Question 1

What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

Accepted Answer

A) Amerigo Vespucci 
B) Vasco de Balboa 
C) Juan Ponce de León 
D) Ferdinand Magellan 
E) Hernando Cortés 
A) Amerigo Vespucci 
B) Vasco de Balboa 
C) Juan Ponce de León 
D) Ferdinand Magellan 
E) Hernando Cortés D

Question 2

The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those to the south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In 1680, the Pueblo Indians rose in revolt against Spanish settlers after the Spanish

Accepted Answer

A) attempted to convert the Pueblos to Catholicism. 
B) made efforts at suppressing Indian religious rituals. 
C) demanded tribute from the Indians. 
D) began to export Pueblos out of the colony to be sold as slaves. 
E) banned intermarriage between Spanish and Pueblo couples. 
A) attempted to convert the Pueblos to Catholicism. 
B) made efforts at suppressing Indian religious rituals. 
C) demanded tribute from the Indians. 
D) began to export Pueblos out of the colony to be sold as slaves. 
E) banned intermarriage between Spanish and Pueblo couples. B

Question 4

What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

Accepted Answer

The motivation for Europeans to establis

Question 5

In England, during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A) spices. 
B) slaves. 
C) lumber. 
D) corn. 
E) wool. 
A) spices. 
B) slaves. 
C) lumber. 
D) corn. 
E) wool.

Question 6

Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by

Accepted Answer

A) the shared use of a series of forts. 
B) common linguistic roots. 
C) economic compacts. 
D) intertribal religious festivals. 
E) the Iroquois Confederacy. 
A) the shared use of a series of forts. 
B) common linguistic roots. 
C) economic compacts. 
D) intertribal religious festivals. 
E) the Iroquois Confederacy.

Question 7

The origins of human existence in the Americas began

Accepted Answer

A) with migrations from Eurasia over the Bering Strait. 
B) with the explorations of Christopher Columbus. 
C) as a result of the development of the wheel. 
D) long after the last ice age ended. 
E) from the southern tip of South America. 
A) with migrations from Eurasia over the Bering Strait. 
B) with the explorations of Christopher Columbus. 
C) as a result of the development of the wheel. 
D) long after the last ice age ended. 
E) from the southern tip of South America.

Question 8

In 1518, Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs was made possible largely due to

Accepted Answer

A) political divisions within the Aztec leadership. 
B) the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox. 
C) the brutality of the Spanish conquistadors. 
D) Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. 
E) Spanish co-opting of the Aztec religion. 
A) political divisions within the Aztec leadership. 
B) the exposure of the Aztecs to smallpox. 
C) the brutality of the Spanish conquistadors. 
D) Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs. 
E) Spanish co-opting of the Aztec religion.

Question 9

The first European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ___________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first European to gaze westward across...

Question 10

The significant Indian trading center near present-day St.Louis was called _________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The significant Indian trading center near present-day...

Question 11

Owing to their commitment to Catholicism, male Spanish immigrants had very little sexual contact with Indian women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

Accepted Answer

A) did not have permanent settlements. 
B) developed political systems as sophisticated as the Mayans and Aztecs. 
C) fished salmon as their principal occupation. 
D) were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies. 
E) were known as the Inuits. 
A) did not have permanent settlements. 
B) developed political systems as sophisticated as the Mayans and Aztecs. 
C) fished salmon as their principal occupation. 
D) were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies. 
E) were known as the Inuits.

Question 13

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

Accepted Answer

A) were primarily hunters of small game. 
B) built large irrigation systems for farming. 
C) lived in small, nomadic tribes. 
D) created an economy exclusively based on trade. 
E) primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance. 
A) were primarily hunters of small game. 
B) built large irrigation systems for farming. 
C) lived in small, nomadic tribes. 
D) created an economy exclusively based on trade. 
E) primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance.

Question 14

Between 1500 and 1800, African immigrants to the Americas

Accepted Answer

A) nearly all came against their will. 
B) made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
C) nearly all came against their will and made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
D) nearly all came voluntarily and made up less than half of all immigrants to the New World. 
E) nearly all came voluntarily. 
A) nearly all came against their will. 
B) made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
C) nearly all came against their will and made up over half of all immigrants to the New World. 
D) nearly all came voluntarily and made up less than half of all immigrants to the New World. 
E) nearly all came voluntarily.

