1
Which of the following historians is analyzing the European perspective of history?
Nadir interviews his state representative about the Bill of Rights.
Natalie travels to sites where battles took place in the American Revolution.
Nate studies the uniforms worn in the American Revolution by both armies.
Nan reviews English military records from the American Revolution.
CONCEPT
Think About It: What is History?
2
Which native civilization practiced sacrificial rites that involved the removal of a
living person's heart?
The Aztec
The Maya
The Pueblo
The Olmec
CONCEPT
The First Settlers
3
Choose the statement that best describes why slavery became racialized in the
Americas.
The idea of chattel slavery remained rare in Africa and Europe, and the New World
followed suit.
African workers refused to work for a wage in the Americas, so they were enslaved.
, The success of plantations was dependent on a permanent and identifiable labor
supply.
African nations began to outlaw slavery, and slave traders sought a new market for
slaves.
CONCEPT
African Society and Slavery
4
Which country eventually came to dominate the Atlantic slave trade?
Portugal
England
France
Spain
CONCEPT
The Atlantic World
5
What contributed to the ultimate failure of 16th century Spanish expeditions to the
north, in what is now the American West?
Failure to find large deposits of precious metals like gold.
Patterns of unforgiving weather in the Rocky Mountains
The unintended spread of European diseases to native populations
Lack of support from Spanish leadership, including the monarchy
CONCEPT
Spanish Contact
6
Which of the following led to England's acquisition of the middle colonies?
,
King Charles II wanted peace with the Dutch, so he traded military support for land inthe
New World.
King Charles II needed a place to send Quakers and other groups he didn't like intoexile.
King Charles II settled political unrest in England by waging war against the Dutch, a
common enemy.
King Charles II believed that England had a right to all the land between its northern and
southern colonies.
CONCEPT
Settling the Middle Colonies
7
Which English colony was founded in 1634 as a second source of tobacco
production with a charter from King Charles I?
Maryland
Massachusetts Bay
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
CONCEPT
The English Colonial Experiment: Virginia and Massachusetts
8
Dahlia gives a presentation on the Industrial Revolution and focuses on the role of
natural resources in human affairs.
Which of the following is most likely a lens through which she is analyzing the past?
Class
Which of the following historians is analyzing the European perspective of history?
Nadir interviews his state representative about the Bill of Rights.
Natalie travels to sites where battles took place in the American Revolution.
Nate studies the uniforms worn in the American Revolution by both armies.
Nan reviews English military records from the American Revolution.
CONCEPT
Think About It: What is History?
2
Which native civilization practiced sacrificial rites that involved the removal of a
living person's heart?
The Aztec
The Maya
The Pueblo
The Olmec
CONCEPT
The First Settlers
3
Choose the statement that best describes why slavery became racialized in the
Americas.
The idea of chattel slavery remained rare in Africa and Europe, and the New World
followed suit.
African workers refused to work for a wage in the Americas, so they were enslaved.
, The success of plantations was dependent on a permanent and identifiable labor
supply.
African nations began to outlaw slavery, and slave traders sought a new market for
slaves.
CONCEPT
African Society and Slavery
4
Which country eventually came to dominate the Atlantic slave trade?
Portugal
England
France
Spain
CONCEPT
The Atlantic World
5
What contributed to the ultimate failure of 16th century Spanish expeditions to the
north, in what is now the American West?
Failure to find large deposits of precious metals like gold.
Patterns of unforgiving weather in the Rocky Mountains
The unintended spread of European diseases to native populations
Lack of support from Spanish leadership, including the monarchy
CONCEPT
Spanish Contact
6
Which of the following led to England's acquisition of the middle colonies?
,
King Charles II wanted peace with the Dutch, so he traded military support for land inthe
New World.
King Charles II needed a place to send Quakers and other groups he didn't like intoexile.
King Charles II settled political unrest in England by waging war against the Dutch, a
common enemy.
King Charles II believed that England had a right to all the land between its northern and
southern colonies.
CONCEPT
Settling the Middle Colonies
7
Which English colony was founded in 1634 as a second source of tobacco
production with a charter from King Charles I?
Maryland
Massachusetts Bay
Pennsylvania
Jamestown
CONCEPT
The English Colonial Experiment: Virginia and Massachusetts
8
Dahlia gives a presentation on the Industrial Revolution and focuses on the role of
natural resources in human affairs.
Which of the following is most likely a lens through which she is analyzing the past?
Class
