Multiple Choice Questions

A man who came over to Virginia was given 50 acres, and was given an additional 50 for each person he brought or sent over
  • covenant
  • oliver cromwell
  • law of primogeniture
  • headright policy
Protestant sect in England hoping to "purify" the Anglican church of Roman Catholic traces in practice and organization.
  • Separatists
  • Quakers
  • Jamestown
  • Puritans
daughter of powhatan, acted as an intermediary between settlers and Indians
  • William Bradford
  • Powhatan
  • John Smith
  • Pocahontas
A colony owned and ruled by one person who was chosen by a king or queen
  • matrilineal descent
  • proprietary colony
  • puritans
  • joint-stock company
belief that a rulers authority comes directly from god.
  • evolutionary
  • social contract
  • force
  • divine right
War in the Carolinas from 1711 through 1713 between the Tuscarora Indians and the colonists.
  • Tuscarora War
  • Glorious Revolution
  • Yemassee War
  • Pequot War (1637)
sub-group of the Puritans who vowed to break completely with the Church of England
  • Quakers
  • Plymouth
  • Puritans
  • Separatists
As governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony,he was instrumental in forming the colony's government and shaping its legislative policy. He envisioned the colony, centered in present-day Boston, as a "city upon a hill" from which Puritans would spread religious righteousness throughout the world.
  • Roger Williams
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • John Winthrop
  • John Smith
founded the colony of Maryland as a refuge for Catholics; also known as Lord Baltimore
  • Roger Williams
  • John Winthrop
  • Sir George Calvert
  • John Smith
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
  • John Winthrop
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Plymouth
  • Jamestown
An agreement between 2 nations, people,ect.
  • covenant
  • law of primogeniture
  • puritans
  • common law
Common law that established the birthright of the oldest son to inherit the family estate.
  • common law
  • headright policy
  • covenant
  • law of primogeniture
He founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs.
  • John Winthrop
  • Roger Williams
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • John Smith
A vast Dutch feudal estates fronting the Hudson River in early 1600s. They were granted to promoters who agreed to settle 50 people on them.
  • patroonship
  • new netherland
  • the restoration
  • iroquois league
1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.
  • Jamestown
  • Joint-stock Company
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • Glorious Revolution
A Puritan minister who led about 100 settlers out of Massachusetts Bay to Connecticut because he believed that the governor and other officials had too much power. He wanted to set up a colony in Connecticut with strict limits on government.
  • King Philip's War (1675—1676)
  • Thomas Hooker
  • Powhatan
  • Oliver Cromwell
a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660
  • Roger Williams
  • Quakers
  • Separatists
  • Puritans
First permanent English settlement in North America
  • New Netherland
  • Plymouth
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Jamestown
Mandated the toleration of all Christian denominations in Maryland, even though Maryland was founded for Catholics (but majority was protestant)
  • Maryland Toleration Act of 1644
  • Maryland Toleration Act of 1549
  • Maryland Toleration Act of 1649
  • Maryland Toleration Act of 1648
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
  • law of primogeniture
  • glorious revolution
  • common law
  • civil law
caused by the settlers charging Indians high prices and cheating them
  • Tuscarora War
  • Pequot War (1637)
  • Glorious Revolution
  • Yemassee War
This was the re-establishment of the monarchy in England under Charles II. Both houses of Parliament were restored but the religious tensions still were present in England
  • Patroonship
  • Glorious Revolution
  • Iroquois League
  • The Restoration
the revolution against James II. Pariament wins. Mary and Willliam of Orange rule. Grant the Massachusetts colony their charter back
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • Common Law
  • Glorious Revolution
  • Tuscarora War
practice of fencing or enclosing common lands into individual holdings
  • enclosure movement
  • puritans
  • joint-stock company
  • iroquois league
A company made up of a group of shareholders. Each shareholder contributes some money to the company and receives some share of the company's profits and debts.
  • jamestown
  • proprietary colony
  • joint-stock company
  • bacon's rebellion
Artilcles written to give New Holland to the Brittish. Becomes New York
  • Articles of Capitulation
  • Iroquois League
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Enclosure Movement
Series of assaults by King Philip on English settlements in New England. The attacks slowed the westward migration of New England settlers for several decades.
  • King Philip's War (1675—1671)
  • King Philip's War (1675—1676)
  • King Philip's War (1680—1676)
  • King Philip's War (1676—1676)
The expansion of English settlement led to wars against the native peoples. In this war, 700 Pequots were killed by the colonists and their Indian allies.
  • Pequot War (1737)
  • Pequot War (1637)
  • Pequot War (1627)
  • Pequot War (1642)
granted Puritans, but not Catholics, the right of free public worship
  • Toleration Act of 1690
  • Toleration Act of 1789
  • Toleration Act of 1689
  • Toleration Act of 1699
Mayor of Jamestown, put all of the lazy people to work during the summer months so that they would have food during the winter
  • John Smith
  • William Bradford
  • John Winthrop
  • Roger Williams
Nathaniel Bacon and William Berkeley were rivals starting when Berkeley refused to allow Bacon to lead an attack and Bacon did anyway resulting in his immediate imprisonment. Bacon and his followers worked hard to change political systems by eliminating the wealthy class in hope that wealth would be more even.
