Question 1

In 1600, which European nation seemed to have the best chance at eventually controlling what is now the United States? Why?

Accepted Answer

The continent of Africa, the second larg

Question 2

All of the following are true of the Anasazis EXCEPT that they:

Accepted Answer

A)  lacked a rigid class structure 
B)  engaged in warfare only for self-defense 
C)  lived in the Southwest 
D)  were transformed by the arrival of horses 
E)  were destroyed by a prolonged drought 
A)  lacked a rigid class structure 
B)  engaged in warfare only for self-defense 
C)  lived in the Southwest 
D)  were transformed by the arrival of horses 
E)  were destroyed by a prolonged drought

Question 3

The primary objective of the thousands of priests in New Spain was to:

Accepted Answer

A)  bless marriages 
B)  establish towns 
C)  educate Spanish colonists 
D)  serve as government officials 
E)  convert the Indians 
A)  bless marriages 
B)  establish towns 
C)  educate Spanish colonists 
D)  serve as government officials 
E)  convert the Indians

Question 4

Explain the origins of the American Indians and compare the general cultures that they developed in South, North, and Central America.

Accepted Answer

The origins of the American Indians are

Question 5

The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely the work of Bartolomé de Las Casas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a result of the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella?

Accepted Answer

A)  opening of the Atlantic slave trade 
B)  unification of Spain into a single nation 
C)  expulsion of the Moors 
D)  increased interest in spreading Catholicism 
E)  expanded interest in exploration 
A)  opening of the Atlantic slave trade 
B)  unification of Spain into a single nation 
C)  expulsion of the Moors 
D)  increased interest in spreading Catholicism 
E)  expanded interest in exploration

Question 7

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-John Calvin

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 8

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Sir Humphrey Gilbert

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 9

The Spanish Empire began a precipitous decline because:

Accepted Answer

A)  its citizens failed to pay taxes 
B)  it focused on the well-being of natives 
C)  it could never compete militarily with England 
D)  it became overly dependent on extraction of wealth 
E)  the Roman Catholic Church required the nation to adhere to a vow of poverty 
A)  its citizens failed to pay taxes 
B)  it focused on the well-being of natives 
C)  it could never compete militarily with England 
D)  it became overly dependent on extraction of wealth 
E)  the Roman Catholic Church required the nation to adhere to a vow of poverty

Question 10

Calvinism stressed tolerance and liberal theology rather than a strict moral code.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A central element of John Calvin's theology was his belief in:

Accepted Answer

A)  salvation through good works 
B)  predestination 
C)  infant baptism 
D)  papal infallibility 
E)  the basic truth of all religions 
A)  salvation through good works 
B)  predestination 
C)  infant baptism 
D)  papal infallibility 
E)  the basic truth of all religions

Question 12

The Protestant Reformation was launched in Europe by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VIII 
B)  John Calvin 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Charles V of Spain 
E)  Ferdinand and Isabella 
A)  Henry VIII 
B)  John Calvin 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Charles V of Spain 
E)  Ferdinand and Isabella

Question 13

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Francisco Pizarro

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 14

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  depression 
B)  starvation 
C)  battle 
D)  disease 
E)  enslavement 
A)  depression 
B)  starvation 
C)  battle 
D)  disease 
E)  enslavement

Question 15

On his first voyage, Columbus:

Accepted Answer

A)  explored a number of Caribbean islands 
B)  landed on the mainland of North America 
C)  realized he had discovered a new world 
D)  expressed his kind intentions toward the Indians 
E)  ensured that he would be wealthy for life 
A)  explored a number of Caribbean islands 
B)  landed on the mainland of North America 
C)  realized he had discovered a new world 
D)  expressed his kind intentions toward the Indians 
E)  ensured that he would be wealthy for life

Question 16

Which country did Sir Walter Raleigh argue should establish colonies in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Holland 
D)  Spain 
E)  Portugal 
A)  England 
B)  France 
C)  Holland 
D)  Spain 
E)  Portugal

Question 17

The encomienda system:

Accepted Answer

A)  kept the Portuguese out of Mexico 
B)  allowed privileged Spanish landowners to control Indian villages 
C)  benefited the Native American populations of Spanish America 
D)  allowed Mayan and Incan leaders to become very wealthy through the labor of their people 
E)  was replicated by the English in their later New World colonies 
A)  kept the Portuguese out of Mexico 
B)  allowed privileged Spanish landowners to control Indian villages 
C)  benefited the Native American populations of Spanish America 
D)  allowed Mayan and Incan leaders to become very wealthy through the labor of their people 
E)  was replicated by the English in their later New World colonies

Question 18

The Spanish Armada:

Accepted Answer

A)  attempted to invade England 
B)  was a treasure fleet attacked by the English 
C)  was destroyed by a storm before it left Spain 
D)  caused Spain to give up New World colonization as a result of its defeat 
E)  broke English naval power for a century 
A)  attempted to invade England 
B)  was a treasure fleet attacked by the English 
C)  was destroyed by a storm before it left Spain 
D)  caused Spain to give up New World colonization as a result of its defeat 
E)  broke English naval power for a century

Question 19

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Christopher Columbus

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 city of Tenochtitlán was founded in 1325 by the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Mayas 
B)  Chibchas 
C)  Incas 
D)  Aztecs 
E)  Anasazis 
A)  Mayas 
B)  Chibchas 
C)  Incas 
D)  Aztecs 
E)  Anasazis

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

In 1600, which European nation seemed to have the best chance at eventually controlling what is now the United States? Why?

All of the following are true of the Anasazis EXCEPT that they:

The primary objective of the thousands of priests in New Spain was to:

Explain the origins of the American Indians and compare the general cultures that they developed in South, North, and Central America.

The brutal and exploitative systems that the Spanish implemented in the New World were largely the work of Bartolomé de Las Casas.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -John Calvin

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Sir Humphrey Gilbert

The Spanish Empire began a precipitous decline because:

Calvinism stressed tolerance and liberal theology rather than a strict moral code.

A central element of John Calvin's theology was his belief in:

The Protestant Reformation was launched in Europe by:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Francisco Pizarro

After the arrival of Europeans, the greatest number of Indians died as a result of:

On his first voyage, Columbus:

Which country did Sir Walter Raleigh argue should establish colonies in the New World?

The encomienda system:

The Spanish Armada:

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Christopher Columbus

The city of Tenochtitlán was founded in 1325 by the:

England’s Colonies

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

Rebellion and Reaction, 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-first-century America, 1993-present

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