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Chapter 01: The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492
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Chapter 01: The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492
1. Evidence of a turquoise trade indicates that the Aztec people probably migrated to central
Mexico from what area? (Outcome #5) (DOK 2)
A. the East Coast
B. the Southwest*
C. Central America
2. What evidence most clearly indicates that the Aztec people migrated to Mexico from the
American Southwest? (Outcome #5, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. Maize was a dietary staple for people in both regions.
B. An active turquoise trade existed between the regions.*
C. Both the Aztec and Southwestern peoples built pueblos.
3. The Hohokam people of modern-day Arizona were best known for which of the following?
(Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. canal construction*
B. the building of pueblos
C. pottery and jewelry making
4. Which Southwestern tribe was first to build multi-room and –story dwellings from adobe?
(Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. the Pueblo
B. the Navajo
C. the Anasazi*
5. What posed the biggest threat to the early peoples of the American Southwest prior to the
year 1300? (Outcome #3) (DOK2)
A. growing populations
B. warfare and violence
C. environmental changes*
6. The excavations of the Hopewell peoples’ burial sites in the Midwestern United States and
the objects discovered within have indicated which of the following? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. The Hopewell had a wide trade network.*
B. The Hopewell practiced a very unique religion.
C. The Hopewell placed great emphasis on agriculture.
7. What was the location of the largest mound-building culture in early North America?
(Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Cahokia*
B. Etowah
C. Moundville
8. From where did the first migrants to North America originate? (Outcome #5) (DOK1)
A. Siberia*
B. Scandinavia
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C. South America
9. How did the first people to migrate to North America reach it? (Outcome #5, Paired item
#1) (DOK1)
A. by crossing the North Pole from the north
B. by crossing the Bering Strait from the west*
C. by crossing the Hudson Strait from the east
10. The first migrants to North America reached it from which direction? (Outcome #5, Paired
item #2) (DOK1)
A. from the east
B. from the west*
C. from the south
11. What happened as a result of climate change in North America at the beginning of the
Archaic Era? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. People turned from hunting and gathering to farming and herding for food.*
B. People were forced to migrate even further to the Southeast and Southwest.
C. People learned to make weapons from stone for protection as well as hunting.
12. What was the most significant change produced by human populations on the environment
and biodiversity of North America during the Paleo-Indian Era? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. the clear cutting of native forests
B. the clearing of brush for farmland
C. the overhunting of large mammals*
13. Which of the following characterized the post-Archaic phase in North America? (Outcome
#4) (DOK2)
A. sedentary village life*
B. a thriving artistic culture
C. the building of dams and canals
14. Which extensive tribe forged a political confederacy to strengthen their influence and
resolve internal disputes? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. the Cherokee
B. the Hohokam
C. the Iroquois*
15. What was a consequence of the fact that the early people of the Americas did not have
horses or oxen? (Outcome #4) (DOK3)
A. They led very active lifestyles.
B. They never developed wheeled vehicles.*
C. They could not rely on agriculture as a food source.
16. What gave Western Europe an advantage over other world powers when it came to
exploration of the New World? (Outcome #10) (DOK3)
A. They had the strongest and most competent leaders.
B. They had the greatest ambition and willingness to take risks.*
C. They had the most trade routes established throughout the world.
17. Which European’s travels first provoked the Western European curiosity for exploration and
expansion? (Outcome #1) (DOK2)
A. Leif Ericson
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B. Vasco de Gama
C. Marco Polo*
18. What was the driving force behind the Europeans’ desire to find an oceanic route to Asia?
(Outcome #8) (DOK2)
A. having a shorter route to their destination
B. being able to circumvent Arabic merchants*
C. avoiding violence and warfare on the Silk Road
19. Why was finding an oceanic route to Asia important to the Europeans? (Outcome #8, Paired
item #1) (DOK2)
