Question 1

Explain as thoroughly as you can how the slave trade affected African society.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Explain as thoroughly as you can how...

Question 2

Which of the following describes women's rights under "coverture"?

Accepted Answer

A)  They were banned from signing contracts. 
B)  They were required to pay more taxes than men. 
C)  They had to sit in the back of churches. 
D)  They had to be fully clothed in public. 
E)  They adopted a legal identity fully their own. 
A)  They were banned from signing contracts. 
B)  They were required to pay more taxes than men. 
C)  They had to sit in the back of churches. 
D)  They had to be fully clothed in public. 
E)  They adopted a legal identity fully their own.

Question 3

What was MOST significant in inspiring Spanish conquistadores during their exploration and conquest of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  a desire to replicate the successful social structures found in the New World 
B)  a desire to increase the population in Spain by encouraging the people of the New World to immigrate 
C)  a desire to catalog the flora and fauna of the newly discovered continent 
D)  a desire to spread Catholicism and gain wealth and national glory 
E)  a desire to take Brazil back from the British 
A)  a desire to replicate the successful social structures found in the New World 
B)  a desire to increase the population in Spain by encouraging the people of the New World to immigrate 
C)  a desire to catalog the flora and fauna of the newly discovered continent 
D)  a desire to spread Catholicism and gain wealth and national glory 
E)  a desire to take Brazil back from the British

Question 4

Which of the following was one of the primary focuses of the Great League of Peace?

Accepted Answer

A)  It led an educational program intended to spread knowledge of the best farming techniques. 
B)  It successfully outlawed any wars among tribes over goods or sentiments such as revenge. 
C)  It greatly decreased the amount of centralized authority that had been the norm before the fifteenth century. 
D)  It forbid all participating Native American groups from having their own political systems and religious beliefs. 
E)  It relied on representatives from different groups to decide on whether to have friendly relations with outsiders. 
A)  It led an educational program intended to spread knowledge of the best farming techniques. 
B)  It successfully outlawed any wars among tribes over goods or sentiments such as revenge. 
C)  It greatly decreased the amount of centralized authority that had been the norm before the fifteenth century. 
D)  It forbid all participating Native American groups from having their own political systems and religious beliefs. 
E)  It relied on representatives from different groups to decide on whether to have friendly relations with outsiders.

Question 5

Why did Indians exercise more power in their relations with the French and the Dutch compared to the English?

Accepted Answer

A)  The French and Dutch settlements were more dependent on Indians as trading partners than were the English. 
B)  The Indians in the French and Dutch colonies were more likely to be immune to European diseases. 
C)  The Indians in New England had no interest in trading with English settlers there and vice versa. 
D)  The first French and Dutch settlements, unlike the English settlements, never failed and were long-lasting. 
E)  The French and Dutch, unlike the English, never allowed indentured servants to come to America. 
A)  The French and Dutch settlements were more dependent on Indians as trading partners than were the English. 
B)  The Indians in the French and Dutch colonies were more likely to be immune to European diseases. 
C)  The Indians in New England had no interest in trading with English settlers there and vice versa. 
D)  The first French and Dutch settlements, unlike the English settlements, never failed and were long-lasting. 
E)  The French and Dutch, unlike the English, never allowed indentured servants to come to America.

Question 6

Which of the following statements accurately describes life in New France?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colony benefited from publicity that focused on the favorable weather and the kindness of its inhabitants. 
B)  The colony, which the crown had envisioned as a center for Protestantism, became a refuge for French Huguenots. 
C)  France encouraged significant emigration, so the colony's population became the largest in North America. 
D)  Women outnumbered men in the first few decades and gained a remarkable number of rights as a result. 
E)  After finishing their contracts, most indentured servants in New France returned to France. 
A)  The colony benefited from publicity that focused on the favorable weather and the kindness of its inhabitants. 
B)  The colony, which the crown had envisioned as a center for Protestantism, became a refuge for French Huguenots. 
C)  France encouraged significant emigration, so the colony's population became the largest in North America. 
D)  Women outnumbered men in the first few decades and gained a remarkable number of rights as a result. 
E)  After finishing their contracts, most indentured servants in New France returned to France.

