Question 1

The government of the Spanish empire in America:

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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 2

John Cabot sailed to:

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A)  Newfoundland. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Hispaniola. 
E)  Quebec. 
A)  Newfoundland. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Hispaniola. 
E)  Quebec.

Question 3

Which one of the following statements is true of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán?

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A)  It had a complex system of canals, bridges, and dams, with the Great Temple at the center. 
B)  It was located in the dense jungle of the Yucatan Peninsula. 
C)  Its defeat was due to its leader surrendering too soon to Hernán Cortés, who was in fact outnumbered and outgunned. 
D)  Technologically and architecturally, it was so far behind European capitals that its defeat was certain. 
E)  It had the New World's first mass transit system. 
A)  It had a complex system of canals, bridges, and dams, with the Great Temple at the center. 
B)  It was located in the dense jungle of the Yucatan Peninsula. 
C)  Its defeat was due to its leader surrendering too soon to Hernán Cortés, who was in fact outnumbered and outgunned. 
D)  Technologically and architecturally, it was so far behind European capitals that its defeat was certain. 
E)  It had the New World's first mass transit system.

Question 4

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

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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 5

French Canada:

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A)  was a very democratic colony. 
B)  was founded by Jesuit priests who were working as fur traders as a way to meet and convert Native Americans. 
C)  consisted mainly of male colonists. 
D)  had, by 1700, twice as many colonists as all the English North American colonies combined. 
E)  gave the French a world monopoly on fur production. 
A)  was a very democratic colony. 
B)  was founded by Jesuit priests who were working as fur traders as a way to meet and convert Native Americans. 
C)  consisted mainly of male colonists. 
D)  had, by 1700, twice as many colonists as all the English North American colonies combined. 
E)  gave the French a world monopoly on fur production.

Question 6

Which statement about New Netherland is FALSE?

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A)  Some slaves possessed half-freedom. 
B)  No elected assembly was established. 
C)  The Dutch enjoyed good commercial and diplomatic relations with the Five Iroquois Nations. 
D)  Women had many liberties, but could not retain their legal identity after marriage. 
E)  Religious toleration was extended to Catholics and Jews. 
A)  Some slaves possessed half-freedom. 
B)  No elected assembly was established. 
C)  The Dutch enjoyed good commercial and diplomatic relations with the Five Iroquois Nations. 
D)  Women had many liberties, but could not retain their legal identity after marriage. 
E)  Religious toleration was extended to Catholics and Jews.

Question 7

As early as 1615, the __________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

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A)  Pequot 
B)  Lenni Lenape 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
E)  Huron 
A)  Pequot 
B)  Lenni Lenape 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
E)  Huron

Question 8

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were:

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A)  rural and poor. 
B)  small in population, but sophisticated in infrastructure. 
C)  large, wealthy, and sophisticated. 
D)  large in geographic size, but sparsely populated. 
E)  rural, with few impressive buildings. 
A)  rural and poor. 
B)  small in population, but sophisticated in infrastructure. 
C)  large, wealthy, and sophisticated. 
D)  large in geographic size, but sparsely populated. 
E)  rural, with few impressive buildings.

Question 9

Henry Hudson:

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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 10

The repartimiento system established by the Spanish in the mid-1500s:

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A)  officially designated Indians in New Spain as slaves of European colonists. 
B)  recognized Indians as free but required them to perform a fixed amount of labor. 
C)  gave voting rights in local assemblies to mestizos but not to peninsulares. 
D)  required all Indians to convert to Catholicism or face execution. 
E)  set up a system of local courts of law that proved essential to Spanish rule in Peru. 
A)  officially designated Indians in New Spain as slaves of European colonists. 
B)  recognized Indians as free but required them to perform a fixed amount of labor. 
C)  gave voting rights in local assemblies to mestizos but not to peninsulares. 
D)  required all Indians to convert to Catholicism or face execution. 
E)  set up a system of local courts of law that proved essential to Spanish rule in Peru.

