APUSH Unit 1 Multiple Choice Part
The slaves represented by the graph most typically settled in which of the following regions of America?
Chesapeake region
Bacon's Rebellion was situated in the context of what broader tension of Chesapeake Virginia in the 1600s?
Competition for choice land between European settlers and Native Americans
The rights of Africans in the British Southern colonies were
Gradually restricted until slavery was both a permanent and hereditary condition.
Whitefield's open-air preaching contributed most directly to which of the following trends?
Greater independence and diversity of thought
This speech led, in part, to which of the following?
Increased tensions between the New England colonists and the native population.
Which best explains why the Plymouth settlement was so important in American history?
It proved that a self-governing society consisting mostly of farm families could flourish in New England.
This period of religious revivals had which effect on education?
New colleges were founded to educate young men for the ministry.
The best example of resistance to the institution pictured above was
Stono Rebellion
Based on the passages above, which of the following statements is most accurate?
The French did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization.
The movement of slaves from Africa to the British colonies expanded in the mid-1600s due to
A reduction on the number of indentured servants.
The diversity of race (Native American, African, and European) in the British colonies led to
A strict racial hierarchy dominated by Europeans.
Which of the following was a significant cause of the trend from 1701 to 1770 shown in the graph?
The decrease of indentured servants partly as a result of Bacon's Rebellion.
The preaching described in the excerpt is an example of which of the following developments in the 1700s?
The expansion of Protestant evangelism
Which best describes a major cause of the religious evangelism described in the passage?
The increasing temptation to live "ungodly lifestyles" in the generation following the original Puritan settlement
What was the most likely motivation to create the Mayflower Compact?
The leaders wished to increase unity among "the pilgrims" by establishing a form of self-government.
The French colonizers believed that
by assimilating with Native cultures, they could improve their own culture.
Support for the above statement on the Middle colonies can best be seen in the
creation of a Quaker only state in the Middle Colonies
As the population of black slaves in Virginia increased, the number of indentured servants in Virginia
decreased.
One of the effects of the reasons for founding New England was a
higher likelihood of religious tolerance
A fundamental grievance of Bacon's was his
realization of the widening wealth gap between landowners and former indentured servants seeking land.
The idea presented in the passage is that those on the voyage were there to
spread Christianity to others by example.
Which of the following statements characterizes the British relationship with Native Americans?
the British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization
The need for cheap labor in the colonies was created by
the Southern colonies' dependency on cash crops
A major change occurring in religion during this time period is
the authority of ministers was challenged
Which statement is true?
the demand for tobacco in Europe created greater demand for labor in Virginia.
The strict code of laws was created because
wealthy planters wished to create a more efficient work force
Which of the following was the most direct effect of the phenomenon described in this passage?
Divisions among existing religious denominations and the rise of new churches
What was the underlying issue from the statements above?
Oppression of western Virginian farmers by the governor and the plantation elite
Winthrop's sermon was direct at what specific group of people?
Puritans who were migrating to North America
The rebellion that ensued following Bacon's statement led to
a distrust of former indentured servants
Of the following choices, which feature of the New England town map would be LEAST likely to be present in the Chesapeake colonies?
a minister's house
One of the themes of the time period depicted in the quote is the belief that
all people could be saved if they confessed and God accepted their grace.
The reason for founding the Southern colonies led to
an African majority of the population in some colonies
The labor system described in this code of laws developed for all of the following reasons EXCEPT
an abundance of American Indians willing to work as farmers
The people in the above diagram were often sent to the new colonies because of
an increase in the demand for free labor in the Middle colonies
