History Final: American YAWP 1-15
Exam/225 Q’s and A’s
The first American arrived on the North American continent approximately -
-12-20 thousand years ago
-Agriculture arose in North America - -Nearly simultaneously as in
Asia/eastern hemisphere
-The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the
"Three Sisters," include all of the following except - -Wheat
-What is the best term to describe Native Americans ancestry/descent? - -
Matrilineal
-What was the name of the largest city in the Mississippian Empire? - -
Cahokia
-What is the name of the Native American group who live in Chaco Canyon?
- -Pueblo
-Most Native Americans understood property rights as primarily relating to
which of the following concepts? - -Active Use
-How would you compare the sexual and marital freedom of Native
Americans and Europeans before contact? - -They enjoyed greater sexual
and marital freedom
-Under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, the Portuguese
emerged as an early sea power. Which of these inventions contributed to
Portuguese sea-faring? - -Astrolobe
-Christopher Columbus sailed under the flag of which nation? - -Spain
-What was the name of the first native american group that Columbus
encountered? - -Arawaks
-Hernan Cotes relied on a native woman to conquer the Aztecs. What did he
call her? - -Dona Marina
-Which of the following proved essential to the Spanish conquest of the
Aztecs? - -All of the above
,-In the 130 years after contact, approximately what proportion of Native
Americans had died? - -95%
-All of the following crops were first introduced to Europe through the
Columbian Exchange except - -Grapes
-What was the name of the most powerful Native American group in 16th
century florida? - -Timucua
-What was the first permanent European settlement in the current American
Southwest? - -Santa Fe
-The writing of which Spanish missionary most directly led to the
development of the Black Legend? - -Bartolome de la casas
-The Northwest Passage allegedly promised a water-route to - -Asia
-The expansion of the Iroquois pushed many Algonquian-speaking Indians
into the "middle ground" located in what region? - -Great Lakes
-Which of the following European countries offered the most religious
liberty? - -Netherlands
-Which of the following best describes the economic activity of the Dutch in
New Netherlands? - -Trade with Indians
-The Dutch used what kind of labor to construct New Amsterdam? - -
Enslaved Africans
-England's so-called "Golden Age," that included the works of Shakespeare,
occurred under the reign of which monarch? - -Elizabeth I
-In the late sixteenth century, England went to war with which nation? - -
Spain
-Jamestown was established in a disastrous location. What proved to be the
worst aspect of the location? - -Hostile Indians
-What proved to be the salvation of Jamestown? - -Tobacco
-The Headlight Policy promised which of the following? - -50 acres for
anyone paying the passage of an English immigrant to Virginia
-when did slavery first emerge in Virginia? - -The Dutch sold 20 Africans to
Virginia colonists
, -Justification from African slavery partly derived from interpretations of a
biblical curse placed on Noah. This curse was known as - -Curse of Ham
-Who led the Pueblo Revolt? - -Pope
-The Spanish king adopted which of the following policies for enslaved
Africans who escaped English territory to St. Augustine? - -Slaves escaping
from the English were freed
-Puritans derived their theology primarily from which system of Christian
thought? - -Catholic
-Puritans led the revolt against King Charles I in what is now called - -The
Glorious Revolution
-What was the most common means for colonists to acquire Native
American slaves? - -War
-What is the term that slaves used for the voyage across the Atlantic? - -
Middle Passage
-Enslaved Africans sold in North America differed from most slave
communities. What was the most important distinction? - -Higher
percentage of women
-Most slaves were taken from which region in Africa?~ - -West Africa
-What is the current estimate of the number of Africans forcibly relocated
from Africa to the New World? - -11 to 12 million
-Slave states was tracked through which family member? - -Mother
-What was the motivation factor in which the creation of colonies such as
Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island? - -Religion
-Bacon's Rebellion and King Phillip's War occurred at approximately the
same time, in Virginia and Massachusetts respectively. Both conflicts grew
out of which of the following causes? - -Hostilities with Indians
-What crop led to the creation of large plantations and great wealth for the
elite in the Carolinas? - -Rice
-The english survived the Yamasee War by developing an alliance with what
powerful group? - -Cherokees
Exam/225 Q’s and A’s
The first American arrived on the North American continent approximately -
-12-20 thousand years ago
-Agriculture arose in North America - -Nearly simultaneously as in
Asia/eastern hemisphere
-The crops most commonly grown by Native Americans, also called the
"Three Sisters," include all of the following except - -Wheat
-What is the best term to describe Native Americans ancestry/descent? - -
Matrilineal
-What was the name of the largest city in the Mississippian Empire? - -
Cahokia
-What is the name of the Native American group who live in Chaco Canyon?
