Question 1

MATCHING
-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 
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 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 
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 movable-type printing press

Question 2

What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India, China, and the East Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prove that the world was round 
B)  To spread the Protestant faith 
C)  To establish land empires in India and China 
D)  To eliminate the Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade 
E)  To find markets for Portugal's surplus manufactured goods 
A)  To prove that the world was round 
B)  To spread the Protestant faith 
C)  To establish land empires in India and China 
D)  To eliminate the Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade 
E)  To find markets for Portugal's surplus manufactured goods

Question 3

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now:

Accepted Answer

A)  the eastern United States. 
B)  the southwestern United States. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the northeastern United States. 
E)  Central America. 
A)  the eastern United States. 
B)  the southwestern United States. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the northeastern United States. 
E)  Central America.

Question 4

MATCHING
-criollos

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 5

Which one of the following is true of religion in seventeenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few nations had established churches. 
B)  The churches condemned dissenters, but the governments protected them. 
C)  Wars were fought over the right of an individual to religious freedom. 
D)  Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order. 
E)  Religious uniformity had nothing to do with ideas about public order. 
A)  Few nations had established churches. 
B)  The churches condemned dissenters, but the governments protected them. 
C)  Wars were fought over the right of an individual to religious freedom. 
D)  Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order. 
E)  Religious uniformity had nothing to do with ideas about public order.

Question 6

Amerigo Vespucci:

Accepted Answer

A)  named the New World after himself. 
B)  helped to correct Columbus's theory that he had found a route to Asia. 
C)  agreed with Columbus that Native Americans were East Indians. 
D)  was funded by the English. 
E)  actually named the continent Vespucci, but it was changed. 
A)  named the New World after himself. 
B)  helped to correct Columbus's theory that he had found a route to Asia. 
C)  agreed with Columbus that Native Americans were East Indians. 
D)  was funded by the English. 
E)  actually named the continent Vespucci, but it was changed.

Question 7

The Spanish reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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, not contradictory. 
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, not contradictory. 
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 9

Which one of the following was NOT true of women in Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  In contrast to their European counterparts, it was considered more acceptable for them to engage in premarital sexual relations. 
B)  Children usually became members of the mother's family, not the father's. 
C)  Women often participated in the administration of village affairs and in agriculture. 
D)  Women dressed scantily by European standards. 
E)  Women made all decisions about trade relations with other tribes. 
A)  In contrast to their European counterparts, it was considered more acceptable for them to engage in premarital sexual relations. 
B)  Children usually became members of the mother's family, not the father's. 
C)  Women often participated in the administration of village affairs and in agriculture. 
D)  Women dressed scantily by European standards. 
E)  Women made all decisions about trade relations with other tribes.

Question 10

The Spanish were the first to sail down the western coast of Africa, establishing trading posts, called factories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Henry Hudson:

Accepted Answer

A)  set sail into the bay that bears his name as a representative of the British empire. 
B)  was searching for the Pacific Coast. 
C)  hoped to find the Northwest Passage to Asia. 
D)  set up a Dutch colony based on the idea of consent of the governed. 
E)  was the architect of the Dutch overseas empire. 
A)  set sail into the bay that bears his name as a representative of the British empire. 
B)  was searching for the Pacific Coast. 
C)  hoped to find the Northwest Passage to Asia. 
D)  set up a Dutch colony based on the idea of consent of the governed. 
E)  was the architect of the Dutch overseas empire.

Question 12

The Indians, although diverse, all seemed to observe religious ceremonies centered around hunting or farming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Which one of the following statements about African slavery within Africa is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  African slaves tended to be criminals, debtors, or captives in war. 
B)  Slavery was one of several forms of labor in Africa. 
C)  Slaves had well-defined rights and could possess property. 
D)  The slave trade within Africa accelerated between 1450 and 1500. 
E)  Only men were taken for the slave trade. 
A)  African slaves tended to be criminals, debtors, or captives in war. 
B)  Slavery was one of several forms of labor in Africa. 
C)  Slaves had well-defined rights and could possess property. 
D)  The slave trade within Africa accelerated between 1450 and 1500. 
E)  Only men were taken for the slave trade.

