The primary purpose of the settlement of Virginia was to:
Make a profit for investors in a joint stock company.
English Puritans drew most of
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John Calvin
Which is NOT true about Puritans:
They were united with the Catholic Church in opposing the Church of England.
When the first Englishmen reached Virginia, the Indians who lived in the area thought at first that:
Since they did not bring women they did not plan to stay long
The American Pilgrims:
Separated from the Church of England and settled a colony at Plymouth
Which of the following is not true about the Puritan concept of "The Elect" in Massachusetts Bay:
Only men could be members of "The Elect"
Roger Williams's search for absolute spiritual purity eventually led him to the belief that:
All men should be free to seek God in their own way
Where religious freedom was concerned, the Puritans of Massachusetts Bay believed that:
Anyone willing to give religious freedom to others did not have a strong faith himself
What is NOT a significance of the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay:
The puritan work ethic that promoted poverty as a sign of merit.
The Salem witch trials:
Are one of the worst examples of mass hysteria in the history of the United States.
Which is NOT true of the colonial economy during the Old Colonial System:
It was primarily based on manufacturing due to the abundance of resources in America.
Which of the following was not a requirement under the Navigation Acts of 1660-1663:
The colonies could not engage in shipbuilding.
The Dominion of New England was:
A combination of all the colonies north of Pennsylvania into one large colony under the complete control of a royal governor.
In general, governments in the thirteen colonies during the period of the Old Colonial System (1660-1763) could be best described as:
Representative but not democratic
For approximately one hundred years (1660 to 1763), Britain's Colonial System:
Worked economically and politically to the reasonable benefit of both England the colonies
What does NOT describe mercantilism:
The ultimate goal was to import rather than export.
The main purpose of custom duties is to make money for a country.
False
Within the colonial economy, most people were subsistence farmers, meaning they grew and made their own stuff for survival.
True
The Glorious Revolution was a bloody affair in England in which thousands of people were killed.
False
Colonial assemblies could initial legislation, but they had no power over money.
False
With the Declaratory Act in 1766, Parliament:
Asserted its power to make laws for the colonies, "in all cases whatsoever."
The Boston Massacre of 1770:
Grew out of crowd reaction and heckling of British soldiers in Boston.
Colonists opposed the Tea Act of 1773 because:
It gave the British East India Company a virtual monopoly on selling tea in the colonies
Although there were an abundance of motives among the colonials for going to war with England, the most important was:
The issue of self-governance in the colonies, which the British had tried to change.
The Battles of Saratoga were important because:
It was the diplomatic turning point of the war that led to the French Alliance.
When the Articles of Confederation went into effect in 1781, they:
Did little more than maintain the current state of the government that existed.
What of the following was the most radical part of the American Revolution:
Declaration of Independence
The new state government's set up after the colonies declared independence advanced democracy in that:
They placed most governing power in the legislature. [Show Less]