Question 1

How did the Historia de las Indias change the colonization of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  It helped the Spanish recognize that they needed to be ruthless in order to prevail. 
B)  It led Spain to improve its treatment of Indians under their rule. 
C)  It helped the Spanish recognize that they would not be able to prevail over the powerful empires in the New World. 
D)  It led the Spanish to the conquest of the Aztecs. 
E)  It helped the Spanish recognize that Spanish culture was vastly inferior to native culture. 
A)  It helped the Spanish recognize that they needed to be ruthless in order to prevail. 
B)  It led Spain to improve its treatment of Indians under their rule. 
C)  It helped the Spanish recognize that they would not be able to prevail over the powerful empires in the New World. 
D)  It led the Spanish to the conquest of the Aztecs. 
E)  It helped the Spanish recognize that Spanish culture was vastly inferior to native culture.

Question 2

Which of the following identifies the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation in England in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VII's severing of all ties with the pope 
B)  the Act of Supremacy 
C)  the death of Edward VI 
D)  land that belonged to the Catholic Church was transferred to private owners 
E)  Henry VIII's wish to dissolve his marriage to Catherine of Aragon 
A)  Henry VII's severing of all ties with the pope 
B)  the Act of Supremacy 
C)  the death of Edward VI 
D)  land that belonged to the Catholic Church was transferred to private owners 
E)  Henry VIII's wish to dissolve his marriage to Catherine of Aragon

Question 3

Who backed the first colonization efforts undertaken by the English in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VII 
B)  Italians acting for the English monarch 
C)  Parliament 
D)  Catholic merchants 
E)  Elizabeth I 
A)  Henry VII 
B)  Italians acting for the English monarch 
C)  Parliament 
D)  Catholic merchants 
E)  Elizabeth I

Question 4

What Indians desired most,upon encountering Europeans,was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural enlightenment 
B)  victims for human sacrifice rituals 
C)  religious instruction 
D)  allies to help them defeat their enemies 
E)  commercial relations 
A)  cultural enlightenment 
B)  victims for human sacrifice rituals 
C)  religious instruction 
D)  allies to help them defeat their enemies 
E)  commercial relations

Question 5

Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s?

Accepted Answer

A)  popular dissatisfaction with the clergy 
B)  the fact that Martin Luther and John Calvin were both English 
C)  the fervent Catholicism of the Tudor Kings 
D)  the English hostility to the French Huguenots 
E)  Mary I becoming queen of England 
A)  popular dissatisfaction with the clergy 
B)  the fact that Martin Luther and John Calvin were both English 
C)  the fervent Catholicism of the Tudor Kings 
D)  the English hostility to the French Huguenots 
E)  Mary I becoming queen of England

Question 6

Why was Spain's wealth acquired from the New World considered to be a mixed blessing?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spain was forced to send a large proportion of its population to the New World to help ship gold and silver back to Spain. 
B)  The Spanish got wealthy from silver and gold in the New World, but lost most of their army and navy in battles with Native Americans. 
C)  Because Spain used the New World only as a source of wealth, it did not consider establishing real settlements there. 
D)  Because Spain gained its wealth so quickly, it caused great inflation for ordinary Spaniards. 
E)  Most of the wealth ended up in the hands of Portuguese shippers. 
A)  Spain was forced to send a large proportion of its population to the New World to help ship gold and silver back to Spain. 
B)  The Spanish got wealthy from silver and gold in the New World, but lost most of their army and navy in battles with Native Americans. 
C)  Because Spain used the New World only as a source of wealth, it did not consider establishing real settlements there. 
D)  Because Spain gained its wealth so quickly, it caused great inflation for ordinary Spaniards. 
E)  Most of the wealth ended up in the hands of Portuguese shippers.

Question 7

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the French experience in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  the fur trade 
B)  Samuel de Champlain 
C)  encomiendas 
D)  coureurs de bois 
E)  lack of royal support for colonizing efforts 
A)  the fur trade 
B)  Samuel de Champlain 
C)  encomiendas 
D)  coureurs de bois 
E)  lack of royal support for colonizing efforts

Question 8

The Atlantic tribal group with whom the English had the most contact were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Algonquian speakers 
B)  Mayan 
C)  Apache 
D)  Sioux 
E)  Cherokee 
A)  Algonquian speakers 
B)  Mayan 
C)  Apache 
D)  Sioux 
E)  Cherokee

Question 9

Compare and contrast the factors that attracted the Spanish,the French,and the English to the New World,and how these "pull" factors affected the development of each nation's New World colonies.

