Question 1

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

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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) C) and L)
N) B) and D)

Question 2

In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:

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A)   sought to imitate the Spanish.
B)   recognized Indian sovereignty over the land.
C)   tried to drive Native Americans into the Puritan colony.
D)   avoided warfare at all costs.
E)   called them members of a deceitful race.F) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 3

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

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A)   A defined boundary between nations.
B)   The area around the coastline.
C)   An area with no trade.
D)   A settled area.
E)   A geographical and cultural border not clearly defined.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

What was a borderland? Compare the roles the French, Dutch, and Indians played in the borderlands of North America. In the seventeenth century, did any group have an advantage? Explain your answer.

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The answer of What was a borderland? Compare the roles...

Question 5

The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century:

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A)   had engaged in settled village life only briefly before the Spanish arrived.
B)   had been almost completely isolated from any other people before the Spanish arrived.
C)   perfected techniques of desert farming.
D)   were called mound builders because of the burial mounds they created.
E)   created a vast empire that included control of the Incas.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 6

In Europe on the eve of colonization, one conception of freedom, called "Christian liberty,"

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A)   was a set of ideas today known as "religious toleration."
B)   mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ-concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing.
C)   found expression in countries dominated by Catholics but not in primarily Protestant ones.
D)   argued that all Christians should have equal political rights.
E)   referred to the policy of trying to overthrow any non-Christian regime around the world.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Johannes Gutenberg

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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) A) and G)
N) G) and K)

Question 8

One Spanish official remarked that "the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle." Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World, commenting on what worked, what did not work, and the consequences of those methods.

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The answer of One Spanish official remarked that "the maxim...

Question 9

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-half-freedom

Accepted Answer

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) E) and K)
N) F) and I)

Question 10

What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan's explorations?

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A)   He was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean.
B)   He died in the Caribbean islands.
C)   He led the conquering of the Aztecs.
D)   His voyages showed that the circumference of the earth was longer than what Columbus had estimated.
E)   He and his men were the first Europeans to encounter bison.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-repartimiento system

Accepted Answer

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) C) and L)
N) C) and K)

Question 12

Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later was:

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A)   the need to spread religion.
B)   the desire to conquer new peoples.
C)   the search for food items.
D)   that neither was willing to take risks.
E)   that both brought slaves from Africa.F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 14

Which indigenous group formed the Great League of Peace?

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A)   Choctaws.
B)   Iroquois.
C)   Hurons.
D)   Chickasaws.
E)   Cherokees.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 15

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-John Cabot

Accepted Answer

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) G) and J)
N) E) and H)

Question 16

Agriculture did not come to the American continents in Mexico and Peru until approximately one thousand years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Spanish mounted explorations of the present-day Southwest in the United States to try to find gold.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Pre-Columbian Native Americans lacked metal tools:

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A)   because no metal deposits existed in the Americas.
B)   so Europeans felt they were superior.
C)   resulting in no dams or irrigation.
D)   because they saw these tools as contradicting their religion.
E)   so they could not build large structures.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

Accepted Answer

A)   The land was beautiful.
B)   It would take the expedition too much effort to build a settlement.
C)   The Native Americans had protected the land.
D)   The Native Americans never used this area, so the land now belonged to the English.
E)   The Native Americans were actually hiding in tree forts.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Exam 1: A New World

In regard to history, what was a borderland?

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What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan's explorations?

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Pre-Columbian Native Americans lacked metal tools:

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -half-freedom

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Johannes Gutenberg

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The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century:

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The Spanish mounted explorations of the present-day Southwest in the United States to try to find gold.

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The Spanish aim was to exterminate or remove the Indians from the New World.

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After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century, an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness. What could this description mean to a European?

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A commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later was:

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Which indigenous group formed the Great League of Peace?

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One Spanish official remarked that "the maxim of the conqueror must be to settle." Explain what you think he meant by this statement. Illustrate the various ways conquerors settled the New World, commenting on what worked, what did not work, and the consequences of those methods.

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In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:

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

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -John Cabot

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What was a borderland? Compare the roles the French, Dutch, and Indians played in the borderlands of North America. In the seventeenth century, did any group have an advantage? Explain your answer.

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Europeans arrived in North America and South America with the attitude that their culture was superior to the various indigenous groups.

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In Europe on the eve of colonization, one conception of freedom, called "Christian liberty,"

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Agriculture did not come to the American continents in Mexico and Peru until approximately one thousand years ago.

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -repartimiento system

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