Question 1

Exploration was facilitated by partnerships,which

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A)  guaranteed profits for all involved. 
B)  set up effective methods for dividing up the work to be done. 
C)  minimized risks to individual investors. 
D)  could afford to get involved with the slave trade. 
E)  established central locations for hiring captains and crews for the ships. 
A)  guaranteed profits for all involved. 
B)  set up effective methods for dividing up the work to be done. 
C)  minimized risks to individual investors. 
D)  could afford to get involved with the slave trade. 
E)  established central locations for hiring captains and crews for the ships.

Question 2

Virginia and the Carolinas were first established as

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A)  a refuge for honest debtors. 
B)  a haven for Quakers. 
C)  colonies for the rehabilitation of convicts. 
D)  tobacco-producing colonies. 
E)  real estate ventures. 
A)  a refuge for honest debtors. 
B)  a haven for Quakers. 
C)  colonies for the rehabilitation of convicts. 
D)  tobacco-producing colonies. 
E)  real estate ventures.

Question 3

____________________ was the dominant economic philosophy during the Age of Discovery.

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The answer of ____________________ was the dominant economic philosophy during...

Question 4

Ironically,Arab slave traders and Europeans adopted the same beliefs about

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A)  African inferiority. 
B)  the nature of God. 
C)  mercantilism. 
D)  the inhumanity of slavery. 
E)  the reasons for taking slaves. 
A)  African inferiority. 
B)  the nature of God. 
C)  mercantilism. 
D)  the inhumanity of slavery. 
E)  the reasons for taking slaves.

Question 5

Individuals whose ancestry included both Amerindians and whites were labeled ____________________.

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The answer of Individuals whose ancestry included both Amerindians and...

Question 6

Compare the early Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.Why did Spain's efforts prove to be the more substantial?

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Answers would include a discus

Question 7

All of the following are true of the Dutch EXCEPT

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A)  a chief reason for their success was the Dutch East India Company. 
B)  they were more interested in setting up colonies than trade. 
C)  they used naval power against native groups. 
D)  they were a small nation both in size and population. 
E)  they eventually took over the spice trade from the Portuguese in Southeast Asia. 
A)  a chief reason for their success was the Dutch East India Company. 
B)  they were more interested in setting up colonies than trade. 
C)  they used naval power against native groups. 
D)  they were a small nation both in size and population. 
E)  they eventually took over the spice trade from the Portuguese in Southeast Asia.

Question 8

As serfs in Europe began to gain their freedom,landlords

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A)  went bankrupt after years of profligate spending. 
B)  imported workers from neighboring countries. 
C)  threw their farmer serfs off the land. 
D)  left the land and became merchants and bankers. 
E)  continued to try to force their workers to remain on the land. 
A)  went bankrupt after years of profligate spending. 
B)  imported workers from neighboring countries. 
C)  threw their farmer serfs off the land. 
D)  left the land and became merchants and bankers. 
E)  continued to try to force their workers to remain on the land.

Question 9

Wages in the 1600s

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A)  fell universally. 
B)  remained constant. 
C)  disappeared. 
D)  rose. 
E)  fell, but only for the upper classes. 
A)  fell universally. 
B)  remained constant. 
C)  disappeared. 
D)  rose. 
E)  fell, but only for the upper classes.

Question 10

European exploration of the western Atlantic was led by the

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A)  Vikings. 
B)  Portuguese. 
C)  Spanish. 
D)  Dutch. 
E)  English. 
A)  Vikings. 
B)  Portuguese. 
C)  Spanish. 
D)  Dutch. 
E)  English.

Question 11

The Spanish had to worry about which of the following in the Caribbean?

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A)  Revolts by Amerindians. 
B)  Piracy by other Europeans. 
C)  Slave revolts aboard Spanish ships. 
D)  The Catholic Church condemning their actions. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  Revolts by Amerindians. 
B)  Piracy by other Europeans. 
C)  Slave revolts aboard Spanish ships. 
D)  The Catholic Church condemning their actions. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 12

____________________ were slave-labor estates that existed for a short while in Spanish America and Brazil.

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The answer of ____________________ were slave-labor estates that existed for...

