Deck 3: Historical Settlement of North America

Question 1

The benefit of the French long lot system for dividing land was what?

A)Each farmer could have access to the waterfront,which allowed for the easy transportation of crops.
B)Each farmer could decide for himself how much land he wanted and what the boundaries of his property would be.
C)The system divided the landscape into even,equally size rectangles,allowing for quick division of land and rapid settlement.
D)All of the above.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

What European group was the first to send explorers to North America?

A)The Vikings
B)The French
C)The Spanish
D)The British

Answer 2

A

Question 3

French traders exchanged European goods with Native Americans for what?

A)Tobacco
B)Furs
C)Beads
D)Land

Answer 3

B

Question 4

The most important factor that influenced the population densities of Native Americas/First Nations?

A)Average temperature/climate
B)Warfare between groups
C)Access to abundant natural resources
D)Flat versus difficult terrain/topography

Question 5

By the late 1600s,thousands of French settlers were living near what?

A)The Mississippi River
B)The St.Lawrence River
C)The Potomac River
D)The Ohio River

Question 6

Unsustainable harvesting of what resource contributed to Russia's decision to sell their North American territory in 1867?

A)Lumber
B)Fur
C)Salmon
D)Gold

Question 7

What economic factor fueled European exploration of the "New World"?

A)Wars in Europe led to displaced peoples needing to find a new home.
B)Food shortages in Europe led to the need to new farming lands.
C)European monarchs needed money to repay the merchants who supported their regimes.
D)Merchants in Europe needed new products to fuel an increasing demand for luxuries.

Question 8

Which of the following best summarizes Zelinsky's theory of first effective settlement?

A)That the first people to arrive in an area gain an advantage over subsequent groups.
B)That groups who are the first to successfully settle a place have the longest impacts on its cultural landscape.
C)That the first treaty to be agreed upon is not always the most effective.
D)That the first group to attempt to settle an area will be successful if they adapt to their new environment.

Question 9

The Spanish government system of land grants authorized three types of settlement based on the size of the settlement.Which of the following is the correct order of sizes for these settlements (from small to large)?

A)Villas - Pueblos - Ciudades
B)Pueblos - Villas - Ciudades
C)Ciudades - Villas - Pueblos
D)Villas -Ciudades - Pueblos

Question 10

The first successful (continuously inhabited)European settlement in the continental United States was established in what area?

A)Virginia
B)Florida
C)Massachusetts
D)New York

Question 11

What is the term for the transfer of various species,such as crops,diseases,between the "New World" and Europe?

A)The Columbian Exchange
B)The Feral Exchange
C)Panethnotransference
D)Cultural Diffusion

Question 12

The Laws of the Indies,dictated the patterns of settlement for colonies established by which European group?

A)The French
B)The Portuguese
C)The British
D)The Spanish

Question 13

The forceful invasion of one group of people on the territory of another,causing the conquest of the latter people to foreign rule is known as what?

A)Expansionism
B)Imperialism
C)Interventionism
D)Domination

Question 14

What European colonial power controlled what is now Alaska prior to 1867?

A)France
B)Britain
C)Russia
D)Spain

Question 15

Native Americans/First Nations lived

A)Only in small temporary settlements.
B)Only in permanent settlements,villages and cities.
C)Some groups lived in migratory groups and others in villages and cities.
D)Generally groups lived large cities comparable in size to the largest European cities.

Question 16

The cultural landscapes of North America can be compared to a parchment on which writing has been written,erased,and rewritten many times.The term for such a parchment is what?

A)Codices
B)Palimpsest
C)Quarto
D)Nitriensis

Question 17

The abduction and enslavement of thousands of Africans who were brought to the Americas against their will as laborers is an example of which of the following?

A)Voluntary migration
B)Forced migration
C)Reluctant migration
D)Chain migration

Question 18

Before European settlement in North America,population densities of Native Americans/First Nations were the greatest in which region?

A)The Pacific Northwest,California,and present-day Southeastern United States
B)The Northeast (Atlantic Periphery)and around the Great Lakes
C)The Great Plains,Rocky Mountains,and Intermontane West
D)The Southwest and Hawaii

Question 19

Some examples of the enduring impacts indigenous people have had on the cultural landscape of North America are

A)Place-names,food preferences,clothing styles,environmental attitudes and spiritual belief.
B)Environmental attitudes,music,housing styles,and place-names.
C)Spiritual beliefs,common words,clothing styles,and medicines.
D)Modern artistic styles,clothing styles,housing styles,and food preferences.

Question 20

After 1755,many French settlers left Nova Scotia for what reason?

A)They were having trouble farming in such a cold climate.
B)They didn't like that so many English were moving into the region.
C)The British government deported them.
D)Many of the sources favorite French foods and beverages could not be grown there.

Question 21

Many Cajun (French)settlers to Louisiana ended up in the region because ________.

Question 22

At the time of the American Revolution the total population of the 13 British colonies was almost what?

A)500,000
B)1 million
C)2)5 million
D)6 million

Question 23

Two types of settlements were created while much of the American Southwest was controlled by Mexico,ranchos that were used for ________ and colonias that were used for ________.

Question 24

What system of land division that divided land into squares that were 6 miles on each side and then further divides these into 1 square mile sections called?

