Question 1

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  They supported tolerance in religious matters in their colony. 
B)  Their colony was the first in the Americas to have a bill of rights. 
C)  They allowed freedom of speech. 
D)  They issued the Edict of New Netherland, declaring the Puritans to be heathens because they refused to allow religious freedom. 
E)  They gave men ownership of their wives, which gave married men the property ownership and independence they needed to participate in political activities. 
A)  They supported tolerance in religious matters in their colony. 
B)  Their colony was the first in the Americas to have a bill of rights. 
C)  They allowed freedom of speech. 
D)  They issued the Edict of New Netherland, declaring the Puritans to be heathens because they refused to allow religious freedom. 
E)  They gave men ownership of their wives, which gave married men the property ownership and independence they needed to participate in political activities.

Question 2

People from ________ were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling in one of their own ________ colonies.

Accepted Answer

A)  England; English 
B)  the Netherlands; Dutch 
C)  Portugal; Portuguese 
D)  France; French 
E)  Spain; Spanish 
A)  England; English 
B)  the Netherlands; Dutch 
C)  Portugal; Portuguese 
D)  France; French 
E)  Spain; Spanish

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Columbian Exchange

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 4

When the Edict of Nantes,which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots),was revoked in 1685,100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the need to spread religion. 
B)  the desire to conquer new peoples. 
C)  the search for food items. 
D)  that neither was willing to take risks. 
E)  that both brought slaves from Africa. 
A)  the need to spread religion. 
B)  the desire to conquer new peoples. 
C)  the search for food items. 
D)  that neither was willing to take risks. 
E)  that both brought slaves from Africa.

Question 6

"Christian liberty" was the basis for religious toleration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement is true of New France?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the subject of a great deal of favorable publicity throughout Europe. 
B)  Its commitment to religious toleration was a source of great embarrassment for less tolerant powers like England and Spain. 
C)  Its population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power. 
D)  The only women allowed to reside there were nuns, a reflection of the French commitment to spreading Catholicism. 
E)  Seigneuries were the only democratic areas in the colony. 
A)  It was the subject of a great deal of favorable publicity throughout Europe. 
B)  Its commitment to religious toleration was a source of great embarrassment for less tolerant powers like England and Spain. 
C)  Its population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power. 
D)  The only women allowed to reside there were nuns, a reflection of the French commitment to spreading Catholicism. 
E)  Seigneuries were the only democratic areas in the colony.

Question 8

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans,what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival. 
B)  The diet of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein. 
C)  Most Europeans spread the diseases on purpose. 
D)  The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers. 
E)  Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity. 
A)  Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival. 
B)  The diet of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein. 
C)  Most Europeans spread the diseases on purpose. 
D)  The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers. 
E)  Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity.

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Black Legend

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 10

The sophistication and diversity of the peoples in the early Americas is remarkable.Explore that diversity in an essay that discusses early Native American culture,architecture,religion,gender relations,economy,and views of freedom.

Accepted Answer

The early Americas were home to a remark

Question 11

To solidify Spain's unification,what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They required Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism. 
B)  They refused to sponsor voyages of exploration. 
C)  They banned the Protestant faith in Spain. 
D)  They joined with the Moor leadership to bring about harmony. 
E)  They returned gold to Indians in the Western Hemisphere. 
A)  They required Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism. 
B)  They refused to sponsor voyages of exploration. 
C)  They banned the Protestant faith in Spain. 
D)  They joined with the Moor leadership to bring about harmony. 
E)  They returned gold to Indians in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 12

Henry Hudson:

Accepted Answer

A)  set sail into the bay that bears his name as a representative of the British empire. 
B)  was searching for the Pacific coast. 
C)  hoped to find the Northwest Passage to Asia. 
D)  set up a Dutch colony based on the idea of consent of the governed. 
E)  was the architect of the Dutch overseas empire. 
A)  set sail into the bay that bears his name as a representative of the British empire. 
B)  was searching for the Pacific coast. 
C)  hoped to find the Northwest Passage to Asia. 
D)  set up a Dutch colony based on the idea of consent of the governed. 
E)  was the architect of the Dutch overseas empire.

Question 13

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Zheng He

Accepted Answer

A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press 
A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press

Question 14

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-haciendas

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 15

The mound builders were a sophisticated ancient peoples living in the American Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Vasco da Gama

Accepted Answer

A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press 
A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press

Question 17

Where was the Spanish settlement Santa Elena located?

Accepted Answer

A)  Florida. 
B)  Texas. 
C)  New Mexico. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  South Carolina. 
A)  Florida. 
B)  Texas. 
C)  New Mexico. 
D)  Virginia. 
E)  South Carolina.

Question 18

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor. 
B)  From the beginning, they arrived as families. 
C)  They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 
D)  They soon outnumbered Native Americans. 
E)  Only the residents of the Malaga province migrated. 
A)  Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor. 
B)  From the beginning, they arrived as families. 
C)  They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 
D)  They soon outnumbered Native Americans. 
E)  Only the residents of the Malaga province migrated.

Question 19

As governor of New Netherland,Petrus Stuyvesant:

Accepted Answer

A)  welcomed all religious faiths to the colony. 
B)  favored Catholics over Jews in New Amsterdam. 
C)  encouraged the Dutch colonists to convert the Indians. 
D)  saw women as equals in the Dutch Reformed Church. 
E)  refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans. 
A)  welcomed all religious faiths to the colony. 
B)  favored Catholics over Jews in New Amsterdam. 
C)  encouraged the Dutch colonists to convert the Indians. 
D)  saw women as equals in the Dutch Reformed Church. 
E)  refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans.

Question 20

The Columbian Exchange was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World. 
B)  the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World. 
C)  John Cabot's exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World. 
D)  responsible for introducing corn, tomatoes, and potatoes to the Americas. 
E)  the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it. 
A)  the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World. 
B)  the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World. 
C)  John Cabot's exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World. 
D)  responsible for introducing corn, tomatoes, and potatoes to the Americas. 
E)  the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it.

Exam 1: A New World

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

People from ________ were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling in one of their own ________ colonies.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Columbian Exchange

When the Edict of Nantes,which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots),was revoked in 1685,100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

A commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later was:

"Christian liberty" was the basis for religious toleration.

Which statement is true of New France?

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans,what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Black Legend

The sophistication and diversity of the peoples in the early Americas is remarkable.Explore that diversity in an essay that discusses early Native American culture,architecture,religion,gender relations,economy,and views of freedom.

To solidify Spain's unification,what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do?

Henry Hudson:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Zheng He

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -haciendas

The mound builders were a sophisticated ancient peoples living in the American Southwest.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Vasco da Gama

Where was the Spanish settlement Santa Elena located?

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

As governor of New Netherland,Petrus Stuyvesant:

The Columbian Exchange was:

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Democracy in America,1815-1840

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A House Divided,1840-1861

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What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

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