HIUS 390 Dr. Snead Exam Questions
With Answers Graded A+
The Powhatan - Answer Who destroyed the Chesapeakes?
York, James, Rappahannock, and Potomac - Answer Name the rivers that flow into the
Chesapeake Bay:
Roanoke Island - Answer Where was the first English settlement in the New World?
Sir Walter Raleigh - Answer Which man played a pivotal role in the establishment of the
first English settlements in the New World in the 1580s?
Foraging, working with crops, and preparing game for eating - Answer What were the
primary roles of Indian women on the Coastal Plain?
Algonquians - Answer Which Native American group was the first people group in
Virginia?
Development of a paramount chiefdom in response to threats from the Siouans in the
west and the Iriquoians in the north. - Answer What helped unite many of the tribes
along the coast of Virginia in the 16th century?
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau -
Answer What are the regions of Virginia?
Don Luis - Answer What was the name of the Indian captive who later led a massacre
of Spanish Jesuits in 1571?
Marital problems and breech with the Catholic church - Answer Why was Henry VIII
interested in Westward expansion?
Lack of fresh water, mosquitoes - Answer Which of the following were deficiencies with
the location of Jamestown?
Indentured Servants - Answer As large estates began to form along the James River in
the 1630s, which group provided most of the labor?
Virginia Gold: it provided an economic reason for Virginia to exist. - Answer Why was
the introduction of tobacco growing to Jamestown significant?
,Richard Hakluyt - Answer Whose arguments led to the chartering of the Virginia
Company of London?
Powhatan's brother Opecachanough falsely maintained friendships with the English and
then launched a blitz attack on Jamestown and new settlements along the river. He
made a tactical area by not continuing assaults. Jamestown was warned in advance. -
Answer What was the Great Assault of 1622?
Corn - Answer What was the main product that the early Virginia settlers sought from
the Powhatans in their trade?
Protestant Christians - Answer Which religious denomination did Virginians belong to in
the 1600s?
Rebecca - Answer What did Pocohontas change her name to?
John Smith - Answer Who saved Jamestown by "imposing discipline among the
colonists and negotiating with the Powhatans" in 1608-9 for essential supplies?
False - Answer Most Europeans involved with exploration believed that Jamestown
would succeed as a colony in 1607.
False - Answer Social stratification in Virginia decreased in second half of the 17th
century.
Bacon's Rebellion led to distrust of indentured servants and lack of laborers - Answer
Why did Virginian planters turn to slavery?
Governor of Virginia Colony for 35 years - Answer Who was William Berkeley?
False - Answer Indians remained major players in Virginia as of 1700.
True due to the disproportionate ratio of men to women and laws forbidding laborers to
marry - Answer Out of wedlock births were commonplace in Virginia by the mid-1600s.
Tobacco - Answer What was the main commercial crop in Virginia in the 17th century?
True - Answer Slaves gradually lost more rights in the late 17th and early 18th
centuries.
He didn't provide reinforcements to aid with Indian problem on the frontier. - Answer
Why did some Virginians grow frustrated with Governor Berkeley in 1675?
Nathaniel Bacon - Answer Who led a rebellion against the Virginia government in 1676?
, False, they were indentured servants. - Answer Most Africans entering Virginia before
1650 were brought as slaves.
Richard Bland, the Antiquary - Answer After the Board of Trade demanded changes to
Virginia's legal code in 1751, who became the leading spokesperson for Virginia's right
to self-government?
They were infuriated - Answer How did most Virginians view the 1763 Proclamation
Line?
Boycotted English goods - Answer How did Virginia respond to the Townshend Duties?
The British thought they had saved the bungling Colonials - Answer Which statement
best describes how the British interpreted their victory in the French and Indian War?
Cherokee and Catawba - Answer What Indians remained allies with Virginia in the war?
He was expecting linear warfare and the French and Indians engaged in guerrilla
warfare. - Answer Why was General Edward Braddock defeated in July 1755?
True - Answer Both Virginia and France made claims to the Ohio Valley by the 1750s.
The colonists gained a sense of independence and considered themselves an
incremental part of Britain's defeat of France. - Answer Which statement best describes
how the colonists interpreted their victory in the French and Indian War?
George Washington - Answer Who led Virginia's forces into the Ohio Valley in 1753 and
1754?
Quebec Act - Answer Which act raised fears throughout the colonies that Britain
planned to spread Catholicism?
James Blair - Answer As leader of the Church of England in Virginia in the late 17th and
early 18th centuries, who was the dominant behind the scenes player in Virginia
politics?
True - Answer Historical evidence for Virginia's wives in the mid-1700s indicates they
had little independence during that time.
False - Answer By the 1700s traditional English views of husband/wife relationships
prevailed in Virginia.
White, male landholders over the age of 21 - Answer Which statement best describes
those eligible to vote in Virginia in the mid-18th century?
90,000 - Answer How many slaves did Virginians import between 1690 and 1760?
