Question 1

Who in the sixteenth-century Spanish empire would have the most authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Native American chief. 
B)  A Catholic priest. 
C)  A locally born wealthy landowner. 
D)  An administrative official from Spain. 
E)  A criollo. 
A)  A Native American chief. 
B)  A Catholic priest. 
C)  A locally born wealthy landowner. 
D)  An administrative official from Spain. 
E)  A criollo. D

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-patroons

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region D

Question 3

African enslavement of other Africans:

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals,debtors,and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s. 
A)  resulted from the arrival of Europeans. 
B)  included no form of rights for the slaves. 
C)  was the only kind of labor on that continent. 
D)  involved the enslavement of criminals,debtors,and war captives. 
E)  accelerated with the arrival of the French in the 1520s. D

Question 4

An example of a freedom that most Native Americans would hold in high esteem would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  the opportunity for the chief to sell land to a European. 
B)  an economic freedom that would lead to a Native Americans becoming the wealthiest member of the tribe. 
C)  the chance to work with other tribe members to build a house. 
D)  the right of free speech. 
E)  the opportunity for some families to dominate others in the tribe. 
A)  the opportunity for the chief to sell land to a European. 
B)  an economic freedom that would lead to a Native Americans becoming the wealthiest member of the tribe. 
C)  the chance to work with other tribe members to build a house. 
D)  the right of free speech. 
E)  the opportunity for some families to dominate others in the tribe.

Question 5

In colonial America,what was an example of a borderlands area?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cahokia. 
B)  The Great Lakes. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  The Florida coastline. 
E)  Mexico City. 
A)  Cahokia. 
B)  The Great Lakes. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  The Florida coastline. 
E)  Mexico City.

Question 6

Like the Spanish,the French often intermarried with the Indians,resulting in mixed-race children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1776,Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was not enough land. 
B)  There were not enough slaves. 
C)  There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe. 
D)  Colonies had done more harm than good for western Europe. 
E)  Indians had suffered great misfortunes. 
A)  There was not enough land. 
B)  There were not enough slaves. 
C)  There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe. 
D)  Colonies had done more harm than good for western Europe. 
E)  Indians had suffered great misfortunes.

Question 8

France's relations with Native American tribes can be described as a marriage of necessity because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans were needed to mine for gold. 
B)  tobacco was the cash crop for the French. 
C)  very few French came to North America. 
D)  Native Americans rejected Christianity. 
E)  the Spanish had much better relations with Native Americans in North America. 
A)  Native Americans were needed to mine for gold. 
B)  tobacco was the cash crop for the French. 
C)  very few French came to North America. 
D)  Native Americans rejected Christianity. 
E)  the Spanish had much better relations with Native Americans in North America.

Question 9

As early as 1615,the ________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French,and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pequot 
B)  Lenni Lenape 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
E)  Huron 
A)  Pequot 
B)  Lenni Lenape 
C)  Iroquois 
D)  Cherokee 
E)  Huron

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-mestizos

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 11

MATCHING
Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Cabot

Accepted Answer

A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press 
A) claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500 
B) founded Quebec 
C) Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492 
D) Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians 
E) British economist who wrote The Wealth of Nations
F)Spanish conquistador who conquered the Aztecs
G)sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian Ocean
H)America was named for him
I)first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497
J)explored Florida
K)led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400s
L)developed a movable-type printing press

Question 12

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Individual conquistadores always traveled alone. 
B)  Members of the Spanish parties suffered greatly from disease. 
C)  Florida was the first region in the present-day continental United States that Spain colonized. 
D)  Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World. 
E)  Spain's explorations had no impact on the size of the Native American population. 
A)  Individual conquistadores always traveled alone. 
B)  Members of the Spanish parties suffered greatly from disease. 
C)  Florida was the first region in the present-day continental United States that Spain colonized. 
D)  Spain sought to forestall Portuguese incursions into the New World. 
E)  Spain's explorations had no impact on the size of the Native American population.