Question 15

Which one of the following was true of New France?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the subject of a great deal of favorable publicity throughout Europe. 
B)  Its commitment to religious toleration was a source of great embarrassment for less tolerant powers like England and Spain. 
C)  Its population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power. 
D)  The only women allowed to reside there were nuns, a reflection of the French commitment to spreading Catholicism. 
E)  Seigneuries were the only democratic areas in the colony. 
A)  It was the subject of a great deal of favorable publicity throughout Europe. 
B)  Its commitment to religious toleration was a source of great embarrassment for less tolerant powers like England and Spain. 
C)  Its population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power. 
D)  The only women allowed to reside there were nuns, a reflection of the French commitment to spreading Catholicism. 
E)  Seigneuries were the only democratic areas in the colony.

Question 16

Europeans tended to think which one of the following about Native Americans and their cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  All Native Americans were gentle and friendly. 
B)  Native Americans worshiped the same God that Europeans did, although they called him by different names. 
C)  Native Americans failed to make use of the land, so it was acceptable for Europeans to take it and use it. 
D)  Because Native American men engaged in masculine pursuits such as hunting and fishing, Indian gender divisions were acceptable. 
E)  Native American cultures were actually superior to those of Europeans. 
A)  All Native Americans were gentle and friendly. 
B)  Native Americans worshiped the same God that Europeans did, although they called him by different names. 
C)  Native Americans failed to make use of the land, so it was acceptable for Europeans to take it and use it. 
D)  Because Native American men engaged in masculine pursuits such as hunting and fishing, Indian gender divisions were acceptable. 
E)  Native American cultures were actually superior to those of Europeans.

Question 17

The mound builders were a sophisticated ancient peoples living in the American Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which one of the following is true about Native Americans and material wealth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiefs were expected to share some of their goods rather than hoard them. 
B)  Eastern Native Americans were more materialistic than those who lived west of the Mississippi. 
C)  Wealth mattered less to them than to Europeans, but inherited social status was equally important to both peoples. 
D)  Native Americans actually suffered more social inequality than Europeans did. 
E)  Native Americans had no material wealth. 
A)  Chiefs were expected to share some of their goods rather than hoard them. 
B)  Eastern Native Americans were more materialistic than those who lived west of the Mississippi. 
C)  Wealth mattered less to them than to Europeans, but inherited social status was equally important to both peoples. 
D)  Native Americans actually suffered more social inequality than Europeans did. 
E)  Native Americans had no material wealth.

Question 19

MATCHING
-Columbian Exchange

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 20

The Jesuit religious order was particularly influential in:

Accepted Answer

A)  New Netherland. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  England. 
D)  New France. 
E)  Cuba. 
A)  New Netherland. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  England. 
D)  New France. 
E)  Cuba.

Exam 1: A New World

MATCHING -Amerigo Vespucci

What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India, China, and the East Indies?

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now:

MATCHING -criollos

Which one of the following is true of religion in seventeenth-century Europe?

Amerigo Vespucci:

The Spanish reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

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

Which one of the following was NOT true of women in Native American societies?

The Spanish were the first to sail down the western coast of Africa, establishing trading posts, called factories.

Henry Hudson:

The Indians, although diverse, all seemed to observe religious ceremonies centered around hunting or farming.

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

Which one of the following statements about African slavery within Africa is FALSE?

Which one of the following was true of New France?

Europeans tended to think which one of the following about Native Americans and their cultures?

The mound builders were a sophisticated ancient peoples living in the American Southwest.

Which one of the following is true about Native Americans and material wealth?

MATCHING -Columbian Exchange

The Jesuit religious order was particularly influential in:

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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