Question 1

Which of the following is true of the Atlantic slave trade in the late fifteenth century and thereafter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most slaves were taken by Europeans who raided coastal villages and enslaved the inhabitants. 
B)  Slavery did not exist in Africa until the Europeans introduced it. 
C)  Most slaves were first enslaved by other Africans and then were sold to European traders. 
D)  The Portuguese opposed slavery and tried to prevent its extension to the New World. 
E)  Most slaves were Native Americans. 
A)  Most slaves were taken by Europeans who raided coastal villages and enslaved the inhabitants. 
B)  Slavery did not exist in Africa until the Europeans introduced it. 
C)  Most slaves were first enslaved by other Africans and then were sold to European traders. 
D)  The Portuguese opposed slavery and tried to prevent its extension to the New World. 
E)  Most slaves were Native Americans.

Question 2

More than any other technological advantage, ____________________ made European military conquest possible.

Accepted Answer

The answer of More than any other technological advantage, ____________________...

Question 3

Which of the following was true of Christopher Columbus?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first person to believe that the Earth is round. 
B)  He was an Italian navigator whose four voyages to the West were financed by the Spanish. 
C)  He accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth to be 26,000 miles. 
D)  He received land, titles, and wealth from his discoveries and died the richest commoner in Europe. 
E)  He rejected offers from England and Portugal to finance his voyages. 
A)  He was the first person to believe that the Earth is round. 
B)  He was an Italian navigator whose four voyages to the West were financed by the Spanish. 
C)  He accurately calculated the circumference of the Earth to be 26,000 miles. 
D)  He received land, titles, and wealth from his discoveries and died the richest commoner in Europe. 
E)  He rejected offers from England and Portugal to finance his voyages.

Question 4

The crusades influenced European expansion by

Accepted Answer

A)  establishing permanent Christian control of the holy city of Jerusalem. 
B)  demonstrating that the Arab nations of the East were weak and easily defeated. 
C)  developing a colonial economic system based on the production of staple crops by slave labor. 
D)  discouraging trade with Asian and African nations. 
E)  providing slaves for the plantations in the Caribbean. 
A)  establishing permanent Christian control of the holy city of Jerusalem. 
B)  demonstrating that the Arab nations of the East were weak and easily defeated. 
C)  developing a colonial economic system based on the production of staple crops by slave labor. 
D)  discouraging trade with Asian and African nations. 
E)  providing slaves for the plantations in the Caribbean.

Question 5

By the mid-1600s, there were ____________________ Spanish missions in Florida containing about 26,000 converted Indians.

Accepted Answer

The answer of By the mid-1600s, there were ____________________ Spanish...

Question 6

Most Indian societies engaged in clan or family ownership of landholdings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

IDENTIFICATIONS
-encomienda

Accepted Answer

system of labor tribute implem

Question 8

IDENTIFICATIONS
-Royal Orders for New Discoveries

Accepted Answer

issued by Spanish King Philip II in 1573

Question 9

Spanish conquistadores led armies of around 5,000 men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The era of European exploration

Accepted Answer

A)  brought previously isolated societies into contact with other nations and cultures. 
B)  promoted peaceful and friendly relations between different ethnic groups. 
C)  promoted religious toleration and ended the persecution of non-Christians around the globe. 
D)  failed to spread technology. 
E)  held no benefits to American Indians. 
A)  brought previously isolated societies into contact with other nations and cultures. 
B)  promoted peaceful and friendly relations between different ethnic groups. 
C)  promoted religious toleration and ended the persecution of non-Christians around the globe. 
D)  failed to spread technology. 
E)  held no benefits to American Indians.

Question 11

Unlike Spain, Portugal refused to enslave Africans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The center of the Portuguese empire in Asia was

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan. 
B)  the Moluccas. 
C)  Korea. 
D)  China. 
E)  Indonesia. 
A)  Japan. 
B)  the Moluccas. 
C)  Korea. 
D)  China. 
E)  Indonesia.

Question 13

Vasco da Gama led a fleet around the Cape of Good Hope to the coast of India, a voyage which yielded a profit for spices of what ratio?

