AP US HISTORY REVIEW QUESTIONS

The very first Americans A. Were nomadic wanderers B. Lived in permanent sites C. Were subsistence farmers D. Predated Spain's arrival in the New World by only two centuries

A. Almost all early Native American tribes were nomadic in nature

Who of the following was NOT a religious dissenter in Massachusetts Bay ? A. William Bradford B. Roger Williams C. Anne Hutchinson D. Thomas Hooker

A. Bradford was governor of Massachusetts Bay for 20 years; all of the others left for religious reasons and founded colonies elsewhere

Most early English colonies were different from those of Spain and France because they A. Were not directly ruled by the crown B. Granted rights to Indians C. Were economic failures D. Were more sparsely populated

A. Most of the early English colonies were governed by companies or proprietors granted charters by the king

Which of the following was NOT an initial result of interaction between Spanish explorers and Native Americans ? A. Diseases that killed many of the Native Americans B. Domestication by Native Americans of animals brought by Spanish explorers C. Spread of Catholicism among Native Americans D. Plants from South and Central America being sent back to Europe

B. It would take a long time before these animals were used by Native Americans; Native Americans were terrified of them and the Spanish explorers who rode on them

Which colonists enjoyed the best relations with the Native Americans? A. The Spanish B. The French C. The Dutch D. The English

B. The French were mainly interested in fur trading rather than farming, and so they posed less of a threat to Native American lands. French missionaries and fur traders were more respectful of Native American culture

The growth of colonial assemblies alarmed the British for all of the following reasons except A. Assemblies holding the "power of the purse" could ultimately undermine British control B. Assemblies increased democratic tendencies in the colonies C. Assemblies occasionally ignored or resisted instructions from Great Britain D. Governors appointed in Britain had little control over these assemblies in most colonies

B. These assemblies were in no way democratic, as in every colony they were dominated by the landowning elite

The creation of the Dominion of New England A. Increased democracy in the colonies B. Increased the power of the governor of the area C. Allowed New England colonies to discuss common grievances D. Guaranteed direct control of the king over affairs in the New England colonies

B. This occurred after resistance in Massachusetts to the Navigation Acts, and it gave increased power to Sir Edmund Andros

What changes in the slave system of the southern colonies began in the 1730s? A. The Dutch lost the monopoly on slave trading, thus increasing the number of slaves being brought into the Americas B. Conditions during the Middle Passage began to slightly improve C. More slaves began to live and work on larger plantations D. A series of slave rebellions created much harsher treatment for slaves

C. Before the 1730s, most slaves worked on small farms. The Dutch lost their monopoly on slave trading back in 1682. The Stono Rebellion was the first major slave rebellion and occurred in 1739

One factor not responsible for European expansion into the Western Hemisphere was A. Desire for economic expansion B. Desire to expand Christianity C. Democratization of European society D. Better shipbuilding and navigational tools

C. European expansion into the Western Hemisphere was supported and financed by European Monarchs; no democratization of society or government was taking place at this time

A colony designated as a refuge for English Catholics was A. Pennsylvania B. South Carolina C. Maryland D. Virginia

C. George Calvert settled this colony in 1632 for exactly that purpose

North American Native American tribes A. Displayed a uniformity of lifestyles B. Modeled themselves after tribes from Central America and Mexico C. Were greatly varied in lifestyles and economic systems D. Formed alliances on numerous occasions to fight competing tribes

C. There was a tremendous variety in the lifestyles and economic systems of Native Americans living in North America

Slave labor was brought to the Western Hemisphere by colonists because... A. The region was lightly populated when the Spanish arrived B. Native Americans were unfamiliar with the tools and methods necessary to harvest sugarcane C. Aztec and Inca leaders had already begun to import slaves even before Spanish explorers arrived D. There was a lack of manpower to do the labor-intensive work of harvesting sugarcane

D. Harvesting sugar took a massive amount of manpower. Since the Spanish had killed off a large number of native laborers and many more died from European diseases, slaves were needed

A major effect of the Stono Rebellion was A. An Increase in the number of slaves brought into the Southern colonies B. Increased fortifications around serval southern cities C. An attempt by slave owners to lessen the horrors of the Middle Passage D. Harsher treatment of slaves in many parts of the South

D. Many plantation owners were fearful of additional rebellion and felt that harsh treatment of slaves would prevent rebellious behavior

English people came to the New World because of A. Their dislike for the Church of England B. Overcrowding in English cities C. Economic opportunity D. All of the above

D. The overcrowding of cities was an additional factor in convincing some English people to "try their lot" in the New World

For the British, the major economic role of the American colonies was A. To produce manufactured goods the English did not want to produce B. To produce crops such as tobacco C. To produce raw materials such as lumber D. B and C above

D. The role of the colonies under mercantilism was to provide England with crops and raw materials