Los Angeles Mission College » History » History 011 - US History to 1877 » Spring 2022

Question #1

Which of the Great Lakes lies closest to New York?

A. Lake Ontario

B. All are at an equal distance

C. Lake Huron

D. Lake Erie

Question #2

Virginia, Maryland, the Carolinas, and Georgia were all similar in that they were all:

A. initially propriety colonies

B. founded as refugees for persecuted religious sects in England

C. founded after the restoration of Charles II to the throne

D. economically dependent on the export of a staple crop

E. determined to keep slavery influence at a minimum

Question #3

To encourage settlers to come to jamestown, the headright system offered them

A. profit sharing

B. land

C. passage to Virginia

D. employment

Question #4

Which religious group was particularly irksome and disquieting to the Massachusetts Bay Puritans?

A. Protestants

B. Quakers

C. Baptists

Question #5

Economically, the colony of Pennsylvania

A. never prospered

B. became profitable very quickly

C. got off a very slow start

D. received much help from New York

E. had extensive plantations

Question #6

Which were the smallest of the original colonies?

A. Connecticut and Rhode Island

B. Delaware and Rhode Island

C. New York and Rhode Island

D. Maryland and Delaware