Question 1

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Jesuits

Accepted Answer

The Jesuits, also known as the Society o

Question 2

In their relations with Native Americans,the Dutch:

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to imitate the Spanish. 
B)  concentrated more on economics than religious conversion. 
C)  tried to drive Native Americans into the Puritan colony. 
D)  avoided warfare at all costs. 
E)  called them members of a deceitful race. 
A)  sought to imitate the Spanish. 
B)  concentrated more on economics than religious conversion. 
C)  tried to drive Native Americans into the Puritan colony. 
D)  avoided warfare at all costs. 
E)  called them members of a deceitful race.

Question 3

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Bartolomé de Las Casas

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 4

In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Reinhold Niebuhr 
E)  Johannes Gutenberg 
A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Reinhold Niebuhr 
E)  Johannes Gutenberg

Question 5

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

Accepted Answer

A)  None whatsoever. 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews that the king was driving out of the country. 
A)  None whatsoever. 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews that the king was driving out of the country.

Question 6

Who in the sixteenth-century Spanish empire would have the most authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Native American chief. 
B)  A Catholic priest. 
C)  A locally born wealthy landowner. 
D)  An administrative official from Spain. 
E)  A criollo. 
A)  A Native American chief. 
B)  A Catholic priest. 
C)  A locally born wealthy landowner. 
D)  An administrative official from Spain. 
E)  A criollo.

Question 7

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved. 
B)  Individuals could own land outright. 
C)  Families had the right to use land, but they did not actually own the land. 
D)  Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land. 
E)  A family could claim land for its descendants, but an individual could not. 
A)  Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved. 
B)  Individuals could own land outright. 
C)  Families had the right to use land, but they did not actually own the land. 
D)  Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land. 
E)  A family could claim land for its descendants, but an individual could not.

Question 8

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self-government than any English colonial legislative body. 
B)  The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there. 
C)  Religious intolerance led the Dutch to ban all Jewish peoples from the colony. 
D)  Of all the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands. 
A)  The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self-government than any English colonial legislative body. 
B)  The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there. 
C)  Religious intolerance led the Dutch to ban all Jewish peoples from the colony. 
D)  Of all the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.

Question 9

The actions of Bartolomé de las Casas can best be described in modern-day terminology as that of a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  whistleblower. 
B)  irrational man. 
C)  religious zealot. 
D)  curious intellectual. 
E)  greedy businessman. 
A)  whistleblower. 
B)  irrational man. 
C)  religious zealot. 
D)  curious intellectual. 
E)  greedy businessman.

Question 10

In regard to history,what was a borderland?

Accepted Answer

A)  A defined boundary between nations. 
B)  The area around the coastline. 
C)  An area with no trade. 
D)  A settled area. 
E)  An unclear geographical and cultural border. 
A)  A defined boundary between nations. 
B)  The area around the coastline. 
C)  An area with no trade. 
D)  A settled area. 
E)  An unclear geographical and cultural border.

Question 11

In 1776,Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was not enough land. 
B)  There were not enough slaves. 
C)  There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe. 
D)  Colonies had done more harm than good for western Europe. 
E)  Indians had suffered great misfortunes. 
A)  There was not enough land. 
B)  There were not enough slaves. 
C)  There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe. 
D)  Colonies had done more harm than good for western Europe. 
E)  Indians had suffered great misfortunes.

Question 12

African enslavement of other Africans:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s. 
A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s.

Question 13

Portuguese seafarers initially hoped to locate African gold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

Accepted Answer

A)  Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 
B)  Hernando de Soto 
C)  Jacques Marquette 
D)  Juan Ponce de León 
E)  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo 
A)  Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 
B)  Hernando de Soto 
C)  Jacques Marquette 
D)  Juan Ponce de León 
E)  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Question 15

The first French explorations of the New World:

Accepted Answer

A)  brought great riches to France. 
B)  were intended to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  led to successful colonies in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 
D)  were in response to an intense rivalry with the Netherlands. 
E)  created no permanent settlements until the eighteenth century. 
A)  brought great riches to France. 
B)  were intended to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  led to successful colonies in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 
D)  were in response to an intense rivalry with the Netherlands. 
E)  created no permanent settlements until the eighteenth century.

Question 16

What was a difference between Chinese and Portuguese navigation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Chinese were not looking to discover new places. 
B)  The Chinese wanted to spread their religion. 
C)  The Portuguese had no interest in establishing trade ports. 
D)  The Portuguese did not want to spread Christianity and hoped to learn from other world religions. 
E)  The Portuguese naval fleet consisted of more ships that were much larger than Chinese vessels. 
A)  The Chinese were not looking to discover new places. 
B)  The Chinese wanted to spread their religion. 
C)  The Portuguese had no interest in establishing trade ports. 
D)  The Portuguese did not want to spread Christianity and hoped to learn from other world religions. 
E)  The Portuguese naval fleet consisted of more ships that were much larger than Chinese vessels.

Question 17

In approximately 7000 BCE,agriculture developed in the Americas in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mississippi Valley. 
B)  Mexico and Peru. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Chesapeake Bay. 
E)  Brazil. 
A)  the Mississippi Valley. 
B)  Mexico and Peru. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Chesapeake Bay. 
E)  Brazil.

Question 18

When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days,was there anything relatable for Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most Native Americans did not have any religion to compare with Christianity. 
B)  No Native American religions believed in creation myths. 
C)  Most Native Americans compared the Bible with their own written version of the Old Testament. 
D)  Some Native Americans stated that they were a lost tribe of Israel. 
E)  Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world. 
A)  Most Native Americans did not have any religion to compare with Christianity. 
B)  No Native American religions believed in creation myths. 
C)  Most Native Americans compared the Bible with their own written version of the Old Testament. 
D)  Some Native Americans stated that they were a lost tribe of Israel. 
E)  Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world.

Question 19

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest,established in 1610,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe.

Exam 1: A New World

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Jesuits

In their relations with Native Americans,the Dutch:

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Bartolomé de Las Casas

In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

Who in the sixteenth-century Spanish empire would have the most authority?

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

The actions of Bartolomé de las Casas can best be described in modern-day terminology as that of a(n):

In regard to history,what was a borderland?

In 1776,Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

African enslavement of other Africans:

Portuguese seafarers initially hoped to locate African gold.

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

The first French explorations of the New World:

What was a difference between Chinese and Portuguese navigation?

In approximately 7000 BCE,agriculture developed in the Americas in:

When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days,was there anything relatable for Native Americans?

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest,established in 1610,was:

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-America,1660-1750

Slavery,Freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

The Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War,1861-1865

What Is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

America’s Gilded Age,1870-1890

Freedom’s Boundaries,at Home and Abroad,1890-1900

The Progressive Era,1900-1916

Safe for Democracy: The United States and World War I,1916-1920

From Business Culture to Great Depression: The Twenties,1920-1932

The New Deal,1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II,1941-1945

The United States and the Cold War,1945-1953

An Affluent Society,1953-1960

The Sixties,1960-1968

The Triumph of Conservatism,1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy,1989–2001

A New Century and New Crises

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