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HIS 144 Quiz 1/10 Questions with Answers
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How did Americans respond to the influx of immigrants in the mid nineteenth
century? - -Many people formulated a new racial and ethnic identity about
what it meant to be an American that differentiated them as better than
most immigrants.
-Which of the following was not one of the reasons for Europeans' desire to
explore lands overseas in the 16th century? - -The increasing population
density in Europe made the acquisition of new land for farming and
permanent settlement in North America a necessity.
-Northern newspapers usually exhibited strong political partisanship,
because - -they were usually financed by specific political parties.
-The tenement buildings in which immigrants often lived frequently lacked
all of the following, except - -violent crime.
-Which of the following statements was not true of Jamestown? - -The harsh
winter of 1609-1610 did not affect the supply of food in the colony.
-The Colombian Exchange refers to - -All of the above (the agricultural
products and domestic animals that crossed from European civilizations to
the New World and from the New World to Europe; the introduction of
European diseases to Native Americans, such as syphilis; the decimation of
native populations - by as much as two-thirds - from exposure to small pox
and other diseases that they had never been exposed to and had no
immunities against)
-Which was true for most immigrants to America? - -All of these choices
(Most had little knowledge of English, so they commanded only the lowest
paying jobs; Most had little education; Most remained close to the cities
where they had landed - the East Coast's large cities; They usually had little
or no understanding of American culture)
-Which of the following statements about pre-Colombian civilizations is true?
- -Economies based on agriculture allowed extended settlement in one area
and the development of a broad trade network.
-Between 1660 and 1700, North America changed in which of the following
ways? - -The non-native population grew from about 70,000 to about one
million.
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