Question 1

Christopher Columbus spent his early seafaring years in the service of the Portuguese.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

On his first voyage,Columbus established a short-lived settlement on an island that he named ________.

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Question 3

As a result of his third voyage in 1498,Christopher Columbus concluded that

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A)   all of the lands he had seen were in Asia.
B)   he had never come even remotely close to Asia.
C)   he had encountered a continent separate from Asia.
D)   Asia could not be reached by a ship traveling west from Europe.
E)   the lands he had discovered offered great mineral wealth.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

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 conquistadores.
D)   Spanish alliances with enemies of the Aztecs.
E)   the Spanish co-opting the Aztec religion.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 5

An important consequence of the defeat of the Spanish Armada was that

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A)   France came to dominate Spain.
B)   Catholicism was swept from western Europe.
C)   England found the seas more open to their control.
D)   the Reformation extended into Spain.
E)   Spain was forced to relinquish its New World empire.F) B) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 6

The internal African slave trade was not well established until Europeans began to demand slave labor for the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Puritans were the first English colonizers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 9

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 10

Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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Question 11

Those who believed that the world's wealth was finite were called ________.

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Question 12

The first permanent English settlement in the New World was established in

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A)   Boston.
B)   Raleigh.
C)   Roanoke.
D)   Plymouth.
E)   Jamestown.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 13

From their colonial experiences in Ireland,the English concluded that

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

Question 14

The teachings of John Calvin

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A)   produced a strong desire among his followers to lead lives that were virtuous.
B)   were most rapidly accepted in southern Europe.
C)   were officially adopted by the Church of England.
D)   were at odds with Catholic doctrines, but not with Catholic practices.
E)   helped to promote the doctrine of free will so vital to encouraging exploration.F) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 15

In his first voyage in 1492,Christopher Columbus

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A)   sailed along the coast of what is present-day Virginia.
B)   mistook Cuba for China.
C)   was briefly captured by natives he encountered.
D)   was forced to put down a mutiny on the Santa Maria.
E)   crossed the Atlantic Ocean in six weeks.F) B) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 16

What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact with Europeans?

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A)   war
B)   disease
C)   starvation
D)   enslavement
E)   religious conversionF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 17

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

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

Question 18

In the Great Plains region,most pre-Columbian societies

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A)   engaged in sedentary farming.
B)   lived in small nomadic tribes.
C)   hunted buffalo for survival.
D)   used horses.
E)   developed a harsh religion that required human sacrifice.F) A) and D)
G) None of the above

Question 19

Some historians have suggested that European diseases virtually exterminated many native tribes.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

By the seventeenth century,the Spanish had given up their efforts to assimilate the Indians to Spanish ways.

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A) True 
 B)False

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By the seventeenth century,the Spanish had given up their efforts to assimilate the Indians to Spanish ways.

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

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From their colonial experiences in Ireland,the English concluded that

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The internal African slave trade was not well established until Europeans began to demand slave labor for the New World.

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The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Southwest

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On his first voyage,Columbus established a short-lived settlement on an island that he named ________.

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An important consequence of the defeat of the Spanish Armada was that

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Those who believed that the world's wealth was finite were called ________.

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The first permanent English settlement in the New World was established in

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The teachings of John Calvin

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As a result of his third voyage in 1498,Christopher Columbus concluded that

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In the Great Plains region,most pre-Columbian societies

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Christopher Columbus spent his early seafaring years in the service of the Portuguese.

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

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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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What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced New World native populations after contact with Europeans?

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Puritans were the first English colonizers.

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Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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