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| 7478585819 | The ideals that the colonists cherished as synonymous with American life included reverence for all of the following except: individual liberty self-government opposition to slavery | opposition to slavery | 0 | |
| 7478589676 | By the 1770s what issue helped bring about a crisis of imperial authority? | taxation, self-rule, and trade restrictions | 1 | |
| 7478596817 | Most likely, the first Americans were | People who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America | 2 | |
| 7478606504 | Some of the more advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except a) engage in significant voyages of discovery b) establish, large, elaborate, bustling cities c) carry on commerce | a) engage in significant voyages of discovery | 3 | |
| 7478611100 | The crop that became the staple of life in Mexico and South America was | corn | 4 | |
| 7478617807 | Native American (Indian) civilization was least highly developed in | North America | 5 | |
| 7478621473 | The development of "three-sister" farming on the southeast Atlantic seaboard | Produced a rich diet that led to high population densities | 6 | |
| 7478628020 | Men in the more settled agricultural groups in North America performed all of the following tasks except: a) hunting b) fishing c) tending crops | c) tending crops | 7 | |
| 7478633217 | The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they | Brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk | 8 | |
| 7478645064 | Europeans wanted to discover a new, shorter route to Eastern Asia in order to a) Break the hold that the Muslim merchants had on trade with Asia b) reduce the price of goods from Asia c) both are correct | c) both are correct | 9 | |
| 7478648673 | Which groups were responsible for slave trading in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived? | The Arabs and Africans | 10 | |
| 7478650905 | The origins of the modern plantation system can be found in the | Portuguese slave trade | 11 | |
| 7478656142 | In an effort to reach the Indies, Spain looked westward because | Portugal controlled the African coast | 12 | |
| 7478659482 | After his first voyage, Christopher Columbus believed that he had | sailed to the outskirts of the East Indies | 13 | |
| 7490274364 | Columbus called the native people in the "New World" Indians because | He believed he had skirted the rim of the "Indies" | 14 | |
| 7490277613 | The term "Columbian exchange" describes | the transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the Old and New Worlds | 15 | |
| 7490279044 | The introduction of American plants around the world resulted in | rapid population growth in Europe | 16 | |
| 7490279770 | European contact with Native Americans led to | the death of millions of Native Americans, who had little resistance to European diseases | 17 | |
| 7490282707 | The Dominican Friar Bartolome' de Las Casas is best known for | speaking out against the encomienda system on Native Americans | 18 | |
| 7490284569 | Spain began to fortify and settle its North American lands in order to | Protect its domains from encroachments by England and France | 19 | |
| 7490286008 | The settlement settled in the early 1600's that was the most important for the United States was | Jamestown | 20 | |
| 7490286554 | Spain's dreams of empire began to fade with the | defeat of the Spanish Armada | 21 | |
| 7490287358 | The first successful attempt of English colonization in 1585 was in | Roanoke Island | 22 | |
| 7490288959 | Arrange the following events in chronological order: Reformation, Founding of Jamestown, Restoration, defeat of Spanish Armada, colony of Georgia | Reformation, Defeat of Spanish Armada, Founding of Jamestown, Restoration, colony of Georgia | 23 | |
| 7490291397 | The financial means for England's first permanent colonization in America were provided by | a joint stock company | 24 | |
| 7490292765 | The early years of Jamestown were mainly characterized by | starvation, disease, and Indian raids | 25 | |
| 7490293740 | The summoning of Virginia's House of Representatives marked an important precedent because it | was the first of many future mini parliaments to convene in America | 26 | |
| 7490295396 | A major reason for the founding of the Maryland colony in 1634 was to | create a refuge for the Catholics | 27 | |
| 7490295899 | Under the Barbados slave code of 1661, slaves were | denied the most fundamental rights | 28 | |
| 7490296588 | The busiest seaport in the southern colonies was | Charleston | 29 | |
| 7490297229 | North Carolina and Rhode Island were similar in that they | were the two most democratic colonies | 30 | |
| 7490297547 | The colony of Georgia was founded | as a defensive barrier against Spain | 31 | |
| 7490299147 | The Iroquois leader who helped his nation revive its old customs was | Handsome Lake | 32 | |
| 7490300731 | Arrange the events in order: founding of: Georgia, Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland | Virginia, Maryland, Carolinas, Georgia | 33 | |
| 7490305329 | In American history, 1619 is important because in that year: a) blacks from Africa first arrived in America b) tobacco was first cultivated in Jamestown c) the House of Burgesses was established for the Jamestown colony d) Puritans arrived in Massachusetts | a) blacks from Africa first arrived in America c) the House of Burgesses was established for the Jamestown colony | 34 | |
| 7490306818 | Two major exports of the Carolinas were | rice and Indian slaves | 35 | |
| 7490307894 | Their neighbors as regarded the inhabitants of North Carolina | outcasts and irreligious | 36 | |
| 7490308691 | The attitude of Carolinians towards Indians can be best described as | hostile | 37 | |
| 7490309147 | Georgia's founders were determined to | create a haven for people imprisoned for debt | 38 | |
| 7490310178 | The biggest disrupter of Native American life was | disease | 39 |
