Question 1

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved. 
B)  Individuals could own land outright. 
C)  Families had the right to use land,but they did not actually own the land. 
D)  Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land. 
E)  A family could claim land for its descendants,but an individual could not. 
A)  Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved. 
B)  Individuals could own land outright. 
C)  Families had the right to use land,but they did not actually own the land. 
D)  Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land. 
E)  A family could claim land for its descendants,but an individual could not.

Question 2

What geographic error did Columbus make?

Accepted Answer

A)  He grossly underestimated the size of the earth. 
B)  He thought the earth was not round but flat. 
C)  He was certain that India was east of the Americas. 
D)  He expected the weather in India to be the same as in North Atlantic. 
E)  He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean. 
A)  He grossly underestimated the size of the earth. 
B)  He thought the earth was not round but flat. 
C)  He was certain that India was east of the Americas. 
D)  He expected the weather in India to be the same as in North Atlantic. 
E)  He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.

Question 3

In Europe on the eve of colonization,one conception of freedom,called "Christian liberty,"

Accepted Answer

A)  was a set of ideas today known as "religious toleration." 
B)  mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ-concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing. 
C)  found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones. 
D)  argued that all Christians should have equal political rights. 
E)  referred to the policy of trying to overthrow any non-Christian regime around the world. 
A)  was a set of ideas today known as "religious toleration." 
B)  mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ-concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing. 
C)  found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones. 
D)  argued that all Christians should have equal political rights. 
E)  referred to the policy of trying to overthrow any non-Christian regime around the world.

Question 4

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor. 
B)  From the beginning,they arrived as families. 
C)  They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 
D)  They soon outnumbered Native Americans. 
E)  Only the residents of the Malaga province migrated. 
A)  Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor. 
B)  From the beginning,they arrived as families. 
C)  They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 
D)  They soon outnumbered Native Americans. 
E)  Only the residents of the Malaga province migrated.

Question 5

Explain the chapter's title: "A New World." What was new? Is "new" an appropriate term? Does perspective play a role in calling the Americas new? Be sure to comment on whether freedom was new in this New World.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain the chapter's title: "A New World."...

Question 6

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

Accepted Answer

A)  Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 
B)  Hernando de Soto 
C)  Jacques Marquette 
D)  Juan Ponce de León 
E)  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo 
A)  Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 
B)  Hernando de Soto 
C)  Jacques Marquette 
D)  Juan Ponce de León 
E)  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo

Question 7

The Spanish empire in America:

Accepted Answer

A)  included most of the populated part of the New World but few of its natural resources,making the empire rich in people but poor economically. 
B)  paled in comparison with the ancient Roman Empire. 
C)  was,unlike the French and English New World empires,a mostly urban civilization. 
D)  was centered in Lima,Peru. 
E)  allowed religious freedom and therefore attracted colonists from throughout Europe. 
A)  included most of the populated part of the New World but few of its natural resources,making the empire rich in people but poor economically. 
B)  paled in comparison with the ancient Roman Empire. 
C)  was,unlike the French and English New World empires,a mostly urban civilization. 
D)  was centered in Lima,Peru. 
E)  allowed religious freedom and therefore attracted colonists from throughout Europe.

Question 8

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 9

In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Reinhold Niebuhr 
E)  Johannes Gutenberg 
A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Reinhold Niebuhr 
E)  Johannes Gutenberg

Question 10

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When compared to European societies,how did Indian gender relations differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  European women had more individual rights than their Indian counterparts. 
B)  Indian women sometimes selected tribal leaders. 
C)  European women were more likely to be granted a divorce. 
D)  Most,but not all,Indian societies were matrilineal. 
E)  Neither European nor Indian women engaged in premarital sex. 
A)  European women had more individual rights than their Indian counterparts. 
B)  Indian women sometimes selected tribal leaders. 
C)  European women were more likely to be granted a divorce. 
D)  Most,but not all,Indian societies were matrilineal. 
E)  Neither European nor Indian women engaged in premarital sex.

Question 12

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-mound builders

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Zheng He

Accepted Answer

Zheng He, also known as Cheng Ho, was a

Question 14

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because:

Accepted Answer

A)  the merchants were known as factors. 
B)  the trading posts made the goods there in makeshift factories. 
C)  the African slaves built factories along the coast to manufacture guns. 
D)  the slave traders called their system a labor factory. 
E)  that is how the Africans translated "trading post." 
A)  the merchants were known as factors. 
B)  the trading posts made the goods there in makeshift factories. 
C)  the African slaves built factories along the coast to manufacture guns. 
D)  the slave traders called their system a labor factory. 
E)  that is how the Africans translated "trading post."

Question 15

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Vasco da Gama

Accepted Answer

A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press 
A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press

Question 16

"Coverture" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman's responsibility to wear a scarf covering her head when in public. 
B)  knowing your place in society,especially at church when sitting in the pews. 
C)  a tax one pays on one's property that is assessed quarterly. 
D)  a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries. 
E)  a binding legal agreement between an indentured servant and his or her master. 
A)  a woman's responsibility to wear a scarf covering her head when in public. 
B)  knowing your place in society,especially at church when sitting in the pews. 
C)  a tax one pays on one's property that is assessed quarterly. 
D)  a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries. 
E)  a binding legal agreement between an indentured servant and his or her master.

Question 17

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century,an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness.What could this description mean to a European?

Accepted Answer

A)  The land was beautiful. 
B)  It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement. 
C)  The Native Americans had protected the land. 
D)  The Native Americans never used this area,so the land now belonged to the English. 
E)  The Native Americans were actually hiding in tree forts. 
A)  The land was beautiful. 
B)  It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement. 
C)  The Native Americans had protected the land. 
D)  The Native Americans never used this area,so the land now belonged to the English. 
E)  The Native Americans were actually hiding in tree forts.

Question 20

Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  France. 
B)  The Netherlands. 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Portugal. 
A)  France. 
B)  The Netherlands. 
C)  Britain. 
D)  Spain. 
E)  Portugal.

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

What geographic error did Columbus make?

In Europe on the eve of colonization,one conception of freedom,called "Christian liberty,"

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

Explain the chapter's title: "A New World." What was new? Is "new" an appropriate term? Does perspective play a role in calling the Americas new? Be sure to comment on whether freedom was new in this New World.

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

The Spanish empire in America:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Christopher Columbus

In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

When compared to European societies,how did Indian gender relations differ?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -mound builders

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Zheng He

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Vasco da Gama

"Coverture" refers to:

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century,an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness.What could this description mean to a European?

Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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Exam 1: A New World

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

What geographic error did Columbus make?

In Europe on the eve of colonization,one conception of freedom,called "Christian liberty,"

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

Explain the chapter's title: "A New World." What was new? Is "new" an appropriate term? Does perspective play a role in calling the Americas new? Be sure to comment on whether freedom was new in this New World.

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s,________ was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains.

The Spanish empire in America:

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Christopher Columbus

In 1517,the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses,which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

When compared to European societies,how did Indian gender relations differ?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -mound builders

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Zheng He

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Vasco da Gama

"Coverture" refers to:

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century,an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness.What could this description mean to a European?

Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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