Increase Mather was an important Puritan leader in the late 1600s. What does Mather's comment suggest about the significance of the Salem Witch Trials?

Question

A.
They convinced Puritans that most witches were harmless.
B.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether witches really existed.
C.
They convinced Puritans that public trials should be banned.
D.
They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.

Answer 1

D. They led Puritan leaders to question whether such trials were just.

Increase Mather and other Puritan leaders became increasingly concerned about the fairness and validity of the Salem Witch Trials as they progressed, suggesting a growing skepticism about the justice and integrity of the proceedings.

Answer 2

Having been thrown out of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1637, the woman who started the settlement of Portsmouth, Rhode Island is
A.
Mary Parsons.
B.
Anne Hutchinson.
C.
Deborah Moody.
D.
Betsy Ross.

Answer 3

B. Anne Hutchinson.

Anne Hutchinson was a significant figure in the early history of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was ultimately expelled for her religious beliefs. She went on to help establish the settlement of Portsmouth in what is now Rhode Island.

Answer 4

The use of local town meetings to make decisions about how government should be run first began in North America in
A.
French Canada.
B.
the Louisiana Territory.
C.
the Mexican Territory.
D.
New England.

Answer 5

D. New England.

Town meetings are a form of direct democratic rule that originated in New England, where local residents would gather to discuss and make decisions about government and community matters.

Answer 6

In 1619, a Dutch trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food at which of the following English settlements?
A.
Boston
B.
Jamestown
C.
St. Augustine
D.
New Amsterdam

Answer 7

B. Jamestown.

In 1619, a Dutch trader brought the first enslaved Africans to the English settlement of Jamestown, Virginia, marking a significant moment in American history regarding the establishment of slavery in the colonies.

Answer 8

Many of the original English colonists (including the Pilgrims in Plymouth and the Puritans in Massachusetts Bay Colony) were religious people who disagreed with some practices of the Church of England. Why did these groups want to settle colonies in the New World?
A.
to create new forms of democratic government
B.
to escape religious persecution from foreign rulers
C.
to pursue religious freedom and financial opportunities
D.
to avoid taxation and punishment from government officials

Answer 9

C. to pursue religious freedom and financial opportunities.

Many of the original English colonists, including the Pilgrims and Puritans, sought to escape religious persecution and sought the opportunity to practice their faith freely while also hoping to find economic opportunities in the New World.

Answer 10

Which was a primary reason why the Virginia Company settled the colony at Jamestown?
A.
to search for gold and silver
B.
to grow tobacco and rice
C.
to educate the native peoples
D.
to seek religious freedom

Answer 11

A. to search for gold and silver.

The Virginia Company was primarily motivated by the prospect of finding gold and silver when they settled the colony at Jamestown. Although they later discovered the economic potential of tobacco cultivation, the initial aim was wealth through precious metals.