Question 1

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Bartolomé de Las Casas

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Question 2

The mound builders were sophisticated ancient peoples living near Mexico City.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The Spanish reconquista removed the Moors from power in the Iberian Peninsula.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In 1776, Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

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A)   There was not enough land.
B)   There were not enough slaves.
C)   There were too many contagious diseases transmitted back to Europe.
D)   Colonies had done more harm than good for western Europe.
E)   Its discovery was one of the two greatest events in history.

Question 5

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Columbian Exchange

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Question 6

Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Samuel de Champlain

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A)  claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500
B)  founded Quebec
C)  Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492
D)  Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians
E)  British economist who wrote The Wealth of NationsF) Spanish conquistador who conquered the AztecsG) sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian OceanH) America was named for himI) first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497J) explored FloridaK) led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400sL) developed a movable-type printing press

Question 8

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Christopher Columbus

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A)  claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500
B)  founded Quebec
C)  Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492
D)  Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians
E)  British economist who wrote The Wealth of NationsF) Spanish conquistador who conquered the AztecsG) sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian OceanH) America was named for himI) first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497J) explored FloridaK) led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400sL) developed a movable-type printing press

Question 9

In 1517, the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses, which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

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A)   Martin Buber
B)   Ulrich Zwingli
C)   Martin Luther
D)   Reinhold Niebuhr
E)   Johannes Gutenberg

Question 10

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Black Legend

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A)  society centered on the mother's family
B)  Spanish brutality
C)  uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain
D)  Dutch slaves with land
E)  large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlordF) persons of mixed Spanish and Indian originG) Spanish reform measures toward IndiansH) a married woman surrendering her legal identityI) transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old WorldsJ) confederation of five Iroquois tribesK) Spanish control of Indian laborL) ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 11

Henry Hudson:

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A)   set sail into the bay that bears his name as a representative of the British empire.
B)   was searching for the Pacific coast.
C)   hoped to find the Northwest Passage to Asia.
D)   set up a Dutch colony based on the idea of consent of the governed.
E)   was the architect of the Dutch overseas empire.

Question 12

The Black Legend described:

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A)   the Aztecs' view of Cortés.
B)   English pirates along the African coast.
C)   Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer.
D)   Portugal as a vast trading empire.
E)   Indians as savages.

Question 13

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Christopher Columbus

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Christopher Columbus (1451–1506) was an ...

Question 14

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Jesuits

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The Jesuits, also known as the Society o...

Question 15

In New Netherland, the Dutch were intolerant of diverse religious practices and issued an edict that all had to convert to the Dutch Reformed Church.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-"coverture"

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The answer of Identify and give the historical significance of...

Question 17

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Great League of Peace

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A)  society centered on the mother's family
B)  Spanish brutality
C)  uprising against Spanish colonists in New Spain
D)  Dutch slaves with land
E)  large-scale farm owned by a Spanish landlordF) persons of mixed Spanish and Indian originG) Spanish reform measures toward IndiansH) a married woman surrendering her legal identityI) transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between New and Old WorldsJ) confederation of five Iroquois tribesK) Spanish control of Indian laborL) ancient residents of the Mississippi Valley region

Question 18

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were:

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A)   rural and poor.
B)   small in population but sophisticated in infrastructure.
C)   large, wealthy, and sophisticated.
D)   large in geographic size but sparsely populated.
E)   rural, with few impressive buildings.

Question 19

Match the person or term with the with the correct description.
-Juan Ponce de Léon

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A)  claimed Brazil for Portugal in 1500
B)  founded Quebec
C)  Italian who sailed for Spain in 1492
D)  Dominican priest who preached against Spanish abuses of Indians
E)  British economist who wrote The Wealth of NationsF) Spanish conquistador who conquered the AztecsG) sailed around southern Africa and into the Indian OceanH) America was named for himI) first European to discover Newfoundland in 1497J) explored FloridaK) led seven large naval expeditions in early 1400sL) developed a movable-type printing press

Question 20

Explain the chapter's title: "A New World." What was new? Is "new" an appropriate term? Does perspective play a role in calling the Americas new? Be sure to comment on whether freedom was new in this New World.

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In 1776, Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere?

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Match the person or term with the with the correct description. -Samuel de Champlain

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The mound builders were sophisticated ancient peoples living near Mexico City.

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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two. -"coverture"

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The Spanish reconquista removed the Moors from power in the Iberian Peninsula.

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Columbus established the first permanent settlement on Hispaniola in 1502.

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Henry Hudson:

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In 1517, the German priest ________ began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety-Five Theses, which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption.

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