Test bank for american stories a history of the united states 3rd edition by brands

the growing diversity of people Answer: B Difficulty: 1 – Easy Topic: Native Americans Before the Conquest Skill: Remember the Facts Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences amo

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Chapter 1: New World Encounters, Preconquest - 1608

Multiple-Choice Questions

1) The most significant factor that allowed large numbers of nomadic hunters to enter the heart of North

America was

a the domestication of horses

d the search for new food supplies

e the growing diversity of people

Answer: B

Difficulty: 1 – Easy

Topic: Native Americans Before the Conquest

Skill: Remember the Facts

Objective: 1.1 What explains cultural differences among Native American groups before European conquest?

2) Which of the following revolutionized early Native American cultures?

a the discovery of hunting

b the development of agriculture

c tribal political alliances

d emergence of a written language

e the domestication of the horse

Answer: B

3) The aggressive Native American people who occupied the valley of Mexico when the Spanish arrived were the

a Mayas

b Apaches

c Aztecs

d Incas

e Toltecs

Answer: C

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4) The Atlantic tribal group with whom the English had the most contact was called

a Algonquian

b Mayan

c Apache

d Sioux

e Cherokee

Answer: A

5) What Indians desired most, upon encountering Europeans, was

a cultural enlightenment

b victims for human sacrifice rituals

c religious instruction

d allies to help them defeat their enemies

e peaceful trade

Answer: E

Difficulty: 2 – Moderate

Topic: Conditions of Conquest

Objective: 1.2 How did Europeans interact with West Africans and Native Americans during the fifteenth through seventeenth centuries?

6) The single greatest factor that caused the destruction of Native Americans after contact with Europeans was

a warfare

c disease

d forced conversions to Christianity

e forced removal from tribal lands

Answer: C

7) In the Columbian Exchange, the Old World and the New exchanged

a animal, plant, and microbial life forms

b technologies

c religious beliefs

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d political systems

e scientific theories

Answer: A

8) The first European nation to establish contact with sub-Saharan Africa was

a France

b Italy

d Portugal

e Spain

Answer: D

9) The Portuguese explored West Africa

a to convert natives to Christianity

b as tests of their new navigational technology

c to establish colonies in Africa before Spain and England

d searching for slaves and gold

e and established military forts along the coastland

Answer: D

10) Columbus originally was determined to prove that

a a westward water route to China existed

b the world was not flat

c the continents of North and South America existed

d the lost continent of Atlantis was actually part of South America

e the world was smaller than scientists believed at the time

Answer: A

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Topic: Europe on the Eve of Conquest

Objective: 1.3 What factors explain Spain’s central role in New World exploration and colonization?

11) At the time of Columbus’s first voyage in 1492,

a most educated Europeans believed the earth was flat

b no European nation had any interest in exploration

c most educated Europeans did not believe the earth was flat

d no one thought he would find anything

e the Catholic Church condemned this kind of exploration

Answer: C

Topic: Europe on the Eve of Conquest

Objective: 1.3 What factors explain Spain’s central role in New World exploration and colonization?

12) The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 resulted in

a war between Spain and Portugal

b Portuguese control of Brazil

c English control of Canada

d French control of Martinique

e the withdrawal of the Spanish from the New World

Answer: B

Topic: Spain in the Americas

Objective: 1.4 How did Spanish conquest of Central and South America transform Native American cultures?

13) The men largely responsible for Spain’s conquest of the New World were known as

a conquistadores

b coureurs de bois

d condottiere

e comerciante

Answer: A

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14) In order to better control the leaders of their conquest in the New World, the Spanish government created

a the Inquisition

b the hacienda

c the encomienda

d the missions

Answer: C

15) Most Spanish colonists were

a members of wealthy families

b more racially tolerant than their English counterparts

c unconcerned about economic opportunities

d unwilling to have contact with native groups

e incredibly racist

Answer: B

16) From its beginnings, Spain regarded her New World domain as primarily a(n)

a source of precious metal

b place to send exiled Moors and Jews

c opportunity to further promote the Catholic faith

d supplier of cheap Native American labor to be used on Spanish estates

e place to establish penal colonies

Answer: A

17) Spain became the number-one power in Europe during the sixteenth century because

a the Pope favored Spain’s efforts

b of the vast amounts of gold and silver it imported from the New World

c Spain had extensive natural resources and many deep-water ports

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d the people had lived in peace and tranquility for centuries

e the Spanish were the best shipbuilders of the day

Answer: B

18) The first French explorers were

a interested in finding the mythical “northwest passage” to China

b determined to find gold and silver

c eager to Christianize the Native Americans

d ruthless and exploitive of the native peoples

e considered stupid by the Native Americans

Answer: A

Topic: The French Claim Canada

Objective: 1.5 What was the character of the French empire in Canada?

