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history exam 1

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 9hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

ID: Alonzo de Pineda

a)

Spanish explorer who first mapped the Gulf of Mexico coast in 1519

b)

1770s Frenchman who became a Spanish diplomat to Natives and lieutenant governor of Natchitoches. He describes the food habits of Wichita.

c)

younger son of Massasoit, is the successor after his brother dies. He wages war after failed peace attempts and English encroachment.

d)

a slave who was captured from his village (may have been born in South Carolina) who describes his journey, the horrors, and his own native African food.

2.

St Augustine

a)

first city in America, est in 1565 by Spain

b)

oldest occupied European settlement

c)

founded by conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez

3.

Significance of Alonzo de Pineda

a)

He is a reason why it took so long for Spain to establish a settlement in Florida.

b)

He humanizes the natives in his account to the King. Relays how they have a democratic government that doesn’t exclude women

c)

He presented a path around Florida, and lead to more exploration, and eventually the founding of St. Augustine in 1565.

d)

He started the bloodiest war in US History

4.

ID: Athanase de Mezieres

a)

a slave who was captured from his village

b)

1770s Frenchman who became a Spanish diplomat to Natives and lieutenant governor of Natchitoches. He describes the food habits of Wichita

c)

Colonized an area between Florida and Rio de Palmas to grow crops, find gold, and govern it. He was also sent to arrest Cortes

d)

Spanish explorer who first mapped the Gulf of Mexico coast in 1519

5.

Causes for King Philip's War

a)

Revenge for dead brother Wamsutta

b)

Different ideas of land ownership/use/land transfer (natives taken adv of)

c)

English encroaching on lands (they don’t know/remember the previous treaties)

d)

Diff/new markets, ally with different countries, all vying for commodity control worsened rivalries WITHIN natives.

e)

British kill Massasoit, leader of Wampanoag

6.

Characteristics of NA Slave Trade. Select all that apply:

a)

Most slaves were men

b)

Native American slavery was legal, as was the British right

c)

Native americans had been slaving each other before Europeans commodified it

d)

England was the dominant slaving power

e)

During height of trade, African population decreased less in percentage compared to that of Native American

7.

Cabeza de Vaca charactersitics. Select all that apply:

a)

was a conquistador sent from spain as part of the Narvaez Expedition

b)

was aided by natives who take him in after his boat crashes

c)

was a healer

d)

was enslaved for 6 years as a hunter gatherer

e)

believed natives were subhuman and deserves to be enslaved to Spanish colonial power

8.

Barbacoa is:

a)

a predecessor for the word barbecue

b)

a method of cooking

c)

a structure to cook, sleep and store things on

d)

a meat of the face of a cow, wrapped in leaf/foil/paper, cooked without direct contact to fire and served with salsa

9.

Foodways:

a)

are an interdisciplinary study of the channels through which food was physically transported throughout the world

b)

are the preservation and study of social, cultural and economic practices related to the making and eating of food

c)

are practices related to the production and consumption of food

d)

are an interdisciplinary study of food and culture, and includes traditions, methods, ingredients, stories, and community

e)

help us understand the geography of a place, parse out cultures, and understand skills, traditions, and how food practices are daily tasks.

10.

Mary Rowlandson

a)

was a puritan colonist who coined the term "Thanksgiving"

b)

was appalled by the natives' ability to find food anywhere during the war

c)

a puritan colonist who described the food of the Algonquin Indians that held her captive during King Philip’s War.

d)

noted how the natives ate simple and sophisticated things like gruel and waterfowl

11.

The Columbian Exchange

a)

brought new nutritional food (which extended life span/health) to old world

b)

increased the existing populations of Native Americans

c)

was the exchange of food, materials, animals, cultural practices, people, disease etc b/w the Americas, Europe, Asia and Africa.

d)

brought disease, livestock, grains and tons of people to the new world

e)

created a divide within Native Americans that did not previously exist

12.

Starving Time was:

a)

A period of starvation where desperate colonists ate rats, snakes, and people

b)

during John Smith's military discipline

c)

significant because food scarcity and conditions were so extreme that only 60 out of 500 colonists survive because they didn’t have the skills to get this food.

d)

a year in winter from 1609-1610

e)

in Plymouth, Virginia

13.

The Narvaez Expedition

a)

was why Cabeza De Vaca was able to document his travels through Texas

b)

was a success

c)

was lead by conquistador Panfilo de Narvaez in 1527 to colonize an area between Florida and Rio de Palmas to grow crops, find gold, and govern it.

d)

was a mission where Narvaez was sent to arrest Cortes.

e)

a mission to document a path around Florida that would lead to more exploration, and eventually the founding of St. Augustine

14.

Significance of Athanase de Mezieres

a)

He is a reason why it took so long for Spain to establish a settlement in Florida.

b)

He humanizes the natives in his account to the King by relaying how they have a democratic government that doesn’t exclude women

c)

He presented a path around Florida, and lead to more exploration, and eventually the founding of St. Augustine in 1565.

d)

He started the bloodiest war in US History

e)

He relates that natives are kind to the sick, strangers, and guests, but can be vengeful towards those who harm their own

15.

corn:

a)

was introduced to the New World

b)

is easily grown

c)

improved European diets

d)

is also known as maize

16.

