English colonies Sample Essay.
HIS 101 Chapter 2 Open-Book Reading Quiz
- Which of these is NOT true of Magna Carta?
It gave the king of England absolute power.
- Which of these is NOT true about English colonies?
The English monarchy wanted to create a land of religious liberty for all Europeans.
- Which Country had the highest European population by far in their colonies in North America by the 1700s (many more times than the closest rival)?
The English
- Which of these is NOT true of Powhatan?
When he first met the English, he knew he needed to destroy them immediately, or be destroyed himself
- In 1619 a ship from England arrived in Jamestown containing 90 ‘things’ that cost the settlers 125 pounds of tobacco each. What were these ‘things’?
Wives.
- Which of the following is NOT true about the ship called The White Lion?
It was actually an African ship.
- A typical Puritan attitude towards government was “If the people be governors, who shall be governed?” This shows…
Puritans did not want democracy.
- Which of the following is not an example of religious disagreements encouraging settlers to leave the Mass Bay Colony and settle elsewhere?
The Dutch and New Amsterdam.
- Which of the following is NOT true about slavery in the colonies?
Slavery was only legal in 5 colonies.
- Which of the following is NOT a reason given in the textbook that explains why the English colonies were more populous than the Spanish or French?
The English colonies received far more direct assistance from the English monarchy and parliament.