Question 1

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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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The Spanish Empire at one point claimed the whole of the western world, except for a piece of what is today ________.

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Question 3

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) C) and E)

Question 4

Mercantilists promoted colonization as a means to acquire the inexhaustible wealth of the New World.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Puritans were the first English colonizers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was ________.

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Question 7

Amerigo Vespucci

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

Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding African immigrants to the Americas between 1500 and 1800?

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

Question 10

The licenses granted to Spaniards to exact labor and tribute from natives in specific areas were called ________.

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Question 11

In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?

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A)   These two men would help found the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
B)   Luther and Calvin encouraged the Puritans to leave England for the New World.
C)   Luther and Calvin advocated ideas of religious reform that influenced Puritan thought.
D)   They were the most influential English Puritans of the seventeenth century.
E)   Luther and Calvin helped to break the hold of predestination on the Puritan mind.F) B) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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Question 13

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 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

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

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Question 16

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The most radical Puritans were called ________.

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Question 18

In England during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?

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A)   spices
B)   slaves
C)   lumber
D)   corn
E)   woolF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the

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A)   Mayas.
B)   Aztecs.
C)   Incas.
D)   Pueblos.
E)   Olmec.F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 20

The agricultural practices of pre-Columbian tribes in the Northeast were characterized by

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A)   extensive irrigation systems.
B)   the development of metal-tipped plows.
C)   a sacred respect for trees that kept people from cutting them down.
D)   a rapid exploitation of the land.
E)   an emphasis on tobacco cultivation.F) B) and C)
G) B) and D)

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

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

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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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Amerigo Vespucci

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

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The first permanent European settlement in what is now the United States was ________.

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

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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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Puritans were the first English colonizers.

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Mercantilists promoted colonization as a means to acquire the inexhaustible wealth of the New World.

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Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding African immigrants to the Americas between 1500 and 1800?

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In England during the early sixteenth century, mercantilism thrived mostly on the basis of trade in which commodity?

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

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What European explorer gave the Pacific Ocean its name?

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The licenses granted to Spaniards to exact labor and tribute from natives in specific areas were called ________.

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The Spanish Empire at one point claimed the whole of the western world, except for a piece of what is today ________.

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The most radical Puritans were called ________.

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The first truly complex society in the Americas was that of the

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In what way were Martin Luther and John Calvin important to English Puritans?

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The agricultural practices of pre-Columbian tribes in the Northeast were characterized by

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Discuss the economic and religious factors critical to English colonization.

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