Question 1

De Soto's disastrous expedition into the North American interior was concentrated in the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Southwest 
B)  St. Lawrence Valley 
C)  South 
D)  California coastal area 
A)  Southwest 
B)  St. Lawrence Valley 
C)  South 
D)  California coastal area C

Question 2

The multiracial Spanish colonial society is best described as a frontier of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  inclusion 
B)  exclusion 
C)  equal opportunity 
D)  dispersion 
A)  inclusion 
B)  exclusion 
C)  equal opportunity 
D)  dispersion A

Question 3

An important consequence of Coronado's expedition was that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain established agricultural settlements in the Southwest 
B)  Spanish cattle herders settled in Colorado 
C)  Spain lost interest in settling the Southwest for 50 years 
D)  poor Spanish peasants were encouraged to settle in the Southwest 
A)  Spain established agricultural settlements in the Southwest 
B)  Spanish cattle herders settled in Colorado 
C)  Spain lost interest in settling the Southwest for 50 years 
D)  poor Spanish peasants were encouraged to settle in the Southwest C

Question 4

Under the encomienda system, Spanish landlords used the labor of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  Spanish peasants 
C)  captured European prisoners of war 
D)  indentured servants 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  Spanish peasants 
C)  captured European prisoners of war 
D)  indentured servants

Question 5

"New monarchies" developed in Europe __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries 
B)  in response to the Reformation 
C)  to limit the influence of the merchant class 
D)  during the Crusades 
A)  in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries 
B)  in response to the Reformation 
C)  to limit the influence of the merchant class 
D)  during the Crusades

Question 6

The first European nation to send voyages of exploration down the coast of Africa was __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Portugal 
A)  Spain 
B)  England 
C)  France 
D)  Portugal

Question 7

Between 1500 and 1600, what was the most valuable American export to Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  sugar 
B)  tobacco 
C)  silver 
D)  spices 
A)  sugar 
B)  tobacco 
C)  silver 
D)  spices

Question 8

Beginning with the entrance of French fishermen into the North Atlantic, relationships among the French and the Indians were based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  trade 
B)  missionary work 
C)  common culture 
D)  hostility 
A)  trade 
B)  missionary work 
C)  common culture 
D)  hostility

Question 9

In 1488, Bartholomeu Días __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  discovered South America 
B)  rounded the southern tip of Africa 
C)  reached China by water 
D)  won the last battle of the Reconquista 
A)  discovered South America 
B)  rounded the southern tip of Africa 
C)  reached China by water 
D)  won the last battle of the Reconquista

Question 10

St. Augustine and Fort Caroline represent a collision of which two forces in Florida?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish and Timucuan 
B)  French and Spanish 
C)  English and Spanish 
D)  French and Timucuan 
A)  Spanish and Timucuan 
B)  French and Spanish 
C)  English and Spanish 
D)  French and Timucuan

Question 11

Many new technologies and most of Europe's trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe through __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Italian trading cities such as Venice and Genoa 
B)  long-distance sea voyages by English merchants 
C)  African middlemen 
D)  Chinese merchants sailing across the Indian Ocean 
A)  Italian trading cities such as Venice and Genoa 
B)  long-distance sea voyages by English merchants 
C)  African middlemen 
D)  Chinese merchants sailing across the Indian Ocean

Question 12

What was one major reason for social change and the disruption of the English economy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  enclosure of common pastureland 
B)  resettlement of large numbers of people in the Americas 
C)  a deflationary money cycle 
D)  decentralization of English government 
A)  enclosure of common pastureland 
B)  resettlement of large numbers of people in the Americas 
C)  a deflationary money cycle 
D)  decentralization of English government

Question 13

Which of these best explains the Spanish victory over the Aztecs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish were able to take advantage of dependent peoples' hostility to Aztec rule. 
B)  The Spanish had superior weapons. 
C)  There was no Aztec military "bureaucracy" that could organize a counterattack. 
D)  The Spanish used their navy to support the ground assault on Tenochtitlán. 
A)  The Spanish were able to take advantage of dependent peoples' hostility to Aztec rule. 
B)  The Spanish had superior weapons. 
C)  There was no Aztec military "bureaucracy" that could organize a counterattack. 
D)  The Spanish used their navy to support the ground assault on Tenochtitlán.