19) In their relations with the Native Americans, the French

a were as obsessed with Christian conversion as the Spanish

b tended to cultivate good relations because of the Native Americans’ knowledge of fur trapping

c were ruthless in their treatment of the Native Americans

d drove them from their land in order to set up plantations

e were at a distinct disadvantage

Answer: B

20) The financial success of the French empire in North America depended upon the

a fur trade

b complete annihilation of the Native American tribes in Canada

c discovery of huge amounts of gold

d conversion of the Indians to Catholicism

e withdrawal of the Spanish

Answer: A

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21) Which of the following is most closely related to French fur trading in the New World?

a Recollects

b Samuel de Champlain

c encomiendas

d coureurs de bois

Answer: D

22) What sixteenth-century European upheaval had a profound impact upon England’s settlement of the New World?

b the War of the Roses

d the Hundred Years’ War

e the experience of the Marian exiles

Answer: C

Topic: The English Take Up the Challenge

Objective: 1.6 Why did England not participate in the early competition for New World colonies?

23) The English monarch responsible for consolidating the Protestant Reformation and restoring English nationalism was

c Elizabeth I

Answer: C

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24) The mission of the Spanish Armada was to

a suppress a revolt in the Netherlands

b defend Queen Elizabeth I of England against challenges to her rule

c eliminate Queen Elizabeth I and make England a Catholic country

d replace Queen Elizabeth I with Mary Queen of Scots

e get revenge against the English for their seizure of Spanish treasure galleons

Answer: C

25) In the 1580s, the English attempted to make a settlement at

a Jamestown

b Newfoundland

c Plymouth

d Hatteras

e Roanoke

Answer: E

26) Which identifies the most important result of the domestication of maize (corn), beans, and squash by some Native American groups?

a People gained greater control over their environments

b People stopped hunting mammals

c People evolved into a single continental cultural unit

d People were able to continue a wandering, hunting lifestyle

e People moved closer to the coasts where the land was more fertile

Answer: A

Question ID: TB_01_26_Native Americans Before the Conquest_Understand_LO 1.1

Skill: Understand the Connections

27) At the time Europeans arrived, the societies of central Mexico

a included large cities ruled by effective bureaucracies

b used iron and bronze tools and weapons

c did not practice intensive agriculture

d were composed of small, isolated tribes

e were hunter-gatherers

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Answer: A

28) Which best describes how divisions among Algonquin groups helped facilitate European conquest of their lands?

a Algonquin groups were so busy fighting each other that they did not notice the European arrivals

b Algonquin groups divided into two powerful leagues, one of which sided with the English

c Algonquin groups could not communicate with each other and thus could not warn each other of European invaders

d Algonquin groups had a strict hierarchy that made it much easier for Europeans to conquer them

e Algonquin groups were more willing to ally themselves with foreigners than with other

Algonquin groups

Answer: E

29) Which best describes how Native American groups initially interacted with European explorers?

a Native American groups were eager to trade with the Europeans

b Native American groups ignored the Europeans

c Native American groups aggressively attacked the Europeans

d Native American groups were helpless when attacked by the Europeans

e Native American groups were reluctant to trade with the Europeans

Answer: A

Question ID: TB_01_29_Conditions of Conquest_Understand_LO 1.2

30) Which characteristic did most eastern North American Indian cultures share?

a Eastern Native Americans were united and spoke a common language

b Eastern Native American tribes were ruled by a central leader from the most powerful tribe

c Eastern Native Americans waged wars with large numbers of causalities to settle territorial disputes

d Eastern Native American bands were patrilineal

e Eastern Native American tribes were willing to align themselves with Europeans against other tribes Answer: E

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31) What was the main result of the deadly diseases brought to the New World by Europeans?

a an extremely high mortality rate among the natives, destroying the culture of many tribes

b a diminution of these diseases throughout Europe

c some deaths, but a low number compared to those caused by warfare between Native

Americans and Europeans

d a death rate high only where Native Americans lived in low concentrations

e no significant deaths, since Native Americans were already immune to these diseases

Answer: A

32) During the era of the European slave trade, West Africans

a were quite isolated from the rest of the world

b had a simple, self-sufficient economy

c had a single monolithic culture that covered most of the African continent

d were increasingly being converted by Muslim missionaries

e were united by a single language

Answer: D

33) Why were Scandinavian outposts in the New World eventually abandoned?

a lack of leadership

b lack of available resources for survival

c attacks by the Spanish Armada

d competition with Portuguese fishing groups

e poor lines of communication

Answer: E

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