Chapter 2

Quiz for Chapter Two Interpretations: What Role Did Climate Play in American Colonization?

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Question 1

Karen Kupperman asserts that early English settlers in North America initially believed that climate conditions around the globe wereA. similar at similar latitudes.
B. dependent on specific local conditions.
C. chaotic and unpredictable.
D. manageable through prayer and fasting.

Question 2

According to Karen Kupperman, settlers in early-seventeenth-century New England slowly began to acknowledge the reality of New England’s climate while settlers in the southern coloniesA. abandoned their settlements.
B. immediately adjusted their cultivation plans.
C. continued to believe the region’s climate was similar to southern Europe’s climate.
D. blamed agricultural problems on God’s wrath.

Question 3

According to historian Daniel Richter, how did Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam cultures respond to a lengthy drought in the southwestern region of North America during the twelfth century?A. They built large urban centers.
B. They adopted more egalitarian settlement patterns.
C. They practiced more inclusive religious ceremonies.
D. They developed complex irrigation systems.

Question 4

In comparing the two historians’ selections on climate and culture, one might say that Kupperman and Richter would likely agree thatA. climate has little influence on cultural development.
B. cultures respond quickly to changes in climate.
C. religious belief dictates attitudes toward climate conditions.
D. societies are hesitant to adjust settlement patterns.