Straighterline US History 1 Final Exam question with answers
The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began - -with migrations
across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait.
-Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States - -had the most
abundant food resources of any region of the continent.
-The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest - -fished salmon as their
principal occupation.
-Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred
approximately - -11,000 years ago.
-Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes? -
-In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals.
-Native American religions were closely linked to - -the natural world.
-The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony - -is historically inconclusive.
-In what way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and
Europe? - -A large number of new crops became available in Europe.
-In King Philip's War, Indians made effective use of a relatively new weapon, the - -flintlock
rifle.
-Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by - -imposing work and order
on the colonists.
-The New York colony - -emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch.
-Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians in Virginia - -included an Indian attack on
Jamestown that killed hundreds of colonists.
-In the mid-1600s, New England Puritan ministers began preaching against the decline of - -
piety.
-During the seventeenth century, the Royal African Company of England - -deliberately
restricted the supply of slaves to the North American colonies.
-The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity? - -rum, sugar, slaves, &
molasses
, -The seventeenth-century medical practice of deliberately bleeding a person was based on - -
the belief that a person needed to maintain a balance of different bodily fluids.
-By 1700, English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery in part
because - -of a declining birthrate in England.
-In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, medical practitioners - -had little or no
knowledge of sterilization.
-During the eighteenth century, rising consumerism in the American colonies was encouraged
by - -increasing class distinctions within society and the association of material possessions with
status in the upper class.
-The verdict of the 1734-1735 libel trial of New York publisher John Peter Zenger - -increased
freedom of the press in the colonies.
-The proportion of all blacks in the colonies living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was over
- -three-fourths.
-Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE? - -Colonial slave codes forbade
teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.
-In the English colonies, Roman Catholics - -suffered their greatest persecution in Maryland.
-The first North American college was - -Harvard.
-Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true? - -Most colleges were founded
by religious groups.
-In colonial New England Puritan communities, women - -were expected to devote themselves
to serving the needs of their husbands and households.
-By 1776, what proportion of white males were literate in colonial America? - -more than half
-The witchcraft trials in Salem - -saw the original accusers recant their charges.
-During the third phase of the French and Indian War, British leader William Pitt - -gradually
loosened his tight control over the colonists.
-In North America during the eighteenth century, the most powerful native group was the - -
Iroquois.
The origins of the majority of human existence in North America began - -with migrations
across an ancient land bridge over the Bering Strait.
-Prior to European contact, the eastern third of what is today the United States - -had the most
abundant food resources of any region of the continent.
-The pre-Columbian North American peoples in the Pacific Northwest - -fished salmon as their
principal occupation.
-Scholars estimate that human migration into the Americas over the Bering Strait occurred
approximately - -11,000 years ago.
-Which statement best describes the role of women in pre-Columbian North American tribes? -
-In all tribes, women cared for the children and prepared meals.
-Native American religions were closely linked to - -the natural world.
-The cause of the failure of the Roanoke colony - -is historically inconclusive.
-In what way did sixteenth-century Europeans benefit from trade between the Americas and
Europe? - -A large number of new crops became available in Europe.
-In King Philip's War, Indians made effective use of a relatively new weapon, the - -flintlock
rifle.
-Captain John Smith helped the Jamestown settlement survive by - -imposing work and order
on the colonists.
-The New York colony - -emerged after a struggle between the English and the Dutch.
-Warfare between Englishmen and Powhatan Indians in Virginia - -included an Indian attack on
Jamestown that killed hundreds of colonists.
-In the mid-1600s, New England Puritan ministers began preaching against the decline of - -
piety.
-During the seventeenth century, the Royal African Company of England - -deliberately
restricted the supply of slaves to the North American colonies.
-The "triangular trade" in the Atlantic dealt with which commodity? - -rum, sugar, slaves, &
molasses
, -The seventeenth-century medical practice of deliberately bleeding a person was based on - -
the belief that a person needed to maintain a balance of different bodily fluids.
-By 1700, English colonial landowners began to rely more heavily on African slavery in part
because - -of a declining birthrate in England.
-In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, medical practitioners - -had little or no
knowledge of sterilization.
-During the eighteenth century, rising consumerism in the American colonies was encouraged
by - -increasing class distinctions within society and the association of material possessions with
status in the upper class.
-The verdict of the 1734-1735 libel trial of New York publisher John Peter Zenger - -increased
freedom of the press in the colonies.
-The proportion of all blacks in the colonies living on a plantation of at least ten slaves was over
- -three-fourths.
-Which of the following statements about slave work is FALSE? - -Colonial slave codes forbade
teaching slaves skilled trades and crafts.
-In the English colonies, Roman Catholics - -suffered their greatest persecution in Maryland.
-The first North American college was - -Harvard.
-Which statement regarding colonial higher education is true? - -Most colleges were founded
by religious groups.
-In colonial New England Puritan communities, women - -were expected to devote themselves
to serving the needs of their husbands and households.
-By 1776, what proportion of white males were literate in colonial America? - -more than half
-The witchcraft trials in Salem - -saw the original accusers recant their charges.
-During the third phase of the French and Indian War, British leader William Pitt - -gradually
loosened his tight control over the colonists.
-In North America during the eighteenth century, the most powerful native group was the - -
Iroquois.
