American Frontier Exam 1 2023 With Complete Solutions

1. What was the main reason the Spanish colonized Florida? a. To look for the Fountain of Youth b. To establish trade with wealthy native American tribes c. To protect their treasure ships from English and French pirates d. To establish control of the Mississippi River - ANSWER-c. To protect their treasure ships from English and French pirates 2. The trade of what commodity did the French try to dominate in the 17th century? a. Tobacco b. Fur c. Coffee d. Sugar - ANSWER-b. Fur 3. Which of the following did NOT characterize the early relationship between Native Americans and Europeans? a. The use of alcohol caused natives to become dependent on Europeans. b. Native abandoned traditional methods with the arrival of European technology. c. Europeans needed natives to supply food and other natural resources. d. The French tended to live amongst native people while the Spanish simply removed them. - ANSWER-d. The French tended to live amongst native people while the Spanish simply removed them. 4. What was the main cause of the native uprisings of the 1760s? a. British military officers treated natives extremely poorly. b. The French refusal to sell firearms to tribes such as the Shawnee and Ottawa. c. Jesuit missionaries trying to forcibly covert natives to Catholicism d. The British monopoly on the fur trade. - ANSWER-a. British military officers treated natives extremely poorly. 5. What impact did frontier warfare have on the American Revolution? a. American victories caused natives to abandon the British and join the American side. b. Frontier warfare had very little impact on the War for Independence. c. The British were almost able to stop American independence by using native allies. d. Natives were able to convince the French to join sides with the United States. - ANSWER-b. Frontier warfare had very little impact on the War for Independence. 6. Which of the following was NOT a reason why conditions in the post-Revolution south were turbulent? a. Spain ruled New Orleans and could close off the Mississippi to American navigation. b. Creek Indians went on the warpath due to Georgia trying to sell their lands. c. James Wilkinson tried to establish a new republic in the west independent of the U.S.