American History 131 Midterm Exam Review EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) List Cultural Exchanges to and From the Old and New World in
the 15th century. - Correct Answers ✅O to N: beef cattle,
sugar, coffee, wheat, rice, horses, smallpox, Christianity, influenza
N to O: corn, potatoes, vanilla, tomatoes, silver/gold, tobacco,
syphilis Name cultural differences between Native Americans and Europeans when Europeans first settled in the New World. - Correct Answers ✅N held land in common while E had private property; N had tribal chiefs and E had monarchy/laws; N were polytheistic of Gods of Nature, E were monotheistic; N had shamans, E had priests/ministers What was the rationale behind European empire-building? - Correct Answers ✅To gain a profit for the homeland (Gold), to spread religious beliefs such as Christianity among Natives (God), and to gain territory and power (Glory) List the original European competing Empires and which major settlement they had in the New World. - Correct Answers ✅Jamestown (English in 1607) Quebec (French in 1608) Santa Fe (Spanish 1609) Hudson Expeditions (Dutch 1609) 1 / 2
American History 131 Midterm Exam Review EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) Give a brief synopsis of the Quebec settlement's rule. - Correct Answers ✅Founded by French Champlain in 1608; became center of French Empire, religious Catholic meetings, and the fur trade industry; thinly settled and mainly men looking to seek a profit Give a brief synopsis of the Santa Fe settlement's rule. - Correct Answers ✅Settled 1609 by Spanish in New Mexico; witnessed Pueblo revolt 1680 which drew Spanish out; Spanish returned in 1690s Give a brief synopsis of the Jamestown settlement's rule. - Correct Answers ✅Settled 1607 by English in VA; made after failed colony at Roanoke; Founded by Virginia Company; triangular fort on James River; sustained Bacon's Rebellion which assisted in its downfall Name a Spanish colonial settlement in Florida. - Correct Answers ✅St. Augustine and Cape Canaveral Compare and Contrast the Early English Establishments in
the Chesapeake Region and New England: who came, why
did they come, economy, lifespan, and predominant lifestyle?
- Correct Answers ✅New England: Families, religion, mixed
(farming, fishing, etc.), long lifespan (built things to last), marriages lasted for decades with many children
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