Question 1

The French established the first permanent European settlement in what would become New York City.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which statement about the Indians of North America is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians were very diverse. 
B)  The idea of private property was foreign to Indians. 
C)  Many Indian societies were matrilineal. 
D)  Indians did not covet wealth and material goods as the Europeans did. 
E)  Indians lacked genuine religion. 
A)  Indians were very diverse. 
B)  The idea of private property was foreign to Indians. 
C)  Many Indian societies were matrilineal. 
D)  Indians did not covet wealth and material goods as the Europeans did. 
E)  Indians lacked genuine religion.

Question 3

African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which one of the following is true of religion in seventeenth-century Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Few nations had established churches. 
B)  The churches condemned dissenters, but the governments protected them. 
C)  Wars were fought over the right of an individual to religious freedom. 
D)  Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order. 
E)  Religious uniformity had nothing to do with ideas about public order. 
A)  Few nations had established churches. 
B)  The churches condemned dissenters, but the governments protected them. 
C)  Wars were fought over the right of an individual to religious freedom. 
D)  Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order. 
E)  Religious uniformity had nothing to do with ideas about public order.

Question 5

Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women engaged in premarital sex. 
B)  It was acceptable for a woman to seek a divorce. 
C)  Tribal leaders were almost always women. 
D)  Women owned dwellings and tools. 
E)  Societies were matrilineal. 
A)  Men and women engaged in premarital sex. 
B)  It was acceptable for a woman to seek a divorce. 
C)  Tribal leaders were almost always women. 
D)  Women owned dwellings and tools. 
E)  Societies were matrilineal.

Question 6

Which statement about the Pueblo Revolt is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  It resulted in a wholesale expulsion of the Spanish settlers. 
B)  It arose in part from missionaries burning Indian religious artifacts. 
C)  It resulted in a total renunciation of Catholicism by the Indians. 
D)  It was successful because the Pueblo peoples cooperated with each other. 
E)  It was inspired by the Pope, but he died before the actual revolt took place. 
A)  It resulted in a wholesale expulsion of the Spanish settlers. 
B)  It arose in part from missionaries burning Indian religious artifacts. 
C)  It resulted in a total renunciation of Catholicism by the Indians. 
D)  It was successful because the Pueblo peoples cooperated with each other. 
E)  It was inspired by the Pope, but he died before the actual revolt took place.

Question 7

Before helping to colonize New France, the Jesuits had previously established missions in Asia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self-government than any English colonial legislative body. 
B)  The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there. 
C)  Religious intolerance led the Dutch to ban all Jewish peoples from the colony. 
D)  Of all of the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands. 
A)  The colony's elected assembly enjoyed greater rights of self-government than any English colonial legislative body. 
B)  The Dutch commitment to liberty prompted the colony to ban slavery there. 
C)  Religious intolerance led the Dutch to ban all Jewish peoples from the colony. 
D)  Of all of the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.

Question 9

When the Edict of Nantes, which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots), was revoked in 1685, 100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Spanish reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Why did European exploration of the New World proceed so rapidly after Columbus's discoveries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Gutenberg's invention of the printing press enabled the rapid dissemination of information. 
B)  England, France, and Spain united to fund exploration, eliminating one of the problems that Columbus had faced. 
C)  Spain was determined to protect the Native Americans against Protestant missionaries from rival European states, inspiring the government to fund numerous expeditions. 
D)  The amount of gold that Columbus brought back to Spain was so inspiring that other countries inevitably followed suit. 
E)  The Dutch became involved and had more money than other countries to finance expeditions, so those other countries worked together and raced against the Dutch for control. 
A)  Gutenberg's invention of the printing press enabled the rapid dissemination of information. 
B)  England, France, and Spain united to fund exploration, eliminating one of the problems that Columbus had faced. 
C)  Spain was determined to protect the Native Americans against Protestant missionaries from rival European states, inspiring the government to fund numerous expeditions. 
D)  The amount of gold that Columbus brought back to Spain was so inspiring that other countries inevitably followed suit. 
E)  The Dutch became involved and had more money than other countries to finance expeditions, so those other countries worked together and raced against the Dutch for control.

Question 12

Which one of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over time, Spanish America evolved into a hybrid culture-part Spanish, part Indian, and, in some areas, part African. 
B)  Mestizos enjoyed much political freedom and held most of the high government positions. 
C)  Spaniards outnumbered the Indian inhabitants after fifty years of settlement. 
D)  The Catholic Church played only a minor role in Spanish America. 
E)  Spanish America was very rural and had few urban centers. 
A)  Over time, Spanish America evolved into a hybrid culture-part Spanish, part Indian, and, in some areas, part African. 
B)  Mestizos enjoyed much political freedom and held most of the high government positions. 
C)  Spaniards outnumbered the Indian inhabitants after fifty years of settlement. 
D)  The Catholic Church played only a minor role in Spanish America. 
E)  Spanish America was very rural and had few urban centers.

Question 13

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now:

Accepted Answer

A)  the eastern United States. 
B)  the southwestern United States. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the northeastern United States. 
E)  Central America. 
A)  the eastern United States. 
B)  the southwestern United States. 
C)  Mexico. 
D)  the northeastern United States. 
E)  Central America.