Accepted Answer

A)  5-to-1 
B)  10-to-1 
C)  20-to-1 
D)  50-to-1 
E)  75-to-1 
A)  5-to-1 
B)  10-to-1 
C)  20-to-1 
D)  50-to-1 
E)  75-to-1

Question 14

Which of the following did Portugal settle first?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sao Tome 
B)  the Madeira Islands 
C)  the Cape Verde group 
D)  the Azores 
E)  Spain 
A)  Sao Tome 
B)  the Madeira Islands 
C)  the Cape Verde group 
D)  the Azores 
E)  Spain

Question 15

The most likely reason for European success in conquering the American Indian population is

Accepted Answer

A)  the prolonged isolation of the Americas from the rest of the world. 
B)  the superiority of European civilizations. 
C)  the warlike savagery of the Europeans. 
D)  the passivity of Native Americans. 
E)  the success of the priests in converting them to Christianity. 
A)  the prolonged isolation of the Americas from the rest of the world. 
B)  the superiority of European civilizations. 
C)  the warlike savagery of the Europeans. 
D)  the passivity of Native Americans. 
E)  the success of the priests in converting them to Christianity.

Question 16

The Americas were first settled by

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians. 
B)  western Europeans. 
C)  eastern Europeans. 
D)  Africans. 
E)  Europeans. 
A)  Asians. 
B)  western Europeans. 
C)  eastern Europeans. 
D)  Africans. 
E)  Europeans.

Question 17

The primary crop of the first American farmers in Peru, Mexico, and the southwestern United States was ____________________.

Accepted Answer

maize (or

Question 18

The Inca Empire stretched ____________________ miles north to south.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Inca Empire stretched ____________________ miles north...

Question 19

The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was much more populated than any city in western Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated than any western European city.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated...

Exam 1: When Old Worlds Collide: Contact, Conquest, Catastrophe

Which of the following is true of the Atlantic slave trade in the late fifteenth century and thereafter?

More than any other technological advantage, ____________________ made European military conquest possible.

Which of the following was true of Christopher Columbus?

The crusades influenced European expansion by

By the mid-1600s, there were ____________________ Spanish missions in Florida containing about 26,000 converted Indians.

Most Indian societies engaged in clan or family ownership of landholdings.

IDENTIFICATIONS -encomienda

IDENTIFICATIONS -Royal Orders for New Discoveries

Spanish conquistadores led armies of around 5,000 men.

The era of European exploration

Unlike Spain, Portugal refused to enslave Africans.

The center of the Portuguese empire in Asia was

Vasco da Gama led a fleet around the Cape of Good Hope to the coast of India, a voyage which yielded a profit for spices of what ratio?

Which of the following did Portugal settle first?

The most likely reason for European success in conquering the American Indian population is

The Americas were first settled by

The primary crop of the first American farmers in Peru, Mexico, and the southwestern United States was ____________________.

The Inca Empire stretched ____________________ miles north to south.

The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan was much more populated than any city in western Europe.

The Aztec capital, ____________________, was more populated than any western European city.

The Challenge to Spain and the Settlement of North America

England Discovers Its Colonies: Empire, Liberty, and Expansion

Provincial America and the Struggle for a Continent

Reform, Resistance, Revolution

The Revolutionary Republic

Completing the Revolution, 1789-1815

Northern Transformations, 1790-1850

The Old South, 1790-1850

Toward an American Culture

Whigs and Democrats

Antebellum Reform

Manifest Destiny: an Empire for Liberty--Or Slavery

The Gathering Tempest, 1853-1860

Secession and Civil War, 1860-1862

A New Birth of Freedom, 1862-1865

Reconstruction, 1863-1877

A Transformed Nation: the West and the New South, 1865-1900

The Rise of Corporate America, 1865-1914

Cities, Peoples, Cultures, 1890-1920

Progressivism

Becoming a World Power, 1898-1917

War and Society, 1914-1920

The 1920s

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

America During the Second World War

The Age of Containment, 1946-1953

Affluence and Its Discontents, 1953-1963

America During Its Longest War, 1963-1974

Uncertain Times, 1974-1992

Economic, Social, and Cultural Change in the Late 20th Century

A Time of Hope and Fear, 1993-2012

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