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CLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, whichwas not involved in the production of and does not endorse this of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877 Practice general, Native American groups prior to con-tact with Europeans(A) had developed dry farming techniques(B) had adapted to a variety of geographic andclimate conditions(C) had developed large-scale cities withhierarchical governments(D) lived in scattered groups(E) had extensive trade networks that linkedNorth and South of the following was NOT a factor in thesuccess of the Spanish in conquering NativeAmerican peoples?

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1 CLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, whichwas not involved in the production of and does not endorse this of the United States I: Early Colonizations to 1877 Practice general, Native American groups prior to con-tact with Europeans(A) had developed dry farming techniques(B) had adapted to a variety of geographic andclimate conditions(C) had developed large-scale cities withhierarchical governments(D) lived in scattered groups(E) had extensive trade networks that linkedNorth and South of the following was NOT a factor in thesuccess of the Spanish in conquering NativeAmerican peoples?

2 (A) Spanish exploitation of rivalries amongnative peoples(B) Spanish use of firearms and horses(C) focus of other European nations on theirown internal political and religious issues(D) Native Americans lack of immunity toEuropean diseases(E) the importation of of the following were reasons the English wereinterested in colonization EXCEPT(A) English merchants were looking for newmarkets(B) English landlords wanted to import theirenclosure movement to the Americas tomake money(C) the English, convinced there was a North-west Passage to Asia, wanted to establishposts to supply ships going and backthrough the Northwest Passage(D) the English needed a base from which toattack Spanish treasure ships sailing back toSpain(E) religious rivalry between Protestant En-gland and Catholic Spain motivated En-gland to establish a Protestant empire in of the following was NOT a direct resultof the dumping of precious metals from the Ameri-cas into European markets?

3 (A) Introduction of joint-stock companies(B) The commercial revolution(C) Widespread inflation(D) Lower standard of living for most Europeans(E) Increased profits for merchantsTime 90 Minutes120 QuestionsFor each question below, choose the best answer from thechoices 2004 Peterson'sCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, whichwas not involved in the production of and does not endorse this History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to of the following is a true statement aboutPuritanism?

4 (A) Puritanism attracted few followers amongthe growing English middle class ofmerchants and commercial farmers.(B) Puritanism was based on a set of religious,political, and social values.(C) Puritans renounced the Calvinist concept ofthe work ethic.(D) Rigorous adherence to social mores fortheir own sake was a cornerstone ofPuritanism.(E) In leaving England, the Puritans renouncedany political first published poet in the North Americancolonies was(A) Phillis Wheatley(B) Emily Dickinson(C) William Bradford(D) Jonathan Edwards(E) Anne Penn called his colony a Holy Experi-ment because he(A) intended to buy land from Native Ameri-cans rather than seize it(B) wanted to establish a self-governing colonywith political and religious freedom(C) intended to keep a journal History of thedevelopment of the colony(D) welcomed people of various faiths(E)

5 Banned indentured Bodies of Liberty, the first set of laws in theEnglish colonies, was passed by the(A) Virginia House of Burgesses(B) Massachusetts General Court(C) First Continental Congress(D) Proprietors of Georgia(E) Maryland General was the most important export commod-ity in the late seventeenth century for which ofthe following States ?(A) Massachusetts(B) New York and New Jersey(C) Georgia(D) Virginia and Maryland(E) North and South of the following is NOT a true statementabout life in the English colonies?

6 (A) Families tended to be large, because manychildren meant many workers.(B) Women had little opportunity outside thehome but played a central role within thefamily.(C) The English had fairly open immigrationpolicies.(D) Colonial culture tended to be similar to thatof England.(E) The colonies had no colleges, so youngmen had to go to England for of the following was fought between colo-nists and Native Americans?(A) King Philip s War(B) Bacon s Rebellion(C) Shays s Rebellion(D) Stono Uprising(E) First Seminole WarCopyright 2004 Peterson'sCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, whichwas not involved in the production of and does not endorse this History of the United States I.

7 Early Colonizations to major difference in government structure be-tween royal colonies and charter colonies was(A) the monarch paid the governor s salary in aroyal colony, whereas in a charter colonythe legislature paid his salary(B) royal colonies had no local legislativerepresentation, whereas charter colonieselected a colonial legislature(C) the colonists elected their own governor incharter colonies, whereas the monarchappointed the governor in a royal colony(D) town meetings made decisions for towns incharter colonies, but in royal colonies allgovernment decisions were made by theroyal governor and council(E) royal colonies limited the right to vote andparticipate in government to white, maleproperty development of enslaved Africans as the chieflabor supply after Bacon s Rebellion occurredbecause of(A) greater availability of slaves(B) the inability to find Europeans willing to beindentured servants(C) Indian resistance to working as laborers(D)

8 The labor-intense nature of tobacco agriculture(E) the growing number of white landless anddiscontented former first colony in the 1600s to require that eachtown establish a public primary school was(A) Pennsylvania(B) Massachusetts(C) New York(D) Virginia(E) the English were the largest group of peopleto immigrate to the colonies, the second largestgroup were(A) Irish(B) Scots Irish(C) French Huguenots(D) Germans(E) significant characteristic of the social classstructure in the English colonies was(A) its lack of social mobility(B) the size and wealth of the middle class(C) the lack of importance given to wealth(D) an upper class of wealthy merchants andprofessionals only(E) the lack of a lower class of poorCopyright 2004 Peterson'sCLEP is a registered trademark of the College Entrance Examination Board, whichwas not involved in the production of and does not endorse this History of the United States I: Early Colonizations to child depicted in this painting reflects whatidea of Puritans?

9 (A) Children were gifts from God and shouldbe well cared for and well dressed.(B) Children were considered small adults.(C) Children wore many layers of clothing formodesty s sake.(D) Dressing children like their parents wereGod-like.(E) No expense should be spared in clothingchildren, because their outfits were anotherindication that the parents were The stench of the hold while we were on thecoast was so intolerably loathsome, that it wasdangerous to remain there for any time, and someof us had been permitted to stay on deck for thefresh air.

10 This quotation probably describes(A) an American warship during the AmericanRevolution(B) the Mayflower(C) an Irish immigrant ship in the Early 1700s(D) a slave ship bound for the Americas(E) a German immigrant ship in the religious group that had the greatest influ-ence in New England after the initial phase ofsettlement was(A) Roman Catholicism(B) the Anglican Church(C) Presbyterianism(D) Congregational Church(E) time, which of the following rights weremarried women in the colonies able to exercise?(A) vote(B) conduct business(C) attend college(D) hold public office(E) act as Great Awakening spurred all of the follow-ing EXCEPT(A) the development of religious pluralism(B) establishment of nonsectarian colleges(C) separation of church and state(D) active participation in church affairs byordinary people(E)


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