HIST 2213 MODULE 1 QUIZ – ICC QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways the Plains Indians used buffalos? -
Answers - They used them to haul wagons
Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"? -
Answers - They experimented with teosinte and produced maize
What was Poverty Point? - Answers - It was an Indian community on the lower
Mississippi River that was the center of political and economic activitiy
What key development had to occur before substantial changes in southwestern life
could occur? - Answers - A more drought-resistant strain of maize had to be introduced
Why did Anasazi Pueblo culture decline and fall? - Answers - A terrible drought severely
reduced its agricultural production
What was the Mayflower Compact? - Answers - It was an agreement reached by the
first Pilgrims to constitute themselves a civil body politic
Where was the first permanent European settlement on future United States soil? -
Answers - St. Augustine, Florida
What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its
early years? - Answers - The English settlers refused to work
Which of the following was NOT one of the problems in English society in the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries? - Answers - A declining population
According to Martin Luther, what is the basis of a person's salvation? - Answers -
People can only gain their salvation through faith in God
Where was New Netherland established? - Answers - On the Hudson River
What was the result of the battle of Lake Champlain in 1609? - Answers - Indian-
European relations entered a deadly era of trade, diplomacy, and warfare
Which of the following statements accurately reflects one aspect of the principle of
reciprocity? - Answers - A society had to maintain equilibrium and interdependence
between individuals of unequal power and prestige
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following was NOT one of the ways the Plains Indians used buffalos? -
Answers - They used them to haul wagons
Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"? -
Answers - They experimented with teosinte and produced maize
What was Poverty Point? - Answers - It was an Indian community on the lower
Mississippi River that was the center of political and economic activitiy
What key development had to occur before substantial changes in southwestern life
could occur? - Answers - A more drought-resistant strain of maize had to be introduced
Why did Anasazi Pueblo culture decline and fall? - Answers - A terrible drought severely
reduced its agricultural production
What was the Mayflower Compact? - Answers - It was an agreement reached by the
first Pilgrims to constitute themselves a civil body politic
Where was the first permanent European settlement on future United States soil? -
Answers - St. Augustine, Florida
What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its
early years? - Answers - The English settlers refused to work
Which of the following was NOT one of the problems in English society in the fifteenth
and sixteenth centuries? - Answers - A declining population
According to Martin Luther, what is the basis of a person's salvation? - Answers -
People can only gain their salvation through faith in God
Where was New Netherland established? - Answers - On the Hudson River
What was the result of the battle of Lake Champlain in 1609? - Answers - Indian-
European relations entered a deadly era of trade, diplomacy, and warfare
Which of the following statements accurately reflects one aspect of the principle of
reciprocity? - Answers - A society had to maintain equilibrium and interdependence
between individuals of unequal power and prestige