Question 13

A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in:

Accepted Answer

A)  New Amsterdam. 
B)  Mexico City. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Quebec. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  New Amsterdam. 
B)  Mexico City. 
C)  Jamestown. 
D)  Quebec. 
E)  Santa Fe.

Question 14

When the Edict of Nantes,which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots),was revoked in 1685,100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-private property

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 16

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-haciendas

Accepted Answer

A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region 
A) society centered on the mother's family 
B) Spanish brutality 
C) uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain 
D) Dutch landowners of large estates 
E) large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlord
F)persons of mixed Spanish and Indian origin
G)Spanish reform measures toward Indians
H)a married woman surrendering her legal identity
I)transfer of plants,animals,and diseases between New and Old Worlds
J)confederation of five Iroquois tribes
K)person born in the Spanish colonies of European ancestry
L)ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 17

Which of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Over time,Spanish America evolved into a hybrid culture-part Spanish,part Indian,and,in some areas,part African. 
B)  Mestizos enjoyed much political freedom and held most of the high government positions. 
C)  Spaniards outnumbered the Indian inhabitants after fifty years of settlement. 
D)  The Catholic Church played only a minor role in Spanish America. 
E)  Spanish America was very rural and had few urban centers. 
A)  Over time,Spanish America evolved into a hybrid culture-part Spanish,part Indian,and,in some areas,part African. 
B)  Mestizos enjoyed much political freedom and held most of the high government positions. 
C)  Spaniards outnumbered the Indian inhabitants after fifty years of settlement. 
D)  The Catholic Church played only a minor role in Spanish America. 
E)  Spanish America was very rural and had few urban centers.

Question 18

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest,established in 1610,was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe. 
A)  Tucson. 
B)  Albuquerque. 
C)  El Paso. 
D)  San Diego. 
E)  Santa Fe.

Question 20

The Zuni,Hopi,and their earlier ancestors were dependent on canals and irrigation for farming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Who in the sixteenth-century Spanish empire would have the most authority?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -patroons

African enslavement of other Africans:

An example of a freedom that most Native Americans would hold in high esteem would be:

In colonial America,what was an example of a borderlands area?

Like the Spanish,the French often intermarried with the Indians,resulting in mixed-race children.

In 1776,Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

France's relations with Native American tribes can be described as a marriage of necessity because:

As early as 1615,the ________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French,and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -mestizos

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Cabot

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in:

When the Edict of Nantes,which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots),was revoked in 1685,100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -private property

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -haciendas

Which of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest,established in 1610,was:

The Zuni,Hopi,and their earlier ancestors were dependent on canals and irrigation for farming.

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

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Exam 1: A New World

Who in the sixteenth-century Spanish empire would have the most authority?

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -patroons

African enslavement of other Africans:

An example of a freedom that most Native Americans would hold in high esteem would be:

In colonial America,what was an example of a borderlands area?

Like the Spanish,the French often intermarried with the Indians,resulting in mixed-race children.

In 1776,Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

France's relations with Native American tribes can be described as a marriage of necessity because:

As early as 1615,the ________ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French,and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -mestizos

MATCHING Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Cabot

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World?

A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in:

When the Edict of Nantes,which had granted religious toleration to French Protestants (Huguenots),was revoked in 1685,100,000 Huguenots fled France for New France.

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -private property

Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -haciendas

Which of the following statements about Spanish America is true?

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest,established in 1610,was:

The Zuni,Hopi,and their earlier ancestors were dependent on canals and irrigation for farming.

Beginnings of English America,1607-1660

Creating Anglo-america,1660-1750

Slavery,freedom,and the Struggle for Empire to 1763

The American Revolution,1763-1783

the Revolution Within

Founding a Nation,1783-1791

Securing the Republic,1790-1815

The Market Revolution,1800-1840

Democracy in America,1815-1840

The Peculiar Institution

An Age of Reform,1820-1840

A House Divided,1840-1861

A New Birth of Freedom: the Civil War,1861-1865

what is Freedom?”: Reconstruction,1865-1877

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