Ap US History ch 1-5
in puritan doctrine the "Elect: were also referred to as
"visible saints"
The incans (Peru) Mayans (central America) and Aztecs ( Mexico) owe the development of their sophisticated early civilization to...
Agriculture, particularly the cultivation of corn or maize.
What was three-sister farming?
An agricultural method in which corn, beans, and squash were grown together.
which of the following is the false concept, which held that the Spanish conquerors merely tortured and butchered the Indians, stole their gold, infected them with smallpox, and left little but misery behind?
Black Legend
The plantation system was first developed
By Portuguese explorers in west Africa.
In the ready of tordesillas, Spain
Divided up the so called new world with Portugal.
All of the following set into motion the chain of events that led to a drive of europeans toward asia, the penetration of africa, and the discovery of the new world except.
Economic hardships and overpopulation at home.
Some of the most advanced Native American cultures did all of the following except...
Engage in significant ocean voyages of discovery.
established in 1686. the dominion of new England was
England's attempt to consolidate and better control its northeastern colonies.
the institution of encomienda allowed the
European governments to give Indians to colonists if they promised to Christianize them.
Native Americans did NOT make a major imprint on the land they used for all of the following reasons EXCEPT that they
Feared that changing it would affect their survival.
Which of the following men was NOT an explorer for Spain.
Giovanni caboto
The Iroquois confederacy was able to menace its Native American and European neighbors because of
Its military alliances, sustained by political and organizational skills.
the Aztec chief Moctezuma allowed Cortes to enter the capital of Tenochtitlan because
Moctezuma believed that Cortes was the god Quetzalcoatl.
The first European explorers reached the region that would become the Americas
More than 500 years ago
the English first attempted colonization in the Americas in
Newfoundland
Native American (Indians) civilization was least highly developed in
North America
Most likely the first Americans were
People who crossed the land bridge from Eurasia to North America.
Which of these reasons did NOT drive the European exploration that lex to the "discovery" of the new world
Population surges and land shortages.
in an effort to reach the indies, Spain looked westward because
Portugal controlled the African coast.
The development of the "three sister farming" on the southeast Atlantic seaboard
Produced a rich diet that led to high population densities.
Which of the following did NOT influence the dramatic rise of England's colonization efforts in the early 1600s?
Promised rewards for explorers from the crown
which of the following statements about the Pennsylvania colony is not true?
Relations between early colonists and Indians were initially tense
What single cause was responsible for the death of so many Jamestown settlers in the early years?
Starvation
Which of the following mountain ranges was probably created before the continental separation, approximately 350 million years ago?
The Appalachians
Spanish conquistadores, traveling to the new world hoped to gain all of the following EXCEPT
The change to organize an army.
The size and sophisticated of Native American civilizations in Mexico and South America can be attributed to
The development of agriculture.
The existence of a single original continent has been proved by the presence of
The discovery of the nearly identical species of fish in long-separated freshwater lakes throughout the world
What was the Colombian exchange?
The transfer of plants animals culture and diseases that occurred after Columbus' voyage.
What proof has led researchers to conclude that the earth once contained a single continent?
There are identical species of fish in freshwater lakes across the globe.
Some scholars see the origins if modern capitalism in the new world discoveries if precious metals for all the following EXCEPT
They decreased the cost of consumer goods dramatically.
What is the dominant theory about how the first people arrived in what we now call North America?
