Question 1

The original Spanish settlement of New Mexico

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A)  experienced little missionary activity because Spanish settlers were preoccupied with farming. 
B)  was enriched by the discovery of an abundance gold and silver. 
C)  rarely came into contact with Native Americans because the Spanish killed them all upon their arrival 
D)  was led by Juan de Oñate who forced Native Americans to pay taxes to Spanish authorities. 
E)  relied on hunting rather than crops such as corn because they lacked irrigation networks. 
A)  experienced little missionary activity because Spanish settlers were preoccupied with farming. 
B)  was enriched by the discovery of an abundance gold and silver. 
C)  rarely came into contact with Native Americans because the Spanish killed them all upon their arrival 
D)  was led by Juan de Oñate who forced Native Americans to pay taxes to Spanish authorities. 
E)  relied on hunting rather than crops such as corn because they lacked irrigation networks.

Question 2

Match each description with the item below.
-Jacques Cartier

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A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 made the earliest known expedition of Florida 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest 
A) mimicked the conquest of Mexico and brutally conquered the Inca Empire 
B) was a preacher in Geneva who deepened and broadened the Protestant Reformation 
C) was governor of Puerto Rico and in 1513 made the earliest known expedition of Florida 
D) criticized the widespread sale of indulgences in Germany and taught that "all" are equal before God 
E) was an interpreter of the Mayan and Nahuatl languages for Cortés and bore a child of his
F)led the first French effort to colonize the Americas before civil wars delayed French exploration
G)aided the Dutch during the Dutch Revolt and defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States in 1539 and destroyed Native American villages
I)was the exiled god of wind and sky for whom Cortés was mistaken
J)was a renowned warrior and emperor of the Aztecs who was killed amid Spanish conquest

Question 3

On his first voyage, Columbus

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A)  explored a number of Caribbean islands. 
B)  landed on the mainland of North America. 
C)  realized he had discovered a new world. 
D)  expressed his kind intentions toward the Indians. 
E)  ensured that he would be wealthy for life. 
A)  explored a number of Caribbean islands. 
B)  landed on the mainland of North America. 
C)  realized he had discovered a new world. 
D)  expressed his kind intentions toward the Indians. 
E)  ensured that he would be wealthy for life.

Question 4

The Spanish Armada

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A)  attempted to invade England. 
B)  was a treasure fleet attacked by the English. 
C)  was destroyed by a storm before it left Spain. 
D)  caused Spain to give up New World colonization as a result of its defeat. 
E)  broke English naval power for a century. 
A)  attempted to invade England. 
B)  was a treasure fleet attacked by the English. 
C)  was destroyed by a storm before it left Spain. 
D)  caused Spain to give up New World colonization as a result of its defeat. 
E)  broke English naval power for a century.

Question 5

In which of the following ways were the Anasazis different from the Aztecs and Incas?

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A)  They lacked a rigid class structure. 
B)  They were one of the Eastern Woodlands peoples. 
C)  They lived in the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  They migrated to the Great Plains upon the arrival of horses in North America. 
E)  They were successful in coping with prolonged drought through modern times. 
A)  They lacked a rigid class structure. 
B)  They were one of the Eastern Woodlands peoples. 
C)  They lived in the Pacific Northwest. 
D)  They migrated to the Great Plains upon the arrival of horses in North America. 
E)  They were successful in coping with prolonged drought through modern times.

Question 6

Discuss the impact of horses on the Great Plains. Be sure to include short-term as well as long-term consequences.

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The impact of horses on the Great Plains

Question 7

Horses became so valuable in North America that they

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A)  intensified intertribal competition and warfare. 
B)  were exceedingly difficult to purchase. 
C)  became the sole responsibility of men. 
D)  were rarely used for hunting due to the dangers involved. 
E)  were commonly worshipped as gods. 
A)  intensified intertribal competition and warfare. 
B)  were exceedingly difficult to purchase. 
C)  became the sole responsibility of men. 
D)  were rarely used for hunting due to the dangers involved. 
E)  were commonly worshipped as gods.

Question 8

How, in part, did Hernán Cortés conquer the Aztec Empire?

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A)  through his ties with the Incan Empire and the Incas' superior military might in the Mexico region 
B)  through a surprise siege immediately upon his arrival to the city of Tenochtitlán and the city's lack of food 
C)  through capitalizing on conflict between Native American peoples and Spanish advantages in military technology 
D)  through a naval campaign that remained along the Mexican coast and a military alliance with French explorers 
E)  through the continued aid of Montezuma II and a violent conquest that later Spanish conquistadores refused to repeat 
A)  through his ties with the Incan Empire and the Incas' superior military might in the Mexico region 
B)  through a surprise siege immediately upon his arrival to the city of Tenochtitlán and the city's lack of food 
C)  through capitalizing on conflict between Native American peoples and Spanish advantages in military technology 
D)  through a naval campaign that remained along the Mexican coast and a military alliance with French explorers 
E)  through the continued aid of Montezuma II and a violent conquest that later Spanish conquistadores refused to repeat

Question 9

In which of the following ways was the Pueblo Revolt significant?

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A)  It represented improved relations between Native American and Spanish peoples as they formed an alliance against the British and promised one another a share in conquered lands. 
B)  It made it clear that Europeans would quickly wipe out Native American tribes and cultures from much of the Southwest, much as they had in a small mission town during the revolt. 
C)  It ensured that the Spanish would maintain sole control over the horse trade rather than compete with Native Americans, for they had successfully stolen or killed their largest herds. 
D)  It was the greatest defeat Native Americans ever inflicted on European efforts to conquer the New World and delayed Spanish efforts to reestablish control over New Mexico. 
E)  It was a peaceful revolt led by Indian spiritual leader Popé, who promoted nonviolence toward all peoples and whose ideas had an unprecedented effect on European culture. 
A)  It represented improved relations between Native American and Spanish peoples as they formed an alliance against the British and promised one another a share in conquered lands. 
B)  It made it clear that Europeans would quickly wipe out Native American tribes and cultures from much of the Southwest, much as they had in a small mission town during the revolt. 
C)  It ensured that the Spanish would maintain sole control over the horse trade rather than compete with Native Americans, for they had successfully stolen or killed their largest herds. 
D)  It was the greatest defeat Native Americans ever inflicted on European efforts to conquer the New World and delayed Spanish efforts to reestablish control over New Mexico. 
E)  It was a peaceful revolt led by Indian spiritual leader Popé, who promoted nonviolence toward all peoples and whose ideas had an unprecedented effect on European culture.

Question 10

What factors help explain the vast differences between the various cultures located across North and South America?

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The vast differences between the various

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

The original Spanish settlement of New Mexico

Match each description with the item below. -Jacques Cartier

On his first voyage, Columbus

The Spanish Armada

In which of the following ways were the Anasazis different from the Aztecs and Incas?

Discuss the impact of horses on the Great Plains. Be sure to include short-term as well as long-term consequences.

Horses became so valuable in North America that they

How, in part, did Hernán Cortés conquer the Aztec Empire?

In which of the following ways was the Pueblo Revolt significant?

What factors help explain the vast differences between the various cultures located across North and South America?

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