Quiz for Sources for America’s History, Chapter 1

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1. What does Thomas Hariot’s description of the Algonquin’s religion (Document 1-1) suggest about his view of the group as a whole?

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Correct. The answer is b. Hariot carefully observed and gathered information about the Algonquins’ religious ideas and practices. Based on the information he obtained, Hariot concluded that the Algonquins would be “easier and sooner reformed.”
Incorrect. The answer is b. Hariot carefully observed and gathered information about the Algonquins’ religious ideas and practices. Based on the information he obtained, Hariot concluded that the Algonquins would be “easier and sooner reformed.”

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2. Given that the image in Document 1-2 is an illustration for a prayer book, it is likely that the carriage driver in the lower section of the arch represents what?

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Correct. The answer is c. The image shows a man in a crown driving a carriage pulled by winged horses through the sky. The driver also seems to have control over the sun. Based on the man’s position in the sky, his crown, his position as a driver, and the control he wields, it seems likely that he was intended to represent God.
Incorrect. The answer is c. The image shows a man in a crown driving a carriage pulled by winged horses through the sky. The driver also seems to have control over the sun. Based on the man’s position in the sky, his crown, his position as a driver, and the control he wields, it seems likely that he was intended to represent God.

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3. What does Columbus’s account of his meeting with the natives (Document 1-3) suggest about what motivated him to explore the islands, beyond the search for riches?

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Correct. The answer is a. Columbus believed he had reached “the Indies,” and he remarked that when he inquired about the wounds he saw on the native peoples’ bodies, “they gave me to understand that people from other adjacent islands came with the intention of seeing them, and that they defended themselves.” Columbus believed that the Asian mainland must be nearby, and his explorations were intended to find it.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Columbus believed he had reached “the Indies,” and he remarked that when he inquired about the wounds he saw on the native peoples’ bodies, “they gave me to understand that people from other adjacent islands came with the intention of seeing them, and that they defended themselves.” Columbus believed that the Asian mainland must be nearby, and his explorations were intended to find it.

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4. Las Casas’s position as a friar (Document 1-4) made him particularly upset by the fact that the Spaniards did what to the native people they encountered?

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Correct. The answer is c. Las Casas wrote to lament the Spaniards’ brutal treatment of the native people, but he concluded his account by writing that, despite the natives’ gentle nature and interest in Christianity, the Spaniards’ brutality meant that “the above-mentioned number of People died without understanding the true Faith or Sacraments.”
Incorrect. The answer is c. Las Casas wrote to lament the Spaniards’ brutal treatment of the native people, but he concluded his account by writing that, despite the natives’ gentle nature and interest in Christianity, the Spaniards’ brutality meant that “the above-mentioned number of People died without understanding the true Faith or Sacraments.”

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5. Document 1-5, the Council of Huejotzingo’s Letter to King of Spain, provides evidence to support which of the following conclusions?

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Correct. The answer is b. Although this letter was written with the intention of currying favor with the Spanish king and winning his support for a reduction in their tribute payments, the Council of Huejotzingo’s letter indicates that the group seemed to embrace Christianity and their status as Spanish subjects.
Incorrect. The answer is b. Although this letter was written with the intention of currying favor with the Spanish king and winning his support for a reduction in their tribute payments, the Council of Huejotzingo’s letter indicates that the group seemed to embrace Christianity and their status as Spanish subjects.

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6. Brother Luis Brandaon’s 1610 letter to Father Sandoval (Document 1-6) provides evidence to support which of the following conclusions?

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Correct. The answer is a. This document suggests that although some Catholic priests questioned the morality of the slave trade, the Catholic Church sanctioned it and actively participated in it.
Incorrect. The answer is a. This document suggests that although some Catholic priests questioned the morality of the slave trade, the Catholic Church sanctioned it and actively participated in it.

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7. The documents in this chapter, taken together, provide evidence to support which of the following conclusions?

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Correct. The answer is b. The documents in this chapter indicate that religion shaped the world view of all Europeans, and that while some used it to justify the conquest of the Americas, others used it to question the morality of the conquest.
Incorrect. The answer is b. The documents in this chapter indicate that religion shaped the world view of all Europeans, and that while some used it to justify the conquest of the Americas, others used it to question the morality of the conquest.