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Who held the franchise in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in its early years?


A) All adult males who belonged to Puritan congregations
B) All regular churchgoers
C) All adult males who owned at least forty acres of land
D) All those chosen by Governor Winthrop and his cabinet
E) All married adult males

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

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Massasoit

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In the Massachusetts "Bible Commonwealth," clergymen


A) could be elected to political office.
B) could not be fired by their congregations.
C) were not allowed to marry.
D) were barred from holding formal political office.
E) could not have children.

F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

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Which phrase best describes John Winthrop?


A) A reactionary English archbishop who persecuted Puritans
B) A stern clergyman from Geneva associated with the doctrine predestination
C) A strong leader who served as the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony
D) A believer in religious toleration and supporter of Indian rights who was banished from Massachusetts
E) A wise, self-educated man who led Plymouth Colony in its early years

F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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Why did the Separatists migrate from England to Holland?


A) To avoid the coming war with France
B) To gain wealth
C) To foster Calvinism as an international religion
D) To practice their purified Protestantism without persecution
E) To escape the jurisdiction of the Virginia Company

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

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -King PhilipΒ΄s War

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Compare and contrast the Confederation of New England and the Dominion of New England.Be sure to cite the date of the founding,state the reasons for their creation,describe how they functioned and what they accomplished,and explain why they were ultimately abandoned.

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To what extent did colonists endorse the idea of the separation of church and state?

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Pequot War

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What is NOT a feature that distinguished the middle colonies from the other colonies in New England and to the south?


A) Deep and fertile soil and easily navigable rivers
B) A modest amount of industry, less than in New England but more than in the southern colonies
C) Apart from New York, the size of landholdings was generally intermediate - smaller than southern plantations, but larger than the small holding typical of New England
D) The population of the middle colonies was more ethnically mixed than in the other colonial regions
E) Settlers in the middle colonies proved far kinder to native Indian tribes than in New England or the southern colonies

F) C) and E)
G) B) and E)

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Martin Luther

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Protestant Reformation

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Congregational Church

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"blue laws"

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In what ways did Pennsylvania attempt to develop a kind of ideal Quaker society? In what ways did the Quakers' original idealism flourish,and in what ways did it fail? How did the Quaker ideal in Pennsylvania compare with the Puritans' experience in New England?

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Pennsylvania attempted to develop a kind...

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How thoroughly English were the New England and middle colonies? To what extent did Dutch and Swedish settlement also shape the culture and politics of the middle colonies? What lasting impact did Indian peoples have on these regions?

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Which had the greater influence on subsequent American history: the New England idea of America as a "city on a hill" with a special mission to the world,or the middle colonies' experience of ethnic diversity,religious toleration,and democratic control?

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -the "elect"

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -General Court

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Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -William III

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