hist 1301

A dramatic change in Indian culture produced by the arrival of Spain was the a.Improvement in the health of Indians after the arrival of European medicine.b.Indians' eager acceptance of Christianity.c.Conversion of the Plains Indians to a horse culture.d.Benevolent attitude of conquistadors toward Indians.

a

Ponce de León was the first European who a.Set foot on the mainland that would become the United States.b.Convinced Aztecs to accept Spanish authority so they could preserve their religion.c.Discovered gold in the New World.d.Sailed around the world in a continuous voyage.

a

What influenced European countries other than Portugal and Spain to become active in the New World? a.Hope for wealth, glory, and power.b.Getting away from established routines.c.Having a place to send criminals and surplus population.d.Religious freedom.

a

A sharp decline in the Indian population followed the arrival of Europeans because a.Many moved away to avoid contact with Europeans.b.Diseases were introduced inadvertently by the Spanish.c.Spanish soldiers killed so many trying to convert them to Spanish culture.d.Food production could not support both Indians and Europeans.

b

QUESTION 5 Portugal, Spain, France, and England a.Shared the belief that only the Catholic Church was holy.b.Believed that they conquered for God and country.c.Agreed to divide the New World equally.d.Opposed the colonization attempts of Italy and Germany.

b

The _________ was a business form in England that encouraged the English to invest in founding colonies. a.Brokerage.b.Joint-stock company.c.Venture capital firm.d.Partnership.

b

What first attracted French interest in North America? a.Agricultural opportunities in the Ruhr Valley.b.Fishing in waters near Newfoundland.c.Tobacco, cotton, and other New World commodities.d.Trading opportunities for French tea merchants.

b

Why did Henry VIII make Protestantism the official religion of England? a.He wanted to seize Catholic property to pay for expeditions to the Americas.b.The pope would not dissolve his sonless marriage with Catherine of Aragon.c.He did not want to subsidize Spanish colonization.d.Catholic Church taxes were too high.

b

Why have scholars called Mesoamerica the "Cradle of the Americas"? a.The Native American population originated in this region.b.The region hosted the first technologically advanced civilizations.c.The region was the first to embrace a monotheistic religion.d.This was the only region in which Native Americans survived the Ice Age.

b

Archaeological evidence suggests that the earliest Americans arrived on the continent a.In large groups of hunters and gatherers.b.No earlier than 9000 BCE.c.By 12,000 BCE.d.In one small group that had been banished from Siberia.

c

Both the Indians and the French believed that a.Spain, rather than England, was their most significant threat.b.There was only one God, although they called him by different names.c.Mixed marriages provided a foundation for trading and military alliances.d.When dealing with each other, no leniency could be shown in battle.

c

Christopher Columbus's theories of exploration were based on a.The knowledge of other explorers.b.The possibility that Europeans' knowledge of the outside world was not always accurate.c.Each statement is accurate.d.The hope that there was a southern continent similar to Africa that could be exploited.

c

Why were European diseases such as smallpox, typhus, and influenza so devastating to Native populations? a.Epidemic diseases could be spread to Native communities by germs, meaning that infection did not need physical contact between individuals.b.Europeans, Africans, and Asians shared the same environments and over time built up immunities to the diseases.c.Each statement is correct.d.The Native populations had been isolated from Europeans for so many centuries that they had no immunities to European diseases.

c

Because Spain became a wealthy nation as a result of her New World colonies, a.Other nations wanted colonies so they could become wealthy.b.Spain had first choice of all undiscovered lands.c.Spain dominated early European colonization.d.Each statement is correct.

d

The Columbian Exchange refers to the process by which a.Goods, germs, and ideas travel from the New World to the Old World.b.The environments in both the Old World and the New World changed and that, in turn, changed the plants and animals.c.Goods, germs, and ideas travel from the Old World to the New World.d.Goods, germs, and ideas travel from the Old World to the New World and the New World to the Old World.

d

Under the theory of mercantilism, one nation's gain was a.Measured in the welfare of its citizens.b.Sure to grow in the absence of government.c.Tied to the welfare of other nations.d.Another nation's loss.

d