Question 1

Which explorer sailed to North American across the Davis Strait in the year 1001?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pedro Alvares Cabral 
B)  Leif Ericsson 
C)  Sebastian Cabot 
D)  Harry Hudson 
A)  Pedro Alvares Cabral 
B)  Leif Ericsson 
C)  Sebastian Cabot 
D)  Harry Hudson B

Question 2

Why was it difficult for Spanish and Portuguese mariners to return home from the Canary Islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  They had to sail against the winds. 
B)  Unusual magnetic fields in that area rendered navigational instruments useless. 
C)  Berber pirates preyed on ships sailing northward from the Canaries. 
D)  They had no knowledge of the tacking maneuver. 
A)  They had to sail against the winds. 
B)  Unusual magnetic fields in that area rendered navigational instruments useless. 
C)  Berber pirates preyed on ships sailing northward from the Canaries. 
D)  They had no knowledge of the tacking maneuver. A

Question 3

Black slavery was introduced into Europe by the

Accepted Answer

A)  French. 
B)  Spanish. 
C)  English. 
D)  Portuguese. 
A)  French. 
B)  Spanish. 
C)  English. 
D)  Portuguese. D

Question 4

Which of the following best explains the differences in the means of subsistence and lifestyles that emerged among Indian groups in the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disagreements over political beliefs caused groups to separate. 
B)  The various tribes migrated to the Americas separately and came from widely divergent cultures. 
C)  Different Indian groups adapted their means of subsistence and lifestyles to the environment in which they settled. 
D)  Geographic barriers in the New World made interaction between different Indian tribes impossible. 
A)  Disagreements over political beliefs caused groups to separate. 
B)  The various tribes migrated to the Americas separately and came from widely divergent cultures. 
C)  Different Indian groups adapted their means of subsistence and lifestyles to the environment in which they settled. 
D)  Geographic barriers in the New World made interaction between different Indian tribes impossible.

Question 5

What was the primary aim of the first European outposts in North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  The establishment of permanent colonies 
B)  The destruction of the non-European peoples 
C)  The conversion of the native population to Christianity 
D)  Profits from the sale of beaver pelts 
A)  The establishment of permanent colonies 
B)  The destruction of the non-European peoples 
C)  The conversion of the native population to Christianity 
D)  Profits from the sale of beaver pelts

Question 6

Discuss the political, social, and economic characteristics of the Pueblos and Mississippians in the early sixteenth century.

Accepted Answer

The Pueblos and Mississippians in the ea

Question 7

Which of the following best explains the fact that bands of Indian hunters remained small in the area of the Great Basin (present-day Nevada and Utah)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The disease environment dramatically lowered the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the Great Basin. 
B)  The tribes of the Great Basin enacted laws that imposed strict limitations on the size of each band within the tribe. 
C)  The inadequate supply of large game made it difficult to find food in sufficient quantity to support large groups. 
D)  The practice of human sacrifice significantly reduced the population of the bands and tribes of the Great Basin. 
A)  The disease environment dramatically lowered the life expectancy of the inhabitants of the Great Basin. 
B)  The tribes of the Great Basin enacted laws that imposed strict limitations on the size of each band within the tribe. 
C)  The inadequate supply of large game made it difficult to find food in sufficient quantity to support large groups. 
D)  The practice of human sacrifice significantly reduced the population of the bands and tribes of the Great Basin.

Question 8

What type of impact did gender have on the organization of fifteenth-century African society? How was it similar or different to that of North American and Mesoamerican peoples of the same period?

Accepted Answer

In fifteenth-century African society, ge

Question 9

Columbus's log of his first encounter with the New World and its inhabitants reveals which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  He wanted to profit from the land he had found by exploiting its natural resources, including its people. 
B)  He wanted to exterminate all Native Americans and completely destroy the cultures they had built. 
C)  He insisted that Europeans had come merely to observe, not to change, the cultures of the New World's native inhabitants. 
D)  He believed that his primary goal should be to Christianize the native inhabitants of the land he had found. 
A)  He wanted to profit from the land he had found by exploiting its natural resources, including its people. 
B)  He wanted to exterminate all Native Americans and completely destroy the cultures they had built. 
C)  He insisted that Europeans had come merely to observe, not to change, the cultures of the New World's native inhabitants. 
D)  He believed that his primary goal should be to Christianize the native inhabitants of the land he had found.

