Chapter 1

Quiz for America in Global Context: Altered Landscapes

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Question 1

Thomas Morton suggested that Native Americans in seventeenth-century New England set fire to the land twice every year toA. keep Europeans away.
B. kill diseases and fertilize the soil.
C. clear it of weeds and other plants.
D. express their animist religious practices.

Question 2

According to Morton, what was one reason that the Europeans in seventeenth-century New England frowned upon the Indians’ practice of burning the landscape?A. The fires made it impossible for the Native Americans to subsist on their own crops.
B. The practice made it difficult for the Europeans to find large trees and good timber.
C. The resulting landscape was barren and ugly.
D. The Europeans believed that God intended them to shape the landscape through physical labor.

Question 3

Which of the following statements describes Morton’s views on the Native Americans’ approach to landscape management in seventeenth-century New England?A. This Native American practice was ignorant and utterly dangerous.
B. Europeans should embrace the Indians’ practices in order to save labor.
C. There were drawbacks to the Native Americans’ approach, but it also provided benefits.
D. Native Americans burned the land in order to drive the Europeans away.