Question 1

The Puritan commonwealth of Massachusetts Bay was characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  true and complete democracy. 
B)  practical democracy. 
C)  communal holding of land. 
D)  toleration for all religions. 
A)  true and complete democracy. 
B)  practical democracy. 
C)  communal holding of land. 
D)  toleration for all religions. B

Question 2

The plants and animals Europeans introduced to the Americas did not have a negative effect on the existing ecosystem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The colony founded as a religious refuge for Catholics was

Accepted Answer

A)  Rhode Island. 
B)  New Jersey. 
C)  Virginia. 
D)  Maryland. 
A)  Rhode Island. 
B)  New Jersey. 
C)  Virginia. 
D)  Maryland. D

Question 4

Many Puritans left England around 1630 to settle in Massachusetts Bay because

Accepted Answer

A)  Jamestown and Plymouth were economically successful. 
B)  Anglican cleric William Laud was removing ministers with Puritan sympathies and tightening his centralized control of the church. 
C)  they read about the amazing fertility of the land and decided they would gain great wealth overnight. 
D)  Anglican cleric William Laud ordered them to forfeit their property or leave. 
A)  Jamestown and Plymouth were economically successful. 
B)  Anglican cleric William Laud was removing ministers with Puritan sympathies and tightening his centralized control of the church. 
C)  they read about the amazing fertility of the land and decided they would gain great wealth overnight. 
D)  Anglican cleric William Laud ordered them to forfeit their property or leave.

Question 5

________ traders were most likely to see Indians as essential trading partners.

Accepted Answer

A)  Dutch 
B)  English 
C)  French 
D)  Spanish 
A)  Dutch 
B)  English 
C)  French 
D)  Spanish

Question 6

Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal was noted for

Accepted Answer

A)  voyaging to the area of Brazil long before Columbus. 
B)  sponsoring the slave trade which brought so much profit to his nation. 
C)  discovering the southern tip of Africa. 
D)  improving and codifying navigational knowledge in order to find a route to Asia. 
A)  voyaging to the area of Brazil long before Columbus. 
B)  sponsoring the slave trade which brought so much profit to his nation. 
C)  discovering the southern tip of Africa. 
D)  improving and codifying navigational knowledge in order to find a route to Asia.

Question 7

The colony whose charter was a grandiose plan, written with the help of political philosopher John Locke and designed to recreate a hereditary nobility and feudal society was

Accepted Answer

A)  New York. 
B)  Maryland. 
C)  New Jersey. 
D)  Carolina. 
A)  New York. 
B)  Maryland. 
C)  New Jersey. 
D)  Carolina.

Question 8

According to your text, which of the following best describes the relative impact of Native American and European cultures on each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  Europeans profited extensively; Native Americans gained nothing. 
B)  The influence of European culture was limited to those tribes in immediate contact with colonies. 
C)  The Europeans and the Indians became interdependent. 
D)  Native American culture had no impact on Europeans, whereas European culture totally transformed Native American societies. 
A)  Europeans profited extensively; Native Americans gained nothing. 
B)  The influence of European culture was limited to those tribes in immediate contact with colonies. 
C)  The Europeans and the Indians became interdependent. 
D)  Native American culture had no impact on Europeans, whereas European culture totally transformed Native American societies.

Question 9

When discussing the question of the terrible decimation of the Native American peoples after 1500, your text concludes that most deaths resulted from

Accepted Answer

A)  European diseases. 
B)  intertribal warfare. 
C)  modern weaponry. 
D)  extermination of traditional game. 
A)  European diseases. 
B)  intertribal warfare. 
C)  modern weaponry. 
D)  extermination of traditional game.

Question 10

Except possibly for the Spanish friars, most Europeans considered the Native Americans to be

Accepted Answer

A)  contemptible heathens. 
B)  their equals in every way. 
C)  people who should be left alone and uncontaminated by European civilization. 
D)  ideal converts to Christianity. 
A)  contemptible heathens. 
B)  their equals in every way. 
C)  people who should be left alone and uncontaminated by European civilization. 
D)  ideal converts to Christianity.

