U.S. History

The native people of North and South America are genetically most closely related to

• Europeans

• Africans

• Asians

Among the Eastern Woodland natives the group that had achieved the most advanced political organization were the

• Algonquin

• Iroquois

• Creeks

Prior to contact with Europeans trade among Native Americans

• generated significant profits

• did not generally occur

• served primarily to create friendships and alliances

A significant difference in European and native cultures was

• Native societies used land and resources collectively rather than individually

• Europeans waged war and native people did not

• Native people had no religions

The major reason for defeat of Native Americans was

• their refusal to trade with Europeans

• their inability to wage war effectively

• European diseases

The Columbian Exchange refers to the

• technology that Europeans brought to the New World

• interaction among British, French and Spanish settlers in the New World

• biological and cultural exchanges among Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas

The Crusades resulted in

• winning the Holy Land for Christianity

• establishing mutual respect between Muslims and Christians

• introducing new trade goods to Europe

An important role of nation states in the early modern era was to

• stabilize national economies and facilitate trade

• uphold the traditional power of the landed aristocracy

• ensure equal treatment for all citizens

Columbus’s voyages were motivated primarily by his desire to

• spread the Catholic faith

• strengthen the Spanish monarchy

• discover new trade routes

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

• civil war broke out in Spain

• England defeated the Spanish Armada

• Spain lost control of Mexico