Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

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 2

Identify the statement that is false.

Accepted Answer

A)  Each of the thirteen colonies enjoyed a good deal of self-rule before the 1760s. 
B)  Many colonies profited from trade within the British Empire. 
C)  The French and Indian War strengthened ties between the thirteen colonies and Britain. 
D)  After the French and Indian War, the colonists needed greater protection from Britain. 
E)  As late as 1775, most people in the colonies still clung to some hope of reconciliation with Britain. 
A)  Each of the thirteen colonies enjoyed a good deal of self-rule before the 1760s. 
B)  Many colonies profited from trade within the British Empire. 
C)  The French and Indian War strengthened ties between the thirteen colonies and Britain. 
D)  After the French and Indian War, the colonists needed greater protection from Britain. 
E)  As late as 1775, most people in the colonies still clung to some hope of reconciliation with Britain.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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 4

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Bartolome de Las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484–1566) was a

Question 5

All of the following were true of the Spanish except

Accepted Answer

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 6

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

Accepted Answer

An ecosystem is a complex network or a b

Question 7

Native American (Indian)civilization was least highly developed in

Accepted Answer

A)  North America. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  Central America. 
D)  Peru. 
E)  Latin America. 
A)  North America. 
B)  Mexico. 
C)  Central America. 
D)  Peru. 
E)  Latin America.

Question 8

What was the nature of slavery in Africa before the arrival of the Spanish?

Accepted Answer

Before the arrival of the Spanish, slave

Question 9

Malinche has earned a place in history as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indian slave woman who served as Cortés's translator with the Mexicans. 
B)  the woman whose name is synonymous with "traitor". 
C)  the Indian who married one of Cortes's soldiers and traveled to Spain. 
D)  the woman who was baptized with the Spanish name Doña Marina. 
E)  All of these 
A)  the Indian slave woman who served as Cortés's translator with the Mexicans. 
B)  the woman whose name is synonymous with "traitor". 
C)  the Indian who married one of Cortes's soldiers and traveled to Spain. 
D)  the woman who was baptized with the Spanish name Doña Marina. 
E)  All of these

Question 10

Describe the Aztec civilization and the effect that European conquest had on it.

Accepted Answer

The Aztec civilization was a Mesoamerica

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

A kiva is a ceremonial structure that is

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

Montezuma, more accurately referred to a

Question 14

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

Accepted Answer

A)  wheat. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  tobacco. 
D)  corn. 
E)  beans. 
A)  wheat. 
B)  potatoes. 
C)  tobacco. 
D)  corn. 
E)  beans.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The Renaissance was a period of profound

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 18

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

The Moors were a Muslim people of mixed

Question 20

European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by

Accepted Answer

A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  new naval technology. 
C)  the rise of nation-states. 
D)  agreement among European monarchs to cooperate in these ventures. 
E)  printing presses. 
A)  the Renaissance. 
B)  new naval technology. 
C)  the rise of nation-states. 
D)  agreement among European monarchs to cooperate in these ventures. 
E)  printing presses.

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

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

Identify the statement that is false.

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Bartolome de Las Casas

All of the following were true of the Spanish except

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

Native American (Indian)civilization was least highly developed in

What was the nature of slavery in Africa before the arrival of the Spanish?

Malinche has earned a place in history as

Describe the Aztec civilization and the effect that European conquest had on it.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Christopher Columbus

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

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

European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by

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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