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In the battles between Parliament and the Stuart kings,English freedom:


A) played a minimal role.
B) greatly expanded amid the debate over which of these groups should be elected.
C) remained an important and much-debated concept even after Charles I was beheaded.
D) was the excuse given for restoring Charles II in 1685.
E) led to the overthrow of James III in 1700.

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Treatment of the Indians by members of the Virginia colony was influenced in part by Las Casas's condemnation of Spanish behavior.

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Tobacco production in Virginia:


A) enriched an emerging class of planters and certain members of the colonial government.
B) benefited from the endorsement of King James I.
C) declined after its original success, as Europeans learned the dangers of smoking.
D) resulted in more unified settlements, thanks to tobacco's propensity to grow only in certain areas of Virginia.
E) was under the control of two planters, Walter Raleigh and the Earl of Kent.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Richard Hakluyt


A) proprietor of Maryland
B) wife of John Rolfe
C) Pilgrim leader
D) leader of Indians near Jamestown
E) governor of Massachusetts
F) his settlement at Roanoke Island failed
G) was denounced for Antinomianism
H) Indian who helped the Pilgrims
I) French-born theologian who influenced the Puritans
J) established Rhode Island
K) A Discourse concerning Western Planting
L) early leader of Jamestown

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In 1607,the colonists who sailed to Jamestown on three small ships:


A) were funded entirely by the queen's government.
B) chose an inland site partly to avoid the possibility of attack by Spanish warships.
C) were officers and sailors in the British Royal Navy.
D) built a colony at Cape Henry in the mouth of Chesapeake Bay.
E) were members of Puritan congregations in search of religious freedom.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Roger Williams

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Powhatan


A) proprietor of Maryland
B) wife of John Rolfe
C) Pilgrim leader
D) leader of Indians near Jamestown
E) governor of Massachusetts
F) his settlement at Roanoke Island failed
G) was denounced for Antinomianism
H) Indian who helped the Pilgrims
I) French-born theologian who influenced the Puritans
J) established Rhode Island
K) A Discourse concerning Western Planting
L) early leader of Jamestown

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Puritans viewed individual and personal freedom as:


A) good, because Massachusetts Bay leaders welcomed debate over religion.
B) dangerous to social harmony and community stability.
C) important, but they banned neighbors from reporting on one another, because that would breed division that could harm the community.
D) vital, because they had been discouraged from enjoying these back in England.
E) dangerous to the individual but good for the community.

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Which colony adopted the Act concerning Religion in 1649,which institutionalized the principle of religious toleration?


A) Virginia.
B) Maryland.
C) Massachusetts.
D) Rhode Island.
E) Connecticut.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Elizabeth I

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Cecilius Calvert


A) proprietor of Maryland
B) wife of John Rolfe
C) Pilgrim leader
D) leader of Indians near Jamestown
E) governor of Massachusetts
F) his settlement at Roanoke Island failed
G) was denounced for Antinomianism
H) Indian who helped the Pilgrims
I) French-born theologian who influenced the Puritans
J) established Rhode Island
K) A Discourse concerning Western Planting
L) early leader of Jamestown

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In British America,unlike other New World empires,Indians performed most of the labor in the colonies.

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As the sixteenth century progressed in New England,the growing commerce:


A) brought religious and economic values into conflict.
B) increased church attendance.
C) led to better relations between the English and the Native Americans.
D) made the church elders the wealthiest people in society.
E) resulted in new cash crops.

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Roger Williams imagined Rhode Island as a feudal domain.

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The Mayflower Compact established:


A) religious toleration and freedom in Massachusetts.
B) the right to emigrate to America.
C) a company chartered to settle New England.
D) a civil government for Plymouth Colony.
E) peaceful relations between English colonists and Indians in Rhode Island.

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Why was the death rate in early Jamestown incredibly high?


A) It lay beside a malarial swamp.
B) The ample food was full of botulism.
C) It was not high; most of the colonists survived.
D) Constant Native American attacks decimated the population.
E) Many of the colonists committed suicide.

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The English Civil War was a bloodless war that restored Catholicism to England.

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Like the first Jamestown settlers,the settlers of Massachusetts were mostly families.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Calvin


A) proprietor of Maryland
B) wife of John Rolfe
C) Pilgrim leader
D) leader of Indians near Jamestown
E) governor of Massachusetts
F) his settlement at Roanoke Island failed
G) was denounced for Antinomianism
H) Indian who helped the Pilgrims
I) French-born theologian who influenced the Puritans
J) established Rhode Island
K) A Discourse concerning Western Planting
L) early leader of Jamestown

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Who was most likely to build the best relationships with the Native Americans?


A) Puritans.
B) Jamestown settlers.
C) Connecticut settlers.
D) Pilgrims.
E) John Winthrop.

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