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1. Who was the first known European to look westward b.Vasco de Balboa
upon the Pacific Ocean, in 1513?
Select one:
a.Amerigo Vespucci
b.Vasco de Balboa
c.Juan Ponce de León
d.Ferdinand Magellan
e.Hernando Cortés
2. What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced b.disease
New World native populations after contact with Euro-
peans?
Select one:
a.war
b.disease
c.starvation
d.enslavement
e.religious conversion
3. From their colonial experiences in Ireland, the English b.English colonists should
concluded that maintain rigid separation
from an indigenous popu-
Select one: lation.
a.they should not try to convert indigenous peoples to
English religious beliefs.
b.English colonists should maintain rigid separation
from an indigenous population.
c.military expenditures were fiscally wasteful.
d.indigenous populations were essential as the major
colonial labor source.
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e.harsh treatment of indigenous populations could
lead to rebellion.
4. At the time of the beginning of the slave trade, most d.had well-developed
Africans economies and political
systems.
Select one:
a.were primitive peoples dominated by warring tribal
societies.
b.had little commercial contact with the Mediter-
ranean world.
c.followed the Christian faith.
d.had well-developed economies and political sys-
tems.
e.had no important cities or trading centers.
5. The teachings of John Calvin a.produced a strong de-
sire among his followers to
Select one: lead lives that were virtu-
a.produced a strong desire among his followers to lead ous.
lives that were virtuous.
b.were most rapidly accepted in southern Europe.
c.were officially adopted by the Church of England.
d.were at odds with Catholic doctrines, but not with
Catholic practices.
e.helped to promote the doctrine of free will so vital to
encouraging exploration.
6. Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi Riv- b.common linguistic roots.
er were loosely linked by
Select one:
a.the shared use of a series of forts.
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b.common linguistic roots.
c.economic compacts.
d.intertribal religious festivals.
e.the Iroquois Confederacy.
7. Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians e.included an Indian
in Virginia attack on Jamestown
that killed hundreds of
Select one: colonists.
a.continued without interruption until the early eigh-
teenth century.
b.was first triggered by the kidnapping of Pocahontas.
c.was primarily a result of religious tensions between
natives and settlers.
d.was uncommon until the early eighteenth century.
e.included an Indian attack on Jamestown that killed
hundreds of colonists.
8. In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North Amer- d.hoped to create their
ica ideal close-knit Christian
community.
Select one:
a.intended to settle at Cape Cod.
b.came over the objections of the Virginia colony.
c.were seeking to escape military service in England.
d.hoped to create their ideal close-knit Christian com-
munity.
e.enjoyed a particularly mild winter their first year.
9. The first profitable economic development in c.the production of tobac-
Jamestown resulted from co.
Select one:
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1. Who was the first known European to look westward b.Vasco de Balboa
upon the Pacific Ocean, in 1513?
Select one:
a.Amerigo Vespucci
b.Vasco de Balboa
c.Juan Ponce de León
d.Ferdinand Magellan
e.Hernando Cortés
2. What factor is believed to have dramatically reduced b.disease
New World native populations after contact with Euro-
peans?
Select one:
a.war
b.disease
c.starvation
d.enslavement
e.religious conversion
3. From their colonial experiences in Ireland, the English b.English colonists should
concluded that maintain rigid separation
from an indigenous popu-
Select one: lation.
a.they should not try to convert indigenous peoples to
English religious beliefs.
b.English colonists should maintain rigid separation
from an indigenous population.
c.military expenditures were fiscally wasteful.
d.indigenous populations were essential as the major
colonial labor source.
, WGU Academy US History Midterm Exam
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e.harsh treatment of indigenous populations could
lead to rebellion.
4. At the time of the beginning of the slave trade, most d.had well-developed
Africans economies and political
systems.
Select one:
a.were primitive peoples dominated by warring tribal
societies.
b.had little commercial contact with the Mediter-
ranean world.
c.followed the Christian faith.
d.had well-developed economies and political sys-
tems.
e.had no important cities or trading centers.
5. The teachings of John Calvin a.produced a strong de-
sire among his followers to
Select one: lead lives that were virtu-
a.produced a strong desire among his followers to lead ous.
lives that were virtuous.
b.were most rapidly accepted in southern Europe.
c.were officially adopted by the Church of England.
d.were at odds with Catholic doctrines, but not with
Catholic practices.
e.helped to promote the doctrine of free will so vital to
encouraging exploration.
6. Many pre-Columbian tribes east of the Mississippi Riv- b.common linguistic roots.
er were loosely linked by
Select one:
a.the shared use of a series of forts.
, WGU Academy US History Midterm Exam
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b.common linguistic roots.
c.economic compacts.
d.intertribal religious festivals.
e.the Iroquois Confederacy.
7. Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians e.included an Indian
in Virginia attack on Jamestown
that killed hundreds of
Select one: colonists.
a.continued without interruption until the early eigh-
teenth century.
b.was first triggered by the kidnapping of Pocahontas.
c.was primarily a result of religious tensions between
natives and settlers.
d.was uncommon until the early eighteenth century.
e.included an Indian attack on Jamestown that killed
hundreds of colonists.
8. In 1620, the Puritan Pilgrims who came to North Amer- d.hoped to create their
ica ideal close-knit Christian
community.
Select one:
a.intended to settle at Cape Cod.
b.came over the objections of the Virginia colony.
c.were seeking to escape military service in England.
d.hoped to create their ideal close-knit Christian com-
munity.
e.enjoyed a particularly mild winter their first year.
9. The first profitable economic development in c.the production of tobac-
Jamestown resulted from co.
Select one:
