The American Vision: Modern Times © 2008

Chapter 1: A Nation is Born

A Nation is Born

1
Which of the following does NOT describe why scientists believe that the earliest Americans migrated from Asia?
A)DNA testing of ancient bones found in North America suggests that their ethnic origins are Asian.
B)During the Ice Age, a land bridge connected Asia with what is today Alaska.
C)Arrowheads found in Folsom, New Mexico, proved that people were in North America at least 10,000 years ago.
D)Researchers believe that nomadic hunters following large game could have crossed Beringia into North America.
2
Cahokia, an ancient __________ city of pyramids and mounds, supported an estimated 16,000 people.
A)Toltec
B)Aztec
C)Hopewell
D)Mississippian
3
Which of the following describes the Native Americans of the Eastern Woodlands?
A)They depended exclusively upon agriculture for their livelihood.
B)They combined agriculture, hunting, and fishing to sustain their communities.
C)They originally practiced agriculture, but later they became migrant hunters.
D)Because of the lack of waterways in the Eastern Woodlands, they were primarily hunter-gatherers.
4
Why did Woodlands Native Americans practice slash-and-burn agriculture?
A)because the technique enriched the soil and increased crop yields
B)because they were unaware of effective farming techniques
C)because the technique cleared the forests
D)because they were trying to clear the farmland of pests and diseases
5
Which of the following is a TRUE statement about the empires of West Africa?
A)The empires profited from extensive trading.
B)The empires profited most from agriculture.
C)The empires had no contact with other regions..
D)The empires never used enslaved labor.
6
William Penn established Pennsylvania on the principles of ________
A)religious and political freedom
B)Christianity
C)economic freedom
D)Catholicism
7
Which of the following increased western Europe's demand for Eastern luxury goods?
A)the spread of Christianity
B)the fall of the Roman Empire
C)the feudal system
D)the western European presence in the Middle East during the Crusades
8
Western Europeans studied __________ to construct the astrolabe—a navigational instrument for determining direction, latitude, and local time.
A)nature
B)Arab texts
C)Chinese documents
D)new technologies
9
The center of New England society was the ________.
A)plantation
B)triangle trade
C)town meeting
D)Parliament
10
One important way that the Great Awakening affected American society was that ________.
A)it unified the New England churches
B)it supported the practice of slavery
C)it led individuals to question traditional authority
D)it introduced a checks and balances system for good government
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