Question 11

In both the Pequot War and King Philip's War the New England colonists refused to attack Indian villages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Because he was such a strong opponent of Catholicism, King James I of England authorized a new translation of the Bible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Describe the common characteristics of initial encounters between Europeans and Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

The initial encounters between Europeans

Question 14

Puritans objected to the way Queen Elizabeth I's bishops interpreted the Protestant doctrine of predestination because the bishops argued that

Accepted Answer

A)  the morality of individual behavior on earth had no effect on God's decision about a person's salvation. 
B)  people who knew they were saved need not be bound by earthly laws. 
C)  a person's efforts to lead a good life might cause God to change His mind and save a person who was previously damned. 
D)  the correctness of an individual's religious beliefs had no effect on whether a person was saved or damned. 
A)  the morality of individual behavior on earth had no effect on God's decision about a person's salvation. 
B)  people who knew they were saved need not be bound by earthly laws. 
C)  a person's efforts to lead a good life might cause God to change His mind and save a person who was previously damned. 
D)  the correctness of an individual's religious beliefs had no effect on whether a person was saved or damned.

Question 15

When Columbus landed in America, the chief reason that he thought he had landed in "the Indies" was

Accepted Answer

A)  the ease with which the natives understood his language. 
B)  his discovery of the place of the Grand Khan. 
C)  his firm belief that he had sailed far enough westward to reach them. 
D)  the plants there were similar to those in Asia. 
A)  the ease with which the natives understood his language. 
B)  his discovery of the place of the Grand Khan. 
C)  his firm belief that he had sailed far enough westward to reach them. 
D)  the plants there were similar to those in Asia.

Question 16

The map "European Voyages of Discovery," depicts the 1497-1499 journey around Africa by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  da Gama 
B)  Cabot 
C)  Cartier 
D)  Magellan 
A)  da Gama 
B)  Cabot 
C)  Cartier 
D)  Magellan

Question 17

Reverend Thomas Hooker led the group that started the colony of Connecticut.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Most Native Americans eagerly adopted European technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

By the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), Spain had authority to exploit all of

Accepted Answer

A)  North and South America except Brazil. 
B)  Africa and the Middle East except Egypt. 
C)  South America except Colombia. 
D)  North America and Central America, but not South America. 
A)  North and South America except Brazil. 
B)  Africa and the Middle East except Egypt. 
C)  South America except Colombia. 
D)  North America and Central America, but not South America.

Question 20

The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was

Accepted Answer

A)  Edward Winslow. 
B)  William Bradford. 
C)  John Smith. 
D)  John Winthrop. 
A)  Edward Winslow. 
B)  William Bradford. 
C)  John Smith. 
D)  John Winthrop.

Exam 1: Alien Encounters: Europe in the Americas

The Puritan commonwealth of Massachusetts Bay was characterized by

The plants and animals Europeans introduced to the Americas did not have a negative effect on the existing ecosystem.

The colony founded as a religious refuge for Catholics was

Many Puritans left England around 1630 to settle in Massachusetts Bay because

________ traders were most likely to see Indians as essential trading partners.

Prince Henry the Navigator of Portugal was noted for

The colony whose charter was a grandiose plan, written with the help of political philosopher John Locke and designed to recreate a hereditary nobility and feudal society was

According to your text, which of the following best describes the relative impact of Native American and European cultures on each other?

When discussing the question of the terrible decimation of the Native American peoples after 1500, your text concludes that most deaths resulted from

Except possibly for the Spanish friars, most Europeans considered the Native Americans to be

In both the Pequot War and King Philip's War the New England colonists refused to attack Indian villages.

Because he was such a strong opponent of Catholicism, King James I of England authorized a new translation of the Bible.

Describe the common characteristics of initial encounters between Europeans and Native Americans.

Puritans objected to the way Queen Elizabeth I's bishops interpreted the Protestant doctrine of predestination because the bishops argued that

When Columbus landed in America, the chief reason that he thought he had landed in "the Indies" was

The map "European Voyages of Discovery," depicts the 1497-1499 journey around Africa by which of the following?

Reverend Thomas Hooker led the group that started the colony of Connecticut.

Most Native Americans eagerly adopted European technology.

By the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494), Spain had authority to exploit all of

The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony was

American Society in the Making

America in the British Empire

The American Revolution

The Federalist Era: Nationalism Triumphant

Jeffersonian Democracy

National Growing Pains

Toward a National Economy

Jacksonian Democracy

The Making of Middle-Class America

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The Sections Go Their Own Ways

The Coming of the Civil War

The War to Save the Union

Reconstruction and the South

The Conquest of the West

An Industrial Giant Emerges

American Society in the Industrial Age

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