exam 1

Question 1

both the aztec and in a empires were:

Answer 1

large, wealthy, and sophisticated

Question 2

before the arrival of columbus, native north americans

Answer 2

had elaborate trade networks

Question 3

native american religious ceremonies

Answer 3

we’re related to the native american belief that sacred spirits could be found in living and inanimate things

Question 4

how did native americans conceive of property?

Answer 4

families might use a specific plot of land for a season

Question 5

true or false:

for most native americans societies tribal leaders were almost always women

Answer 5

false

Question 6

true or false:

in the religion in seventeenth century europe the churches condemned dissenters but the governments protected them

Answer 6

true

Question 7

under english law in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, women:

Answer 7

surrendered their legal identities when they married

Question 8

why did european exploration of the new world proceed so rapidly after columbus’s discoveries?

Answer 8

gutenberg’s invention of the printing press enabled the rapid dissemination of information

Question 9

in 1519, who became the first europe an explorer to encounter the aztec empire?

Answer 9

hernan cortez

Question 10

the transatlantic flow of people and goods such as corn, potatoes, horses, and sugarcane is called:

Answer 10

the columbian exchange

Question 11

in 1517, the german priest ____ began the protestant reformation by posting his ninety-five these, which accused the catholic church of worldliness and corruption.

Answer 11

martin luther

Question 12

the 104 settlers who remained in virginia after the ships that brought them from england returned home:

Answer 12

we’re all men, reflecting the virginia company’s interest in searching for gold as opposed to building a functioning society.

Question 13

why did king henry viii break from the catholic church

Answer 13

he wanted a divorce, and the pope refused to grant it

Question 14

why did england consider spain its enemy by the late 1500s?

Answer 14

because of religiöse differences: england has officially broken w the roman catholic church, while spain was devoutly catholic

Question 15

as leader of jamestown colony, john smith:

Answer 15

used rigorous military discipline to hold the colony together

Question 16

why was the death rate in early jamestown so high?

Answer 16

it lay beside a malarial swamp

Question 17

to entice settlers, the virginia company established the head right system, which:

Answer 17

provided land to settlers who paid their own passage

Question 18

it can be argued that conflict between the english settlers and local indians in virginia became inevitable when:

Answer 18

the native americans realized that england wanted to establish a permanent and constantly expanding colony, not just a trading post

Question 19

maryland was established as a refuge for which group?

Answer 19

catholics

Question 20

in contrast to life in the chesapeake region, life in new england:

Answer 20

was more family-oriented

Question 21

the mayflower compact established:

Answer 21

a civil government for the plymouth colony

Question 22

in its early years, carolina was the “colony of a colony” bc it’s original settlers included many:

Answer 22

landless sons of wealthy planters in barbados

Question 23

williams penn obtained the land for his pennsylvania colony because:

Answer 23

the king wanted to cancel his debt to the penn family and bolster the english presence in north america

Question 24

pennsylvania’s treatment of native americans was unique in what way?

Answer 24

pennsylvania purchased indian land that was then resold to colonists and offered refuge to tribes driven out of other colonies

Question 25

which of the following was not a factors that made african slavery appealing to english planters in the new world?

Answer 25

a long english legal tradition of discriminating against dark-skinned peoples eased the legalization

Question 26

the glorious revolution of 1688

Answer 26

resulted mainly from the fears of english aristocrats that the birth of james ii’s son would lead to a catholic succession

Question 27

according to new england puritans, witchcraft:

Answer 27

resulted from pacts that women made a the devil to obtain supernatural powers or interfere w natural processes

Question 28

how did colonial politics compare w british politics ?

Answer 28

colonists tended to agree w the british that owning property related to having the right to vote

Question 29

“salutary neglect” meant:

Answer 29

british governments left the colonies largely alone to govern themselves

Question 30

the american version of the enlightenment:

Answer 30

was exemplified by benjamin franklin

Question 31

the most famous great awakening revivalist minister was:

Answer 31

george white field

Question 32

the french and indian war began because some american colonists felt that:

Answer 32

france was encroaching on land claimed by the ohio company

Question 33

what was the primary purpose of the proclamation of 1763?

Answer 33

to bring stability to the colonial frontier

Question 34

the intellectual movement occurred in the late -7th and early 18th centuries and stressed the importance of human reason:

Answer 34

enlightenment

Question 35

william of orange took over the throne of england after the bloodless coup known as:

Answer 35

glorious revolution

Question 36

which of the following was not a consequence of the seven years’ war?

Answer 36

it led to the creation of a new colony