A. They wanted to circumvent Arabic merchants.*
B. They wanted a shorter route to their destination.
C. They wanted to avoid violence and warfare on the Silk Road.
20. To which colonies were the largest number of slaves transported from West Africa during
the transatlantic slave trade? (Outcome #4) (DOK1)
A. the British and French West Indies*
B. the British colonies in North America
C. the Spanish colonies in Central America
21. Which crop became popular with Europeans after slaves brought it from Africa and began
growing it on southern plantations? (Outcome #2) (DOK1)
A. bananas
B. rice*
C. sugar
22. Slaves who were brought from West Africa to the southern plantations were the first in
North America to cultivate which crop? (Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. barley
B. rice*
C. sweet potatoes
23. Why were West Africans preferred over the native people of the Americas for enslaved
labor? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. They were better accustomed to sharp changes in climate.
B. They were not as likely to start revolts against the slaveholders.
C. They were able to resist diseases that had affected the native peoples.*
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Chapter 02: Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650
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Chapter 02: Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650
1. Which of the following was most helpful to the success of the Columbian Exchange in the
New World? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
A. established Native American trade routes*
B. existing cities such as Cahokia and Tenochtitlan
C. crops and other goods brought by the Europeans
2. The Columbian Exchange between Western Europe and the native people of the New World
thrived mainly due to which of the following? (Outcome #10, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. established Native American trade routes*
B. existing cities such as Cahokia and Tenochtitlan
C. crops and other goods brought by the Europeans
3. The Western European curiosity that led to the Columbian Exchange originated with which
explorer’s travels? (Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. Leif Ericson
B. Vasco de Gama
C. Marco Polo*
4. On which modern-day location did Christopher Columbus’s fleet first land in the New
World? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. the Bahamas*
B. the Yucatan Peninsula
C. the Dominican Republic
5. Which crop did the Europeans bring to the New World? (Outcome #8) (DOK1)
A. cacao
B. potatoes
C. wheat*
6. Which crop did the Europeans first find in the New World? (Outcome #8, Paired item #1)
(DOK1)
A. barley
B. cherries
C. potatoes*
7. Which New World crop soon became a dietary staple for Europeans? (Outcome #8, Paired
item #2) (DOK1)
A. corn
B. potatoes*
C. rye
8. Which of the following most drove the governments of European nation states in colonizing
the Americas? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
A. economic opportunities
B. competition with each other*
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C. political and religious liberty
9. Why did the Spanish crown continue to finance the Florida colony even after the explorers
failed to find a passage to Asia? (Outcome #6) (DOK 2)
A. The colony was rich in natural resources such as gold.
B. The colony had become an important base for missionaries.*
C. The colony was positioned strategically near other European colonies.
10. After explorers were unable to find a passage to Asia through Florida, what led the Spanish
crown to continue financing the Florida colony? (Outcome #6, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. the possibility of finding gold and other natural resources
B. the colony’s position between those of other European powers
C. the work of the Franciscan missionaries with the native peoples*
11. How were the Quakers different from other Protestant groups? (Outcome #6) (DOK2)
A. They were pacifists who were against fighting wars.*
B. They tried to change the Catholic Church from within.
C. They condoned individual piety as a means of reform.
12. What belief did the Quakers hold that other Protestant groups did not? (Outcome #6,
Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. that the Catholic Church should be changed from within
B. that individual piety was the most effective means of reform
C. that war and aggression were wrong under all circumstances*
13. What happened in the late 1600s that led to changes in the legal status of Africans in the
United States? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. Farming and other industries experienced a great boom.
B. Other forms of inexpensive labor were becoming scarce.*
C. Africans led several violent revolts in the British colonies.
14. Which law had the greatest impact on the legal status of Africans in North America in the
1600s? (Outcome #7) (DOK3)
A. the law permitting slave owners to use corporal punishment towards their slaves
B. the law making slavery a hereditary condition inherited through a child’s mother*
C. the law that made Christian converts susceptible to slavery as well as non-Christians
15. The law that caused the greatest change to the legal status of Africans in North America
involved which of the following? (Outcome #7, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. the susceptibility of Christian converts to slavery
B. the declaration of slavery as a hereditary condition*
C. the right to use corporal punishment against a slave
16. Why did European colonists choose to replace the slave labor of native peoples with that of
West Africans? (Outcome #4, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. Native Americans were not accustomed to sharp changes in climate.
