Module 1- Settlement and Self-Governing Institutions
For what did the Siouan Monacans and Mannahoacs regularly raid the Virginia Algonquians
villages?
● Wives and slaves
Who is commonly credited with saving the Jamestown settlement during the first starving period
by taking leadership and instilling discipline in the settlers?
● Captain John Smith
What aspect of the Great Charter of 1618 ultimately became problematic and caused unrest in
Virginia society between the lower class and planters?
● The system of indentured servitude
What practice did the Anglican Church implement in Virginia in response to a swelling colonial
population by the 1670s and a lack of qualified Anglican clerics to lead weekly services in
churches throughout Virginia?
● Circuit riding
What ended the first Anglo-Powhatan War?
● The marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
What was the underlying cause of the Anglo-Dutch Wars?
● Virginia's attempts to trade freely with the Netherlands
In selecting a location for their fort, what was the main reason the English chose to settle
Jamestown Island and did not remain on Point Comfort?
● The threat of attack from the Spanish and the natives on Point Comfort
What was Virginia's primary source of labor in the seventeenth century (1600s)?
● Indentured servitude
What was the first elected representative body in the New World?
● The General Assembly
What notable historical identifiers did the textbook authors NOT list as occurring in Virginia?
● A refuge for Europeans seeking protection from religious persecution in Holland
What transformed the Virginia colony from essentially a military outpost to a thriving agricultural
community that became a key trading partner in the Atlantic world?
● The marketability of tobacco in England
,What saved the emaciated Jamestown settlers from evacuating the settlement following the
second starving period from 1609-1610?
● The arrival of Lord De La Warr's second fleet
What is a major theme the textbook's authors will focus on in our textbook?
Economic development
● All of the above
What European countries showed interest in the Chesapeake area before the English settled
there?
● France and Spain
Who did the court ultimately back when Anthony Johnson filed suit to get his slave John Casor
back?
● The black owner, Anthony Johnson
Who was the settlement of Henricus named after?
● Prince Henry, the oldest son of James I of England
What 17th century (1600s) event in Virginia history did Anthony Johnson survive, just a few
months after arriving in America?
● The Powhatan Attack of 1622
According to the assigned podcast, what did many enslaved Africans on the "Middle Passage"
from Africa to America believe their fate would be once they reached America?
● White men would kill and eat them
In what areas did Virginia exercise autonomy during the English Civil War?
● All of the Above
Module 2-A Planters' Patriarchy
What was the underlying reason the House of Burgesses attempted to pass a resolution against
the Townshend Acts that asked Virginians not to import goods from England?
● They hoped to lessen their private debt to English merchants
What did Virginia’s military efforts during the French and Indian War demonstrate?
● That colonial society was primarily interested in local affairs
What was the ultimate result of the French and Indian War?
● A decisive and impressive victory for the British Empire
Why did Virginia planters and farmers continue to rely on growing tobacco rather than
diversifying their crops in the 1700s?
, ● European demand caused a steady increase of tobacco prices throughout the colonial
period
Which Virginian leader was instrumental in riling up dissension against the Stamp Act and
passing the Virginia Resolves?
● Patrick Henry
What aspect of the 1774 Quebec Act most enraged Virginians?
● The continual lack of a trial by jury in Quebec
● The promise of the Ohio country and Great Lakes region being a part of Quebec
● The permission for Catholicism to be practiced in Quebec
● The lack of an elected assembly in Quebec
In what way did evangelical dissenters upset colonial Virginian society following the Great
Awakening?
● They attempted to spread their message and gain new converts
● They continued to be married in and pay levies to the Anglican church
● They preached equality of all, regardless of societal rank
● A and C
What was NOT a concern for British and American relations following the French and Indian
War?
● A French attack on the British colonies in an attempt to win back lost territory
What was NOT an accomplishment Alexander Spotswood had as lieutenant governor?
● Shut down the General Assembly and gave full control of the colony to the king
What did runaway slaves illustrate about the reality of Virginia patriarchy society?
● The enslaved had more control over their lives than slave owners wanted to admit
Why did small planters disapprove of Lieutenant Governor Spotswood’s tobacco inspection
plan, which said they had to take their crops to warehouses to be inspected and sold?
● It increased their transportation costs and favored the larger planters who could produce
higher-quality tobacco
What threatened the patriarchal control the planters held over society through the mid-18th
century (1700s)?
