Question 1

All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of Europeans toward Asia, the penetration of Africa, and the discovery of the New World EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  economic hardships and overpopulation at home. 
B)  growing power of ambitious governments behind them. 
C)  they sought contact with a wider world. 
D)  they sought territories to conqueror. 
E)  they sought new places to trade with. 
A)  economic hardships and overpopulation at home. 
B)  growing power of ambitious governments behind them. 
C)  they sought contact with a wider world. 
D)  they sought territories to conqueror. 
E)  they sought new places to trade with. A

Question 2

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. 
B)  establish large, elaborate, and bustling cities. 
C)  make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. 
D)  study mathematics. 
E)  carry on commerce. 
A)  engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery. 
B)  establish large, elaborate, and bustling cities. 
C)  make strikingly accurate astronomical observations. 
D)  study mathematics. 
E)  carry on commerce. A

Question 3

Spain began to fortify and settle its North American border lands in order to

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A)  protect its domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  gain control of Canada. 
C)  gain more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  look for gold in Florida. 
A)  protect its domains from encroachments by England and France. 
B)  gain control of Canada. 
C)  gain more slaves. 
D)  find a passage to the Pacific Ocean. 
E)  look for gold in Florida. A

Question 4

The crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America was

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  tobacco. 
D)  corn. 
E)  beans. 
A)  wheat. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  tobacco. 
D)  corn. 
E)  beans.

Question 5

The Native Americans unwittingly infected early European explorers with the following newly transmitted deadly disease that spread throughout Europe:

Accepted Answer

A)  syphilis 
B)  measles 
C)  smallpox 
D)  malaria 
E)  yellow fever 
A)  syphilis 
B)  measles 
C)  smallpox 
D)  malaria 
E)  yellow fever

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of St. Augustine, Florida.

Accepted Answer

A fort established by the Span

Question 7

All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations except they

Accepted Answer

A)  had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. 
B)  lacked the technology of the wheel. 
C)  had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. 
D)  built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. 
E)  had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations. 
A)  had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. 
B)  lacked the technology of the wheel. 
C)  had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. 
D)  built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. 
E)  had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations.

Question 8

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had

Accepted Answer

A)  discovered a New World. 
B)  failed at what he had set out to do. 
C)  sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies. 
D)  sailed around the world. 
E)  reached the shores of Japan. 
A)  discovered a New World. 
B)  failed at what he had set out to do. 
C)  sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies. 
D)  sailed around the world. 
E)  reached the shores of Japan.

Question 9

Describe the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian) cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans. Then explain why it was, or was not, a good thing that European culture prevailed.

Accepted Answer

The impact of Europeans on Native Americ

Question 10

What is the Canadian Shield?

Accepted Answer

A)  The first part of the landmass that became North America to emerge from the sea. 
B)  The first mountains to divide Canada from the United States. 
C)  A series of forts constructed by the French to keep English troops out. 
D)  A series of policies enacted by France to keep the Spanish out of Canada. 
E)  The glaciers that prevented the expansion of human settlements in Canada. 
A)  The first part of the landmass that became North America to emerge from the sea. 
B)  The first mountains to divide Canada from the United States. 
C)  A series of forts constructed by the French to keep English troops out. 
D)  A series of policies enacted by France to keep the Spanish out of Canada. 
E)  The glaciers that prevented the expansion of human settlements in Canada.

Question 11

The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in

Accepted Answer

A)  rapid population growth in Europe. 
B)  many illnesses, caused by the new germs contained in these food-stuffs. 
C)  an African population decline. 
D)  very little change. 
E)  an increase in obese people. 
A)  rapid population growth in Europe. 
B)  many illnesses, caused by the new germs contained in these food-stuffs. 
C)  an African population decline. 
D)  very little change. 
E)  an increase in obese people.

Question 12

European contact with Native Americans led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans. 
A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans.

Question 13

In the quest between Europeans to determine the future of the New World, which nation was initially the most powerful?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Mexico 
A)  England 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Mexico

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the Mound Builders.

Accepted Answer

A group of people in the Ohio

Question 15

Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continental separation, approximately 350 million years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Rockies 
B)  The Sierra Nevada 
C)  The Cascades 
D)  The Coast Range 
E)  The Appalachians 
A)  The Rockies 
B)  The Sierra Nevada 
C)  The Cascades 
D)  The Coast Range 
E)  The Appalachians

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of Juan Ponce de León.

Accepted Answer

Conquistador who exp

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of Isabella of Castile.

Accepted Answer

15^th century sovereign who broug

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of mestizos.

Accepted Answer

Hailed as a "new race", mestiz

Question 19

The colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the desire to create an agricultural society. 
B)  a shared goal of living unfettered by the tyrannies of royal authority, official religion, and social hierarchies. 
C)  a growing reverence for ideals such as liberty. 
D)  an unwillingness to subjugate others. 
E)  a majority were English speaking with English customs. 
A)  the desire to create an agricultural society. 
B)  a shared goal of living unfettered by the tyrannies of royal authority, official religion, and social hierarchies. 
C)  a growing reverence for ideals such as liberty. 
D)  an unwillingness to subjugate others. 
E)  a majority were English speaking with English customs.

Question 20

Mestizos are the offspring of which two groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish conquistadors and Indian women. 
B)  French fur traders and Indian women. 
C)  Indian men and English colonists. 
D)  English colonists and Spanish conquistadors. 
E)  English colonists and Indian women. 
A)  Spanish conquistadors and Indian women. 
B)  French fur traders and Indian women. 
C)  Indian men and English colonists. 
D)  English colonists and Spanish conquistadors. 
E)  English colonists and Indian women.

Exam 1: New World Beginnings

All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of Europeans toward Asia, the penetration of Africa, and the discovery of the New World EXCEPT

Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following EXCEPT

Spain began to fortify and settle its North American border lands in order to

The crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America was

The Native Americans unwittingly infected early European explorers with the following newly transmitted deadly disease that spread throughout Europe:

Identify and state the historical significance of St. Augustine, Florida.

All of the following are true of the Inca, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations except they

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had

Describe the impact of Europeans on Native American (Indian) cultures and the impact of native cultures on Europeans. Then explain why it was, or was not, a good thing that European culture prevailed.

What is the Canadian Shield?

The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in

European contact with Native Americans led to

In the quest between Europeans to determine the future of the New World, which nation was initially the most powerful?

Identify and state the historical significance of the Mound Builders.

Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continental separation, approximately 350 million years ago?

Identify and state the historical significance of Juan Ponce de León.

Identify and state the historical significance of Isabella of Castile.

Identify and state the historical significance of mestizos.

The colonists who ultimately embraced the vision of America as an independent nation had in common all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Mestizos are the offspring of which two groups?

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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