Chapter 2 Quiz | APUSHfive

1. Why did England show little interest in colonizing the New World during most of the 1500s?

2. The event that signaled the beginning of the end for the Spanish Empire in the New World was

a. The crumbling of Spain's internal economy.
b. The defeat of the Spanish Armada.
c. Repeated and successful looting of Spanish ships by English pirates and seamen.
d. A series of rebellions in its American colonies.
e. A new war with England.

3. The English first attempted colonization in the Americas in

4. Which of the following did NOT influence the dramatic rise of England's colonization efforts in the early 1600s?

5. What makes the Virginia Company charter such a significant document in American history?

a. It guaranteed Jamestown colonists citizenship rights equal to those of Englishmen.
b. It outlined the goals and rules of the new colony.
c. It established colonial boundaries and outlined the region's power structure.
d. It sought a new and shorter trade route to the Orient.
e. It was a predecessor to the modern corporation.

6. What single cause was responsible for the death of so many Jamestown settlers in the early years?

7. After the arrival of Europeans in North America, which of the following did NOT have a negative impact on Native American cultural life?

8. The primary labor source for the early development of the plantation colonies of Virginia and Maryland was

9. The Acts of Toleration (1649) granted Marylanders

10. The struggling Virginia economy was ultimately saved by

11. The purpose of slave codes was to

12. Which of these was NOT a reason for the founding of Georgia?

13. The Iroquois became powerful in the 1500s and 1600s by

14. Which of the following traits were NOT shared by all of England's plantation colonies (Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia)?

Quiz: Chapter 2