Quiz 2 HIST

In the U.S. Supreme Court case of Loving v. Virginia, the Loving family wanted to change Virginia's law that a.segregated public schools by race. b. required people of color to enter movie theaters only through the back door. c. outlawed black citizens from becoming union members. d. prohibited marriage between black people and white people.

prohibited marriage between black people and white people.

Which of the following is TRUE? a. In the context of the mercantilist economic model, imperial powers had to fund military forces to defend their empires. b.Richard Hakluyt is best known as a proponent of empire who believed that England was falling behind competing European nations by not establishing colonies in the New World. c.An early demonstration of the efficacy of slave‑based plantation agriculture was the Portuguese production of sugar on Madeira, an island off the northwest coast of Africa. d. After indigenous Asian peoples crossed the "land bridge" to the Americas, they generally migrated southward and eastward. e. all the above

All of the above are TRUE

In the Author's Preface of Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman, Charles W. Akers states all of the following EXCEPT A. As the wife of John Adams, 2nd President of the United States, Abigail Adams lost her personal identity and lived silently in the shadow of her husband. b. The opening chapter describes what it meant to grow up female in eighteenth‑century Massachusetts. c. Abigail Adams heeded John Adams's advice when he cautioned her to save their letters and other family documents. d.With an influence unmatched by any American woman of her generation, Abigail Adams deserves the title "First Lady" of the nation much more than the reticent Martha Washington.

As the wife of John Adams, 2nd President of the United States, Abigail Adams lost her personal identity and lived silently in the shadow of her husband.

Which of the following statements about European exploration and the establishment of national empires are FALSE? I. Because the empire‑building nations of Europe were all Christian, they supported and cooperated with one another in establishing and maintaining New World colonies. II. Although the Spanish actively explored modern‑day Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, they did not venture north of the Rio Grande River or north of the southern coastline of the modern‑day United States. III. England was ahead of all other European nations in establishing a sizeable imperial presence in the New World. IV. Portugal - more than England, France or Spain - was known for early exploration southward around Africa's Cape of Good Hope, then eastward to India and modern day Indonesia. V. The principal Portuguese presence in the Americas was in the region of South America that is modern‑day Brazil. a.I, II, III only are false. b. I, II, IV only are false. c. II, III, V only are false. d. II, IV, V only are false. e. III, IV, V only are false.

Because the empire‑building nations of Europe were all Christian, they supported and cooperated with one another in establishing and maintaining New World colonies. Although the Spanish actively explored modern‑day Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and South America, they did not venture north of the Rio Grande River or north of the southern coastline of the modern‑day United States. England was ahead of all other European nations in establishing a sizeable imperial presence in the New World.

According to "Peripheries, Centers, and the Construction of Early Modern American Empires" by Amy Turner Bushnell and Jack P. Greene, which of the following statements are TRUE? I. By the middle decades of the eighteenth century, Sweden was not among the nations whose empires included significant spheres of jurisdiction in the Americas. II. In South America, Spain claimed jurisdiction over a region that stretched from the Atlantic seaboard west to the Andes Mountains and south to the Rio de la Plata. III. Surinam in the northeast corner of South America was one of the few Western Hemispheric locations where Russia exerted imperial jurisdiction. IV. By the middle of the eighteenth century, Spain claimed to preside over two viceroyalties encompassing half of South America and a region stretching from Panama to New Mexico. V. France's American empire included settlements near the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers. a. I, II, III only are true. b. I, III, IV only are true. c. I, IV, V only are true. d. II, IV, V only are true. e. III, IV, V only are true.

By the middle decades of the eighteenth century, Sweden was not among the nations whose empires included significant spheres of jurisdiction in the Americas. By the middle of the eighteenth century, Spain claimed to preside over two viceroyalties encompassing half of South America and a region stretching from Panama to New Mexico. France's American empire included settlements near the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers.

According to "Peripheries, Centers, and the Construction of Early Modern American Empires" by Amy Turner Bushnell and Jack P. Greene, which of the following statements are TRUE? I. By the middle decades of the eighteenth century, Sweden was not among the nations whose empires included significant spheres of jurisdiction in the Americas. II. In South America, Spain claimed jurisdiction over a region that stretched from the Atlantic seaboard west to the Andes Mountains and south to the Rio de la Plata. III. Surinam in the northeast corner of South America was one of the few Western Hemispheric locations where Russia exerted imperial jurisdiction. IV. By the middle of the eighteenth century, Spain claimed to preside over two viceroyalties encompassing half of South America and a region stretching from Panama to New Mexico. V. France's American empire included settlements near the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers. a. I, II, III only are true. b. I, III, IV only are true. c. I, IV, V only are true. d. II, IV, V only are true. e. III, IV, V only are true.

By the middle decades of the eighteenth century, Sweden was not among the nations whose empires included significant spheres of jurisdiction in the Americas. By the middle of the eighteenth century, Spain claimed to preside over two viceroyalties encompassing half of South America and a region stretching from Panama to New Mexico. France's American empire included settlements near the Great Lakes and along the Mississippi and St. Lawrence Rivers.

Which of the following statements is FALSE according to the Bushnell and Greene essay we read? a. David J. Weber argues that by the late eighteenth century, Europeans had achieved hegemony over the entirety of the Americas. b.In areas where there had been massive importations of Africans to work in mines or on plantations, Africans and their creole descendants were numerically predominant. c.The political units that modern historians classify as colonies had political, legal, constitutional, and economic attachments to a particular European state culture. d. The defeat of France in the Seven Years' War deprived the French of their settlements in North America.