Question 7

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs

Accepted Answer

A)  were minimal in number and never exceeded more than a couple at a time. 
B)  prompted most Aztecs to oppose their leaders, who opposed the sacrifices. 
C)  shocked Europeans despite their own practices of publicly executing criminals and burning witches at the stake. 
D)  were always held at an arena in Tenochtitlán that resembled the Roman Colosseum. 
E)  cost the Spanish several hundred men before Cortés conquered the Aztecs. 
A)  were minimal in number and never exceeded more than a couple at a time. 
B)  prompted most Aztecs to oppose their leaders, who opposed the sacrifices. 
C)  shocked Europeans despite their own practices of publicly executing criminals and burning witches at the stake. 
D)  were always held at an arena in Tenochtitlán that resembled the Roman Colosseum. 
E)  cost the Spanish several hundred men before Cortés conquered the Aztecs.

Question 8

Which of the following resulted from the European exploration, conquest, and colonization of the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crops new to each hemisphere reshaped people's diets and transformed the natural environment. 
B)  Native Americans gained an unprecedented amount of political power. 
C)  The Old and New Worlds remained largely unchanged. 
D)  European interest in Africa dissipated; instead, Europeans focused on enslaving Native American populations. 
E)  European nations entered the longest era of peace since the Pax Romana. 
A)  Crops new to each hemisphere reshaped people's diets and transformed the natural environment. 
B)  Native Americans gained an unprecedented amount of political power. 
C)  The Old and New Worlds remained largely unchanged. 
D)  European interest in Africa dissipated; instead, Europeans focused on enslaving Native American populations. 
E)  European nations entered the longest era of peace since the Pax Romana.

Question 9

After being severely weakened by a smallpox epidemic, the Hurons nearly disappeared due to attacks by whom?

Accepted Answer

A)  the French 
B)  the Dutch 
C)  Algonquian tribes 
D)  the Iroquois 
E)  the English 
A)  the French 
B)  the Dutch 
C)  Algonquian tribes 
D)  the Iroquois 
E)  the English

Question 10

What best describes the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was a rebellion by Spanish Franciscan friars against the Catholic Church's use of violence to convert native people to Catholicism. 
B)  It was a victory of the Pueblo Indians over the Spanish settlers in New Mexico, which reestablished Indian control of the region. 
C)  It was a revolt of Protestant Spaniard farmworkers against Catholic Spaniard landowners in Santa Fe. 
D)  It was a conflict between the Navajo and the Apache tribes. 
E)  It was a short-lived Indian rebellion that resulted in harsher Spanish suppression of native religious practices and more brutal demands on native people's labor when the Spanish regained control of the region in the 1690s. 
A)  It was a rebellion by Spanish Franciscan friars against the Catholic Church's use of violence to convert native people to Catholicism. 
B)  It was a victory of the Pueblo Indians over the Spanish settlers in New Mexico, which reestablished Indian control of the region. 
C)  It was a revolt of Protestant Spaniard farmworkers against Catholic Spaniard landowners in Santa Fe. 
D)  It was a conflict between the Navajo and the Apache tribes. 
E)  It was a short-lived Indian rebellion that resulted in harsher Spanish suppression of native religious practices and more brutal demands on native people's labor when the Spanish regained control of the region in the 1690s.

Question 11

What was in the "Declaration of Josephe"?

Accepted Answer

A)  He described how Pueblos lived harmoniously with the Spanish. 
B)  He discussed the importance of the Catholic faith to his tribe. 
C)  He asserted how his tribe had rejected Christianity from the beginning. 
D)  He described how his attempt to convert other tribes had failed. 
E)  He declared that the God of the Spaniards was dead. 
A)  He described how Pueblos lived harmoniously with the Spanish. 
B)  He discussed the importance of the Catholic faith to his tribe. 
C)  He asserted how his tribe had rejected Christianity from the beginning. 
D)  He described how his attempt to convert other tribes had failed. 
E)  He declared that the God of the Spaniards was dead.

Question 12

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  Across Native American groups, only a few languages were spoken, which aided communication. 
B)  A diverse array of Native American groups had their own languages, cultures, and conflicts. 
C)  Trade among Native American groups had yet to be established because there were few riches there. 
D)  Groups relied only on hunting and gathering, not any form of farming the earth. 
E)  Very little diversity existed in North America, which contributed to the lack of fighting. 
A)  Across Native American groups, only a few languages were spoken, which aided communication. 
B)  A diverse array of Native American groups had their own languages, cultures, and conflicts. 
C)  Trade among Native American groups had yet to be established because there were few riches there. 
D)  Groups relied only on hunting and gathering, not any form of farming the earth. 
E)  Very little diversity existed in North America, which contributed to the lack of fighting.

Question 13

Which of the following statements accurately describes religion in New Netherland?

