Final Exam Review

During the Ice Age, sea levels fell and exposed Beringia, a __________, which allowed people to cross from Asia into the Americas.

• small water canal

• narrow strip of land

• wide mountain range

• vast network of glaciers

The __________ were the first Europeans to establish colonies in North America.

• English

• Vikings

• Spanish

• Portuguese

What was one consequence of the Doctrine of Discovery?

• Native peoples were forced to pay for lands the Europeans discovered.

• Native peoples were no longer entitled to lands they had always occupied.

• Europeans were forced to pay for lands already occupied by native peoples.

• Europeans could take the land from the native peoples as long as they had their permission

What is one reason the Europeans began importing slaves from Africa to work on their new lands?

• Most of the Native Americans refused to work.

• Most of the Native Americans died from European diseases.

• The Europeans regarded the Native Americans too highly to make them work.

• The Europeans found it more economical to use the African slaves instead of the native peoples.

Trading for __________ led the settlers of New France to form trading alliances with the Native Americans.

• fish

• furs

• grain

• lumber

How did Islam influence the achievements of the Mali and Songhai empires?

• Both empires helped spread learning and Islam throughout the regions and established strong governments.

• Islam promoted religious diversity throughout the regions.

• Both empires established agricultural advances.

• Equality was promoted throughout both empires.

What products were exchanged to West Africa for the slaves being sent over on the Middle Passage?

• Whale oil, lumber, furs

• Gold, ivory, spices

• Rum, iron, gunpowder

• Manufactured goods and luxuries

What was the main purpose of the Mayflower compact?

• Establish freedom of religion in Plymouth

• Ensure obedience to the King of England

• Create a government that would help organize and benefit the colony

• Endow all colonists with rights to vote

The creation of the Virginia House of Burgesses was an important step in the development of democracy in colonial America because it

• Adopted a bill of rights for Natives

• Established representative form of government

• Provided the first written constitution in the colonies

• Allowed African Americans to vote

How was the Pilgrim colony different from the Puritan colony?

• The Pilgrim colony gave fewer legal rights to women

• The Pilgrims faced little resistance from Native Americans

• The Pilgrims had to establish their own basic laws and social rules

• The Pilgrims colony was formed in order to escape religious persecution