Question 14

Alarmed by the destructiveness of the conquistadores, the Spanish crown replaced them with a more stable system of government headed by:

Accepted Answer

A)  lawyers and bureaucrats. 
B)  bishops of the Catholic Church. 
C)  landed wealthy elite. 
D)  elected local officials. 
E)  entrepreneurs. 
A)  lawyers and bureaucrats. 
B)  bishops of the Catholic Church. 
C)  landed wealthy elite. 
D)  elected local officials. 
E)  entrepreneurs.

Question 15

Under English law in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, women:

Accepted Answer

A)  enjoyed far greater rights than they did in Spain and Spanish America. 
B)  who outlived their husbands were entitled to one-half of the husband's property. 
C)  surrendered their legal identities when they married. 
D)  were expected to submit to their husbands in public, but not in private. 
E)  gained a great deal of personal and political power during the reigns of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. 
A)  enjoyed far greater rights than they did in Spain and Spanish America. 
B)  who outlived their husbands were entitled to one-half of the husband's property. 
C)  surrendered their legal identities when they married. 
D)  were expected to submit to their husbands in public, but not in private. 
E)  gained a great deal of personal and political power during the reigns of Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth.

Question 16

The Jesuit religious order was particularly influential in:

Accepted Answer

A)  New Netherland. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  England. 
D)  New France. 
E)  Cuba. 
A)  New Netherland. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  England. 
D)  New France. 
E)  Cuba.

Question 17

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

Accepted Answer

A)  They supported tolerance in religious matters in their colony. 
B)  Their colony was the first in the Americas to have a bill of rights. 
C)  They allowed freedom of speech. 
D)  They issued the Edict of New Netherland, declaring the Puritans to be heathens because they refused to allow religious freedom. 
E)  They gave men ownership of their wives, which gave married men the property ownership and independence they needed to participate in political activities. 
A)  They supported tolerance in religious matters in their colony. 
B)  Their colony was the first in the Americas to have a bill of rights. 
C)  They allowed freedom of speech. 
D)  They issued the Edict of New Netherland, declaring the Puritans to be heathens because they refused to allow religious freedom. 
E)  They gave men ownership of their wives, which gave married men the property ownership and independence they needed to participate in political activities.

Question 18

Under English law, women held many legal rights and privileges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Spanish set up outposts from Florida to South Carolina in part because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish missionaries hoped to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. 
B)  English colonists from Virginia were attacking Spanish settlements. 
C)  they sought to prevent the escape of African slaves to English colonies located north and east of the Savannah River. 
D)  the discovery of gold mines in central Florida meant that other powers were likely to encroach on Spanish territories. 
E)  they needed to protect St. Augustine, which became the capital of New Spain in 1542. 
A)  Spanish missionaries hoped to convert local Native Americans to Christianity. 
B)  English colonists from Virginia were attacking Spanish settlements. 
C)  they sought to prevent the escape of African slaves to English colonies located north and east of the Savannah River. 
D)  the discovery of gold mines in central Florida meant that other powers were likely to encroach on Spanish territories. 
E)  they needed to protect St. Augustine, which became the capital of New Spain in 1542.

Question 20

In 1519, who became the first European explorer to encounter the Aztec empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vasco da Gama. 
B)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
C)  John Cabot. 
D)  Hernán Cortés. 
E)  Francisco Pizzaro. 
A)  Vasco da Gama. 
B)  Ferdinand Magellan. 
C)  John Cabot. 
D)  Hernán Cortés. 
E)  Francisco Pizzaro.

The French established the first permanent European settlement in what would become New York City.

Which statement about the Indians of North America is FALSE?

African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

Which one of the following is true of religion in seventeenth-century Europe?

Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?

Which statement about the Pueblo Revolt is FALSE?

Before helping to colonize New France, the Jesuits had previously established missions in Asia.

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

When the Edict of Nantes, which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots), was revoked in 1685, 100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

The Spanish reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

Why did European exploration of the New World proceed so rapidly after Columbus's discoveries?

Which one of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now:

Alarmed by the destructiveness of the conquistadores, the Spanish crown replaced them with a more stable system of government headed by:

Under English law in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, women:

The Jesuit religious order was particularly influential in:

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

Under English law, women held many legal rights and privileges.

The Spanish set up outposts from Florida to South Carolina in part because:

In 1519, who became the first European explorer to encounter the Aztec empire?

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 French established the first permanent European settlement in what would become New York City.

Which statement about the Indians of North America is FALSE?

African society did not practice slavery before Europeans came.

Which one of the following is true of religion in seventeenth-century Europe?

Which statement about gender relations is FALSE for most Native American societies?

Which statement about the Pueblo Revolt is FALSE?

Before helping to colonize New France, the Jesuits had previously established missions in Asia.

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

When the Edict of Nantes, which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots), was revoked in 1685, 100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

The Spanish reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

Why did European exploration of the New World proceed so rapidly after Columbus's discoveries?

Which one of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now:

Alarmed by the destructiveness of the conquistadores, the Spanish crown replaced them with a more stable system of government headed by:

Under English law in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, women:

The Jesuit religious order was particularly influential in:

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

Under English law, women held many legal rights and privileges.

The Spanish set up outposts from Florida to South Carolina in part because:

In 1519, who became the first European explorer to encounter the Aztec empire?

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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