Question 1

The Natives of what is now Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah

Accepted Answer

A) lived in longhouses. 
B) lived in pueblos. 
C) lived in massive urban centers. 
D) lived in nomadic tribes. 
E) were not yet farmers. 
A) lived in longhouses. 
B) lived in pueblos. 
C) lived in massive urban centers. 
D) lived in nomadic tribes. 
E) were not yet farmers.

Question 2

Compare and contrast the early colonization efforts of the French, English, and Dutch to those of the Spanish during the sixteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The early colonization efforts of the Fr

Question 3

Which of the following correctly describes Roanoke Island, the only English colony to be established in North America during the sixteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) A total failure 
B) A dramatic success 
C) A significant challenge to Spanish dominance 
D) An agricultural success 
E) A source of wealth in gold and silver 
A) A total failure 
B) A dramatic success 
C) A significant challenge to Spanish dominance 
D) An agricultural success 
E) A source of wealth in gold and silver

Question 4

The most devastating aspect of this biological exchange was

Accepted Answer

A) the transmission of new diseases to Europeans. 
B) the transmission of European diseases to Native Americans. 
C) the rise in European food prices. 
D) the rise in native food prices. 
E) a series of shipwrecks with the rise of trading vessels. 
A) the transmission of new diseases to Europeans. 
B) the transmission of European diseases to Native Americans. 
C) the rise in European food prices. 
D) the rise in native food prices. 
E) a series of shipwrecks with the rise of trading vessels.

Question 5

The Pueblo Revolt of 1598 permanently expelled the Spaniards from New Mexico.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Native tribes ______________ before Europeans arrived.

Accepted Answer

A) commonly fought amongst themselves 
B) lived peacefully together 
C) did not farm 
D) were monotheistic 
E) were few in number 
A) commonly fought amongst themselves 
B) lived peacefully together 
C) did not farm 
D) were monotheistic 
E) were few in number

Question 7

Which of the following correctly describes the Hohokam people around 500 C.E.?

Accepted Answer

A) They migrated from present-day Mexico to the Mississippi Valley region. 
B) They were a strictly nomadic tribe of the Southwest. 
C) They were the first to hunt buffalo on horses brought over by Spanish explorers. 
D) They constructed irrigation canals to farm in the dry climate of the Southwest. 
E) They developed fewer arts and crafts skills than most cultures of the Southwest. 
A) They migrated from present-day Mexico to the Mississippi Valley region. 
B) They were a strictly nomadic tribe of the Southwest. 
C) They were the first to hunt buffalo on horses brought over by Spanish explorers. 
D) They constructed irrigation canals to farm in the dry climate of the Southwest. 
E) They developed fewer arts and crafts skills than most cultures of the Southwest.

Question 8

The predominate reason for Spanish exploration in North and South America was to convert the native populations to Christianity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What was the Renaissance of fourteenth- to fifteenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) An era in which intellectual curiosity and scientific investigation were discouraged 
B) A general return to a more religious, rather than secular, worldview 
C) An era in which Europeans powers turned inward and protected their borders 
D) The splitting of the dominant Catholic Church into Protestant denominations 
E) An intellectual revival in which new ideas about politics, religion, and science were unleashed 
A) An era in which intellectual curiosity and scientific investigation were discouraged 
B) A general return to a more religious, rather than secular, worldview 
C) An era in which Europeans powers turned inward and protected their borders 
D) The splitting of the dominant Catholic Church into Protestant denominations 
E) An intellectual revival in which new ideas about politics, religion, and science were unleashed

Question 10

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Europeans and Native Americans were less different than their crops were. 
B) The Columbian Exchange only took place between South America and Europe. 
C) The Columbian Exchange did not include Africa. 
D) The Columbian Exchange had begun prior to the discovery of the New World. 
E) Too many Native American crops were poisonous to Europeans to be helpful. 
A) Europeans and Native Americans were less different than their crops were. 
B) The Columbian Exchange only took place between South America and Europe. 
C) The Columbian Exchange did not include Africa. 
D) The Columbian Exchange had begun prior to the discovery of the New World. 
E) Too many Native American crops were poisonous to Europeans to be helpful.

Question 11

In the American Southwest, the Spanish policy was to

Accepted Answer

A) use Catholic missionaries to assimilate the natives. 
B) allow the native peoples to keep their land. 
C) follow a policy of religious toleration. 
D) mine for silver and gold and ignore agriculture. 
E) ignore this area entirely, focusing on Mexico instead. 
A) use Catholic missionaries to assimilate the natives. 
B) allow the native peoples to keep their land. 
C) follow a policy of religious toleration. 
D) mine for silver and gold and ignore agriculture. 
E) ignore this area entirely, focusing on Mexico instead.

Question 12

With the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which of the following occurred?

Accepted Answer

A) Portugal became the dominant power in the Americas. 
B) The native peoples were now independent once more. 
C) England could now begin colonizing America. 
D) Catholicism ended in the Americas for the time being. 
E) Europe's wool market collapsed. 
A) Portugal became the dominant power in the Americas. 
B) The native peoples were now independent once more. 
C) England could now begin colonizing America. 
D) Catholicism ended in the Americas for the time being. 
E) Europe's wool market collapsed.

