- Which is a primary source for evidence that Columbus sailed to find a new route to the Indies in 1492?
Your answer:
a painting showing Columbus landing in the New World
a letter from the current ambassador from Spain describing the voyage
a diary entry written by a crew member aboard Columbus' ship
a television show about the explorations of Columbus
- In the 1400's, Europeans were able to begin exploring for new trade routes to Asia because of
Your answer:
increases in religious toleration in Europe
a decline in the power of absolute power
advances in navigation and shipbuilding
the unification of Europe into one country
- The Iroquois of the northeast lived in bark-covered longhouses. The Cheyenne of the western plains lived in buffalo-hide tepees. What is the best explanation for this difference in housing style?
Your answer:
The Iroquois developed housing to fit their lifestyle but the Cheyenne did not.
Neither group had enough technology to build homes suited to their environments.
The Cheyenne were better hunters than the Iroquois and were able to get the necessary hides.
Both groups used the materials around them in the development of their housing.
- In which way were the Mayas, Aztecs, and Incas similar?
Your answer:
They created well-organized societies.
They had no central government.
They practiced the same religion.
They spoke the same language.
- About 60,000 native Tainos were living on the island now called Puerto Rico when Columbus' expedition first arrived. In less than 20 years, the native Taino population was about 2,000. Which statement best explains the decrease in the native population?
Your answer:
Most of the natives intermarried with the Spanish.
The Spanish moved most of the natives to other locations.
The natives were exposed to diseases brought by the Europeans.
The natives could not adjust to the new Spanish religion.
- Which georgraphic condition in the Sourthern colonies contributed to their decision to grow cotton and tobacco?
Your answer:
heavily forested mountain ranges
rich deposits of mineral resources
fertile coastal plain and a long growing season
rocky soil and a short growing season
- In which way were the French, Spanish, and English colonies in the Americas similar?
Your answer:
They welcomed anyone who wished to settle within their boundaries.
They had locally elected legislatures.
They were regulated by their ruling countries.
They practiced religious tolerance.
- Which is a valid conclusion that can be drawn from these maps?
Your answer:
As the number of colonists increased, the colonies expanded.
Most colonists made a living by farming or trading.
Both the French and the British had many colonies in North America.
Britain, Holland, and Sweden all founded colonies along the Pacific coast.
- Base your answer to question 9 on the bibliography below and on your knowledge of social studies. Book A: Friedman, Estelle. Digging into Yesterday: The Discovery of Ancien Civilizations. NY: Putnam, 1958. Book B: Leonard, Jonathan Norton. Ancient America. NY: times, Inc., 1967. Book C: Snow, Dean R. The Archeology of North America: American Indians and Their Origins, NY: Thames and Hudson, 1980. Book D: Williams, Gail. Early Man in South America. NY: Norman Press, 1977. Which book is most likely to contain information about an archaeological expedition to Brazil in 1973?
Your answer:
Book C
Book D
Book A
Book B
- During the colonial period, New England town meetings were important because they
Your answer:
helped establish democratic government in America
decreased the people's role in government
increased the colonists' dependence on Great Britain
weakened democratic ideals