Question 1

In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:

Accepted Answer

A)  sought to imitate the Spanish. 
B)  concentrated more on economics than religious conversion. 
C)  tried to drive Native Americans into the Puritan colony. 
D)  avoided warfare at all costs. 
A)  sought to imitate the Spanish. 
B)  concentrated more on economics than religious conversion. 
C)  tried to drive Native Americans into the Puritan colony. 
D)  avoided warfare at all costs.

Question 2

In colonial America, what was an example of a borderlands area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cahokia. 
B)  The Great Lakes. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  The Florida coastline. 
A)  Cahokia. 
B)  The Great Lakes. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  The Florida coastline.

Question 3

In Europe on the eve of colonization, one conception of freedom, called "Christian liberty,"

Accepted Answer

A)  was a set of ideas today known as "religious toleration." 
B)  mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ-concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing. 
C)  found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones. 
D)  argued that all Christians should have equal political rights. 
A)  was a set of ideas today known as "religious toleration." 
B)  mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ-concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing. 
C)  found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones. 
D)  argued that all Christians should have equal political rights.

Question 4

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

Accepted Answer

A)  A defined boundary between nations. 
B)  The area around the coastline. 
C)  An area with no trade. 
D)  An unclear geographical and cultural border. 
A)  A defined boundary between nations. 
B)  The area around the coastline. 
C)  An area with no trade. 
D)  An unclear geographical and cultural border.

Question 5

In 1776, Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was not enough land. 
B)  There were not enough slaves. 
C)  There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe. 
D)  Indians had suffered great misfortunes. 
A)  There was not enough land. 
B)  There were not enough slaves. 
C)  There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe. 
D)  Indians had suffered great misfortunes.

Question 6

What was the significance of Puerto Rico?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was where the Indians revolted and booted out the Spanish. 
B)  It was a rare colony that had gold. 
C)  It later on broke away from Spain and became an independent nation. 
D)  Under the Spanish, it did not allow slavery. 
A)  It was where the Indians revolted and booted out the Spanish. 
B)  It was a rare colony that had gold. 
C)  It later on broke away from Spain and became an independent nation. 
D)  Under the Spanish, it did not allow slavery.

Question 7

Where did the first peoples to the Americas come from?

Accepted Answer

A)  Iceland. 
B)  Greenland. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  Asia. 
A)  Iceland. 
B)  Greenland. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  Asia.

Question 8

The first French explorations of the New World:

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A)  brought great riches to France. 
B)  were intended to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  led to successful colonies in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 
D)  were in response to an intense rivalry with the Netherlands. 
A)  brought great riches to France. 
B)  were intended to locate the Northwest Passage. 
C)  led to successful colonies in Newfoundland and Nova Scotia. 
D)  were in response to an intense rivalry with the Netherlands.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

Patroonship in New Netherland:

Accepted Answer

A)  was a great success, bringing thousands of new settlers to the colony. 
B)  meant that shareholders received large estates for transporting tenants for agricultural labor. 
C)  was like a system of medieval lords. 
D)  led to one democratic manor led by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. 
A)  was a great success, bringing thousands of new settlers to the colony. 
B)  meant that shareholders received large estates for transporting tenants for agricultural labor. 
C)  was like a system of medieval lords. 
D)  led to one democratic manor led by Kiliaen van Rensselaer.

Question 11

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)  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)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.

Question 12

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. 
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.

Question 13

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  tried to use them to enhance their standing with other Native Americans. 
B)  immediately opened treaty negotiations. 
C)  learned their languages. 
D)  hid in nearby cave dwellings. 
A)  tried to use them to enhance their standing with other Native Americans. 
B)  immediately opened treaty negotiations. 
C)  learned their languages. 
D)  hid in nearby cave dwellings.

Question 14

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 continental United States that Spain colonized. 
D)  Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World. 
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 continental United States that Spain colonized. 
D)  Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World.