Question 10

What did Columbus realize after visiting a Portuguese colony in Africa?

Accepted Answer

A)  New agricultural methods in the cultivation of rice could benefit his native city in Genoa. 
B)  Slaves could be an integral part of a colonial economy. 
C)  The world was actually round. 
D)  Gold was not as valuable to the global marketplace as spices. 
A)  New agricultural methods in the cultivation of rice could benefit his native city in Genoa. 
B)  Slaves could be an integral part of a colonial economy. 
C)  The world was actually round. 
D)  Gold was not as valuable to the global marketplace as spices.

Question 11

At the time of initial contact with the Europeans, Lower Guinea was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  powerful and wealthy empires. 
B)  decentralized political and social authority. 
C)  religious disagreements between Christian rulers and the Muslim masses. 
D)  acceptance of and strong devotion to Islam on the part of rulers and people. 
A)  powerful and wealthy empires. 
B)  decentralized political and social authority. 
C)  religious disagreements between Christian rulers and the Muslim masses. 
D)  acceptance of and strong devotion to Islam on the part of rulers and people.

Question 12

Queen Isabella decided to finance exploratory voyages, in part, because she

Accepted Answer

A)  believed it would divert her subjects' attention away from Spain's domestic problems. 
B)  hoped profits from such voyages would help finance an expedition to wrest Jerusalem from the Muslims. 
C)  wanted to prevent England from colonizing Africa. 
D)  wanted knowledge about other world cultures. 
A)  believed it would divert her subjects' attention away from Spain's domestic problems. 
B)  hoped profits from such voyages would help finance an expedition to wrest Jerusalem from the Muslims. 
C)  wanted to prevent England from colonizing Africa. 
D)  wanted knowledge about other world cultures.

Question 13

Discuss the first English attempt to plant a permanent settlement in North America. Why did that attempt fail?.

Accepted Answer

The first English attempt to plant a per

Question 14

Which of the following was a long-term consequence of the influx of gold and silver from the New World into Spain?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spanish government funded domestic social programs that substantially raised the standard of living of the peasant masses. 
B)  Rapid inflation led to an unfavorable balance of trade and the collapse of many businesses. 
C)  The ready availability of investment capital at low interest rates led to the expansion and modernization of Spanish industries. 
D)  The Spanish government became complacent and failed to defend the nation's interests against the aggressive Dutch and English. 
A)  The Spanish government funded domestic social programs that substantially raised the standard of living of the peasant masses. 
B)  Rapid inflation led to an unfavorable balance of trade and the collapse of many businesses. 
C)  The ready availability of investment capital at low interest rates led to the expansion and modernization of Spanish industries. 
D)  The Spanish government became complacent and failed to defend the nation's interests against the aggressive Dutch and English.

Question 15

Compare the various Indian cultures of North America at the beginning of the sixteenth century. How can the differences between these cultures be explained?

Accepted Answer

At the beginning of the sixteenth centur

Question 16

Who published translations of stories of exploratory voyages and argued in favor of English colonization of North America?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Cabot 
B)  Richard Hakluyt 
C)  John Hawkins 
D)  Captain John Smith 
A)  John Cabot 
B)  Richard Hakluyt 
C)  John Hawkins 
D)  Captain John Smith

Question 17

The first economy based primarily on the bondage of black Africans was created in

Accepted Answer

A)  the Azores. 
B)  the Canaries. 
C)  the Madeiras. 
D)  São Tomé. 
A)  the Azores. 
B)  the Canaries. 
C)  the Madeiras. 
D)  São Tomé.

