Question 1

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 Maya and Aztecs.
C)  fished salmon as their principal occupation.
D)  were the most peaceful of pre-Columbian societies.
E)  were known as the Inuit.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

In his first voyage in 1492,Christopher Columbus

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A)  sailed along the coast of 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) A) and B)
G) None of the above B

Question 3

How has recent scholarship regarding evidence of widespread Indian deaths caused by European diseases affected the contemporary perception of European contact with the New World?

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Question 4

Discuss the benefits and drawbacks for European and American societies resulting from contact and the trade that developed after 1500.

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Question 5

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

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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 E)
G) B) and D)

Question 6

The pioneer of English colonization who died in the service of Queen Elizabeth I was ________.

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Humphrey Gilbert

Question 7

In the fifteenth century,slavery in Africa

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A)  was considered a permanent condition for the enslaved individual.
B)  proscribed that children born of enslaved parents were also slaves.
C)  was introduced by Europeans.
D)  was outlawed.
E)  generally allowed certain legal protections to the enslaved.F) None of the above
G) All of the above

Question 8

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 9

England's first experience with colonization came in ________.

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Question 10

Prior to European contact,the eastern third of what is today the United States

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A)  was politically controlled by the Cahokia Indians.
B)  contained no permanent settlements.
C)  had the most abundant food resources of any region of the continent.
D)  was populated by tribes that engaged in hunting and gathering but did not yet farm.
E)  remained for the most part uninhabited.F) B) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 11

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

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mercantilists

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) All of the above
G) D) and E)

Question 13

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 14

The Pueblo Indians continued to practice their native religious rituals even though many of them converted to Christianity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

During the sixteenth century,England was experiencing a decline in food supply and population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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

Question 17

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) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 18

Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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A)  bananas
B)  pigs
C)  sugar
D)  horses
E)  cornF) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 19

The term scholars use for the early history of humans in America is

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A)  Neolithic period.
B)  Paleolithic period.
C)  Archaic period.
D)  Stone Age.
E)  Mesolithic era.F) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 20

The population of the native peoples living in what is now the United States is estimated to have been 50 million prior to the arrival of Europeans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: The Collision of Cultures

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Discuss the benefits and drawbacks for European and American societies resulting from contact and the trade that developed after 1500.

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

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The pioneer of English colonization who died in the service of Queen Elizabeth I was ________.

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In the fifteenth century,slavery in Africa

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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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England's first experience with colonization came in ________.

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Prior to European contact,the eastern third of what is today the United States

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

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

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Which of the following was NOT introduced by Europeans to the New World?

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