- -Pueblo
-Most Native Americans understood property rights as primarily relating to
which of the following concepts? - -Active Use
-How would you compare the sexual and marital freedom of Native
Americans and Europeans before contact? - -They enjoyed greater sexual
and marital freedom
-Under the leadership of Prince Henry the Navigator, the Portuguese
emerged as an early sea power. Which of these inventions contributed to
Portuguese sea-faring? - -Astrolobe
-Christopher Columbus sailed under the flag of which nation? - -Spain
-What was the name of the first native american group that Columbus
encountered? - -Arawaks
-Hernan Cotes relied on a native woman to conquer the Aztecs. What did he
call her? - -Dona Marina
-Which of the following proved essential to the Spanish conquest of the
Aztecs? - -All of the above
,-In the 130 years after contact, approximately what proportion of Native
Americans had died? - -95%
-All of the following crops were first introduced to Europe through the
Columbian Exchange except - -Grapes
-What was the name of the most powerful Native American group in 16th
century florida? - -Timucua
-What was the first permanent European settlement in the current American
Southwest? - -Santa Fe
-The writing of which Spanish missionary most directly led to the
development of the Black Legend? - -Bartolome de la casas
-The Northwest Passage allegedly promised a water-route to - -Asia
-The expansion of the Iroquois pushed many Algonquian-speaking Indians
into the "middle ground" located in what region? - -Great Lakes
-Which of the following European countries offered the most religious
liberty? - -Netherlands
-Which of the following best describes the economic activity of the Dutch in
New Netherlands? - -Trade with Indians
-The Dutch used what kind of labor to construct New Amsterdam? - -
Enslaved Africans
-England's so-called "Golden Age," that included the works of Shakespeare,
occurred under the reign of which monarch? - -Elizabeth I
-In the late sixteenth century, England went to war with which nation? - -
Spain
-Jamestown was established in a disastrous location. What proved to be the
worst aspect of the location? - -Hostile Indians
-What proved to be the salvation of Jamestown? - -Tobacco
-The Headlight Policy promised which of the following? - -50 acres for
anyone paying the passage of an English immigrant to Virginia
-when did slavery first emerge in Virginia? - -The Dutch sold 20 Africans to
Virginia colonists
, -Justification from African slavery partly derived from interpretations of a
biblical curse placed on Noah. This curse was known as - -Curse of Ham
-Who led the Pueblo Revolt? - -Pope
-The Spanish king adopted which of the following policies for enslaved
Africans who escaped English territory to St. Augustine? - -Slaves escaping
from the English were freed
-Puritans derived their theology primarily from which system of Christian
thought? - -Catholic
-Puritans led the revolt against King Charles I in what is now called - -The
Glorious Revolution
-What was the most common means for colonists to acquire Native
American slaves? - -War
-What is the term that slaves used for the voyage across the Atlantic? - -
Middle Passage
-Enslaved Africans sold in North America differed from most slave
communities. What was the most important distinction? - -Higher
percentage of women
-Most slaves were taken from which region in Africa?~ - -West Africa
-What is the current estimate of the number of Africans forcibly relocated
from Africa to the New World? - -11 to 12 million
-Slave states was tracked through which family member? - -Mother
-What was the motivation factor in which the creation of colonies such as
Maryland, Connecticut, and Rhode Island? - -Religion
-Bacon's Rebellion and King Phillip's War occurred at approximately the
same time, in Virginia and Massachusetts respectively. Both conflicts grew
out of which of the following causes? - -Hostilities with Indians
-What crop led to the creation of large plantations and great wealth for the
elite in the Carolinas? - -Rice
-The english survived the Yamasee War by developing an alliance with what
powerful group? - -Cherokees
