Quiz for Sources for America’s History, Chapter 2

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1. The perspective of which of the following groups is best represented in Document 2-1, “Testimony of Acoma Indians”?

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Correct. The answer is c. Although this document includes testimony about the events at the Acoma pueblo from the Acoma Indians themselves, the Indians’ testimony has been filtered through numerous Spanish officials, including a translator, the person who recorded the proceedings, and the officials who authored the report. Because Spanish officials selected the testimony to include in the report, there is no way for the historian to know how accurately the perspective of the Acoma Indians is represented here.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Although this document includes testimony about the events at the Acoma pueblo from the Acoma Indians themselves, the Indians’ testimony has been filtered through numerous Spanish officials, including a translator, the person who recorded the proceedings, and the officials who authored the report. Because Spanish officials selected the testimony to include in the report, there is no way for the historian to know how accurately the perspective of the Acoma Indians is represented here.

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2. In A Model of Christian Charity (Document 2-2), John Winthrop wrote, “For wee must consider that wee shall be as a citty upon a hill. The eies of all people are uppon us. Soe that if wee shall deale falsely with our God in this worke wee have undertaken, and soe cause him to withdrawe his present help from us, wee shall be made a story and a by-word throug—h the world.” Which of the following messages was Winthrop trying to convey with these words?

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Correct. The answer is b. Winthrop argued that, by creating a colony in America, the Puritans would be very visible to those in England, many of whom expected them to fail. He made the case that, if they failed, their opponents would surely notice, insist that their religious positions had been wrong, and shame those who had supported them.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Winthrop argued that, by creating a colony in America, the Puritans would be very visible to those in England, many of whom expected them to fail. He made the case that, if they failed, their opponents would surely notice, insist that their religious positions had been wrong, and shame those who had supported them.

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3. Document 2-3, “The Trial of Anne Hutchinson,” provides evidence to support which of the following conclusions?

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Correct. The answer is c. The trial shows that the Massachusetts Bay Puritans took Anne Hutchinson’s religious views and practices seriously and that, when she threatened to disrupt community harmony, they tried her and punished her with banishment.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The trial shows that the Massachusetts Bay Puritans took Anne Hutchinson’s religious views and practices seriously and that, when she threatened to disrupt community harmony, they tried her and punished her with banishment.

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4. The Maryland Assembly’s passage of the Maryland Act of Religious Toleration (Document 2-4) was most likely spurred, in part, by which of the following events taking place in England?

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Correct. The answer is a. The passage of the Maryland Act of Religious Toleration was most likely spurred by the civil war taking place in England. The war, a response to English Puritans’ demands for religious reform and parliamentary power, led to years of religious, political, and military conflict in the British Empire.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The passage of the Maryland Act of Religious Toleration was most likely spurred by the civil war taking place in England. The war, a response to English Puritans’ demands for religious reform and parliamentary power, led to years of religious, political, and military conflict in the British Empire.

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5. In his 1687 letter to Joseph Morton (Document 2-5), which of the following was Edmund White’s primary purpose?

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Correct. The answer is d. Edmund White wrote to Morton, whose colony was struggling, to convince him that it would be best to employ slave laborers rather than white servants. He gave Morton information about the best and cheapest ways to obtain slaves and advice about how to treat such slaves once he had bought them.
Incorrect. The answer is d. Edmund White wrote to Morton, whose colony was struggling, to convince him that it would be best to employ slave laborers rather than white servants. He gave Morton information about the best and cheapest ways to obtain slaves and advice about how to treat such slaves once he had bought them.

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6. What was the purpose of Father Louis Cellot’s 1656 letter to Father François Le Mercier (Document 2-6)?

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Correct. The answer is b. Cellot’s letter emphasizes the long struggle of French priests to convert the Iroquois. However, his main purpose was to report that the Iroquois were increasingly open to the missionaries and to convey his enthusiasm about continuing cooperation between the two groups.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Cellot’s letter emphasizes the long struggle of French priests to convert the Iroquois. However, his main purpose was to report that the Iroquois were increasingly open to the missionaries and to convey his enthusiasm about continuing cooperation between the two groups.

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7. Although both New France and New England were neo-European colonies, they wrestled with very different challenges in the New World. Based on the documents in this chapter, which of the following pairs summarizes each colony’s primary challenge in the New World?

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Correct. The answer is c. New England’s major challenges stemmed from internal dissent, such as Anne Hutchinson’s challenge to the Puritan status quo and her banishment from the colony. New France’s major challenges in the New World stemmed from external factors, in particular the response of Native Americans to its missionary efforts.
Incorrect. The answer is c. New England’s major challenges stemmed from internal dissent, such as Anne Hutchinson’s challenge to the Puritan status quo and her banishment from the colony. New France’s major challenges in the New World stemmed from external factors, in particular the response of Native Americans to its missionary efforts.

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8. Documents 2-1 and 2-5 provide evidence to support which of the following conclusions?

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Correct. The answer is a. The Pueblo at Acoma, colonized by Spain, was part of a tribute colony. When the Indians resisted the Spaniards with violence, they did so in response to demands for their material resources. South Carolina was a plantation colony modeled after those in the West Indies. It was founded to grow profitable crops for export to England.
Incorrect. The answer is a. The Pueblo at Acoma, colonized by Spain, was part of a tribute colony. When the Indians resisted the Spaniards with violence, they did so in response to demands for their material resources. South Carolina was a plantation colony modeled after those in the West Indies. It was founded to grow profitable crops for export to England.