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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A That the first group to attempt to settle an area will be successful if they adapt to their new environment.
B That groups who are the first to successfully settle a place have the longest impacts on its cultural landscape.
C That the first treaty to be agreed upon is not always the most effective.
D That the first people to arrive in an area gain an advantage over subsequent groups.
Question #2
A The Northeast (Atlantic Periphery) and around the Great Lakes
B The Pacific Northwest, California, and present-day Southeastern United States
C The Southwest and Hawaii
D The Great Plains, Rocky Mountains, and Intermontane West
Question #3
A Furs
B Beads
C Land
D Tobacco
Question #4
A The dispute between Russia and the United States over Alaska
B The dispute over the Oregon Territory
C The dispute between Spain and the United States over Florida
D The dispute between Mexico and the United States over much of the southwestern territory
Question #5
A The Mississippi River
B The St. Lawrence River
C The Potomac River
D The Ohio River
Question #6
A Native attacks on Dutch settlements were too costly, with too little reward.
B Dutch settlers were considered employees of the Dutch East India Company leading many settlers to leave for increased freedom in British colonies.
C The British government bought the Dutch settlements and land in exchange for concessions in continental Europe.
D Dutch settlements were disorganized and the government had trouble maintaining control.
Question #7
A The French
B The Portuguese
C The British
D The Spanish
Question #8
A Actually there were no national laws excluding Chinese immigration in either country
B In Canada
C In both the United States and Canada
D In the United States
Question #9
A Colorado
B Kentucky
C Nevada
D Georgia
E North Carolina
Question #10
A 2. 5 million
B 500,000
C 1 million
D 6 million
Question #11
A American exceptionalism
B Manifest destiny
C Continentalism
D Romantic nationalism
Question #12
A Continuous gateways
B Pre-emerging gateways
C Post-World War II gateways
D Foreign gateways
E Re-emerging gateways
Question #13
A Mississippi and Alabama
B New York, Connecticut and Delaware
C South Carolina and Florida
D Massachusetts, Rode Island, and Vermont
Question #14
A Kenya
B Sierra Leone
C Angola
D Congo
E Senegal
Question #15
A Jamestown, Virginia
B Roanoke, Virginia
C St. George’s, Bermuda
D Plymouth, Massachusetts
Question #16
A The Swiss
B The Dutch
C The Russians
D The Mexicans
E The French
Question #17
A European monarchs needed money to repay the merchants who supported their regimes.
B Food shortages in Europe led to the need to new farming lands.
C Merchants in Europe needed new products to fuel an increasing demand for luxuries.
D Wars in Europe led to displaced peoples needing to find a new home.
Question #18
A The system divided the landscape into even, equally size rectangles, allowing for quick division of land and rapid settlement.
B All of these are correct answer choices
C Each farmer could decide for himself how much land he wanted and what the boundaries of his property would be.
D Each farmer could have access to the waterfront, which allowed for the easy transportation of crops.
Question #19
A The Appalachian Mountains
B Forest lowlands of the East Coast
C The Rocky Mountains
D The Mississippi River
E The lack of harbors on the east coast of the United States
Question #20
A 200 years ago, about 25% of the population lived in cities
B The movement west across the United States began in earnest around 1850
C Currently, the fastest growing states are in the West
D North America had a population of around 4 million at the time of the arrival of the first Europeans
E The first migration of Blacks from the south to the north began around 1910
Question #21
A Spiritual beliefs, common words, clothing styles, and medicines.
B Modern artistic styles, clothing styles, housing styles, and food preferences.
C Place-names, food preferences, clothing styles, environmental attitudes and spiritual belief.
D Environmental attitudes, music, housing styles, and place-names.
Question #22
A Lot and block
B Township and range
C Long Lots
D Metes and bounds
Question #23
A From the Spain to the United States
B From Spain to the British
C From Mexico to the British
D From Mexico to the United States
Question #24
A Reluctant migration
B Chain migration
C Voluntary migration
D Forced migration
Question #25
A The French
B The British
C The Vikings
D The Spanish
Question #26
A Expansionism
B Imperialism
C Domination
D Interventionism
Question #27
A By 1800, the Native-American population had been reduced to about 1 million by the spread of diseases brought to North America by European settlers
B The major pull factor for immigrants coming to the United States is economic activity
C About 1/3 of all Native Americans live in cities; most others live on reservations
D Today, the majority of immigrants to the United States are Hispanic
E According to the 2000 Census, Arizona, New Mexico and South Dakota all have a large Native American population
Question #28
A Metes and bounds
B Lot and block
C Long Lot
D Township and range
Question #29
A Germany
B France
C Spain
D England
Question #30
A New France
B New England
C New Ireland
D New Spain
E New Netherlands
Question #31
A Cities like New Orleans, Denver and Phoenix are areas of secondary megalopolitan growth
B Population densities tend to be highest in urban areas east of the Mississippi
C States showing the biggest percentage loss of population tend to be the interior Great Plains states
D States losing representatives to Congress due to population declines tend to be Northern states
E If I were Lutheran I would most likely be living in Utah
Question #32
A Codices
B Quarto
C Nitriensis
D Palimpsest
Question #33
A Ciudades — Villas — Pueblos
B Pueblos — Villas — Ciudades
C Villas — Pueblos — Ciudades
D Villas —Ciudades — Pueblos
Question #34
A The Dawes Act
B The Preemption Act of 1841
C The Castello Plan of 1822
D The Homestead Act
Question #35
A Panethnotransference
B Cultural Diffusion
C The Columbian Exchange
D The Feral Exchange