B. Native Americans were likely to start revolts against the slaveholders.
C. Native Americans were not able to resist diseases carried by Europeans.*
17. Why did slavery play a larger role in driving economic expansion in the southern colonies
than those further north? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
A. More settlers in the southern colonies could afford to buy slaves.
B. Points of arrival for slave ships were located in the southern colonies.
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C. The southern colonies’ economies depended more heavily on agriculture.*
18. The 1657 petition known as the Flushing Remonstrance concerned which of the following?
(Outcome #6) (DOK1)
A. freedom of speech
B. freedom of religion*
C. freedom to bear arms
19. The Flushing Remonstrance was a petition for freedom of religion written by people from
what religion? (Outcome #6, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. Anabaptists
B. Puritans
C. Quakers*
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Chapter 03: Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700
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Chapter 03: Creating New Social Orders: Colonial Societies, 1500–1700
1. How did the Europeans’ arrival in the New World have the most detrimental effect on its
ecosystem? (Outcome #4) (DOK3)
A. The diseases carried by the Europeans caused blight and famine to native crops.
B. The livestock brought by the Europeans devoured the native plants and animals.*
C. The crops planted by the Europeans leeched the soil where other plants could not
grow.
2. What caused the deaths of most of the native population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
(Outcome #2) (DOK1)
A. an epidemic of smallpox*
B. forced labor by the Spanish
C. the decline of native food sources
3. Which of the following nearly decimated the population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
(Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. disease*
B. famine
C. violence
4. Which explorer initiated the Spanish charting of the Southeastern region? (Outcome #1)
(DOK1)
A. Francisco de Coronado
B. Ponce de León*
C. Hernando de Soto
5. Which Spaniard was the first to explore Florida? (Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. Francisco de Coronado
B. Ponce de León*
C. Hernando de Soto
6. Why did King Louis XIV first send French explorers to the Great Lakes region? (Outcome #7)
(DOK2)
A. to find a direct route to China*
B. to settle the area west of the Mississippi River
C. to establish bases for fur trappers and traders
7. Why did the French first begin exploring the Great Lakes region? (Outcome #7, Paired item
#2) (DOK2)
A. They sought to establish bases for fur traders.
B. They were looking for a direct sea route to China.*
C. They wanted to settle the area west of the Mississippi River.
8. Which European explorer’s travels laid to rest the idea that a northwest passage to Asia
existed? (Outcome #3) (DOK 2)
A. Jacques Cartier
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B. James Cook*
C. Juan Garrido
9. The Europeans ceased to seek a northwest passage to Asia after the travels of which
explorer made it clear that none existed? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. Jacques Cartier
B. James Cook*
C. Juan Garrido
10. Which North American region was the last to be explored by Europeans? (Outcome #3)
(DOK1)
A. Alaska*
B. California
C. Quebec
11. Which nation first entered Alaska, the last region in North America to be explored by
Europeans? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. Russia*
12. The Russians was the first to explore which North American region? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Alaska*
B. California
C. Quebec
13. What was the first European colony established in North America? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Jamestown
B. New Netherlands
C. St. Augustine*
14. Where were the first Europeans to establish a colony in North America from? (Outcome #3,
Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. Spain*
15. The first permanent colony established by Europeans in North America was in what
modern-day state? (Outcome #3, Paired item #2) (DOK1)
A. Florida*
B. Massachusetts
C. Virginia
16. What was the main reason why the Spanish settlers established a colony in New Mexico
rather than remaining in Florida? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
A. Most of the native people of Florida died of disease brought by settlers.*
B. Spanish missionaries were unable to convert the native people of Florida.
C. The weather in New Mexico was more hospitable and similar to that of Spain.
17. What was the principal cause of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
A. The Spanish had treated the Pueblos unfairly when trading with them.
B. The Spanish had destroyed the Pueblos’ farms and raided their food stores.
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C. The Spanish had attempted to keep the Pueblos from practicing their native
religion.*
18. What actions by the Spanish settlers in the New Mexico colony led to the Pueblo Revolt?
(Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. They were not fair in their trade with the Pueblos.
