1. As the seventeenth century wore on, regional differences continued to crystallize, most notably
a. the use of indentured servants.
b. loyalty to England.
c. the continuing rigidity of Puritanism.
d. the breaking of the Atlanta economy.
e. the importance of slave labor in the south.
2.The population of the Chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable for its
a. fast growth rate.
b. scarcity of women.
c. low death rate.
d. stable family life.
e. large percentage of middle aged men.
3.In the seventeenth century, due to a high death rate families were both few and fragile in
a. New England.
b. the Chesapeake colonies.
c. the middle colonies.
d. Georgia.
e. Florida
4.During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that
a.the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died in such large numbers.
b. African slaves cost too much money.
c. in some areas families formed too slowly.
d. Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies.
e. families procreated too slowly.
5.The “headright” system, which made some people very wealthy, consisted of
a. using Indians as forced labor.
b. giving land to indentured servants to get them to come to the New World.
c.giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America.
d. discouraging the importation of indentured servants to America.
e. giving a father’s wealth to the oldest son.
6. By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was
a.Massachusetts.
b. Virginia.
c. New York.
d. Pennsylvania.
e. Maryland.
7.Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by
a. selling slaves to reduce productive labor.
b. selling land to reduce their volume of production.
c. growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production.
d. planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco.
e. releasing unneeded indentured servants early.
8.__________ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the “headright” system.
a. Indentured servants
b. African slaves
c. Merchant planters
d. New England colonists
e. Slave owners
9.For their labor in the colonies indentured servants received all of the following except
a. passage to America.
b. a suit of clothes.
c. a few barrels of corn.
d. a headright.
e. at times a small parcel of land.
10.English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called
a. headrights.
b. burgesses.
c. indentured servants.
d. slaves.
e. birds of passage.
11.Throughout the greater part of the seventeenth century, the Chesapeake colonies acquired most of the labor they needed from
a. African slaves.
b. white servants.
c. captured Indians.
d. West Indian natives.
e. prisoners of war.
12. Most immigrants to the Chesapeake colonies in the seventeenth century came as
a.indentured servants.
b. slaves from Africa.
c. yeomen farmers.
d. urban artisans.
e. refugees from civil war in Europe.
13. Over the course of the seventeenth century, most indentured servants
a. became landowners.
b. devolved into slavery.
c. managed to escape the terms of their contracts.
d. faced increasingly harsh circumstances.
e. saw their wages increase.
14.By the end of the seventeenth century, indentured servants who gained their freedom
a. often gained great wealth as more land opened for settlement.
b. rarely returned to work for their masters.
c. almost always found high-paying jobs in the cities.
d. had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters.
e. often returned to England penniless and broke.
15.Bacon’s Rebellion was supported mainly by
a. young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land.
b. the planter class of Virginia.
c. those protesting the increased importation of African slaves.
d. people from Jamestown only.
e. the local Indians.
16.The immediate reason for Bacon’s Rebellion was
a. Indian attacks on frontier settlements.
b. the wealthy planter class losing control of the colony.
c. a shortage of indentured servants.
d. to halt the importation of African slaves.
e. all of the above.
17.As a result of Bacon’s Rebellion,
a. African slavery was reduced.
b. planters began to look for less troublesome laborers.
c. Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office.
d. Nathaniel Bacon was named to head the Virginia militia.
e. better relations developed with local Indians.
18.The majority of African slaves coming to the New World
a. went to English North America.
b. were delivered to South America and the West Indies.
c. came to New England.
d. were brought by the
a. the use of indentured servants.
b. loyalty to England.
c. the continuing rigidity of Puritanism.
d. the breaking of the Atlanta economy.
e. the importance of slave labor in the south.
2.The population of the Chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable for its
a. fast growth rate.
b. scarcity of women.
c. low death rate.
d. stable family life.
e. large percentage of middle aged men.
3.In the seventeenth century, due to a high death rate families were both few and fragile in
a. New England.
b. the Chesapeake colonies.
c. the middle colonies.
d. Georgia.
e. Florida
4.During the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many English colonies for all of the following reasons except that
a.the Indian population proved to be an unreliable work force because they died in such large numbers.
b. African slaves cost too much money.
c. in some areas families formed too slowly.
d. Spain had stopped sending slaves to its New World colonies.
e. families procreated too slowly.
5.The “headright” system, which made some people very wealthy, consisted of
a. using Indians as forced labor.
b. giving land to indentured servants to get them to come to the New World.
c.giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to America.
d. discouraging the importation of indentured servants to America.
e. giving a father’s wealth to the oldest son.
6. By 1700, the most populous colony in English America was
a.Massachusetts.
b. Virginia.
c. New York.
d. Pennsylvania.
e. Maryland.
7.Seventeenth-century colonial tobacco growers usually responded to depressed prices for their crop by
a. selling slaves to reduce productive labor.
b. selling land to reduce their volume of production.
c. growing more tobacco to increase their volume of production.
d. planting corn and wheat instead of tobacco.
e. releasing unneeded indentured servants early.
8.__________ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the “headright” system.
a. Indentured servants
b. African slaves
c. Merchant planters
d. New England colonists
e. Slave owners
9.For their labor in the colonies indentured servants received all of the following except
a. passage to America.
b. a suit of clothes.
c. a few barrels of corn.
d. a headright.
e. at times a small parcel of land.
10.English yeomen who agreed to exchange their labor temporarily in return for payment of their passage to an American colony were called
a. headrights.
b. burgesses.
c. indentured servants.
d. slaves.
e. birds of passage.
11.Throughout the greater part of the seventeenth century, the Chesapeake colonies acquired most of the labor they needed from
a. African slaves.
b. white servants.
c. captured Indians.
d. West Indian natives.
e. prisoners of war.
12. Most immigrants to the Chesapeake colonies in the seventeenth century came as
a.indentured servants.
b. slaves from Africa.
c. yeomen farmers.
d. urban artisans.
e. refugees from civil war in Europe.
13. Over the course of the seventeenth century, most indentured servants
a. became landowners.
b. devolved into slavery.
c. managed to escape the terms of their contracts.
d. faced increasingly harsh circumstances.
e. saw their wages increase.
14.By the end of the seventeenth century, indentured servants who gained their freedom
a. often gained great wealth as more land opened for settlement.
b. rarely returned to work for their masters.
c. almost always found high-paying jobs in the cities.
d. had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters.
e. often returned to England penniless and broke.
15.Bacon’s Rebellion was supported mainly by
a. young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land.
b. the planter class of Virginia.
c. those protesting the increased importation of African slaves.
d. people from Jamestown only.
e. the local Indians.
16.The immediate reason for Bacon’s Rebellion was
a. Indian attacks on frontier settlements.
b. the wealthy planter class losing control of the colony.
c. a shortage of indentured servants.
d. to halt the importation of African slaves.
e. all of the above.
17.As a result of Bacon’s Rebellion,
a. African slavery was reduced.
b. planters began to look for less troublesome laborers.
c. Governor Berkeley was dismissed from office.
d. Nathaniel Bacon was named to head the Virginia militia.
e. better relations developed with local Indians.
18.The majority of African slaves coming to the New World
a. went to English North America.
b. were delivered to South America and the West Indies.
c. came to New England.
d. were brought by the