Question 1

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The portion of West Africa that provided the majority of slaves for the Spanish Empire of the sixteenth century

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A)  was a primitive region dominated by warring tribal societies.
B)  had little commercial contact with the Mediterranean world.
C)  was dominated by the Christian faith.
D)  had well-developed economies and political systems.
E)  had no important cities or trading centers.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 3

The significant Indian trading center near present-day St.Louis was called _________.

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Question 4

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

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

Question 5

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

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

Question 6

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)  common linguistic roots.
C)  economic compacts.
D)  intertribal religious festivals.
E)  the Iroquois Confederacy.F) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

The first European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ___________.

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Question 8

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)  made efforts at suppressing Indian religious rituals.
C)  demanded tribute from the Indians.
D)  began to export Pueblos out of the colony to be sold as slaves.
E)  banned intermarriage between Spanish and Pueblo couples.F) All of the above
G) None of the above B

Question 9

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 10

The cause for failure of the Roanoke colony

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

Question 11

The origins of human existence in the Americas began

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A)  with migrations from Eurasia over the Bering Strait.
B)  with the explorations of Christopher Columbus.
C)  as a result of the development of the wheel.
D)  long after the last ice age ended.
E)  from the southern tip of South America.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

In England, during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of

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A)  spices.
B)  slaves.
C)  lumber.
D)  corn.
E)  wool.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 13

England's first experience with colonization came in _________________.

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Question 14

The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

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

Question 15

What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

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A)  Amerigo Vespucci
B)  Vasco de Balboa
C)  Juan Ponce de León
D)  Ferdinand Magellan
E)  Hernando CortésF) All of the above
G) B) and C) D

Question 16

Owing to their commitment to Catholicism, male Spanish immigrants had very little sexual contact with Indian women.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those to the south.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 18

Between 1500 and 1800, African immigrants to the Americas

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A)  nearly all came against their will.
B)  made up over half of all immigrants to the New World.
C)  nearly all came against their will and made up over half of all immigrants to the New World.
D)  nearly all came voluntarily and made up less than half of all immigrants to the New World.
E)  nearly all came voluntarily.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 19

The early Spanish settlers were successful at establishing plantations, but not at finding gold or silver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

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A)  were primarily hunters of small game.
B)  built large irrigation systems for farming.
C)  lived in small, nomadic tribes.
D)  created an economy exclusively based on trade.
E)  primarily pursued moose and caribou for sustenance.F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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

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The portion of West Africa that provided the majority of slaves for the Spanish Empire of the sixteenth century

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The significant Indian trading center near present-day St.Louis was called _________.

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

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

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

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The first European to gaze westward across the Pacific was ___________.

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

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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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The cause for failure of the Roanoke colony

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The origins of human existence in the Americas began

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In England, during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of

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England's first experience with colonization came in _________________.

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The pre-Columbian American peoples in the Pacific Northwest

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Owing to their commitment to Catholicism, male Spanish immigrants had very little sexual contact with Indian women.

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The civilizations and political systems of pre-Columbian Native Americans north of Mexico were less elaborate than those to the south.

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Between 1500 and 1800, African immigrants to the Americas

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