Question 1

In 1492, the Native American population:

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A)   was at least 100 million.
B)   lived exclusively in villages of no more than 1,000 individuals.
C)   declined catastrophically due to exposure to the Black Plague.
D)   lived mostly in what is today the United States.
E)   lived mostly in Central and South America.F) All of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 2

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Amerigo Vespucci

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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 NationsF) Spanish conquistador who conquered the AztecsG) sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian OceanH) America was named for himI) first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497J) explored FloridaK) led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400sL) developed a movable-type printing pressM) E) and F)
N) A) and K)

Question 3

The New Laws of 1542:

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A)   led Protestant Europeans to create the Black Legend about Spanish rule in the Americas.
B)   introduced the encomienda system.
C)   were adopted at the urging of Gonzalo Pizzaro, brother of Peru's conqueror.
D)   stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions.
E)   forbade the enslavement of Africans in New Spain.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

In approximately 7000 BCE, agriculture developed in the Americas in:

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A)   the Mississippi Valley.
B)   Mexico and the Andes.
C)   the Yucatan Peninsula.
D)   the Chesapeake Bay.
E)   Brazil.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 5

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

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Question 6

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Columbian Exchange was:

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A)   the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World.
B)   the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World.
C)   John Cabot's exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World.
D)   responsible for introducing corn, tomatoes, and potatoes to the Americas.
E)   the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 8

When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days, was there anything relatable for Native Americans?

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A)   Most Native Americans did not have any religion to compare with Christianity.
B)   No Native American religions believed in creation myths.
C)   Most Native Americans compared the Bible with their own written version of the Old Testament.
D)   Some Native Americans stated that they were a lost tribe of Israel.
E)   Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

Unlike Spanish missionaries, the Jesuits did what in regard to converting Indians?

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A)   The Jesuits did not suppress traditional Indian religious customs.
B)   They converted Indians to Protestant faiths instead of Catholicism.
C)   They rarely had success with their conversions.
D)   The Jesuit conversion methods went against the directives of Samuel de Champlain.
E)   The Jesuit methods did not help with French and Indian relations.F) A) and B)
G) B) and D)

Question 10

The sophistication and diversity of the peoples in the early Americas is remarkable. Explore that diversity in an essay that discusses early Native American culture, architecture, religion, gender relations, economy, and views of freedom.

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The early Americas were home to a remark...

Question 11

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

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A)  society centered on the mother's family
B)  Spanish brutality
C)  uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain
D)  Dutch slaves with land
E)  large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlordF) persons of mixed Spanish and Indian originG) Spanish reform measures toward IndiansH) a married woman surrendering her legal identityI) transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old WorldsJ) confederation of five Iroquois tribesK) Spanish control of Indian laborL) ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley regionM) A) and I)
N) B) and F) A

Question 12

Where did the first peoples to the Americas come from?

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A)   Iceland.
B)   Greenland.
C)   Africa.
D)   Asia.
E)   Europe.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D) D

Question 13

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

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A)   Cahokia.
B)   The Great Lakes.
C)   Jamestown.
D)   The Florida coastline.
E)   Mexico City.F) None of the above
G) B) and C)

Question 14

What geographic error did Columbus make?

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A)   He grossly underestimated the size of the earth.
B)   He thought the earth was not round but flat.
C)   He was certain that India was east of the Americas.
D)   He expected the weather in India to be the same as in the North Atlantic.
E)   He confused the Atlantic Ocean with the Indian Ocean.F) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Acoma was an Indian city in present-day ________ that the Spanish destroyed.

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A)   New Mexico
B)   Florida
C)   Cuba
D)   California
E)   Puerto RicoF) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 16

Which one of the following is true about Native Americans and material wealth?

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A)   Chiefs were expected to share some of their goods rather than hoard them.
B)   Eastern Native Americans were more materialistic than those who lived west of the Mississippi.
C)   Wealth mattered less to them than to Europeans, but inherited social status was equally important to both peoples.
D)   Native Americans actually suffered more social inequality than Europeans did.
E)   Native Americans had no material wealth.F) D) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 17

Columbus first sailed to what is now Venezuela.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Dutch prided themselves on their devotion to liberty. Explain what kinds of liberties and freedoms the Dutch recognized that other nations, such as Spain, did not. How did these notions of freedom affect the development of their North American empire? Be sure to include the Indians and slaves in your discussion.

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Question 19

In the fifteenth century, a big impetus for European exploration was:

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A)   a sea route to Asia to obtain luxury goods.
B)   gold in China.
C)   religious relics in India.
D)   obtaining the compass from Asia.
E)   spreading African slavery to the Americas.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B) A

Question 20

When compared to European societies, how did Indian gender relations differ?

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A)   European women had more individual rights than their Indian counterparts.
B)   Indian women sometimes selected tribal leaders.
C)   European women were more likely to be granted a divorce.
D)   Most, but not all, Indian societies were matrilineal.
E)   Neither European nor Indian women engaged in premarital sex.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

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