Question 1

Compare Indian society with that of the Europeans. What differences were there? Similarities? Be sure to include in your analysis ideas about religion, land, and gender roles as well as notions of freedom.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary

Question 2

The Dutch were the first Europeans to build a permanent settlement on Manhattan Island.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

After exploring the Atlantic coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

Accepted Answer

A)   The land was beautiful and made him think badly of and ultimately reject the European countryside.
B)   It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement, and such a settlement was almost sure to fail.
C)   The Native Americans had developed bustling metropolises in many areas along the Atlantic coast.
D)   The English believed the land was theirs for the taking, despite the possible presence of Native Americans.
E)   The area lacked any resources that the English could successfully exploit because it was so underdeveloped. D

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

How did French involvement in the fur trade change life for Native Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   It didn't; Native Americans were already hunting beaver and buffalo for their skins.
B)   Native Americans benefited economically but were able to avoid getting caught in European conflicts and rivalries.
C)   The French were willing to accept Native Americans into colonial society.
D)   The English and French quests for beaver pelts prompted a surge in the Native American population.
E)   It forced Native Americans to learn new trapping techniques that were far superior to their old ways.

Question 6

Which statement is true about Native Americans who lived in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans?

Accepted Answer

A)   They descended from people who are believed to have arrived in North America from Asia between 15,000 and 60,000 years ago, via a land bridge across the Bering Strait.
B)   They lived in large cities such as Tenochtitlan, which had a population that surpassed 1 million people.
C)   The most complex Native American civilizations developed in the region that later became the United States.
D)   Native Americans were heavily reliant on livestock populations.
E)   Native Americans all spoke the same language.

Question 7

How were the shamans and medicine men regarded in Indian societies?

Accepted Answer

A)   Native Americans in general viewed them with mistrust.
B)   Native American women, in particular, tended to reject them.
C)   Native Americans in general treated them with respect.
D)   Native Americans viewed them as highly paid witches.
E)   Native Americans regarded them as murderers.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Zheng He's voyages reached as far west as Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 1776, what did political philosopher Adam Smith observe about the "discovery" of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A)   The European colonization of the Americas changed the course of history.
B)   The idea of slavery in the New World originated with the Native Americans.
C)   In reference to the Americas, the term "discovery" is misleading and should not be used.
D)   Christopher Columbus's role in settling the New World was insignificant.
E)   Native Americans had benefited tremendously from European encounters.

Question 11

Martin Luther stated that only priests and other Catholic clergy should be allowed to read and interpret the Bible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why did Native Americans who farmed never plow their fields?

Accepted Answer

A)   The soil was too dry.
B)   They had no livestock.
C)   There was too much fertilizer.
D)   They had big shovels to use to dig.
E)   They did not need to grow many crops.

Question 13

According to Bartolomé de Las Casas,

Accepted Answer

A)   Spain needed to outlaw African slavery and prevent it from entering the New World.
B)   Spain had caused the deaths of millions of innocent Native Americans in the New World.
C)   Native Americans were barbarians and had limited rights to their lands and liberty.
D)   Spain had no right whatsoever to rule in America and had gone against God's wishes.
E)   enslaving Native Americans was questionable but must continue in order to benefit the Spanish economy.

Question 14

The Spanish Reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Spain's attitude that Christianity was superior to other religions contributed to both the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain and the collapse of Native American societies in the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Spanish empire in America

Accepted Answer

A)   was limited to the Caribbean.
B)   did not provide any wealth to Spain.
C)   tended to be led by royal officials who were predominantly creoles.
D)   contained the largest cities in the Western Hemisphere.
E)   revolved around cotton farming.

Question 17

The mound builders were a sophisticated ancient peoples living in the American Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Besides saving the Indians from heathenism, what else did Spain claim was the goal of colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)   beginning a Native American slave trade in Europe
B)   enlisting French missionaries
C)   introducing sheep, pigs, and cattle to the New World
D)   preventing Protestantism from spreading
E)   adopting Native American customs as Spanish customs

Question 20

In 1492, the Native American population

Accepted Answer

A)   lived mostly in the area of present-day Canada.
B)   lived primarily in large urban areas.
C)   was immune to smallpox and measles.
D)   lived mostly south of the present-day United States.
E)   comprised at least 200 million people.

Exam 1: A New World

Compare Indian society with that of the Europeans. What differences were there? Similarities? Be sure to include in your analysis ideas about religion, land, and gender roles as well as notions of freedom.

The Dutch were the first Europeans to build a permanent settlement on Manhattan Island.

After exploring the Atlantic coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

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

How did French involvement in the fur trade change life for Native Americans?

Which statement is true about Native Americans who lived in the Western Hemisphere prior to the arrival of Europeans?

How were the shamans and medicine men regarded in Indian societies?

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

Zheng He's voyages reached as far west as Africa.

In 1776, what did political philosopher Adam Smith observe about the "discovery" of the Americas?

Martin Luther stated that only priests and other Catholic clergy should be allowed to read and interpret the Bible.

Why did Native Americans who farmed never plow their fields?

According to Bartolomé de Las Casas,

The Spanish Reconquista required that all Muslims and Jews convert to Catholicism or leave Spain immediately.

Spain's attitude that Christianity was superior to other religions contributed to both the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain and the collapse of Native American societies in the New World.

The Spanish empire in America

The mound builders were a sophisticated ancient peoples living in the American Southwest.

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

Besides saving the Indians from heathenism, what else did Spain claim was the goal of colonization?

In 1492, the Native American population