Question 1

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

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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 2

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

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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 3

Describe both the positive and negative effects of the Columbian Exchange on the New and Old World.

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The Columbian Exchange had both positive

Question 4

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 5

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

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

Question 6

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had

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A)  discovered a New World. 
B)  failed at what he had set out to do. 
C)  sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies. 
D)  sailed around the world. 
E)  reached the shores of Japan. 
A)  discovered a New World. 
B)  failed at what he had set out to do. 
C)  sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies. 
D)  sailed around the world. 
E)  reached the shores of Japan.

Question 7

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

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

Question 8

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 9

The size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed to

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A)  Spanish influences. 
B)  their way of life based on hunting and gathering. 
C)  the development of agriculture. 
D)  influences brought by early settlers from Siberia. 
E)  their use of draft animals and the wheel. 
A)  Spanish influences. 
B)  their way of life based on hunting and gathering. 
C)  the development of agriculture. 
D)  influences brought by early settlers from Siberia. 
E)  their use of draft animals and the wheel.

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Which of the following New World plants revolutionized the international economy?

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A)  Maize 
B)  Potatoes 
C)  Beans 
D)  Tomatoes 
E)  All of these 
A)  Maize 
B)  Potatoes 
C)  Beans 
D)  Tomatoes 
E)  All of these

Question 12

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

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

Question 13

Most likely the first Americans were

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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 14

The Native Americans unwittingly infected early European explorers with the following newly transmitted deadly disease that spread throughout Europe:

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A)  syphilis 
B)  measles 
C)  smallpox 
D)  malaria 
E)  yellow fever 
A)  syphilis 
B)  measles 
C)  smallpox 
D)  malaria 
E)  yellow fever

Question 15

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

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

Question 16

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

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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 17

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.

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The idea that the Europeans who came to

Question 18

European explorers introduced ____ into the New World.

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A)  syphilis 
B)  maize 
C)  tobacco 
D)  smallpox 
E)  pumpkin 
A)  syphilis 
B)  maize 
C)  tobacco 
D)  smallpox 
E)  pumpkin

Question 19

The stage was set for a cataclysmic shift in the course of history when

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A)  Europeans increasingly demanded less expensive goods from Asia. 
B)  Africa was established as a source of slave labor. 
C)  the Portuguese demonstrated the feasibility of long-range ocean navigation. 
D)  the Renaissance nurtured a spirit of optimism and adventure. 
E)  All of these 
A)  Europeans increasingly demanded less expensive goods from Asia. 
B)  Africa was established as a source of slave labor. 
C)  the Portuguese demonstrated the feasibility of long-range ocean navigation. 
D)  the Renaissance nurtured a spirit of optimism and adventure. 
E)  All of these

Question 20

​The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because

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A)  Cortés's army was so powerful. 
B)  Montezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
C)  there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish. 
D)  he was told to do so by the gods. 
E)  the Treaty of Tordesillas gave the capital to the Spanish government. 
A)  Cortés's army was so powerful. 
B)  Montezuma believed that Cortés was the god Quetzalcoatl. 
C)  there was little in the city of interest to the Spanish. 
D)  he was told to do so by the gods. 
E)  the Treaty of Tordesillas gave the capital to the Spanish government.

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

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

Describe both the positive and negative effects of the Columbian Exchange on the New and Old World.

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

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

After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had

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

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

The size and sophistication of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed to

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

Which of the following New World plants revolutionized the international economy?

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

Most likely the first Americans were

The Native Americans unwittingly infected early European explorers with the following newly transmitted deadly disease that spread throughout Europe:

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

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

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.

European explorers introduced ____ into the New World.

The stage was set for a cataclysmic shift in the course of history when

​The Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortés to enter the capital of Tenochtitlán because

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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