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What was the Great Migration of the 17th century? It was the movement of Africans to the New World. It was the movement of Puritans to New England. It was the movement of Anglicans to Virginia. It was the movement of Catholics to Maryland It was the movement of Huguenots to South Carolina.Which of the following colonies remained outside the Dominion of New England? New Hampshire Maine Connecticut Rhode Island MassachusettsNew Light preachers like Gilbert Tennent shook the foundations of the social order by sowing seeds of doubt about ministers. merchants. royal governors. scientists. tax collectors.Which statement accurately describes eighteenth-century European immigrants to the British North American colonies? They tended to settle in large urban areas in New England, New York, and New Jersey. They were usually middle- and upper-middle-class professionals or skilled artisans. They included large numbers of Irish and Germans and declining proportions of English. They stayed in the colonies, on average, only four years before returning to live in Europe. They included large numbers of murderers dumped on American shores by the British government.How did colonial New England farmers alter their ecosystem? They introduced crop rotation and soil conservation techniques. They required Native Americans live on reservations that would specialize in only one product. They ended the time-honored Indian practice of fencing the land, thereby allowing pigs and deer to roam freely. They introduced the one-crop plantation system. They cleared away trees for fields and for use as fuel and building material.When comparing slaves with indentured servants, which statement is true? Slaves ate more. Slaves worked for a far longer portion of their lives. Slaves were healthier. Slaves had a shorter work week but less vacation time. All of these choicesWhat were the greatest killers in Virginia during the 1600s? Epidemic diseases like typhoid fever and malaria Indian resistance Starvation Spanish and French attacks Old AgeWhich statement concerning New England wives is true? They typically had no property rights independent of their husbands. They usually had children out of wedlock. They had extensive property rights under English Common Law. They were denied the option of divorce because it was prohibited by their Puritan faith. They were considered equal in authority to their husbands within the family.Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World? Plymouth Newport St. Augustine Jamestown Charles TownWho limited towns to a single annual meeting each year, enforced the Navigation Acts, and suppressed the colonial legislature in Massachusetts? William of Orange Jacob Leisler Edmund Andros Alexander Garden Thomas HutchinsonWhich of the following reduced the Native American population in New England? Diseases introduced by Europeans. The Pequot War King Philip's War All of these choices None of these choices.Why did Puritans decide they needed to leave Great Britain? They decided that there were too many distractions in Great Britain. They learned that the king planned to reestablish Catholicism as the state religion. They realized that North America believed an excellent area to make converts. James I offered the Puritans incentives to settle in North America. Charles I ended his predecessor's practice of tolerating Puritans.What did Deists argue? They argued that the only true knowledge was religious truth, and that God was unknowable. They insisted that where the Bible conflicted with reason, one should follow the words of the Bible rather than the false dictates of reason. They believed in a God who had created a perfect universe and then allowed it to operate according to natural laws. They claimed that the best argument against the existence of God could be derived through the study of nature's harmony and order. They believed that the Church of England had to be purged of Roman Catholic influences and merged with the Presbyterian church.Why was Roger Williams forced into exile by the Puritans? He challenged the Puritan belief in predestination. He argued that Puritans should recognize the devil's presence in the New World. He believed in the complete separation of church and state. He claimed that God had spoken to him directly. He asserted that women should be able to serve as clergy.What was the main purpose of France's North American empire? to convert native Americans to Christianity. to provide furs and agricultural surpluses for the West Indies and timber for the French navy. to pressure the British into ending their expansion. to block attempts by the Dutch to gain a monopoly of the sugar trade. to provide a location for French Protestants to worship without fear of persecution.How did Bacon's Rebellion transform labor systems in Virginia? It influenced planters to abandon indentured servants in favor of slaves. It proved that Indians were not a viable source of labor. It revealed that planterswould have to pay laborers more to work on their plantations. It encouraged landowners to pay their laborers higher wages. It indicated that landowners would have to find some other labor source besides slaves.Which of the following is not a legacy of the Reformation? The development of various denominations in Europe A belief in the importance of reading The idea that clergy have no special powers A counter-reformation by the Catholic Church Cooperation between Protestant denominations and the Catholic ChurchWhat was a result of the battle of Lake Champlain in 1609? The French gained control of Atlantic Canada. Indian-European relations entered a deadly era of trade, diplomacy, and warfare. The lake's value as a highway for Indian traders, diplomats, and warriors ended. The English controlled all of North America except for Florida. The fish and waterfowl populations virtually died out.How did Governor Francis Wyatt wage the Second Anglo-Powhatan War? He ordered all captured Indians enslaved. He made an alliance with Chippewa Indians to overwhelm the Powhatan Indians. He used ruthless tactics like destroying food supplies and driving Indians from their homes during winter. He attempted to minimize bloodshed by offering generous concession to the Indians if they stopped fighting. He laid siege to the Indians' villages and then negotiated.Which of the following facts characterized life in the Chesapeake region in the early seventeenth century? Settlers had a relatively long life expectancy compared with that in the harsh environment of New England. Women had a somewhat greater status because of their scarcity. It witnessed rapidly developing urban areas. It had a population density which required residents to live in close proximity to neighbors. It had developed a plantation economy dominated by slave labor.
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