Question 1

Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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A)   sugar
B)   pigs
C)   horses
D)   corn
E)   bananasF) A) and B)
G) A) and D)

Question 2

Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

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A)   St. Louis
B)   Detroit
C)   New Orleans
D)   Memphis
E)   Baton RougeF) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for colonization?

Accepted Answer

A)   The demand for wool was declining, while the population was growing.
B)   Pasture land was being converted to crop production, while the population was declining.
C)   The availability of farmland was declining, while the population was growing.
D)   Both the food supply and the population were declining.
E)   Both the food supply and the population were increasing.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages "Indians" because

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A)   he wanted to hide his discovery from rival explorers.
B)   it is what the natives called themselves.
C)   Norse seamen had previously used the term.
D)   he believed they came from the East Indies in the Pacific.
E)   he mispronounced their actual name.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 7

African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal,which means

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A)   people traced their heredity through their mothers.
B)   women were in control of the social institutions.
C)   only mothers could act as political leaders.
D)   only women could be the heads of families.
E)   men could not inherit property.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

The preaching of John Calvin led his followers to lead both anxious and productive lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the Great Plains region,most pre-Columbian societies

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A)   lived in small nomadic tribes.
B)   hunted buffalo for survival.
C)   used horses.
D)   developed a harsh religion that required human sacrifice.
E)   engaged in sedentary farming.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

In what chronological order,from earliest to latest,did European countries control the African slave trade?

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A)   the English, the Dutch, the Portuguese
B)   the Portuguese, the Spanish, the Dutch
C)   the English, the Spanish, the Dutch
D)   the Portuguese, the Dutch, the English
E)   the Dutch, the English, the SpanishF) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 11

As of the sixteenth century,Europeans had generally built up a greater immunity to smallpox than had the Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century,most Europeans

Accepted Answer

A)   believed the Americas consisted of little more than several small islands.
B)   were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas.
C)   had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo.
D)   assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated.
E)   were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century.F) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 13

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 14

What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

Accepted Answer

A)   Hernando Cortés
B)   Vasco de Balboa
C)   Amerigo Vespucci
D)   Juan Ponce de León
E)   Ferdinand MagellanF) All of the above
G) None of the above

Question 15

The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

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

Question 16

Amerigo Vespucci

Accepted Answer

A)   hailed from Portugal.
B)   was a leading critic of Columbus's claims.
C)   helped spread recognition of the idea that the Americas were new continents.
D)   never traveled to the New World.
E)   sailed on the voyages with Christopher Columbus.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

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Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

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The preaching of John Calvin led his followers to lead both anxious and productive lives.

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The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

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

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

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Amerigo Vespucci

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African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal,which means

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As of the sixteenth century,Europeans had generally built up a greater immunity to smallpox than had the Native Americans.

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The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.

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Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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In what chronological order,from earliest to latest,did European countries control the African slave trade?

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Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages "Indians" because

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What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

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In the Great Plains region,most pre-Columbian societies

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What condition(s) in England in the sixteenth century provided incentive for colonization?

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Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century,most Europeans

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Cahokia was a large trading center located near what present-day city?

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The preaching of John Calvin led his followers to lead both anxious and productive lives.

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The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony

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

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

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Amerigo Vespucci

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African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal,which means

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As of the sixteenth century,Europeans had generally built up a greater immunity to smallpox than had the Native Americans.

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The Roanoke disaster virtually killed the colonizing impulse in England for a long time.

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Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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In what chronological order,from earliest to latest,did European countries control the African slave trade?

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Christopher Columbus called the native people he encountered on his voyages "Indians" because

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What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

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In the Great Plains region,most pre-Columbian societies

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