Question 1

What were the major characteristics of the Spanish empire in the Americas?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Empire in the Americas, whic

Question 2

Describe the major characteristics of the "Columbian Exchange." What were its most important results?

Accepted Answer

The Columbian Exchange was a widespread

Question 3

One source of problems between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the common European misunderstanding of the Native Americans'

Accepted Answer

A)  sharp division of labor between men's and women's work. 
B)  common language and culture throughout the hemisphere. 
C)  desire to preserve the environment in its purest state. 
D)  idea of communal land tenure. 
A)  sharp division of labor between men's and women's work. 
B)  common language and culture throughout the hemisphere. 
C)  desire to preserve the environment in its purest state. 
D)  idea of communal land tenure.

Question 4

The eventual success of the Virginia settlement depended largely upon the

Accepted Answer

A)  overthrow of Captain John Smith's dictatorial leadership. 
B)  negotiation of peace treaties with the Native Americans. 
C)  voluntary withdrawal of the London merchants from involvement in the colony's affairs. 
D)  cultivation of tobacco. 
A)  overthrow of Captain John Smith's dictatorial leadership. 
B)  negotiation of peace treaties with the Native Americans. 
C)  voluntary withdrawal of the London merchants from involvement in the colony's affairs. 
D)  cultivation of tobacco.

Question 5

Rhode Island, distinguished for its religious freedom and rigid separation of church and state, was founded by

Accepted Answer

A)  Roger Williams. 
B)  Thomas Hooker. 
C)  William Bradford. 
D)  John Winthrop. 
A)  Roger Williams. 
B)  Thomas Hooker. 
C)  William Bradford. 
D)  John Winthrop.

What were the major characteristics of the Spanish empire in the Americas?

Describe the major characteristics of the "Columbian Exchange." What were its most important results?

One source of problems between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the common European misunderstanding of the Native Americans'

The eventual success of the Virginia settlement depended largely upon the

Rhode Island, distinguished for its religious freedom and rigid separation of church and state, was founded by

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From Smoke-Filled Rooms to Prairie Wildfire: 1877-1896

The Age of Reform

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Postwar Society and Culture: Change and Adjustment

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The New Deal: 1933-1941

War and Peace: 1941-1945

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Exam 1: Alien Encounters: Europe in the Americas

What were the major characteristics of the Spanish empire in the Americas?

Describe the major characteristics of the "Columbian Exchange." What were its most important results?

One source of problems between the Europeans and the Native Americans was the common European misunderstanding of the Native Americans'

The eventual success of the Virginia settlement depended largely upon the

Rhode Island, distinguished for its religious freedom and rigid separation of church and state, was founded by

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

West/Ward Expansion

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

Intellectual and Cultural Trends in the Late Nineteenth Century

From Smoke-Filled Rooms to Prairie Wildfire: 1877-1896

The Age of Reform

From Isolation to Empire

Woodrow Wilson and the Great War

Postwar Society and Culture: Change and Adjustment

From Normalcy to Economic Collapse: 1921-1933

The New Deal: 1933-1941

War and Peace: 1941-1945

Collision Courses, Abroad and at Home: 1946-1960

From Camelot to Watergate: 1961-1975

Running on Empty: 1975-1991

From Boomers to Millennials

Shocks and Responses: 1992-Present

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