliament had the right to

• control their foreign policy

• conduct war or negotaite peace on their behalf

• regulate their trade

• all of the above

all of the above

The people we call Indians

• probably developed from Mexico’s Folsum Man

• probably came by foot from what is now the Middle East

• probably evolved from New World apes

• probably traveled by land from northeast Asia

probably traveled by land from northeast Asia

In English history the Restoration marks

• the restoration of the Church of England after the death of Queen Mary

• the restoration of parliamentary elections after the reign of Charles I

• the restoration of merchantilism after the Civil War

• the restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War

the restoration of the monarchy after the Civil War

Many people considered Columbus wrong because

• he believed the world was flat

• he believed the world was round

• he believed the world was much smaller than most experts believed it was

• he believed the world was much larger than most experts believed it was

he believed the world was much smaller than most experts believed it was

Which of the following was present in Puritan New England

• freedom of religion for any Christian

• policies that allowed all men to vote

• both of the above

• neither of the above

neither of the above

According to your text, early English settlers in New England often disagreed about

• how to deal with Native Americans

• the morality of slavery

• how to interpret the Bible

• how to regulate the distribution of land

how to interpret the Bible

Which of the following isn’t a change that took place between 1500 and 1600?

• new technology was devloped that made colonization safe and easy

• many people developed reasons to leave England and go to a colony

• England became wealthy enough to launch and maintain colonies

• the English government decided colonization would be good for the nation

new technology was developed that made colonization safe and easy

Under the headright system, many poor men and women

• became landowners

• were subject to poll taxes

• became plantation workers

• migrated to Massachusetts

became plantation workers

By establishing proprietary colonies in America, Charles II hoped to

• expand English power in America

• ensure those colonies were loyal to the king

• both of the above

• neither of the above

both of the above

In America, slavery was most comon in the south because

• Puritans thought it was sinful to own slaves

• there were fewer profitable ways to keep a slave occupied in the north

• the cold weather made it hard for Africans to survive

• northerners were too poor to afford slaves

there were fewer profitable ways to keep a slave occupied in the north

Between the middle of 1774 and the middle of 1775, Americans

• violently overthrew their colonial governments

• remained loyal to their colonial governments

• ignored their colonial governments and established parallel, illegal governments

• elected a new government modeled on Galloway’s Plan of Union

ignored their colonial governments and established parallel, illegal governments

Before the arrival of Europeans, Native Americans

• bred the world’s best hunong ponies

• had no human-cultivated plants

• were very efficient farmers

• had no religion or culture

were very efficient farmers

British colonists in America though that emergence of a local elite was

• a sign that they had failed to serve God as he expected

• a result of oppresive British taxes

• an unintended consequence of the Navigation Acts

• a sign that their society was maturing properly

a sign that their society was maturing properly

Between 1690 and 1750, most colonial governors steadily lost power because

• they were incompetent

• wartime conditions required them to compromise

• Parliament gradually took over many of their functions

• they had no independent revenue and could not resist demands from the assembly

they had no independent revenue and could not resist demands from the assembly

During the 16th century, the greatest threat to England came from

• Holland

• France

• Spain

• Russia

Spain

According to your textbook, following the French and Indian War England tried for the first time to

• reulate trade in the colonies

• establish crown colonies in America

• veto laws passed by colonial assemblies

• raise revenues from the colonies

raise revenues from the colonies

Enclosure involved

• isolating savage Irish or Native Americans

• enclosing crop land and converting it to pasture

• surronding Irish villages and slaughtering their residents

• none of the above

enclosing crop land and converting it to pasture

Under the Navigation Acts

• English were forbidden to trade with foreigners

• English colonists were forbidden to send enumerated products to foreign markets

• English colonists were forbidden to export anything to foreign markets

• English colonists were forbidden to import anything

English colonists were forbidden to send enumerated prducts to foreign markets

Which of the following is in the correct chronological order?

• Intolerable Acts, Declaration of Independence, battles of Lexington and Concord

• Intolerable Acts, battles of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence

• battles of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence, Intolerable Acts

• battles of Lexington and Concord, Intolerable Acts, Declaration of Independence

Intolerable Acts, battles of Lexigton and Concord, Declarartion of Independence

According to your text, French colonists in America

• used Indian labor to establish large estates

• established legal and cultural barriers to separate themselves from Indians

• depended on Indian customers for the wine and silk they produced

• depended on friendly relation with Native nations

depended on friendly relation with Native nations

In Virginia, the headright system led to

• economic democracy because every settler recieved the same amount of land

• the shift from servant workers to slaves

• th establishment of plantations

• political democract because it allowed every adult male to vote

the establishment of plantations

According to your text, between 1650 and 1750, English colonies in America became

• more ethnically diverse

• more religiously diverse

• more marked by class differences

• all of the above

all of the above

According to your textbook, delegates at the Constitutional Convention set out to

• shield the national government from excessive democracy

• limit the spread of slavery

• extend democracy to every branch of the national government

• balance the interests of manufacturing and agriculture

shield the national government from excessive democracy

According to James Madison, the greatest danger under the proposed Constitution was

• a minority of Senators impeaching the President

• a majority of voters depriving the minority of its rigts

• the Supreme Court making laws by “interpretation”

