Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Cahokia

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 to suppress 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 Spaniards and Pueblos. 
A)  attempted to convert the Pueblos to Catholicism. 
B)  made efforts to suppress 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 Spaniards and Pueblos. B

Question 4

The agricultural practices of pre-Columbian tribes in the Northeast were characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive irrigation systems. 
B)  the development of metal-tipped plows. 
C)  a sacred respect for trees that kept people from cutting them down. 
D)  a rapid exploitation of the land. 
E)  an emphasis on tobacco cultivation. 
A)  extensive irrigation systems. 
B)  the development of metal-tipped plows. 
C)  a sacred respect for trees that kept people from cutting them down. 
D)  a rapid exploitation of the land. 
E)  an emphasis on tobacco cultivation.

Question 5

The most radical Puritans were called ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most radical Puritans were called ________....

Question 6

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks for European and American societies resulting from contact and the trade that developed after 1500.

Accepted Answer

The contact and trade that developed bet

Question 7

The Spanish Empire at one point claimed the whole of the western world,except for a piece of what is today ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spanish Empire at one point claimed...

Question 8

The origins of the majority of human existence in North America 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 9

Spanish mines in America yielded ten times as much gold and silver as the rest of the world's mines together.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why did the Spanish Empire rise and fall between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries?

Accepted Answer

The Spanish Empire rose to power in the

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 cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

In what way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Food prices sharply rose as new crops flooded the European market. 
B)  Health care improved as Indian medical practices were widely practiced in Europe. 
C)  A large number of new crops became available in Europe. 
D)  Trade with the Americas ended future food shortages in Europe. 
E)  Forced immigration of Indian slaves reduced labor shortages in Europe. 
A)  Food prices sharply rose as new crops flooded the European market. 
B)  Health care improved as Indian medical practices were widely practiced in Europe. 
C)  A large number of new crops became available in Europe. 
D)  Trade with the Americas ended future food shortages in Europe. 
E)  Forced immigration of Indian slaves reduced labor shortages in Europe.

Question 14

Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  In some tribes, men took care of the children as the women tended the fields. 
B)  In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals. 
C)  In no tribes did women participate in the social and economic organization of the tribe. 
D)  In all tribes, both women and men engaged in hunting. 
E)  In all tribes, women were responsible for farming. 
A)  In some tribes, men took care of the children as the women tended the fields. 
B)  In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals. 
C)  In no tribes did women participate in the social and economic organization of the tribe. 
D)  In all tribes, both women and men engaged in hunting. 
E)  In all tribes, women were responsible for farming.

Question 15

Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive. 
B)  Spanish colonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world. 
C)  The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico. 
D)  The first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming. 
E)  Many helped establish elements of European civilization permanently in America. 
A)  Spanish gold and silver mines were enormously productive. 
B)  Spanish colonies would form one of the largest empires in the history of the world. 
C)  The Catholic Church was very interested in spreading Christianity in Mexico. 
D)  The first Spanish settlers were mostly interested in farming. 
E)  Many helped establish elements of European civilization permanently in America.

Question 16

During the sixteenth century,England was experiencing a decline in food supply and population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The first permanent English settlement in the New World was established at ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The first permanent English settlement in the...

Question 18

The eleventh-century explorations and discoveries of Leif Eriksson were common knowledge in the European world of the fifteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately

Accepted Answer

A)  2,000 years ago. 
B)  5,000 years ago. 
C)  9,000 years ago. 
D)  11,000 years ago. 
E)  18,000 years ago. 
A)  2,000 years ago. 
B)  5,000 years ago. 
C)  9,000 years ago. 
D)  11,000 years ago. 
E)  18,000 years ago.

Question 20

The Spanish referred to peoples of mixed race as ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The Spanish referred to peoples of mixed...

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

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

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

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

The agricultural practices of pre-Columbian tribes in the Northeast were characterized by

The most radical Puritans were called ________.

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks for European and American societies resulting from contact and the trade that developed after 1500.

The Spanish Empire at one point claimed the whole of the western world,except for a piece of what is today ________.

The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began

Spanish mines in America yielded ten times as much gold and silver as the rest of the world's mines together.

Why did the Spanish Empire rise and fall between the fifteenth and seventeenth centuries?

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

The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

In what way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and Europe?

Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes?

Which statement about Spanish settlements in the New World is FALSE?

During the sixteenth century,England was experiencing a decline in food supply and population.

The first permanent English settlement in the New World was established at ________.

The eleventh-century explorations and discoveries of Leif Eriksson were common knowledge in the European world of the fifteenth century.

Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately

The Spanish referred to peoples of mixed race as ________.

Transplantations and Borderlands

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

America’s 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

The Age of the City

From Crisis to Empire

The Progressives

America and the Great War

The “New Era”

The Great Depression

The New Deal

The Global Crisis, 1921–1941

America in a World at War

The Cold War

The Affluent Society

Civil Rights, Vietnam, and the Ordeal of Liberalism

The Crisis of Authority

From the “Age of Limits” to the Age of Reagan

The Age of Globalization

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