David J. Weber argues that by the late eighteenth century, Europeans had achieved hegemony over the entirety of the Americas.

As related in After the Mayflower, _____ was instrumental in establishing Plymouth Colony (1620) and formed a close relationship with Wampanoag leader Massasoit. a. Edward Winslow b. John Smith c. William Berkeley d. William Bradford

Edward Winslow

Which statement(s) about the land-labor ratio is/are TRUE? a. England had a surplus of land and a shortage of labor. b. England's American colonies had a shortage of land and a surplus of labor. c. England's American colonies had a surplus of land and a shortage of labor. d. England had a shortage of land and a surplus of labor. e. Both c. and d. are TRUE.

England's American colonies had a surplus of land and a shortage of labor. England had a shortage of land and a surplus of labor.

Which of the following is FALSE? a. England's early efforts in the Americas (Newfoundland, 1583 and Roanoke Island, 1585) proved to be two of the most highly successful colonies in the New World. b. The availability of horses and firearms helped Hernán Cortés to conquer the Aztecs and Francisco Pizarro to conquer the Incas. c.Within the center‑periphery model for studying empires, strategic decisions were typically made at the center while pragmatic decisions were typically made at the periphery. d.Pope Alexander VI settled a colonial dispute between Spain and Portugal by drawing a line and declaring that Portugal could claim lands to the east of the line and Spain lands to the west of it. e.In examining empires in the period we are studying, we classify European nations as centers and the New World as peripheries, the latter consisting of colonial centers and frontiers.

England's early efforts in the Americas (Newfoundland, 1583 and Roanoke Island, 1585) proved to be two of the most highly successful colonies in the New World.

In this course, we analyze history employing all characteristics except _____. a. hypothetical b. political c. cultural d. economic e. social

Hypothetical

In Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman, Editor Mark C. Carnes states all of the following EXCEPT a. John Adams is credited with saying to his wife Abigail, "All men would be tyrants if they could." b.Abigail saw an inconsistency in the patriot position: How can the Continental Congress rule without soliciting the views of slaves and women? c.This book reveals vivid details of the social history of the period, to include: the curse of smallpox; the perils of childbirth; and the texture of marital relations. d.Abigail Adams was both an acute observer and, at heart, an activist who found herself irresistibly drawn to the political agitations of the day.

John Adams is credited with saying to his wife Abigail, "All men would be tyrants if they could."

Who were signatories of the Mayflower Compact? a. Parker Ashe, Myles Standish, and Massasoit b. William Bradford, Squanto, and John Alden c. Myles Standish, William Bradford, and Edward Winslow d. Edward Winslow, Parker Ashe, and Myles Standish

Myles Standish, William Bradford, and Edward Winslow

In the chapter titled "You May Take Me," Akers states all of the following EXCEPT a. Because there were few careers for upper-class women, remaining unmarried would leave them economically dependent on relatives. b. Reverend Richard Cranch disappointed Abigail Adams because she considered him an inept teacher. c.Abigail Adams was particularly fond of Samuel Richardson's novels because the author treated the questions most on the minds of literate, sensitive young women. d.Compared to Europe, the scarcity of women in the colonies temporarily raised the importance of women - principally as wives and mothers - but it only slightly increased their economic independence.

Reverend Richard Cranch disappointed Abigail Adams because she considered him an inept teacher.

In the video After the Mayflower, what led the Wampanoag to suspect that the Pilgrims who arrived in 1620 might be friendly? a. The Pilgrims built praying towns where Indians could enjoy their traditional culture. b. The Pilgrims shot Indians only after giving them a fair trial. c. The Pilgrims seemed to share the Indians' religious beliefs. d. The Pilgrims arrived with their women and children

The Pilgrims arrived with their women and children

As shown in the video After the Mayflower, the Wampanoag wanted English allies because a. They wanted to increase their chances of moving into the English praying towns. b. They wanted to increase their chances of moving into the English praying towns. c. The neighboring Narragansett were more powerful and could attack them at any time. d. Dutch settlers had taken over their best lands leaving the Wampanoag to rely on fishing to live.

The neighboring Narragansett were more powerful and could attack them at any time.

When English colonists in Virginia could not profit from the kind of mineral wealth that Spain was extracting from its colonies, they turned to tobacco as a desirable and profitable commodity. True False

True

The Reconquista in 1492 a. celebrated the Spanish Armada's victory over the English fleet. b. drove Basque separatists back into France. c. caused the pope to denounce the use of force by the Spanish crown. d. established Spain's rule over Portugal for the next four centuries. e. forced Muslims and Jews to leave Spain or convert to Christianity.

forced Muslims and Jews to leave Spain or convert to Christianity.

In the chapter titled "An Important Trust," Akers relates that Abigail Adams read works by Presbyterian preacher James Fordyce. Which of the following is NOT a conclusion that Abigail Adams was likely to arrive at as a result of reading Fordyce? a. Women depended on men for protection and support. b. God created women to be helpmates to men. c. It was natural for men and women to exchange roles. d. Wives and mothers bore the larger responsibility for the preservation of religion and virtue. e. Because women were physically appealing to men, they must guard against their susceptibility to flattery.

it was natural for men and women to exchange roles.