Question 1

The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  France 
B)  Italy 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Spain 
A)  France 
B)  Italy 
C)  the Netherlands 
D)  Portugal 
E)  Spain D

Question 2

Describe the Spanish conquest of Central and South America.How did this conquest transform Native American cultures?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish conquest of Central and South America was a brutal and devastating period in history. Beginning in the late 15th century, Spanish conquistadors, led by figures such as Hernan Cortes and Francisco Pizarro, sought to conquer and colonize the indigenous civilizations of the Americas. They used superior weaponry, tactics, and diseases to overpower the native populations, leading to the downfall of powerful empires such as the Aztecs and the Incas.

This conquest transformed Native American cultures in numerous ways. Many indigenous people were killed in battle or by diseases brought by the Spanish, leading to a significant decline in population. Those who survived were often forced into labor, converted to Christianity, or assimilated into Spanish society. The Spanish also imposed their language, laws, and customs on the native populations, leading to the erosion of traditional ways of life.

The conquest also led to the introduction of new crops, animals, and technologies to the Americas, which had a lasting impact on the environment and economy of the region. The Spanish also exploited the natural resources of Central and South America, leading to the depletion of precious metals and the destruction of ecosystems.

Overall, the Spanish conquest of Central and South America had a profound and lasting impact on Native American cultures, leading to the loss of life, land, and autonomy for indigenous peoples. The effects of this conquest are still felt today, as many Native American communities continue to struggle for recognition, rights, and cultural preservation.

Question 3

What was the key difference between the English and Spanish colonial systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  The English Crown totally funded the colonies, while the Spanish Crown offered little aid to its colonizers. 
B)  The English efforts were private, and the Spanish colonies were supported by the Crown. 
C)  The English settled the interior lands, while the Spanish settled primarily in coastal regions. 
D)  Religion played a central role in all the English colonies, but had little or no impact in New Spain. 
E)  The English were more concerned with finding wealth in the New World, while the Spanish wanted to establish permanent settlements. 
A)  The English Crown totally funded the colonies, while the Spanish Crown offered little aid to its colonizers. 
B)  The English efforts were private, and the Spanish colonies were supported by the Crown. 
C)  The English settled the interior lands, while the Spanish settled primarily in coastal regions. 
D)  Religion played a central role in all the English colonies, but had little or no impact in New Spain. 
E)  The English were more concerned with finding wealth in the New World, while the Spanish wanted to establish permanent settlements. B

Question 4

Why was "America" named after Amerigo Vespucci?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vespucci published a falsified travel account that convinced mapmakers that he had been the first European to reach the continent. 
B)  Vespucci had been on Columbus's last voyage, but unlike Columbus realized that they had found a new continent. 
C)  Vespucci's travels to the Americas brought great wealth to Spain, and he was rewarded with a continent named for him. 
D)  Vespucci was the first person to make contact with what is now the Bahamas, and the continent he reached was named after him. 
E)  Vespucci convinced the king and queen of Spain that Columbus had falsified reports of his travels, and proved that it was he who had been the first to reach the Americas. 
A)  Vespucci published a falsified travel account that convinced mapmakers that he had been the first European to reach the continent. 
B)  Vespucci had been on Columbus's last voyage, but unlike Columbus realized that they had found a new continent. 
C)  Vespucci's travels to the Americas brought great wealth to Spain, and he was rewarded with a continent named for him. 
D)  Vespucci was the first person to make contact with what is now the Bahamas, and the continent he reached was named after him. 
E)  Vespucci convinced the king and queen of Spain that Columbus had falsified reports of his travels, and proved that it was he who had been the first to reach the Americas.

Question 5

What was the most important result of the domestication of maize (corn),beans,and squash by some Native American groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  moving from nomadism to a settled lifestyle 
B)  no longer hunting mammals 
C)  the evolution of Indians into a single continental cultural unit 
D)  the disappearance of the Anasazi culture 
E)  a general move to the coasts 
A)  moving from nomadism to a settled lifestyle 
B)  no longer hunting mammals 
C)  the evolution of Indians into a single continental cultural unit 
D)  the disappearance of the Anasazi culture 
E)  a general move to the coasts

Question 6

The Portuguese explored West Africa searching for ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  lands to settle 
B)  spices and timber 
C)  converts to Christianity 
D)  slaves and gold 
E)  land for a convict colony 
A)  lands to settle 
B)  spices and timber 
C)  converts to Christianity 
D)  slaves and gold 
E)  land for a convict colony

Question 7

The men largely responsible for Spain's conquest of the New World were known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conquistadores 
B)  coureurs de bois 
C)  "Sea Dogs" 
D)  pirates 
E)  encomenderos 
A)  conquistadores 
B)  coureurs de bois 
C)  "Sea Dogs" 
D)  pirates 
E)  encomenderos

