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