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Oakes/McGerr, Of the People 4e Student Resources
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Columbus' first journey to the Americas resulted in
Trading between Columbus and indigenous groups
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Kidnapping of indigenous peoples
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Tension between Columbus and indigenous groups
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All of the above
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The Spanish crown after conquering Mexico
Encouraged explorers to stop and further develop Mexican resources
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Encouraged further exploration of the Americas
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Decided to withdraw from the Americas to pursue war against other European nations
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Put an end to the encomienda system
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The two dominant cultures in the Eastern Woodlands area of the Americas were the Algonquin and the Anasazi.
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Prior to 1500, slavery was an unknown practice in Europe.
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Within a few years after the Spanish arrived in the New World, the native populations began to decline because of the introduction of smallpox and influenza, to which the natives had no immunity.
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Corn-based agriculture made its way northward from Mexico primarily via
Across the Gulf of Mexico
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Coastal trade
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The Mississippi River
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Ponce de León, de Soto, and Coronado were motivated in their explorations
to convert the natives to Christianity.
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to discover and map as much land as possible before any other nation arrived to claim it.
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by Cortés's discovery of Aztec gold and their belief that it could be found in other American locations.
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All of the above.
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Spain conquered Tenochtitlan by
Making crucial alliances with indigenous groups
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Enacting a siege, which starved-out the remaining Aztec civilians
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Receiving aid from Europe and the Caribbean
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All of the above
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Isabel and Ferdinand were able to forge a strong national Spanish loyalty by
marrying their children to royalty in other nations.
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forming an alliance with Portugal.
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attacking France.
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leading a holy war against the Muslims.
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Which of the following was NOT a plant or animal that was transported from Spain to the New World
Horses.
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Wheat
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Pigs.
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Corn.
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When Europeans arrived in the New World at the end of the fifteenth century, they found come native peoples who lived very simple lives in small family groups and others who lived in very complex and well-built cities.
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Over time, the slave trade played a less important role in Portugal's trade with Africa.
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Europeans found that the African kingdoms south of the Sahara Desert
Had already begun domestication of corn before their arrival.
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Were technologically sophisticated, relatively speaking
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Had large, flourishing cities, on par with Native Americans
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Were eager to initially trade natural resources for finished goods
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In response to the Requerimiento, native groups learned to
Tantalize the Spaniards with accounts of nearby wealth just west of where they were
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Fight off the Spanish
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Spread diseases to Spanish explorers
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Fully submit to Spanish explorers
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Navigation and travel were improved by all of the following technological advances except
lighter, faster ships.
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metal-hulled ships.
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gunpowder for weapons.
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better maps for navigation.
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Which of the following did NOT motivate La Malinche when she served as a translator for Cortés?
Fear of Cortés
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Hatred of the Aztecs.
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Ideas of gaining great wealth.
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A desire to help her children.
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The best description of native North Americans before the arrival of the Europeans is that
they lived a "hand-to-mouth" existence and just barely made a living.
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they were members of highly complex and sophisticated societies.
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they lived in a world that was biologically and culturally diverse.
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regardless of where they lived, they all lived basically the same way.
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The slave trade became an important part of the Portuguese economy with the
introduction of slavery to Europeans.
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establishment of plantations on Madeira.
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opening of slave trade centers in Lisbon.
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All of the above.
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America's Paleo-Indians adjusted to changes brought on by the end of the Ice Age by
concentrating on smaller game.
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traveling longer distances looking for food.
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adopting agriculture.
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All of the above.
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Columbus's journeys had the long-term effect of
connecting the cultures of Africa, Europe, and the Americas.
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isolating Europe from the rest of the world.
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allowing Spain to economically destroy other European nations.
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uniting the Indian population of the Americas with Spain into a powerful military alliance.
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