American History: A Survey (Brinkley), 13th Edition

Chapter 2: TRANSPLANTATIONS AND BORDERLANDS

True or False Quiz

1
Virginia was a profitable colony from the start.
A)True
B)False
2
The "headright" system was used to attract colonists to Virginia.
A)True
B)False
3
As a result of the Glorious Revolution, religious toleration in Maryland continued.
A)True
B)False
4
Bacon's Rebellion successfully overthrew the government of Sir William Berkeley.
A)True
B)False
5
The population of the English Caribbean colonies was equally divided between whites and blacks, freemen and slaves.
A)True
B)False
6
The first enduring European settlement in New England was at Scrooby.
A)True
B)False
7
Roger Williams insisted that the land on which Massachusetts was settled belonged to the Indians, not to the king.
A)True
B)False
8
After New Englanders defeated the local Indians, the French refused to aid the Native Americans.
A)True
B)False
9
John Locke was the author of the Fundamental Constitution for Carolina.
A)True
B)False
10
When the English took New Amsterdam, they were able to quickly rid the colony of Dutch influences.
A)True
B)False
11
Soon after Pennsylvania was founded, the Quakers became its largest religious group.
A)True
B)False
12
The majority of colonists who came to Georgia were taken from debtor's prison.
A)True
B)False
13
New Englanders liked the idea of centralized authority under the Dominion of New England.
A)True
B)False
14
The Navigation Acts increased the authority of the crown and decreased that of local governments.
A)True
B)False
15
The colony that the crown could usually count on to support its policies was Massachusetts.
A)True
B)False
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