Which of the following people was a conquistador?
a) Hernán Cortés
b) Fra Bartolomé de las Casas
c) Montezuma
d) Quetzalcoatl
a) Hernán Cortés
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Which of the following is not a true statement about Charlemagne?
A. He attended a university in Rome. B. He conquered much of Western and Central Europe. C. He created what came to be known as the Carolingian Empire. D. He utilized local nobility as agents of the king in his administration. E. He was coronated as Emperor of the Romans.
How does this image of the Pennsylvania State House reflect the paradox between wealth and political power in the colonies?
A) The windows and brick exterior symbolized a desire for orderliness while the lack of order within the Pennsylvania assembly showed how chaotic affairs were in the colonies. B) The design of the State House reflected the growing wealth of the colonies that was supported by the pro-slavery agenda of the Pennsylvania assembly. C) The architectural style of the State House was typical of local architecture and represented the local interests of the Pennsylvania assembly. D) The architecture denoted the influence of Anglicization while the role of the Pennsylvania assembly demonstrated the growing power of the American-born elite.
Which of the following was most responsible for the cultural disintegration of many Native-American tribes in North America?
A) their attraction to evangelical Protestantism B) their infection by European-carried diseases C) their common intermarriage with Europeans D) their ready adoption of European cultural values
After observing black troops on the battlefield, Union commander Ulysses S. Grant. __________
A) saluted the battlefield prowess of black soldiers B) ordered that black troops be removed from combat C) promoted black officers at rates far exceeding that of white officers D) bitterly criticized their performance