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By creating the Dominion of New England, James II


A) increased colonial unity.
B) gave each colony its own governor.
C) abolished the practice of paying ministers with taxes.
D) created an inter-colonial militia.

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

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Which of the following statements best describes England's domination of New York during the 1680s?


A) Political divisions in the colony were diminished.
B) The English imposed their laws of government on the Dutch.
C) Dutch merchants did not easily integrate into British society.
D) The English minority was unable to gain control of the representative assembly.

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

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Up to the 1650s, the expansion of African slavery in the Chesapeake area was a gradual process due to


A) the decline in the numbers of available slaves because of internal warring among African nations.
B) the decline of trade with West Indies' planters.
C) a plentiful supply of indentured servants.
D) the fact that African slavers did not want to deal with the English laws of slavery practiced in the Chesapeake region.

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

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Which group made up the majority of the population of Barbados in the mid to late 17th century?


A) Wealthy planters
B) African slaves
C) Indentured servants
D) Irish emigrants

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

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How did the French relationship with the Indians affect their position in North America?


A) The French were denied access to the interior land claimed by the Iroquois.
B) The French were unable to establish trading posts along a major waterway due to Iroquois resistance.
C) The French gained greater access to inland trade.
D) The French lacked the necessary outposts needed to guard western access.

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

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Deaths from epidemics, especially smallpox,


A) Changed the way neighboring Indian tribes interacted with each other.
B) Mostly affected the new European immigrants who had no immunity.
C) Affected primarily the Indian children.
D) Were limited due to communal healing rituals of the Indians.

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

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Ultimately, the legacy of Popé included the


A) expulsion of friars from New Mexico.
B) Spanish releasing the Pueblo and other Indians in New Mexico from Spanish rule.
C) surrender by the Pueblo, who were forced to turn to other tribes for protection.
D) rejection of all Spanish influence by the Pueblo.

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

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The English Navigation Acts of 1651


A) were enthusiastically accepted by the colonists.
B) faced resistance from English merchants.
C) were criticized by colonists as too restrictive.
D) were aimed at curtailing colonial trade with Dutch merchants.

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

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What was the purpose of the Articles of Capitulation?


A) They forbade the Dutch from practicing their religious beliefs in New York.
B) The Dutch were allowed to move freely within the English Empire.
C) They prevented the Dutch from reconquering New York.
D) The Dutch were forced to serve in the English military.

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

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Which British colony had the highest concentration of African Americans?


A) Maryland
B) Virginia
C) West Indies
D) Carolina

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

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During the 1640s the ________________ increased the way colonists participated in the Atlantic trade network.


A) Pueblo conflict
B) English Civil Wars
C) Glorious Revolution
D) New England Company

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

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How did New England colonists attempt to solidify relations with England?


A) They relied on the English for education regarding the natural world.
B) They acknowledged their inferior status.
C) They formed groups to glorify God and increase their prestige with the English.
D) The colonists relied on state authority over church authority.

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

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Which of these is one of the ways the landscape of the Great Lakes region was changed by violence and disease?


A) captivity and disbursement of the Huron
B) rise of the Huron, who became the most powerful Indian tribe in the Great Lakes region
C) decline of the Iroquois, who were forced to flee the area and relocate further west
D) merging of the Iroquois and Huron into one formidable confederation

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

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Which of these was among the reactions to the Navigation Acts of 1651, put into effect by Charles II?


A) European observers interpreted them to mean that England did not place much value on the colonies.
B) English merchants were not in favor of them because they restricted trade.
C) Colonial merchants recognized the laws would increase their market share on a global level.
D) Colonists objected to the restrictions on what countries they could trade with directly.

E) All of the above
F) None of the above

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By the end of the 17th century tensions were beginning to occur between colonists and the English. What were some of the causes of friction and how did they affect colonial development?

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What conclusion did the English draw from King Philip's War and Bacon's Rebellion?


A) The colonists could handle themselves in internal disputes.
B) They needed tighter control over the colonies.
C) The Anglican Church needed to exert more control over the colonial clergy.
D) The Indians could never be subdued and therefore alliances with them were not possible in the future.

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

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William Penn was instrumental in


A) keeping Philadelphia from becoming an overcrowded urban center.
B) recruiting single men to fulfill positions of Delaware River merchants.
C) banishing slavery and the slave trade from Pennsylvania.
D) establishing amicable relations with the Delaware Indians.

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

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What happened to the various tribes of Indians during the period 1640-1660?


A) The Apalachee gained power in the southwest.
B) The Iroquois gained power in the northeast.
C) The Pueblo gained power in New Mexico.
D) The Indians were defeated in every section of North America.

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

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The Society of Friends of New England


A) readily gained acceptance due to their egalitarian view of society.
B) were accepted in the colonies but not in England.
C) gained the admiration of ministers and officials who appreciated their peaceful approach to colonial controversies.
D) alienated leaders because they refused to conform to certain social rituals.

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

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As a result of increased conflicts and crises in North American during the mid-17th century


A) France and England became the dominant European powers in North America.
B) relations between the colonists and Indians had resolved.
C) laws affecting illegitimate children were relaxed.
D) colonists relied more than ever on English immigration .

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

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