Period 1 Quiz Review

Which of the following regions was home to nomadic Native Americans who relied on the bison for the vast majority of their needs?

• the Southwest

• the Pacific Northwest

• the Great Plains

• the Eastern Seaboard

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe was...

• the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

• the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

• the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

• an acceleration of feudalism

Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?

• they experienced frequent epidemic diseases

• they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock

• they exchanged goods with African societies

• they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

As Spanish labor demands grew, the labor source for imperial production transitioned to

• Spanish peasants

• indentured servants

• Native Americans

• African slaves

What were the reasons for European exploration?

• Gold, Guns, Giggles

• Gold, God, Glory

• Glory, God, Good luck

• For the adventure

In the Northeast, in the Mississippi River Valley, and along the Atlantic coast societies developed mixed farming and hunger-gatherer economies and encouraged the growth of ____.

• permanent villages

• alliances with Spain

• irrigation

• nomadic living

Which of the following was the LEAST important factor behind European exploration and settlement in the 16th century?

• increase in scientific knowledge

• population increase

• development of new sailing technology

• competition for trade

Spanish soldiers who were central to the conquest of the civilizations of the Americas. Once conquest was complete, they often extracted wealth from the people they came to rule.

• Proprietor

• Conquistadores

• Encomienda System

• Chinook

Companies formed when investors pooled their money together in exchange for a percentage of ownership on the company through stock. Such arraingements were used to fund England's early colonial efforts.

• Virginia Company

• Joint-Stock Companies

• Mission System

• Mestizos

Brutal transatlantic voyage of slaves endured between Africa and the American colonies.

• Mission System

• Encomienda System

• Middle Passage

• Columbian Exchange