Question 13

The Spanish economic institution forced on Amerindians is known as

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A)  the slave system. 
B)  the encomienda system. 
C)  the system of intermarriage. 
D)  the plantation system. 
E)  None of the options are correct. 
A)  the slave system. 
B)  the encomienda system. 
C)  the system of intermarriage. 
D)  the plantation system. 
E)  None of the options are correct.

Question 14

The English fought two wars with the Dutch in the 1600s,both of which they won,making them

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A)  feel invincible. 
B)  the world's leading naval power. 
C)  turn to Indian allies to keep their supremacy. 
D)  unstoppable in any endeavor. 
E)  the owners of the profitable port of Singapore. 
A)  feel invincible. 
B)  the world's leading naval power. 
C)  turn to Indian allies to keep their supremacy. 
D)  unstoppable in any endeavor. 
E)  the owners of the profitable port of Singapore.

Question 15

After two wars in the mid-1600s,the ____________________ replaced the Dutch as the leading naval power.

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The answer of After two wars in the mid-1600s,the ____________________...

Question 16

Fifteenth and sixteenth century voyages of exploration were facilitated mainly by

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A)  European curiosity about other peoples. 
B)  the determination to obtain more farming land for a growing population. 
C)  the individual explorers' hopes of enrichment. 
D)  the discovery that the Earth was in fact a sphere without "ends." 
E)  new technology. 
A)  European curiosity about other peoples. 
B)  the determination to obtain more farming land for a growing population. 
C)  the individual explorers' hopes of enrichment. 
D)  the discovery that the Earth was in fact a sphere without "ends." 
E)  new technology.

Question 17

Many of the early ideas of racism were ____ in nature.

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A)  political 
B)  economic 
C)  scientific 
D)  religious 
E)  Both A and C. 
A)  political 
B)  economic 
C)  scientific 
D)  religious 
E)  Both A and C.

Question 18

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was the ____________________ Company.

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The answer of A chief ingredient of Dutch success in...

Question 19

Europeans began to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia after

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A)  they read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo. 
B)  they became aware of the spices available there. 
C)  the city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade. 
D)  Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares. 
E)  the Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes. 
A)  they read the fabulous tales of Marco Polo. 
B)  they became aware of the spices available there. 
C)  the city of Constantinople was lost to them as a center of trade. 
D)  Muslim conquerors introduced them to Eastern wares. 
E)  the Mongol conquest disrupted their overland trade routes.

Question 20

The country that suffered the worst inflation from Spain's importation of gold and silver was

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

Exam 22: A Larger World Opens

Exploration was facilitated by partnerships,which

Virginia and the Carolinas were first established as

____________________ was the dominant economic philosophy during the Age of Discovery.

Ironically,Arab slave traders and Europeans adopted the same beliefs about

Individuals whose ancestry included both Amerindians and whites were labeled ____________________.

Compare the early Spanish and Portuguese colonial empires.Why did Spain's efforts prove to be the more substantial?

All of the following are true of the Dutch EXCEPT

As serfs in Europe began to gain their freedom,landlords

Wages in the 1600s

European exploration of the western Atlantic was led by the

The Spanish had to worry about which of the following in the Caribbean?

____________________ were slave-labor estates that existed for a short while in Spanish America and Brazil.

The Spanish economic institution forced on Amerindians is known as

The English fought two wars with the Dutch in the 1600s,both of which they won,making them

After two wars in the mid-1600s,the ____________________ replaced the Dutch as the leading naval power.

Fifteenth and sixteenth century voyages of exploration were facilitated mainly by

Many of the early ideas of racism were ____ in nature.

A chief ingredient of Dutch success in carving out an overseas empire was the ____________________ Company.

Europeans began to search in earnest for an alternate route to Eastern Asia after

The country that suffered the worst inflation from Spain's importation of gold and silver was

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