Question 1

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)  Of all the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  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)  Of all the colonies in the New World, New Netherland required the longest period of service from indentured servants. 
E)  Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.

Question 2

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day ________ that the Spanish destroyed.

Accepted Answer

A)  New Mexico 
B)  Florida 
C)  Cuba 
D)  California 
E)  Puerto Rico 
A)  New Mexico 
B)  Florida 
C)  Cuba 
D)  California 
E)  Puerto Rico

Question 3

Match between columns
                        Premises: Santa Elena
hacienda
Black Legend
Columbian Exchange
mestizos
Pueblo Revolt
métis
patroons
matrilineal
caravel
"coverture"
criollos

Accepted Answer

The Answer of was a Spanish settlement in South Carolina is...

Question 4

Europeans traded with Muslims in North Africa and Eurasia for centuries before they sailed to the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All Indian tribes were patrilineal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

By the eighteenth century, Florida played what role in the Spanish empire?

Accepted Answer

A)  It served as a fortified outpost for Cuba. 
B)  It was a trading hub Spain wished to acquire from England. 
C)  It was the site of the first-ever Spanish colony. 
D)  It functioned as a vacation spot for wealthy plantation owners in the Caribbean. 
E)  It was the only region the Spanish settled that lacked Native Americans. 
A)  It served as a fortified outpost for Cuba. 
B)  It was a trading hub Spain wished to acquire from England. 
C)  It was the site of the first-ever Spanish colony. 
D)  It functioned as a vacation spot for wealthy plantation owners in the Caribbean. 
E)  It was the only region the Spanish settled that lacked Native Americans.

Question 7

Which of the following statements accurately describes one of the advancements of the Inca kingdom?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Incas were the only Native American group to own vast quantities of gold. 
B)  The Aztecs helped the Incas develop their empire, as these groups formed a close alliance. 
C)  The Incas were predominantly located along the Atlantic Ocean and pioneered shipbuilding. 
D)  The Incas refrained from expanding so that the empire was easy to manage. 
E)  The Incas developed a complex system of roads and bridges along the Andes mountain chain. 
A)  The Incas were the only Native American group to own vast quantities of gold. 
B)  The Aztecs helped the Incas develop their empire, as these groups formed a close alliance. 
C)  The Incas were predominantly located along the Atlantic Ocean and pioneered shipbuilding. 
D)  The Incas refrained from expanding so that the empire was easy to manage. 
E)  The Incas developed a complex system of roads and bridges along the Andes mountain chain.

Question 8

In History of the Indies, Bartolome de las Casas purposefully omitted any mention of the story of the Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which country first explored the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 1400s, and soon thereafter established plantation slavery on the Atlantic islands off the African coast?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Spain 
C)  Portugal 
D)  England 
E)  France 
A)  China 
B)  Spain 
C)  Portugal 
D)  England 
E)  France

Question 10

Portuguese seafarers initially hoped to locate African gold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which statement is true of Bartolomé de Las Casas?

Accepted Answer

A)  Las Casas participated in the conquest of Brazil and was himself an enslaver of Indians before he changed his views in 1523. 
B)  Las Casas's book A Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies denounced Spain for enslaving Indians and causing the deaths of millions of native people. 
C)  Las Casas believed that Spain's rule over America was unjust, and advocated returning the land to its native inhabitants. 
D)  Las Casas was equally critical of enslaving Africans and Indians, and felt that all humans should be treated with respect and dignity. 
E)  Las Casas sailed on Columbus's first voyage, and used his firsthand knowledge of the brutalities he saw inflicted on that journey to justify his political views. 
A)  Las Casas participated in the conquest of Brazil and was himself an enslaver of Indians before he changed his views in 1523. 
B)  Las Casas's book A Very Brief Account of the Destruction of the Indies denounced Spain for enslaving Indians and causing the deaths of millions of native people. 
C)  Las Casas believed that Spain's rule over America was unjust, and advocated returning the land to its native inhabitants. 
D)  Las Casas was equally critical of enslaving Africans and Indians, and felt that all humans should be treated with respect and dignity. 
E)  Las Casas sailed on Columbus's first voyage, and used his firsthand knowledge of the brutalities he saw inflicted on that journey to justify his political views.

Question 12

The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century

Accepted Answer

A)  had engaged in settled village life only briefly before the Spanish arrived. 
B)  had been almost completely isolated from any other people before the Spanish arrived. 
C)  used irrigation systems to aid their agricultural production. 
D)  were called mound builders because of the burial mounds they created. 
E)  created a vast empire that included control of the Incas. 
A)  had engaged in settled village life only briefly before the Spanish arrived. 
B)  had been almost completely isolated from any other people before the Spanish arrived. 
C)  used irrigation systems to aid their agricultural production. 
D)  were called mound builders because of the burial mounds they created. 
E)  created a vast empire that included control of the Incas.

