Deck 2: The Rise of the Atlantic World, 1400-1625

Question 1

Where was the first permanent European settlement on future United States soil?

A) Jamestown, Virginia
B) Quebec, Canada
C) St. Augustine, Florida
D) Plymouth, Massachusetts
E) Santa Fe, New Mexico

Answer 1

St. Augustine, Florida

Question 2

What was the primary object of Spanish explorers in the New World?

A) Agricultural land
B) Gold
C) Land
D) A fountain of youth
E) Furs

Answer 2

Gold

Question 3

Which of the following statements accurately describe Prince Henry the Navigator's role in encouraging Portuguese exploration?

A) Most of his financial support came from the Pope.
B) He discouraged Portuguese seamen from using caravels because he thought they were unreliable.
C) He looked for alternative routes to Asia.
D) He wrote a popular book about the value of Benin.
E) He led a Portuguese fleet around Cape Horn.

Answer 3

He looked for alternative routes to Asia.

Question 4

Where did the French attempt to make their first settlement in North America?

A) Along the St. Lawrence Valley
B) South Carolina
C) Jacksonville, Florida
D) Fort Nassau
E) None of these choices

Question 5

Which of the following statements about the fifteenth century slave trade is correct?

A) Slavery already existed in West African societies and was a much harsher, less humane form of slavery than that practiced by the Europeans.
B) The only motivation was economic, and race had no role.
C) Slave traders often traded gold for the African slaves.
D) The trade began accidentally because of a linguistic misunderstanding between Portuguese seamen and African tribes.
E) Those sold into slavery by African kings were primarily undesirables such as lawbreakers or persons accused of witchcraft.

Question 6

Which of the following statements does not correctly portray an aspect of the "Columbian exchange"?

A) Europe carried deadly germs to the Americas.
B) The Americas sent corn and potatoes to Europe.
C) The Americas sent horses and sheep to Europe.
D) Europeans transported silver to the Americas to finance new settlements.
E) Europe sent coffee and sugar to the Americas.

Question 7

In the early 1500s what percentage of Europe's population consisted of peasants?

A) Less than 10 percent
B) Between 40 percent and 50 percent
C) About 75 percent
D) Less than one percent
E) Over 90 percent

Question 8

How did the European slavery that arose in the fifteenth century differ from other forms of European slavery?

A) The "new slavery" was a high-volume business.
B) Slaves taken under the "new slavery" were treated harshly and were destined for exhausting, mindless labor rather than domestic service.
C) Slaves were regarded ad property rather than merely as persons of low status.
D) The "new slavery" was based explicitly on the blackness and cultural differences of Africans.
E) All of these choices

Question 9

Which of the following is not a legacy of the Reformation?

A) The development of various denominations in Europe
B) A belief in the importance of reading
C) The idea that clergy have no special powers
D) A counter-reformation by the Catholic Church
E) Cooperation between Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church

Question 10

Which of the following was not a development of the "maritime revolution" of the fifteenth century?

A) New materials for constructing ships
B) A more maneuverable ship
C) A new type of sail
D) Mastering the compass
E) Better use of the astrolabe

Question 11

Which of the following was not one of the Puritan beliefs?

A) Salvation was predetermined.
B) Christ was not present in the Eucharist.
C) A learned sermon was the heart of worship.
D) Membership in the church should be extended to anyone who had been baptized.
E) It was necessary to live lives of severe self-discipline.

Question 12

Which of the following is true of both African and Indian religion?

A) Both believed the practice of magic was wrong.
B) Both believed that another world lay beyond the one the people perceived with their five senses.
C) Both believed in a devil.
D) Both believed that human beings ultimately could become gods.
E) All of these are true.

Question 13

Which of the following was not one of the problems in English society in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

A) High unemployment
B) A declining population
C) Falling wages
D) Class differences
E) Widening gap between rich and poor

Question 14

Which of the following statements about Christopher Columbus is correct?

