Question 1

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 people.F) C) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 4

Puritans were the first English colonizers.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Regarding knowledge of the Americas prior to the fifteenth century,most Europeans

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A)  were aware of the travels of the Norse seaman Leif Eriksson in the eleventh century.
B)  believed the Americas to consist of little more than several small islands.
C)  were entirely unaware of the existence of the Americas.
D)  assumed that the Americas were largely unpopulated.
E)  had only heard of America from the travels of Marco Polo.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

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 7

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

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Question 8

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

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Question 10

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 D)
G) None of the above

Question 11

In what way did sixteenth century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and Europe?

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A)  Food prices sharply rose as new crops flooded the European market.
B)  Health care improved as Indian medical practices were widely practiced in Europe.
C)  A large number of new crops became available in Europe.
D)  Trade with the Americas ended future food shortages in Europe.
E)  Forced immigration of Indian slaves reduced labor shortages in Europe.F) B) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

John Calvin introduced the doctrine of ________.

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Question 13

Compare the North American Indian civilizations with those in Mexico and South America.

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Question 14

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Christopher Columbus

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A)  was trained as a sailor through his long service to Italy.
B)  was a man of little ambition.
C)  believed that Asia could only be reached by sailing east.
D)  believed the Americas consisted of a few islands.
E)  thought the world was much smaller than it was in reality.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

Question 16

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) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 17

African and American Indian societies tended to be matrilineal,which means that

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A)  people traced their heredity through their mothers.
B)  only women would be the heads of families.
C)  men could not inherit property.
D)  women were in control of the social institutions.
E)  only mothers could act as political leaders.F) None of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 18

On his first voyage to the New World,Columbus realized that he had not encountered China.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Amerigo Vespucci

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

Question 20

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

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