1) How did the formation of the League of Iroquois CHANGE LIFE for people in that culture group? *

A .The Iroquois built permanent villages

B. Warfare among the Iroquois nations ended

C. Women no longer had any property rights

D. One religious leader now made all political decisions

2) Which of the following is the WIDESPREAD VIEW about how people first reached the Americas? *

3 points

They traveled by boat from Asia

They crossed a land bridge from Asia

They crossed a land bridge from Africa

They traveled by boat from Europe

3) Women played all of the following roles in Iroquois society EXCEPT *

3 points

Planting crops

Serving as sachems (chief leader)

Choosing tribal leaders

Owning property

4) How did the voyages of Christopher Columbus DIFFER from earlier voyages to the Americas? *

3 points

He was the first explorer to leave a written record of his journey

His voyages led to trade between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres

He was the first explorer to sail from Europe to the Americas

He reached Asia by crossing the Atlantic Ocean

5) Which of the following HELPED Spanish conquistadors DEFEAT the early Natives? *

3 points

A large number of Natives died from European diseases

The conquistadors outnumbered the Natives

The Natives were weak from fighting among themselves

A large number of Natives fled the lands they lived on

6) Which of the following statements is TRUE of European life in the 1500s? *

3 points

Most European rulers permitted freedom of religion

Most European rulers supported established Churches

In France, Catholics and Protestants lived peacefully together

In England, Separatists dominated other religions which led to many group of people leaving England to come to the New World

7) Which of the following is a REASON that the PILGRIMS in New England WERE ABLE TO SURVIVE EARLY HARDSHIPS in their settlement? *

3 points

They farmed all year long

Native Americans helped them leading to the First Thanksgiving

Other colonists sent them supplies

They built sturdy wooden houses

8) How did BARTOLOME DE LAS CASAS attempt to HELP Native Americans? *

3 points

He asked the king of Spain to create laws prohibiting their enslavement and to use Africans instead

He convinced the Spanish govern

He convinced Spanish merchants to sell Native American goods around the world

He petitioned for shortening their workday in the mines

9) How did Virginia’s POPULATION CHANGE after 1619? *

3 points

A group of Dutch Separatists arrived from the Netherlands

A large number of Puritans settled at Jamestown

An outbreak of malaria killed most of the settlers

Women and Africans arrived in greater numbers

10) How did Christopher Columbus’s voyages INSPIRE EUROPEANS? *

3 points

Europeans saw the opportunity to lose religious freedom in the new lands

Europeans saw the potential for settling and gaining riches from the new lands

Europeans saw the opportunity to establish democracy

Europeans saw the potential for bringing Native American workers from Europe

11) Which of the following colonies were FOUNDED in an attempt to ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION (TORTURE)? *

3 points

New York, Virginia, and Georgia

New York, New Jersey, and Georgia

North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia

Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Maryland

12) The ECONOMY of the MIDDLE COLONIES was KNOWN FOR its *

Hatred of the other colonies

Diversity that included many jobs

Lack of farming skills

Lack of religion

13) The Middle Colonies were ALL *

3 points

Havens for the Quakers

Founded by the Dutch

Tobacco-growing regions

Proprietary colonies granted by the king

14) ENGLAND PRIZED its North American colonies BECAUSE *

They provided England with natural resources of gold and silver

They provided soldiers for the British Army to fight in European wars

They manufactured goods for England

They supplied England with food and raw materials and bought English goods

15) Which of these is an ACCURATE STATEMENT about the British colonies? *

Politics and society were dominated by landowning men

Children benefited from an excellent system of public education

Society provided equal opportunities for all groups

Society could not be divided into clear social levels

16) The DESIRE in the colonies to INCREASE the PRODUCTION of staple crops like tobacco and rice LED TO *

A lessening of the flow of immigrants to the colonies

An increase in the number of slaves brought from Africa

A decrease in the use of indentured servants as a labor force

The establishment of the Navigation Act

17) Olaudah Equiano is REMEMBERED for *

Developing a new method of cultivating rice

Writing a vivid (detailed) account of the Middle Passage

Leading a famous slave revolt

Making a daring escape from slavery

18) In colonial South Carolina and Georgia, MOST SLAVES WORKED *

On fishing ships

In cities

On plantations

In factories