Question 1

The only clue to the fate of the Roanoke colony was the cryptic inscription "________" carved on a post.

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Question 2

At the beginning of the seventeenth century,English Puritan discontent was increased by

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A)  the suppression of English Catholics.
B)  the end of Stuart rule.
C)  the rising influence of Quakers within the English Church.
D)  Queen Elizabeth's promotion of the English theater.
E)  the death of Queen Elizabeth.F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

In Spanish colonial societies,mestizos

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A)  were considered to be at the top of the social hierarchy.
B)  came to make up the largest segment of the population.
C)  were officially illegal but generally tolerated.
D)  were usually sold into slavery.
E)  was the name given to Catholic priests,friars,and missionaries.F) D) and E)
G) C) and E)

Question 4

The first country to sponsor exploration by sea to East Asia was ________.

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Question 5

Christopher Columbus spent his early seafaring years in the service of the Portuguese.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the late fifteenth century,the desire in Europe to look for new lands was spurred by

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A)  significant population growth.
B)  the absence of a merchant class.
C)  the declining political power of many monarchs.
D)  the expansion of feudalism.
E)  a desire to escape the Black Death.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 7

England's first experience with colonization came in

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A)  North America.
B)  the Caribbean.
C)  Canada.
D)  Ireland.
E)  Africa.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 8

In the Great Plains region,most pre-Columbian societies

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A)  engaged in sedentary farming.
B)  lived in small nomadic tribes.
C)  hunted buffalo for survival.
D)  used horses.
E)  developed a harsh religion that required human sacrifice.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 9

The first permanent Spanish settlement in what is now the United States was

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A)  New Orleans.
B)  St.Augustine.
C)  Santa Fe.
D)  St.Louis.
E)  San Francisco.F) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 10

The colony of Virginia was named in honor of

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A)  Virginia Dare.
B)  Walter Raleigh.
C)  Humphrey Gilbert.
D)  Elizabeth I.
E)  Queen Mary.F) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 11

The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began

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A)  with migrations from Eurasia over the Bering Strait.
B)  with the explorations of Christopher Columbus.
C)  as a result of the development of the wheel.
D)  long after the last ice age ended.
E)  from the southern tip of South America.F) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 12

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 13

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

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Question 14

Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred approximately

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A)  2,000 years ago.
B)  5,000 years ago.
C)  9,000 years ago.
D)  11,000 years ago.
E)  18,000 years ago.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 15

The preeminent European maritime power in the fifteenth century was

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A)  Spain.
B)  Portugal.
C)  France.
D)  the Netherlands.
E)  England.F) A) and B)
G) D) and E)

Question 16

What motivated Europeans to establish settlements in the New World? What made it possible for them to undertake those settlements?

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Question 17

Cattle,sheep,and sugar were three New World products introduced to Europe.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi River were loosely linked by

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A)  the shared use of a series of forts.
B)  common linguistic roots.
C)  economic compacts.
D)  intertribal religious festivals.
E)  the Iroquois Confederacy.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 19

Encomienda was

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A)  a special title given to Spanish explorers of the New World.
B)  a religious ceremony.
C)  a Spanish-run community of assimilated Indians.
D)  the uniform worn by conquistadores.
E)  the right to exact tribute and labor from natives.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 20

Native American religions were closely linked to

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A)  the idea of apocalypse.
B)  human sacrifice.
C)  ideas of male dominance.
D)  visions from the world of spirits.
E)  the natural world.F) D) and E)
G) B) and E)

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