Modified Semester 1 Final Exam

Many explorers sought out the ____________________, or a route across the northern part of North America connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

• Mississippi River

• Ohio River

• Northwest Passage

• Hudson River

Which Explorer is responsible for exploring the four routes shown on the Map?

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

This Explorer is responsible for exploring the route shown in RED on the Map and is credited with being the first to circumnavigate the world.

• Amerigo Vespucci

• Ferdinand Magellan

• Christopher Columbus

• Hernando de Soto

How did diseases impact the New World?

• They didn't
• They wiped out 75-90% of the Europeans
• They wiped out 75-90% of the indigenous people
• They helped the natives beat the Spanish

Why is the Columbian Exchange named after Christopher Columbus?

• He invented the term
• He was an expert on New World species
• His ship was nicknamed the Columbian Exchange
• His voyages marked the Exchange's beginning

In Europe, new American food crops from the Columbian Exchange resulted in....

• better health and nutrition

• steady population growth

• more varied cuisine

• All of these

The Columbian Exchange was

• Used prior to slaves; had to work for 5-7 years before being free.

• The exchange of goods between the New World and the Old World

• The most famous leg

• Important trading route

This served as the first self-government in America

• Mayflower Compact

• Fundamental Orders of Conneticut

• Maryland Toleration Act

• First Virginia Charter

What was the name of the journey of human cargo (slaves) from Africa to the Americas?

• Indentured Servant

• Middle Passage

• Triangular Trade

• Dissenter

John Winthrop wanted to establish a model of Christian living by establishing a Puritan...

• "City on a Hill"

• New Jerusalem

• "Puritan Paradise"

• New York