A) He believed by sailing west he could reach Asia.
B) He had been recruited by the King and Queen of Spain to be the agent of Spanish territorial expansion.
C) He embarked on his expedition with limited navigating experience.
D) His sole goal was to glorify his god, and he thought nothing of personal gain or even the finances of his expedition.
E) He was simply one of about a dozen would-be explorers who roamed Europe endlessly hawking their enterprises.

Question 15

How did the Puritans want to reform the Church of England?

A) They wanted to revert to purer Roman Catholic rituals.
B) They wanted to purify it of Roman Catholic rituals.
C) They wanted to purge the church of Quaker influences.
D) They wanted to distinguish between the clergy and the congregation.
E) They wanted to discourage laypersons from interfering in church affairs.

Question 16

Which of the following nations led the way in exploration in the fifteenth century?

A) England
B) Portugal
C) The Netherlands
D) Spain
E) France

Question 17

When Columbus first encountered the Tainos, how did he react?

A) He assumed they were bloodthirsty killers.
B) He said that they reminded him of residents of England.
C) He concluded that they were simplistic innocents who could be Christianized.
D) He wanted to sell them as slaves in earn gold.
E) He assumed that they were stupid savages who were good for nothing.

Question 18

Why was John Rolfe important to the eventual success of the Jamestown settlement?

A) He adapted a salable variety of tobacco to conditions in Virginia.
B) He negotiated agreements with the Indians that provided essential food between 1607 and 1610.
C) He resolved the problem of an inadequate labor supply by importing slaves from Africa.
D) He introduced the policy that if you did not work you would not eat.
E) He persuaded Powhatan to teach the settlers how to grow food.

Question 19

What was the general social structure in European society in the sixteenth century?

A) Egalitarian
B) Hierarchical
C) Communistic
D) Matriarchal
E) Socialistic

Question 20

Which statement concerning the West African empires prior to 1600 is true?

A) They engaged in vigorous trade, were Islamic, and were known for their wealth.
B) They had no written language and no transportation infrastructure.
C) They were infested with tsetse flies and therefore unable to develop a state bureaucracy.
D) They were generally warrior states with little inclination to develop agriculture.
E) They were ruled over by kings whose absolute political power was based on ruthless use of force.

Question 21

What was a result of the battle of Lake Champlain in 1609?

A) The French gained control of Atlantic Canada.
B) Indian-European relations entered a deadly era of trade, diplomacy, and warfare.
C) The lake's value as a highway for Indian traders, diplomats, and warriors ended.
D) The English controlled all of North America except for Florida.
E) The fish and waterfowl populations virtually died out.

Question 22

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:

Cape of Good Hope

Question 23

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:

Timbuktu, Mali

Question 24

How did the Renaissance encourage exploration?

A) It led Italian monarchs to support explorers in search of a return to Rome's greatness.
B) It encouraged individuals to search for new knowledge and information.
C) It destroyed the connections between Christianity and science.
D) It ended the disputes between Protestantism and Catholicism
E) It motivated many to look for lost treasures.

Question 25

To Europeans, what was the "little commonwealth"?

A) It was the individual.
B) It was the nuclear family.
C) It was the extended family.
D) It was the local village.
E) It was the entire colony.

Question 26

According to Martin Luther, what is the basis of a person's salvation?

A) People can buy their salvation by giving money to the church.
B) People can earn their salvation by doing good works.
C) People can only gain their salvation through faith in God.
D) People can gain their salvation after seeing Jesus Christ.
E) None of these choices

Question 27

Where was the first permanent English settlement in the New World?

A) Plymouth
B) Newport
C) St. Augustine
D) Jamestown
E) Charles Town

Question 28

How were the early English efforts at settlement paid for?

A) Through the issuance of company stock
B) Through the sale of slaves
C) Through the floating of government bonds
D) Through the raising of income taxes
E) Through deficit spending by the government

Question 29

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:

Benin

Question 30

Who did Virginia rely on for most of its labor in its initial years as a colony?

