Question 1

To promote the economic development of France,Henry IV did all of the following EXCEPT:

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A) improve the transportation system. 
B) finance exploratory expeditions to the New World. 
C) build factories and encourage new industries. 
D) open up new silver mines within France. 
E) support the growth of the textile industry in France. 
A) improve the transportation system. 
B) finance exploratory expeditions to the New World. 
C) build factories and encourage new industries. 
D) open up new silver mines within France. 
E) support the growth of the textile industry in France. D

Question 2

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Much of the wealth derived from colonies in the Americas came from:

Accepted Answer

A) sugar. 
B) cotton. 
C) gold. 
D) furs. 
E) tobacco. 
A) sugar. 
B) cotton. 
C) gold. 
D) furs. 
E) tobacco. A

Question 4

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) frequent intermarriage with native people. 
B) a complex system of racial and class categories. 
C) the uprooting and resettlement of large numbers of native people. 
D) cultural assimilation between the Spanish colonists and the native population. 
E) the enslavement of large numbers of the native population. 
A) frequent intermarriage with native people. 
B) a complex system of racial and class categories. 
C) the uprooting and resettlement of large numbers of native people. 
D) cultural assimilation between the Spanish colonists and the native population. 
E) the enslavement of large numbers of the native population.

Question 5

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

Accepted Answer

A growing European population,static foo

Question 6

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Fronde was a rebellion of the Spanish aristocracy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

On a typical merchant run along the "triangle trade" route,a British ship would sail from England with manufactured goods,trade the goods for slaves in Africa,and then:

Accepted Answer

A) return to Europe to sell the slaves to farm or factory owners. 
B) trade the slaves for rum in New England. 
C) trade the slaves for tobacco in Virginia. 
D) trade the slaves for cotton in Brazil. 
E) trade the slaves for cotton in the southern British colonies. 
A) return to Europe to sell the slaves to farm or factory owners. 
B) trade the slaves for rum in New England. 
C) trade the slaves for tobacco in Virginia. 
D) trade the slaves for cotton in Brazil. 
E) trade the slaves for cotton in the southern British colonies.

Question 9

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

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A) attacking Spanish cities in the New World. 
B) attacking Spanish ships that were sailing from their colonies to Spain. 
C) attacking Spanish coastal cities. 
D) waging large naval battles against the Spanish armada. 
E) founding rival colonies close to Spanish territory in the New World. 
A) attacking Spanish cities in the New World. 
B) attacking Spanish ships that were sailing from their colonies to Spain. 
C) attacking Spanish coastal cities. 
D) waging large naval battles against the Spanish armada. 
E) founding rival colonies close to Spanish territory in the New World.

Question 10

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60%.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) measles 
B) typhoid 
C) the common cold 
D) syphilis 
E) gonorrhea 
A) measles 
B) typhoid 
C) the common cold 
D) syphilis 
E) gonorrhea

Question 13

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

Accepted Answer

A) American Exchange. 
B) Columbian Exchange. 
C) Cortesian Exchange. 
D) New World Interchange. 
E) Eco-diversity Movement. 
A) American Exchange. 
B) Columbian Exchange. 
C) Cortesian Exchange. 
D) New World Interchange. 
E) Eco-diversity Movement.

Question 14

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

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A) European governments offered free land to new colonists. 
B) settlers in the colonies bought slaves in large numbers. 
C) groups of indigenous people occasionally chose to join the colonies. 
D) settlers in North American colonies tended to have very large families. 
E) indentured servants came over in large numbers to work in the colonies. 
A) European governments offered free land to new colonists. 
B) settlers in the colonies bought slaves in large numbers. 
C) groups of indigenous people occasionally chose to join the colonies. 
D) settlers in North American colonies tended to have very large families. 
E) indentured servants came over in large numbers to work in the colonies.

Question 15

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

Accepted Answer

A) the marriage never took place. 
B) violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage. 
C) there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding. 
D) Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France. 
E) the pope declared the marriage invalid. 
A) the marriage never took place. 
B) violence broke out between the religious factions within a year of the marriage. 
C) there was an organized slaughter of Protestant aristocratic wedding guests on the morning of the wedding. 
D) Henry III of France invaded Navarre hoping to annex the territory to France. 
E) the pope declared the marriage invalid.

Question 16

The Thirty Years' War began when:

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A) a Protestant German prince attempted to claim the Spanish throne. 
B) France,a Catholic country,went to war against the Protestant princes of Germany. 
C) Sweden,a Protestant country,went to war against the Catholic princes of Germany. 
D) a Catholic prince became the ruler of a Protestant territory. 
E) a Protestant prince became the ruler of a Catholic territory. 
A) a Protestant German prince attempted to claim the Spanish throne. 
B) France,a Catholic country,went to war against the Protestant princes of Germany. 
C) Sweden,a Protestant country,went to war against the Catholic princes of Germany. 
D) a Catholic prince became the ruler of a Protestant territory. 
E) a Protestant prince became the ruler of a Catholic territory.

Question 17

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) hostilities between the component parts of a composite kingdom. 
B) religious hostilities between different kinds of Protestants. 
C) the deep debt of the royal government. 
D) a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of government. 
E) a highly centralized monarchy and a disaffected aristocracy with no power. 
A) hostilities between the component parts of a composite kingdom. 
B) religious hostilities between different kinds of Protestants. 
C) the deep debt of the royal government. 
D) a fiscal system increasingly ineffective at keeping up with the cost of government. 
E) a highly centralized monarchy and a disaffected aristocracy with no power.

Question 18

While more than 7 million slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas,the number of European colonists who came to the Americas before 1700 was approximately:

Accepted Answer

A) 800,000. 
B) 1,000,000. 
C) 1,500,000. 
D) 2,000,000. 
E) 2,500,000. 
A) 800,000. 
B) 1,000,000. 
C) 1,500,000. 
D) 2,000,000. 
E) 2,500,000.

Question 19

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

Accepted Answer

A) he was killed by Cromwell in a particularly brutal way. 
B) he was assassinated after he had surrendered to the parliamentary army. 
C) it was the first time a reigning king had been legally tried and executed for treason by his subjects. 
D) it was the first time a reigning king had been killed by his subjects. 
E) he was killed by his own forces. 
A) he was killed by Cromwell in a particularly brutal way. 
B) he was assassinated after he had surrendered to the parliamentary army. 
C) it was the first time a reigning king had been legally tried and executed for treason by his subjects. 
D) it was the first time a reigning king had been killed by his subjects. 
E) he was killed by his own forces.

Question 20

Thomas Hobbes was critical of strong government and believed that absolute monarchy was a primitive form of government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

To promote the economic development of France,Henry IV did all of the following EXCEPT:

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

Much of the wealth derived from colonies in the Americas came from:

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

The Fronde was a rebellion of the Spanish aristocracy.

On a typical merchant run along the "triangle trade" route,a British ship would sail from England with manufactured goods,trade the goods for slaves in Africa,and then:

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60%.

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

The Thirty Years' War began when:

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

While more than 7 million slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas,the number of European colonists who came to the Americas before 1700 was approximately:

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

Thomas Hobbes was critical of strong government and believed that absolute monarchy was a primitive form of government.

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Exam 5: Europe in the Atlantic World, 1550-1660

To promote the economic development of France,Henry IV did all of the following EXCEPT:

The "price revolution" was driven by a huge influx of silver from the New World and a declining population in Europe.

Much of the wealth derived from colonies in the Americas came from:

Social relations in the Spanish colonies of Central and South America were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT:

What were the effects of the Price Revolution on Europe?

Intermarriage between natives and Africans was quite common in the New World,as were Native/English marriages,though African/English marriages were banned.

The Fronde was a rebellion of the Spanish aristocracy.

On a typical merchant run along the "triangle trade" route,a British ship would sail from England with manufactured goods,trade the goods for slaves in Africa,and then:

England challenged Spanish supremacy in the Atlantic by:

The mortality rate for new slaves was around 60%.

The Petition of Right declared all taxes not voted upon by Parliament to be the property of the Church to stop the revenues from benefiting the king.

While many diseases traveled from Europe to the New World,_________ appears to have been introduced to Europe from the Americas.

The extraordinary movement of peoples,plants,animals,goods,cultures,and diseases in the sixteenth century is called the:

The population of early North American colonies grew because:

The truce between Catholics and Protestants brokered by the marriage of Henry of Navarre into the French royal family was broken because:

The Thirty Years' War began when:

All of the following led to tensions in England during the reign of James I EXCEPT:

While more than 7 million slaves were taken from Africa to the Americas,the number of European colonists who came to the Americas before 1700 was approximately:

Charles I's death sent shockwaves through Europe because:

Thomas Hobbes was critical of strong government and believed that absolute monarchy was a primitive form of government.

The Medieval World, 1250-1350

Rebirth and Unrest, 1350-1453

Innovation and Exploration, 1453-1533

The Age of Dissent and Division, 1500-1564

European Monarchies and Absolutism, 1660-1725

The New Science of the Seventeenth Century

Europe During the Enlightenment

The French Revolution

The Industrial Revolution and Nineteenth-Century Society

The Age of Ideologies: Europe in the Aftermath of Revolution, 1815-1848

Revolutions and Nation Building, 1848-1871

Imperialism and Colonialism, 1870-1914

Modern Industry and Mass Politics, 1870-1914

The First World War

Turmoil Between the Wars

The Second World War

The Cold War World: Global Politics, economic Recovery, and Cultural Change

Red Flags and Velvet Revolutions: the End of the Cold War, 1960-1990

A World Without Walls: Globalization and the West

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