Question 13

Which of the following statements describes the impact of John Calvin's work?

Accepted Answer

A) Unlike Lutheranism, Calvinism was found only in France and Germany. 
B) Calvin called for the execution of many people and ruled like a tyrant. 
C) When the pope expelled Calvin from the Catholic church, it led to a civil war. 
D) Calvin's doctrine was lax, allowing people to rely on themselves in determining right from wrong. 
E) Calvin's teachings were more attractive to nobles than to the middle class. 
A) Unlike Lutheranism, Calvinism was found only in France and Germany. 
B) Calvin called for the execution of many people and ruled like a tyrant. 
C) When the pope expelled Calvin from the Catholic church, it led to a civil war. 
D) Calvin's doctrine was lax, allowing people to rely on themselves in determining right from wrong. 
E) Calvin's teachings were more attractive to nobles than to the middle class.

Question 14

Privateers from __________ attacked Spanish ships and colonies during the late 1500s in order to destabilize Spain's New World empire.

Accepted Answer

A) Portugal and Italy 
B) France, England, and the Netherlands 
C) Mexico and South America 
D) Norway, Sweden, and Denmark 
E) Germany and Finland 
A) Portugal and Italy 
B) France, England, and the Netherlands 
C) Mexico and South America 
D) Norway, Sweden, and Denmark 
E) Germany and Finland

Question 15

Compare and contrast the Native American cultures that developed in the northern and southern regions of North America.

Accepted Answer

The Native American cultures that develo

Question 16

Which of the following statements correctly describes pre-contact Native Americans living in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) All Native peoples were remarkably similar. 
B) All Native peoples were hunter-gatherers. 
C) Ancient Indians practiced nature-centered religions. 
D) Ancient Indians shared dozens of different languages. 
E) No Native peoples built towns. 
A) All Native peoples were remarkably similar. 
B) All Native peoples were hunter-gatherers. 
C) Ancient Indians practiced nature-centered religions. 
D) Ancient Indians shared dozens of different languages. 
E) No Native peoples built towns.

Question 17

What was the encomienda?

Accepted Answer

A) A large farm or ranch used by the Spanish in California 
B) A religious institution for assimilation created by the Catholic church 
C) A Spanish economic system used to control African slaves 
D) A socioeconomic system that gave control of Indian villages to favored Spanish soldiers 
E) A Spanish movement that helped alleviate poverty after the war 
A) A large farm or ranch used by the Spanish in California 
B) A religious institution for assimilation created by the Catholic church 
C) A Spanish economic system used to control African slaves 
D) A socioeconomic system that gave control of Indian villages to favored Spanish soldiers 
E) A Spanish movement that helped alleviate poverty after the war

Question 18

Columbus was looking for a shorter and safer route to the Far East.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following statements correctly describes the plants or animals that were part of the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A) Pineapples, sassafras, papayas, guavas, avocados, and cacao originated in Europe. 
B) The white potato originated in Ireland and increased the health of Native Americans. 
C) Rice, wheat, barley, oats, and wine grapes originated in the Americas. 
D) Armadillos, opossums, sloths, and hummingbirds were new to Europe. 
E) Cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, and rats originated in Europe. 
A) Pineapples, sassafras, papayas, guavas, avocados, and cacao originated in Europe. 
B) The white potato originated in Ireland and increased the health of Native Americans. 
C) Rice, wheat, barley, oats, and wine grapes originated in the Americas. 
D) Armadillos, opossums, sloths, and hummingbirds were new to Europe. 
E) Cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, chickens, and rats originated in Europe.

Question 20

The Dutch became Spain's greatest allies in their fight against the Protestant English.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

The Natives of what is now Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah

Compare and contrast the early colonization efforts of the French, English, and Dutch to those of the Spanish during the sixteenth century.

Which of the following correctly describes Roanoke Island, the only English colony to be established in North America during the sixteenth century?

The most devastating aspect of this biological exchange was

The Pueblo Revolt of 1598 permanently expelled the Spaniards from New Mexico.

Native tribes ______________ before Europeans arrived.

Which of the following correctly describes the Hohokam people around 500 C.E.?

The predominate reason for Spanish exploration in North and South America was to convert the native populations to Christianity.

What was the Renaissance of fourteenth- to fifteenth-century Europe?

Which of the following statements is correct?

In the American Southwest, the Spanish policy was to

With the defeat of the Spanish Armada, which of the following occurred?

Which of the following statements describes the impact of John Calvin's work?

Privateers from __________ attacked Spanish ships and colonies during the late 1500s in order to destabilize Spain's New World empire.

Compare and contrast the Native American cultures that developed in the northern and southern regions of North America.

Which of the following statements correctly describes pre-contact Native Americans living in the Western Hemisphere?

What was the encomienda?

Columbus was looking for a shorter and safer route to the Far East.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the plants or animals that were part of the Columbian Exchange?

The Dutch became Spain's greatest allies in their fight against the Protestant English.

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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