A) Indentured servants
B) Hessians
C) Irish laborers
D) Slaves
E) Indians

Question 31

What was the leading empire in West Africa in the 14th and early 15th centuries?

A) Ashanti
B) Zulu
C) Sambura
D) Mali
E) Yoruba

Question 32

Who broke with the Catholic Church and persuaded Parliament to create the Church of England?

A) Richard I
B) Henry VIII
C) Mary I
D) Elizabeth I
E) James I

Question 33

Where was New Netherland established?

A) On the Hudson River
B) On the St. Lawrence River
C) On the Potomac River
D) On the Delaware River
E) On the Savannah River

Question 34

In the 1570s, what were England's objectives in the Western Hemisphere?

A) It wanted to find the Northwest Passage and to harass the Spanish.
B) It wanted to find a steady source of furs for aristocratic English women.
C) It wanted to convert the Native Americans to Protestantism and to establish colonies.
D) It wanted to discover new sources of gold and to develop new markets for English goods.
E) It wanted to lay claim to new fishing beds and to find an outpost to which they could exile Irish rebels.

Question 35

What was European reciprocity?

A) It was when European monarchs funded explorers in return for any riches found during the explorations.
B) It was when Europeans paid for exploration with gold and silver.
C) It was when the upper classes acted with dignity and the lower classes showed deference to their superiors.
D) It was the agreement between the Pope and Protestant monarchs to collaborate on colonizing the New World.
E) None of these choices

Question 36

What was the Mayflower Compact?

A) It was an agreement reached by the first Pilgrims to constitute themselves a civil body politic.
B) It was an agreement reached by the first Pilgrims to live in harmony with the local Indians.
C) It was an agreement reached by the first Pilgrims to be governed directly by England.
D) It was an agreement reached by the first Pilgrims to establish a colony open to all newcomers.
E) None of these choices

Question 37

What was one of the purposes of the settlement at Plymouth Plantation?

A) The settlers wanted to form a religious outpost to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
B) The settlers wanted to establish a community in which all members could freely practice the religion of their choice.
C) The settlers wanted to compete with the Virginia colony for furs.
D) The settlers wanted to identify a source of gold to finance future religious wars.
E) The settlers wanted to send back lumber, furs, and fish.

Question 38

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:

Sahara Desert

Question 39

What was the main problem that crippled the Roanoke colony and hurt Jamestown in its early years?

A) The English settlers refused to work.
B) The nearby French settlement monopolized the Native American labor supply.
C) The Native Americans refused to trade with the English settlers.
D) The British refused to send more supplies.
E) The blacks brought by the English refused to live in harmony with the Native Americans.

Question 40

How did Governor Francis Wyatt wage the Second Anglo-Powhatan War?

A) He ordered all captured Indians enslaved.
B) He made an alliance with Chippewa Indians to overwhelm the Powhatan Indians.
C) He used ruthless tactics like destroying food supplies and driving Indians from their homes during winter.
D) He attempted to minimize bloodshed by offering generous concession to the Indians if they stopped fighting.
E) He laid siege to the Indians' villages and then negotiated.

Question 41

MAP QUESTIONS
Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Africa that correctly identifies each of the following:

Canary Islands

Question 42

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following:

New England

Question 43

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:

St. Lawrence River

Question 44

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe that correctly identifies each of the following:

Portugal

Question 45

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following:

Newfoundland

Question 46

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following:

Greenland

Question 47

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe that correctly identifies each of the following:

France

Question 48

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the North Atlantic region that correctly identifies each of the following:

Iceland

Question 49

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:

St. Augustine, Florida

Question 50

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe that correctly identifies each of the following:

Spain

Question 51

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:

Hudson River

Question 52

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:

Kennebec River, Maine

Question 53

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:

Jamestown, Virginia

Question 54

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of the United States that correctly identifies each of the following:

Roanoke Island, North Carolina

Question 55

Instructions: Choose the letter on the accompanying map of Europe that correctly identifies each of the following:

England