APUSH quiz unit 1

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In the fifteenth century , a big impetus for European exploration was :

A sea route to asia to obtain luxury goods

Which European city was known in the early seventeenth century as a haven for persecuted Protestants from all over Europe and even for Jews fleeing Spain?

Amsterdam

Who in the sixteenth - century Spanish empire would have the most authority ?

An administrative official from Spain .

In colonial America, what was an example:

An unclear geographical and cultural border

In regard to history, what was a borderland

An unclear geographical and cultural border.

Where did the first peoples to the Americas come from ?

Asia .

What role did religion play in Columbus's explorations ?

Catholics in spain and italy supported his expeditions because they wanted to end muslim control of eastern trade

When Native Americans first encountered Europeans , what led to the European diseases being so deadly ?

Centuries of continential isolation meant the native americans had no immunity

Which one of the following is true about Native Americans and material wealth ?

Chiefs were expected to share some of their goods rather than hoard them

The ritual sacrifices practiced by the Aztecs :

Distusted euroeans despite their own practices of publicily executing criminals and burning witches at the stake

How did Native Americans view the concept of land ownership ?

Families had the right to use land, but they did not actually own the land

Which of the following is true of Spain's explorations of the New World ?

Florida was the first region in present day continental united states that spain colonized

People from ________ were most likely to go to other European countries or rival colonies before settling in one of their own ________ colonies.

France, french

Exploring the North American interior in the 1500s , ________was the first European to encounter the immense herds of buffalo that roamed the Great Plains ..

Francisco Vásquez de Coronado

In colonial America what was an example of a borderlands area?

Great Lakes

The Pueblo Indians encountered by the Spanish in the sixteenth century :

Had engaged in settled village life only briefly before the spainish arrived

What was in the declaration of Jospeh?

He declared that the spraining god was dead

What geographic error did Columbus make ?

He grossly underestimated the size of the earth

What was the most significant result of Ferdinand Magellan's explorations ?

His voyages showed that the circumference of the earth was longer than what columbus has estimated

As early as 1615, the ______ people of present-day southern Ontario and upper New York State forged a trading alliance with the French, and many of them converted to Catholicism.

Huron

Where did mound - building tribes flourish ?

In the Ohio River Valley

In 1776 , Adam Smith observed what fact about the Western Hemisphere ?

Indians had suffered great misfortunes .

The most significant initial impact on the Native American population from interaction with Europeans resulted from the:

Introduction to foreign technology such as guns , metals , and horses .

Which indigenous group formed the Great League of Peace ?

Iroquois

what was the significance of Puerto Rico

It was a rare colony that had gold.

Which statement is true of New France?

It's population was limited at best, because France feared that a significant emigration would undermine its role as a great European power

How were Las Casas's views of the Indians different from the views of British settlers in North America ?

Las Casas was more concerned about the spiritual and religious improvement of the Indians than were British settlers .

When European clergy read to Native Americans from the Bible about God creating the world in six days , was there anything relatable for Native Americans ?

Many Native Americans concurred with the idea of a single supreme being creating the world .

Which one of the following statements is true of Spanish emigrants to the New World ?

Many of the early arrivals came to direct native american labor

Which of the following is true of freedom in New Netherland?

Married women retained a legal identity separate from that of their husbands.

In 1517 , the German priest began the Protestant Reformation by posting his Ninety Five Theses , which accused the Catholic Church of worldliness and corruption .

Martian luther

Patroon shop in New Netherland

Meant that shareholders received large estates for transportating tenants for agricultural labor

In approximately 7000 BCE , agriculture developed in the Americas in :

Mexico and Peru

When compared to European societies , how did Indian gender relations differ ?

Most , but not all , Indian societies were matrilineal

The trend in the map was most likely caused by which of the following ?

Native populations adapted to and transformed their diverse environments

A seventeenth-century colonial woman who believed she was cheated out of money would have the best chance of having her case heard if she lived in

New Amsterdam

Acoma was an Indian city in present - day _________. that the Spanish destroyed .

New mexico

Which of the following statements about Spanish America is true ?

Overtime, spainish america evolved into a hybrid culture-part spainish, part indian and in some areas part african.

After conquests ended and settlements were built , who stood atop the social hierarchy in Spanish America ?

Peninsulares .

