Question 1

Portuguese seafarers initially hoped to locate African gold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange was a widespread

Question 3

The government of the Spanish empire in America:

Accepted Answer

A)  established the principle of the separation of church and state by keeping the Catholic Church out of civic affairs. 
B)  was dominated by the conquistadores, who had conquered lands and retained control over them. 
C)  included local officials who held a great deal of control. 
D)  was troubled due to constant turmoil and local divisions back in Spain. 
E)  operated out of Monterey, California. 
A)  established the principle of the separation of church and state by keeping the Catholic Church out of civic affairs. 
B)  was dominated by the conquistadores, who had conquered lands and retained control over them. 
C)  included local officials who held a great deal of control. 
D)  was troubled due to constant turmoil and local divisions back in Spain. 
E)  operated out of Monterey, California.

Question 4

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 answer of The sophistication and diversity of the peoples...

Question 5

The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century:

Accepted Answer

A)  had engaged in settled village life only briefly before the Spanish arrived. 
B)  had been almost completely isolated from any other people before the Spanish arrived. 
C)  used irrigation systems to aid their agricultural production. 
D)  were called mound builders for the burial mounds they created. 
E)  created a vast empire that included control of the Incas. 
A)  had engaged in settled village life only briefly before the Spanish arrived. 
B)  had been almost completely isolated from any other people before the Spanish arrived. 
C)  used irrigation systems to aid their agricultural production. 
D)  were called mound builders for the burial mounds they created. 
E)  created a vast empire that included control of the Incas.

Question 6

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 7

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Bartolomé de Las Casas

Accepted Answer

Bartolomé de Las Casas was a 16th-centur

Question 8

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 9

MATCHING
-Juan Ponce de Léon

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 10

Which one of the following was true of French relations with Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French appropriated significant amounts of land for fur trading. 
B)  The French were proud that they were considered tougher on Indians than their English and Spanish counterparts. 
C)  The French sent nuns to try to Christianize the natives, because they understood that gender relations were different among Native Americans than they were among whites. 
D)  Native Americans resented that the French had no need for their help in the fur trade. 
E)  Jesuit missionaries tried to convert Native Americans, but gave them far more independence than did Spanish missionaries. 
A)  The French appropriated significant amounts of land for fur trading. 
B)  The French were proud that they were considered tougher on Indians than their English and Spanish counterparts. 
C)  The French sent nuns to try to Christianize the natives, because they understood that gender relations were different among Native Americans than they were among whites. 
D)  Native Americans resented that the French had no need for their help in the fur trade. 
E)  Jesuit missionaries tried to convert Native Americans, but gave them far more independence than did Spanish missionaries.

Question 11

MATCHING
-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 
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 12

In 1492, the Native American population:

Accepted Answer

A)  was at least 100 million. 
B)  lived exclusively in villages of no more than 1,000 individuals. 
C)  declined catastrophically due to exposure to the Black Plague. 
D)  lived mostly in what is today the United States. 
E)  lived mostly in Central and South America. 
A)  was at least 100 million. 
B)  lived exclusively in villages of no more than 1,000 individuals. 
C)  declined catastrophically due to exposure to the Black Plague. 
D)  lived mostly in what is today the United States. 
E)  lived mostly in Central and South America.

Question 13

Agriculture did not come to the American continents, around Mexico and Peru, until around 1000
C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Europeans-particularly the English, French, and Dutch-generally claimed North American Indian land as their own based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494. 
B)  the Biblical story of Noah's division of the world among his sons. 
C)  financial transactions between Indian peoples and themselves. 
D)  their view that Indians did not use the land properly. 
E)  various papal decrees that privileged the claims of European Christians over those of Indian "heathens." 
A)  the Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494. 
B)  the Biblical story of Noah's division of the world among his sons. 
C)  financial transactions between Indian peoples and themselves. 
D)  their view that Indians did not use the land properly. 
E)  various papal decrees that privileged the claims of European Christians over those of Indian "heathens."

Question 15

Explain as thoroughly as you can how the slave trade affected African society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain as thoroughly as you can how...

Question 16

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 17

Cortés conquered the capital city of the Aztec empire with an army of over 1,000 men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Patroonship in New Netherland:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a great success, bringing thousands of new settlers to the colony. 
B)  meant that shareholders received large estates for transporting tenants for agricultural labor. 
C)  was like a system of medieval lords. 
D)  led to one democratic manor led by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. 
E)  involved joint Dutch and Indian control of farmland. 
A)  was a great success, bringing thousands of new settlers to the colony. 
B)  meant that shareholders received large estates for transporting tenants for agricultural labor. 
C)  was like a system of medieval lords. 
D)  led to one democratic manor led by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. 
E)  involved joint Dutch and Indian control of farmland.

Question 19

The first French explorations of the New World:

Accepted Answer

A)  brought great riches to France. 
B)  were intended to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  led to successful colonies in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 
D)  were in response to an intense rivalry with the Netherlands. 
E)  created no permanent settlements until the eighteenth century. 
A)  brought great riches to France. 
B)  were intended to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  led to successful colonies in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 
D)  were in response to an intense rivalry with the Netherlands. 
E)  created no permanent settlements until the eighteenth century.

Question 20

Which statement about the Pueblo Revolt is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resulted in a wholesale expulsion of the Spanish settlers. 
B)  It arose in part from missionaries burning Indian religious artifacts. 
C)  It resulted in a total renunciation of Catholicism by the Indians. 
D)  It was successful because the Pueblo peoples cooperated with each other. 
E)  It was inspired by the Pope, but he died before the actual revolt took place. 
A)  It resulted in a wholesale expulsion of the Spanish settlers. 
B)  It arose in part from missionaries burning Indian religious artifacts. 
C)  It resulted in a total renunciation of Catholicism by the Indians. 
D)  It was successful because the Pueblo peoples cooperated with each other. 
E)  It was inspired by the Pope, but he died before the actual revolt took place.

Exam 1: A New World

Portuguese seafarers initially hoped to locate African gold.

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

The government of the Spanish empire in America:

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 Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century:

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.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Bartolomé de Las Casas

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

MATCHING -Juan Ponce de Léon

Which one of the following was true of French relations with Native Americans?

MATCHING -Pedro Cabral

In 1492, the Native American population:

Agriculture did not come to the American continents, around Mexico and Peru, until around 1000 C.E.

Europeans-particularly the English, French, and Dutch-generally claimed North American Indian land as their own based on:

Explain as thoroughly as you can how the slave trade affected African society.

The Black Legend described:

Cortés conquered the capital city of the Aztec empire with an army of over 1,000 men.

Patroonship in New Netherland:

The first French explorations of the New World:

Which statement about the Pueblo Revolt is FALSE?

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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