APUSH Period One Assessment
Which of the following was the most dramatic effect of the Columbian Exchange on the New World?
The destruction of up to 90 percent of the Native American population from diseases like smallpox
Which of the following best describes the Middle Passage and its importance?
part of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade from Africa to the Americas
Which of the following regions was home to bands of nomadic Native Americans who relied on the hunting of large game for the majority of their food, clothing and home goods?
the Great Plains
Which of the following regions was home to peoples who relied on hunting and fishing as their main sources of food and lived in multi-family "long" structures?
the Northeast
Which of the following shows how Native Americans adapted to and transformed the environment in which they lived?
the creation of large-scale irrigation systems to promote the growing of maize.
One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was...
the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor
Which of the following economic systems were native peoples enslaved in at the hands of the Spanish colonists? (Choose all that apply)
-Plantation based agricultural -Mining of precious metals
Gerard's description of "corne" in the excerpt best reflects which of the following?
Assumptions about the superiority of European culture
Which of the following are considered to be the "Three Sisters" of Native American agriculture.
Beans, corn and squash
Which of the following statements best describes a consequence of European colonization?
Colonization brought wealth to European imperial powers which resulted in political and economic innovations.
The development that brought "corne" to the attention of Old World botanists such as Gerard is best known as the:
Columbian Exchange
Which of the following motives for exploration is de las Casas most likely to think is the most justified?
Converting the natives to Christianity
The institution known as the encomienda allowed the...
European governments to grant Native's labor to colonists if they promised to Christianize them
The European people had access to potatoes prior to making contact with the native peoples of the Americas.
False
What were the motives for European Exploration?
Gold, God and Glory
Aztecs Incas
Moder Day Mexico Modern Day Peru
Which of the following statements correctly describes Benzoni's account?
It is partially correct because Benzoni accurately describes the animistic elements of indigenous religions and the syncretic results of missionary work.
Why did the Native American people lack immunity to European diseases?
Most indigenous peoples did not live in urban areas and had few domesticated animals, which meant that they did not develop a resistance to many animal-borne illnesses.
Which state best describes the relationship between Native Americans and European settlers?
Native Americans and Europeans at times traded peacefully but also frequently used diplomacy and force to resist encroachment on their territory, political sovereignty and ways of life
Which answer best describes the lives of Native Americans immediately preceding the moment of European contact?
Native peoples created different types of settlements, engaged in long-distance trade, practiced religion and supported social hierarchies.
Which of the following motives for exploration does de las Casas seem to be criticizing most directly?
Personal financial gain
Which system replaced the encomienda system making native people legally free, while forced labor nevertheless persisted?
Repartimiento system
Peninsular Creole Mestizo Mulatto
Spaniard born in Spain Spaniard born in the new world American Native and Spaniard Mix European and African Mix
Which of the following most correctly describes the social hierarchy of the Spanish Empire?
Spanish officials created a strict caste system based on precise racial categories that placed native Spaniards at the top
Along which path did the earliest American indigenous people travel from Eastern Asia to North America during the Ice Age.
The Bering Land Bridge
What enabled the Europeans to conquer the Native American peoples?
The Europeans had advanced military technology and also brought with them diseases which ravaged native populations.
Which of the following native groups lived in two-story adobe housing structures designed to circulate air?
The Pueblo
As native populations started to decrease due to forced labor and new diseases, which area did European settlers look to for new sources of forced labor?
West Africa
As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...
a significant new source of staple food crops