Accepted Answer

The Spanish, French, and English were al

Question 10

Which was a key reason Cortés was able to conquer Montezuma,the Aztec emperor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Montezuma's unarmored horseman were unable to fight the armored horses that Cortés brought with him. 
B)  Cortés convinced the Aztecs to fight against their own corrupt leader, Montezuma. 
C)  Cortés and his men overwhelmingly outnumbered the Aztecs. 
D)  Cortés was able to recruit thousands of nearby Native Americans who helped him defeat Montezuma. 
E)  Montezuma believed that the Spaniards were gods and did not resist them at first. 
A)  Montezuma's unarmored horseman were unable to fight the armored horses that Cortés brought with him. 
B)  Cortés convinced the Aztecs to fight against their own corrupt leader, Montezuma. 
C)  Cortés and his men overwhelmingly outnumbered the Aztecs. 
D)  Cortés was able to recruit thousands of nearby Native Americans who helped him defeat Montezuma. 
E)  Montezuma believed that the Spaniards were gods and did not resist them at first.

Question 11

Why did the Portuguese reject Columbus's proposed route to Cathay?

Accepted Answer

A)  They wanted Columbus to sail to India, not Cathay. 
B)  They believed that Columbus had underestimated the Earth's circumference. 
C)  They believed the Earth was round. 
D)  They believed that Columbus had no intention of reaching Cathay and was presenting a false route simply to gain monetary support. 
E)  They thought that Columbus would encounter too many hostile Indians on his proposed route. 
A)  They wanted Columbus to sail to India, not Cathay. 
B)  They believed that Columbus had underestimated the Earth's circumference. 
C)  They believed the Earth was round. 
D)  They believed that Columbus had no intention of reaching Cathay and was presenting a false route simply to gain monetary support. 
E)  They thought that Columbus would encounter too many hostile Indians on his proposed route.

Question 12

The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  warfare 
B)  planned genocide 
C)  disease 
D)  loss of farmland 
E)  enslavement 
A)  warfare 
B)  planned genocide 
C)  disease 
D)  loss of farmland 
E)  enslavement

Question 13

What was the chief reason France was slow to establish a North American empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor relations with the Indians of Canada and the West 
B)  the French government's indifference to affairs in the New World 
C)  too many French settlers moving to the New World too quickly 
D)  an inability to find anything of economic consequence in the New World 
E)  too much competition with the English settlers over land in the New World 
A)  poor relations with the Indians of Canada and the West 
B)  the French government's indifference to affairs in the New World 
C)  too many French settlers moving to the New World too quickly 
D)  an inability to find anything of economic consequence in the New World 
E)  too much competition with the English settlers over land in the New World

Question 14

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native American men were more receptive to Christianity than were the women. 
B)  When Indians and whites married, the European partner usually chose to live among the Indians. 
C)  When trading with Native Americans, Europeans easily took advantage of the Indians. 
D)  Europeans had little success "civilizing" the Indians. 
E)  Native American women jealously guarded their traditional cultures. 
A)  Native American men were more receptive to Christianity than were the women. 
B)  When Indians and whites married, the European partner usually chose to live among the Indians. 
C)  When trading with Native Americans, Europeans easily took advantage of the Indians. 
D)  Europeans had little success "civilizing" the Indians. 
E)  Native American women jealously guarded their traditional cultures.

Question 15

Which of these was quickly adopted by Native Americans after contact with Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  guns 
B)  marriage customs 
C)  public education 
D)  Christianity 
E)  urbanization 
A)  guns 
B)  marriage customs 
C)  public education 
D)  Christianity 
E)  urbanization

Question 16

Which best describes how divisions among Algonquian groups helped facilitate European conquest of their lands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Algonquian groups were so busy fighting each other that they did not notice the European arrivals. 
B)  Algonquian groups competed among each other to become trading partners with European arrivals. 
C)  Algonquian groups could not communicate with each other and thus could not warn each other of European invaders. 
D)  Algonquian groups had a strict hierarchy that made it much easier for Europeans to conquer them. 
E)  Algonquian groups were likely to form alliances with outsiders than each other. 
A)  Algonquian groups were so busy fighting each other that they did not notice the European arrivals. 
B)  Algonquian groups competed among each other to become trading partners with European arrivals. 
C)  Algonquian groups could not communicate with each other and thus could not warn each other of European invaders. 
D)  Algonquian groups had a strict hierarchy that made it much easier for Europeans to conquer them. 
E)  Algonquian groups were likely to form alliances with outsiders than each other.