Question 15

Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) French settlers exercised an influence disproportionate to their numbers. 
B) The French, like the English, tried to remain separate from native peoples. 
C) The French were more likely than the English to press inland. 
D) The French colonial economy was based on an extensive fur trade. 
E) The French often lived among the natives and married Indian women. 
A) French settlers exercised an influence disproportionate to their numbers. 
B) The French, like the English, tried to remain separate from native peoples. 
C) The French were more likely than the English to press inland. 
D) The French colonial economy was based on an extensive fur trade. 
E) The French often lived among the natives and married Indian women.

Question 16

The cause for failure of the Roanoke colony

Accepted Answer

A) was due to a severe food shortage. 
B) is historically inconclusive. 
C) deterred English from another colonizing effort for forty years. 
D) resulted from the death of the colony's governor. 
E) was due to a virulent malarial epidemic. 
A) was due to a severe food shortage. 
B) is historically inconclusive. 
C) deterred English from another colonizing effort for forty years. 
D) resulted from the death of the colony's governor. 
E) was due to a virulent malarial epidemic.

Question 17

Cattle, sheep, and sugar were three New World products introduced to Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The portion of West Africa that provided the majority of slaves for the Spanish Empire of the sixteenth century

Accepted Answer

A) was a primitive region dominated by warring tribal societies. 
B) had little commercial contact with the Mediterranean world. 
C) was dominated by the Christian faith. 
D) had well-developed economies and political systems. 
E) had no important cities or trading centers. 
A) was a primitive region dominated by warring tribal societies. 
B) had little commercial contact with the Mediterranean world. 
C) was dominated by the Christian faith. 
D) had well-developed economies and political systems. 
E) had no important cities or trading centers.

Question 19

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations, but not at finding gold or silver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

England's first experience with colonization came in _________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of England's first experience with colonization came in...

What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those to the south.

In 1680, the Pueblo Indians rose in revolt against Spanish settlers after the Spanish

What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

In England, during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of

Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by

The origins of human existence in the Americas began

In 1518, Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs was made possible largely due to

The first European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ___________.

The significant Indian trading center near present-day St.Louis was called _________.

Owing to their commitment to Catholicism, male Spanish immigrants had very little sexual contact with Indian women.

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

Between 1500 and 1800, African immigrants to the Americas

Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE?

The cause for failure of the Roanoke colony

Cattle, sheep, and sugar were three New World products introduced to Europe.

The portion of West Africa that provided the majority of slaves for the Spanish Empire of the sixteenth century

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations, but not at finding gold or silver.

England's first experience with colonization came in _________________.

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

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Exam 1: The Meeting of Cultures

What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those to the south.

In 1680, the Pueblo Indians rose in revolt against Spanish settlers after the Spanish

What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

In England, during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of

Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by

The origins of human existence in the Americas began

In 1518, Hernando Cortés's conquest of the Aztecs was made possible largely due to

The first European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ___________.

The significant Indian trading center near present-day St.Louis was called _________.

Owing to their commitment to Catholicism, male Spanish immigrants had very little sexual contact with Indian women.

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

Between 1500 and 1800, African immigrants to the Americas

Which statement about French colonization in the New World is FALSE?

The cause for failure of the Roanoke colony

Cattle, sheep, and sugar were three New World products introduced to Europe.

The portion of West Africa that provided the majority of slaves for the Spanish Empire of the sixteenth century

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations, but not at finding gold or silver.

England's first experience with colonization came in _________________.

Transplantations and Borderland

Society and Culture in Provincial America

The Empire in Transition

The American Revolution

The Constitution and the New Republic

The Jeffersonian ERA

Varieties of American Nationalism

Jacksonian America

Americas Economic Revolution

Cotton, Slavery, and the Old South

Antebellum Culture and Reform

The Impending Crisis

The Civil War

Reconstruction and the New South

The Conquest of the Far West

Industrial Supremacy

Filters