1. What was the name of the most powerful Native American group in sixteenth-century Florida? A. Apalachee B. Calusa C. Timucua D. Choctaw ANSWER: A 2. What was the first permanent European settlement in the current American Southwest? A. El Paso B. Santa Fe C. Albuquerque D. Mesa ANSWER: B 3. The writings of which Spanish missionary most directly led to the development of the Black Legend? A. Bernal Díaz B. Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda C. Nicolás de Ovando D. Bartolomé de las Casas ANSWER:D 4. The Northwest Passage allegedly promised a water-route to ____________ A. The Great Lakes B. The Caribbean C. Asia D. Heaven ANSWER:C 5. The expansion of the Iroquois pushed many Algonquian-speaking Indians into the “middle ground,” located in what region? A. Quebec B. Mississippi Valley C. Great Lakes D. New England ANSWER: C 6. Which of the following European countries offered the most religious liberty? A. Spain B. England C. France D. Netherlands ANSWER: D 7. Which of the following best describes the economic activity of the Dutch in New Netherlands? A. Fishing B. Mining C. Trade with Indians D. Sugar plantations ANSWER: C 8. The Dutch used what kind of labor to construct New Amsterdam? A. Enslaved Africans B. Indian slaves C. Huguenots D. Indentured servants ANSWER: A 9. England’s so-called “Golden Age,” that included the works of Shakespeare, occurred under the reign of which monarch? A. Henry VIII B. James I C. Elizabeth I D. Edward VI ANSWER: C 10. In the late sixteenth century, England went to war with which nation? A. Netherlands B. Spain C. Portugal D. France ANSWER: B 11. Jamestown was established in a disastrous location. What proved to be the worst aspect of the location? A. Vulnerable to attacks from the Atlantic B. Brackish tidal water C. Seasonal wildfires D. Hostile Indians ANSWER: B 12. What proved to be the salvation of Jamestown? A. Tobacco B. Pocahontas C. Defeat of the Spanish D. John Rolfe ANSWER: A 13. The Headright Policy promised which of the following? A. 50 acres for anyone paying the passage of an English immigrant to Virginia B. 20 slaves for any free Englishman willing to migrate to Virginia C. Freedom of religion for all in Virginia D. Exemption from the Navigation Acts for all Virginians ANSWER: A 14. When did slavery first emerge in Virginia? A. Slaves arrived with the very first colonists B. The Dutch sold 20 Africans to Virginia colonists C. After the defeat of Opechancanough D. After Bacon’s Rebellion ANSWER: B 15. Justification from African slavery partly derived from interpretations of a biblical curse placed on Noah. This curse was known as _______? A. Powhatan’s Curse B. Curse of Shem C. Curse of Ham D. Canaan’s Curse ANSWER: C