Question 8

In order to better control the conquistadors in the New World,the Spanish government created ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Inquisition 
B)  the hacienda 
C)  the encomienda 
D)  the missions 
E)  colonial governments 
A)  the Inquisition 
B)  the hacienda 
C)  the encomienda 
D)  the missions 
E)  colonial governments

Question 9

In the Columbian Exchange,the Old World and the New exchanged ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  animal, plant, and microbial life forms 
B)  technologies 
C)  religious beliefs 
D)  political systems 
E)  trade goods 
A)  animal, plant, and microbial life forms 
B)  technologies 
C)  religious beliefs 
D)  political systems 
E)  trade goods

Question 10

Why was England initially reluctant to establish an empire in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Colonization threatened the English alliance with Spain. 
B)  Colonization threatened the English alliance with France. 
C)  Colonization would force Spain to ally itself with Portugal and France against England. 
D)  The English did not want to bring about conflict with the Pope. 
E)  Colonization threatened English trading agreements with the Dutch. 
A)  Colonization threatened the English alliance with Spain. 
B)  Colonization threatened the English alliance with France. 
C)  Colonization would force Spain to ally itself with Portugal and France against England. 
D)  The English did not want to bring about conflict with the Pope. 
E)  Colonization threatened English trading agreements with the Dutch.

Question 11

At the time of Columbus's first voyage in 1492,________.

Accepted Answer

A)  most educated Europeans believed the earth was flat 
B)  no European nation had any interest in exploration 
C)  most educated Europeans knew the world was round 
D)  no one thought he would find anything 
E)  the Catholic Church condemned this kind of exploration 
A)  most educated Europeans believed the earth was flat 
B)  no European nation had any interest in exploration 
C)  most educated Europeans knew the world was round 
D)  no one thought he would find anything 
E)  the Catholic Church condemned this kind of exploration

Question 12

Which is the best interpretation of historian Davis Eltis's statement: "In terms of immigration alone...America was an extension of Africa rather than Europe until the late nineteenth century."

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonists set up communities in the New World that were much closer to the communities of Africa than those of Europe. 
B)  Many European colonists gave up the traditional ways of their homelands, while people brought to America from Africa retained most of their traditions. 
C)  The new colonies were governed in ways that were unlike any kind of European government and more like African governments. 
D)  Africans were not the largest group to immigrate to America, but they had the greatest influence on the new colonies. 
E)  More Africans than Europeans came to North America in the early years of colonization. 
A)  The colonists set up communities in the New World that were much closer to the communities of Africa than those of Europe. 
B)  Many European colonists gave up the traditional ways of their homelands, while people brought to America from Africa retained most of their traditions. 
C)  The new colonies were governed in ways that were unlike any kind of European government and more like African governments. 
D)  Africans were not the largest group to immigrate to America, but they had the greatest influence on the new colonies. 
E)  More Africans than Europeans came to North America in the early years of colonization.

Question 13

The English monarch responsible for quieting religious conflict and strengthening England in the face of Spanish power was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VII 
B)  Henry VIII 
C)  Elizabeth I 
D)  Mary Tudor 
E)  James I 
A)  Henry VII 
B)  Henry VIII 
C)  Elizabeth I 
D)  Mary Tudor 
E)  James I

Question 14

Which statement best describes how the early French colonists viewed Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  as obstacles to dominating the fur trade 
B)  as potential slaves 
C)  as valuable economic partners 
D)  as obstacles to settling the land in North America 
E)  as likely converts to Christianity 
A)  as obstacles to dominating the fur trade 
B)  as potential slaves 
C)  as valuable economic partners 
D)  as obstacles to settling the land in North America 
E)  as likely converts to Christianity

Question 15

Which does NOT identify a reason why the Roanoke colonies were doomed from their inception?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor planning by the organizers of the settlement 
B)  England's distraction because of its preparations for war 
C)  England devoting resources to its impending war with Spain 
D)  religious conflicts among settlers 
E)  hostilities with Native Americans 
A)  poor planning by the organizers of the settlement 
B)  England's distraction because of its preparations for war 
C)  England devoting resources to its impending war with Spain 
D)  religious conflicts among settlers 
E)  hostilities with Native Americans

Question 16

The first French explorers were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  interested in finding the mythical "northwest passage" to China 
B)  determined to find gold and silver 
C)  eager to Christianize the Native Americans 
D)  ruthless and exploitive of the native peoples 
E)  considered stupid by the Native Americans 
A)  interested in finding the mythical "northwest passage" to China 
B)  determined to find gold and silver 
C)  eager to Christianize the Native Americans 
D)  ruthless and exploitive of the native peoples 
E)  considered stupid by the Native Americans

Question 17

The financial success of the French empire in North America depended upon the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  fur trade 
B)  complete annihilation of the Native American tribes in Canada 
C)  discovery of huge amounts of gold 
D)  establishment of plantations 
E)  withdrawal of the Spanish 
A)  fur trade 
B)  complete annihilation of the Native American tribes in Canada 
C)  discovery of huge amounts of gold 
D)  establishment of plantations 
E)  withdrawal of the Spanish

Question 18

Which was NOT a reason why Scandinavian outposts in the New World were eventually abandoned?

