Question 1

The explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert:

Accepted Answer

A)  was lost at sea 
B)  founded the Roanoke colony 
C)  became a notorious pirate 
D)  married Queen Elizabeth 
E)  was an English captain hired by the French 
A)  was lost at sea 
B)  founded the Roanoke colony 
C)  became a notorious pirate 
D)  married Queen Elizabeth 
E)  was an English captain hired by the French

Question 2

The English attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  a severe blow to Spanish power 
B)  a permanent English presence in North America 
C)  a severe blow to English power 
D)  the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh 
E)  the disappearance of the colonists 
A)  a severe blow to Spanish power 
B)  a permanent English presence in North America 
C)  a severe blow to English power 
D)  the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh 
E)  the disappearance of the colonists

Question 3

Many of the New World's early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa to India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT true of Portuguese seagoing efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  had well-trained, expert sailors 
B)  early settlements included Newfoundland and the New England coastline 
C)  used three-masted ships called caravels 
D)  initially explored the coastline of West Africa 
E)  eventually initiated trade with China and India 
A)  had well-trained, expert sailors 
B)  early settlements included Newfoundland and the New England coastline 
C)  used three-masted ships called caravels 
D)  initially explored the coastline of West Africa 
E)  eventually initiated trade with China and India

Question 5

MATCHING
Match each description with the item below.
-Jacques Cartier

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

The explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert:

The English attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in:

Many of the New World's early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa to India.

Which of the following was NOT true of Portuguese seagoing efforts?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Jacques Cartier

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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Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

The explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert:

The English attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island resulted in:

Many of the New World's early explorers were looking for a shorter and safer route around Africa to India.

Which of the following was NOT true of Portuguese seagoing efforts?

MATCHING Match each description with the item below. -Jacques Cartier

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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