Question 1

The adoption of horses by Native American tribes such as the Sioux,Apaches and Blackfeet

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A)  enabled them to wage more successful wars against their enemies. 
B)  allowed them to travel across the vast expanse of North America, from Atlantic to Pacific. 
C)  transformed their cultures into wide-ranging, hunter-gather societies that roamed the Great Plains. 
D)  led them to shift from agriculture to ranch-based economies. 
E)  All of these 
A)  enabled them to wage more successful wars against their enemies. 
B)  allowed them to travel across the vast expanse of North America, from Atlantic to Pacific. 
C)  transformed their cultures into wide-ranging, hunter-gather societies that roamed the Great Plains. 
D)  led them to shift from agriculture to ranch-based economies. 
E)  All of these

Question 2

Identify the statement that is false.

Accepted Answer

A)  Most native peoples of North America lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements prior to the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  In more settled agricultural groups, women tended the crops while men hunted. 
C)  Many North American groups developed matrilineal cultures, where power and possessions passed down the female side of the family line. 
D)  Native Americans rejected the belief that the physical world was endowed with spiritual properties. 
E)  Native Americans had neither the desire nor the means to manipulate nature aggressively. 
A)  Most native peoples of North America lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements prior to the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  In more settled agricultural groups, women tended the crops while men hunted. 
C)  Many North American groups developed matrilineal cultures, where power and possessions passed down the female side of the family line. 
D)  Native Americans rejected the belief that the physical world was endowed with spiritual properties. 
E)  Native Americans had neither the desire nor the means to manipulate nature aggressively.

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Iroquois Confederacy

Accepted Answer

The Iroquois Confederacy, also known as

Question 4

Which of these statements does NOT describe mestizos?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were the offspring of Spanish conquistadores who married Indian women. 
B)  They were the pagan slaves of Cortes' soldiers. 
C)  They formed a cultural and biological bridge between Latin America's European and Indian peoples. 
D)  They were considered a "new race." 
E)  All of these 
A)  They were the offspring of Spanish conquistadores who married Indian women. 
B)  They were the pagan slaves of Cortes' soldiers. 
C)  They formed a cultural and biological bridge between Latin America's European and Indian peoples. 
D)  They were considered a "new race." 
E)  All of these

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Spanish Armada

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Armada was a fleet of ships

Question 6

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Vinland

Accepted Answer

Vinland is the name given to a region of

Question 7

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-John Cabot

Accepted Answer

John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, was an

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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 9

Within a century after Columbus's landfall in the New World,the Native American population was reduced by nearly

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent. 
B)  50 percent. 
C)  70 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
E)  100 percent. 
A)  20 percent. 
B)  50 percent. 
C)  70 percent. 
D)  90 percent. 
E)  100 percent.

Question 10

In the last half of the fifteenth century,some forty thousand Africans were forced into slavery by Portugal and Spain to

Accepted Answer

A)  work on plantations in Africa. 
B)  establish plantations in North America. 
C)  establish plantations in South America. 
D)  help pay for the gold they took. 
E)  work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands. 
A)  work on plantations in Africa. 
B)  establish plantations in North America. 
C)  establish plantations in South America. 
D)  help pay for the gold they took. 
E)  work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands.

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Before the middle of the fifteenth century,sub-Saharan Africa had remained remote and mysterious to Europeans because

Accepted Answer

A)  there was little of value for them there. 
B)  sea travel down the African coast had been virtually impossible. 
C)  Islamic societies prevented Europe from making inroads there. 
D)  they did not know that it existed. 
E)  they feared the people who lived there. 
A)  there was little of value for them there. 
B)  sea travel down the African coast had been virtually impossible. 
C)  Islamic societies prevented Europe from making inroads there. 
D)  they did not know that it existed. 
E)  they feared the people who lived there.

Question 14

All of the following are true of the Inca,Mayan,and Aztec civilizations except they

Accepted Answer

A)  had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. 
B)  lacked the technology of the wheel. 
C)  had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. 
D)  built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. 
E)  had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations. 
A)  had advanced agricultural practices based primarily on the cultivation of maize. 
B)  lacked the technology of the wheel. 
C)  had the use of large draft animals such as the horse and oxen. 
D)  built elaborate cities and carried on far-flung commerce. 
E)  had talented mathematicians, which allowed them to make accurate astronomical observations.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

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 16

All of the following are true about Popés Rebellion in 1680,except

Accepted Answer

A)  Pueblo Indians rebelled when Spanish missionaries sought to suppress native religious customs. 
B)  Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic church in the province of New Mexico. 
C)  the revolt by Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish. 
D)  Pueblo Indians built a ceremonial religious chamber - kiva - on the ruins of the Spanish plaza. 
E)  Spanish priests and settlers were killed in the conflict. 
A)  Pueblo Indians rebelled when Spanish missionaries sought to suppress native religious customs. 
B)  Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic church in the province of New Mexico. 
C)  the revolt by Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish. 
D)  Pueblo Indians built a ceremonial religious chamber - kiva - on the ruins of the Spanish plaza. 
E)  Spanish priests and settlers were killed in the conflict.

Question 17

European contact with Native Americans led to

Accepted Answer

A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans. 
A)  the Europeans' acceptance of the horse into their culture. 
B)  the deaths of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases. 
C)  the introduction into the New World of such plants as potatoes, tomatoes, and beans. 
D)  an increase in the Native American population. 
E)  the use of tobacco by Native Americans.

Question 18

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Mound Builders

Accepted Answer

The Mound Builders refer to a variety of

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Francisco Coronado

Accepted Answer

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was a Span

Question 20

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

Accepted Answer

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

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

The adoption of horses by Native American tribes such as the Sioux,Apaches and Blackfeet

Identify the statement that is false.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Iroquois Confederacy

Which of these statements does NOT describe mestizos?

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Spanish Armada

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Vinland

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -John Cabot

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

Within a century after Columbus's landfall in the New World,the Native American population was reduced by nearly

In the last half of the fifteenth century,some forty thousand Africans were forced into slavery by Portugal and Spain to

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

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

Before the middle of the fifteenth century,sub-Saharan Africa had remained remote and mysterious to Europeans because

All of the following are true of the Inca,Mayan,and Aztec civilizations except they

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

All of the following are true about Popés Rebellion in 1680,except

European contact with Native Americans led to

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Mound Builders

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Francisco Coronado

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

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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

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Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

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Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

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Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

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America Moves to the City,1865-1900

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America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

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