Formative Assessment APUSH

Colonial intellectual resistance to 18th-century British imperial control was often based on (A) Anglican doctrine. (B) the Enlightenment. (C) the Great Awakening. (D) nativism.

B

From 1600 to 1750, the Dutch, French, and English in colonial North America (A) traded peacefully with American Indian tribes. (B) became involved in numerous colonial-Indian conflicts that had spread from Europe. (C) faced increased aggression from the Spanish empire. (D) developed "spheres of influence" which ended colonial rivalries.

B

In the British North American colonies between 1607 and 1750, political communities based on English models, economic ties, and legal structures led to (A) strict obedience to British rules and regulations. (B) Anglicization in the British colonies. (C) strong and consistent enforcement of the Navigation Acts by England. (D) a lack of religious diversity and pluralism.

B

Before 1750, what was the most frequent reaction of British colonists in North America to increased trade regulations and a growing mistrust of England's commitment to support the colonies? (A) Compliance with the laws of England (B) Calls for a revolution (C) Increased smuggling (D) The creation of large-scale industries

C

French, Spanish, and English colonies in North America were most similar in which respect? (A)Were founded and developed by private enterprise (B) Were permitted representative legislative assemblies (C) Were subjected to mercantilist policies (D)Provided a haven for the victims of religious persecution

C

Harvard College and Yale College were established primarily to (A) train lawyers and doctors (B) encourage scientific advances (C) ensure an adequate supply of ministers (D) prepare young men for political leadership

C

. Which of the following statements about Africans brought as slaves to the British North American colonies is true? (A) They were the primary labor source for plantations in the Chesapeake by 1630. (B) They had a much lower life expectancy in the Chesapeake than in South Carolina or the West Indies. (C) They greatly outnumbered Europeans in every colony south of the Mason-Dixon Line by 1776. (D) They maintained cultural practices brought from Africa.

D

In which of the following British North American colonies was slavery legally established by the early 1700' s? (A) The southern colonies only (B) The middle and southern colonies only (C) All the colonies except Pennsylvania and the New England colonies (D) All the colonies

D

Starting in the early 18th century, some southern British colonies adopted slave codes from Barbados that (A) were similar to the French and Spanish standards for slave treatment. (B) ensured the protection of basic human rights for slaves. (C) limited the total number of slaves on a plantation. (D) led to the emergence of strict racial categories in colonial society.

D

The French formed a close alliance with which American Indians and became the enemy of which American Indians? (A)Creek and Iroquois (B) Algonquin and Huron (C) Iroquois and Algonquin (D)Huron and Iroquois

D

Which of the following colonies is NOT properly paired with the primary reason for its founding? (A)Maryland- a haven for persecuted Catholics to come to from England (B) Plymouth- a place for those who had separated from the Church of England (C) Virginia- for economic reasons to bring profits to its founders (D)New York- to provide land to farmers who had been forced off the land by the enclosure movement

D

Which of the following groups of colonial settlers largely avoided intermarriage or crossracial sexual unions with native populations? (A) The Spanish (B) The French (C) The Dutch (D) The English

D

Which of the following was true of the first Great Awakening? (A) It primarily affected church congregations in towns and cities. (B) It was denounced by Jonathan Edwards. (C) It was primarily a southern phenomenon. (D) It resulted in divisions within both the Congregational and the Presbyterian churches.

D

Which three colonies had the greatest degree of religious toleration and religious diversity? (A)Massachusetts Bay, New Hampshire, and Connecticut (B) North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia (C) New York, Virginia, and New Jersey (D)Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, and Maryland

D

. By the 1750's, the British colonies on the North American mainland were characterized by all of the following EXCEPT (A) disdain for British constitutional monarchy (B) a society without a hereditary aristocracy (C) a growing number of non-English settlers (D) acceptance of slavery as a labor system

A

. Seventeenth- and eighteenth-century English colonization differed from the Spanish, Dutch, and French because England (A) eventually established colonies based primarily on agriculture. (B) did not seek to acquire land from the native populations. (C) exclusively used African slave labor for mining and agriculture. (D) was dedicated to the religious conversion and assimilation of native populations.

A

In which of the following regions was the production of wheat so important to the local economy that the area became known as the "bread colonies?" (A)Middle Colonies (B) New England (C) Southern Plantation Colonies (D)Chesapeake

A

Which ethnic group's settlements by the mid-18th century stretched from the Appalachian mountains in Pennsylvania to Georgia? (A)Scotch-Irish (B) Germans (C) Scotch Highlanders (D)Irish

A

Which of the following statements is NOT an accurate one regarding colonial trade? (A)Manufactured goods went from the West Indies to England (B) Rum went from New England to Africa (C) Timber and foodstuffs went from New England to the West Indies (D)Tobacco, fish, and lumber went from New England to England

A

In the seventeenth century, which of the following was true of slavery in British North America? (A) It was prohibited only in Massachusetts and Connecticut. (B) Slaves officially accounted for more than thirty percent of the colonial population. (C) The number of slaves increased rapidly in the last quarter of the century. (D) Most slaves lived on plantations with fifty or more slaves.

B

The North American colonies took advantage of Great Britain's policy of salutary neglect to (A) establish religious freedom as a fundamental right (B) work out trade arrangements to acquire needed products from other countries (C) introduce the practice of slavery into the New World (D) make favorable territorial settlements with the French

B

The Pueblo Revolt of 1680, led by the Indian leader Pope, was provoked by which of the following policies or events? (A)Theft of Indian gold and silver by Spanish explorers (B) Suppression of native religious customs by Catholic missionaries (C) Appropriation of fertile Indian fields by Spanish settlers (D) superstitious and angry Indian reaction to the appearance of small pox and measles after the arrival of the Spanish

B

The major purpose of England's mercantilist policy was to (A) protect the infant industries of England's young colonies (B) increase England's prosperity (C) discourage other European powers from colonizing North America (D) reduce the need for an overseas empire

B

Which of the following beliefs was central to eighteenth-century Deism? (A) God gave the Bible to human beings to guide their behavior. (B) God created a universe governed by natural law. (C) Christ is the Redeemer of the human race. (D) All human beings are born in sin.

B

The "Great Awakening" refers to the (A) growth of European awareness of the New World in the 1500's (B) impact of the Enlightenment on colonial thought in the early 1700's (C) wave of religious revivals that swept the colonies in the 1740's (D) beginning of the colonial movement toward independence from Great Britain

C

The 1649 Maryland Toleration Act did which of the following? (A)Removed all restrictions on the practice of religion (B) Provided for the separation of church and state (C) Granted religious freedom to all Christians who accepted the Trinity (D)Led immediately to the persecution of Protestant colonists

C

The Atlantic slave trade grew dramatically in the 18th century because of (A) a surplus of indentured servants. (B) limited demand for colonial goods. (C) the difficulty of effectively enslaving native peoples. (D) special funding from European nations to subsidize slavery.

C

The Navigation Acts were part of the British policy known as (A) isolationism (B) capitalism (C) mercantilism (D) monopolism

C

Which 18th-century European nation's settlers most categorically rejected North American Indian culture and worldviews? (A) Spain (B) Portugal (C) England (D) France

C

Which of the following was true of most Puritans who emigrated to seventeenth-century New England? (A) They had renounced the Church of England. (B) They rejected the authority of the English king. (C) They considered themselves non-Separatists (D) They approved of the Crown's religious policy.

C