apush test 1

The reaction to the situation described in the third paragraph represented a continuity with which of the following earlier colonial developments?

A strict racial system was established that separated enslaved people from European colonists.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the advanced development of both pre-Columbian American societies described in the excerpt?

Adaptation to and use of the natural environment for their own benefit

Locke's writings had the most direct influence on the

American Revolution

Mayhew would probably apply his warning, "not use our liberty for a cloak of maliciousness" to

Bacon's Rebellion

Which of the following best summarizes the attitude towards religious beliefs expressed in this document?

Christians should be able to practice their faith without fear of persecution

The Primary market for the Virginia tobacco crop during this period was

England

Which of the following developments in the 1500s is best illustrated by the excerpt?

Europeans sought new sources of wealth in the Americas.

Which of the following developments in the late 1400s and early 1500s is depicted in the excerpt?

Europeans undertook voyages across the Atlantic to the Americas in search of new sources of wealth.

How is the topic of Locke's writing similar to most writing in the colonies in the 18th century?

He wrote about politics, and most writing was about politics or religion

Which of the following groups made up most of the servants referred to in the passage?

Indentured servants from Europe

In the excerpt, Crosby makes which of the following claims about the transmission of Old World diseases to the Americas?

It was an unintended consequence of contact between the New World and the Old World

Which of the following was the most important reason that Native American relations with English settlers differed from Native American relations with other groups of European settlers in the 1600s?

Larger numbers of English colonists settled on land taken from Native Americans.

Which of the following groups would most likely oppose the ideas expressed in the excerpt?

Members of allied American Indian groups

Hakluyt's call for the English to learn about Native American "language, manners, and customs" best represents which of the following developments in the 1500s?

Native Americans and Europeans partnered for trade.

Which of the following describes Crosby's overall argument in the excerpt about the reason for the change in Native American populations after 1492 ?

Native Americans had no immunity to new diseases introduced by Europeans.

Which of the following best describes evidence used by Crosby to support his argument about the change in Native American populations after 1492 ?

Native Americans who were taken to Europe as slaves experienced high mortality rates.

English colonists in North America in the 1600s and 1700s most typically sought which of the following?

Opportunities to improve their living conditions

Which of the following developments most directly contributed to the events described in the excerpt?

Protestant evangelism came to the colonies from Great Britain and Europe.

Which of the following most directly contributed to the decision in Philadelphia referenced in the excerpt to build a specific meeting house for the new preachers?

Religious pluralism was more accepted in the middle colonies and particularly in the colony of Pennsylvania than elsewhere.

Which of the following religious groups were the authors of the Maryland Act of Toleration trying to protect?

Roman Catholics

Which of the following represented a change in the labor force of the southern British colonies by the 1700s as depicted in the excerpt?

Slavery became more widespread than indentured servitude.

In which of the following ways did the Spanish impose racial hierarchies in the regions of the Americas that they controlled during the 1500s and 1600s?

The Spanish created a caste system that incorporated people of European, Native American, and African descent.

Which of the following best describes an argument made by de Gante in the letter?

The Spanish should require less tribute after conquest to avoid Native American depopulation.

How were European economic systems in the American colonies in the 1500s and 1600s different from existing economic systems in Europe?

Spanish colonists used enslaved Africans to work on plantations.

Which of the following possible influences on Mayhew is most clearly reflected in his statement?

The Great Awakening

Which of the following best describes a purpose of the excerpt?

The Virginia governor is seeking support from the colonial legislature for his plan to address conflict between settlers and American Indians in frontier areas.

The change in White and Black populations in the various regions shown in the table most strongly suggests the influence of which of the following?

The demand in Europe for commodities such as tobacco and sugar

In the third paragraph of the excerpt, which of the following pieces of evidence does de Gante use to support his argument about the emperor of Spain's obligations to Native Americans?

The emperor has benefited from the riches acquired in the Americas.

What was a major difference between the Spanish encomienda system and the Spanish caste system in the Americas?

The encomienda system was based on using Native Americans for forced labor, while the caste system was based on a diverse and racially mixed population.

The efforts of Spanish colonists to convert Native Americans to Christianity were most directly influenced by which of the following simultaneous developments?

The extraction of gold and other wealth from the land in the Americas

Which of the following best describes an overall argument of the excerpt?

The makeup of emigrant populations led to greater reconstruction of English family life in New England than it did in the Chesapeake.

The second paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims about the populations of men and women in the colonies?

The populations of men and women in New England were roughly equal from the time of its founding.

Which of the following best characterizes the Mississippian societies described in the excerpt?

They had mixed agricultural and hunter-gatherer economies that favored the development of permanent villages.

The trend from 1660 to 1710 depicted in the table most strongly indicates which of the following?

The rise of the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved Africans

The first paragraph of the excerpt makes which of the following claims?

The settlers of New England varied in age more than emigrants to the Chesapeake did.

Which of the following had an effect on attitudes toward traditional authority similar to the effect of the Zenger case?

The spread of the Great Awakening

Which of the following contributed most significantly to the population trend in pre-Columbian Mexico described in the excerpt?

Trade and settlement resulting from maize cultivation

Bacon's Rebellion was initiated by a group of farmers who felt most directly threatened by

conflict with the american indians

One piece of evidence that de Gante used in the excerpt to support his overall argument about the treatment of the people of Mexico is that Native Americans

did not have enough supplies to support their families

The point of view expressed by the Virginia governor in the excerpt is that he

feels a responsibility to protect White frontier settlers from violent encounters with American Indians

According to Mayhew, the people should be willing to challenge abuses by the

king

The experience of enslaved people in the southern British colonies as described in the excerpt was similar to the experience of enslaved people in the northern British colonies because

many enslaved people in both regions developed strategies to resist slavery

The White and Black populations in New England shown in the table most directly suggest the

minimal use of enslaved labor in New England compared to other regions

The events of the First Great Awakening illustrated by the excerpt led to

new denominations attracting followers who were drawn to the dynamic sermons of the new preachers

What was the context in which Mayhew was writing?

opposition to British rule of the colonies was increasing

Which group would most strongly support Zenger's position on the press?

residents of cities

Despite the success of tobacco in Virginia, the colony still faced problems and eventually became a

royal colony

Which of the following groups in the colonies in the late 17th century would be most critical of Locke's ideas?

slave owners

which of the following lead the opposition to Bacon's Rebellion?

the colonial governor

Which of the following was a long-term effect of the jury's decision in the Zenger case?

the colonial press became more willing to criticize the British

Based on the information in this excerpt, what is Samuel Kercheval's point of view toward Bacon and his followers?

they were frustrated men who were taking action because the government did not