Accepted Answer

A)  Religious conflict plagued this colony more than other European colonies. 
B)  Like Holland, the colony lacked an official religion. 
C)  Attendance remained mandatory at the Dutch Reformed Church. 
D)  The government tolerated the practice of religion in private. 
E)  The government of the colony championed modern ideas of religious freedom. 
A)  Religious conflict plagued this colony more than other European colonies. 
B)  Like Holland, the colony lacked an official religion. 
C)  Attendance remained mandatory at the Dutch Reformed Church. 
D)  The government tolerated the practice of religion in private. 
E)  The government of the colony championed modern ideas of religious freedom.

Question 14

What happened to the population of the Americas as a result of contact with Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)  The population stayed relatively stable. 
B)  It is estimated that 80 million native people of the Americas died in the first 150 years after contact with Europeans, due to disease, war, and enslavement. 
C)  Many native inhabitants of South America moved to West Indian islands. 
D)  The native population increased from 2 million to 20 million. 
E)  Many Native Americans moved to Europe. 
A)  The population stayed relatively stable. 
B)  It is estimated that 80 million native people of the Americas died in the first 150 years after contact with Europeans, due to disease, war, and enslavement. 
C)  Many native inhabitants of South America moved to West Indian islands. 
D)  The native population increased from 2 million to 20 million. 
E)  Many Native Americans moved to Europe.

Question 15

By the late fifteenth century, which country replaced the Italian city-states as the major European commercial partner of Asia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

The Spanish were the first to sail down the western coast of Africa, establishing trading posts called factories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In 1608, who founded Quebec?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jacques Marquette 
B)  René-Robert Cavelier 
C)  Sieur de La Salle 
D)  Louis Joliet 
E)  Samuel de Champlain. 
A)  Jacques Marquette 
B)  René-Robert Cavelier 
C)  Sieur de La Salle 
D)  Louis Joliet 
E)  Samuel de Champlain.

Question 18

What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan's explorations?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. 
B)  He died in the Caribbean islands. 
C)  He led the conquering of the Aztecs. 
D)  His voyages corrected Columbus's erroneous assessment of the earth's size. 
E)  He and his men were the first Europeans to encounter bison. 
A)  He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean. 
B)  He died in the Caribbean islands. 
C)  He led the conquering of the Aztecs. 
D)  His voyages corrected Columbus's erroneous assessment of the earth's size. 
E)  He and his men were the first Europeans to encounter bison.

Question 19

The Black Legend described

Accepted Answer

A)  the Aztecs' view of Cortés. 
B)  English pirates along the African coast. 
C)  Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer. 
D)  Portugal as a vast trading empire. 
E)  Indians as savages. 
A)  the Aztecs' view of Cortés. 
B)  English pirates along the African coast. 
C)  Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer. 
D)  Portugal as a vast trading empire. 
E)  Indians as savages.

Question 20

What benefitted the Indians during the Pueblo Revolt?

Accepted Answer

A)  the help they received from African slaves 
B)  the large supply of food and guns sent by England 
C)  their peaceful protests 
D)  the fact that the Catholic missionary priests had resigned 
E)  the fact that they could all speak Spanish 
A)  the help they received from African slaves 
B)  the large supply of food and guns sent by England 
C)  their peaceful protests 
D)  the fact that the Catholic missionary priests had resigned 
E)  the fact that they could all speak Spanish

Exam 1: A New World

Explain as thoroughly as you can how the slave trade affected African society.

Which of the following describes women's rights under "coverture"?

What was MOST significant in inspiring Spanish conquistadores during their exploration and conquest of the New World?

Which of the following was one of the primary focuses of the Great League of Peace?

Why did Indians exercise more power in their relations with the French and the Dutch compared to the English?

Which of the following statements accurately describes life in New France?

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs

Which of the following resulted from the European exploration, conquest, and colonization of the Western Hemisphere?

After being severely weakened by a smallpox epidemic, the Hurons nearly disappeared due to attacks by whom?

What best describes the Pueblo Revolt of 1680?

What was in the "Declaration of Josephe"?

Which of the following statements accurately describes the Americas before the arrival of Europeans?

Which of the following statements accurately describes religion in New Netherland?

What happened to the population of the Americas as a result of contact with Europeans?

By the late fifteenth century, which country replaced the Italian city-states as the major European commercial partner of Asia?

The Spanish were the first to sail down the western coast of Africa, establishing trading posts called factories.

In 1608, who founded Quebec?

What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan's explorations?

The Black Legend described

What benefitted the Indians during the Pueblo Revolt?

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

Filters