History midterm 1-29 – Flashcards
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Which of the following was NOT one of the ways the Plains Indians used buffalos?
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They used them to haul wagons
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Which of the following is a way Native Americans engaged in "genetic engineering"?
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They experimented with teosinte and produced maize
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What was Poverty Point?
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It was an Indian community on the lower Mississippi River that was the center of political and economic activitiy
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What key development had to occur before substantial changes in southwestern life could occur?
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A more drought-resistant strain of maize had to be introduced
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Why did Anasazi Pueblo culture decline and fall?
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A terrible drought severely reduced its agricultural production
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
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It was an agreement reached by the first Pilgrims to constitute themselves a civil body politic
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Where was the first permanent European settlement on future United States soil?
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St. Augustine, Florida
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What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its early years?
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The English settlers refused to work
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Which of the following was NOT one of the problems in English society in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?
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A declining population
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According to Martin Luther, what is the basis of a person's salvation?
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People can only gain their salvation through faith in God
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Where was New Netherland established?
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On the Hudson River
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What was the result of the battle of Lake Champlain in 1609?
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Indian-European relations entered a deadly era of trade, diplomacy, and warfare
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Which of the following statements accurately reflects one aspect of the principle of reciprocity?
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A society had to maintain equilibrium and interdependence between individuals of unequal power and prestige
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Which family pattern was most common among North American Indian tribes?
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Extended family
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Which of the following examples provides evidence of the sophistication of Hopewell culture?
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Mounds containing enclosures
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What was the leading empire in West Africa in the 14th and early 15th centuries?
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Mali
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When Columbus first encountered the Tainos, how did he react?
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He concluded that they were simplistic innocents who could be Christianized
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How did Governor Francis Wyatt wage the Second Anglo-Powhatan War?
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He used ruthless tactics like destroying food supplies and driving Indians from their homes during winter
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How did the Puritans want to reform the Church of England?
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They wanted to purify it of Roman Catholic rituals
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What was the general social structure in European society in the sixteenth century?
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Hierarchical
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Which of the following is NOT true about Native American religious beliefs at the point of the initial European contacts?
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They believed that God had given humanity domination over nature
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Where was Mesoamerica?
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Central and Southern Mexico and Central America
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Who broke with the Catholic Church and persuaded Parliament to create the Church of England?
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Henry VIII
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Which of the following nations led the way in exploration in the fifteenth century?
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Portugal
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What was one of the purposes of the settlement at Plymouth Plantation?
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The settlers wanted to send back lumber, furs, and fish
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Which statement concerning New England wives is true?
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They typically had no property rights independent of their husbands
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Which crop changed the British West Indies from a society of independent small landowners utilizing white servant labor to a society of large plantation owners utilizing black slave labor?
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Sugar
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How did Bacon's Rebellion transform labor systems in Virginia?
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It influenced planters to abandon indentured servants in favor of slaves
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Why did class tensions in the Chesapeake region lessen after 1690?
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Poor whites shared a common interest with upper-class whites in maintaining social control over blacks.
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According to archaeological findings, when did the first humans likely arrive in America?
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13,000 BC
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What advances did the Maya make?
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all of these choices
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Which of the following was not a feature of the Archaic era?
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the creation of vast empires
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Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus is correct?
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He believed by sailing west he could reach Asia.
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Which of the following is not a legacy of the Reformation?
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Cooperation between Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church
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What was European reciprocity?
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It was when the upper classes acted with dignity and the lower classes showed deference to their superiors.
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Who did Virginia rely on for most of its labor in its initial years as a colony?
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Indentured servants
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How were the early English efforts at settlement paid for?
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Through the insurance of company stock
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Who were the Antinomians?
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There were followers of Anne Hutchinson.
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How did colonial New England farmers alter their ecosystem?
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They cleared away trees for fields and for use as fuel and building material.
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Why was Roger Williams forced into exile by the Puritans?
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He believed in the complete separation of church and state.
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At her 1637 trial, Anne Hutchinson had to defend herself against charges of
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Heresy
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Why was Cahokia significant?
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Cahokia was a large metropolis on the Mississippi River that built its economy on river-borne trade.
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Why was John Rolfe important to the eventual success of the Jamestown settlement?
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He adapted a salable variety of tobacco to conditions in Virginia.
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What was the primary object of Spanish explorers in the New World?
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Gold
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Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?
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Jamestown
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What was the Great Migration of the 17th century?
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It was the movement of Puritans to New England.
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Which of the following would not have been a responsibility of women in northeastern Native American tribes like the Iroquois?
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Fishing
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Where did the French attempt to make their first settlement in North America?
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Along the St. Lawrence Valley
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At the time of Columbus's arrival in the Western Hemisphere, where were the greatest concentrations of Native Americans?
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In Mexico and South America
