Question 1

What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India, China, and the East Indies?

Accepted Answer

A)  To prove that the world was round. 
B)  To spread the Protestant faith. 
C)  To establish land empires in India and China. 
D)  To eliminate the Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade. 
E)  To find markets for Portugal's surplus manufactured goods. 
A)  To prove that the world was round. 
B)  To spread the Protestant faith. 
C)  To establish land empires in India and China. 
D)  To eliminate the Muslim "middlemen" in the luxury goods trade. 
E)  To find markets for Portugal's surplus manufactured goods.

Question 2

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

Accepted Answer

A)  None whatsoever. 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews the king was driving out of the country. 
A)  None whatsoever. 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain and Italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews the king was driving out of the country.

Question 3

Europeans tended to think which one of the following about Native Americans and their cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  All Native Americans were gentle and friendly. 
B)  Native Americans worshiped the same God that Europeans did, although they called him by different names. 
C)  Native Americans failed to make use of the land, so it was acceptable for Europeans to take it and use it. 
D)  Because Native American men engaged in masculine pursuits such as hunting and fishing, Indian gender divisions were acceptable. 
E)  Native American cultures were actually superior to those of Europeans. 
A)  All Native Americans were gentle and friendly. 
B)  Native Americans worshiped the same God that Europeans did, although they called him by different names. 
C)  Native Americans failed to make use of the land, so it was acceptable for Europeans to take it and use it. 
D)  Because Native American men engaged in masculine pursuits such as hunting and fishing, Indian gender divisions were acceptable. 
E)  Native American cultures were actually superior to those of Europeans.

Question 4

Slavery in Africa:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s. 
A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual conquistadores always traveled alone. 
B)  Members of the Spanish parties suffered greatly from disease. 
C)  Florida was the first region in the present-day United States that Spain colonized. 
D)  Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World. 
E)  Spain's explorations had no impact on the size of the Native American population. 
A)  Individual conquistadores always traveled alone. 
B)  Members of the Spanish parties suffered greatly from disease. 
C)  Florida was the first region in the present-day United States that Spain colonized. 
D)  Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World. 
E)  Spain's explorations had no impact on the size of the Native American population.

Question 6

Which of the following was NOT a technique that Spanish conquistadores used to conquer Native American empires?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kidnapping a leader and holding him for ransom. 
B)  Dividing and conquering them by taking advantage of old rivalries. 
C)  Relying upon the spread of diseases, even though they may not have been introduced intentionally. 
D)  Negotiating treaties. 
E)  Using their superior military technology. 
A)  Kidnapping a leader and holding him for ransom. 
B)  Dividing and conquering them by taking advantage of old rivalries. 
C)  Relying upon the spread of diseases, even though they may not have been introduced intentionally. 
D)  Negotiating treaties. 
E)  Using their superior military technology.

Question 7

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day __________ that the Spanish destroyed.

Accepted Answer

A)  New Mexico 
B)  Florida 
C)  Cuba 
D)  California 
E)  Puerto Rico 
A)  New Mexico 
B)  Florida 
C)  Cuba 
D)  California 
E)  Puerto Rico

Question 8

"Christian liberty" was the basis for religious toleration.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The transatlantic flow of people and goods such as corn, potatoes, horses, and sugarcane is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  globalization. 
B)  the Columbian Exchange. 
C)  the Great Circuit. 
D)  the Atlantic system. 
E)  trade. 
A)  globalization. 
B)  the Columbian Exchange. 
C)  the Great Circuit. 
D)  the Atlantic system. 
E)  trade.

Question 10

How did Spain justify enslaving Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish believed that enslavement could liberate Native Americans from their backwardness and savagery and introduce them to Christian civilization. 
B)  Pope Alexander VI had approved Spanish slavery but banned slavery in Portuguese holdings in the New World. 
C)  The writings of Bartolomé de Las Casas explained that the Bible approved slavery and that therefore it was acceptable. 
D)  If England and France were to be defeated in the quest for empire, Spain needed to take a step they had avoided-imposing slavery upon the native population. 
E)  The Spanish actually never enslaved Native Americans; the charge that they did was simply part of the Black Legend spread by the English and other enemies. 
A)  The Spanish believed that enslavement could liberate Native Americans from their backwardness and savagery and introduce them to Christian civilization. 
B)  Pope Alexander VI had approved Spanish slavery but banned slavery in Portuguese holdings in the New World. 
C)  The writings of Bartolomé de Las Casas explained that the Bible approved slavery and that therefore it was acceptable. 
D)  If England and France were to be defeated in the quest for empire, Spain needed to take a step they had avoided-imposing slavery upon the native population. 
E)  The Spanish actually never enslaved Native Americans; the charge that they did was simply part of the Black Legend spread by the English and other enemies.

