The document provides guidelines and instructions for completing an assessment, including exam-taking methods, source usage, and specific requirements for different types of questions. It covers multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and written response formats, emphasizing the need for proper citations and proofreading. Additionally, it includes example questions related to historical events and figures that students are expected to answer based on their textbook, 'Out of Many: A History of the American People.'

1. 1. You may open this assessment multiple times but you may
only submit it once.
2. You may print the assessment and prepare your answers
offline. Alternatively, you may enter and save your answers for
a portion of the assessment, and continue at a later time.
3. Your textbook and other reference materials may be used to
complete this exam.
4. When answering the multiple choice questions mark the
correct response in Blackboard.
5. When answering the fill-in-the-blank questions, type the
correct response in Blackboard.
a. If the answer is a formal name, give the full common name
associated with the figure as written in the textbook, including
proper capitalization and middle names or initials.
6. When answering the written response questions please follow
these requirements:
a. Your answer to each question should contain a minimum 200-
word response.
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to proofread each response carefully before clicking on the
submit button.
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i. Examples include, but are not limited to, Wikipedia, Encarta,
and World Book.
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information within your response is cited to show the difference
between your ideas and your sources.
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2. Course Textbook
Faragher, J. M., Buhle, M. J., Czitrom, D., & Armitage, S. H.
(2009). Out of many: A history of the American people, Volume
I (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.
Part 1
Question 1
During the Middle Ages in Europe, great advances in
technology such as crop rotation and iron plows resulted in
which of the following?
Answer
Infectious disease and famine
A lasting peace with the Muslims
A boom that recovered the continent's population
A weakening in commerce and trade
Question 2
Which of the following MOST exactly explains why Henry VIII
began the English Reformation?
Answer
He converted to Protestant ideals.
He wanted control of the church.

3. He wanted to change English Christianity.
The pope refused to support his request for an annulment.
Question 3
Refer to the map entitled "Indian Groups in the Areas of First
Contact (Map 1.4)" in your textbook. Which of the following
groups was not considered a group of the Southwest?
Answer
Navajos
Papagos
Natchez
Apaches
Question 4
When the Europeans began their exploration of the New World,
they found:
Answer
a "virgin" land unchanged by those who inhabited it.
many groups of people with different and distinct cultures.
communities of people; none of which shared any cultural traits
similar to those found in Europe.

4. many peoples who shared one single culture and had only
achieved a very primitive level of development.
Question 5
Which event served to effectively end Spanish domination in
the New World?
Answer
Jacques Cartier's exploration of the St. Lawrence River
The founding of St. Augustine.
The English establishment of a colony at Roanoke.
The English defeat of the Spanish Armada.
Question 6
Who was the first American born child of an English settler?
Answer
Virginia Dare
Elizabeth Tutor
John White
Thomas Harriot
Question 7

5. Based on their experiences in Ireland, the English believed:
Answer
they should work with the Natives to establish commerce based
relationships much like the French.
that they, a civilized people, could not mix with savages.
they should consider the Natives equal and thus refrain from
attempts at domination.
they should try to colonize the New World in an effort to
convert Natives to Catholicism.
Question 8
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, the Iroquois developed a
confederation to:
Answer
encourage fur trading with the French.
create alliances to combat English colonization.
control violence that may have occurred over territory conflicts.
eliminate the development of chiefdoms.
Question 9
The trade of goods, people, and such between Europe and the
Americas is commonly termed the:

6. Answer
Columbian Exchange.
Protestant Reformation.
Renaissance.
Virgin Soil Epidemics.
Question 10
The religious dissatisfaction, that ultimately played a factor in
the colonization of the New World by "Separatists," began in
1517 when which of the following men publically protested the
Catholic Church?
Answer
Martin Luther
John Calvin
John Wesley
James Stuart
Question 11
__________ was the French explorer whose voyages served to
claim Canada for France.
Question 12
Map 2.4 (“European Exploration, 1492-1591”) shows the most

7. extensive exploration of the New World was conducted by the
European country of __________.
Question 13
In 1497, __________ led an English expedition that sailed along
the northeastern most coast of North America and reached
Labrador.
Question 14
In comparison to __________ communities, farming
communities were more complex but also less stable.
Question 15
The oldest continuously occupied towns in the United States are
inhabited by the __________.
Question 16
As farming became fundamental to ancient societies in Central
America, it had a drastic impact on the population of these
societies. Identify what you believe to be the three most
important effects of farming, and explain your choices
thoroughly.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for
your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
Question 17
The 1400s marked a time of exploration and expansion for
Europe. Identify and explain three developments that stimulated
this age of exploration.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for
your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
Part 2

