Module 1 Quiz Questions
The Puritan settlers in New England:
Followed the theology of Protestant reformer John Calvin, largely came to New England with their entire family, and found the environment in New England was largely a healthy one for settlement
Which of the following statements best describes French settlement in the New World?
French settlers traded furs with Native Americans in a sparsely network of settlements and outpost stretching from present-day Canada to the Mississippi Valley
Who was the English captain who sailed up the river which empties into New York harbor
Henry Hudson
All were reasons for European exploration except A. Religion B. Glory C. Riches D. Humanity
Humanity
Scholars believe that most Native Americans immigrated to the Americas thousands of years ago from:
Asia
This Spanish monk wrote a critical account of the abuses of Native Americans under the ecomendia system called The Destruction of the Indies.
Bartolome de Las Casas
Built on Monks Mound, a ten-story high earthen hill, this city was the largest city of the Mississippian civilization:
Cahokia
Known as "the three sisters," these three crops were the main food source of Native Americans who lived in the Eastern Woodlands:
Corn, Beans and Squash
During the first couple of years in the Jamestown colony, the English migrants:
Suffered from famine and disease that killed most of the new settlers
Which of the following best describes the context of Winthrop's sermon?
The early Puritan settlement of New England
What was the most important factor that facilitated the European conquest of the Americas?
The outbreak of disease among Native Americans, especially smallpox
What is the significance of Winthrop's sermon?
It described the religious ideals of Puritans when they first settled New England
People in New Spain with mixed Spanish and Native American ancestry were known as:
Mestizos
Where do most scholars believe that Native Americans came from? How did they get to the Americas?
Most scholars believe Native Americans came from Asia; from a land bridge that connected Asia and North America across the Bering Strait.
European exploration and colonization began when this nation explored the coast of Africa in the fifteenth century, culminating in a voyage of exploration that sailed around Africa and reached India:
Portugal
In early Virginia, the system of indentured servitude:
Provided the bulk of the workforce for wealthy tobacco farmers in the first half of the seventeenth century
Who is the primary audience of Winthrop's sermon?
Puritan settlers in New England
an ancient Inca device for recording information, consisting of variously colored threads knotted in different ways.
Quipu (Khipu)
After the arrival of Europeans to the Americas native American deaths
Reached epidemic proportions
The Native American people that English settlers in Jamestown encountered were called:
The Powhatans
What is the purpose of Winthrop's sermon?
To convince Puritans in New England to stay true to their religious beliefs and for their colonies to serve as an example for the rest of the world
Why was tobacco so important to the jamestown colony
Tobacco became very popular in Europe and provided to be a highly profitable cash crop
What treaty between Spain and Portugal during north-south line through South America Texan 18 lance to the west from Spain in
Treaty of Tordesillas
Which of the following best describes the credibility of Winthrop's sermon?
Winthrop's sermon is a credible document that describes the role ofPuritan religious ideals in settling New England, although from a biased Puritan perspective