Midterm 1

Question 1

Which of the following best describes the reason why we know so little about most Native American tribes?

Answer 1

We don’t have very much written evidence of their history and culture. `

Question 2

Native Americans have inhabited North America Since ____

Answer 2

At least the time of the Ancient Egyptians

Question 3

The Bering Strait Hypothesis is

Answer 3

A theory that a land bridge between Asia and America formed and early peoples used it to get across.

Question 4

Pacific Ocean Theory is

Answer 4

A theory that early peoples used a boat to travel the pacific ocean.

Question 5

The Inuit

Answer 5

Dwelt in a harsh artic environment

Question 6

The Kwakiutl

Answer 6

Used wood to make clothes, homes, and boots

Question 7

The intermountain tribes

Answer 7

Were small nomadic tribes that lived in the rocky mountains.

Question 8

The pueblo tribes

Answer 8

Cliff dwellers

Question 9

Lakota Tribes were…

Answer 9

Dependent on buffalo

Question 10

Eastern woodland tribes

Answer 10

Lived in permanent houses.

Question 11

Which treaty settled the territorial dispute between Spain and Portugal?

Answer 11

The Treaty of Tordesilles

Question 12

In Geneva, ______________________ expanded Luther’s theology and established a theocracy.

Answer 12

John Calvin`

Question 13

What was Columbus’ goal when he set sail across the Atlantic?

Answer 13

He wanted to find a trade route to the east.

Question 14

The fall of what eastern city in 1453 caused Europeans to look for new trade routes?

Answer 14

Constantinople

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true about Europe before 1492?

Answer 15

Scholars understood what and where the land across the Atlantic was.

Question 16

What text sparked Europeans to explore the Atlantic?

Answer 16

Ptolemy’s Geographia

Question 17

Thanks to Marco Polo’s expedition and exploits during the Medieval Period, people of Europe became fascinated with ___________________.

Answer 17

the Far East

Question 18

Exploration in the name of France was first undertaken by ____________.

Answer 18

Giovanni da Verrazano

Question 19

Which two groups dominated eastern trade in the 1400s?

Answer 19

the Ottomans
the Venetians

Question 20

In the 16th and 17th centuries, _______________________________. [Please choose all that apply.]

France became a Protestant nation
the Catholic Church declared war on France
most of Europe experienced some kind of religious conflict
England fluctuated between Protestantism and Catholicism
religious persecution drove religious groups to look for a place of sanctuary
the role of religion in Europe became less important

Answer 20

most of Europe saw some kind of religious conflict
England fluctuated between Protestantism and Catholicism
religious persecution drove religious groups to look for a place of sanctuary

Question 21

Which of the following can be attributed to Jacques Cartier? [check all that apply]

Answer 21

Which of the following can be attributed to Jacques Cartier? [check all that apply]

Question 22

Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer 22

The Protestant Reformation was limited to only England and Germany.

Question 23

Renaissance philosophy emphasized _________________.

Answer 23

human improvement

Question 24

Under Ferdinand and Isabella’s rule,

Answer 24

the unified kingdom of Spain was controlled by a Christian monarchy for the first time in centuries.

Question 25

Economic growth after 1450 caused which of these things to occur? [Please choose all that apply.]

minimized the power of the Church
food shortages
expanded credit
political chaos
increased prices
stimulated trade

Answer 25

expanded credit
increased prices
stimulated trade

Question 26

Which explorer promised Henry VII twenty percent of all profits from his Atlantic ventures?

Answer 26

John Cabot

Question 27

Where was Louis XI from?

Answer 27

France

Question 28

Where was Henry VII from?

Answer 28

England

Question 29

Where was John II or Manuel I from?

Answer 29

Portugal

Question 30

Where is the Ferdinand of Aragon/Isabella of Castile from?

Answer 30

Spain

Question 31

Why did Amerigo Vespucci receive more recognition for the discovery of America than did Columbus?

Answer 31

Vespucci’s letters detailing his experiences were widely published across Europe.

Question 32

The 1534 Act of Supremacy _______________________________.

