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What factors accounted for the witchcraft scare of the late 17th century?

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____________________ created multiple problems for American Indians, including the question of who had the right to govern them.


A) King William's War
B) Dominion of Virginia
C) James II
D) Nathaniel Baconans

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Life in Barbados usually meant


A) an easy ride for indentured servants compared to their counterparts in Virginia.
B) a middle class existence with more rights than were enjoyed by the middle class in England.
C) an established planter-ruled society.
D) a diversified economy that produced a variety of exportable goods.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Chesapeake planters had trouble finding servants because


A) by 1660 immigration was at a standstill.
B) Barbados was claiming most indentured servants.
C) they were unwilling to pay a decent wage.
D) most English men and women were moving to Ireland.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What were some of the causes of Bacon's Rebellion?

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What caused the Virginia colony to nearly fail in its early days of colonization?

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What was a result of the increasing contact between New Englanders and the Caribbean area?


A) Massachusetts Bay colony saw a decrease in the amount of goods exported directly to England.
B) Rhode Island outlawed lifelong slavery.
C) Anti-slavery views became more popular.
D) Boston merchants refused to engage in the slave trade.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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When James II became King of England in 1685,


A) he was forced to abdicate due to his Catholic beliefs.
B) he gave his total support to the Anglican Church, resulting in a dispute with Parliament.
C) he supported the Edict of Nantes, thereby continuing to allow Huguenots to practice their religion without fear of interference.
D) there was a bloody conflict with the French over territorial claims in 1688.

E) C) and D)
F) All of the above

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Which of the following statement best characterizes King Philip's War?


A) It was costly for both sides.
B) The war was over quickly.
C) The war caused little disruption to Puritan society.
D) Indian tribes retreated and reestablished their cultures.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Between 1640 and 1660 the _______________ were a way for Indians to defend their hunting grounds.


A) Beaver Wars
B) Mourning Wars
C) Huron Captivities
D) Great Lakes Wars

E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

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As a result of the intermingling of the Dutch and English in New Amsterdam,


A) the Dutch Reformed Church assumed a more prominent role.
B) English women lost many of their property rights.
C) Dutch inheritance laws grew more restrictive.
D) political divisions between the Dutch and English disappeared.

E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

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In contrast to women in France, the female colonists of New France


A) tended to marry at an older age.
B) had fewer children.
C) successfully gave birth to healthier children.
D) tended to resist family situations.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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As a result of epidemics and Spanish demands for tribute and labor, the population of which group of Florida Indians had fallen from 30,000 to 10,000 by the mid-17th century?


A) Apache
B) Cherokee
C) Huron
D) Apalachee

E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

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Quakers who were lured to Pennsylvania during the late 17th century


A) fought to end African enslavement.
B) came only from England.
C) usually settled in areas populated by other religious groups.
D) settled in Philadelphia because of its scarcity of population.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

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The English civil wars during the 1640s


A) had almost no consequences for the colonists.
B) were connected to the witchcraft scare in North America.
C) resulted in the reaffirmation of Charles I as the supreme leader.
D) led to an increase in English ministers coming to the colonies.

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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By 1680 Barbados was one of England's most successful colonies, prospering as a result of


A) the rise in sugar cane production.
B) a highly educated population.
C) the laxity of laws dealing with slavery.
D) an unusually high percentage of multi-skilled workers.

E) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

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When the governor of Maryland refused to support William and Mary as the true monarchs of England, a group called the ________________ arrested him and his council.


A) Mercantile elite
B) Militias
C) Protestant Associators
D) Dominion "8"

E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

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How were the Europeans able to conquer most Indian tribes during the 17th century?

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How did the Puritans' religious ideas affect the government in Massachusetts Bay colony?

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As a result of King William's War


A) divisions between the Iroquois were widened.
B) very few colonists chose to supportWilliam and Mary.
C) the Dutch lost power in New York.
D) Iroquois and English relations improved.

E) All of the above
F) A) and D)

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