Question 1

After conquests ended and settlements were built, who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mestizos. 
B)  Criollos. 
C)  Peninsulares. 
D)  Conquistadores. 
A)  Mestizos. 
B)  Criollos. 
C)  Peninsulares. 
D)  Conquistadores.

Question 2

Which indigenous group formed the Great League of Peace?

Accepted Answer

A)  Choctaws. 
B)  Iroquois. 
C)  Hurons. 
D)  Chickasaws. 
A)  Choctaws. 
B)  Iroquois. 
C)  Hurons. 
D)  Chickasaws.

Question 3

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.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pequot 
B)  Huron 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
A)  Pequot 
B)  Huron 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 because of the burial mounds they created. 
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 because of the burial mounds they created.

Question 5

In the fifteenth century, a big impetus for European exploration was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a sea route to Asia to obtain luxury goods. 
B)  gold in China. 
C)  religious relics in India. 
D)  obtaining the compass from Asia. 
A)  a sea route to Asia to obtain luxury goods. 
B)  gold in China. 
C)  religious relics in India. 
D)  obtaining the compass from Asia.

Question 6

The Pueblo Revolt (1680)
Pedro Naranjo
Asked for what reason they so blindly burned the images, temples, crosses, and other things of divine worship, he stated that the said Indian, Popé, came down in person . . . and he ordered in all the pueblos through which he passed that they instantly break up and burn the images of the holy Christ, the Virgin Mary and the other saints, the crosses, and everything pertaining to Christianity, and that they burn the temples, break up the bells, and separate from the wives whom God had given them in marriage and take those whom they desired. . . . These things were observed and obeyed by all except some who, moved by the zeal of Christians, opposed it, and such persons the said Popé caused to be killed immediately. He saw to it that they at once erected and rebuilt their houses of idolatry which they call estufas, and made very ugly masks in imitation of the devil in order to dance the dance of the cacina; and he said likewise that the devil had given them to understand that living thus in accordance with the law of their ancestors, they would harvest a great deal of maize, many beans, a great abundance of cotton, calabashes, and very large watermelons and cantaloupes; and that they could erect their houses and enjoy abundant health and leisure.
-Which of the following was a significant difference between the faith systems of the Pueblo and the Spanish?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Pueblo's faith was more militant than that of the Spanish. 
B)  Women were treated more equally among the Spanish than among the Pueblo. 
C)  The Pueblo worshipped many more spirits and gods than the Spanish. 
D)  Food was of greater ritual importance to the Pueblo than it was to the Spanish. 
A)  The Pueblo's faith was more militant than that of the Spanish. 
B)  Women were treated more equally among the Spanish than among the Pueblo. 
C)  The Pueblo worshipped many more spirits and gods than the Spanish. 
D)  Food was of greater ritual importance to the Pueblo than it was to the Spanish.

Question 7

"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. 
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.

Question 8

In approximately 7000 BCE, agriculture developed in the Americas in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Mississippi Valley. 
B)  Mexico and Peru. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Chesapeake Bay. 
A)  the Mississippi Valley. 
B)  Mexico and Peru. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  Chesapeake Bay.

Question 9

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved. 
B)  Individuals could own land outright. 
C)  Families had the right to use land, but they did not actually own the land. 
D)  Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land. 
A)  Native Americans believed that land should be permanently preserved. 
B)  Individuals could own land outright. 
C)  Families had the right to use land, but they did not actually own the land. 
D)  Native Americans emphasized the dollar value of land.

Question 10

Unlike Spanish missionaries, the Jesuits did what in regard to converting Indians?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Jesuits did not suppress traditional Indian religious customs. 
B)  They converted Indians to Protestant faiths instead of Catholicism. 
C)  They rarely had success with their conversions. 
D)  The Jesuit conversion methods went against the directives of Samuel de Champlain. 
A)  The Jesuits did not suppress traditional Indian religious customs. 
B)  They converted Indians to Protestant faiths instead of Catholicism. 
C)  They rarely had success with their conversions. 
D)  The Jesuit conversion methods went against the directives of Samuel de Champlain.

Question 11

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival. 
B)  The diet of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein. 
C)  Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity. 
D)  The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers. 
A)  Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival. 
B)  The diet of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein. 
C)  Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity. 
D)  The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers.

Question 12

In Defense of the Indians
Bartolomé de las Casas
From the fact that the Indians are barbarians it does not necessarily follow that they are incapable of government and have to be ruled by others, except to be taught about the Catholic faith and to be admitted to the holy sacraments. They are not ignorant, inhuman, or bestial. Rather, long before they had heard the word Spaniard they had properly organized states, wisely ordered by excellent laws, religion, and custom. They cultivated friendship and, bound together in common fellowship, lived in populous cities in which they wisely administered the affairs of both peace and war justly and equitably, truly governed by laws that at very many points surpass ours . . .
Yet even if we were to grant that this race has no keenness of mind or artistic ability, certainly they are not, in consequence, obliged to submit themselves to those who are more intelligent and to adopt their ways, so that, if they refuse, they may be subdued by having war waged against them and be enslaved. . . . We are bound by natural law to embrace virtue. . . . No one, however, is punished for being bad unless he is guilty of rebellion. Where the Catholic faith has been preached in a Christian manner as it ought to be, all men are bound by natural law to accept it, yet no one is forced to accept the faith of Christ.
-In their attitude toward Native Americans, Las Casas generally

Accepted Answer

A)  held typical European worldviews of the primitive customs of indigenous peoples. 
B)  believed it necessary to convert the indigenous peoples to Catholicism by force. 
C)  recognized that American societies had complexities and sophistication before the arrival of Europeans. 
D)  admired their intelligence. 
A)  held typical European worldviews of the primitive customs of indigenous peoples. 
B)  believed it necessary to convert the indigenous peoples to Catholicism by force. 
C)  recognized that American societies had complexities and sophistication before the arrival of Europeans. 
D)  admired their intelligence.