• deadlocked elections leading to violence

a majority of voters depriving the minority of its rights

Most of the American slaves who gained their independence during the Revolution

• did so by running to join the British

• earned it by fighting in the American army

• were set free by state laws abolishing slavery

• were set free as part of th Crittenden Compromise

did so by running to join the British

Members of the Constitutional Convention wanted to

• abolish state governments

• restore the sovereignty of the states

• make Congress subordinate to the states

• make the states subordinate to the central government

make the states subordinate to the central government

George Washington’s significance during the War for Independence lay in

• his ability to convince the Marquis de Lafayette to come to America

• his victory over the British army surronding New York

• his messages from the front to members of Congress

• his ability to keep his army intact

his ability to keep his army intact

The concept of federalism explains

• the implied powers to Congress

• the division of power among different branches of government

• the division of power between state and national governments

• none of the above

the division of power between state and national governments

Shay’s rebeliion provided part of the reason for

• passage of the Northwest Ordinance

• ratification of the Jay-Gardoqui Treaty

• passage of the Land Ordinances of 1785 and 1787

• convening the Constitutional Convention

convening the Constitutional Convention

In Federalist 39, James Madison argued that

• America was too large to govern through a confederation

• the Constitution created a government that was partly national and partly federal

• the Bill of Rights would protect Americas’ liberty

• all of the above

the Constitution created a government that was partly national and partly federal

The most important accomplishment of Congress under the Articles of Confederation was

• banning the international slave trade

• estalishing the principle of divided sovereignty

• establishing rules for settling the American West

• banning limits on political speech

establishing rules for settling the American West

Which was not an important factor in helping Americans win their independence?

• Washington’s ability to preserve his army

• the refusal of British troops to adopt guerilla tactics

• French aid

• Britains’ decision to focus on defending its empire against French attacks

the refusal of British troops to adopt guerilla tactics

Most newly independent American states

• allowed all White men to vote

• allowed umarried women to vote

• allowed all men to vote

• none of the above

none of the above

When opponents of the Constitution talked about consolidation they meant

• uniting in opposition to the proposed Constitution

• combining their criticism of the Constitution into a Bill of Rights

• central government abolishing the states’ independent authority

• consolidating states debts into the national debt

central government abolishing the states’ independent authority

Most Anti-Federalists believed that a strong Congress

• could endanger citizens’ liberty

• would eliminate the danger of factions

• was needed to protect citizens’ liberty

• was needed to protect states’ rights

could endanger citizens’ liberty

Americans’ experience in the Brtish empire convinced most Americans that

• the key to national greatness was a strong central government

• the United States didn’t need a central government

• only a strong national government could protect their liberty

• none of the above

none of the above

According to your textbook, the American Revolution

• led to a complete reversal of the existing social structure

• led to dramatic changes in the distribution of wealth in America

• was in many respects a civil war among Americans

• all of the above

was in many ways a civil war among Americans

Invention of the cotton gin led to

• increased production of cotton

• a shift in slaves toward the southwest

• rising prices for enslaved workers

• all of the above

all of the above

As President, Andrew Jackson angered many Northerners through

• his foreign policy

• his land policy

• his policy towards banks

• all of the above

his policy towards banks

In 1791, Thomas Jefferson objected to the creation of a national bank because

• it violate the separation of business and politics

• he objected to the use of implied powers to create it

• he worried tht it would end up costing the government millions of dollars

• he wanted its office closer to Virginia than New York was

he objected to the use of implied powers to createit

According to your textbook, under Andrew Jackson the United States tried to

• force Native Americans out of its territory

• assimilate Native Americans into American society

• isolate Native Americans on reservations surronded by White settlers

• exterminate Native Americans through military conquest

force native Americans out of its territory

Under the Articles of Confederation, the United States was unable to protect

• its territory

• its economy

• both of the above

• neither of the above

both of the above

When Missouri applied for statehood, many northerners feared

• the odds of a slave rebellion would rise if slavery was allowed in Missouri

• black workers in the West would depress the wages of white workers there

• northern states would gain political power if slavery were permitted in Missouri

• none of the above

balck workers would depress the wages of white workers there

Members of the Hartford Convention wanted to amend the Constitution

• to reduce the power of political parties

• to increase the power of Congress

• to increase the power of slave-holders

• to reduce the power of Democratic-Republicans

to reduce the power of Democratic-Republicans

The Nullification Crisis involved

• one house of Congress challenging the other

• the Supreme Court challenging Congress

• a state challenging the central government

• the President challenging the Supreme Court

a state challenging the central government

Which wasn’t an issue that helped split Americans into political parties during the 1790s?

• funding and assumption

• canal construction

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• support for French Revolution

canal construction

In order to acquire Louisiana, Democratic-Republicans

• allied with the British to threaten New Orleans

• agreed not to attack French colonies in the West Indies

• used the elastic clause to justify the purchase

• ordered an invasion of Canade

used the elastic clause to justify the purchase

As Chief Justice, John Marshall

• strengthened protection of Americans’ civil liberties

• strengthened the power of the central government

• strengthened the power of state governments

• strengthened the separation of church and state

strengthened the power of the central government

With France and England wt war during the warly 1800s, the United States

• refused to sell arms to either side

• secretly attacked British merchant ships

• claimed the right to trade with both sides

• secretly shipped arms to the French

claimed the right to trade with both sides

According to the textbook, under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was successful in

• stabilizing and strengthening the nation’s economy

• conducting the Quasi-War with France

• organizing the nation’s western territory

• negotiating Jay’s Treaty

organizing the nation’s western territory

Which was a major problem under the Articles of Confederation

• the president had too much power over the congress

• the congress had too much power of the the states

• both of the above

• neither of the above

neither of the above

Which wasn’t a major factor in granting or denying people equality in 18th century America?

• race

• gender

• ethnicity

• religion

ethnicity