Question 1

​Which European nation was the early leader in exploration?

Accepted Answer

A) Spain 
B) Portugal 
C) ​England 
D) ​Italy 
A) Spain 
B) Portugal 
C) ​England 
D) ​Italy

Question 2

​Caravels facilitated increased exploration because they _____.

Accepted Answer

A) were larger and more solid than typical ships 
B) could maneuver in various types of waterways 
C) ​could better accommodate crews on long voyages 
D) ​All of these choices. 
A) were larger and more solid than typical ships 
B) could maneuver in various types of waterways 
C) ​could better accommodate crews on long voyages 
D) ​All of these choices.

Question 3

​Pueblo Indians were descendants of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Chaco 
B) Anasazi 
C) ​Hopi 
D) ​Aztecs 
E) ​Zuni 
A) Chaco 
B) Anasazi 
C) ​Hopi 
D) ​Aztecs 
E) ​Zuni

Question 4

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci named the new continent he "discovered" after himself,calling it "America."​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

​The European explorer who first touched the coast of Brazil and led to its being claimed by his country was Pedro Álvares Cabral.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

​Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agree to fund Columbus's expedition?

Accepted Answer

A) They had just lost Granada and needed to find new colonies to replace it. 
B) They feared the Italians would back Columbus if Spain did not. 
C) ​They resented Portugal's domination of the slave trade. 
D) ​They hoped it would yield new ways to rebuild Spain's depleted financial resources. 
A) They had just lost Granada and needed to find new colonies to replace it. 
B) They feared the Italians would back Columbus if Spain did not. 
C) ​They resented Portugal's domination of the slave trade. 
D) ​They hoped it would yield new ways to rebuild Spain's depleted financial resources.

Question 7

​Indian women who lived in the eastern woodlands engaged in all but which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Raised corn,squash,and beans 
B) Gathered nuts and fruit 
C) ​Hunted and fished 
D) ​Built houses 
E) ​Made clothing 
A) Raised corn,squash,and beans 
B) Gathered nuts and fruit 
C) ​Hunted and fished 
D) ​Built houses 
E) ​Made clothing

Question 8

John Cabot established the Northwest Passage in 1497.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

​After months at sea,Columbus first spotted what we now know as Cuba on October 12,1492.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

​Ferdinand Magellan and Sebastian del Cano,along with their crew,became the first Europeans to accomplish which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Circumnavigate the globe 
B) Develop a profitable western sea route to Asia 
C) ​Trade with the Native Americans 
D) ​Find the elusive Northwest Passage 
E) ​Both A and B 
A) Circumnavigate the globe 
B) Develop a profitable western sea route to Asia 
C) ​Trade with the Native Americans 
D) ​Find the elusive Northwest Passage 
E) ​Both A and B

Which European nation was the early leader in exploration?

Caravels facilitated increased exploration because they _____.

Pueblo Indians were descendants of which of the following?

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci named the new continent he "discovered" after himself,calling it "America."

The European explorer who first touched the coast of Brazil and led to its being claimed by his country was Pedro Álvares Cabral.

Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agree to fund Columbus's expedition?

Indian women who lived in the eastern woodlands engaged in all but which of the following?

John Cabot established the Northwest Passage in 1497.

After months at sea,Columbus first spotted what we now know as Cuba on October 12,1492.

Ferdinand Magellan and Sebastian del Cano,along with their crew,became the first Europeans to accomplish which of the following?

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

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Exam 1: The Atlantic World and the Dawn of Exploration, 1492-1535

​Which European nation was the early leader in exploration?

​Caravels facilitated increased exploration because they _____.

​Pueblo Indians were descendants of which of the following?

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci named the new continent he "discovered" after himself,calling it "America."​

​The European explorer who first touched the coast of Brazil and led to its being claimed by his country was Pedro Álvares Cabral.

​Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agree to fund Columbus's expedition?

​Indian women who lived in the eastern woodlands engaged in all but which of the following?

John Cabot established the Northwest Passage in 1497.​

​After months at sea,Columbus first spotted what we now know as Cuba on October 12,1492.

​Ferdinand Magellan and Sebastian del Cano,along with their crew,became the first Europeans to accomplish which of the following?

Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

Colonizing North America, 1565-1763

Dissolving the Political Bands, 1763-1776

The American Revolution, 1776-1789

Forging a New Nation, 1790-1828

The Market Revolution and Social Reform, 1800-1860

The Peculiar Institution: the Old South and Slavery, 1800-1860

Democracy and Popular Politics, 1828-1848

Manifest Destiny and Western Expansion, 1820-1860

The Impending Crisis, 1848-1861

A House Divided: Civil War, 1861-1865

Bitter Aftermath: Reconstruction and Redemption, 1863-1896

Projecting Power, widening Borders: the Politics of Westward Expansion, 1865-1914

Change and Resistance: Industrialization, urbanization, and Farm Protest, 1865-1910

The Reform Impulse: the Progressive Era, 1895-1920

America and Global Conflict: World War I, 1914-1920

The Rise of American Mass Culture, 1920-1929

A Nation in Crisis: the Great Depression and the New Deal, 1929-1939

World War Ii at Home and Abroad, 1939-1945

Affluence and Anxiety: Cold War America, 1945-1960

Revolution and Crisis, 1960-1974

A Conservative Resurgence, 1975-1992

America in a Global Context, 1989-Present

Filters

Which European nation was the early leader in exploration?

Caravels facilitated increased exploration because they _____.

Pueblo Indians were descendants of which of the following?

Explorer Amerigo Vespucci named the new continent he "discovered" after himself,calling it "America."

The European explorer who first touched the coast of Brazil and led to its being claimed by his country was Pedro Álvares Cabral.

Why did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain agree to fund Columbus's expedition?

Indian women who lived in the eastern woodlands engaged in all but which of the following?

John Cabot established the Northwest Passage in 1497.

After months at sea,Columbus first spotted what we now know as Cuba on October 12,1492.

Ferdinand Magellan and Sebastian del Cano,along with their crew,became the first Europeans to accomplish which of the following?