With Answers Graded A+
The Powhatan - Answer Who destroyed the Chesapeakes?
York, James, Rappahannock, and Potomac - Answer Name the rivers that flow into the
Chesapeake Bay:
Roanoke Island - Answer Where was the first English settlement in the New World?
Sir Walter Raleigh - Answer Which man played a pivotal role in the establishment of the
first English settlements in the New World in the 1580s?
Foraging, working with crops, and preparing game for eating - Answer What were the
primary roles of Indian women on the Coastal Plain?
Algonquians - Answer Which Native American group was the first people group in
Virginia?
Development of a paramount chiefdom in response to threats from the Siouans in the
west and the Iriquoians in the north. - Answer What helped unite many of the tribes
along the coast of Virginia in the 16th century?
Coastal Plain, Piedmont, Blue Ridge, Valley and Ridge, and Appalachian Plateau -
Answer What are the regions of Virginia?
Don Luis - Answer What was the name of the Indian captive who later led a massacre
of Spanish Jesuits in 1571?
Marital problems and breech with the Catholic church - Answer Why was Henry VIII
interested in Westward expansion?
Lack of fresh water, mosquitoes - Answer Which of the following were deficiencies with
the location of Jamestown?
Indentured Servants - Answer As large estates began to form along the James River in
the 1630s, which group provided most of the labor?
Virginia Gold: it provided an economic reason for Virginia to exist. - Answer Why was
the introduction of tobacco growing to Jamestown significant?
,Richard Hakluyt - Answer Whose arguments led to the chartering of the Virginia
Company of London?
Powhatan's brother Opecachanough falsely maintained friendships with the English and
then launched a blitz attack on Jamestown and new settlements along the river. He
made a tactical area by not continuing assaults. Jamestown was warned in advance. -
Answer What was the Great Assault of 1622?
Corn - Answer What was the main product that the early Virginia settlers sought from
the Powhatans in their trade?
Protestant Christians - Answer Which religious denomination did Virginians belong to in
the 1600s?
Rebecca - Answer What did Pocohontas change her name to?
John Smith - Answer Who saved Jamestown by "imposing discipline among the
colonists and negotiating with the Powhatans" in 1608-9 for essential supplies?
False - Answer Most Europeans involved with exploration believed that Jamestown
would succeed as a colony in 1607.
False - Answer Social stratification in Virginia decreased in second half of the 17th
century.
Bacon's Rebellion led to distrust of indentured servants and lack of laborers - Answer
Why did Virginian planters turn to slavery?
Governor of Virginia Colony for 35 years - Answer Who was William Berkeley?
False - Answer Indians remained major players in Virginia as of 1700.
True due to the disproportionate ratio of men to women and laws forbidding laborers to
marry - Answer Out of wedlock births were commonplace in Virginia by the mid-1600s.
Tobacco - Answer What was the main commercial crop in Virginia in the 17th century?
True - Answer Slaves gradually lost more rights in the late 17th and early 18th
centuries.
He didn't provide reinforcements to aid with Indian problem on the frontier. - Answer
Why did some Virginians grow frustrated with Governor Berkeley in 1675?
Nathaniel Bacon - Answer Who led a rebellion against the Virginia government in 1676?
, False, they were indentured servants. - Answer Most Africans entering Virginia before
1650 were brought as slaves.
Richard Bland, the Antiquary - Answer After the Board of Trade demanded changes to
Virginia's legal code in 1751, who became the leading spokesperson for Virginia's right
to self-government?
They were infuriated - Answer How did most Virginians view the 1763 Proclamation
Line?
Boycotted English goods - Answer How did Virginia respond to the Townshend Duties?
The British thought they had saved the bungling Colonials - Answer Which statement
best describes how the British interpreted their victory in the French and Indian War?
Cherokee and Catawba - Answer What Indians remained allies with Virginia in the war?
He was expecting linear warfare and the French and Indians engaged in guerrilla
warfare. - Answer Why was General Edward Braddock defeated in July 1755?
True - Answer Both Virginia and France made claims to the Ohio Valley by the 1750s.
The colonists gained a sense of independence and considered themselves an
incremental part of Britain's defeat of France. - Answer Which statement best describes
how the colonists interpreted their victory in the French and Indian War?
George Washington - Answer Who led Virginia's forces into the Ohio Valley in 1753 and
1754?
Quebec Act - Answer Which act raised fears throughout the colonies that Britain
planned to spread Catholicism?
James Blair - Answer As leader of the Church of England in Virginia in the late 17th and
early 18th centuries, who was the dominant behind the scenes player in Virginia
politics?
True - Answer Historical evidence for Virginia's wives in the mid-1700s indicates they
had little independence during that time.
False - Answer By the 1700s traditional English views of husband/wife relationships
prevailed in Virginia.
White, male landholders over the age of 21 - Answer Which statement best describes
those eligible to vote in Virginia in the mid-18th century?
90,000 - Answer How many slaves did Virginians import between 1690 and 1760?
