Question 1

In 1565, Spanish soldiers founded __________, the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States.

Accepted Answer

A) St.Augustine 
B) Jamestown 
C) Plymouth 
D) San Luis 
E) San Salvador 
A) St.Augustine 
B) Jamestown 
C) Plymouth 
D) San Luis 
E) San Salvador A

Question 2

Spain left little cultural imprint on its former possessions in what is now the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of these statements accurately describes Spanish success in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A) It encouraged other European nations, like England, to explore there as well. 
B) It was short term. 
C) It never extended beyond Mexico. 
D) It was limited to gold mining only. 
E) It was, in part, due to their alliance with the French. 
A) It encouraged other European nations, like England, to explore there as well. 
B) It was short term. 
C) It never extended beyond Mexico. 
D) It was limited to gold mining only. 
E) It was, in part, due to their alliance with the French. A

Question 4

Which of the following characterized Indians in the Pacific Northwest?

Accepted Answer

A) They were dedicated farmers. 
B) They were very similar to the Mississippian peoples. 
C) They lived in peace with each other. 
D) They were divided into chiefs, commoners, and slaves. 
E) They did not know how to fish. 
A) They were dedicated farmers. 
B) They were very similar to the Mississippian peoples. 
C) They lived in peace with each other. 
D) They were divided into chiefs, commoners, and slaves. 
E) They did not know how to fish.

Question 5

The dominant religion in Europe in the fifteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) Lutheranism. 
B) Methodism. 
C) Calvinism. 
D) Catholicism. 
E) Anglicanism. 
A) Lutheranism. 
B) Methodism. 
C) Calvinism. 
D) Catholicism. 
E) Anglicanism.

Question 6

What led to the rejection of papal authority in England in the sixteenth century, resulting in a Protestant nation?

Accepted Answer

A) The pope chastised the English people for poor church attendance. 
B) The pope refused to annul the marriage of King Henry VIII and Catharine of Aragon. 
C) The Catholic church was supported by tax dollars, whereas Protestant churches were not. 
D) Most of the English public was Calvinist. 
E) Martin Luther was a favorite theologian of King Henry VIII. 
A) The pope chastised the English people for poor church attendance. 
B) The pope refused to annul the marriage of King Henry VIII and Catharine of Aragon. 
C) The Catholic church was supported by tax dollars, whereas Protestant churches were not. 
D) Most of the English public was Calvinist. 
E) Martin Luther was a favorite theologian of King Henry VIII.

Question 7

Which of the following statements describes the Eastern Woodlands people as a group?

Accepted Answer

A) They lived in the forests of landlocked areas rather than along the coast. 
B) They were characterized by all speaking Iroquoian. 
C) They built "dugouts" to travel the rivers and lakes. 
D) They largely lived in caves built in the side of hills. 
E) They included strictly patriarchal societies. 
A) They lived in the forests of landlocked areas rather than along the coast. 
B) They were characterized by all speaking Iroquoian. 
C) They built "dugouts" to travel the rivers and lakes. 
D) They largely lived in caves built in the side of hills. 
E) They included strictly patriarchal societies.

Question 8

Which of the following correctly describes the outbreak of the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

Accepted Answer

A) It increased tension between Europe's nation-states and accelerated the pace of exploration. 
B) It had no impact on the course of early American history. 
C) It led to religious unity throughout Europe. 
D) It spread slowly across Europe. 
E) It ended Catholicism in Spain. 
A) It increased tension between Europe's nation-states and accelerated the pace of exploration. 
B) It had no impact on the course of early American history. 
C) It led to religious unity throughout Europe. 
D) It spread slowly across Europe. 
E) It ended Catholicism in Spain.

Question 9

Most devastating to the Aztecs in their conflict with Cortés was

Accepted Answer

A) chicken pox and enslavement. 
B) malaria and dysentery. 
C) smallpox and starvation. 
D) measles and melancholy. 
E) diphtheria and overconfidence. 
A) chicken pox and enslavement. 
B) malaria and dysentery. 
C) smallpox and starvation. 
D) measles and melancholy. 
E) diphtheria and overconfidence.

Question 10

How did the Protestant Reformation influence European exploration of the New World?

Accepted Answer

The Protestant Reformation had a signifi

Question 11

The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella united Spain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Perhaps the greatest cultural advantage enjoyed by the Spanish over the native peoples was

Accepted Answer

A) bronze weaponry. 
B) horses. 
C) cannons. 
D) cargo ships. 
E) better maps. 
A) bronze weaponry. 
B) horses. 
C) cannons. 
D) cargo ships. 
E) better maps.

Question 13

One of Christopher Columbus' first concerns when meeting Native peoples in the Caribbean was

Accepted Answer

A) their spiritual welfare. 
B) whether or not they had gold. 
C) their scientific knowledge. 
D) their style of leadership. 
E) their physical safety. 
A) their spiritual welfare. 
B) whether or not they had gold. 
C) their scientific knowledge. 
D) their style of leadership. 
E) their physical safety.