Question 14

Compare the colonies of Fort Caroline and Roanoke in terms of motive, establishment, and outcome.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

What was the most important outcome of Jacques Cartier's exploration of North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  He found a passage to Asia. 
B)  He encouraged the Spanish to explore the northern Atlantic. 
C)  He discovered the St. Lawrence River. 
D)  He convinced the French that there was gold in the regions he explored. 
A)  He found a passage to Asia. 
B)  He encouraged the Spanish to explore the northern Atlantic. 
C)  He discovered the St. Lawrence River. 
D)  He convinced the French that there was gold in the regions he explored.

Question 16

Which of these was an important negative consequence for Indians of the North American fur trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemic disease 
B)  deforestation 
C)  overpopulation 
D)  religious conflict and division 
A)  epidemic disease 
B)  deforestation 
C)  overpopulation 
D)  religious conflict and division

Question 17

What did Christopher Columbus and Jacques Cartier have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both were looking for a western passage to the Indies. 
B)  Both made imperial claims of land in the Americas for Spain. 
C)  Both found spices in the New World that they exported to Europe. 
D)  Both founded permanent settlements in the Americas. 
A)  Both were looking for a western passage to the Indies. 
B)  Both made imperial claims of land in the Americas for Spain. 
C)  Both found spices in the New World that they exported to Europe. 
D)  Both founded permanent settlements in the Americas.

Question 18

What led to the invasion by the Spanish of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Cuba?

Accepted Answer

A)  overpopulation in earlier settlements 
B)  rumors that those islands had spice plantations 
C)  the depletion of gold on Hispaniola 
D)  the desire to find more Indians to convert 
A)  overpopulation in earlier settlements 
B)  rumors that those islands had spice plantations 
C)  the depletion of gold on Hispaniola 
D)  the desire to find more Indians to convert

Question 19

Cartier was to the French and __________ as Cabot was to the English and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  St. Augustine; Virginia 
B)  Cape Fear; Florida 
C)  St. Lawrence; Labrador 
D)  Fort Caroline; Maine 
A)  St. Augustine; Virginia 
B)  Cape Fear; Florida 
C)  St. Lawrence; Labrador 
D)  Fort Caroline; Maine

Question 20

In 1590, John White returned to find which of the following colonies abandoned and destroyed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fort Caroline 
B)  St. Augustine 
C)  Santo Domingo 
D)  Roanoke 
A)  Fort Caroline 
B)  St. Augustine 
C)  Santo Domingo 
D)  Roanoke

Exam 2: When Worlds Collide

De Soto's disastrous expedition into the North American interior was concentrated in the __________.

The multiracial Spanish colonial society is best described as a frontier of __________.

An important consequence of Coronado's expedition was that __________.

Under the encomienda system, Spanish landlords used the labor of __________.

"New monarchies" developed in Europe __________.

The first European nation to send voyages of exploration down the coast of Africa was __________.

Between 1500 and 1600, what was the most valuable American export to Europe?

Beginning with the entrance of French fishermen into the North Atlantic, relationships among the French and the Indians were based on __________.

In 1488, Bartholomeu Días __________.

St. Augustine and Fort Caroline represent a collision of which two forces in Florida?

Many new technologies and most of Europe's trade with Asia in the late Middle Ages came to Europe through __________.

What was one major reason for social change and the disruption of the English economy in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Which of these best explains the Spanish victory over the Aztecs?

Compare the colonies of Fort Caroline and Roanoke in terms of motive, establishment, and outcome.

What was the most important outcome of Jacques Cartier's exploration of North America?

Which of these was an important negative consequence for Indians of the North American fur trade?

What did Christopher Columbus and Jacques Cartier have in common?

What led to the invasion by the Spanish of Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and Cuba?

Cartier was to the French and __________ as Cabot was to the English and __________.

In 1590, John White returned to find which of the following colonies abandoned and destroyed?

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