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- 1. Multiple Choice
The treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish conquistadors can be described as
leaving little of Spanish culture.
at times brutal and exploitative.
firm but fair.
scornful of intermarriage.
- 2. Multiple Choice
The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they
were victorious over the Muslims.
returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents.
succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians.
brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk.
- 3. Multiple Choice
European explorers introduced ___ into the New World.
syphilis
small pox
tobacco
maize
- 4. Multiple ChoiceBoth the Aztec and Inca empires wererural and poorsmall in population, but sophisticated in infrastructurelarge, wealthy, and sophisticatedlarge in geographical size, but sparsely populated
- 5. Multiple ChoiceHow were Native Americans impacted by the Age of Exploration?They became rich from tradingThey used modern technology to farm more landMany died from disease, slavery, and warThey were able to use written language to become successful
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe religious group that wanted to improve the Church of England was which of the following?PilgrimsPuritansQuakersAnglicans
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAt the time of Columbus' voyage to N. America which of the following was true?There were, likely, over 100 million natives in the Americas.There were, likely, less than 10 million natives in the Americas.There were significanlty more natives south of the current United States' border than north of it.Slavbes had begun to arrive in S. America but not N. America.
- 8. Multiple ChoiceEngland's victory over the Spanish Armada gave itcontrol of the Spanish colonies in the New Worldnaval dominance of the Atlantic Ocean and vibrant sense of nationalisma stable social order and economyeffective control of the African slave trade
- 9. Multiple ChoiceAt the time of its first colonization effort, England wasstruggling under the political domination of Spainenjoying a period of social and economic stabilityexperiencing increasing ethnic and religious diversityundergoing rapid and disruptive economic and social transformation.
- 10. Multiple ChoiceEngland's first colony at Jamestownwas an immediate economic successwas saved from failure by John Smith's leadership and by JOhn Rolfe's introduction of tobaccoenjoyed the strong and continual support of King James Idepended on the introduction of African slave labor for its survival
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThe principal motivation shaping the earliest settlements in New England wasthe desire for political freedomreligious commitment and devotioneconomic opportunity and the chance for a better lifea spirit of adventure and interest in exploring the New World
- 12. Multiple ChoiceCompared with the Plymouth Colony, the Massachusetts Bay Colony wasdedicated to complete separation from the Church of Englandafflicted with corrupt and incompetent leadersmore focused on religious rather than political libertylarger and more prosperous economically
- 13. Multiple ChoiceRoger Williams based the religious freedom of his colony of Rhode Island on his belief thatit really did not matter what religious beliefs people held, because all were more or less equalpolitical democracy inevitably required freedom of speech and religionGod had created human beings fundamentally good and able to choose the rightcivil government had no right to regulate religious behavior or individual conscience
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following New England settlements did not become a separate colony, but remained under the direct control of Massachusetts?ConnecticutNew HampshireMaineRhode Island
- 15. Multiple ChoiceBesides Pennsylvania, Quakers were also heavily involved in the early settlement of bothNew Jersey and New YorkNew Jersey and DelawareNew Netherland and New YorkMaryland and Delaware
- 16. Multiple Choice
The essential heresy that caused Anne Hutchinson to be convicted and banished from Massachusetts Bay was her declared belief that
the government of John Winthrop was corrupt and tyrannical.
the Puritan elect were just as sinful and those who had been “predestined” to damnation.
she had received a direct revelation from God that the saved did not need to obey either human or divine law.
the Bible did not teach that a personal conversion experience was necessary for salvation.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Roger Williams based the religious freedom of his colony of Rhode Island on his belief that
it really did not matter what religious beliefs people held, because all were more or less equal.
the corrupt Massachusetts Bay Colony had proved that religious uniformity did not work.
political democracy inevitably required freedom of speech and religion.
civil government had no right to regulate religious behavior or individual conscience.
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