Question 1

_____ was introduced to the New World by European explorers.

Accepted Answer

A)  Syphilis 
B)  Maize 
C)  Tobacco 
D)  Smallpox 
E)  Pumpkin 
A)  Syphilis 
B)  Maize 
C)  Tobacco 
D)  Smallpox 
E)  Pumpkin

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of Christopher Columbus.

Accepted Answer

An Italian seafarer

Question 3

Identify and state the historical significance of the Aztecs.

Accepted Answer

Original peoples of

Question 4

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

Accepted Answer

A)  gain God's favor by spreading Christianity. 
B)  escape dubious pasts. 
C)  seek adventure, as the heroes of classical antiquity had done. 
D)  satisfy their desire for gold. 
E)  All of these 
A)  gain God's favor by spreading Christianity. 
B)  escape dubious pasts. 
C)  seek adventure, as the heroes of classical antiquity had done. 
D)  satisfy their desire for gold. 
E)  All of these

Question 5

Identify and state the historical significance of the Moors.

Accepted Answer

North African Muslim invaders

Question 6

Malinche has earned a place in history as

Accepted Answer

A)  the Indian slave woman who served as Cortés's translator with the Mexicans. 
B)  the woman whose name is synonymous with "traitor". 
C)  the Indian who married one of Cortes's soldiers and traveled to Spain. 
D)  the woman who was baptized with the Spanish name Doña Marina. 
E)  All of these 
A)  the Indian slave woman who served as Cortés's translator with the Mexicans. 
B)  the woman whose name is synonymous with "traitor". 
C)  the Indian who married one of Cortes's soldiers and traveled to Spain. 
D)  the woman who was baptized with the Spanish name Doña Marina. 
E)  All of these

Question 7

Describe both the positive and negative effects of the Columbian Exchange on the New and Old World.

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange had both positive

Question 8

Identify and state the historical significance of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Accepted Answer

An organization of native peop

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the conquistadores.

Accepted Answer

Spanish ex

Question 10

Describe what is meant by the Spanish Black Legend. What is your assessment of the Spanish impact on North American cultures: positive or negative? Why?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Black Legend refers to the n

Question 11

How did Spanish interaction with Native Americans differ from that of the English?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish killed and enslaved Native Americans; the English did not. 
B)  The English killed and enslaved the Native Americans; the Spanish did not. 
C)  The English intermarried with Native Americans; the Spanish did not. 
D)  The Spanish shunned the Native Americans; the English did not. 
E)  The Spanish integrated aspects of Native American culture into their own; the English did not.. 
A)  The Spanish killed and enslaved Native Americans; the English did not. 
B)  The English killed and enslaved the Native Americans; the Spanish did not. 
C)  The English intermarried with Native Americans; the Spanish did not. 
D)  The Spanish shunned the Native Americans; the English did not. 
E)  The Spanish integrated aspects of Native American culture into their own; the English did not..

Question 12

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  hunting. 
B)  gathering fuel. 
C)  tending crops. 
D)  clearing fields for planting. 
E)  fishing. 
A)  hunting. 
B)  gathering fuel. 
C)  tending crops. 
D)  clearing fields for planting. 
E)  fishing.

Question 13

Which of the following New World plants revolutionized the international economy?

Accepted Answer

A)  maize 
B)  potatoes 
C)  beans 
D)  tomatoes 
E)  All of these are correct. 
A)  maize 
B)  potatoes 
C)  beans 
D)  tomatoes 
E)  All of these are correct.

Question 14

Are the Spanish conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes or both for their actions in the Americas? Assess and evaluate the short-term and long-term influence of the Spanish conquistadores on political, economic, religious and social developments in southwestern North America, the Caribbean Islands, and South America. Analyze the key developments in the relationships of the Spanish conquistadores with the Indian peoples of these three regions of the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The actions of the Spanish conquistadore

Question 15

According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  the ballooning of the European money supply. 
B)  the foundations of the modern commercial banking system. 
C)  the growth of capitalism as an economic system. 
D)  a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs. 
E)  the spread of commerce and manufacturing. 
A)  the ballooning of the European money supply. 
B)  the foundations of the modern commercial banking system. 
C)  the growth of capitalism as an economic system. 
D)  a price revolution that dramatically decreased consumer costs. 
E)  the spread of commerce and manufacturing.

