Question 1

In conquering the Aztec empire, Hernán Cortés and his small Spanish army were aided by thousands of soldiers who had been subjects of the Aztecs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

As early as 1615, the ________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pequot 
B)  Lenni Lenape 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
E)  Huron 
A)  Pequot 
B)  Lenni Lenape 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
E)  Huron

Question 3

Where did Vasco da Gama hope to get to by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?

Accepted Answer

A)  North America 
B)  South America 
C)  the East 
D)  Australia 
E)  Europe 
A)  North America 
B)  South America 
C)  the East 
D)  Australia 
E)  Europe

Question 4

Native inhabitants of the Americas generally understood freedom

Accepted Answer

A)  in terms of the well-being of one's community, mutual obligation, and group autonomy. 
B)  as respecting authority and obeying laws created by established governments. 
C)  to be defined by ownership of private property. 
D)  as abandoning a life of sin to embrace the teachings of Christianity. 
E)  in terms of coverture, which denied property rights to married women. 
A)  in terms of the well-being of one's community, mutual obligation, and group autonomy. 
B)  as respecting authority and obeying laws created by established governments. 
C)  to be defined by ownership of private property. 
D)  as abandoning a life of sin to embrace the teachings of Christianity. 
E)  in terms of coverture, which denied property rights to married women.

Question 5

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were

Accepted Answer

A)  urban, but lacking markets and trade networks. 
B)  small in population but sophisticated in infrastructure. 
C)  large, wealthy, and sophisticated. 
D)  large in geographic size but sparsely populated. 
E)  rural, with few impressive buildings. 
A)  urban, but lacking markets and trade networks. 
B)  small in population but sophisticated in infrastructure. 
C)  large, wealthy, and sophisticated. 
D)  large in geographic size but sparsely populated. 
E)  rural, with few impressive buildings.

Question 6

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

Accepted Answer

A)  none whatsoever 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews that the king was driving out of the country. 
A)  none whatsoever 
B)  Columbus was determined to convert Native Americans to Christianity. 
C)  Catholics in Spain supported his expeditions because they wanted to end Muslim control of the eastern trade. 
D)  Columbus benefited from Ferdinand and Isabella's efforts to promote tolerance in Spain. 
E)  Spain wanted Columbus to find a refuge for the Jews that the king was driving out of the country.

Question 7

People from ________ were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling in one of their own ________ colonies.

Accepted Answer

A)  England; English 
B)  the Netherlands; Dutch 
C)  Portugal; Portuguese 
D)  France; French 
E)  Spain; Spanish 
A)  England; English 
B)  the Netherlands; Dutch 
C)  Portugal; Portuguese 
D)  France; French 
E)  Spain; Spanish

Question 8

What statement best characterizes religion in Europe on the eve of colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)  People's religious beliefs and practices were a matter of private choice. 
B)  All Christian men were politically equal regardless of their social status. 
C)  All Christians were legally equal regardless of gender. 
D)  Christians never imposed their way of life on non-Christians. 
E)  Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order. 
A)  People's religious beliefs and practices were a matter of private choice. 
B)  All Christian men were politically equal regardless of their social status. 
C)  All Christians were legally equal regardless of gender. 
D)  Christians never imposed their way of life on non-Christians. 
E)  Religious uniformity was thought to be essential to public order.

Question 9

Patroonship in New Netherland

Accepted Answer

A)  was a great success, bringing thousands of new settlers to the colony. 
B)  meant that shareholders received large estates for transporting tenants for agricultural labor. 
C)  was like a system of medieval lords. 
D)  led to one democratic manor led by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. 
E)  involved joint Dutch and Indian control of farmland. 
A)  was a great success, bringing thousands of new settlers to the colony. 
B)  meant that shareholders received large estates for transporting tenants for agricultural labor. 
C)  was like a system of medieval lords. 
D)  led to one democratic manor led by Kiliaen van Rensselaer. 
E)  involved joint Dutch and Indian control of farmland.

