Question 1

The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  individual liberty. 
B)  self-government. 
C)  opposition to slavery. 
D)  religious tolerance. 
E)  economic opportunity. 
A)  individual liberty. 
B)  self-government. 
C)  opposition to slavery. 
D)  religious tolerance. 
E)  economic opportunity.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Jacques Cartier

Accepted Answer

Jacques Cartier (1491-1557) was a French

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ England

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

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 6

In which of the following is the explorer mismatched with the area he explored?

Accepted Answer

A)  Coronado-New Mexico and Arizona 
B)  Ponce de León-Mississippi River Valley 
C)  Cortés-Mexico 
D)  Pizarro-Peru 
E)  Columbus-Caribbean islands 
A)  Coronado-New Mexico and Arizona 
B)  Ponce de León-Mississippi River Valley 
C)  Cortés-Mexico 
D)  Pizarro-Peru 
E)  Columbus-Caribbean islands

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange had both positive

Question 8

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of

Accepted Answer

A)  its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills. 
B)  the Iroquois warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets. 
C)  the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D)  the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E)  its use of new weapons. 
A)  its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills. 
B)  the Iroquois warriors' skill with the Europeans' muskets. 
C)  the scattered nature of the Iroquois settlements, which made it difficult for their enemies to defeat them. 
D)  the alliance with the Aztecs and Incas. 
E)  its use of new weapons.

Question 9

Among the more highly developed Native American (Indian)cultures of North America were the

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A)  Mound Builders. 
B)  Iroquois. 
C)  Pueblos. 
D)  Creeks. 
E)  Incas. 
A)  Mound Builders. 
B)  Iroquois. 
C)  Pueblos. 
D)  Creeks. 
E)  Incas.

Question 10

Summarize the development and geographic evolution of North America: what impact did this have on its subsequent history?

Accepted Answer

The development and geographic evolution

Question 11

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

Accepted Answer

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 12

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Portugal

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

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 14

The early voyages of the Scandinavian seafarers did not result in permanent settlement in North America because

Accepted Answer

A)  the Native Americans drove them out. 
B)  the area in which they landed could not support a large population. 
C)  no nation-state supported these ventures. 
D)  British adventurers defeated the Scandinavians in 1066. 
E)  the settlers died of disease. 
A)  the Native Americans drove them out. 
B)  the area in which they landed could not support a large population. 
C)  no nation-state supported these ventures. 
D)  British adventurers defeated the Scandinavians in 1066. 
E)  the settlers died of disease.

Question 15

The Dominican Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas is best known for

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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 17

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 18

In 1492,when Europeans arrived in the Americas,the total of the two continents' populations was perhaps

Accepted Answer

A)  5 million. 
B)  15 million. 
C)  35 million. 
D)  54 million. 
E)  82 million. 
A)  5 million. 
B)  15 million. 
C)  35 million. 
D)  54 million. 
E)  82 million.

Question 19

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ Asia

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The term "Columbian Exchange" describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  the exporting of precious metals from the New World and the importing of African slaves to the New World. 
B)  the gifts Columbus brought to and received from Native Americans. 
C)  the trade in Native American furs for European horses and other goods. 
D)  the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds. 
E)  None of these choices. 
A)  the exporting of precious metals from the New World and the importing of African slaves to the New World. 
B)  the gifts Columbus brought to and received from Native Americans. 
C)  the trade in Native American furs for European horses and other goods. 
D)  the transfer of plants, animals and diseases between the Old and New Worlds. 
E)  None of these choices.

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

The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Jacques Cartier

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

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ England

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."

In which of the following is the explorer mismatched with the area he explored?

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

The Iroquois Confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of

Among the more highly developed Native American (Indian)cultures of North America were the

Summarize the development and geographic evolution of North America: what impact did this have on its subsequent history?

Spain was united into a single nation-state when

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Portugal

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

The early voyages of the Scandinavian seafarers did not result in permanent settlement in North America because

The Dominican Friar Bartolomé de Las Casas is best known for

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

Most likely the first Americans were

In 1492,when Europeans arrived in the Americas,the total of the two continents' populations was perhaps

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ Asia

The term "Columbian Exchange" describes:

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 at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

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

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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