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • Salem Witch Trials
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • Massachusetts Bay
Although New Netherlands thwarted culturally and, despite various efforts, could not encourage migration, New Netherlands flourished economically. Dutch settlers were able to monopolize the fur trade in America Through the West India Company. (New Amsterdam was the capital of New Netherlands).
  • Rhode Island
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • New Netherlands / New Amsterdam
King Philip's War was actually that of the Puritans and the Native Americans between 1675 -The war was very political in that they named it after their king implying that the Wampanoag Chief started it. This war greatly affected the economy of the Puritans as it destroyed vast amounts of property.
  • King Philip's War
  • General Courts
  • John Winthrop
  • Lord Berkeley
After Christian prayers failed to protect the communities of the Native Americans, many refused Christianity which sparked tension, and eventually, a century of war between them and the Spanish. This huge cultural difference went on to change the political system of the area by granting Natives religious freedom.
  • Pequot War
  • Lord Berkeley
  • Pueblo Revolt
  • General Courts
Anne Hutchinson dealt with the morals of the Puritan church. She challenge the puritan culture with unconventional views on God's grace, sex superiority, and with accusations against Boston Clergymen. Hutchinson was found to be guilty of heretical views and was banished.
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • Salem Witch Trials
  • Praying Towns
  • Massachusetts Bay
Massachusetts Bay was an early English colony inIt was a Puritan settlement. Massachusetts Bay impacted the culture of the English by providing a large religious settlement.
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • Massachusetts Bay
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • Praying Towns
Florida became the center location of a huge diplomatic dispute. French Protestants settled in Florida even though Spain had already claimed the land. This lead to the Spanish massacre of around 300 protestant frenchmen.
  • Florida
  • Lord Berkeley
  • John Winthrop
  • General Courts
A "city upon a hill" was how John Winthrop worded that the Puritans that went to "new" England were an example to the morally corrupt England.
  • John Winthrop
  • City Upon a Hill
  • General Courts
  • King Philip's War
John Winthrop created a new culture in what he called "new" England because john and his people believed England was morally corrupt. This was a huge cultural change for the Natives as well.
  • Lord Berkeley
  • King Philip's War
  • General Courts
  • John Winthrop
William Berkeley served as Governor of Virginia from 1642 - 1652 and again inBerkeley was a huge political figure who took advantage of his position by exempting himself from tax, etc. Eventually, Berkeley dealt with (diplomatic lol) wars between Native Americans and Virginia militiamen.
  • King Philip's War
  • Lord Berkeley
  • Florida
  • John Winthrop
Puritanism is a denomination of sorts of Christianity whom ventured to the New World in hopes of preserving purity in their religion. The puritans were very concerned with morals, however, believed themselves superior to the Natives and brutally killed them. This moral concern was a strong aspect of their culture that remained for a long time.
  • Praying Towns
  • Proprietors
  • Louisiana
  • Puritanism
After Roger Williams was banished from his colony in Massachusetts, he settled 50 miles south of that. The settlers received a corporate charter from parliament for a new colony with total religious freedom - Rhode Island. This was a very significant political change.
  • Louisiana
  • Rhode Island
  • Praying Towns
  • Proprietors
Proprietors were appointed people in Puritan villages who distributed land among male heads of families. This was a very political process in which the Puritans controlled who got land, where, and how much.
  • Rhode Island
  • Proprietors
  • Praying Towns
  • Town Meeting
Puritans wondered whether it was right to invade the Native Americans but John Winthrop concluded that because the Natives were dying off the Puritans were superior in God's eyes. After being treated with brutality, Pequot warriors attacked Puritan farmers for intruding on their land, and, in response, were massacred. This diplomatic event of cultural "superiority" set the example for years to come.
  • Pueblo Revolt
  • Pequot War
  • Florida
  • Lord Berkeley
The Salem witch trials of 1692 started when girls that had experienced seizures accused neighbors of bewitching them. The accusations spun out of control and 175 people were accused of witchcraft. This was a huge cultural challenge for the Puritans who believed in the power of God only.
  • Salem Witch Trials
  • Bacon's Rebellion
  • Anne Hutchinson
  • Rhode Island
Roger Williams was the minister of the Puritan church in Salem, Boston. Williams was in favor of the separation of church and state in Plymouth and questioned the Puritan's seizure of Indian Lands. Because of his clashing political views, the Puritan Magistrates banished him to maintain their political system.
  • General Courts
  • Roger Williams
  • King Philip's War
  • John Winthrop
General Courts were the process of appointing proprietors to distribute land. It was a very political and exclusive process.
  • John Winthrop
  • Lord Berkeley
  • General Courts
  • King Philip's War
Praying towns were designated towns in which Native Americans were to learn the complexities of the Puritan religion. The Native Americans lost their culture and independence.
  • Town Meeting
  • Rhode Island
  • Proprietors
  • Praying Towns
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