Question 1

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Hernán Cortés

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 2

Thanks to Martin Luther,the movable-type printing press is one of the most important inventions in modern times,helping to rapidly disseminate information around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What was the significance of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was where the Indians revolted and booted out the Spanish. 
B)  It was a rare colony that had gold. 
C)  It later on broke away from Spain and became an independent nation. 
D)  Under the Spanish,it did not allow slavery. 
E)  Natives were immune to disease. 
A)  It was where the Indians revolted and booted out the Spanish. 
B)  It was a rare colony that had gold. 
C)  It later on broke away from Spain and became an independent nation. 
D)  Under the Spanish,it did not allow slavery. 
E)  Natives were immune to disease.

Question 4

In approximately 7000 BCE,agriculture developed in the Americas in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mississippi Valley. 
B)  Mexico and Peru. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Chesapeake Bay. 
E)  Brazil. 
A)  the Mississippi Valley. 
B)  Mexico and Peru. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Chesapeake Bay. 
E)  Brazil.

Question 5

After conquests ended and settlements were built,who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mestizos. 
B)  Criollos. 
C)  Peninsulares. 
D)  Conquistadores. 
E)  Aztec chiefs. 
A)  Mestizos. 
B)  Criollos. 
C)  Peninsulares. 
D)  Conquistadores. 
E)  Aztec chiefs.

Question 6

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Pedro Cabral

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 7

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 8

The New Laws of 1542:

Accepted Answer

A)  led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas. 
B)  introduced the encomienda system. 
C)  were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro,brother of Peru's conqueror. 
D)  stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions. 
E)  forbade the enslavement of Africans in New Spain. 
A)  led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas. 
B)  introduced the encomienda system. 
C)  were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro,brother of Peru's conqueror. 
D)  stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions. 
E)  forbade the enslavement of Africans in New Spain.

Question 9

A substantial difference between the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Santa Fe was that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Santa Fe was settled first. 
B)  Mexico had few Native Americans. 
C)  Santa Fe did not concern itself with conversions. 
D)  Mexico had more Spanish settlers because of gold. 
E)  Mexico did not need to be conquered. 
A)  Santa Fe was settled first. 
B)  Mexico had few Native Americans. 
C)  Santa Fe did not concern itself with conversions. 
D)  Mexico had more Spanish settlers because of gold. 
E)  Mexico did not need to be conquered.

Question 10

The sophistication and diversity of the peoples in the early Americas is remarkable.Explore that diversity in an essay that discusses early Native American culture,architecture,religion,gender relations,economy,and views of freedom.

Accepted Answer

The early Americas were home to a remark

Question 11

The Dutch and French were unaware of each other's settlements in North America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs:

Accepted Answer

A)  occurred one at a time and therefore were minimal. 
B)  prompted most Aztecs to oppose their leaders,who opposed the sacrifices. 
C)  disgusted Europeans despite their own practices of publicly executing criminals and burning witches at the stake. 
D)  were always held at an arena in Tenochtitlán that resembled the Roman Colosseum. 
E)  cost the Spanish several hundred men before Cortés conquered the Aztecs. 
A)  occurred one at a time and therefore were minimal. 
B)  prompted most Aztecs to oppose their leaders,who opposed the sacrifices. 
C)  disgusted Europeans despite their own practices of publicly executing criminals and burning witches at the stake. 
D)  were always held at an arena in Tenochtitlán that resembled the Roman Colosseum. 
E)  cost the Spanish several hundred men before Cortés conquered the Aztecs.

Question 14

The Black Legend described:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Aztecs' view of Cortés. 
B)  English pirates along the African coast. 
C)  Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer. 
D)  Portugal as a vast trading empire. 
E)  Indians as savages. 
A)  the Aztecs' view of Cortés. 
B)  English pirates along the African coast. 
C)  Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer. 
D)  Portugal as a vast trading empire. 
E)  Indians as savages.

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 16

In the fifteenth century,a big impetus for European exploration was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sea route to Asia to obtain luxury goods. 
B)  gold in China. 
C)  religious relics in India. 
D)  obtaining the compass from Asia. 
E)  spreading African slavery to the Americas. 
A)  a sea route to Asia to obtain luxury goods. 
B)  gold in China. 
C)  religious relics in India. 
D)  obtaining the compass from Asia. 
E)  spreading African slavery to the Americas.

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Adam Smith

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 18

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Amerigo Vespucci

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 19

The actions of the Pueblo Indians at Santa Fe in 1680 can best be described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  not being interested in religion. 
B)  being docile. 
C)  accepting of new cultures. 
D)  being lazy and unwilling to work. 
E)  being assertive. 
A)  not being interested in religion. 
B)  being docile. 
C)  accepting of new cultures. 
D)  being lazy and unwilling to work. 
E)  being assertive.

Question 20

Compare Indian society with that of the Europeans.What differences were there? Similarities? Be sure to include in your analysis ideas about religion,land,and gender roles as well as notions of freedom.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare Indian society with that of the...

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hernán Cortés

Thanks to Martin Luther,the movable-type printing press is one of the most important inventions in modern times,helping to rapidly disseminate information around the world.

What was the significance of Puerto Rico?

In approximately 7000 BCE,agriculture developed in the Americas in:

After conquests ended and settlements were built,who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pedro Cabral

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

The New Laws of 1542:

A substantial difference between the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Santa Fe was that:

The sophistication and diversity of the peoples in the early Americas is remarkable.Explore that diversity in an essay that discusses early Native American culture,architecture,religion,gender relations,economy,and views of freedom.

The Dutch and French were unaware of each other's settlements in North America.

African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs:

The Black Legend described:

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

In the fifteenth century,a big impetus for European exploration was:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Adam Smith

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Amerigo Vespucci

The actions of the Pueblo Indians at Santa Fe in 1680 can best be described as:

Compare Indian society with that of the Europeans.What differences were there? Similarities? Be sure to include in your analysis ideas about religion,land,and gender roles as well as notions of freedom.

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

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Hernán Cortés

Thanks to Martin Luther,the movable-type printing press is one of the most important inventions in modern times,helping to rapidly disseminate information around the world.

What was the significance of Puerto Rico?

In approximately 7000 BCE,agriculture developed in the Americas in:

After conquests ended and settlements were built,who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Pedro Cabral

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

The New Laws of 1542:

A substantial difference between the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Santa Fe was that:

The sophistication and diversity of the peoples in the early Americas is remarkable.Explore that diversity in an essay that discusses early Native American culture,architecture,religion,gender relations,economy,and views of freedom.

The Dutch and French were unaware of each other's settlements in North America.

African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs:

The Black Legend described:

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

In the fifteenth century,a big impetus for European exploration was:

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Adam Smith

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Amerigo Vespucci

The actions of the Pueblo Indians at Santa Fe in 1680 can best be described as:

Compare Indian society with that of the Europeans.What differences were there? Similarities? Be sure to include in your analysis ideas about religion,land,and gender roles as well as notions of freedom.

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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