Question 16

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

Accepted Answer

A)  were victorious over the Muslims. 
B)  brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk. 
C)  succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents. 
E)  developed better navigational devices. 
A)  were victorious over the Muslims. 
B)  brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk. 
C)  succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians. 
D)  returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents. 
E)  developed better navigational devices.

Question 17

Identify and state the historical significance of Marco Polo.

Accepted Answer

Marco Polo was an adventurer a

Question 18

Describe the Aztec political, economic, social, and spiritual (religious) elements civilization and the effect that European conquest had on the evolution and existence of the Aztec civilization and its people.

Accepted Answer

The Aztec civilization was a complex and

Question 19

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

Accepted Answer

A)  intended to found a new nation. 
B)  continued to view themselves as Europeans. 
C)  did not consider America as the western rim of the European world. 
D)  no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings. 
E)  saw little difference between their lives in America and their lives in Europe. 
A)  intended to found a new nation. 
B)  continued to view themselves as Europeans. 
C)  did not consider America as the western rim of the European world. 
D)  no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings. 
E)  saw little difference between their lives in America and their lives in Europe.

Question 20

All of the following are true about Pueblo Revolt in 1680, EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Pueblo Indians rebelled when Spanish missionaries sought to suppress native religious customs. 
B)  Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic church in the province of New Mexico. 
C)  the revolt by Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish. 
D)  Pueblo Indians built a ceremonial religious chamber - kiva - on the ruins of the Spanish plaza. 
E)  Spanish priests and settlers were killed in the conflict. 
A)  Pueblo Indians rebelled when Spanish missionaries sought to suppress native religious customs. 
B)  Pueblo Indians destroyed every Catholic church in the province of New Mexico. 
C)  the revolt by Pueblo Indians was successfully halted by the Spanish. 
D)  Pueblo Indians built a ceremonial religious chamber - kiva - on the ruins of the Spanish plaza. 
E)  Spanish priests and settlers were killed in the conflict.

Exam 1: New World Beginnings

_____ was introduced to the New World by European explorers.

Identify and state the historical significance of Christopher Columbus.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Aztecs.

Men became conquistadores because they wanted to

Identify and state the historical significance of the Moors.

Malinche has earned a place in history as

Describe both the positive and negative effects of the Columbian Exchange on the New and Old World.

Identify and state the historical significance of the Iroquois Confederacy.

Identify and state the historical significance of the conquistadores.

Describe what is meant by the Spanish Black Legend. What is your assessment of the Spanish impact on North American cultures: positive or negative? Why?

How did Spanish interaction with Native Americans differ from that of the English?

Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks EXCEPT

Which of the following New World plants revolutionized the international economy?

According to scholars, the flood of precious New World metals into Spain is responsible for all of the following EXCEPT

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

Identify and state the historical significance of Marco Polo.

Describe the Aztec political, economic, social, and spiritual (religious) elements civilization and the effect that European conquest had on the evolution and existence of the Aztec civilization and its people.

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

All of the following are true about Pueblo Revolt in 1680, EXCEPT

The Contest for North America

Settling the English Colonies

American Life in the Seventeenth Century

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution

The Road to Revolution

America Secedes From the Empire

The Confederation and the Constitution

Launching the New Ship of State

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism

The Rise of a Mass Democracy

Forging the National Economy

The Ferment of Reform and Culture

The South and the Slavery Controversy

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy

Renewing the Sectional Struggle

Drifting Toward Disunion

Girding for War the North and the South

The Furnace of Civil War

The Ordeal of Reconstruction

The Industrial Era Dawns

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age

America Moves to the City

The Conquest of the West

Rumbles of Discontent

Empire and Expansion

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt

Wilsonian Progressivism in Peace and War

American Life in the Roaring Twenties

The Great Depression and the New Deal

Franklin D Roosevelt and the Shadow of War

America in World War II

The Cold War Begins

American Zenith

The Stormy Sixties

A Sea of Troubles

The Resurgence of Conservatism

America Confronts the Post Cold War Era

The American People Face a New Century

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