Question 11

Spain insisted that the primary goal of colonization was to save the Indians from heathenism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

Which one of the following lists the events in proper chronological order, from first to last?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pueblo Revolt, the Dutch settle Manhattan, Quebec founded, Spain adopts New Laws 
B)  Spain adopts New Laws, Pueblo Revolt, Quebec founded, the Dutch settle Manhattan 
C)  Quebec founded, the Dutch settle Manhattan, Pueblo Revolt, Spain adopts New Laws 
D)  The Dutch settle Manhattan, Spain adopts New Laws, Pueblo Revolt, Quebec founded 
E)  Spain adopts New Laws, Quebec founded, the Dutch settle Manhattan, Pueblo Revolt 
A)  Pueblo Revolt, the Dutch settle Manhattan, Quebec founded, Spain adopts New Laws 
B)  Spain adopts New Laws, Pueblo Revolt, Quebec founded, the Dutch settle Manhattan 
C)  Quebec founded, the Dutch settle Manhattan, Pueblo Revolt, Spain adopts New Laws 
D)  The Dutch settle Manhattan, Spain adopts New Laws, Pueblo Revolt, Quebec founded 
E)  Spain adopts New Laws, Quebec founded, the Dutch settle Manhattan, Pueblo Revolt

Question 15

"Coverture" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  a woman's responsibility to wear a scarf covering her head when in public. 
B)  knowing your place in society, especially at church when sitting in the pews. 
C)  a tax one pays on one's property that is assessed quarterly. 
D)  a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries. 
E)  a binding legal agreement between an indentured servant and his or her master. 
A)  a woman's responsibility to wear a scarf covering her head when in public. 
B)  knowing your place in society, especially at church when sitting in the pews. 
C)  a tax one pays on one's property that is assessed quarterly. 
D)  a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries. 
E)  a binding legal agreement between an indentured servant and his or her master.

Question 16

Which one of the following is true of agriculture in Spanish America?

Accepted Answer

A)  African-American slaves performed most of the labor. 
B)  The main crops were vastly different than they had been before Spain's arrival. 
C)  Spain introduced wheat as a crop. 
D)  Indian slaves did the work on small-scale farms. 
E)  Catholic priests were forbidden to be involved in farming. 
A)  African-American slaves performed most of the labor. 
B)  The main crops were vastly different than they had been before Spain's arrival. 
C)  Spain introduced wheat as a crop. 
D)  Indian slaves did the work on small-scale farms. 
E)  Catholic priests were forbidden to be involved in farming.

Question 17

What does the seal of New Netherland, adopted by the Dutch West India Company in 1630, suggest is central to the colony's economic prospects?

Accepted Answer

A)  tobacco 
B)  fish 
C)  silver 
D)  timber 
E)  fur 
A)  tobacco 
B)  fish 
C)  silver 
D)  timber 
E)  fur

Question 18

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 19

New France was characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  severe conflict between French settlers and the Indians. 
B)  a well-defined line between Indian society and French society. 
C)  more peaceful European-Indian relations than existed in New Spain. 
D)  a Protestant missionary zeal to convert the Indians. 
E)  its lack of devastating epidemics. 
A)  severe conflict between French settlers and the Indians. 
B)  a well-defined line between Indian society and French society. 
C)  more peaceful European-Indian relations than existed in New Spain. 
D)  a Protestant missionary zeal to convert the Indians. 
E)  its lack of devastating epidemics.

Question 20

The Indians of North America believed that land was a common resource and the basis of economic life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India, China, and the East Indies?

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

Europeans tended to think which one of the following about Native Americans and their cultures?

Slavery in Africa:

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

Which of the following was NOT a technique that Spanish conquistadores used to conquer Native American empires?

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day __________ that the Spanish destroyed.

"Christian liberty" was the basis for religious toleration.

The transatlantic flow of people and goods such as corn, potatoes, horses, and sugarcane is called:

How did Spain justify enslaving Native Americans?

Spain insisted that the primary goal of colonization was to save the Indians from heathenism.

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

In 1492, the Native American population:

Which one of the following lists the events in proper chronological order, from first to last?

"Coverture" refers to:

Which one of the following is true of agriculture in Spanish America?

What does the seal of New Netherland, adopted by the Dutch West India Company in 1630, suggest is central to the colony's economic prospects?

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

New France was characterized by:

The Indians of North America believed that land was a common resource and the basis of economic life.

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

What motivated the Portuguese to begin exploration to find a water route to India, China, and the East Indies?

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

Europeans tended to think which one of the following about Native Americans and their cultures?

Slavery in Africa:

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

Which of the following was NOT a technique that Spanish conquistadores used to conquer Native American empires?

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day __________ that the Spanish destroyed.

"Christian liberty" was the basis for religious toleration.

The transatlantic flow of people and goods such as corn, potatoes, horses, and sugarcane is called:

How did Spain justify enslaving Native Americans?

Spain insisted that the primary goal of colonization was to save the Indians from heathenism.

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

In 1492, the Native American population:

Which one of the following lists the events in proper chronological order, from first to last?

"Coverture" refers to:

Which one of the following is true of agriculture in Spanish America?

What does the seal of New Netherland, adopted by the Dutch West India Company in 1630, suggest is central to the colony's economic prospects?

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

New France was characterized by:

The Indians of North America believed that land was a common resource and the basis of economic life.

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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