U.S. History
By P. Scott Corbett, Volker
Janssen, John M. Lund, Todd
Pfannestiel, Sylvie
Waskiewicz, Paul Vickery · 2024
TEST BANK
,1.
Which of the following Native peoples built homes in cliff dwellings that still exist?
A. Anasazi
B. Cherokee
C. Aztec
D. Inca
2.
Which culture developed the first writing system in the Western Hemisphere?
A. Inca
B. Maya
C. Olmec
D. Pueblo
3.
Which culture developed a road system rivaling that of the Romans?
A. Cherokee
B. Inca
C. Olmec
D. Anasazi
4.
What were the major differences between the societies of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya and the Native peoples
of North America?
5.
The series of attempts by Christian armies to retake the Holy Lands from Muslims was known as ________.
A. the Crusades
B. the Reconquista
C. the Black Death
D. the Silk Road
6.
________ became wealthy trading with the East.
A. Carcassonne
B. Jerusalem
C. Rome
D. Venice
7.
In 1492, the Spanish forced these two religious groups to either convert or leave.
, A. Jews and Muslims
B. Christians and Jews
C. Protestants and Muslims
D. Catholics and Jews
8.
How did European feudal society operate? How was this a mutually supportive system?
9.
Why did Columbus believe he could get to the Far East by sailing west? What were the problems with this
plan?
10.
The city of ________ became a leading center for Muslim scholarship and trade.
A. Cairo
B. Timbuktu
C. Morocco
D. Mali
11.
Which of the following does not describe a form of slavery traditionally practiced in Africa?
A. a system in which those in need of supplies or protection give themselves in servitude
B. a system in which debtors repay those whom they owe by giving themselves in servitude
C. a system in which people are treated as chattel—that is, as personal property to be bought and sold
D. a system in which people are enslaved permanently on account of their race
CHAPTER 2
1.
Which country initiated the era of Atlantic exploration?
A. France
B. Spain
C. England
D. Portugal
2.
Which country established the first colonies in the Americas?
A. England
B. Portugal
C. Spain
, D. the Netherlands
3.
Where did Christopher Columbus first land?
A. Hispaniola
B. the Bahamas
C. Jamestown
D. Mexico
4.
Why did the authors of probanzas de méritos choose to write in the way that they did? What should we
consider when we interpret these documents today?
5.
Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?
A. Northern Europe
B. Spain
C. England
D. the American colonies
6.
What was the chief goal of the Puritans?
A. to achieve a lasting peace with the Catholic nations of Spain and France
B. to eliminate any traces of Catholicism from the Church of England
C. to assist Henry VIII in his quest for an annulment to his marriage
D. to create a hierarchy within the Church of England modeled on that of the Catholic Church
7.
What reforms to the Catholic Church did Martin Luther and John Calvin call for?
8.
Why didn’t England make stronger attempts to colonize the New World before the late sixteenth to early
seventeenth century?
A. English attention was turned to internal struggles and the encroaching Catholic menace to Scotland
and Ireland.
B. The English monarchy did not want to declare direct war on Spain by attempting to colonize the
Americas.
C. The English military was occupied in battling for control of New Netherlands.
D. The English crown refused to fund colonial expeditions.
9.
What was the main goal of the French in colonizing the Americas?
By P. Scott Corbett, Volker
Janssen, John M. Lund, Todd
Pfannestiel, Sylvie
Waskiewicz, Paul Vickery · 2024
TEST BANK
,1.
Which of the following Native peoples built homes in cliff dwellings that still exist?
A. Anasazi
B. Cherokee
C. Aztec
D. Inca
2.
Which culture developed the first writing system in the Western Hemisphere?
A. Inca
B. Maya
C. Olmec
D. Pueblo
3.
Which culture developed a road system rivaling that of the Romans?
A. Cherokee
B. Inca
C. Olmec
D. Anasazi
4.
What were the major differences between the societies of the Aztec, Inca, and Maya and the Native peoples
of North America?
5.
The series of attempts by Christian armies to retake the Holy Lands from Muslims was known as ________.
A. the Crusades
B. the Reconquista
C. the Black Death
D. the Silk Road
6.
________ became wealthy trading with the East.
A. Carcassonne
B. Jerusalem
C. Rome
D. Venice
7.
In 1492, the Spanish forced these two religious groups to either convert or leave.
, A. Jews and Muslims
B. Christians and Jews
C. Protestants and Muslims
D. Catholics and Jews
8.
How did European feudal society operate? How was this a mutually supportive system?
9.
Why did Columbus believe he could get to the Far East by sailing west? What were the problems with this
plan?
10.
The city of ________ became a leading center for Muslim scholarship and trade.
A. Cairo
B. Timbuktu
C. Morocco
D. Mali
11.
Which of the following does not describe a form of slavery traditionally practiced in Africa?
A. a system in which those in need of supplies or protection give themselves in servitude
B. a system in which debtors repay those whom they owe by giving themselves in servitude
C. a system in which people are treated as chattel—that is, as personal property to be bought and sold
D. a system in which people are enslaved permanently on account of their race
CHAPTER 2
1.
Which country initiated the era of Atlantic exploration?
A. France
B. Spain
C. England
D. Portugal
2.
Which country established the first colonies in the Americas?
A. England
B. Portugal
C. Spain
, D. the Netherlands
3.
Where did Christopher Columbus first land?
A. Hispaniola
B. the Bahamas
C. Jamestown
D. Mexico
4.
Why did the authors of probanzas de méritos choose to write in the way that they did? What should we
consider when we interpret these documents today?
5.
Where did the Protestant Reformation begin?
A. Northern Europe
B. Spain
C. England
D. the American colonies
6.
What was the chief goal of the Puritans?
A. to achieve a lasting peace with the Catholic nations of Spain and France
B. to eliminate any traces of Catholicism from the Church of England
C. to assist Henry VIII in his quest for an annulment to his marriage
D. to create a hierarchy within the Church of England modeled on that of the Catholic Church
7.
What reforms to the Catholic Church did Martin Luther and John Calvin call for?
8.
Why didn’t England make stronger attempts to colonize the New World before the late sixteenth to early
seventeenth century?
A. English attention was turned to internal struggles and the encroaching Catholic menace to Scotland
and Ireland.
B. The English monarchy did not want to declare direct war on Spain by attempting to colonize the
Americas.
C. The English military was occupied in battling for control of New Netherlands.
D. The English crown refused to fund colonial expeditions.
9.
What was the main goal of the French in colonizing the Americas?
