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Grade 11 Colonial Period
The colony founded by a leader who hoped women and blacks would be given equality along with all persons was
  1. Rhode Island.
  2. Connecticut
  3. None. There was no such British colonial leader.
  4. Pennsylvania
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which was not part of the aftermath of King Phillip's War?
  1. Metacom was captured and executed.
  2. Puritans sold Indian children from the warring tribes into slavery.
  3. The Iroquois, having attacked the colonists, were destroyed.
  4. The image of Indians as bloodthirsty savages became entrenched in the view of New England colonists.
Grade 11 Colonial Period
The number of enslaved Africans in Southern colonies increased dramatically in the late 1600?s, mostly to satisfy the need for
  1. House servants
  2. diverse communities
  3. agricultural laborers
  4. small farmers
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not central to William Penn's vision for his Quaker colony?
  1. The freedom to follow one's own religious conscience
  2. The spiritual equality of all, regardless of sex or color
  3. Harmonious relations between settlers and Indians
  4. A hands-off policy toward private behavior
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a key factor behind the introduction of black slavery in the Chesapeake?
  1. A growing desire for labor spurred by the take-off of cotton production
  2. An ingrained English perception of Africans as uncivilized
  3. A fear that West Africans, if left alone, might seek to establish colonies of their own in North America, or even Europe
  4. The difficulties of enslaving English settlers or local Indians
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which is not true regarding King Phillip and King Phillip's War?
  1. The Wampanoag leader Metacom was called King Phillip by colonists.
  2. Indian tribes fought together under the unified leadership of Metacom.
  3. Twelve New England towns were destroyed by the Indians' attacks.
  4. About 3,000 Indians and 1,000 colonists died in the war.
Grade 11 Colonial Period
The Dutch primarily settled in
  1. Pennsylvania and New York.
  2. Connecticut and New Jersey.
  3. Delaware and Pennsylvania.
  4. New York and New Jersey.
Grade 11 Colonial Period
What was preliminary conflict to the French and Indian War?
  1. King Phillip's War
  2. King James' War
  3. King George's War
  4. Burger King's War
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which of the following series of events is listed in proper sequence?
  1. Establishment of Dominion of New England; Glorious Revolution in England; Parliamentary Declaration of Rights
  2. Publication of Increase Mather's Cases of Conscience; outbreak of Salem witchcraft hysteria; Massachusetts made a royal colony
  3. William Penn receives royal charter; English monarchy restored under King Charles II; deposing of Governor Andros
  4. founding of New York; founding of New Netherland; King Philip's War
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which of the following is a reason that the South switched from indentured servants to African slaves?
  1. Africans were considered to be inferior to white people (Curse of Ham)
  2. They wanted to have more African slaves than the North
  3. African slaves wanted to come to America
  4. All the above
Grade 11 Colonial Period
The idea of freedom of religion was promoted by
  1. John Winthrop
  2. Roger Williams
  3. Nathaniel Bacon
  4. Jonathan Edwards
Grade 11 Colonial Period
An unfortunate group of involuntary immigrants who raked below indentured servants on the American social scale were
  1. the younger sons of English gentry.
  2. French-Canadian fur traders.
  3. convicts and paupers.
  4. single women.
  5. "poor whites"
Grade 11 Colonial Period
The Puritans views and attitudes led them to strive for
  1. social equality
  2. a moral society
  3. religious tolerance
  4. separation of church and state
Grade 11 Colonial Period
Which of the following was not a major cause of Bacon's Rebellion?
  1. A determination to abolish slavery in Virginia
  2. Resentment over restrictions on white settlement in Indian areas
  3. Indignation over the governor's favoritism toward wealthy friends
  4. Frustration over high taxes and diminishing availability of land
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