Question 1

Mestizos

Accepted Answer

A)  were people of entirely indigenous (native) ancestry. 
B)  were persons of mixed origin who made up a large part of the urban population of Spanish America. 
C)  were a very small group, because intermarriage between Spanish and native people was illegal. 
D)  were people of European birth who occupied the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish America. 
E)  were enslaved Africans. 
A)  were people of entirely indigenous (native) ancestry. 
B)  were persons of mixed origin who made up a large part of the urban population of Spanish America. 
C)  were a very small group, because intermarriage between Spanish and native people was illegal. 
D)  were people of European birth who occupied the top of the social hierarchy in Spanish America. 
E)  were enslaved Africans.

Question 2

"Christian liberty" meant to be free from sin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Christopher Columbus

Accepted Answer

Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an

Question 4

Unlike Spanish missionaries, which of the following was true of the Jesuits in regard to converting Indians?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Pre-Columbian Native Americans were viewed by Europeans as "backwards" due to their

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of farming techniques. 
B)  lack of metal tools. 
C)  inadequate hunting and fishing skills. 
D)  lack of trade networks. 
E)  inability to communicate within their tribes. 
A)  lack of farming techniques. 
B)  lack of metal tools. 
C)  inadequate hunting and fishing skills. 
D)  lack of trade networks. 
E)  inability to communicate within their tribes.

Question 6

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Pueblo Revolt

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 7

A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in

Accepted Answer

A)  New Amsterdam. 
B)  Mexico City. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Quebec. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  New Amsterdam. 
B)  Mexico City. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Quebec. 
E)  Santa Fe.

Question 8

Inspired by tales of golden cities, the Spanish mounted explorations of the present-day US. Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How did Pope Alexander VI restructure the land of the non-Christian world in 1493?

Accepted Answer

A)  He granted the northern half of North America to France. 
B)  He refused to give land to England because it was Protestant. 
C)  He encouraged more crusades to regain Jerusalem. 
D)  He granted the Dutch sole control of Africa. 
E)  He divided the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal. 
A)  He granted the northern half of North America to France. 
B)  He refused to give land to England because it was Protestant. 
C)  He encouraged more crusades to regain Jerusalem. 
D)  He granted the Dutch sole control of Africa. 
E)  He divided the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal.

Question 10

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

Accepted Answer

A)  They treated land as a space for only hunting, not farming. 
B)  They viewed land as a common resource to use. 
C)  They viewed land as a possession owned only by individuals, not families. 
D)  They considered land as a trading opportunity. 
E)  They treated land as an economic commodity. 
A)  They treated land as a space for only hunting, not farming. 
B)  They viewed land as a common resource to use. 
C)  They viewed land as a possession owned only by individuals, not families. 
D)  They considered land as a trading opportunity. 
E)  They treated land as an economic commodity.

Question 11

What geographic error did Columbus make?

Accepted Answer

A)  He grossly underestimated the size of the earth. 
B)  He thought the earth was not round but flat. 
C)  He was certain that India was east of the Americas. 
D)  He expected the weather in India to be the same as in the North Atlantic. 
E)  He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean. 
A)  He grossly underestimated the size of the earth. 
B)  He thought the earth was not round but flat. 
C)  He was certain that India was east of the Americas. 
D)  He expected the weather in India to be the same as in the North Atlantic. 
E)  He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.

Question 12

For Indians, generosity was among the most valued social qualities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Johannes Gutenberg's printing press allowed news of Columbus's explorations to spread quickly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days, was there anything relatable for Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most Native Americans did not have any religion to compare with Christianity. 
B)  No Native American religions believed in creation myths. 
C)  Most Native Americans compared the Bible with their own written version of the Old Testament. 
D)  Some Native Americans stated that they were a lost tribe of Israel. 
E)  Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world. 
A)  Most Native Americans did not have any religion to compare with Christianity. 
B)  No Native American religions believed in creation myths. 
C)  Most Native Americans compared the Bible with their own written version of the Old Testament. 
D)  Some Native Americans stated that they were a lost tribe of Israel. 
E)  Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world.

Question 15

What was a commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both groups were sent there by powerful monarchs. 
B)  Both groups were driven by the desire to hunt large mammals. 
C)  Both groups started as slaves and then gained their freedom during the journey. 
D)  Both groups trekked during bitter ice ages. 
E)  Both groups were searching for resources. 
A)  Both groups were sent there by powerful monarchs. 
B)  Both groups were driven by the desire to hunt large mammals. 
C)  Both groups started as slaves and then gained their freedom during the journey. 
D)  Both groups trekked during bitter ice ages. 
E)  Both groups were searching for resources.

Question 16

In 1517, the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses, which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Reinhold Niebuhr 
E)  Johannes Gutenberg 
A)  Martin Buber 
B)  Ulrich Zwingli 
C)  Martin Luther 
D)  Reinhold Niebuhr 
E)  Johannes Gutenberg

Question 17

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now

Accepted Answer

A)  the eastern United States. 
B)  the southwestern United States. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  the northeastern United States. 
E)  western Canada. 
A)  the eastern United States. 
B)  the southwestern United States. 
C)  the Yucatan Peninsula. 
D)  the northeastern United States. 
E)  western Canada.

Question 18

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What was the significance of Puerto Rico during Spanish exploration?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was where the Indians revolted and booted out the Spanish. 
B)  It was rare among European colonies in that it had gold. 
C)  It later broke away from Spain and became an independent nation. 
D)  Under Spanish rule, slavery was outlawed and all residents had equal rights. 
E)  Natives in this colony were immune to European diseases. 
A)  It was where the Indians revolted and booted out the Spanish. 
B)  It was rare among European colonies in that it had gold. 
C)  It later broke away from Spain and became an independent nation. 
D)  Under Spanish rule, slavery was outlawed and all residents had equal rights. 
E)  Natives in this colony were immune to European diseases.

Question 20

How does Eric Foner justify characterizing America in the early colonial period as made up of "borderlands"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boundaries between empires were fixed. 
B)  Europeans established authority quickly and easily. 
C)  Hybrid cultures developed. 
D)  Native people did not resist conquest. 
E)  Native people were unwilling to trade with settlers. 
A)  Boundaries between empires were fixed. 
B)  Europeans established authority quickly and easily. 
C)  Hybrid cultures developed. 
D)  Native people did not resist conquest. 
E)  Native people were unwilling to trade with settlers.

Exam 1: A New World

Mestizos

"Christian liberty" meant to be free from sin.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Christopher Columbus

Unlike Spanish missionaries, which of the following was true of the Jesuits in regard to converting Indians?

Pre-Columbian Native Americans were viewed by Europeans as "backwards" due to their

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -Pueblo Revolt

A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in

Inspired by tales of golden cities, the Spanish mounted explorations of the present-day US. Southwest.

How did Pope Alexander VI restructure the land of the non-Christian world in 1493?

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership?

What geographic error did Columbus make?

For Indians, generosity was among the most valued social qualities.

Johannes Gutenberg's printing press allowed news of Columbus's explorations to spread quickly.

When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days, was there anything relatable for Native Americans?

What was a commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later?

In 1517, the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses, which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

What was the significance of Puerto Rico during Spanish exploration?

How does Eric Foner justify characterizing America in the early colonial period as made up of "borderlands"?

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, 1790-1815

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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