Question 1

Christopher Columbus

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A)   was a man of little ambition.
B)   thought the world was much smaller than it is in reality.
C)   believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east.
D)   was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy.
E)   believed the Americas consisted of a few islands.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 2

In contrast with the European tradition,African families tended to be matrilineal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

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A)   attempted to convert the Pueblos to Catholicism.
B)   banned intermarriage between Spaniards and Pueblos.
C)   demanded tribute from the Indians.
D)   began to export Pueblos out of the colony to be sold as slaves.
E)   made efforts to suppress Indian religious rituals.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

From their colonial experiences in Ireland,the English concluded that

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A)   military expenditures were fiscally wasteful.
B)   indigenous populations were essential as the major colonial labor source.
C)   harsh treatment of indigenous populations could lead to rebellion.
D)   English colonists should maintain rigid separation from an indigenous population.
E)   they should not try to convert indigenous peoples to English religious beliefs.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

European life was relatively unchanged by the biological and cultural exchanges that took place after discovery of the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

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

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Question 7

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

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

Question 8

The teachings of John Calvin

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A)   were at odds with Catholic doctrines, but not with Catholic practices.
B)   were most rapidly accepted in southern Europe.
C)   produced a strong desire among his followers to lead lives that were virtuous.
D)   helped to promote the doctrine of free will so vital to encouraging exploration.
E)   were officially adopted by the Church of England.F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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Question 10

The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was

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A)   San Francisco.
B)   New Orleans.
C)   St. Augustine.
D)   St. Louis.
E)   Santa Fe.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

Depending on the area,Spanish colonists either enslaved Indians or forced them to work for fixed periods,unable to leave without the consent of their employers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In the fifteenth century,slavery in Africa

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A)   was made up of an exclusively African slave population.
B)   was introduced by Europeans.
C)   generally allowed certain legal protections for the enslaved.
D)   proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves.
E)   was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Prior to European contact,the eastern third of what is today the United States

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A)   was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians.
B)   remained for the most part uninhabited.
C)   had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent.
D)   contained no permanent settlements.
E)   was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 15

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

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

Question 16

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

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

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

Portuguese exploration in the late fifteenth century concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailing around Africa.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

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A)   The French often lived among the natives and married Indian women.
B)   French settlers exercised an influence disproportionate to their numbers.
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, like the English, tried to remain separate from native peoples.F) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 20

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

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

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Prior to European contact,the eastern third of what is today the United States

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Christopher Columbus

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The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

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The teachings of John Calvin

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

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Portuguese exploration in the late fifteenth century concentrated on finding a route to the Orient by sailing around Africa.

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From their colonial experiences in Ireland,the English concluded that

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European life was relatively unchanged by the biological and cultural exchanges that took place after discovery of the New World.

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