B. They kept them from practicing their native religion.*
C. They destroyed the Pueblos’ farms and stole food from them.
19. How did the Spanish colonists react to the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2)
(DOK3)
A. by leaving New Mexico and founding another colony further west
B. by bringing soldiers from Spain and attacking the Pueblos’ villages
C. by ceasing to demand labor and goods from the Pueblos for tribute*
20. What happened as a result of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2, Paired item
#1) (DOK3)
A. The Spanish left New Mexico and established other colonies further west.
B. The Spanish stopped demanding labor and goods from the Pueblos for tribute.*
C. The Spanish brought soldiers from their homeland to attack the Pueblos’ villages.
21. How did the French settlers approach colonization in the New World differently from the
Spanish? (Outcome #3) (DOK3)
A. They sought to establish trade and industry rather than seeking a passage to Asia.
B. They sought to make alliances with the native peoples instead of subjugating them.*
C. They sought to challenge other countries’ claims instead of founding new territories.
22. What was the first permanent French colony in the Americas? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Acadia
B. Nova Scotia
C. Quebec*
23. Where did the French establish their first colony in the New World? (Outcome #3, Paired
item #1) (DOK1)
A. Louisiana
B. Maine
C. Quebec*
24. In 1626, Peter Minuit became the director of the first Dutch colony in the Americas, which
was located in which modern-day location? (Outcome #1) (DOK2)
A. Cape Cod
B. Long Island
C. Manhattan*
25. Peter Minuit was the director of what European nation’s first colony in the Americas?
(Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. the Netherlands*
26. Which of the following best describes most of the first English settlers to arrive at the
colony of Jamestown? (Outcome #5) (DOK2)
A. landed gentry who sought greater opportunities for wealth
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Chapter 01: The Americas, Europe, and Africa Before 1492
1. Evidence of a turquoise trade indicates that the Aztec people probably migrated to central
Mexico from what area? (Outcome #5) (DOK 2)
A. the East Coast
B. the Southwest*
C. Central America
2. What evidence most clearly indicates that the Aztec people migrated to Mexico from the
American Southwest? (Outcome #5, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. Maize was a dietary staple for people in both regions.
B. An active turquoise trade existed between the regions.*
C. Both the Aztec and Southwestern peoples built pueblos.
3. The Hohokam people of modern-day Arizona were best known for which of the following?
(Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. canal construction*
B. the building of pueblos
C. pottery and jewelry making
4. Which Southwestern tribe was first to build multi-room and –story dwellings from adobe?
(Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. the Pueblo
B. the Navajo
C. the Anasazi*
5. What posed the biggest threat to the early peoples of the American Southwest prior to the
year 1300? (Outcome #3) (DOK2)
A. growing populations
B. warfare and violence
C. environmental changes*
6. The excavations of the Hopewell peoples’ burial sites in the Midwestern United States and
the objects discovered within have indicated which of the following? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. The Hopewell had a wide trade network.*
B. The Hopewell practiced a very unique religion.
C. The Hopewell placed great emphasis on agriculture.
7. What was the location of the largest mound-building culture in early North America?
(Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Cahokia*
B. Etowah
C. Moundville
8. From where did the first migrants to North America originate? (Outcome #5) (DOK1)
A. Siberia*
B. Scandinavia
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C. South America
9. How did the first people to migrate to North America reach it? (Outcome #5, Paired item
#1) (DOK1)
A. by crossing the North Pole from the north
B. by crossing the Bering Strait from the west*
C. by crossing the Hudson Strait from the east
10. The first migrants to North America reached it from which direction? (Outcome #5, Paired
item #2) (DOK1)
A. from the east
B. from the west*
C. from the south
11. What happened as a result of climate change in North America at the beginning of the
Archaic Era? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. People turned from hunting and gathering to farming and herding for food.*
