HIST CH 2 – Flashcard
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The English Puritans:
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Opposed Catholic elements in the Church of England.
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Due to its harsh winters, New England's death rate was higher than that of Maryland or Virginia.
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False.
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The Virginia Company was a joint-stock company.
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True.
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By the early 1700's, English merchants in the Carolinas had established a thriving trade with southern Indians for:
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Deerskins.
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Which of the following statements is NOT true of Africans as slaves?
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They had a long history with Christianity in Africa.
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The man who became head of the Virginia Company of London in 1618 and instituted a series of reforms to save the colony was:
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Sir Edwin Sandys.
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Maryland sought to learn from the mistakes of Jamestown by:
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Recruiting a more committed group of colonists.
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Which of the following was NOT true of Nathaniel Bacon?
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He had a close relationship with Governor Berkeley.
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688:
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Increased the power of Parliament.
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The "Fundamental Constitutions of Carolina" established a formal nobility and provided for religious toleration.
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True.
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All of the following are true of the Pilgrims, EXCEPT that they:
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Were a sect of radical Catholics.
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The Mayflower Compact:
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Provided the original government for the Plymouth colony.
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Englishmen had a very well developed sense of liberty as a result of the Magna Carta and the establishment of Parliament.
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True.
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Sir Edwin Sandys took over the Virginia Company in 1618 and instituted important changes that stabilized the colony.
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True.
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One outstanding characteristic of Jamestown in its initial years was:
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The high mortality rate among its settlers.
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By the early 1700's, English merchants in the Carolinas had established a thriving trade with southern Indians for:
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Deerskins
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After being banished from Massachusetts because of his strict interpretation of the Puritan faith, Roger Williams founded Rhone Island.
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True.
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The Indian wars of the mid-1670s caused proportionately more casualties than any other American war.
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True.
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Which of the following is NOT true of Georgia?
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It succeeded in keeping out slavery.
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Roger Williams founded Rhode Island after he:
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Had been banished from Massachusetts for his religious opinions.