● All of the above
For what did the Siouan Monacans and Mannahoacs regularly raid the Virginia Algonquians
villages?
● Wives and slaves
Who is commonly credited with saving the Jamestown settlement during the first starving period
by taking leadership and instilling discipline in the settlers?
● Captain John Smith
What aspect of the Great Charter of 1618 ultimately became problematic and caused unrest in
Virginia society between the lower class and planters?
● The system of indentured servitude
What practice did the Anglican Church implement in Virginia in response to a swelling colonial
population by the 1670s and a lack of qualified Anglican clerics to lead weekly services in
churches throughout Virginia?
● Circuit riding
What ended the first Anglo-Powhatan War?
● The marriage of John Rolfe to Pocahontas
What was the underlying cause of the Anglo-Dutch Wars?
● Virginia's attempts to trade freely with the Netherlands
In selecting a location for their fort, what was the main reason the English chose to settle
Jamestown Island and did not remain on Point Comfort?
● The threat of attack from the Spanish and the natives on Point Comfort
What was Virginia's primary source of labor in the seventeenth century (1600s)?
● Indentured servitude
What was the first elected representative body in the New World?
● The General Assembly
What notable historical identifiers did the textbook authors NOT list as occurring in Virginia?
● A refuge for Europeans seeking protection from religious persecution in Holland
What transformed the Virginia colony from essentially a military outpost to a thriving agricultural
community that became a key trading partner in the Atlantic world?
● The marketability of tobacco in England
,What saved the emaciated Jamestown settlers from evacuating the settlement following the
second starving period from 1609-1610?
● The arrival of Lord De La Warr's second fleet
What is a major theme the textbook's authors will focus on in our textbook?
Economic development
● All of the above
What European countries showed interest in the Chesapeake area before the English settled
there?
● France and Spain
Who did the court ultimately back when Anthony Johnson filed suit to get his slave John Casor
back?
● The black owner, Anthony Johnson
Who was the settlement of Henricus named after?
● Prince Henry, the oldest son of James I of England
What 17th century (1600s) event in Virginia history did Anthony Johnson survive, just a few
months after arriving in America?
● The Powhatan Attack of 1622
According to the assigned podcast, what did many enslaved Africans on the "Middle Passage"
from Africa to America believe their fate would be once they reached America?
● White men would kill and eat them
In what areas did Virginia exercise autonomy during the English Civil War?
● All of the Above
Module 2-A Planters' Patriarchy
What was the underlying reason the House of Burgesses attempted to pass a resolution against
the Townshend Acts that asked Virginians not to import goods from England?
● They hoped to lessen their private debt to English merchants
What did Virginia’s military efforts during the French and Indian War demonstrate?
● That colonial society was primarily interested in local affairs
What was the ultimate result of the French and Indian War?
● A decisive and impressive victory for the British Empire
Why did Virginia planters and farmers continue to rely on growing tobacco rather than
diversifying their crops in the 1700s?
, ● European demand caused a steady increase of tobacco prices throughout the colonial
period
Which Virginian leader was instrumental in riling up dissension against the Stamp Act and
passing the Virginia Resolves?
● Patrick Henry
What aspect of the 1774 Quebec Act most enraged Virginians?
● The continual lack of a trial by jury in Quebec
● The promise of the Ohio country and Great Lakes region being a part of Quebec
● The permission for Catholicism to be practiced in Quebec
● The lack of an elected assembly in Quebec
In what way did evangelical dissenters upset colonial Virginian society following the Great
Awakening?
● They attempted to spread their message and gain new converts
● They continued to be married in and pay levies to the Anglican church
● They preached equality of all, regardless of societal rank
● A and C
What was NOT a concern for British and American relations following the French and Indian
War?
● A French attack on the British colonies in an attempt to win back lost territory
What was NOT an accomplishment Alexander Spotswood had as lieutenant governor?
● Shut down the General Assembly and gave full control of the colony to the king
What did runaway slaves illustrate about the reality of Virginia patriarchy society?
● The enslaved had more control over their lives than slave owners wanted to admit
Why did small planters disapprove of Lieutenant Governor Spotswood’s tobacco inspection
plan, which said they had to take their crops to warehouses to be inspected and sold?
● It increased their transportation costs and favored the larger planters who could produce
higher-quality tobacco
What threatened the patriarchal control the planters held over society through the mid-18th
century (1700s)?
● All of the above
