Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Beyond America’s Borders: “American Tobacco and European Consumers”

Choose the best answer to each question.

Question

1. King Charles I observed in the second quarter of the seventeenth century that the English colonies in the Chesapeake were “wholly built upon smoke.” His remark in this case refers to which of the following phenomena?

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Correct. The answer is C. King Charles’s comment referred to the popularity of Virginia tobacco in the Old World. Owing almost exclusively to Virginia’s successful tobacco crops, England’s tobacco imports grew from 25,000 pounds in 1603 to 40 million pounds by 1700. The success of the region’s tobacco crop saved the Chesapeake colonies from almost certain failure.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. King Charles’s comment referred to the popularity of Virginia tobacco in the Old World. Owing almost exclusively to Virginia’s successful tobacco crops, England’s tobacco imports grew from 25,000 pounds in 1603 to 40 million pounds by 1700. The success of the region’s tobacco crop saved the Chesapeake colonies from almost certain failure.

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2. The popularity of tobacco in England in the seventeenth century stimulated which of the following developments?

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Correct. The answer is A. The popularity of tobacco in England stimulated the development of new industries that produced smoking paraphernalia such as pipes, tobacco tins, pipe cleaners, and spittoons. It also sparked the growth of industries that packaged, stored, advertised, and sold the product.
Incorrect. The correct answer is A. The popularity of tobacco in England stimulated the development of new industries that produced smoking paraphernalia such as pipes, tobacco tins, pipe cleaners, and spittoons. It also sparked the growth of industries that packaged, stored, advertised, and sold the product.

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3. This etching depicts a variety of Europeans gathering in a smoking club to indulge their taste for tobacco. What does the image suggest about which Europeans participated in the activity of tobacco smoking?

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Correct. The answer is C. The image suggests that smoking was so popular that everyone (including animals) did it. It depicts men, women, and children from various walks of life engaged in smoking.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The image suggests that smoking was so popular that everyone (including animals) did it. It depicts men, women, and children from various walks of life engaged in smoking.

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4. The emergence of tobacco as a staple crop in the Chesapeake and its growing popularity in Europe led England to embrace which of the following systems to define its relationship with the American colonies in the seventeenth century?

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Correct. The answer is B. The development of tobacco as a staple crop in the Chesapeake and its growing popularity in Europe led England to embrace the system of mercantilism, which held that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country. The wealth generated by tobacco led England to establish the Navigation Acts, which ensured that it would reap an economic benefit from all of the American tobacco imported into Europe.
Incorrect. The correct answer is B. The development of tobacco as a staple crop in the Chesapeake and its growing popularity in Europe led England to embrace the system of mercantilism, which held that colonies exist for the benefit of the mother country. The wealth generated by tobacco led England to establish the Navigation Acts, which ensured that it would reap an economic benefit from all of the American tobacco imported into Europe.

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5. This seventeenth-century print satirizes a gathering of European smokers. What does the existence of a satirical print suggest about the ways Europeans viewed the popular habit of smoking?

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Correct. The answer is C. The existence of a print that satirized smoking suggests that there were a significant number of Europeans who disapproved of smoking for one reason or another. Satire is generally created and appreciated by people who find the subject objectionable. In reality, some Europeans—most notably England’s King James I—did hate tobacco and its effects.
Incorrect. The correct answer is C. The existence of a print that satirized smoking suggests that there were a significant number of Europeans who disapproved of smoking for one reason or another. Satire is generally created and appreciated by people who find the subject objectionable. In reality, some Europeans—most notably England’s King James I—did hate tobacco and its effects.