A)Metes and bounds
B)Township and range
C)Long Lot
D)Lot and block

Question 25

The first permanent British settlement in North America was what?

A)Jamestown,Virginia
B)St.George's,Bermuda
C)Plymouth,Massachusetts
D)Roanoke,Virginia

Question 26

The Dutch East India Company was involved with the settlement of what part of North America?

A)South Carolina and Florida
B)Massachusetts,Rode Island,and Vermont
C)New York,Connecticut and Delaware
D)Mississippi and Alabama

Question 27

If you were flying across the Western United States and saw the landscape was divided by roads and fields that ran precisely east-west and north-south in regular squares and rectangles you might logically assume that this part of the country had been surveyed using what system?

A)Metes and bounds
B)Township and range
C)Long Lot
D)Lot and block

Question 28

The British system of land surveying that allowed individual settlers to draw up the boundaries of their property using natural features as boundaries was called what?

A)Long Lots
B)Metes and bounds
C)Township and range
D)Lot and block

Question 29

The settlements of New Netherlands were lost to what colonial power in 1664?

A)Spain
B)France
C)England
D)Germany

Question 30

There were three distinct cultural hearths on the Atlantic cost of the U.S> from which settlers set out to colonize the rest of the continent,the Southern Hearth,the Mid Atlantic Hearth,and the New England Hearth.Each of these cultural hearths had their own distinct ________.

Question 31

Although Britain was not the first European country to establish settlements in North America,British settlers were highly successful.What was one of the differences in British settlement patterns that may have contributed to this success?

A)The British government encouraged entire families to settle in North America.
B)The British government encouraged individuals (mostly men)to come to North America to make their fortunes and marry women from other nations.
C)The British government set up a feudal system of government in which favored individuals were granted large land holdings and peasant settlers came to work for them.
D)Most British "settlers" were members of losing factions in various internal wars in the British Empire and were shipped over in larger numbers than from competing nations.

Question 32

Two reasons for the massive decline in Native American populations after European settlement began are ________ and ________.

Question 33

Anti-immigrant laws excluding Chinese immigrants were passed in what countries in North America?

A)In the United States
B)In Canada
C)In both the United States and Canada
D)Actually there were no national laws excluding Chinese immigration in either country

Question 34

Law that allowed settlers to purchase land at $1.25 per acre was called what?

A)The Homestead Act
B)The Preemption Act of 1841
C)The Dawes Act
D)The Castello Plan of 1822

Question 35

Archaeologists have excavated artifacts from a Viking settlement in ________ and many believe there were other settlements in ________.

Question 36

The view that the United States had the right to claim all the territory west to the Pacific Ocean is called what?

A)Manifest destiny
B)American exceptionalism
C)Romantic nationalism
D)Continentalism

Question 37

The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ceded much of the future states of Colorado,Utah,Wyoming,Nevada,and California from what country to what country?

A)From Spain to the British
B)From the Spain to the United States
C)From Mexico to the British
D)From Mexico to the United States

Question 38

Which of the following territorial conflicts during the settlement of North America was resulted in armed conflict?

A)The dispute between Mexico and the United States over Texas
B)The dispute over the Oregon Territory
C)The dispute between Russia and the United States over Alaska
D)The dispute between Spain and the United States over Florida

Question 39

Which of the following factors contributed to the Dutch losing control of their settlements in North America?

A)Native attacks on Dutch settlements were too costly,with too little reward.
B)The British government bought the Dutch settlements and land in exchange for concessions in continental Europe.
C)Dutch settlements were disorganized and the government had trouble maintaining control.
D)Dutch settlers were considered employees of the Dutch East India Company leading many settlers to leave for increased freedom in British colonies.

Question 40

Which of the following best describes the impact of the Dawes Act on Native American land holdings?

A)The impact was very positive.Many native people became successful farmers or ranchers and integrated into Euro-American society.
B)The impact was overwhelmingly negative.Many parcels were quickly sold to Euro-American settlers,leaving native people without land or a way to support themselves.
C)The impact was somewhat positive.Although many native people were able to become farmers and ranchers,many Euro-Americans also bought land nearby leading to increasing conflict.
D)none of the above

Question 41

The population of the United States grew from about 17 million in 1840 to more than 105 million in 1920 largely as a result of ________.

Question 42

The Northwest Land Ordinance was set up by Thomas Jefferson as a way to quickly survey land.Its impacts can still be seen ________.

Question 43

Explain the theory of first effective settlement and give an example of how it impacts cultural landscapes.

Question 44

What is the relationship between demographic changes in the late 20ᵗʰ century and technology? As the world technology allows the world to become more interconnected how will that impact immigration and unique local cultures?

Question 45

Large American cities on the Atlantic coast served to import and export goods to and from inland areas around them called their ________.

Question 46

Describe the patterns of Canadian and American immigration policy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.How did these policies change during the 1960s? How are current policies in the United States different than those in Canada?

Question 47

One of the largest demographic shifts in the 20ᵗʰ century was called the ________,and involved the African Americans.

Question 48

How did technological innovations impact the settlement of North America? Give an example of a technology that had a major impact in some part of North America.

Question 49

What is nativism? What led to its rise in North America and what impact did it have?

Question 50

The British Parliament passed the British North America Act in 1867,which created the Dominion of Canada and resulted in increasing immigration and settlement of Canada was a result of British fears about ________.