GED 232 Unit 1 Assignment & Unit #1 Essay Early United States History

Which group dominated Mexico from 900 to 1100 A.D.?
the Aztecs
the Toltecs
the Mayans
the Olmecs
Ancestral Puebloan peoples are also called:
Anasazi.
Apache.
Yahi.
Sioux.
Kivas were special rooms used for:
banquets.
schools.
religious ceremonial centers.
royal chambers.
This culture is an example of a “mound-building” society.
Adena-Hopewell
the Cree
Toltecs
Cherokee
This urban center dominated the Mississippi Valley.
New Orleans
Cahokia
Adena-Hopewell
St. Louis
Which of the following tribes is a descendant of the ancestral Puebloan

peoples?

Navajo
Hopi
Apache
Carib

Unit 1 Examination

GED 232 Early United States History

Which of the following regions had the greatest population in 1700?
New England
Lower South
New France
Middle colonies
The instrument of colonial dominance for the Dutch was the:
West India Company.
New Netherland Company.
Dutch East India Company.
Cape of Good Hope Company.
Large, landed estates that were offered to wealthy Dutchmen from the West

India Company in the 1630s were called:

indentures.
patroonships.
seigneurs.
pays de Illinios.
The Virginia Company was composed primarily of merchants from:
London.
Williamsburg.
Manchester.
Norfolk.
What was the first settlement established by the Virginia Company?
Roanoke
Newfoundland
Norfolk
Jamestown
Who was the leader of the Jamestown settlement?
Raleigh
James
Smith
Champlain

Unit 1 Examination

GED 232 Early United States History

What was the House of Burgesses?
a large trading center in Virginia
the home of the colonial governor
the first legislative body in English America
the colonial courthouse
Disputes between Europeans and Indians frequently arose from misunder-

standings about:

culture and ethics.
religion.
definition of land ownership and property rights.
distribution of food.
What had Indians done for many years to make the land suitable for hunting

and travel that colonial laws prohibited?

flooding the land
burning parts of the forest
building temporary structures
marking territory
Settlers occasionally obtained land by what unethical method, as evidenced

by the Delaware Indian case of 1686?

stealing
destruction
barter
fraud
Property rights among the Indians were held:
collectively.
by the chief only.
privately by individuals.
by oral agreement.
William Penn acquired land from the Indians:
by force.
through gambling.
by paying for it.
none of the above

Unit 1 Examination

GED 232 Early United States History

Who gained land from the Delaware Indians using an inauthentic deed?
Penn
Williams
Winthrop
Logan
By the middle of the eighteenth century, nearly one-half of New England’s

exports went to:

Spanish America
the Lower South
the West Indies
Scotland
Other than rice, what was South Carolina’s most important crop?
cotton
tobacco
indigo
corn
When a combination of poor harvests and warfare in Europe created demand,

many colonial farmers diversified by producing this crop:

cotton.
corn.
indigo.
wheat.
Which colonial region dominated transatlantic shipping?
the Carolinas
the West Indies
New England
New York
Merchants brought sugar byproducts back to New England to be distilled into:
schnapps.
vodka.
gin.
rum.

Unit 1 Examination

GED 232 Early United States History

English merchants ________ credit to colonists.
generously extended
were reluctant to extend
were barred by law from extending
none of the above

Unit 1 Examination

GED 232 Early United States History

Written Assignment for Unit One

Include your name, student number, course number, course title and unit number on each page

of your written assignment (this is for your protection in case your materials become separated).

Begin each written assignment by identifying the question number you are answering followed by

the actual question itself (in bold type).

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Undergraduate courses: 350 – 500 words or 1 – 2 pages.

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Please answer ONE of the following:

How did domestic European conflicts affect the actions of individual countries

toward American exploration and settlement?

Analyze the role joint-stock companies had in settling America.
Analyze the effects of the mercantilist economic system. Who benefited, who was

hurt, and why?

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Multiple Choice

Which group dominated Mexico from 900 to 1100 A.D.? the Aztecs

Ancestral Puebloan peoples are also called: Anasazi.

Kivas were special rooms used for: religious ceremonial centers.

This culture is an example of a “mound-building” society. Adena-Hopewell

Essay

How did domestic European conflicts affect the actions of individual countries toward American exploration and settlement?

Amid American Exploration and settlement, heaps of changes were seen on individual nations because of local European strife. Amid this time period, the opposition for states and exchange focuses in the middle of France and Great Britain, were the primary reasons which prompted the arrangement of wars and struggle between these two nations. The household issues, clashes and inside question between the European nations impact heaps……

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