Accepted Answer

A)  a colder climate 
B)  hostile groups of Native Americans 
C)  political upheavals in Scandinavia 
D)  poor communication 
E)  competition with Portuguese fishing groups 
A)  a colder climate 
B)  hostile groups of Native Americans 
C)  political upheavals in Scandinavia 
D)  poor communication 
E)  competition with Portuguese fishing groups

Question 19

Columbus was originally determined to prove that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a westward water route to China existed 
B)  the world was not flat 
C)  the continents of North and South America existed 
D)  the lost continent of Atlantis was actually part of South America 
E)  the world was smaller than scientists believed at the time 
A)  a westward water route to China existed 
B)  the world was not flat 
C)  the continents of North and South America existed 
D)  the lost continent of Atlantis was actually part of South America 
E)  the world was smaller than scientists believed at the time

Question 20

In the 1580s,the English attempted to make a settlement at ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamestown 
B)  Newfoundland 
C)  Plymouth 
D)  Hatteras 
E)  Roanoke 
A)  Jamestown 
B)  Newfoundland 
C)  Plymouth 
D)  Hatteras 
E)  Roanoke

The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was ________.

Describe the Spanish conquest of Central and South America.How did this conquest transform Native American cultures?

What was the key difference between the English and Spanish colonial systems?

Why was "America" named after Amerigo Vespucci?

What was the most important result of the domestication of maize (corn),beans,and squash by some Native American groups?

The Portuguese explored West Africa searching for ________.

The men largely responsible for Spain's conquest of the New World were known as ________.

In order to better control the conquistadors in the New World,the Spanish government created ________.

In the Columbian Exchange,the Old World and the New exchanged ________.

Why was England initially reluctant to establish an empire in the Americas?

At the time of Columbus's first voyage in 1492,________.

Which is the best interpretation of historian Davis Eltis's statement: "In terms of immigration alone...America was an extension of Africa rather than Europe until the late nineteenth century."

The English monarch responsible for quieting religious conflict and strengthening England in the face of Spanish power was ________.

Which statement best describes how the early French colonists viewed Native Americans?

Which does NOT identify a reason why the Roanoke colonies were doomed from their inception?

The first French explorers were ________.

The financial success of the French empire in North America depended upon the ________.

Which was NOT a reason why Scandinavian outposts in the New World were eventually abandoned?

Columbus was originally determined to prove that ________.

In the 1580s,the English attempted to make a settlement at ________.

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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Exam 1: New World Encounters

The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was ________.

Describe the Spanish conquest of Central and South America.How did this conquest transform Native American cultures?

What was the key difference between the English and Spanish colonial systems?

Why was "America" named after Amerigo Vespucci?

What was the most important result of the domestication of maize (corn),beans,and squash by some Native American groups?

The Portuguese explored West Africa searching for ________.

The men largely responsible for Spain's conquest of the New World were known as ________.

In order to better control the conquistadors in the New World,the Spanish government created ________.

In the Columbian Exchange,the Old World and the New exchanged ________.

Why was England initially reluctant to establish an empire in the Americas?

At the time of Columbus's first voyage in 1492,________.

Which is the best interpretation of historian Davis Eltis's statement: "In terms of immigration alone...America was an extension of Africa rather than Europe until the late nineteenth century."

The English monarch responsible for quieting religious conflict and strengthening England in the face of Spanish power was ________.

Which statement best describes how the early French colonists viewed Native Americans?

Which does NOT identify a reason why the Roanoke colonies were doomed from their inception?

The first French explorers were ________.

The financial success of the French empire in North America depended upon the ________.

Which was NOT a reason why Scandinavian outposts in the New World were eventually abandoned?

Columbus was originally determined to prove that ________.

In the 1580s,the English attempted to make a settlement at ________.

New World Experiments: England’s Seventeenth-century Colonies

Putting Down Roots: Opportunity and Oppression in Colonial Society

Experience of Empire: Eighteenth Century America

The American Revolution: From Elite Protest to Popular Revolt 1763–1783

The Republican Experiment

Democracy and Dissent: The Violence of Party Politics 1788–1800

Republican Ascendancy: The Jeffersonian Vision

Nation Building and Nationalism

The Triumph of White Men’s Democracy

Slaves and Masters

The Pursuit of Perfection

an Age of Expansionism

The Sectional Crisis

Secession and the Civil War

The Agony of Reconstruction

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