In 1608, Samuel de Champlain founded:

Quebec

The first permanent European settlement in the Southwest , established in 1610 , was :

Santa Fe ,

A substantial difference between the Spanish colonies in Mexico and Santa Fe was that :

Santa fe did not concern itself with conversions

Pre - Columbian Native Americans lacked metal tools :

So europeans felt they were superior

Where was the Spanish settlement Santa Elena located ?

South Carolina

The Black Legend described:

Spain as a uniquely brutal colonizer

According to Bartolomé de Las Casas :

Spain had caused the deaths if millions of innocent people in the new world

As a result of the Pueblo Revolt

Spanish influence on Native American culture vanished .

How did French involvement in the fur trade change life for native americans?

The French were willing to accept native Americans into colonial society

Unlike Spanish missionaries, the Jesuits did what in regard to converting Indians?

The Jesuits did not suppress traditional Indian religious customs.

After exploring the Atlantic Coast in the late sixteenth century , an Englishman writes in his journal about untouched wilderness . What could this description mean to a European ?

The Native Americans never used this area , so the land now belonged to the English .

Which European country dominated international commerce in the early seventeenth century?

The Netherlands

What was a difference between Chinese and Portuguese navigation ?

The chinesse were not looking to discover new places

Portuguese trading posts along the western coast of Africa were called factories because :

The merchants were known as factors

A commonality shared between the Asians who crossed the Bering Strait and the Europeans who crossed the Atlantic Ocean thousands of years later was :

The search for food items

Pueblo Indians lived in what is now :

The southwestern united states

Why were Bartolomeu Dias's and Vasco da Gama's voyages important ?

Their voyages opened up muchh more direct trade with asia

According to the map , which of the following was true about native populations in the Northwest and present - day California ?

These populations supported themselves through the vast resources of the ocean

According to the map , which of the following was true about native populations in the Great Basin and Great Plains ?

They developed largely mobile lifestyles in response to the aridity of their climate

To solidify Spain's unification , what did King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella do ?

They required jews and muslims to comvert to Catholicism

How did the Dutch manifest their devotion to liberty?

They supported tolerance in religious matters in their colony

When Europeans arrived , many Native Americans :

Tried to use them to enhance their standing with other native americans

France's relations with Native American tribes can be described as a marriage of necessity because:

Very few French came to North America

The Spanish empire in America :

Was unlike the french and english new world empires, a mostly urban civilization

As governor of New Netherland, Perry's Stuyvesant:

Welcomed all religious faiths to the colony.

The first French explorations of the New World :

Were intended to locate the northwest passage

Native American religious ceremonies :

Were related to the native american that sacred spirits could be found in living inanimate things

" Coverture " refers to :

a woman surrendering her legal identity when she marries .

Which of the following was a significant difference between the faith systems of the Pueblo and the Spanish ?

food was of greater ritual importance to the Pueblo than it was to the Spanish

Henry Hudson

hoped to find the Northwest Passage to Asia.

In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries , the Spanish empire in North America

involved subjugation of the indigenous peoples through the encomienda system

African enslavement of other Africans :

involved the enslavement of criminals , debtors , and war captives .

In Europe on the eve of colonization , one conception of freedom , called " Christian liberty , "

mingled ideas of freedom with servitude to Jesus Christ - concepts that were seen as mutually reinforcing .

A significant difference between the Vikings and Columbus was that :

of consequence to Vikings . Columbus received much more publicity for his voyages .

In their attitude toward Native Americans , Las Casas generally

recognized that American societies had complexities and sophistication before the arrival of Europeans .

The Aztecs ' religion and sacrifice rituals were

seen as horrid and abominable by the Spanish explorers .

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were :

small in population but sophisticated in infrastructure .

The New Laws of 1542 :

stated that Indians would no longer be enslaved in Spanish possessions .

The actions of Bartolomé de las Casas can best be described in modern - day terminology as that of a ( n ) :

whistleblower

The actions of the Pueblo Indians at Santa Fe in 1680 can best be described as :

being assertive

In their relations with Native Americans, the Dutch:

concentrated more on economics than religious conversion.

The indictment of the Pueblo by Naranjo reveals

deep - seated cultural misunderstandings that were used to justify the subjugation of Native Americans .

An example of a freedom that most Native Americans would hold in high esteem would be :

the chance to work with other tribe members to build a house .

The Columbian Exchange was :

the transatlantic flow of plants , animals , and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World .

In 1492 , the Native American population :

was at least 100 million .


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