HIST-1301 (Mid-Term Exam) 2023 with complete solution

Which was true of New England by the mid-1700s? England was purchasing about one-third of all British ships from New England Who were the members of the "natural aristocracy"? Merchants and wealthy landowners who made their fortunes in the New World. The main export from the Middle Colonies was . . . wheat Communities in the southern colonies . . . were slow to develop Adam Smith, a key figure of the Enlightenment, became most famous for his ideas about economics Which is true of the Enlightenment? It prioritized human capabilities and the ability to reason as the highest form of human achievement In the Atlantic slave trade Diaspora, where did most Africans end up? Caribbean The first demonstration by the colonists that they were becoming increasingly politically unified and shared a sense of common political goals was the . . . Albany Congress The difference between the "Old Lights" and "New Lights" was . . . The Old Lights believe in a more rationalistic theology while the New Lights stressed evangelism and emotionalism. Which of the following was not a part of Britain's plans to revamp treatment of the colonies and take more control there after the French and Indian War? Encourage the colonies to trade with France The Stamp Act was designed to tax the colonists for the purpose of . . . paying the soldiers protecting the North American colonies The Stamp Act Congress showed that the colonists were becoming more . . . unified in their resentment of Parliament When the First Continental Congress met in Philadelphia in September 1774, all of the colonies were represented except . . . Georgia Based on the reading, which of these was a way that the Puritans used the Bible to justify their occupation of indigenous lands? Puritans compared themselves to the Israelites being led to the Promised Land The first real battle of the Revolutionary War took place at . . . Bunker Hill Over the course of two generations,English relations with indigenous people in New England . . . deteriorated from mutually beneficial relations to all out war Who organized the Pueblo Revolt? Popé The "enumerated articles" of the Navigation Acts of 1651 were goods that . . . the colonists could only sell to England Charles II of England granted his supporters proprietary colonies in the New World, which were defined as . . . colonies that were run by an individual or a private corporation, and not by the Crown Which is true of the Pueblo Revolt of 1680? It caused the Spanish to vacate the New Mexico territory for a decade In European-Indian relations, what was known as the "middle ground"? Places or periods when Europeans and Indians engaged in equal exchange or had mutually beneficial relations Which of the following is not a true statement about King Philip's War? The war lasted three months and extended from Massachusetts to Connecticut Which is true of indentured servants in the English colonies? They made up at least 70 percent of the migrants to the Chesapeake during the colonial period. In which region did a slow growing season encourage diversified farming? New England Which was true of New England by the mid-1700s? England was purchasing about one-third of all British ships from New England The members of the "natural aristocracy" were . . . merchants and wealthy landowners who made their fortunes in the New World The main export from the Middle Colonies was . . . wheat As New England's population multiplied, colonists. . . pushed further westward in search of land Which of the following statements best characterizes the economy of the Chesapeake? Farmers in the Chesapeake remained tied to tobacco and failed to diversify Communities in the southern colonies . . . were slow to develop Highly influential in America, the Enlightenment did this. . . It prioritized the ability to reason as the highest form of human attainment The first demonstration by the colonists could be unified and that they shared a sense of common political goals was the . . . Albany Congress According to the online reading, the central tenet of popular sovereignty is that . . . Rule is based on the consent of the governed In the reading on Devine Right to Occupy Land, parallels are drawn between the Puritans and . . . The Israelites What is the primary significance of the Columbian Exchange in the Americas? It introduced diseases which resulted in the collapse of indigenous populations Puritans arrived before Pilgrims False Bacon's Rebellion was actually about bacon False Salutary neglect referred to the English Crown's hands-off style of ruling the colonies True Metacom or King Phillip was present at the first Thanksgiving False The Seven Years War and the French and Indian War were actually the same thing True The first permanent English settlement in the US was was in Jamestown Virginia True What is the significance of Kennewick Man? His discovery called into question several assumptions that scientists had long held about the physical characteristics of early settlers in the Paleo-Indians era This was most important change in the archaic era (2500 - 10,000 years ago) in the Americas because it allowed for the development of American civilizations . . . the expansion of agriculture and establishment of sedentary communities Olmec people of Mexico are important because . . . they were a precursor to the many maize-based societies that would later develop in North America Chaco Canyon is noted for . . . Being home to more than a dozen Anasazi "great houses" Before contact with European settlers most Native American, indigenous religions were . . . Polytheistic and animistic Which of these indigenous civilizations existed in the boundaries of the modern United States? Anasazi In the United States, which of the following was not a Northeastern tribe? Cherokee Which of the following statements is true of the empires of West Africa? Mali's principal city, Timbuktu, became the cultural and artistic capital of Africa Which of the following was not a factor in the emergence of the Protestant Reformation? Christians increasingly objected to the church's emphasis on the Bible as the sole source of authority in religious doctrine. Who was the first European explorer to successfully sail from the Iberian Peninsula to India and back? Vasco da Gama