Question 1

In what chronological order,from earliest to latest,did European countries control the African slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English 
B)  the English, the Spanish, the Dutch 
C)  the Dutch, the English, the Spanish 
D)  the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese 
E)  the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Dutch 
A)  the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English 
B)  the English, the Spanish, the Dutch 
C)  the Dutch, the English, the Spanish 
D)  the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese 
E)  the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Dutch

Question 2

Prior to the arrival of Europeans,the population of the native peoples living in what is now the United States is estimated to have been 50 million.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Compare the Indian civilizations north of Mexico with those in Central and South America.

Accepted Answer

The Indian civilizations north of Mexico

Question 4

Puritan discontent in England grew rapidly after the death of Queen Elizabeth I,the last of the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Puritan discontent in England grew rapidly after...

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT possessed by any of the early Central or South American civilizations such as the Incas,Mayas,and Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of wheeled vehicles 
B)  economies primarily based on agriculture 
C)  substantial cities 
D)  complex political systems 
E)  elaborate religious and cultural systems 
A)  the use of wheeled vehicles 
B)  economies primarily based on agriculture 
C)  substantial cities 
D)  complex political systems 
E)  elaborate religious and cultural systems

Question 6

Mercantilists promoted colonization as a means to acquire the inexhaustible wealth of the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In Spanish colonial societies,mestizos

Accepted Answer

A)  were considered to be at the top of the social hierarchy. 
B)  came to make up the largest segment of the population. 
C)  were officially illegal but generally tolerated. 
D)  were usually sold into slavery. 
E)  was the name given to Catholic priests, friars, and missionaries. 
A)  were considered to be at the top of the social hierarchy. 
B)  came to make up the largest segment of the population. 
C)  were officially illegal but generally tolerated. 
D)  were usually sold into slavery. 
E)  was the name given to Catholic priests, friars, and missionaries.

Question 8

In England during the early sixteenth century,mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?

Accepted Answer

A)  spices 
B)  slaves 
C)  lumber 
D)  corn 
E)  wool 
A)  spices 
B)  slaves 
C)  lumber 
D)  corn 
E)  wool

Question 9

African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal,which means

Accepted Answer

A)  people traced their heredity through their mothers. 
B)  only women would be the heads of families. 
C)  men could not inherit property. 
D)  women were in control of the social institutions. 
E)  only mothers could act as political leaders. 
A)  people traced their heredity through their mothers. 
B)  only women would be the heads of families. 
C)  men could not inherit property. 
D)  women were in control of the social institutions. 
E)  only mothers could act as political leaders.

Question 10

How did Spanish settlements and attitudes toward native populations in the New World differ from those of the English?

Accepted Answer

Spanish settlements in the New World wer

Question 11

The Pueblo Indians continued to practice their native religious rituals,even though many of them converted to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first known European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first known European to gaze westward...

Question 13

Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century,most Europeans

Accepted Answer

A)  were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century. 
B)  believed the Americas consisted of little more than several small islands. 
C)  were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas. 
D)  assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated. 
E)  had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo. 
A)  were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century. 
B)  believed the Americas consisted of little more than several small islands. 
C)  were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas. 
D)  assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated. 
E)  had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo.

Question 14

The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was

Accepted Answer

A)  New Orleans. 
B)  St. Augustine. 
C)  Santa Fe. 
D)  St. Louis. 
E)  San Francisco. 
A)  New Orleans. 
B)  St. Augustine. 
C)  Santa Fe. 
D)  St. Louis. 
E)  San Francisco.

Question 15

The colony of Virginia was named in honor of

Accepted Answer

A)  Virginia Dare. 
B)  Walter Raleigh. 
C)  Humphrey Gilbert. 
D)  Elizabeth I. 
E)  Queen Mary. 
A)  Virginia Dare. 
B)  Walter Raleigh. 
C)  Humphrey Gilbert. 
D)  Elizabeth I. 
E)  Queen Mary.

Question 16

King ________ of Spain sent a fleet to invade England near the end of the sixteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The answer of King ________ of Spain sent a fleet...

Question 17

The only clue to the fate of the Roanoke colony was the cryptic inscription "________" carved on a post.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The only clue to the fate of...

Question 18

The first country to sponsor exploration by sea to the Orient was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first country to sponsor exploration by...

Question 19

Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  French settlers exercised an influence disproportionate to their numbers. 
B)  The French, like the English, tried to remain separate from native peoples. 
C)  The French were more likely than the English to press inland. 
D)  The French colonial economy was based on an extensive fur trade. 
E)  The French often lived among the natives and married Indian women. 
A)  French settlers exercised an influence disproportionate to their numbers. 
B)  The French, like the English, tried to remain separate from native peoples. 
C)  The French were more likely than the English to press inland. 
D)  The French colonial economy was based on an extensive fur trade. 
E)  The French often lived among the natives and married Indian women.

Question 20

The first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first permanent European settlement in what...

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

In what chronological order,from earliest to latest,did European countries control the African slave trade?

Prior to the arrival of Europeans,the population of the native peoples living in what is now the United States is estimated to have been 50 million.

Compare the Indian civilizations north of Mexico with those in Central and South America.

Puritan discontent in England grew rapidly after the death of Queen Elizabeth I,the last of the ________.

Which of the following was NOT possessed by any of the early Central or South American civilizations such as the Incas,Mayas,and Aztecs?

Mercantilists promoted colonization as a means to acquire the inexhaustible wealth of the New World.

In Spanish colonial societies,mestizos

In England during the early sixteenth century,mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?

African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal,which means

How did Spanish settlements and attitudes toward native populations in the New World differ from those of the English?

The Pueblo Indians continued to practice their native religious rituals,even though many of them converted to Christianity.

The first known European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ________.

Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century,most Europeans

The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was

The colony of Virginia was named in honor of

King ________ of Spain sent a fleet to invade England near the end of the sixteenth century.

The only clue to the fate of the Roanoke colony was the cryptic inscription "________" carved on a post.

The first country to sponsor exploration by sea to the Orient was ________.

Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE?

The first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was ________.

Transplantations and Borderlands

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian Era

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

America’s Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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