Question 1

The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

Accepted Answer

A)  was a severe food shortage. 
B)  is historically inconclusive. 
C)  deterred the English from another colonizing effort for forty years. 
D)  was the death of the colony's governor. 
E)  was a virulent malarial epidemic. 
A)  was a severe food shortage. 
B)  is historically inconclusive. 
C)  deterred the English from another colonizing effort for forty years. 
D)  was the death of the colony's governor. 
E)  was a virulent malarial epidemic.

Question 2

The Pueblo Indians continued to practice their native religious rituals, even though many of them converted to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which statement regarding the economic theory of mercantilism is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It presumed that the world's wealth was finite. 
B)  It increased competition among nations. 
C)  It reduced the desire for nations to acquire and maintain colonies. 
D)  It assumed that exporting goods was preferable to importing goods. 
E)  Its principles spread throughout Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. 
A)  It presumed that the world's wealth was finite. 
B)  It increased competition among nations. 
C)  It reduced the desire for nations to acquire and maintain colonies. 
D)  It assumed that exporting goods was preferable to importing goods. 
E)  Its principles spread throughout Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

Question 4

How has recent scholarship regarding evidence of widespread Indian deaths caused by European diseases affected the contemporary perception of European contact with the New World?

Accepted Answer

Recent scholarship regarding evidence of

Question 5

Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Louis 
B)  Memphis 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  Baton Rouge 
E)  Detroit 
A)  St. Louis 
B)  Memphis 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  Baton Rouge 
E)  Detroit

Question 6

________ was a native of Genoa sailing in the employ of England near the end of the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ was a native of Genoa sailing...

Question 7

What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  The availability of farmland was declining, while the population was growing. 
B)  The demand for wool was declining, while the population was growing. 
C)  Pasture land was being converted to crop production, while the population was declining. 
D)  Both the food supply and the population were declining. 
E)  Both the food supply and the population were increasing. 
A)  The availability of farmland was declining, while the population was growing. 
B)  The demand for wool was declining, while the population was growing. 
C)  Pasture land was being converted to crop production, while the population was declining. 
D)  Both the food supply and the population were declining. 
E)  Both the food supply and the population were increasing.

Question 8

In the fifteenth century, slavery in Africa

Accepted Answer

A)  was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual. 
B)  proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves. 
C)  was introduced by Europeans. 
D)  was made up of an exclusively African slave population. 
E)  generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved. 
A)  was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual. 
B)  proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves. 
C)  was introduced by Europeans. 
D)  was made up of an exclusively African slave population. 
E)  generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved.

Question 9

The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was

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A)  New Orleans. 
B)  St. Augustine. 
C)  Santa Fe. 
D)  St. Louis. 
E)  San Francisco. 
A)  New Orleans. 
B)  St. Augustine. 
C)  Santa Fe. 
D)  St. Louis. 
E)  San Francisco.

Question 10

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

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A)  did not have permanent settlements. 
B)  developed political systems as sophisticated as those of the Mayas and Aztecs. 
C)  fished salmon as their principal occupation. 
D)  were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies. 
E)  were known as the Inuit. 
A)  did not have permanent settlements. 
B)  developed political systems as sophisticated as those of the Mayas and Aztecs. 
C)  fished salmon as their principal occupation. 
D)  were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies. 
E)  were known as the Inuit.

Question 11

In what chronological order, from earliest to latest, did European countries control the African slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English 
B)  the English, the Spanish, the Dutch 
C)  the Dutch, the English, the Spanish 
D)  the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese 
E)  the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Dutch 
A)  the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English 
B)  the English, the Spanish, the Dutch 
C)  the Dutch, the English, the Spanish 
D)  the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese 
E)  the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Dutch

Question 12

The only clue to the fate of the Roanoke colony was the cryptic inscription "________" carved on a post.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The only clue to the fate of...

Question 13

England's first experience with colonization came in

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  the Caribbean. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  Ireland. 
E)  Africa. 
A)  North America. 
B)  the Caribbean. 
C)  Canada. 
D)  Ireland. 
E)  Africa.

Question 14

Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States

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A)  was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians. 
B)  contained no permanent settlements. 
C)  had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent. 
D)  was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm. 
E)  remained for the most part uninhabited. 
A)  was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians. 
B)  contained no permanent settlements. 
C)  had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent. 
D)  was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm. 
E)  remained for the most part uninhabited.

Question 15

In Spanish colonial societies, mestizos

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A)  were considered to be at the top of the social hierarchy. 
B)  came to make up the largest segment of the population. 
C)  were officially illegal but generally tolerated. 
D)  were usually sold into slavery. 
E)  was the name given to Catholic priests, friars, and missionaries. 
A)  were considered to be at the top of the social hierarchy. 
B)  came to make up the largest segment of the population. 
C)  were officially illegal but generally tolerated. 
D)  were usually sold into slavery. 
E)  was the name given to Catholic priests, friars, and missionaries.

Question 16

At the time of the beginning of the slave trade, most Africans

Accepted Answer

A)  were primitive peoples dominated by warring tribal societies. 
B)  had little commercial contact with the Mediterranean world. 
C)  followed the Christian faith. 
D)  had well-developed economies and political systems. 
E)  had no important cities or trading centers. 
A)  were primitive peoples dominated by warring tribal societies. 
B)  had little commercial contact with the Mediterranean world. 
C)  followed the Christian faith. 
D)  had well-developed economies and political systems. 
E)  had no important cities or trading centers.

Question 17

England's first experience with colonization came in ________.

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The answer of England's first experience with colonization came in...

Question 18

How did Spanish settlements and attitudes toward native populations in the New World differ from those of the English?

Accepted Answer

Spanish settlements in the New World wer

Question 19

In 1518, Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs was made possible largely due to

Accepted Answer

A)  political divisions within the Aztec leadership. 
B)  the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox. 
C)  the brutality of the Spanish conquistadores. 
D)  Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. 
E)  the Spanish co-opting the Aztec religion. 
A)  political divisions within the Aztec leadership. 
B)  the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox. 
C)  the brutality of the Spanish conquistadores. 
D)  Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. 
E)  the Spanish co-opting the Aztec religion.

Question 20

The first known European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first known European to gaze westward...

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

The Pueblo Indians continued to practice their native religious rituals, even though many of them converted to Christianity.

Which statement regarding the economic theory of mercantilism is FALSE?

How has recent scholarship regarding evidence of widespread Indian deaths caused by European diseases affected the contemporary perception of European contact with the New World?

Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

________ was a native of Genoa sailing in the employ of England near the end of the fifteenth century.

What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for colonization?

In the fifteenth century, slavery in Africa

The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

In what chronological order, from earliest to latest, did European countries control the African slave trade?

The only clue to the fate of the Roanoke colony was the cryptic inscription "________" carved on a post.

England's first experience with colonization came in

Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States

In Spanish colonial societies, mestizos

At the time of the beginning of the slave trade, most Africans

England's first experience with colonization came in ________.

How did Spanish settlements and attitudes toward native populations in the New World differ from those of the English?

In 1518, Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs was made possible largely due to

The first known European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ________.

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The Empire in Transition

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