B. People were forced to migrate even further to the Southeast and Southwest.
C. People learned to make weapons from stone for protection as well as hunting.
12. What was the most significant change produced by human populations on the environment
and biodiversity of North America during the Paleo-Indian Era? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. the clear cutting of native forests
B. the clearing of brush for farmland
C. the overhunting of large mammals*
13. Which of the following characterized the post-Archaic phase in North America? (Outcome
#4) (DOK2)
A. sedentary village life*
B. a thriving artistic culture
C. the building of dams and canals
14. Which extensive tribe forged a political confederacy to strengthen their influence and
resolve internal disputes? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. the Cherokee
B. the Hohokam
C. the Iroquois*
15. What was a consequence of the fact that the early people of the Americas did not have
horses or oxen? (Outcome #4) (DOK3)
A. They led very active lifestyles.
B. They never developed wheeled vehicles.*
C. They could not rely on agriculture as a food source.
16. What gave Western Europe an advantage over other world powers when it came to
exploration of the New World? (Outcome #10) (DOK3)
A. They had the strongest and most competent leaders.
B. They had the greatest ambition and willingness to take risks.*
C. They had the most trade routes established throughout the world.
17. Which European’s travels first provoked the Western European curiosity for exploration and
expansion? (Outcome #1) (DOK2)
A. Leif Ericson
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B. Vasco de Gama
C. Marco Polo*
18. What was the driving force behind the Europeans’ desire to find an oceanic route to Asia?
(Outcome #8) (DOK2)
A. having a shorter route to their destination
B. being able to circumvent Arabic merchants*
C. avoiding violence and warfare on the Silk Road
19. Why was finding an oceanic route to Asia important to the Europeans? (Outcome #8, Paired
item #1) (DOK2)
A. They wanted to circumvent Arabic merchants.*
B. They wanted a shorter route to their destination.
C. They wanted to avoid violence and warfare on the Silk Road.
20. To which colonies were the largest number of slaves transported from West Africa during
the transatlantic slave trade? (Outcome #4) (DOK1)
A. the British and French West Indies*
B. the British colonies in North America
C. the Spanish colonies in Central America
21. Which crop became popular with Europeans after slaves brought it from Africa and began
growing it on southern plantations? (Outcome #2) (DOK1)
A. bananas
B. rice*
C. sugar
22. Slaves who were brought from West Africa to the southern plantations were the first in
North America to cultivate which crop? (Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. barley
B. rice*
C. sweet potatoes
23. Why were West Africans preferred over the native people of the Americas for enslaved
labor? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. They were better accustomed to sharp changes in climate.
B. They were not as likely to start revolts against the slaveholders.
C. They were able to resist diseases that had affected the native peoples.*
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Chapter 02: Early Globalization: The Atlantic World, 1492–1650
1. Which of the following was most helpful to the success of the Columbian Exchange in the
New World? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
A. established Native American trade routes*
B. existing cities such as Cahokia and Tenochtitlan
C. crops and other goods brought by the Europeans
2. The Columbian Exchange between Western Europe and the native people of the New World
thrived mainly due to which of the following? (Outcome #10, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. established Native American trade routes*
B. existing cities such as Cahokia and Tenochtitlan
C. crops and other goods brought by the Europeans
3. The Western European curiosity that led to the Columbian Exchange originated with which
explorer’s travels? (Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. Leif Ericson
B. Vasco de Gama
C. Marco Polo*
4. On which modern-day location did Christopher Columbus’s fleet first land in the New
World? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. the Bahamas*
B. the Yucatan Peninsula
C. the Dominican Republic
5. Which crop did the Europeans bring to the New World? (Outcome #8) (DOK1)
A. cacao
B. potatoes
C. wheat*
6. Which crop did the Europeans first find in the New World? (Outcome #8, Paired item #1)
(DOK1)
A. barley
B. cherries
C. potatoes*
7. Which New World crop soon became a dietary staple for Europeans? (Outcome #8, Paired
item #2) (DOK1)
A. corn
B. potatoes*
C. rye
8. Which of the following most drove the governments of European nation states in colonizing
the Americas? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
A. economic opportunities
B. competition with each other*
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C. political and religious liberty
9. Why did the Spanish crown continue to finance the Florida colony even after the explorers
failed to find a passage to Asia? (Outcome #6) (DOK 2)
