Chapter 02 Self-Quiz 1

. Don Luís de Velasco's life illustrates all of the following statements about Europeans and Indians except

Each group knew about the other moderately well.

Although their customs seemed odd to the other, they were not fully foreign.

Indians and Europeans learned each other's languages.

All statements are correct.

. Even though European colonies were different from one another, they had certain things in common. All of the following statements are correct except which one?

Colonies were designed to provide homes for excess populations to the New World.

Colonies provided religious havens for dissidents.

Colonies claimed vast areas of western North America.

Colonies provided a quick return on investment.

. Which of the following explorers is correctly matched with the region he explored?

Ferdinand Magellan — Newfoundland

Jacques Cartier — Hudson Bay

John Cabot — Florida Peninsula

Giovanni da Verrazano — Atlantic coastline of North America

. At the time of the first French settlements along the St. Lawrence, relations among the Northeast Indians would be best characterized as

hostile with numerous revenge raids.

friendly but without trade relations.

friendly with widespread trade relations.

hostile but willing to trade only with the Spanish.

. In the middle of the sixteenth century, the Hurons typically lived in

bark huts near their farms.

villages made up of family longhouses and other structures along streets that were cleaned daily.

large palisaded villages of several thousand people.

very strict homes called longhouses where male children were reared from a young age to become warriors.

. The term "middle ground" as it is used in reference to the French region in North America means

the area where French authority was superior.

the central region of the St. Lawrence Valley.

the area where the Indians prevailed and the French would not venture.

the frontier area where neither French nor Indian authority or custom prevailed.

. In contrast to the French colonies, the Dutch colony known as New Netherland was

not interested in trade with Native Americans.

continually supported by the Dutch government.

not founded by an interest in finding a northwest passage.

not interested in converting Native Americans to Christianity.

. Which best describes New Netherland settlements in the latter half of the seventeenth century?

Catholic, huge peasant class.

Protestant, under Spanish rule.

Protestant, thriving merchant class.

Powerful aristocracy, weak middle class.

. The colonists at Roanoke

Probably all died before English ships could return to the colony.

Abandoned the colony and probably merged with mainland Algonquian people.

Disappeared in a mystery that still confounds historians.

Abandoned the colony and founded the Jamestown Colony.

. "Nationalism was always tinged with religious fervor" means that

the European nations looked to the establishment of colonies as a way to expand their power and to expand their form of Christianity.

the European nations looked to the establishment of colonies as a way to expand their power and to expand their form of Christianity but that national power was a bit more important.

the European nations looked to the establishment of colonies as a way to expand their power and to expand their form of Christianity but that religious power was a bit more important.

nationalism was uniquely English and that religious fervor was a predominantly Spanish attitude.

. Which statement about the English in Africa is false?

Tropical African diseases threatened the very existence of English colonies in Africa.

The English had realized that in order to be successful in Africa they must allow the African nations to determine the rules of trade and cooperation.

England arrived in Africa later than the other Europeans.

England had to force the other European nations to let English colonists and traders ply their trade.

. Prior to establishing North American colonies, the English had gained experience from its colonization of Ireland. That experience caused them to

understand how to organize and finance a colony.

have rigid attitudes about accepting cultural differences.

judge people in terms that made themselves "civilized" and the others "barbarians."

All of the above.

. Which of the following statements about the English colonization efforts at Roanoke is not accurate?

The English either could not or did not launch expeditions to find the lost colonists.

Sir Walter Raleigh was unable to get back to check on the colonists because of war at home.

Friendly relations between the English and the local Roanoke Indians ensured its success.

The colonists of Roanoke were abandoned by their government.

. European nations established colonies in North America to achieve political or economic advantage over their rivals. Which of the following statements is an accurate representation of the era?

Each explorer or colonist believed in the sanctity of cultural and religious diversity.

Each nation's rulers realized very quickly that political self-determination was the quickest avenue to success.

Each nation had previous military experience subjugating less powerful and culturally different peoples at home and realized that this was not a very productive attitude where Native Americans were concerned.

Some native peoples allied themselves with the Europeans, and others saw the Europeans as dangerous to their own well-being.

. By the middle of the seventeenth century, the supply of beaver near European settlements

Began to diminish.

First diminished then increased after Europeans banned the beaver trade.

Was not affected by the beaver trade.

Totally vanished.

. The lack of circulating wampum

Led to the establishment of standardized hard currency

Did not matter for the Dutch fur trade, as Native Americans cared more about receiving weapons in trade

Negatively affected the Dutch fur trade.

Led to the establishment of standardized prices

. Throughout the sixteenth century, European nations cooperated together to establish lasting colonies in the Americas.

True

False

. Sir Walter Raleigh believed that the key to power in the world relied on control of the seas and trade.

True

False

. Rulers of the various European nations first viewed North America as a barrier to the rich trade of Asia.

True

False

. Spanish dreams of an empire along the Southeast's Atlantic coastline were undermined largely by the local Indian tribes.

True

False

. The practice of going to war to replace deceased relatives was common among Spanish and French settlements.

True

False

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