APUSH Test #1
7. The sentiments expressed by Columbus in the excerpt above best support which future Spanish goal? a. Shifting the Spanish economy from feudalism to capitalism b. Organizing new methods for conducting international trade c. Implementing a plantation-based agricultural system d. Attempting to change American Indians' beliefs and worldviews
d. Attempting to change American Indians beliefs and worldviews.
8. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, what impact did infectious disease have on the native population? A. Disease did not have a major impact on American Indians B. Infectious disease destroyed native crops C. Plant-based diseases led to a low birth-rate among American Indians D. Disease kept American Indian population low.
A. Disease did not have a major impact on American Indians
4. The map illustrates that Spain succeeded in A. conquering a massive amount of territory in the Americas, advancing the goal of enlarging the empire B. gained new sources of medicine through its conquest of the Americas C. establishing the Spanish goal of shifting from feudalism to capitalism D. accepting the religious beliefs of the American Indians
A. Conquering a massive amount of territory in the Americas, advancing the goal of enlarging the empire.
19. Based on the passages above, which of the following statements is most accurate? A. The French did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization. b. The British did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization. C. Both the French and British were primarily concerned Christianizing Native Americans. d. Native American culture did not influence the settlement of British and French colonies
A. The French did not view Native American culture as a threat to colonization.
9. How did the introduction of infectious disease into North America impact African population? A. Sugar production declined. B. The need for laborers led to the development of slavery as a labor system in the New World. C. Indentured servitude became the primary labor system. D. There was a little impact on non-European populations.
B. The need for laborers led to the development of slavery as a labor system in the New World.
16. The Mayflower Compact is important to the concept of a democratic society because it represents A. an effort by the colonists to use force to resist the King B. a clear step toward self-government C. an early attempt to establish universal suffrage D. an attempt by the colonists to establish freedom of religion
B. a clear step toward self-government
30. Indians found the British settlers, especially those in the Southern Territories eagerly purchased or captured Indian to use as forced labor in cultivating tobacco, rice, and indigo. A. European colonists maintained American Indian slavery to create a harmonious relationship. B. More and more, Indians begin selling war captives to whites rather than integrating them into their own societies. C. African slaves protest for equal and developed hostile relations with the American Indians
C. African slaves protest for equal and developed hostile relations with the American Indians
21. What conclusion best supports the authors' views on the relationships between the Pequot and the Puritans? A. The Pequot supplied a ready source of labor for the Puritans. B. The English Puritans had relatively hostile relationships with the Narragansett and Mohegan C. The English Puritans had relatively hostile relationships with the Pequot. D. The English Puritans had relatively cordial relationships with all Native American
C. The English Puritans had relatively hostile relationships with the Pequot.
The process of Spanish exploration and conquest of the Americas in the 16th century illustrated in the map? A. ended American Indian resistance B. changed American Indian beliefs on the environment C. triggered extensive demographic and social change D. led to the development of a hunter-gatherer economy
C. triggered extensive demographic and social change.
5. In the passage above, Columbus likely mentioned the American Indians' interest in glass beads and weapons A. to demonstrate the social diversification among societtes in these areas. B. as an example of their largely mobile and nomadic lifestyles. C. to prove the cultural inferiority of racially mixed populations. D. because it exemplified the very different worldview of American Indians.
D. Because it exemplified the very different worldview of American Indians.
6 After Columbus's arrival in the West Indies. Spanish religion and Christian conversion were often used as a rationale to A. racially mix populations B. trigger extensive demographic change. C. transform the diverse environment. D. justify the subjugation of American Indians.
D. Justify the subjugation of American Indians
14. The mayflower compact suggest religious culture among British North America colonists was influenced by A. Interest in commerce and business B. Reliance on agriculture. C. The king, and edicts from the British parliament D. Puritan self government religious congression.
D. Puritan self government religious congression.
The map above indicates the encomienda system was least developed in which of the following areas? A. California B. Mexico C. The Caribbean D. The southwest.