Question 11

In New Netherland the Dutch were intolerant of diverse religious practices and issued an edict that all had to convert to the Dutch Reformed Church.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Adam Smith recorded in 1776 that the "two greatest and most important" events in the history of mankind were the:

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A)  discovery of America and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia. 
B)  discovery of America and the beginning of the slave trade. 
C)  birth of mercantilism and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia. 
D)  beginning of the slave trade and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia. 
E)  discovery of America and the birth of mercantilism. 
A)  discovery of America and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia. 
B)  discovery of America and the beginning of the slave trade. 
C)  birth of mercantilism and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia. 
D)  beginning of the slave trade and the Portuguese sea route around Africa to Asia. 
E)  discovery of America and the birth of mercantilism.

Question 13

Like the Spanish, the French often intermarried with the Indians, resulting in mixed-race children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was:

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A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe.

Question 15

Spanish Florida:

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A)  attracted large numbers of settlers. 
B)  became a British colony in 1607. 
C)  was little more than an isolated military settlement. 
D)  was the site of Juan de Oñate's attack on the inhabitants of Acoma. 
E)  attracted mostly elderly Spaniards. 
A)  attracted large numbers of settlers. 
B)  became a British colony in 1607. 
C)  was little more than an isolated military settlement. 
D)  was the site of Juan de Oñate's attack on the inhabitants of Acoma. 
E)  attracted mostly elderly Spaniards.

Question 16

As governor of New Netherland, Petrus Stuyvesant:

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A)  welcomed all religious faiths to the colony. 
B)  favored Catholics over Jews in New Amsterdam. 
C)  encouraged the Dutch colonists to convert the Indians. 
D)  saw women as equals in the Dutch Reformed Church. 
E)  refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans. 
A)  welcomed all religious faiths to the colony. 
B)  favored Catholics over Jews in New Amsterdam. 
C)  encouraged the Dutch colonists to convert the Indians. 
D)  saw women as equals in the Dutch Reformed Church. 
E)  refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans.

Question 17

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 18

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 19

The catastrophic decline in the native populations of Spanish America was mostly due to the fact that they were not immune to European diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As colonization began, the European idea of freedom:

Accepted Answer

A)  was enjoyed by a large portion of the population. 
B)  included the idea of abandoning sin to embrace the teachings of Jesus Christ. 
C)  included a few narrowly defined rights and privileges. 
D)  would be completely unrecognizable to those alive today. 
E)  embraced the view that Indians deserved liberty, too. 
A)  was enjoyed by a large portion of the population. 
B)  included the idea of abandoning sin to embrace the teachings of Jesus Christ. 
C)  included a few narrowly defined rights and privileges. 
D)  would be completely unrecognizable to those alive today. 
E)  embraced the view that Indians deserved liberty, too.

The government of the Spanish empire in America:

John Cabot sailed to:

Which one of the following statements is true of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán?

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

French Canada:

Which statement about New Netherland is FALSE?

As early as 1615, the __________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were:

Henry Hudson:

The repartimiento system established by the Spanish in the mid-1500s:

In New Netherland the Dutch were intolerant of diverse religious practices and issued an edict that all had to convert to the Dutch Reformed Church.

Adam Smith recorded in 1776 that the "two greatest and most important" events in the history of mankind were the:

Like the Spanish, the French often intermarried with the Indians, resulting in mixed-race children.

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was:

Spanish Florida:

As governor of New Netherland, Petrus Stuyvesant:

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

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

The catastrophic decline in the native populations of Spanish America was mostly due to the fact that they were not immune to European diseases.

As colonization began, the European idea of freedom:

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, 1783-1791

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

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Exam 1: A New World

The government of the Spanish empire in America:

John Cabot sailed to:

Which one of the following statements is true of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán?

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

French Canada:

Which statement about New Netherland is FALSE?

As early as 1615, the __________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were:

Henry Hudson:

The repartimiento system established by the Spanish in the mid-1500s:

In New Netherland the Dutch were intolerant of diverse religious practices and issued an edict that all had to convert to the Dutch Reformed Church.

Adam Smith recorded in 1776 that the "two greatest and most important" events in the history of mankind were the:

Like the Spanish, the French often intermarried with the Indians, resulting in mixed-race children.

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was:

Spanish Florida:

As governor of New Netherland, Petrus Stuyvesant:

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

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

The catastrophic decline in the native populations of Spanish America was mostly due to the fact that they were not immune to European diseases.

As colonization began, the European idea of freedom:

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, 1783-1791

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

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