Answer 32

made the English monarch the head of the church and state

Question 33

Native Americans primarily experienced European influence through __________________________.

Answer 33

the trade of material goods

Question 34

Native Americans should be understood as _______________________________.

Answer 34

an important part of the development of colonial America

Question 35

The most important thing to remember about the earliest days of colonization in America is that Native Americans were ____________.

Answer 35

active participants

Question 36

Ponce de Leon encountered Native American tribes beginning in 1513, when he explored _________________ for Spain.

Answer 36

Florida

Question 37

Why did some of the earliest English writers struggle to explain the challenges and opportunities available in North America?

Answer 37

They struggled to explain the struggles because they wanted to show America in a good light.

Question 38

The winter of 1609–1610 in Jamestown is known as ________________________________.

Answer 38

The Starving Time

Question 39

Who was the first English child born in North America?

Answer 39

Virginia Dare

Question 40

What were the goals for the earliest English colonization efforts? [choose all that apply]

to evangelize the natives
to gain heavenly rewards
to escape English rule
to provide a base for privateers
to provide access to New World natural resources
to find religious freedom

Answer 40

to provide a base for privateers
to provide access to New World natural resources
to evangelize the natives

Question 41

What was the result of Pocahontas’s marriage to John Rolfe?

Answer 41

the end of the Anglo-Powhatan War

Question 42

The first permanent European settlement in North America was _____________________.

Answer 42

St. Augustine

Question 43

In the spring of 1613, who was kidnapped by the English and eventually converted to Christianity?

Answer 43

Pocahontas

Question 44

John Smith _____________________.

Answer 44

established order in Jamestown

Question 45

Who published The Principal Navigations, Voiages, and Discoveries of the English Nation?

Answer 45

Richard Hakluyt

Question 46

In 1584, Queen Elizabeth I granted a monopoly for settlement in America to _________________________.

Answer 46

Sir Walter Raleigh

Question 47

What was good about the location of Jamestown? [choose all that apply]

It was located in an easily defensible location.
The native peoples were friendly.
There was adequate fresh water.
It was located at a part of the river that was good for docking ships close by.
The ocean breezes kept away insects.

Answer 47

It was located at a part of the river that was good for docking ships close by.

Question 48

What kinds of issues did England face in the 1580s? [name at least 3]

Answer 48

1. England was not a super power
2. In the middle of France and Spain
3. Spain held a national grudge against England
4. Nation was divided between Catholic and Protestant

Question 49

Who helped the Plymouth colonists learn to provide for themselves? [choose all that apply]

Opechancaough

Samoset

Squanto

Massasoit

Answer 49

Samoset

Squanto

Massasoit

Question 50

Where were the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower supposed to land and settle?

Answer 50

at the northernmost reaches of the Virginia Company’s land grant

Question 51

Which of the following is NOT true of the harvest celebration in Plymouth?

The Native Americans who joined the feast brought a contribution.

It was officially declared a day of thanksgiving.

The Plymouth colonists were joined by members of the Wampanoag tribe.

It was a feast day.

Answer 51

It was officially declared a day of thanksgiving.

Question 52

The goal of the Puritans was to _____Which of the following was a document more fundamental to the American system of government than the Mayflower Compact, outlining a list of provisions that guaranteed certain rights to the people of Massachusetts?_______________________.

Answer 52

rid the Church of England from the influences of the Roman Catholic Church

Question 53

Which of the following was a document more fundamental to the American system of government than the Mayflower Compact, outlining a list of provisions that guaranteed certain rights to the people of Massachusetts?

Answer 53

The Massachusetts Body of Liberties

Question 54

How many of the Plymouth colonists died during the first winter?

Answer 54

nearly one-half

Question 55

The Pilgrims were a division of Puritans who were _____________________.

Answer 55

Separatists

Question 56

___________ ____________ led the Massachusetts Bay colonists.

Answer 56

John Winthrop

Question 57

Who was the first governor of the Plymouth Colony?

Answer 57

John Carver