8. Question 1
Of the southern colonies, the settlement of Georgia was unique
due to which factor?
Answer
It was a proprietary colony.
It was an English settlement.
Initially, it prohibited slavery.
It relied heavily on farming.
3 points
Question 2
In 1665, a number of communities split from New York to form
what new colony?
Answer
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
New Jersey
3 points
Question 3
The Covenant Chain was an alliance between the colony of New

9. York and the:
Answer
Iroquois.
Pequots.
Choctaws.
Tuscaroras.
3 points
Question 4
Which of the following cannot be used as evidence of slave
defiance toward their state of bondage?
Answer
Slave revolts
Refusing to cooperate
Establishing families
Running away
3 points
Question 5
One result of Bacon's Rebellion and other such southern
conflicts was:
Answer

10. preventing the spread of Catholicism by attacking the Spanish.
reducing colonial authority by strengthening ties with England.
capturing and selling Indians into slavery.
wresting the fur trade from the French.
3 points
Question 6
Which factor most clearly began Bacon's Rebellion?
Answer
A democratic movement in the tidewater region
A conflict between Indians and frontiersmen over land
Control of the slave trade
Religious strife within the colony
3 points
Question 7
The Plymouth Colony was financially backed by the Virginia
Company and led by whom?
Answer
William Bradford

11. John Rolfe
John Winthrop
Nathaniel Bacon
3 points
Question 8
Colonial violence in the last quarter of the 17th century most
clearly led to:
Answer
the Glorious Revolution.
tighter control over the colonies by the mother country.
the American Revolution.
a significant increase in the number of slaves imported from
Africa.
3 points
Question 9
In the War of the Spanish Succession, Great Britain gained
provinces from France and concessions from Spain. By what
name was this war known in America?
Answer
Queen Anne's War

12. War of Jenkin's Ear
King George's War
King William's War
3 points
Question 10
The French became an important colonial power on the lower
Mississippi River in 1718 when what city was founded?
Answer
Biloxi
New Orleans
Mobile
Natchez
3 points
Question 11
Match the following:
Answer
What name was given to the English followers of John Calvin
who wished to reform the Anglican Church from within?
Read Answer Items for Question 11
Who married Pocahontas and thus solidified a treaty between

13. the Powhatan Confederacy and the Jamestown Colonists?
Read Answer Items for Question 11
What was the first North American document of self-
government? It was drawn up by the settlers at Plymouth.
Read Answer Items for Question 11
What term describes a type of colony where a sole person or
family holds the power to appoint officials and holds sole
ownership of the colony’s land? Maryland was the first such
colony and it was followed by others such as New York and
Pennsylvania.
Read Answer Items for Question 11
What policy was established by Great Britain to ensure the sole
purpose of the American colonies was to provide economic
rewards and advantages to the mother country?
Read Answer Items for Question 11
Answer
A.
Proprietary
B.
Mayflower Compact
C.
House of Burgesses
D.
Mercantilism
E.
Puritans
F.
Pilgrims
G.
John Rolfe
H.
Covenant

14. I.
Great Awakening
J.
John Smith
10 points
Question 12
Describe Bacon�s Rebellion. Be sure to include the causes,
outcomes, and overall significance of the Rebellion within your
response.
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for
your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
Question 13
The African slave trade held economic benefits for both the
countries of Europe and the colonies of the Americas. However,
the effects of the trade on Africa were far from beneficial. What
effects did the trade have on Africa, and how did these effects
weaken the economic, social, and political structure of that
continent?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for
your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
Question 14
Many students have suggested that the Native Americans should
have been left alone or allowed to keep their lands. In other
words, that the Europeans would have been nothing more than
guests. If this actually happened, what would the Americas or
the World look like today? Would the world be better off today?

15. Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for
your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
Question 15
The period of exploration and colonization was filled with
violence between the Europeans and Natives. Was this violence
inevitable, or could it have been avoided?
Your response should be at least 200 words in length. You are
required to use at least your textbook as source material for
your response. All sources used, including the textbook, must
be referenced; paraphrased and quoted material must have
accompanying citations.
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