Question 1

European exploration of the Americas was greatly assisted by:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased literacy 
B)  the Reformation 
C)  new sailing technologies 
D)  decentralized European nation-states 
E)  the decline of European monarchies 
A)  increased literacy 
B)  the Reformation 
C)  new sailing technologies 
D)  decentralized European nation-states 
E)  the decline of European monarchies

Question 2

Cortés was primarily motivated by:

Accepted Answer

A)  his commitment to the supremacy of Spain 
B)  a desire to organize encomiendas 
C)  a drive to spread Christianity among native Americans 
D)  his powerful sense of racial superiority 
E)  Aztec gold 
A)  his commitment to the supremacy of Spain 
B)  a desire to organize encomiendas 
C)  a drive to spread Christianity among native Americans 
D)  his powerful sense of racial superiority 
E)  Aztec gold

Question 3

The Church of England was established by gradually integrating Calvinism with English Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Dutch sailors were essentially:

Accepted Answer

A)  slave traders 
B)  explorers 
C)  missionaries 
D)  pirates 
E)  deep-sea fishermen 
A)  slave traders 
B)  explorers 
C)  missionaries 
D)  pirates 
E)  deep-sea fishermen

Question 5

The title of this chapter is "The Collision of Cultures." In what ways is this phrase an accurate assessment of the early relationship between the Old World and the New World?

Accepted Answer

The phrase "The Collision of Cultures" a

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT true of the Algonquians?

Accepted Answer

A)  lived in wigwams or longhouses 
B)  villages numbered from 500 to 2,000 people 
C)  often moved their villages with the seasons 
D)  lived along the New England Seaboard and into the Upper Midwest 
E)  built mounds like the Mississippians 
A)  lived in wigwams or longhouses 
B)  villages numbered from 500 to 2,000 people 
C)  often moved their villages with the seasons 
D)  lived along the New England Seaboard and into the Upper Midwest 
E)  built mounds like the Mississippians

Question 7

At the time Europeans arrived in North America, Indians :

Accepted Answer

A)  had largely died off from contagious diseases 
B)  all spoke dialects of the same language 
C)  were producing tools and weapons of iron 
D)  fed themselves exclusively through farming 
E)  tended to worship spirits in their natural surroundings 
A)  had largely died off from contagious diseases 
B)  all spoke dialects of the same language 
C)  were producing tools and weapons of iron 
D)  fed themselves exclusively through farming 
E)  tended to worship spirits in their natural surroundings

Question 8

Virginia Dare, of Roanoke Island, was the first British child born in the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Venezuela 
B)  Hispaniola 
C)  Jamaica 
D)  Cuba 
E)  the Bahamas 
A)  Venezuela 
B)  Hispaniola 
C)  Jamaica 
D)  Cuba 
E)  the Bahamas

Question 10

The introduction of horses to Plains tribes:

Accepted Answer

A)  unilaterally bettered the lives of their women 
B)  lessened their dependence on bison 
C)  replaced dogs as beasts of burden 
D)  minimally altered the ecology of the Great Plains 
E)  made them less nomadic 
A)  unilaterally bettered the lives of their women 
B)  lessened their dependence on bison 
C)  replaced dogs as beasts of burden 
D)  minimally altered the ecology of the Great Plains 
E)  made them less nomadic

Question 11

Which of the following animals were NOT found in the New World before the Europeans arrived?

Accepted Answer

A)  flying squirrels and catfish 
B)  bison and opossums 
C)  sheep and pigs 
D)  turkeys and llamas 
E)  rattlesnakes and iguanas 
A)  flying squirrels and catfish 
B)  bison and opossums 
C)  sheep and pigs 
D)  turkeys and llamas 
E)  rattlesnakes and iguanas

Question 12

Which of the following foods did Europeans introduce to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  beans 
B)  corn 
C)  potatoes 
D)  squash 
E)  wheat 
A)  beans 
B)  corn 
C)  potatoes 
D)  squash 
E)  wheat

Question 13

It is possible that one third of the entire Native American population of Central America died as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  malaria 
B)  bubonic plague 
C)  influenza 
D)  smallpox 
E)  measles 
A)  malaria 
B)  bubonic plague 
C)  influenza 
D)  smallpox 
E)  measles