Question 13

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. 
E)  called them members of a deceitful race. 
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. 
E)  called them members of a deceitful race.

Question 14

The development of the idea of "Christian liberty" resulted in colonial societies characterized by unwavering religious toleration and acceptance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival. 
B)  The diets of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein. 
C)  Most Europeans spread the diseases on purpose. 
D)  The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers. 
E)  Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity. 
A)  Native Americans had been struggling with basic survival. 
B)  The diets of most Native Americans lacked meat, so they had no consistent amounts of protein. 
C)  Most Europeans spread the diseases on purpose. 
D)  The Native Americans had no tribal doctors or healers. 
E)  Centuries of continental isolation meant the Native Americans had no immunity.

Question 16

Which statement is accurate regarding the flow of goods in the Columbian Exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  Corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, tobacco, and cotton were introduced to Europe. 
B)  Avocados, beans, pumpkins, squashes, and cocoa were introduced to the Americas. 
C)  Corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, tobacco, and cotton were introduced to the Americas. 
D)  Wheat, sugarcane, horses, cattle, pigs, and sheep were introduced to Europe. 
E)  Bananas, rice, grapes, chickens, and dandelions were introduced to Europe. 
A)  Corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, tobacco, and cotton were introduced to Europe. 
B)  Avocados, beans, pumpkins, squashes, and cocoa were introduced to the Americas. 
C)  Corn, tomatoes, potatoes, peanuts, tobacco, and cotton were introduced to the Americas. 
D)  Wheat, sugarcane, horses, cattle, pigs, and sheep were introduced to Europe. 
E)  Bananas, rice, grapes, chickens, and dandelions were introduced to Europe.

Question 17

What was China hoping to accomplish with Admiral Zheng He's fifteenth-century explorations?

Accepted Answer

A)  It hoped to impress other kingdoms with its military might. 
B)  It wanted to spread Buddhism. 
C)  It had highly limited seafaring technology and wished to copy that of the Europeans. 
D)  It was searching for new resources because it did not yet have a trading economy. 
E)  It wanted to be the first nation to arrive in the Americas. 
A)  It hoped to impress other kingdoms with its military might. 
B)  It wanted to spread Buddhism. 
C)  It had highly limited seafaring technology and wished to copy that of the Europeans. 
D)  It was searching for new resources because it did not yet have a trading economy. 
E)  It wanted to be the first nation to arrive in the Americas.

Question 18

European society on the eve of colonization

Accepted Answer

A)  had no rigid class lines. 
B)  was extremely hierarchical, with inequality built into virtually every social relationship. 
C)  allowed the majority of men a great degree of personal independence. 
D)  valued freedom of expression and a free press above all else. 
E)  valued gender equality above all else. 
A)  had no rigid class lines. 
B)  was extremely hierarchical, with inequality built into virtually every social relationship. 
C)  allowed the majority of men a great degree of personal independence. 
D)  valued freedom of expression and a free press above all else. 
E)  valued gender equality above all else.

Question 19

To solidify Spain's religious unification, what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They required all Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism or leave the country. 
B)  They refused to sponsor voyages of exploration. 
C)  They banned the Protestant faith in Spain. 
D)  They joined with the Moor leadership to bring about harmony. 
E)  They returned gold to Indians in the Western Hemisphere. 
A)  They required all Jews and Muslims to convert to Catholicism or leave the country. 
B)  They refused to sponsor voyages of exploration. 
C)  They banned the Protestant faith in Spain. 
D)  They joined with the Moor leadership to bring about harmony. 
E)  They returned gold to Indians in the Western Hemisphere.

Question 20

African enslavement of other Africans

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s. 
A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals, debtors, and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s.

Exam 1: A New World

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

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day ________ that the Spanish destroyed.

Europeans traded with Muslims in North Africa and Eurasia for centuries before they sailed to the Americas.

All Indian tribes were patrilineal.

By the eighteenth century, Florida played what role in the Spanish empire?

Which of the following statements accurately describes one of the advancements of the Inca kingdom?

In History of the Indies, Bartolome de las Casas purposefully omitted any mention of the story of the Native Americans.

Which country first explored the Atlantic coast of Africa in the 1400s, and soon thereafter established plantation slavery on the Atlantic islands off the African coast?

Portuguese seafarers initially hoped to locate African gold.

Which statement is true of Bartolomé de Las Casas?

The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century

In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch

The development of the idea of "Christian liberty" resulted in colonial societies characterized by unwavering religious toleration and acceptance.

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans, what led to the European diseases being so deadly?

Which statement is accurate regarding the flow of goods in the Columbian Exchange?

What was China hoping to accomplish with Admiral Zheng He's fifteenth-century explorations?

European society on the eve of colonization

To solidify Spain's religious unification, what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do?

African enslavement of other Africans

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Democracy in America, 1815-1840

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Americas Gilded Age, 1870-1890

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