Patuxit:

a)

is a band of Wampanoag indians

b)

is a band of Algonquin indians

c)

settled in E Massachusetts around Plymouth

d)

Tisquantum was a member

e)

abandoned land that is later settled by pilgrims

17.

ID: Tisquantum

a)

was a warrior, diplomat, and advisor

b)

kidnapped in 1614 and served as slave to Spanish monks

c)

was a free man in England

d)

was a guide for explorers in New World

e)

was part of the Wampanoag indians

18.

Significance of Tisquantum

a)

brokered peaceful relations between natives and colonists

b)

was the last of the Patuxit band

c)

lead a rebellion against colonists for trespassing on Wampanoag land

d)

symbol for the romantic portrayal of the "noble savage"

e)

started the bloodiest war per capita in US History as revenge

19.

the first thanksgiving:

a)

term coined by Mary Rowlandson

b)

50 pilgrims and 90 natives gathered for 3 days and celebrated

c)

precursor to the harvest festival

d)

regularly celebrated before Lincoln

e)

food for the winter including fowl, corn, turkey, and venison

20.

Massasoit

a)

his death is a cause for King Philip's war

b)

leader of the Wampanoag

c)

maintained peace relations with colonist through a treaty that asked for support against the Narangansetts

d)

teaches the pilgrims how to survive after their first winter

21.

Metacom

a)

studied in England, and therefore dressed like the English and knew the culture

b)

an indian who converted to Christianity

c)

started the bloodiest war per capita in the US

d)

seeks revenge for the death of Wamsutta

e)

also known as King Philip

22.

praying indian is

a)

an indian who converted to christianity

b)

sassamon

c)

an indian who becomes an indentured servant

d)

another word for slave

23.

Olaudah Equiano

a)

a slave from W Africa who narrates his journey, the horrors of it, and the food they ate

b)

shows that slaves had agency through foodways

c)

shows how African food made its way into Southern diets

d)

referenced by abolotionists

24.

Debt bondage

a)

is indentured servitude

b)

is serfdom

c)

is slavery

d)

paid for passage of colonists to New World

e)

antecedent to slavery

25.

Middle Passage is

a)

where slaves travelled to the Americas in inhumane conditions

b)

where textiles, rum and manufactured goods were sent along

c)

where raw materials such as sugar and tobacco were sent along

d)

is a cause of the largest mass movement of people in world history

26.

cobbler is

a)

a fruit/savory filling baked in a dish covered with crust

b)

an example of British influence

c)

is a reflection of how subordination to European masters changed African food traditions

d)

is an example of foodways

27.

Nueces strip is

a)

tiny piece of land between Rio Grande and Gulf of Mexico

b)

tiny piece of land between Rio Grande and Nueces River

c)

scene for first fight in Mex-American war

d)

contested due to border rights dispute between Texas and Mexico

28.

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

a)

signed in 1848 as end of US-Mex war

b)

gave US territory size of 10 present-day states

c)

influenced the mixing of cultures

d)

lead to Westward Expansion

e)

granted Mexicans citizenship immediately

29.

California Gold Rush

a)

period in 1848-1855 where 300K people flooded California in search of gold and fortune

b)

lead to California's statehood in 1850

c)

lead to growth of industries such as ranching, commerce and agriculture

d)

lead to a decrease in violence and racial tensions due to economic prosperity

e)

lead to the decimation of Natives in the Sierras

30.

Significance of Joaquin Murrieta

a)

brokered peaceful relations between natives and colonists

b)

a famous outlaw in California during Gold Rush

c)

lead a rebellion against colonists for trespassing on Wampanoag land

d)

symbol for the romantic portrayal of the "noble savage"

e)

example of lawlessness and vigilantism

31.

Gold Mountain:

a)

Gam Saam

b)

people from Qing province came on account of its rumors

c)

was a mountain in California where gold was mined

d)

refers to the mining that Chinese sojourners part took in during the first decade of the Gold Rush

32.

White Caps:

a)

disguised vigilantes who committed violence targeting racial groups

b)

led to discrimination and lynchings

c)

1847

d)

1837

e)

made of anglo americans

33.

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

a)

first law restricting immigration

b)

lead to a decline in Chinese population in the US

c)

prohibited the immigration of Chinese laborers to the United States

d)

result of racism in US from Gold Rush

e)

decreased violence and racist exclusion

34.

Reasons for Manifest Destiny:

a)

it was a way of increasing US territory

b)

it was Americans' god given right

c)

it was an opportunity to seek new jobs

d)

an opportunity to promote American democracy

e)

it was a way to stake a political claim with regards to the issue of slavery

35.

Causes of the Gold Rush

a)

Manifest Destiny

b)

Sutter's Mill

c)

US Mexico war

d)

Influx of immigrants

36.

Effects of Gold Rush

a)

California becomes a state

b)

New industries grow

c)

Increased violence and racism

d)

a growing decline in availability of men's work

e)

rise of Chinese labor unions

37.

Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 Effects:

a)

decline in Chinese population

b)

a 61 year ban on Chinese immigration

c)

a decrease in violence and racist exclusion

d)

increased competition in the gold mines