Question 10

Which European city was known in the early seventeenth century as a haven for persecuted Protestants from all over Europe and even for Jews fleeing Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Amsterdam 
B)  Geneva 
C)  Marseilles 
D)  London 
E)  Brussels 
A)  Amsterdam 
B)  Geneva 
C)  Marseilles 
D)  London 
E)  Brussels

Question 11

Many Dutch identified with American Indians as fellow victims of Spanish oppression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Who explored the Great Plains in the 1500s, but was considered a failure because he failed to find gold?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques Marquette 
B)  Samuel Champlain 
C)  Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 
D)  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo 
E)  Pedro Menéndez de Avilés 
A)  Jacques Marquette 
B)  Samuel Champlain 
C)  Francisco Vásquez de Coronado 
D)  Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo 
E)  Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

Question 13

The Chaco Canyon structure built between CE 900 and 1200 was bigger than any structure in British colonial America.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to that of the various indigenous groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

Accepted Answer

A)  a defined boundary between nations 
B)  the area around the coastline 
C)  an area exclusively designated as a no-trade zone 
D)  an exclusively unsettled area 
E)  an unclear geographical and cultural border 
A)  a defined boundary between nations 
B)  the area around the coastline 
C)  an area exclusively designated as a no-trade zone 
D)  an exclusively unsettled area 
E)  an unclear geographical and cultural border

Question 16

As governor of New Netherland, Petrus Stuyvesant

Accepted Answer

A)  welcomed all religious faiths to the colony. 
B)  favored Catholics over Jews in New Amsterdam. 
C)  encouraged the Dutch colonists to convert the Indians. 
D)  saw women as equals in the Dutch Reformed Church. 
E)  refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans. 
A)  welcomed all religious faiths to the colony. 
B)  favored Catholics over Jews in New Amsterdam. 
C)  encouraged the Dutch colonists to convert the Indians. 
D)  saw women as equals in the Dutch Reformed Church. 
E)  refused the open practice of religion by Quakers and Lutherans.

Question 17

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was

Accepted Answer

A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe.

Question 18

Who were the Native Americans who created the Great League of Peace?

Accepted Answer

A)  Creeks 
B)  Mohegans 
C)  Choctaws 
D)  Powhatans 
E)  Iroquois 
A)  Creeks 
B)  Mohegans 
C)  Choctaws 
D)  Powhatans 
E)  Iroquois

Question 19

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because

Accepted Answer

A)  the merchants were known as factors. 
B)  the trading posts made luxury products there in makeshift factories. 
C)  the African slaves built factories along the coast to manufacture guns. 
D)  the slave traders called their system a labor factory. 
E)  that is how the local Africans translated "trading post." 
A)  the merchants were known as factors. 
B)  the trading posts made luxury products there in makeshift factories. 
C)  the African slaves built factories along the coast to manufacture guns. 
D)  the slave traders called their system a labor factory. 
E)  that is how the local Africans translated "trading post."

Question 20

Agriculture started in the Americas in Mexico and the Andes around 9,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: A New World

In conquering the Aztec empire, Hernán Cortés and his small Spanish army were aided by thousands of soldiers who had been subjects of the Aztecs.

As early as 1615, the ________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Where did Vasco da Gama hope to get to by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope?

Native inhabitants of the Americas generally understood freedom

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations?

People from ________ were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling in one of their own ________ colonies.

What statement best characterizes religion in Europe on the eve of colonization?

Patroonship in New Netherland

Which European city was known in the early seventeenth century as a haven for persecuted Protestants from all over Europe and even for Jews fleeing Spain?

Many Dutch identified with American Indians as fellow victims of Spanish oppression.

Who explored the Great Plains in the 1500s, but was considered a failure because he failed to find gold?

The Chaco Canyon structure built between CE 900 and 1200 was bigger than any structure in British colonial America.

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to that of the various indigenous groups.

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

As governor of New Netherland, Petrus Stuyvesant

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest, established in 1610, was

Who were the Native Americans who created the Great League of Peace?

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because

Agriculture started in the Americas in Mexico and the Andes around 9,000 years ago.

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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