AnswersMPS SS221-CR U.S. History S1 2023-24Unit Test

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Much of daily life in the Spanish missions in the late 1500s revolved around

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exploration.
B
fur trading.
C
shipbuilding.
D
religion.
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Indigenous people in the St. Lawrence River region began to fight among themselves in the 1600s because of

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disagreements about trading with the French.
B
their desire to retake their lands from French control.
C
competition over hunting grounds.
D
decreased demand for furs.
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Which factor best describes why many Africans were enslaved as part of the Triangular Trade?

A
The work needed for large plantations required much larger volumes of enslaved peoples.
B
Africans sent to the Americas were enslaved as the result of wars with European countries.
C
Large numbers of enslaved peoples were needed in Europe to produce trade goods.
D
Enslaved peoples were needed to mine large amounts of precious metals from the West Indies.
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Which statement best describes how the arrival of horses affected North America?

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It allowed the Iroquois tribes to develop a common language.
B
It allowed the Southeastern tribes to develop new ways to farm.
C
It allowed the Plains tribes to better hunt buffalo.
D
It allowed the Arctic tribes to begin trading with other tribes.
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Which statement best explains why the Clovis people disappeared?

A
They overhunted the big animals that were their food source.
B
They were killed in conflicts with earlier Paleo-Indians.
C
They hunted animals that were killed by an Ice Age.
D
They were killed by animals because of their inferior weapons.
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Which American Indian culture has a name that represents both its people and the type of settlements they created?

A
the Anasazi
B
the Hopewell
C
the Pueblo
D
the Lakota
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Why did Europeans ship goods to Africa during triangular trade?

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to trade for enslaved Africans
B
to trade for African goods
C
to provide food for enslaved Africans
D
to repay debt owed by enslaved Africans
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Fighting between Jamestown settlers and the Powhatan during the 1600s lasted

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more than ten years.
B
less than a year.
C
one month.
D
one day.
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Which statement best supports the land bridge theory of early migration?

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Migrants had access to boats to help them migrate.
B
Ice would not have kept migrants from moving into North America.
C
Crossing over land was more difficult than traveling by boat.
D
Migrants would not have needed special technology to cross the land.
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Why did Spanish plantation owners in the West Indies begin using enslaved Africans instead of enslaved natives?

A
Plantation owners could trade food and clothing for enslaved people.
B
European diseases had killed much of the native workforce.
C
Plantation owners wanted to help enslaved Africans pay their debts.
D
Africans would only sell enslaved people to plantation owners.
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Which of the following best characterizes the relationship between English settlers and Indigenous people from the beginning of the Jamestown colony to the mid-1600s?

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friendly at first, then gradually becoming hostile
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friendly, with frequent marriages between the two groups
C
hostile at first, with Indigenous people conquering English settlers
D
hostile, with English settlers enslaving Indigenous people
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Which statement best describes the housing used by Indigenous cultures of the Northeast in approximately 1500?

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Families shared longhouses but also lived separately in wigwams.
B
Families shared wigwams but also lived separately in longhouses.
C
Families shared thatched houses but also lived separately in longhouses.
D
Families shared wigwams but also lived separately in thatched houses.

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