Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Moctezuma II, also known as Montezuma, M

Question 2

Which European empire's threatening expeditions and settlements in the South and West prompted Spain to establish a few settlement in Texas beginning in 1716?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Great Britain 
C) Portugal 
D) Holland 
E) none of these 
A) France 
B) Great Britain 
C) Portugal 
D) Holland 
E) none of these

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bartolome de Las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484–1566) was a

Question 4

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

Accepted Answer

A) intended to found a new nation. 
B) continued to view themselves as Europeans. 
C) did not consider America as the western rim of the European world. 
D) no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings. 
E) saw little difference between their lives in America and their lives in Europe. 
A) intended to found a new nation. 
B) continued to view themselves as Europeans. 
C) did not consider America as the western rim of the European world. 
D) no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings. 
E) saw little difference between their lives in America and their lives in Europe.

Question 5

It is sometimes said that the Europeans who came to the Americas settled a "virgin land" that was unused and unspoiled. Write an essay demonstrating that this is, or is not, an accurate description of what happened.

Accepted Answer

The idea that the Europeans who came to

Question 6

The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the

Accepted Answer

A) American South. 
B) Arab slave trade. 
C) Portuguese slave trade. 
D) European feudal system. 
E) African slave system. 
A) American South. 
B) Arab slave trade. 
C) Portuguese slave trade. 
D) European feudal system. 
E) African slave system.

Question 7

The treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish conquistadores can be described as

Accepted Answer

A) at times brutal and exploitative. 
B) firm but fair. 
C) unmotivated by greed. 
D) scornful of intermarriage. 
E) leaving little of Spanish culture. 
A) at times brutal and exploitative. 
B) firm but fair. 
C) unmotivated by greed. 
D) scornful of intermarriage. 
E) leaving little of Spanish culture.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

Cartography is the art and science of ma

Question 11

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Malinche (Doña Marina)
​

Accepted Answer

Malinche, also known as Doña Marina, was

Question 12

​According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) the ballooning of the European money supply. 
B) the foundations of the modern commercial banking system. 
C) the growth of capitalism as an economic system. 
D) a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs. 
E) the spread of commerce and manufacturing. 
A) the ballooning of the European money supply. 
B) the foundations of the modern commercial banking system. 
C) the growth of capitalism as an economic system. 
D) a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs. 
E) the spread of commerce and manufacturing.

Question 13

The development of "three sister" farming on the southeast Atlantic seaboard

Accepted Answer

A) led to the dominance of the potato. 
B) enabled the Anasazis to prosper. 
C) ultimately failed to produce adequate amounts of food. 
D) was attributed to three young women of the Cherokee peoples. 
E) produced a rich diet that led to high population densities. 
A) led to the dominance of the potato. 
B) enabled the Anasazis to prosper. 
C) ultimately failed to produce adequate amounts of food. 
D) was attributed to three young women of the Cherokee peoples. 
E) produced a rich diet that led to high population densities.

Question 14

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 15

Most likely the first Americans were

Accepted Answer

A) Norse seafarers from Scandinavia. 
B) Spanish explorers of the fifteenth century. 
C) people who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America. 
D) Portuguese sailors of Prince Henry the Navigator. 
E) refugees from Africa. 
A) Norse seafarers from Scandinavia. 
B) Spanish explorers of the fifteenth century. 
C) people who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America. 
D) Portuguese sailors of Prince Henry the Navigator. 
E) refugees from Africa.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

The Moors were a Muslim people of mixed

Question 17

By the 1770s, which of the following issues helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority?

Accepted Answer

A) Taxation, self-rule, and trade restrictions 
B) Slavery 
C) Few colonists clung to any hope of accommodation with Great Britain 
D) The coronation of a new king 
E) The rise to power of radical patriots in the American colonies 
A) Taxation, self-rule, and trade restrictions 
B) Slavery 
C) Few colonists clung to any hope of accommodation with Great Britain 
D) The coronation of a new king 
E) The rise to power of radical patriots in the American colonies

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Columbian Exchange

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange was a widespread

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Hernando de Soto

Accepted Answer

Hernando de Soto was a Spanish explorer

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

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

Which European empire's threatening expeditions and settlements in the South and West prompted Spain to establish a few settlement in Texas beginning in 1716?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bartolome de Las Casas

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

It is sometimes said that the Europeans who came to the Americas settled a "virgin land" that was unused and unspoiled. Write an essay demonstrating that this is, or is not, an accurate description of what happened.

The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the

The treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish conquistadores can be described as

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Malinche (Doña Marina) ​

​According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following except

The development of "three sister" farming on the southeast Atlantic seaboard

European contact with Native Americans led to

Most likely the first Americans were

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

By the 1770s, which of the following issues helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Columbian Exchange

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Hernando de Soto

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

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 -____ Africa

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Malinche (Doña Marina)

According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following except

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