History 1301 Exam 1 (TCC) Questions
With Correct Answers
Life 20,000 years ago - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-World was coming out of
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ice age, humans crossed beringia land bridge into North America.
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Humans practiced hunter gathering, did not build up immunity
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Agricultural Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The time when human
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beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied
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entirely on hunting and gathering. Civilizations began to grow massively,
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and cities formed
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Vikings (985 AD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-found NA from desire for
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conquest and new land. Settled in Vinland, did not find anything of
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wealth and made enemies of natives
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Christopher Columbus (1492 AD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sailed to new
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world to find trade route to Asia, was trying to get rich. Reached San
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Salvador and found gold, started Colombian exchange
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Hernan Cortes (1518) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Spanish officer that
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conquered the Aztecs, established Spanish control of Mexico. Convinced
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natives he was a god. Aztecs eventually died of disease
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, African slavery benefits - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-it was cheap, people
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were racist, it had trade value
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French Empire - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stayed away from Spain, kept
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up north. Treated natives better than most
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Cartier (France) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Believed in westward route to
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China, discovered northeast Canada, believed he failed
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Champlain (France) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Founded Quebec,
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Montreal, developed fur trade there | | | |
La Salle (France) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Used Mississippi River as
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guide, established French control further into America
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Private Enterprise Colonization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-privatized way
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for colonization. Was used in colonization of Roanoke but ultimately
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failed due to lack of resources/money
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Sir Walter Raleigh - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Colonized Roanoke in 1589,
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was the first British colony, ultimately failed and destroyed
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With Correct Answers
Life 20,000 years ago - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-World was coming out of
| | | | | | | | | | |
ice age, humans crossed beringia land bridge into North America.
| | | | | | | | | |
Humans practiced hunter gathering, did not build up immunity
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Agricultural Revolution - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The time when human
| | | | | | | |
beings first domesticated plants and animals and no longer relied
| | | | | | | | | |
entirely on hunting and gathering. Civilizations began to grow massively,
| | | | | | | | |
and cities formed
| | |
Vikings (985 AD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-found NA from desire for
| | | | | | | | | |
conquest and new land. Settled in Vinland, did not find anything of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
wealth and made enemies of natives
| | | | |
Christopher Columbus (1492 AD) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Sailed to new
| | | | | | | |
world to find trade route to Asia, was trying to get rich. Reached San
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Salvador and found gold, started Colombian exchange
| | | | | |
Hernan Cortes (1518) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Spanish officer that
| | | | | | | |
conquered the Aztecs, established Spanish control of Mexico. Convinced
| | | | | | | |
natives he was a god. Aztecs eventually died of disease
| | | | | | | | | |
, African slavery benefits - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-it was cheap, people
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were racist, it had trade value
| | | | |
French Empire - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Stayed away from Spain, kept
| | | | | | | | |
up north. Treated natives better than most
| | | | | |
Cartier (France) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Believed in westward route to
| | | | | | | | |
China, discovered northeast Canada, believed he failed
| | | | | |
Champlain (France) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Founded Quebec,
| | | | | |
Montreal, developed fur trade there | | | |
La Salle (France) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Used Mississippi River as
| | | | | | | | |
guide, established French control further into America
| | | | | |
Private Enterprise Colonization - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-privatized way
| | | | | | |
for colonization. Was used in colonization of Roanoke but ultimately
| | | | | | | | | |
failed due to lack of resources/money
| | | | |
Sir Walter Raleigh - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Colonized Roanoke in 1589,
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was the first British colony, ultimately failed and destroyed
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