Question 1

What role did religion play in the Columbus's explorations?

Accepted Answer

A)  None whatsoever 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews the king was driving out of the country. 
A)  None whatsoever 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews the king was driving out of the country. C

Question 2

Before the transatlantic slave trade began, approximately 100,000 African slaves were transported between 1450 and 1500 to:

Accepted Answer

A)  England and Ireland 
B)  Spain and France 
C)  Portugal and Spain 
D)  Portugal and the Netherlands 
E)  England and the Netherlands 
A)  England and Ireland 
B)  Spain and France 
C)  Portugal and Spain 
D)  Portugal and the Netherlands 
E)  England and the Netherlands C

Question 3

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe. E

Question 4

One Spanish official remarked that "the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle." Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World, commenting on what worked, what did not work, and the consequences of those methods.

Accepted Answer

The answer of One Spanish official remarked that "the maxim...

Question 5

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to use them to enhance their standing with other Native Americans. 
B)  immediately opened treaty negotiations. 
C)  learned their languages. 
D)  hid in nearby cave dwellings. 
E)  simply attacked them. 
A)  tried to use them to enhance their standing with other Native Americans. 
B)  immediately opened treaty negotiations. 
C)  learned their languages. 
D)  hid in nearby cave dwellings. 
E)  simply attacked them.

Question 6

Which one of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self government than any English colonial legislative body. 
B)  The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there. 
C)  Religious intolerance lead the Dutch to ban all Jewish peoples from the colony. 
D)  Of all of the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands. 
A)  The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self government than any English colonial legislative body. 
B)  The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there. 
C)  Religious intolerance lead the Dutch to ban all Jewish peoples from the colony. 
D)  Of all of the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.

Question 7

MATCHING
-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 8

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 9

Which one of the following is true of agriculture in Spanish America?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American slaves performed most of the labor. 
B)  The main crops were vastly different than they had been before Spain's arrival. 
C)  Spain introduced wheat as a crop. 
D)  Indian slaves did the work on small-scale farms. 
E)  Catholic priests were forbidden to be involved in farming. 
A)  African-American slaves performed most of the labor. 
B)  The main crops were vastly different than they had been before Spain's arrival. 
C)  Spain introduced wheat as a crop. 
D)  Indian slaves did the work on small-scale farms. 
E)  Catholic priests were forbidden to be involved in farming.

Question 10

Europeans generally believed all of the following about Indians EXCEPT that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians lacked genuine religion. 
B)  Indians had enormous potential to assimilate European ways. 
C)  Indian males were weak and they mistreated women. 
D)  Indians did not use the land and thus had no claim to it. 
E)  Indians were not much better than slaves. 
A)  Indians lacked genuine religion. 
B)  Indians had enormous potential to assimilate European ways. 
C)  Indian males were weak and they mistreated women. 
D)  Indians did not use the land and thus had no claim to it. 
E)  Indians were not much better than slaves.

Question 11

Bartolomé de Las Casas argued that Indians:

Accepted Answer

A)  could be enslaved because they lacked true religion. 
B)  were more akin to beasts than humans. 
C)  should overthrow their cruel Spanish masters and reestablish the Inca and Aztec empires. 
D)  were treated well by the Spanish. 
E)  should enjoy "all guarantees of liberty and justice" as subjects of Spain. 
A)  could be enslaved because they lacked true religion. 
B)  were more akin to beasts than humans. 
C)  should overthrow their cruel Spanish masters and reestablish the Inca and Aztec empires. 
D)  were treated well by the Spanish. 
E)  should enjoy "all guarantees of liberty and justice" as subjects of Spain.

Question 12

John Cabot sailed to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Newfoundland. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Hispaniola. 
E)  Quebec. 
A)  Newfoundland. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Hispaniola. 
E)  Quebec.

