US Hist 1 Colonial

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In general, Native American groups prior to contact with Europeans had adapted to a variety of geographic and climate conditions.

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had adapted to a variety of geographic and climate conditions

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Which of the following was NOT a factor in the success of the Spanish in conquering Native American peoples? Spanish exploitation of rivalries among native peoples, Spanish use of firearms and horses, focus of other European nations on their own internal political and religious issues, Native Americans’ lack of immunity to European diseases, the importation of Africans

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the importation of Africans

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All of the following were reasons the English were interested in colonization EXCEPT: English merchants were looking for new markets, the English, convinced there was a Northwest Passage to Asia, wanted to establish posts to supply ships going and back through the Northwest Passage, the English needed a base from which to attack Spanish treasure ships sailing back to Spain, religious rivalry between Protestant England and Catholic Spain motivated England to establish a Protestant empire in the Americas.

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English landlords wanted to import their enclosure movement to the Americas to make money.

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Which of the following was NOT a direct result of the dumping of precious metals from the Americas into European markets?
- The commercial revolution
- Widespread inflation
- Lower standard of living for most Europeans
- Increased profits for merchants

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Introduction of joint-stock companies

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Which of the following is a true statement about Puritanism? Puritanism attracted few followers among the growing English middle class of merchants and commercial farmers., Puritanism was based on a set of religious, political, and social values., Puritans renounced the Calvinist concept of the work ethic., Rigorous adherence to social mores for their own sake was a cornerstone of Puritanism., In leaving England, the Puritans renounced any political ambitions.

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Puritanism was based on a set of religious, political, and social values.

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The first published poet in the North American colonies was

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Anne Bradstreet

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William Penn called his colony a “Holy Experiment” because he wanted to establish a self-governing colony with political and religious freedom.

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wanted to establish a self-governing colony with political and religious freedom

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The Bodies of Liberty, the first set of laws in the English colonies, was passed by the

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Massachusetts General Court

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Tobacco was the most important export commodity in the late seventeenth century for which of the following states? Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey, Georgia, Virginia and Maryland, North and South Carolina

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Virginia and Maryland

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Which of the following is NOT a true statement about life in the English colonies? Families tended to be large, because many children meant many workers. Women had little opportunity outside the home but played a central role within the family. The English had fairly open immigration policies. Colonial culture tended to be similar to that of England. The colonies had no colleges, so young men had to go to England for higher education.

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The colonies had no colleges, so young men had to go to England for higher education.