Question 14

The French captain Jacques Cartier most importantly explored the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Caribbean 
B)  Mississippi River 
C)  Great Lakes 
D)  St. Lawrence River 
E)  Hudson Bay 
A)  Caribbean 
B)  Mississippi River 
C)  Great Lakes 
D)  St. Lawrence River 
E)  Hudson Bay

Question 15

Traditionally, scholars have believed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America:

Accepted Answer

A)  in response to global warming 
B)  in pursuit of large game animals 
C)  beginning about 1,000 years ago 
D)  to escape tribal warfare in Asia 
E)  in search of a disease-free environment 
A)  in response to global warming 
B)  in pursuit of large game animals 
C)  beginning about 1,000 years ago 
D)  to escape tribal warfare in Asia 
E)  in search of a disease-free environment

Question 16

In most cases, Spanish explorers and soldiers who came to the New World were motivated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  religious zeal 
B)  desire to serve their fellow man 
C)  pursuit of riches 
D)  desire for power 
E)  patriotism 
A)  religious zeal 
B)  desire to serve their fellow man 
C)  pursuit of riches 
D)  desire for power 
E)  patriotism

Question 17

Describe the role that disease played in the conquest of American natives.

Accepted Answer

Disease played a significant role in the

Question 18

Horses became so valuable in North America they:

Accepted Answer

A)  intensified intertribal competition and warfare 
B)  were very hard to purchase 
C)  became the sole responsibility of men 
D)  were rarely used for hunting due to the dangers involved 
E)  were worshipped as gods 
A)  intensified intertribal competition and warfare 
B)  were very hard to purchase 
C)  became the sole responsibility of men 
D)  were rarely used for hunting due to the dangers involved 
E)  were worshipped as gods

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Hernando de Soto

Accepted Answer

A) conquered the Inca Empire 
B) wrote The Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) 
C) led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe but was killed in the Philippines 
D) began the Protestant Reformation 
E) was the captain of the Santa Maria
F)led the first French effort to colonize the New World
G)defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States
I)a priest who advocated for humanitarian treatment of natives
J)founded the first British colony in the New World at Roanoke Island 
A) conquered the Inca Empire 
B) wrote The Institutes of the Christian Religion (1536) 
C) led the first voyage to circumnavigate the globe but was killed in the Philippines 
D) began the Protestant Reformation 
E) was the captain of the Santa Maria
F)led the first French effort to colonize the New World
G)defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
H)explored what is now the southeastern United States
I)a priest who advocated for humanitarian treatment of natives
J)founded the first British colony in the New World at Roanoke Island

Question 20

The presidios established by the Spaniards in the Southwest housed:

Accepted Answer

A)  missionaries 
B)  settlers 
C)  soldiers 
D)  ranchers 
E)  explorers 
A)  missionaries 
B)  settlers 
C)  soldiers 
D)  ranchers 
E)  explorers

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

European exploration of the Americas was greatly assisted by:

Cortés was primarily motivated by:

The Church of England was established by gradually integrating Calvinism with English Catholicism.

Dutch sailors were essentially:

The title of this chapter is "The Collision of Cultures." In what ways is this phrase an accurate assessment of the early relationship between the Old World and the New World?

Which of the following was NOT true of the Algonquians?

At the time Europeans arrived in North America, Indians :

Virginia Dare, of Roanoke Island, was the first British child born in the New World.

Christopher Columbus first landed in the New World in:

The introduction of horses to Plains tribes:

Which of the following animals were NOT found in the New World before the Europeans arrived?

Which of the following foods did Europeans introduce to the New World?

It is possible that one third of the entire Native American population of Central America died as a result of:

The French captain Jacques Cartier most importantly explored the:

Traditionally, scholars have believed that Paleo-Indians migrated from Asia into North America:

In most cases, Spanish explorers and soldiers who came to the New World were motivated by all of the following EXCEPT:

Describe the role that disease played in the conquest of American natives.

Horses became so valuable in North America they:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Hernando de Soto

The presidios established by the Spaniards in the Southwest housed:

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Colonial Ways of Life

From Colonies to States

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Strengthening the New Nation

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South, Slavery, and King Cotton, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion, 1830-1848

The Gathering Storm, 1848-1860

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

The Era of Reconstruction 1865-1877

Business and Labor in the Industrial Era, 1860-1900

The New South and the New West, 1865-1900

Political Stalemate and Rural Revolt, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

The Reactionary Twenties

The Great Depression, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Cold War America, 1950-1959

A New Frontier and a Great Society, 1960-1968

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