Question 13

Explain the impact that European contact had on Native Americans in North America between 1491 and 1607.

Accepted Answer

The impact of European contact on Native

Question 14

Evaluate the extent to which Native Americans were able to preserve their ways of life between 1491 and 1607. In your response, be sure to discuss specific elements of Native American culture that stayed the same and specific elements of Native American culture that changed between 1491 and 1607.

Accepted Answer

Between 1491 and 1607, Native Americans

Question 15

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

Accepted Answer

A)  The land was beautiful. 
B)  It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement. 
C)  The Native Americans had protected the land. 
D)  The Native Americans never used this area, so the land now belonged to the English. 
A)  The land was beautiful. 
B)  It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement. 
C)  The Native Americans had protected the land. 
D)  The Native Americans never used this area, so the land now belonged to the English.

Question 16

To solidify Spain's unification, what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They required Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism. 
B)  They refused to sponsor voyages of exploration. 
C)  They banned the Protestant faith in Spain. 
D)  They joined with the Moor leadership to bring about harmony. 
A)  They required Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism. 
B)  They refused to sponsor voyages of exploration. 
C)  They banned the Protestant faith in Spain. 
D)  They joined with the Moor leadership to bring about harmony.

Question 17

Which statement is true of New France?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was the subject of a great deal of favorable publicity throughout Europe. 
B)  Its commitment to religious toleration was a source of great embarrassment for less tolerant powers like England and Spain. 
C)  Its population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power. 
D)  The only women allowed to reside there were nuns, a reflection of the French commitment to spreading Catholicism. 
A)  It was the subject of a great deal of favorable publicity throughout Europe. 
B)  Its commitment to religious toleration was a source of great embarrassment for less tolerant powers like England and Spain. 
C)  Its population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power. 
D)  The only women allowed to reside there were nuns, a reflection of the French commitment to spreading Catholicism.

Question 18

The Pueblo Revolt (1680)
Pedro Naranjo
Asked for what reason they so blindly burned the images, temples, crosses, and other things of divine worship, he stated that the said Indian, Popé, came down in person . . . and he ordered in all the pueblos through which he passed that they instantly break up and burn the images of the holy Christ, the Virgin Mary and the other saints, the crosses, and everything pertaining to Christianity, and that they burn the temples, break up the bells, and separate from the wives whom God had given them in marriage and take those whom they desired. . . . These things were observed and obeyed by all except some who, moved by the zeal of Christians, opposed it, and such persons the said Popé caused to be killed immediately. He saw to it that they at once erected and rebuilt their houses of idolatry which they call estufas, and made very ugly masks in imitation of the devil in order to dance the dance of the cacina; and he said likewise that the devil had given them to understand that living thus in accordance with the law of their ancestors, they would harvest a great deal of maize, many beans, a great abundance of cotton, calabashes, and very large watermelons and cantaloupes; and that they could erect their houses and enjoy abundant health and leisure.
-As a result of the Pueblo Revolt

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish influence on Native American culture vanished. 
B)  Native American tribes across the region began to prepare for future encroachments on their territory and culture. 
C)  the English took advantage of the circumstance and established relations with the Pueblo. 
D)  the Spanish embraced a more accommodationist stance toward Native American religious practices. 
A)  Spanish influence on Native American culture vanished. 
B)  Native American tribes across the region began to prepare for future encroachments on their territory and culture. 
C)  the English took advantage of the circumstance and established relations with the Pueblo. 
D)  the Spanish embraced a more accommodationist stance toward Native American religious practices.

Question 19

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor. 
B)  From the beginning, they arrived as families. 
C)  They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 
D)  They soon outnumbered Native Americans. 
A)  Many of the early arrivals came to direct Native American labor. 
B)  From the beginning, they arrived as families. 
C)  They were all at the bottom of the social hierarchy. 
D)  They soon outnumbered Native Americans.

Question 20

Native American religious ceremonies:

Accepted Answer

A)  had nothing to do with farming or hunting. 
B)  were related to the Native American belief that sacred spirits could be found in living and inanimate things. 
C)  were designed to show that supernatural forces must control man. 
D)  were the same in every community. 
A)  had nothing to do with farming or hunting. 
B)  were related to the Native American belief that sacred spirits could be found in living and inanimate things. 
C)  were designed to show that supernatural forces must control man. 
D)  were the same in every community.

Exam 1: A New World

After conquests ended and settlements were built, who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America?

Which indigenous group formed the Great League of Peace?

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.

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

In the fifteenth century, a big impetus for European exploration was:

"Coverture" refers to:

In approximately 7000 BCE, agriculture developed in the Americas in:

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

Unlike Spanish missionaries, the Jesuits did what in regard to converting Indians?

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

Explain the impact that European contact had on Native Americans in North America between 1491 and 1607.

Evaluate the extent to which Native Americans were able to preserve their ways of life between 1491 and 1607. In your response, be sure to discuss specific elements of Native American culture that stayed the same and specific elements of Native American culture that changed between 1491 and 1607.

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

To solidify Spain's unification, what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do?

Which statement is true of New France?

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World?

Native American religious ceremonies:

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The Revolution Within

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Securing the Republic, 1791-1815

The Market Revolution, 1800-1840

Democracy in America, 1815-1840

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A House Divided, 1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War, 1861-1865

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Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

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Safe for Democracy: the United States and World War I, 1916-1920

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The New Deal, 1932-1940

Fighting for the Four Freedoms: World War II, 1941-1945

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