Question 1
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Earliest migrants to North America were to adapt to which initial environmental challenge?
Question 2
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The maize culture of the Southwest was most similar to the pre-Columbian culture of the
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Creek
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Cahokia
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Pueblo
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Algonquian
Question 3
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Before the arrival of Europeans, Great Basin and Western Plains Indians
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became dependent on agriculture and maize cultivation
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created strong trade networks among North American tribes
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responded to a lack of resources by developing mobile lifestyles
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developed larger permanent communities
Question 4
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In northeastern North American before European contact, the Iroquois developed the tradition of
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sun worship
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potlatch
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the longhouse
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mound building
Question 5
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Pre-Columbian Southwest Indians were most noted for which environmental transformation practice?
Question 6
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Fifteenth and sixteenth Spanish exploration and conquest created a racially mixed culture known as
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mestizo
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Chicano
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Latino
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mulatto
Question 7
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Which deadly epidemic most devastated Mexican natives and was the subject of numerous 15th and 16th century primary accounts of disease?
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Smallpox
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Syphilis
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Measles
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Influenza
Question 8
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Which 15th century European country dominated the African slave trade?
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Holland
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France
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Portugal
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England
Question 9
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Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on the Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?
Question 10
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Which Old World crop introduced by the Spanish most dramatically increased demand for African slaves in the Caribbean?
Question 11
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The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from
Question 12
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Encomienda labor focused most on
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jungle clearing
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trade and commerce
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domestic service
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plantation agriculture
Question 13
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As Spanish labor demands grew, the labor source for imperial production transitioned to
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indentured servants
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Indians
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African slaves
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Spanish peasants
Question 14
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Which European country had the least significant presence in the Western Hemisphere during the 15th and 16th centuries?
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Portugal
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Holland
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England
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France
Question 15
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Since the 15th and 16th centuries, what has been the most enduring legacy from Spanish conquest and exploration of the Americas?
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Greater standing in the world
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Increased wealth for Spain
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Promotion of a large empire
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Converts to Christianity
Question 16
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What was the most important 15th and 16th century goal of Spanish conquest and exploration as revealed by the conquistadors?
Question 17
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Which of the following was not a native crop from the Americas that stimulated trade and/or population in Europe?
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Rice
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Tobacco
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Cacao
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Potatoes
Question 18
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Spanish mineral wealth from the Americas caused a shift toward
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mercantilism
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socialism
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capitalism
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feudalism
Question 19
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Sextant technology revolutionized
Question 20
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Over the centuries, the most effective means of "civilizing" natives to Spanish culture was
Question 21
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Juan de Onate's 1598 subjugation of natives who resisted Spanish rule is best illustrated by his attack against natives in
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Acoma
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Stono
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San Antonio
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Santa Fe
Question 22
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In 1573, the Comprehensive Orders of New Discoveries placed pacification of natives primarily in the hands of
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missionaries
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encomederos
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regional governors
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conquistadors
Question 23
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Sixteenth through nineteenth century North American Indians most resisted European beliefs about
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land ownership
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family structure
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agriculture
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fur trading and trapping
Question 24
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Sixteenth century African slaves in the Western Hemisphere best preserved autonomy and linguistic traditions through
Question 25
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American Indian culture had a different view of landownership than did Europeans in that they thought
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land should be owned by individual members of the society
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tribal ownership of land was perpetual and exclusive
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they owned the use of the land but not the land itself
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all land was open to settlement by all people at any time
Question 26
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American Indian cultures
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established a common written language
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established trade networks and communication over relatively large areas
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had peaceful relationships with each other that included voluntary emigration
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formed major alliances to combat attempts by Europeans to encroach on their lands
Question 27
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Which of the following is true about American Indian cultures prior to contact with Europeans?
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They experienced frequent epidemic diseases
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They had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock
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They exchanged goods with African societies
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They were engaged in frequent conflicts with other American Indian groups
Question 28
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The primary positive benefit of the Columbian Exchange was
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the exchange of food products between Europe and the Western Hemisphere
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the introduction of horses into Europe
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the introduction of cattle into Europe
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the exchange of architectural design techniques between the two continents
Question 29
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The primary negative consequence of the Columbian exchange was the exchange of
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food products that led to debilitating illnesses for both American Indians and Europeans
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concepts of autocratic governments that delayed the development of democracy
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epidemic diseases introduced from Europe into the Americas
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modern methods of warfare introduced to Europeans by American Indians
Question 30
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Prior to European contact, North American Indians were
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dominated by the Plains Indians, who possessed horses
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dominated by the eastern woodland tribes, who possessed firearms
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dependent on imports of foodstuffs from Mexican tribes for survival
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distinct societies with different economies and lifestyles
Question 31
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As the Spanish explored North America prior to 1600, they discovered
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a Northwest Passage (an all-water route) to Asia
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massive storehouses of precious metals among American Indian tribes
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little of interest to keep them pushing north to Canada
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evidence that Europeans had significant contact with American Indians prior to 1492