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