Question 15

Cortés in Mexico
Lienzo de Tlaxcala
  
-The Aztecs' religion and sacrifice rituals were

Accepted Answer

A)  readily adopted by the Spanish explorers. 
B)  exploited by Cortés to overthrow Montezuma's empire. 
C)  appealing to the Spanish. 
D)  seen as horrid and abominable by the Spanish explorers. 
A)  readily adopted by the Spanish explorers. 
B)  exploited by Cortés to overthrow Montezuma's empire. 
C)  appealing to the Spanish. 
D)  seen as horrid and abominable by the Spanish explorers.

Question 16

The New Laws of 1542:

Accepted Answer

A)  led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas. 
B)  introduced the encomienda system. 
C)  were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru's conqueror. 
D)  stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions. 
A)  led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas. 
B)  introduced the encomienda system. 
C)  were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru's conqueror. 
D)  stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions.

Question 17

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded:

Accepted Answer

A)  Montreal. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Champlain. 
D)  Quebec. 
A)  Montreal. 
B)  New York. 
C)  Champlain. 
D)  Quebec.

Question 18

Why were Bartolomeu Dias's and Vasco da Gama's voyages important?

Accepted Answer

A)  Their voyages contributed to Christianity reaching Africa for the first time. 
B)  Their voyages opened up much more direct trade with Asia. 
C)  Their voyages led to numerous Portuguese colonies starting in sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Their voyages increased the wealth of the Italian city-states. 
A)  Their voyages contributed to Christianity reaching Africa for the first time. 
B)  Their voyages opened up much more direct trade with Asia. 
C)  Their voyages led to numerous Portuguese colonies starting in sub-Saharan Africa. 
D)  Their voyages increased the wealth of the Italian city-states.

Question 19

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.
-How were Las Casas's views of the Indians different from the views of British settlers in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  Las Casas feared rebellion of the Indians more than British settlers did. 
B)  Las Casas was less impressed with the culture and political organization of the Indians than were British settlers. 
C)  Las Casas thought it was acceptable to enslave Indians, but the British settlers found that practice to be morally reprehensible. 
D)  Las Casas was more concerned about the spiritual and religious improvement of the Indians than were British settlers. 
A)  Las Casas feared rebellion of the Indians more than British settlers did. 
B)  Las Casas was less impressed with the culture and political organization of the Indians than were British settlers. 
C)  Las Casas thought it was acceptable to enslave Indians, but the British settlers found that practice to be morally reprehensible. 
D)  Las Casas was more concerned about the spiritual and religious improvement of the Indians than were British settlers.

Question 20

Map: Native Ways of Life, ca. 1500
  
-According to the map, which of the following was true about native populations in the Northwest and present-day California?

Accepted Answer

A)  These populations were highly dependent on the cultivation of maize. 
B)  These populations supported themselves through the vast resources of the ocean. 
C)  Geographic factors were of little concern to these populations. 
D)  Mobile lifestyles were more common than permanent settlements for these populations. 
A)  These populations were highly dependent on the cultivation of maize. 
B)  These populations supported themselves through the vast resources of the ocean. 
C)  Geographic factors were of little concern to these populations. 
D)  Mobile lifestyles were more common than permanent settlements for these populations.

Exam 1: A New World

In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:

In colonial America, what was an example of a borderlands area?

In Europe on the eve of colonization, one conception of freedom, called "Christian liberty,"

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

In 1776, Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

What was the significance of Puerto Rico?

Where did the first peoples to the Americas come from?

The first French explorations of the New World:

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

Patroonship in New Netherland:

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

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

When Europeans arrived, many Native Americans:

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

Cortés in Mexico Lienzo de Tlaxcala -The Aztecs' religion and sacrifice rituals were

The New Laws of 1542:

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded:

Why were Bartolomeu Dias's and Vasco da Gama's voyages important?

Map: Native Ways of Life, ca. 1500 -According to the map, which of the following was true about native populations in the Northwest and present-day California?

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, 1791-1815

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

Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

Freedoms Boundaries, at Home and Abroad, 1890-1900

The Progressive Era, 1900-1916

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

From Business Culture to Great Depression: the Twenties, 1920-1932

The New Deal, 1932-1940

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

The United States and the Cold War, 1945-1953

An Affluent Society, 1953-1960

The Sixties, 1960-1968

The Conservative Turn, 1969-1988

From Triumph to Tragedy, 1989-2004

A Divided Nation

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