APUSH- Unit 1 Exam

an agreement between the people and their leaders in which the people agree to give up some liberties so that other liberties are protected is called

a social contract

in the passage above, Columbus likely mentioned the American Indians interest in glass beads and weapons

because it exemplified the very different worldview of American Indians

the French colonizers believed that

by assimilating with Native cultures, they could eventually convert them to Christianity.

late 17th century efforts to integrate Britain's colonies into a coherent, hierarchical Imperial structure and pursue mercantilist economic aims

met with scant success do largely to varied forms of colonial resistance and conflicts with American Indian groups

which aspect of the "Chesapeake economy" is shown in this drawing/woodcut?

a labor-intensive product that is cultivated by slave labor

the author of The excerpt above was most interested in

justifying the takeover of American Indian lands

Indians found that British settlers, especially those in the southern colonies, eagerly purchased or captured Indians to use as forced labor in cultivating tobacco, rice, and indigo. Consequently,

African slaves protest for equal treatment and developed hostile relations with the American Indians

how did disease impact the American Indian population after contact with Europeans?

American Indian populations experienced a catastrophic decline due to the introduction of European disease.

the British Navigation Acts of the seventeenth century were aimed at trade competition from the

Dutch

the Mayflower Compact suggest that religious culture among British North American colonists was influenced by:

Puritan self-government religious congregation

the Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a Democratic Society because it represents

a clear step toward self-government

the sentiments expressed by Columbus in the excerpt above best support which future Spanish goal?

attempting to change the American Indians beliefs and worldviews

one direct long-term effect of the Navigation Act was that it

contributed to the rise of opposition that ultimately Foster the independence movement

prior to the arrival of Europeans, what impact did infectious disease have on the native population?

disease kept American Indian populations low

the North American Colonial settlements referenced in the passage above tended to

establish like-minded, close-knit, homogeneous communities

this drawing was most likely intended to

gain Sympathy for the American Indians being slaughtered by the Spanish explorers

the excerpt most directly reflects which of the following goals for England's North American colonies?

integrating then into a coherent imperial structure based on mercantilism

what facts in the article support the argument that pilgrims were democratic?

it allowed for a civil union between people

what was the impact of the "miraculous plague" mentioned in the excerpt above?

it collapse the fur trade and lessened access to trade goods

after Columbus's arrival in the West Indies, Spanish religion and Christian conversion were often used as a to

justify the subjugation of American Indians

which of the following is most representative of the author's point of view concerning the relationships between English settlers and Native Americans?

relations between colonists and Indians and New England were bewilderingly complex.

Which European approach to colonization is most consistent with the?

sending men and women to acquire land and populate settlements while having relatively hostile relationships with the native inhabitants

Europeans helped increase the intensity and destructiveness of American Indian Warfare though

supplying American Indian allies with deadlier weapons and alcohol and by rewarding Indian military actions

under mercantilism, British currency policies and Forest in the colonies were intended to primarily benefit

the British crown

which of the following statements characterizes the British relationship with Native Americans?

the British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization

what conclusion best supports the author's views on the relationship between the Pequot and the Puritans?

the English Puritans had relatively hostile relationships with the Pequot

based on the passage above, which of the following statements is most accurate?

the French did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization.

how did the activities shown in the wood cut lead to increased tensions between the Chesapeake colonists and the native peoples?

the colonists expanded their land holding in order to plant more tobacco

the event shown in the image came about most directly as a result of

the developing belief among Europeans that white superiority was justification to subjugate American Indians

how did the introduction of infectious disease into North America impact African populations?

the need for Laborers led to the development of slavery as a labor system and the New World

the excerpt from William Herbert is most clearly exemplified by which of the following actions?

the war between the Pequot tribe and the settlers of Massachusetts Bay Colony

how did new englanders religious ideas influence their relations with neighboring Native American peoples?

their religious values were used as justification for their actions.