Question 13

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 Vasquez de Coronado 
B)  Hernando deSoto 
C)  Jacques Marquette 
D)  Juan Ponce de León 
E)  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo 
A)  Francisco Vasquez de Coronado 
B)  Hernando deSoto 
C)  Jacques Marquette 
D)  Juan Ponce de León 
E)  Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo

Question 14

The Spanish justified their claim to land in the New World through all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  believing that their culture was superior to that of the Indians. 
B)  violence. 
C)  a missionary zeal. 
D)  a decree from the Pope. 
E)  defeating the English fleet in 1588. 
A)  believing that their culture was superior to that of the Indians. 
B)  violence. 
C)  a missionary zeal. 
D)  a decree from the Pope. 
E)  defeating the English fleet in 1588.

Question 15

How did Spain justify enslaving Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish believed that enslavement could liberate Native Americans from their backwardness and savagery and introduce them to Christian civilization. 
B)  Pope Alexander VI had approved Spanish slavery but banned slavery in Portuguese holdings in the New World. 
C)  The writings of Bartolomé de Las Casas explained that the Bible approved slavery and that therefore it was acceptable. 
D)  If England and France were to be defeated in the quest for empire, Spain needed to take a step they had avoided, imposing slavery upon the native population. 
E)  The Spanish actually never enslaved Native Americans; the charge that they did was simply part of the "Black Legend" spread by the English and other enemies. 
A)  The Spanish believed that enslavement could liberate Native Americans from their backwardness and savagery and introduce them to Christian civilization. 
B)  Pope Alexander VI had approved Spanish slavery but banned slavery in Portuguese holdings in the New World. 
C)  The writings of Bartolomé de Las Casas explained that the Bible approved slavery and that therefore it was acceptable. 
D)  If England and France were to be defeated in the quest for empire, Spain needed to take a step they had avoided, imposing slavery upon the native population. 
E)  The Spanish actually never enslaved Native Americans; the charge that they did was simply part of the "Black Legend" spread by the English and other enemies.

Question 16

Far more important to most Indian societies than freedom as personal independence were all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship ties. 
B)  secure rights to owning land. 
C)  the ability to follow one's spiritual values. 
D)  the well-being of one's community. 
E)  the security of one's community. 
A)  kinship ties. 
B)  secure rights to owning land. 
C)  the ability to follow one's spiritual values. 
D)  the well-being of one's community. 
E)  the security of one's community.

Question 17

Which statement about New Netherland is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some slaves possessed half-freedom. 
B)  No elected assembly was established. 
C)  The Dutch enjoyed good commercial and diplomatic relations with the Five Iroquois Nations. 
D)  Women had many liberties, but could not retain their legal identity after marriage. 
E)  Religious toleration was extended to Catholics and Jews. 
A)  Some slaves possessed half-freedom. 
B)  No elected assembly was established. 
C)  The Dutch enjoyed good commercial and diplomatic relations with the Five Iroquois Nations. 
D)  Women had many liberties, but could not retain their legal identity after marriage. 
E)  Religious toleration was extended to Catholics and Jews.

Question 18

Peninsulares stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

MATCHING
-mestizos

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

Exam 1: A New World

What role did religion play in the Columbus's explorations?

Before the transatlantic slave trade began, approximately 100,000 African slaves were transported between 1450 and 1500 to:

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was:

One Spanish official remarked that "the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle." Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World, commenting on what worked, what did not work, and the consequences of those methods.

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

Which one of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

MATCHING -mound builders

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

Which one of the following is true of agriculture in Spanish America?

Europeans generally believed all of the following about Indians EXCEPT that:

Bartolomé de Las Casas argued that Indians:

John Cabot sailed to:

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 justified their claim to land in the New World through all of the following EXCEPT:

How did Spain justify enslaving Native Americans?

Far more important to most Indian societies than freedom as personal independence were all of the following except:

Which statement about New Netherland is FALSE?

Peninsulares stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America.

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

MATCHING -mestizos

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 -1789

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

Americas Gilded Age, 1870 -1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890 -1900

The Progressive Era, 1900 -1916

Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916 -1920

From Business Culture to the Great Depression: the Twenties, 1920 -1932

The New Deal, 1932 -1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War Ii, 1941 -1945

The United States and the Cold War, 1945 -1953

An Affluent Society, 1953 -1960

The Sixties, 1960 -1968

The Triumph of Conservatism, 1969 -1988

Globalization and Its Discontents,1989 -2000

September 11 and the Next American Century

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