Question 18

The primary motive for the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century European voyages of exploration and discovery was the desire to

Accepted Answer

A)  spread Christianity around the world. 
B)  verify the new scholarly theory that there were undiscovered continents. 
C)  gain direct access to the goods of Africa and Asia. 
D)  establish naval control of the seas. 
A)  spread Christianity around the world. 
B)  verify the new scholarly theory that there were undiscovered continents. 
C)  gain direct access to the goods of Africa and Asia. 
D)  establish naval control of the seas.

Question 19

Which of the following is true of the Algonquians?

Accepted Answer

A)  They followed the example of the Aztecs, practicing settled agriculture and living a sedentary existence. 
B)  They accepted women as rulers in some villages. 
C)  They defined the extended family patrilineally. 
D)  They were unique among the North American tribes in that they had no known religious beliefs. 
A)  They followed the example of the Aztecs, practicing settled agriculture and living a sedentary existence. 
B)  They accepted women as rulers in some villages. 
C)  They defined the extended family patrilineally. 
D)  They were unique among the North American tribes in that they had no known religious beliefs.

Question 20

Examine the type and impact of trade that began with the Columbian period.

Accepted Answer

The trade that began with the Columbian

Exam 1: Three Old Worlds Create a New, 1492-1600

Which explorer sailed to North American across the Davis Strait in the year 1001?

Why was it difficult for Spanish and Portuguese mariners to return home from the Canary Islands?

Black slavery was introduced into Europe by the

Which of the following best explains the differences in the means of subsistence and lifestyles that emerged among Indian groups in the New World?

What was the primary aim of the first European outposts in North America?

Discuss the political, social, and economic characteristics of the Pueblos and Mississippians in the early sixteenth century.

Which of the following best explains the fact that bands of Indian hunters remained small in the area of the Great Basin (present-day Nevada and Utah)?

What type of impact did gender have on the organization of fifteenth-century African society? How was it similar or different to that of North American and Mesoamerican peoples of the same period?

Columbus's log of his first encounter with the New World and its inhabitants reveals which of the following?

What did Columbus realize after visiting a Portuguese colony in Africa?

At the time of initial contact with the Europeans, Lower Guinea was characterized by

Queen Isabella decided to finance exploratory voyages, in part, because she

Discuss the first English attempt to plant a permanent settlement in North America. Why did that attempt fail?.

Which of the following was a long-term consequence of the influx of gold and silver from the New World into Spain?

Compare the various Indian cultures of North America at the beginning of the sixteenth century. How can the differences between these cultures be explained?

Who published translations of stories of exploratory voyages and argued in favor of English colonization of North America?

The first economy based primarily on the bondage of black Africans was created in

The primary motive for the fifteenth- and sixteenth-century European voyages of exploration and discovery was the desire to

Which of the following is true of the Algonquians?

Examine the type and impact of trade that began with the Columbian period.

Europeans Colonize North America, 1600-1650

North America in the Atlantic World, 1650-1720

Becoming America, 1720-1760

The Ends of Empire, 1754-1774

American Revolutions, 1775-1783

Forging a Nation, 1783-1800

Defining the Nation, 1801-1823

The Rise of the South, 1815-1860

The Restless North, 1815-1860

The Contested West, 1815-1860

Politics and the Fate of the Union, 1824-1859

Transforming Fire: The Civil War, 1860-1865

Reconstruction: an Unfinished Revolution, 1865-1877

The Ecology of the West and South, 1865-1900

Building Factories, Building Cities, 1877-1900

Gilded Age Politics, 1877-1900

The Progressive ERA, 1895-1920

The Quest for Empire, 1865-1914

Americans in the Great War, 1914-1920

The New ERA, 1920-1929

The Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

The Second World War at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

The Cold War and American Globalism, 1945-1961

America at Midcentury, 1945-1960

The Tumultuous Sixties, 1960-1968

A Pivotal ERA, 1969-1980

Conservatism Revived, 1980-1992

Into the Global Millennium: America Since 1992

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