Question 1

Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Louis 
B)  Memphis 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  Baton Rouge 
E)  Detroit 
A)  St. Louis 
B)  Memphis 
C)  New Orleans 
D)  Baton Rouge 
E)  Detroit

Question 2

The pioneer of English colonization who was lost at sea while in the service of Queen Elizabeth I was ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The pioneer of English colonization who was...

Question 3

To reduce conflicts,Spanish policy toward the Pueblo Indians in the eighteenth century involved all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  intensified efforts at assimilating the Pueblos. 
B)  a willingness to permit the Pueblos to own their own land. 
C)  toleration of tribal religious rituals. 
D)  an expansion of the encomienda system. 
E)  a stop to the commandeering of Indian labor. 
A)  intensified efforts at assimilating the Pueblos. 
B)  a willingness to permit the Pueblos to own their own land. 
C)  toleration of tribal religious rituals. 
D)  an expansion of the encomienda system. 
E)  a stop to the commandeering of Indian labor.

Question 4

By 1550,Spaniards had explored the coast of North America as far north as Oregon in the west.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages "Indians" because

Accepted Answer

A)  he believed they came from the East Indies in the Pacific. 
B)  it is what the natives called themselves. 
C)  he mispronounced their actual name. 
D)  Norse seamen had previously used the term. 
E)  he wanted to hide his discovery from rival explorers. 
A)  he believed they came from the East Indies in the Pacific. 
B)  it is what the natives called themselves. 
C)  he mispronounced their actual name. 
D)  Norse seamen had previously used the term. 
E)  he wanted to hide his discovery from rival explorers.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding African immigrants to the Americas between 1500 and 1800?

Accepted Answer

A)  Almost all came against their will. 
B)  They made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
C)  Almost all came against their will, and they made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
D)  Almost all came voluntarily, making up somewhat less than half of all immigrants to the New World. 
E)  Almost all came voluntarily. 
A)  Almost all came against their will. 
B)  They made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
C)  Almost all came against their will, and they made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
D)  Almost all came voluntarily, making up somewhat less than half of all immigrants to the New World. 
E)  Almost all came voluntarily.

Question 7

Prior to European contact,the eastern third of what is today the United States

Accepted Answer

A)  was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians. 
B)  contained no permanent settlements. 
C)  had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent. 
D)  was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm. 
E)  remained for the most part uninhabited. 
A)  was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians. 
B)  contained no permanent settlements. 
C)  had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent. 
D)  was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm. 
E)  remained for the most part uninhabited.

Question 8

The preaching of John Calvin led his followers to lead both anxious and productive lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In contrast with the European tradition,African families tended to be matrilineal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Portuguese exploration in the late fifteenth century concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailing around Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?

Accepted Answer

A)  These two men would help found the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 
B)  Luther and Calvin encouraged the Puritans to leave England for the New World. 
C)  Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought. 
D)  They were the most influential English Puritans of the seventeenth century. 
E)  Luther and Calvin helped to break the hold of predestination on the Puritan mind. 
A)  These two men would help found the Massachusetts Bay Colony. 
B)  Luther and Calvin encouraged the Puritans to leave England for the New World. 
C)  Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought. 
D)  They were the most influential English Puritans of the seventeenth century. 
E)  Luther and Calvin helped to break the hold of predestination on the Puritan mind.

Question 13

How has recent scholarship regarding evidence of widespread Indian deaths caused by European diseases affected the contemporary perception of European contact with the New World?

Accepted Answer

Recent scholarship regarding evidence of

Question 14

Iroquois women tended to control the social and economic organization of the settlements and played powerful roles within families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by

Accepted Answer

A)  the shared use of a series of forts. 
B)  common linguistic roots. 
C)  economic compacts. 
D)  intertribal religious festivals. 
E)  the Iroquois Confederacy. 
A)  the shared use of a series of forts. 
B)  common linguistic roots. 
C)  economic compacts. 
D)  intertribal religious festivals. 
E)  the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 16

Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

A)  was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy. 
B)  was a man of little ambition. 
C)  believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east. 
D)  believed the Americas consisted of a few islands. 
E)  thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality. 
A)  was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy. 
B)  was a man of little ambition. 
C)  believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east. 
D)  believed the Americas consisted of a few islands. 
E)  thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.

Question 17

England's first experience with colonization came in ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of England's first experience with colonization came in...

Question 18

In the fifteenth century,slavery in Africa

Accepted Answer

A)  was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual. 
B)  proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves. 
C)  was introduced by Europeans. 
D)  was made up of an exclusively African slave population. 
E)  generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved. 
A)  was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual. 
B)  proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves. 
C)  was introduced by Europeans. 
D)  was made up of an exclusively African slave population. 
E)  generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved.

Question 19

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations,but not at finding gold or silver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The English Reformation resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  the threat of war between England and France. 
B)  a political dispute between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. 
C)  the rise of Lutheranism within the English church. 
D)  the persecution by King James I of liberal priests. 
E)  the defeat of the Spanish Armada. 
A)  the threat of war between England and France. 
B)  a political dispute between King Henry VIII and the Catholic Church. 
C)  the rise of Lutheranism within the English church. 
D)  the persecution by King James I of liberal priests. 
E)  the defeat of the Spanish Armada.

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

The pioneer of English colonization who was lost at sea while in the service of Queen Elizabeth I was ________.

To reduce conflicts,Spanish policy toward the Pueblo Indians in the eighteenth century involved all of the following EXCEPT

By 1550,Spaniards had explored the coast of North America as far north as Oregon in the west.

Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages "Indians" because

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding African immigrants to the Americas between 1500 and 1800?

Prior to European contact,the eastern third of what is today the United States

The preaching of John Calvin led his followers to lead both anxious and productive lives.

In contrast with the European tradition,African families tended to be matrilineal.

Portuguese exploration in the late fifteenth century concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailing around Africa.

The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.

In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?

How has recent scholarship regarding evidence of widespread Indian deaths caused by European diseases affected the contemporary perception of European contact with the New World?

Iroquois women tended to control the social and economic organization of the settlements and played powerful roles within families.

Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by

Christopher Columbus

England's first experience with colonization came in ________.

In the fifteenth century,slavery in Africa

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations,but not at finding gold or silver.

The English Reformation resulted from

Transplantations and Borderlands

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Varieties of American Nationalism

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