D. Southwest
3. The most devastating impact of the Spanish conquest and exploration was A. American Indian resistance and conflict B. the subjugation of American Indians. C. the forced conversion of natives to Christianity D. the spread of deadly epidemics
D. the spread of deadly epidemics
10. How did disease impact the American Indian population after contact with Europeans? a. American Indian populations experienced a catastrophic decline due to the introduction of European disease. b. The flow of trade goods from Europe greatly decreased. c. American Indians rapidly developed resistance to biological pathogens d. American Indians developed greater political autonomy due to the decreasing European populaion in the New World
a. American Indian populations experienced a catastrophic decline due to the introduction of European disease.
15. What facts in the article support the argument that the Pilgrims were democratic? a. The greater good of the community was an essential ideal b. Everyone got to vote c. Renewed efforts to stamp out discrimination d. Supported their royal charter to the mother country
a. The greater good of the community was an essential ideal
22. How did New Englanders' religious ideas influence their relations with neighboring Native American peoples? a. Their religious values were used as Justification for their actions. b. Their economic interests were used as justification for their actions. c. Their religious beliefs placed all humans (including Natives) on afequal level. d. They approached Native Americans with Evangelical purposes.
a. Their religious values were used as Justification for their actions.
18. The French colonizers believed that a. by assimilating with Native cultures, they could eventually convert them to Christianity. b. Native Americans should not assimilate with French culture. c. Christianizing Native Americans was not a realistic goal. d. by assimilating with Native cultures, they could improve their own culture.
a. by assimilating with Native cultures, they could eventually convert them to Christianity.
35. The Puritans who settled New England hoped to: a. create a model religious society based on biblical principles b. establish good trade relations with the French in Canada c. get rich quick by finding gold and silver d. separate church and state to safeguard religious freedom
a. create a model religious society based on biblical principles
13. Europeans helped increase the intensity and destructiveness of American Indian war fare through a. supplying American Indian allies with deadlier weapons and alcohol and by rewarding Indian military actions b. focusing on gaining new sources of labor and on producing and acquiring commodities that were valued in Europe. c. population growth and expansion into the interior disrupted existing French- Indian fur wade networks d. dismipting the existing French-Indian fur trade nerworks and monetary system
a. supplying American Indian allies with deadlier weapons and alcohol and by rewarding Indian military actions
23. Which of the following is most representative of the authors' points of view concerning the relations between English settlers and Native Americans? a. All Native Americans experienced hostile relations with English settlers. b. Relations between colonists and Indians in New England were bewilderingly complex. c. All Native Americans experienced friendly relations with English settlers. d. English settlers had mostly friendly relations with Indians who traded with the Dutch.
b. Relations between colonists and Indians in New England were bewilderingly complex.
20. The excerpt from William Herbert is most clearly exemplified by which of the following actions? A. Roger Williams expulsion from the Puritan church b. The Pequot War between the Pequot tribe and the settlers of Massachusetts bay Colony C. Bacon's Rebellion an armed rebellion in 1676 by Virginia settlers against Governor Berkeley d. The Treaty of Utrecht which was signed by the belligerents in the War of the Spanish Succession
b. The Pequot War between the Pequot tribe and the settlers of Massachusetts bay Colony
34. The trends described by Ryken most directly illustrate which of the following major historical developments in the colonies a. The emergence of racially mixed populations in the Americas b. Their sense of priority of a God-centered life would establish a close knit homogeneous society c. Encouraging enclosure of open land and pushing Natives off their lands d. Economic hardship in Europe as more people emigrated to the puritan colonies
b. Their sense of priority of a God-centered life would establish a close knit homogeneous society
26. The North American colonial sentlements referenced in the passage above tended to a. be economically, religiously, and ethnically diverse. b. establish like-minded. close-knit, homogeneous communines c. he dedicated to converting American Indians to Christianity d. develop slapie crop economies based on slave labor.