Question 14

Which statement describes the consequences of Spanish colonization in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A) Overall, Native Americans' lives were better because of Spanish colonization. 
B) Native Americans were exploited, enslaved, and exterminated by the Spanish. 
C) The Spanish aided the natives as often as they could. 
D) The Native Americans looked to the Spanish to make their lives better. 
E) The Spanish always valued input from the Native Americans. 
A) Overall, Native Americans' lives were better because of Spanish colonization. 
B) Native Americans were exploited, enslaved, and exterminated by the Spanish. 
C) The Spanish aided the natives as often as they could. 
D) The Native Americans looked to the Spanish to make their lives better. 
E) The Spanish always valued input from the Native Americans.

Question 15

Tenochtitlán in the fifteenth century was

Accepted Answer

A) an Aztec warrior who defeated the first Spanish troops to arrive. 
B) the Aztec name given to Hernán Cortés when he arrived in present-day Mexico. 
C) the capital of a sophisticated Aztec empire in Mesoamerica. 
D) the name of a mountain range crossed by Cortés as he invaded Mexica. 
E) an Aztec temple inhabited by Aztec nobility and priests. 
A) an Aztec warrior who defeated the first Spanish troops to arrive. 
B) the Aztec name given to Hernán Cortés when he arrived in present-day Mexico. 
C) the capital of a sophisticated Aztec empire in Mesoamerica. 
D) the name of a mountain range crossed by Cortés as he invaded Mexica. 
E) an Aztec temple inhabited by Aztec nobility and priests.

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) This phenomenon focused on the exchange of goods rather than culture. 
B) Once they reached Europe, food plants from the New World often were unable to grow. 
C) New food crops spurred a population increase in Europe. 
D) Native Americans introduced domestic livestock to Europeans. 
E) This exchange profited indigenous people more than Europeans due to their better digestive systems. 
A) This phenomenon focused on the exchange of goods rather than culture. 
B) Once they reached Europe, food plants from the New World often were unable to grow. 
C) New food crops spurred a population increase in Europe. 
D) Native Americans introduced domestic livestock to Europeans. 
E) This exchange profited indigenous people more than Europeans due to their better digestive systems.

Question 17

Describe the biological exchanges between the Old and New Worlds.How did the various plants, animals, and diseases shape the cultures on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean?

Accepted Answer

The biological exchanges between the Old

Question 18

The earliest arrivals in North America were the so-called Clovis peoples, named for a site in New Mexico where distinctive spear points were discovered.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Early Indian civilizations considered land and people sacred and did not make war or exploit the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In less than a century after Columbus' first voyage in 1492 the disease that spread to Native American cultures resulted in the greatest loss of life in human history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures in the 16th Century

In 1565, Spanish soldiers founded __________, the first permanent European settlement in the present-day United States.

Spain left little cultural imprint on its former possessions in what is now the United States.

Which of these statements accurately describes Spanish success in the Americas?

Which of the following characterized Indians in the Pacific Northwest?

The dominant religion in Europe in the fifteenth century was

What led to the rejection of papal authority in England in the sixteenth century, resulting in a Protestant nation?

Which of the following statements describes the Eastern Woodlands people as a group?

Which of the following correctly describes the outbreak of the Protestant Reformation in 1517?

Most devastating to the Aztecs in their conflict with Cortés was

How did the Protestant Reformation influence European exploration of the New World?

The marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella united Spain.

Perhaps the greatest cultural advantage enjoyed by the Spanish over the native peoples was

One of Christopher Columbus' first concerns when meeting Native peoples in the Caribbean was

Which statement describes the consequences of Spanish colonization in the Americas?

Tenochtitlán in the fifteenth century was

Which of the following statements is true regarding the Columbian Exchange?

Describe the biological exchanges between the Old and New Worlds.How did the various plants, animals, and diseases shape the cultures on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean?

The earliest arrivals in North America were the so-called Clovis peoples, named for a site in New Mexico where distinctive spear points were discovered.

Early Indian civilizations considered land and people sacred and did not make war or exploit the environment.

In less than a century after Columbus' first voyage in 1492 the disease that spread to Native American cultures resulted in the greatest loss of life in human history.

England and Its American Colonies, 1607-1732

Colonial Ways of Life, 1607-1750

From Colonies to States, 1607-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1783

Creating a More Perfect Union, 1783-1800

The Early Republic, 1800-1815

The Emergence of a Market Economy, 1815-1850

Nationalism and Sectionalism, 1815-1828

The Jacksonian Era, 1828-1840

The South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Religion, Romanticism, and Reform, 1800-1860

Western Expansion and Southern Secession, 1830-1861

The War of the Union, 1861-1865

Reconstruction, 1865-1877

Big Business and Organized Labor, 1860-1900

The South and the West Transformed, 1865-1900

Society and Politics in the Gilded Age, 1865-1900

Seizing an American Empire, 1865-1913

The Progressive Era, 1890-1920

America and the Great War, 1914-1920

A Clash of Cultures, 1920-1929

New Deal America, 1929-1939

The Second World War, 1933-1945

The Cold War and the Fair Deal, 1945-1952

Affluence and Anxiety in the Atomic Age, 1950-1959

New Frontiers, 1960-1968

Rebellion and Reaction, the 1960s and 1970s

Conservative Revival, 1977-1990

Twenty-First-Century America, 1993-Present

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