A. The colony was rich in natural resources such as gold.
B. The colony had become an important base for missionaries.*
C. The colony was positioned strategically near other European colonies.
10. After explorers were unable to find a passage to Asia through Florida, what led the Spanish
crown to continue financing the Florida colony? (Outcome #6, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. the possibility of finding gold and other natural resources
B. the colony’s position between those of other European powers
C. the work of the Franciscan missionaries with the native peoples*
11. How were the Quakers different from other Protestant groups? (Outcome #6) (DOK2)
A. They were pacifists who were against fighting wars.*
B. They tried to change the Catholic Church from within.
C. They condoned individual piety as a means of reform.
12. What belief did the Quakers hold that other Protestant groups did not? (Outcome #6,
Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. that the Catholic Church should be changed from within
B. that individual piety was the most effective means of reform
C. that war and aggression were wrong under all circumstances*
13. What happened in the late 1600s that led to changes in the legal status of Africans in the
United States? (Outcome #4) (DOK2)
A. Farming and other industries experienced a great boom.
B. Other forms of inexpensive labor were becoming scarce.*
C. Africans led several violent revolts in the British colonies.
14. Which law had the greatest impact on the legal status of Africans in North America in the
1600s? (Outcome #7) (DOK3)
A. the law permitting slave owners to use corporal punishment towards their slaves
B. the law making slavery a hereditary condition inherited through a child’s mother*
C. the law that made Christian converts susceptible to slavery as well as non-Christians
15. The law that caused the greatest change to the legal status of Africans in North America
involved which of the following? (Outcome #7, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. the susceptibility of Christian converts to slavery
B. the declaration of slavery as a hereditary condition*
C. the right to use corporal punishment against a slave
16. Why did European colonists choose to replace the slave labor of native peoples with that of
West Africans? (Outcome #4, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. Native Americans were not accustomed to sharp changes in climate.
B. Native Americans were likely to start revolts against the slaveholders.
C. Native Americans were not able to resist diseases carried by Europeans.*
17. Why did slavery play a larger role in driving economic expansion in the southern colonies
than those further north? (Outcome #10) (DOK2)
A. More settlers in the southern colonies could afford to buy slaves.
B. Points of arrival for slave ships were located in the southern colonies.
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C. The southern colonies’ economies depended more heavily on agriculture.*
18. The 1657 petition known as the Flushing Remonstrance concerned which of the following?
(Outcome #6) (DOK1)
A. freedom of speech
B. freedom of religion*
C. freedom to bear arms
19. The Flushing Remonstrance was a petition for freedom of religion written by people from
what religion? (Outcome #6, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. Anabaptists
B. Puritans
C. Quakers*
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1. How did the Europeans’ arrival in the New World have the most detrimental effect on its
ecosystem? (Outcome #4) (DOK3)
A. The diseases carried by the Europeans caused blight and famine to native crops.
B. The livestock brought by the Europeans devoured the native plants and animals.*
C. The crops planted by the Europeans leeched the soil where other plants could not
grow.
2. What caused the deaths of most of the native population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
(Outcome #2) (DOK1)
A. an epidemic of smallpox*
B. forced labor by the Spanish
C. the decline of native food sources
3. Which of the following nearly decimated the population of Hispaniola in the early 1500s?
(Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. disease*
B. famine
C. violence
4. Which explorer initiated the Spanish charting of the Southeastern region? (Outcome #1)
(DOK1)
A. Francisco de Coronado
B. Ponce de León*
C. Hernando de Soto
5. Which Spaniard was the first to explore Florida? (Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. Francisco de Coronado
B. Ponce de León*
C. Hernando de Soto
6. Why did King Louis XIV first send French explorers to the Great Lakes region? (Outcome #7)
(DOK2)
A. to find a direct route to China*
B. to settle the area west of the Mississippi River
C. to establish bases for fur trappers and traders
7. Why did the French first begin exploring the Great Lakes region? (Outcome #7, Paired item
#2) (DOK2)
