Question 1

Before the arrival of Europeans, most native peoples in North America

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A)  lived in large communities. 
B)  were more advanced than those in South America. 
C)  lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. 
D)  populated the greater part of the continent. 
E)  relied on horses for transportation. 
A)  lived in large communities. 
B)  were more advanced than those in South America. 
C)  lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. 
D)  populated the greater part of the continent. 
E)  relied on horses for transportation. C

Question 2

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

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A)  gain God's favor by spreading Christianity. 
B)  escape dubious pasts. 
C)  seek adventure, as the heroes of classical antiquity had done. 
D)  satisfy their desire for gold. 
E)  All of these 
A)  gain God's favor by spreading Christianity. 
B)  escape dubious pasts. 
C)  seek adventure, as the heroes of classical antiquity had done. 
D)  satisfy their desire for gold. 
E)  All of these E

Question 3

The Dominican Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas is best known for

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A)  negotiating the Treaty of Tordesillas. 
B)  speaking out against the horrors of the encomienda system on Native Americans. 
C)  establishing a mission to bring Christianity to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán. 
D)  convincing Spanish Queen Isabella to make Christianity the main focus of Spanish exploration. 
E)  All of these 
A)  negotiating the Treaty of Tordesillas. 
B)  speaking out against the horrors of the encomienda system on Native Americans. 
C)  establishing a mission to bring Christianity to the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlán. 
D)  convincing Spanish Queen Isabella to make Christianity the main focus of Spanish exploration. 
E)  All of these B

Question 4

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 5

Which of the following is the false concept, which held that the Spanish conquerors merely tortured and butchered the Indians, stole their gold, infected them with smallpox, and left little but misery behind?

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A)  Dark Myth 
B)  European Legend 
C)  Black Legend 
D)  Spanish Myth 
E)  Tragic Death 
A)  Dark Myth 
B)  European Legend 
C)  Black Legend 
D)  Spanish Myth 
E)  Tragic Death

Question 6

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

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A)  it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century. 
B)  Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World. 
C)  Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne. 
D)  Ferdinand and Isabella married and the African Moors were expelled. 
E)  Ferdinand and Isabella were overthrown. 
A)  it was invaded by Portugal in the late fifteenth century. 
B)  Christopher Columbus returned with news of his discovery of the New World. 
C)  Prince Henry the Navigator came to the throne. 
D)  Ferdinand and Isabella married and the African Moors were expelled. 
E)  Ferdinand and Isabella were overthrown.

Question 7

In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward because

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A)  Portugal controlled the African coast. 
B)  the Pope granted Spain the right to sail this route. 
C)  Muslims blocked the sea route. 
D)  the Moors had convinced them to do so. 
E)  African tribes constantly menaced the European ships traveling along the coast. 
A)  Portugal controlled the African coast. 
B)  the Pope granted Spain the right to sail this route. 
C)  Muslims blocked the sea route. 
D)  the Moors had convinced them to do so. 
E)  African tribes constantly menaced the European ships traveling along the coast.

Question 8

The Great Ice Age accounted for the origins of North America's human history because

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A)  it exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. 
B)  the glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America. 
C)  the glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life. 
D)  when it ended, European migration to the west became possible. 
E)  it prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering isthmus. 
A)  it exposed a land bridge connecting Eurasia with North America. 
B)  the glacial withdrawal allowed migration from South America. 
C)  the glacial withdrawal formed freshwater lakes that supported life. 
D)  when it ended, European migration to the west became possible. 
E)  it prevented the migration of dangerous animals from the Bering isthmus.

Question 9

Europeans wanted to discover a new, shorter route to eastern Asia in order to

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A)  break the hold that Muslim merchants had on trade with Asia. 
B)  reduce the price of goods from Asia. 
C)  gain more profits for themselves. 
D)  reduce the time it took to transport goods. 
E)  All of these 
A)  break the hold that Muslim merchants had on trade with Asia. 
B)  reduce the price of goods from Asia. 
C)  gain more profits for themselves. 
D)  reduce the time it took to transport goods. 
E)  All of these

Question 10

Which of the following was not a feature created in North America ten thousand years ago when the glaciers retreated?

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A)  The Great Lakes 
B)  The Great Salt Lake 
C)  A mineral-rich desert 
D)  Thousands of shallow depressions which formed lakes 
E)  The Grand Canyon 
A)  The Great Lakes 
B)  The Great Salt Lake 
C)  A mineral-rich desert 
D)  Thousands of shallow depressions which formed lakes 
E)  The Grand Canyon

Question 11

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

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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 12

Summarize the motives, expectations, problems, and rewards associated with the age of European expansion.Compare and contrast these motives, expectations, problems, and rewards of European expansion as they applied to Africa, North American and the Caribbean Islands, and South America.

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The age of European expansion was driven

Question 13

The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in

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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 14

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except

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A)  hunting. 
B)  gathering fuel. 
C)  tending crops. 
D)  clearing fields for planting. 
E)  fishing. 
A)  hunting. 
B)  gathering fuel. 
C)  tending crops. 
D)  clearing fields for planting. 
E)  fishing.

Question 15

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

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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

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

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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 17

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Great Ice Age shaped more than the geological history of North America.It also contributed to the origins of the continent's human history."

Accepted Answer

The statement is valid to a certain exte

Question 18

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 19

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

All of the following characterized the Spanish interactions with Native Americans except

Accepted Answer

A)  killing, enslaving, and infecting with European diseases countless Native Americans. 
B)  grafting their culture, laws, religion, and language onto a wide array of native societies. 
C)  frequenly intermarrying Native Americans. 
D)  incorporating aspects of indigenous Native American culture into Spanish culture. 
E)  shunning and eventually isolating the Indians as the English would also eventually do. 
A)  killing, enslaving, and infecting with European diseases countless Native Americans. 
B)  grafting their culture, laws, religion, and language onto a wide array of native societies. 
C)  frequenly intermarrying Native Americans. 
D)  incorporating aspects of indigenous Native American culture into Spanish culture. 
E)  shunning and eventually isolating the Indians as the English would also eventually do.

Exam 1: New World Beginnings, 33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

Before the arrival of Europeans, most native peoples in North America

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

The Dominican Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas is best known for

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?

Which of the following is the false concept, which held that the Spanish conquerors merely tortured and butchered the Indians, stole their gold, infected them with smallpox, and left little but misery behind?

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward because

The Great Ice Age accounted for the origins of North America's human history because

Europeans wanted to discover a new, shorter route to eastern Asia in order to

Which of the following was not a feature created in North America ten thousand years ago when the glaciers retreated?

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

Summarize the motives, expectations, problems, and rewards associated with the age of European expansion.Compare and contrast these motives, expectations, problems, and rewards of European expansion as they applied to Africa, North American and the Caribbean Islands, and South America.

The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except

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

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

Assess the validity of the following statement: "The Great Ice Age shaped more than the geological history of North America.It also contributed to the origins of the continent's human history."

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 -____ China

All of the following characterized the Spanish interactions with Native Americans except

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

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