b. establish like-minded. close-knit, homogeneous communines
12. The events shown in the image came about most directly as a result of a. European rejection of African slavery b. the developing belief among Europeans that white superiority was justification to subjugate American Indians c. American Indian acceptance of European cultural practices d. unsuccessful efforts by the European explorers to gain economic and political power
b. the developing belief among Europeans that white superiority was justification to subjugate American Indians
32. The ideas expressed in the passage above most clearly show the influede of which of the following a. Resistance to imperial control in the British colonies b. The British government's indifference to colomal governance c. Greater religious independence in the colonies d. A strong belief in British cultural superiority
c. Greater religious independence in the colonies
24. Which European approach to colonization is most consistent with the arguments in the excerpt above? a. Using trade alliances and intermarriage with American Indians to acquire products for export to Europe b. Establishing light control over the colonization process to convert and/or exploit the native populations c. Sending men and women to acquire land and populate settlement while having relatively hostile relationships with the native inhabitants d. Integrating a coherent hierarchal imperial structure and pursing economic aims
c. Sending men and women to acquire land and populate settlement while having relatively hostile relationships with the native inhabitants
29. How did the activities shown in the woodcut lead to increased tensions between the Chesapeake colonists and the native peoples? a. African slaves were brought to the Chesapeake and took jobs from the native people b. the native peoples felt that tobacco was addictive and dangerous for their health c. the colonists expanded their land-holdings in order to plant more tobacco d. the colonists were making money without giving credit to the native people
c. the colonists expanded their land-holdings in order to plant more tobacco
31. The passage above was most likely written in response to a. the growth of autonomous political communities based on English models. b. Protestant evangelism in North America. c. the ethnic and religious diversity of the middle colonies. d. the expanding social networks of the Atlantic World.
c. the ethnic and religious diversity of the middle colonies.
27. What was the impact of the " miraculous plague" mentioned in the article above: a. It stimulated cultural and demographic change b. It led to European accommodation with some aspects of American Indian culture c. It increased British colomists' acceptance of intermarriage with native peoples d. It collapsed the fur trade and lessened access to trade goods
d. It collapsed the fur trade and lessened access to trade goods
17. Which of the following statements characterizes the British relationship with Native Americans? a. The British believed colonization would only be possible if all Native Americans were destroyed. b. The British believed that colonization would only be possible if they understood Native American culture C. The British modeled their methods of colonization after the example set by the French. d. The British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization
d. The British viewed Native American culture as a threat to colonization
36. Which of the following most accurately describes the attitude of seventeenth-century Puritans toward religious liberty? a. They tolerated all Protestant sects, but not Catholics. b. They tolerated Catholics, but not Quakers. c. They had no coherent views on religious liberty. d. They tolerated no one whose expressed religious views varied from their own
d. They tolerated no one whose expressed religious views varied from their own
28. Which aspect of the "Chesapeake economy" is shown in this drawing/woodcut? a. a commerce based economy supported by a merchant class b. the cultivation of staple crops grown by slaves c. the growth of cereal crops/grains d. a labor-intensive product that is cultivated by slave labor
d. a labor-intensive product that is cultivated by slave labor
11. This drawing was most likely intended to a. glorify the Columbian Exchange b. increase support for the encomienda system c. demonstrate the traditional lifestyles of the American Indians upon European arrival d. gain sympathy for the American Indians being slaughtered by the Spanish explorers
d. gain sympathy for the American Indians being slaughtered by the Spanish explorers
25. The author of the except above was most interested in a. participating in the fur trade with the native communities b. generating great wealth for the king in England C. converting American Indians to Christianity d. justifying the takeover of American Indian lands
d. justifying the takeover of American Indian lands
33. The ideas expressed in the passage above most directly led to political controversies over a. Britain's indifference to colonial governance b. Britain's efforts to pursue mercantilist economic aims. c. the presence of slavery in the colonies. d. the spread of European Enlightenment ideas.
d. the spread of European Enlightenment ideas.