AMH 2010 Mid-Term Exam Questions
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the entire native population of North America
consisted of isolated bands of hunter-gatherer clans, with a cumulative native population of less
than 100,000. - Answer False
The Spanish were the first Europeans to reach North America. - Answer False
The first enduring Spanish settlements were located on Caribbean Islands prior to the Spanish
conquest of the Aztec empire. - Answer True
Two thousand years ago, some of the largest culture groups in North America were the
Puebloan groups, centered in the current-day Greater Southwest (the southwestern United
States and northwestern Mexico), the Mississippian groups located along the Great River and its
tributaries, and the Mesoamerican groups of the areas now known as central Mexico and the
Yucatán. Previous developments in agricultural technology enabled the explosive growth of the
large early societies, such as that at Tenochtitlán in the Valley of Mexico, Cahokia along the
Mississippi River, and in the desert oasis areas of the Greater Southwest. - Answer True
In order to conquer Mexico in 1519, Hernán Cortés was forced to rely on an overwhelming
Spanish invasion force, numbering in the tens of thousands, due to the loyalty of subject
peoples to the Aztec Empire. - Answer False
Though discovered by the Spanish, Florida was first settled by the British. - Answer False
The Spanish were the only Europeans to attempt to settle Florida. - Answer False
The French, Spanish and British settlers all had strong taboos against "miscegenation", so
intermarriage between Europeans and native populations was rare. - Answer False
The largest killer within North American populations during the early years of European
exploration and settlement, for both Native Americans and European settlers, was a
combination of malnutrition and disease. - Answer True
The British, French and Dutch all initially disapproved of Spanish methods of colonization and
attempted to establish more humane relations with the American Indian populations. - Answer
True
, In British North America, Perpetual (generational/lifetime) negro Slavery was introduced in 1643
and expanded to cover both African slaves and their descendants, based primarily on the status
of the mother, by the beginning of the 18th Century. - Answer True
While both indentured servitude and slavery continued among colonial white and American
Indian populations, by the 1700's African slavery had become the predominant form of forced
labor in the central and southern colonies. - Answer True
American Indian/Spanish relations in New Mexico were much better than relations between
other European settlers and American Indians during the period 1675-1700. - Answer False
The term "Middle Passage" referred to the voyage of African slaves during their importation
from Africa to the European colonies in the Americas. - Answer True
As white/European populations expanded, and land requirements increased, longstanding
alliances between whites and American Indians devolved into rivalry and open warfare. -
Answer True
Prior to the 1760's, Transatlantic trade greatly enriched Britain, but it also created high
standards of living for many North American colonists. - Answer True
Though the thirteen continental colonies were not the only British colonies in the Western
Hemisphere, they were by far the most important to the Crown. - Answer False
Virginia was the center of American printing and publishing during the colonial era. - Answer
False
Following the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763, the British Parliament took a more
active and direct role in colonial governance, including the implementation of direct taxes and
duties, which was opposed by many North American colonists. - Answer True
During the first three quarters of the 18th century, political thought in British North America
evolved away from the British model due to a multiplicity of factors, to include the "Great
Awakening" religious revival, ideals of the Enlightenment, the writings of John Locke, and the
greater dispersion of political power due to wider land ownership. - Answer True
The coronation of King George III to the British throne and his installation of a "Tory"
government over the "Whig" party eventually led to attempts by the Parliament to assert
control over Colonial Governance and contributed to a schism between Colonial and Royal
authorities as well as popular discontent in the North American colonies. - Answer True
and All Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
Prior to the arrival of Christopher Columbus, the entire native population of North America
consisted of isolated bands of hunter-gatherer clans, with a cumulative native population of less
than 100,000. - Answer False
The Spanish were the first Europeans to reach North America. - Answer False
The first enduring Spanish settlements were located on Caribbean Islands prior to the Spanish
conquest of the Aztec empire. - Answer True
Two thousand years ago, some of the largest culture groups in North America were the
Puebloan groups, centered in the current-day Greater Southwest (the southwestern United
States and northwestern Mexico), the Mississippian groups located along the Great River and its
tributaries, and the Mesoamerican groups of the areas now known as central Mexico and the
Yucatán. Previous developments in agricultural technology enabled the explosive growth of the
large early societies, such as that at Tenochtitlán in the Valley of Mexico, Cahokia along the
Mississippi River, and in the desert oasis areas of the Greater Southwest. - Answer True
In order to conquer Mexico in 1519, Hernán Cortés was forced to rely on an overwhelming
Spanish invasion force, numbering in the tens of thousands, due to the loyalty of subject
peoples to the Aztec Empire. - Answer False
Though discovered by the Spanish, Florida was first settled by the British. - Answer False
The Spanish were the only Europeans to attempt to settle Florida. - Answer False
The French, Spanish and British settlers all had strong taboos against "miscegenation", so
intermarriage between Europeans and native populations was rare. - Answer False
The largest killer within North American populations during the early years of European
exploration and settlement, for both Native Americans and European settlers, was a
combination of malnutrition and disease. - Answer True
The British, French and Dutch all initially disapproved of Spanish methods of colonization and
attempted to establish more humane relations with the American Indian populations. - Answer
True
, In British North America, Perpetual (generational/lifetime) negro Slavery was introduced in 1643
and expanded to cover both African slaves and their descendants, based primarily on the status
of the mother, by the beginning of the 18th Century. - Answer True
While both indentured servitude and slavery continued among colonial white and American
Indian populations, by the 1700's African slavery had become the predominant form of forced
labor in the central and southern colonies. - Answer True
American Indian/Spanish relations in New Mexico were much better than relations between
other European settlers and American Indians during the period 1675-1700. - Answer False
The term "Middle Passage" referred to the voyage of African slaves during their importation
from Africa to the European colonies in the Americas. - Answer True
As white/European populations expanded, and land requirements increased, longstanding
alliances between whites and American Indians devolved into rivalry and open warfare. -
Answer True
Prior to the 1760's, Transatlantic trade greatly enriched Britain, but it also created high
standards of living for many North American colonists. - Answer True
Though the thirteen continental colonies were not the only British colonies in the Western
Hemisphere, they were by far the most important to the Crown. - Answer False
Virginia was the center of American printing and publishing during the colonial era. - Answer
False
Following the Treaties of Paris and Hubertusburg in 1763, the British Parliament took a more
active and direct role in colonial governance, including the implementation of direct taxes and
duties, which was opposed by many North American colonists. - Answer True
During the first three quarters of the 18th century, political thought in British North America
evolved away from the British model due to a multiplicity of factors, to include the "Great
Awakening" religious revival, ideals of the Enlightenment, the writings of John Locke, and the
greater dispersion of political power due to wider land ownership. - Answer True
The coronation of King George III to the British throne and his installation of a "Tory"
government over the "Whig" party eventually led to attempts by the Parliament to assert
control over Colonial Governance and contributed to a schism between Colonial and Royal
authorities as well as popular discontent in the North American colonies. - Answer True
