Question 1

​When Native Americans accepted the Christian God as one of their many deities,they were practicing which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Submission
B)  Syncretism
C)  ​Paganism
D)  ​Pancretism
E)  ​Assimilation B

Question 2

​European travelers introduced which of the following to the New World?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pigs and sheep
B)  Tobacco
C)  ​Potatoes
D)  ​Coffee A

Question 3

​Which of the following statements is false about the Spanish system of forced labor?

Accepted Answer

A)  By the time the king outlawed most Native American slavery,the Arawaks of the West Indies had been destroyed.
B)  The encomienda system evolved from a labor system to one that gave Indian property to colonists.
C)  ​The Spanish turned to Africans to replace the rapidly decreasing supply of Native American labor.
D)  ​While large numbers of Native Americans had died due to harsh working conditions and diseases,the African slaves proved immune to those factors. D

Question 4

​In 1455,the pope granted which nation a monopoly on the Atlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

​French Huguenots attempted to establish which of the following settlements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Roanoke Island
B)  Charlesfort
C)  ​Jamestown
D)  ​Fort Caroline
E)  ​Both B and D

Question 6

The destruction of "La Navidad" and the killing of the men left there planted seeds of mistrust between Europeans and the native peoples.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

​The triangular trade was marked by _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  competition for slaves and territories between Spain and Portugal
B)  the selling of slaves in exchange for sugar,coffee,and other plantation products
C)  ​the exporting of manufactured goods from Europe in exchange for slaves from Africa
D)  ​the selling of rum and molasses in Africa in exchange for slaves

Question 8

​What is Papiamento?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Portuguese-Creole language
B)  An indigenous plant cultivated in Brazil
C)  ​A pivotal region for the slave trade in West Africa
D)  ​A Native American staple crop

Question 9

​The Spanish conquest of the New World was aided by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Superior Spanish weaponry
B)  The conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés
C)  ​Impact of European diseases on the native population
D)  ​All of the above
E)  ​None of the above

Question 10

Which crop dominated the economies of Brazil and the Caribbean in the early sixteenth century?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Potatoes
B)  Corn
C)  ​Tobacco
D)  ​Sugar cane

Question 11

​Spanish colonial administration was hierarchical,with all but which of the following retaining some political power?

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish Colonial Council
B)  Audiencias
C)  ​Governors
D)  ​Viceroys
E)  ​Caciques

Question 12

One consequence of the slave trade for Africa was the rise in demand for guns and gun violence.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

​Over the course of four centuries,Africa lost more than 100 million people to the Atlantic slave trade.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

​The European disease that ravaged the Aztec population in the early 1500s was chicken pox.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

​Which of the following transpired after Narváez's expedition got lost at sea?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Spaniards were captured by the Karankawa Indians.
B)  Narváez led a successful military offensive against the Karankawa Indians.
C)  ​One of them,Cabeza de Vaca,lived among the Native Americans and later issued a report about his journey to his fellow Spaniards.
D)  ​Both A and C
E)  ​Both B and C

Question 16

The first people to serve as slaves in the Americas were Africans,imported by the Portuguese.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

​What percent of slaves do historians believe died on the Middle Passage?

Accepted Answer

A)  56 percent
B)  30 percent
C)  ​20 percent
D)  ​14 percent

Question 18

​Which of the following statements most accurately describes the settlement of New Mexico?

Accepted Answer

A)  Authorized by the viceroy to attempt a settlement,Juan de Oñate claimed Pueblo lands for Spain.
B)  Oñate established a well-received settlement at Acoma Pueblo.
C)  ​Oñate was noted for his decent treatment of the Native Americans.
D)  ​By 1670,about 28,000 Spanish colonists had settled in the Rio Grande Valley.
E)  ​Franciscan priests converted a majority of Native Americans to Christianity and they also adopted European cultural practices completely.

Question 19

​Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the transatlantic slave trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  Portugal practically had a monopoly on slave trade during the sixteenth century.
B)  The growth of the slave trade was propelled by sugar cultivation.
C)  ​African slaves were first transported to Portugal's South American colonies and plantations.
D)  ​The journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas is referred to as the Middle Passage.

Question 20

​Followers of which of the following religious/political leaders became known variously as Huguenots,Puritans,Presbyterians,and Reformed?

Accepted Answer

A)  Martin Luther
B)  Jonathan Edwards
C)  ​John Calvin
D)  ​Henry VIII
E)  ​Ulrich Zwingli

Exam 2: Contact, colonization, and Exchange in the Atlantic World, 1492-1600

​When Native Americans accepted the Christian God as one of their many deities,they were practicing which of the following?

​European travelers introduced which of the following to the New World?

​Which of the following statements is false about the Spanish system of forced labor?

​In 1455,the pope granted which nation a monopoly on the Atlantic slave trade?

​French Huguenots attempted to establish which of the following settlements?

The destruction of "La Navidad" and the killing of the men left there planted seeds of mistrust between Europeans and the native peoples.​

​The triangular trade was marked by _____.

​What is Papiamento?

​The Spanish conquest of the New World was aided by which of the following?

Which crop dominated the economies of Brazil and the Caribbean in the early sixteenth century?​

​Spanish colonial administration was hierarchical,with all but which of the following retaining some political power?

One consequence of the slave trade for Africa was the rise in demand for guns and gun violence.​

​Over the course of four centuries,Africa lost more than 100 million people to the Atlantic slave trade.

​The European disease that ravaged the Aztec population in the early 1500s was chicken pox.

​Which of the following transpired after Narváez's expedition got lost at sea?

The first people to serve as slaves in the Americas were Africans,imported by the Portuguese.​

​What percent of slaves do historians believe died on the Middle Passage?

​Which of the following statements most accurately describes the settlement of New Mexico?

​Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the transatlantic slave trade?

​Followers of which of the following religious/political leaders became known variously as Huguenots,Puritans,Presbyterians,and Reformed?

When Native Americans accepted the Christian God as one of their many deities,they were practicing which of the following?

European travelers introduced which of the following to the New World?

Which of the following statements is false about the Spanish system of forced labor?

In 1455,the pope granted which nation a monopoly on the Atlantic slave trade?

French Huguenots attempted to establish which of the following settlements?

The destruction of "La Navidad" and the killing of the men left there planted seeds of mistrust between Europeans and the native peoples.

The triangular trade was marked by _____.

What is Papiamento?

The Spanish conquest of the New World was aided by which of the following?

Which crop dominated the economies of Brazil and the Caribbean in the early sixteenth century?

Spanish colonial administration was hierarchical,with all but which of the following retaining some political power?

One consequence of the slave trade for Africa was the rise in demand for guns and gun violence.

Over the course of four centuries,Africa lost more than 100 million people to the Atlantic slave trade.

The European disease that ravaged the Aztec population in the early 1500s was chicken pox.

Which of the following transpired after Narváez's expedition got lost at sea?

The first people to serve as slaves in the Americas were Africans,imported by the Portuguese.

What percent of slaves do historians believe died on the Middle Passage?

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the settlement of New Mexico?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement about the transatlantic slave trade?

Followers of which of the following religious/political leaders became known variously as Huguenots,Puritans,Presbyterians,and Reformed?