A. They sought to establish bases for fur traders.
B. They were looking for a direct sea route to China.*
C. They wanted to settle the area west of the Mississippi River.
8. Which European explorer’s travels laid to rest the idea that a northwest passage to Asia
existed? (Outcome #3) (DOK 2)
A. Jacques Cartier
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B. James Cook*
C. Juan Garrido
9. The Europeans ceased to seek a northwest passage to Asia after the travels of which
explorer made it clear that none existed? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK3)
A. Jacques Cartier
B. James Cook*
C. Juan Garrido
10. Which North American region was the last to be explored by Europeans? (Outcome #3)
(DOK1)
A. Alaska*
B. California
C. Quebec
11. Which nation first entered Alaska, the last region in North America to be explored by
Europeans? (Outcome #3, Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. Russia*
12. The Russians was the first to explore which North American region? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Alaska*
B. California
C. Quebec
13. What was the first European colony established in North America? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Jamestown
B. New Netherlands
C. St. Augustine*
14. Where were the first Europeans to establish a colony in North America from? (Outcome #3,
Paired item #1) (DOK1)
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. Spain*
15. The first permanent colony established by Europeans in North America was in what
modern-day state? (Outcome #3, Paired item #2) (DOK1)
A. Florida*
B. Massachusetts
C. Virginia
16. What was the main reason why the Spanish settlers established a colony in New Mexico
rather than remaining in Florida? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
A. Most of the native people of Florida died of disease brought by settlers.*
B. Spanish missionaries were unable to convert the native people of Florida.
C. The weather in New Mexico was more hospitable and similar to that of Spain.
17. What was the principal cause of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2) (DOK2)
A. The Spanish had treated the Pueblos unfairly when trading with them.
B. The Spanish had destroyed the Pueblos’ farms and raided their food stores.
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C. The Spanish had attempted to keep the Pueblos from practicing their native
religion.*
18. What actions by the Spanish settlers in the New Mexico colony led to the Pueblo Revolt?
(Outcome #2, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. They were not fair in their trade with the Pueblos.
B. They kept them from practicing their native religion.*
C. They destroyed the Pueblos’ farms and stole food from them.
19. How did the Spanish colonists react to the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2)
(DOK3)
A. by leaving New Mexico and founding another colony further west
B. by bringing soldiers from Spain and attacking the Pueblos’ villages
C. by ceasing to demand labor and goods from the Pueblos for tribute*
20. What happened as a result of the Pueblo Revolt in New Mexico? (Outcome #2, Paired item
#1) (DOK3)
A. The Spanish left New Mexico and established other colonies further west.
B. The Spanish stopped demanding labor and goods from the Pueblos for tribute.*
C. The Spanish brought soldiers from their homeland to attack the Pueblos’ villages.
21. How did the French settlers approach colonization in the New World differently from the
Spanish? (Outcome #3) (DOK3)
A. They sought to establish trade and industry rather than seeking a passage to Asia.
B. They sought to make alliances with the native peoples instead of subjugating them.*
C. They sought to challenge other countries’ claims instead of founding new territories.
22. What was the first permanent French colony in the Americas? (Outcome #3) (DOK1)
A. Acadia
B. Nova Scotia
C. Quebec*
23. Where did the French establish their first colony in the New World? (Outcome #3, Paired
item #1) (DOK1)
A. Louisiana
B. Maine
C. Quebec*
24. In 1626, Peter Minuit became the director of the first Dutch colony in the Americas, which
was located in which modern-day location? (Outcome #1) (DOK2)
A. Cape Cod
B. Long Island
C. Manhattan*
25. Peter Minuit was the director of what European nation’s first colony in the Americas?
(Outcome #1, Paired item #1) (DOK2)
A. France
B. Great Britain
C. the Netherlands*
26. Which of the following best describes most of the first English settlers to arrive at the
colony of Jamestown? (Outcome #5) (DOK2)
A. landed gentry who sought greater opportunities for wealth
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