Question 1

The institution of encomienda allowed the

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A)  native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B)  Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C)  European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them. 
D)  governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E)  Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism. 
A)  native people to enslave members of other tribes. 
B)  Europeans to marry Native Americans. 
C)  European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them. 
D)  governments of Europe to abolish the practice of Indian slavery and to establish African slavery. 
E)  Europeans to establish an economy based on capitalism.

Question 2

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-"three sister" farming

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"Three Sisters" farming refers to a trad

Question 3

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ South America

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 4

Assess the validity of the following statement: "Columbus's sensational achievement obscures the fact that he was one of the most successful failures in history."

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The statement "Columbus's sensational ac

Question 5

Are the conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes for their actions in the Americas?

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The question of whether the conquistador

Question 6

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ North America

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 7

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ India

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 8

Before the arrival of Europeans,most native peoples in North America

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A)  lived in large communities. 
B)  were more advanced than those in South America. 
C)  lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. 
D)  populated the greater part of the continent. 
E)  relied on horses for transportation. 
A)  lived in large communities. 
B)  were more advanced than those in South America. 
C)  lived in small, scattered, and impermanent settlements. 
D)  populated the greater part of the continent. 
E)  relied on horses for transportation.

Question 9

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Giovanni da Verrazano

Accepted Answer

Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian ex

Question 10

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Ferdinand Magellan

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Ferdinand Magellan (c. 1480 – April 27,

Question 11

One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer native North Americans with relative ease was the

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A)  pacifistic nature of the native North Americans. 
B)  settled agricultural societies of North America. 
C)  absence of dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states in North America. 
D)  use of native guides for spying and surveillance activities. 
E)  lack of technological weaponry available to other native American cultures. 
A)  pacifistic nature of the native North Americans. 
B)  settled agricultural societies of North America. 
C)  absence of dense concentrations of population or complex nation-states in North America. 
D)  use of native guides for spying and surveillance activities. 
E)  lack of technological weaponry available to other native American cultures.

Question 12

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Treaty of Tordesillas

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The Treaty of Tordesillas was an agreeme

Question 13

Locate the following places by reference number on the map:
  
-____ West Indies

Accepted Answer

The answer of Locate the following places by reference number...

Question 14

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Native Americans

Accepted Answer

Native Americans, also known as American

Question 15

Summarize the motives,expectations,problems,and rewards associated with the age of European expansion.

Accepted Answer

The age of European expansion, also know

Question 16

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-mestizos

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Mestizos are individuals of mixed Europe

Question 17

All of the following were characteristics of the original thirteen colonies except

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A)  Puritans carved tight, pious, and relatively democratic communities in New England. 
B)  the belief they were a single people with a common destiny, who ought to break from Britain. 
C)  the southern colonies consisted of large landholders, mostly Anglican, on plantations using slave labor. 
D)  there were internal conflicts over economic interests, ethnic rivalries, and religious practices. 
E)  the middle colonies were the most diverse with estates interspersed with modest homesteads. 
A)  Puritans carved tight, pious, and relatively democratic communities in New England. 
B)  the belief they were a single people with a common destiny, who ought to break from Britain. 
C)  the southern colonies consisted of large landholders, mostly Anglican, on plantations using slave labor. 
D)  there were internal conflicts over economic interests, ethnic rivalries, and religious practices. 
E)  the middle colonies were the most diverse with estates interspersed with modest homesteads.

Question 18

European explorers introduced ____ into the New World.

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A)  syphilis 
B)  maize 
C)  tobacco 
D)  smallpox 
E)  pumpkin 
A)  syphilis 
B)  maize 
C)  tobacco 
D)  smallpox 
E)  pumpkin

Question 19

Identify and state the historical significance of the following:
-Aztecs

Accepted Answer

The Aztecs were a Mesoamerican civilizat

Question 20

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

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A)  intended to found a new nation. 
B)  continued to view themselves as Europeans. 
C)  did not consider America as the western rim of the European world. 
D)  no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings. 
E)  saw little difference between their lives in America and their lives in Europe. 
A)  intended to found a new nation. 
B)  continued to view themselves as Europeans. 
C)  did not consider America as the western rim of the European world. 
D)  no longer saw themselves as subjects of European kings. 
E)  saw little difference between their lives in America and their lives in Europe.

Exam 1: New World Beginnings,33,000 B.C.E.-1769 C.E.

The institution of encomienda allowed the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -"three sister" farming

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ South America

Assess the validity of the following statement: "Columbus's sensational achievement obscures the fact that he was one of the most successful failures in history."

Are the conquistadores to be considered villains or heroes for their actions in the Americas?

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ North America

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ India

Before the arrival of Europeans,most native peoples in North America

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Giovanni da Verrazano

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Ferdinand Magellan

One of the main factors that enabled Europeans to conquer native North Americans with relative ease was the

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Treaty of Tordesillas

Locate the following places by reference number on the map: -____ West Indies

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Native Americans

Summarize the motives,expectations,problems,and rewards associated with the age of European expansion.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -mestizos

All of the following were characteristics of the original thirteen colonies except

European explorers introduced ____ into the New World.

Identify and state the historical significance of the following: -Aztecs

The European explorers who followed Columbus to North America

The Planting of English America,1500-1733

Settling the Northern Colonies,1619-1700

American Life in the Seventeenth Century,1607-1692

Colonial Society on the Eve of Revolution,1700-1775

The Duel for North America,1608-1763

The Road to Revolution,1763-1775

America Secedes from the Empire,1775-1783

The Confederation and the Constitution,1776-1790

Launching the New Ship of State,1789-1800

The Triumphs and Travails of the Jeffersonian Republic,1800-1812

The Second War for Independence and the Upsurge of Nationalism,1812-1824

The Rise of a Mass Democracy,1824-1840

Forging the National Economy,1790-1860

The Ferment of Reform and Culture,1790-1860

The South and the Slavery Controversy,1793-1860

Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy,1841-1848

Renewing the Sectional Struggle,1848-1854

Drifting Toward Disunion,1854-1861

Girding for War: The North and the South,1861-1865

The Furnace of Civil War,1861-1865

The Ordeal of Reconstruction,1865-1877

Political Paralysis in the Gilded Age,1869-1896

Industry Comes of Age,1865-1900

America Moves to the City,1865-1900

The Great West and the Agricultural Revolution,1865-1896

Empire and Expansion,1890-1909

Progressivism and the Republican Roosevelt,1901-1912

Wilsonian Progressivism at Home and Abroad,1912-1916

The War to End War,1917-1918

American Life in the "Roaring Twenties",1919-1929

The Politics of Boom and Bust,1920-1932

The Great Depression and the New Deal,1933-1939

Franklin D.Roosevelt and the Shadow of War,1933-1941

America in World War II,1941-1945

The Cold War Begins,1945-1952

The Eisenhower Era,1952-1960

The Stormy Sixties,1960-1968

The Stalemated Seventies,1968-1980

The Resurgence of Conservatism,1980-1992

America Confronts the Post-Cold War Era,1992-2009

The American People Face a New Century

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