Question 1

Columbus called the native people in the "New World" Indians because

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A) that was what they called themselves. 
B) he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." 
C) it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. 
D) the Vikings had first called them by that name. 
E) the Spanish often used this generic word, which meant "outsider" or "non-Spanish." 
A) that was what they called themselves. 
B) he believed that he had skirted the rim of the "Indies." 
C) it was a form of the Spanish word for heathen. 
D) the Vikings had first called them by that name. 
E) the Spanish often used this generic word, which meant "outsider" or "non-Spanish."

Question 2

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

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

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Father Junipero Serra

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Father Junípero Serra (1713–1784) was a

Question 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
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The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609
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-____ China

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 5

The institution of encomienda allowed the

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A) native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B) Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C) European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them. 
D) governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E) Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism. 
A) native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B) Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C) European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them. 
D) governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E) Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism.

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 7

Summarize the human migration, agricultural development, and geographic evolution of North America up through 1000 C.E. What impact did the interaction of these three developmental factors have on the subsequent history of North America?

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Human migration to North America began o

Question 8

All of the following were true of the Spanish except

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A) they had a century head start of exploration over the English. 
B) they were genuine empire builders. 
C) they were cultural innovators in the New World. 
D) they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them. 
E) their colonial establishments were larger and richer than those of their Anglo-Saxon rivals. 
A) they had a century head start of exploration over the English. 
B) they were genuine empire builders. 
C) they were cultural innovators in the New World. 
D) they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them. 
E) their colonial establishments were larger and richer than those of their Anglo-Saxon rivals.

Question 9

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
​
The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609
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-____ Portugal

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The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 10

The development of Spanish influence in California in the mid-1760s and 1770s was facilitated by

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A) the Black Legend. 
B) the establishment by Father Junipero Serra of a chain of Spanish missions starting in San Diego and up the California coast to Sonoma. 
C) existing permanent settlements of Native Americans in California. 
D) the lack of interest by Christian missionaries to Christianize Native Americans in California. 
E) the highly successful exploration of California by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo. 
A) the Black Legend. 
B) the establishment by Father Junipero Serra of a chain of Spanish missions starting in San Diego and up the California coast to Sonoma. 
C) existing permanent settlements of Native Americans in California. 
D) the lack of interest by Christian missionaries to Christianize Native Americans in California. 
E) the highly successful exploration of California by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo.

Question 11

All of the following were original territories of North American Indian populations within the current borders of the United States except

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A) Mesoamerica. 
B) Northeast. 
C) Southeast. 
D) Great Plains. 
E) Great Basin. 
A) Mesoamerica. 
B) Northeast. 
C) Southeast. 
D) Great Plains. 
E) Great Basin.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-encomienda

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The encomienda was a labor system that w

Question 13

What was the nature of slavery in Africa before the arrival of the Spanish?

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Before the arrival of the Spanish, slave

Question 14

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of

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A) its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills. 
B) the Iroquois warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets. 
C) the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D) the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E) its use of new weapons. 
A) its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills. 
B) the Iroquois warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets. 
C) the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D) the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E) its use of new weapons.

Question 15

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Isabella of Castile

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Isabella of Castile, also known as Isabe

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-noche triste

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Noche Triste, which translates to "Sad N

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Aztecs

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The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilizat

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francisco Pizarro

Accepted Answer

Francisco Pizarro was a Spanish conquist

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Black Legend

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The Black Legend refers to the negative

Question 20

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francisco Coronado

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Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was a Span

Exam 1: New World Beginnings, 33,000 Bce-1769 Ce

Columbus called the native people in the "New World" Indians because

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Father Junipero Serra

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 ​ -____ China

The institution of encomienda allowed the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Christopher Columbus

Summarize the human migration, agricultural development, and geographic evolution of North America up through 1000 C.E. What impact did the interaction of these three developmental factors have on the subsequent history of North America?

All of the following were true of the Spanish except

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: ​ The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 ​ -____ Portugal

The development of Spanish influence in California in the mid-1760s and 1770s was facilitated by

All of the following were original territories of North American Indian populations within the current borders of the United States except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -encomienda

What was the nature of slavery in Africa before the arrival of the Spanish?

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Isabella of Castile

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -noche triste

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Aztecs

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francisco Pizarro

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Black Legend

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francisco Coronado

The Planting of English America, 1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies, 1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century, 1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution, 1700-1775

The Duel for North America, 1608-1763

The Road to Revolution, 1763-1775

America Secedes From the Empire, 1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution, 1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State, 1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic, 1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism, 1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy, 1824-1840

Forging the National Economy, 1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture, 1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy, 1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy, 1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle, 1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion, 1854-1861

Girding for War: the North and the South, 1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age, 1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age, 1865-1900

America Moves to the City, 1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution, 1865-1896

Empire and Expansion, 1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt, 1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War, 1913-1920

American Life in the Roaring Twenties 1920-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust 1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal 1933-1939

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War 1933-1941

America in World War Ii 1941-1945

The Cold War Begins 1945-1952

American Zenith 1952-1963

The Stormy Sixties 1963-1973

Challenges to the Postwar Order 1973-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism 1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2000

The American People Face a New Century, 2001-2014

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Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 -____ China

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: The World Known to Europe During the Age of Discovery, 1492-1609 -____ Portugal