Question 17

Which of the following revolutionized early Native American cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of hunting 
B)  the development of agriculture 
C)  tribal political alliances 
D)  the emergence of a written language 
E)  the domestication of the horse 
A)  the discovery of hunting 
B)  the development of agriculture 
C)  tribal political alliances 
D)  the emergence of a written language 
E)  the domestication of the horse

Question 18

Before his attacks on the Aztecs,Hernán Cortés was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  an accomplished ship captain 
B)  a civil servant in Cuba 
C)  a wealthy aristocrat 
D)  a seasoned diplomat 
E)  unconcerned about his public image 
A)  an accomplished ship captain 
B)  a civil servant in Cuba 
C)  a wealthy aristocrat 
D)  a seasoned diplomat 
E)  unconcerned about his public image

Question 19

Most Spanish colonists were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  members of wealthy families 
B)  more racially tolerant than their English counterparts 
C)  unconcerned about economic opportunities 
D)  unwilling to have contact with native groups 
E)  unusually racist for their time 
A)  members of wealthy families 
B)  more racially tolerant than their English counterparts 
C)  unconcerned about economic opportunities 
D)  unwilling to have contact with native groups 
E)  unusually racist for their time

Question 20

Which of the following is incorrectly matched with its colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  France: Canada 
B)  Portugal: Brazil 
C)  Spain: Puerto Rico 
D)  England: Cuba 
E)  Spain: Mexico 
A)  France: Canada 
B)  Portugal: Brazil 
C)  Spain: Puerto Rico 
D)  England: Cuba 
E)  Spain: Mexico

How did the Historia de las Indias change the colonization of the New World?

Which of the following identifies the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation in England in the 1500s?

Who backed the first colonization efforts undertaken by the English in the New World?

What Indians desired most,upon encountering Europeans,was ________.

Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s?

Why was Spain's wealth acquired from the New World considered to be a mixed blessing?

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the French experience in the New World?

The Atlantic tribal group with whom the English had the most contact were ________.

Compare and contrast the factors that attracted the Spanish,the French,and the English to the New World,and how these "pull" factors affected the development of each nation's New World colonies.

Which was a key reason Cortés was able to conquer Montezuma,the Aztec emperor?

Why did the Portuguese reject Columbus's proposed route to Cathay?

The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was ________.

What was the chief reason France was slow to establish a North American empire?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of these was quickly adopted by Native Americans after contact with Europeans?

Which best describes how divisions among Algonquian groups helped facilitate European conquest of their lands?

Which of the following revolutionized early Native American cultures?

Before his attacks on the Aztecs,Hernán Cortés was ________.

Most Spanish colonists were ________.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched with its colonies?

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Exam 1: New World Encounters

How did the Historia de las Indias change the colonization of the New World?

Which of the following identifies the catalyst for the Protestant Reformation in England in the 1500s?

Who backed the first colonization efforts undertaken by the English in the New World?

What Indians desired most,upon encountering Europeans,was ________.

Why was English Protestantism able to spread so successfully in the 1500s?

Why was Spain's wealth acquired from the New World considered to be a mixed blessing?

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the French experience in the New World?

The Atlantic tribal group with whom the English had the most contact were ________.

Compare and contrast the factors that attracted the Spanish,the French,and the English to the New World,and how these "pull" factors affected the development of each nation's New World colonies.

Which was a key reason Cortés was able to conquer Montezuma,the Aztec emperor?

Why did the Portuguese reject Columbus's proposed route to Cathay?

The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was ________.

What was the chief reason France was slow to establish a North American empire?

Which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of these was quickly adopted by Native Americans after contact with Europeans?

Which best describes how divisions among Algonquian groups helped facilitate European conquest of their lands?

Which of the following revolutionized early Native American cultures?

Before his attacks on the Aztecs,Hernán Cortés was ________.

Most Spanish colonists were ________.

Which of the following is incorrectly matched with its colonies?

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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