They walked across a land bridge from eurasia to North America.
by 1700, the most populous colony in english america was
Virginia
All of the following events in the fifteenth century set the stage for the dynamic and unexpected discovery of the new world EXCEPT
Wars between rivaling European countries
the dutch colony of new netherland finally became the english colony new york as a result of
a battle by the english against dutch forces in new amsterdam
for their labor in the colonies indentured servants received all of the following except
a headright
what is Gullah?
a slave language
colonists in both the north and the south established differences in all of the following areas except
allegiance to england
the early puritans in new England lived
almost as long as americans today
The stono rebellion was
an example of slaves' anger at their treatment and permanent servitude
all of the following were true of the pilgrims except they
arrived at their original destination with no casualties
the christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they
brought back news of valuable far eastern spices, drugs, and silk.
all of he following were tenets of calvinism except
by doing good deeds in this life people could earn a place in gods kingdom in the afterlife
how did Indians resist English encroachment on their land?
by forging inter-tribal alliances
Europeans learned of the great wealth of Asia from
christian crusaders, Marco Polo's report of his travels, and Muslim traders.
what was the single most important qualification for voting above all others in the provincial governments of the massachusetts bay colony?
church membership
what were blue laws?
codes that regulated acceptable social behavior
identify the statement that is false ch 3
colonists in both the north and south had strong common regional characteristics that would persist for generations.
which of the following was the surest path to quick wealth in the eighteenth century america?
commerce and land speculation
what did parliament hope to accomplish with the molasses act (1733)
cut off american trade with the french west indies
separatists were puritans who broke away because they
disliked the fact that all english subjects regardless of piety were automatically church members
as the founder of rhode island, roger williams
established complete religious freedom for all
the zenger case is significant for
establishing freedom of the press
what were freedom dues
farm implements, clothes, and sometimes land given to former indentured servants
today, both Anne Hutchinson and Roger Williams are considered heroes for all of these reasons EXCEPT that they
founded successful colonies elsewhere
the acts of toleration (1649) granted marylanders
freedom of christian worship
the headright system which made some people very wealthy consisted of
giving the right to acquire fifty acres of land to the person paying the passage of a laborer to america
by the end of the seventeenth century indentured servants who gained their freedom
had little choice but to hire themselves out for low wages to their former masters
what did Massachusetts governor john Winthrop mean when he said " we shall be as a city upon a hill"?
he hoped that the colony would become a holy society that would serve as a model for people everywhere
all of the following were true of Roger Williams except
he was not a separatist and advocated reconciliation with the church of england
in the early eighteenth century the puritan religion declined for all of the following reasons except
increased tithing (taxing) of church members
most immigrants to the chesapeake colonies in the seventeenth century came as
indentured servants
the primary labor source for the early development of the plantation colonies of Virginia and Maryland was
indentured servants
the immediate reason for bacon's rebellion was
indian attacks on frontier settlements
why did England show little interest in colonizing the New World during most of the 1500s
internal problems were overwhelming its government (due to internal conflicts)
identify the statement that is false
lack of any technological advancement made ocean voyages no safer or certain.
bacon's rebellion was triggered by
land shortages and indian policies
early colonists in the chesapeake struggled with all of the following except
land that was difficult to farm
the purpose of slave codes was to
limit the rights and behavior of negro slaves
the single most important manufacturing activity in the colonies in the 1770s was
lumbering
which of the following new world plants revolutionized the international economy?
maize, potatoes, beans, and tomatoes
____ reaped the greatest benefit from the land policies of the headright system
merchant planters
the Iroquois became powerful in the 1500s and 1600s by
merging with other branches and tribes
despite the constant threat of smallpox, american colonists resisted inoculation mainly because
minister regarded inoculation as tampering with god's will
the ethnic diversity of the eighteenth century american colonies is significant because it
paved the way for a new multicultural american identity
as a result of bacon's rebellion
planters began to look for less troublesome laborers
early college education in new england was designed to
prepare young men to become ministers
the colony founded by the pilgrims in plymouth bay was
prosperous within a year as a result of a bountiful harvest.
as a result of Pope's Rebellion in 1680, the
pueblo Indians destroyed every catholic church in the province of new mexico
the middle colonies new york, new jersey, delaware, and pennsylvania, all had which of the following traits in common?
rich, fertile soil that enabled the region to produce and export vast quantities of grain
the term triangular trade describes
rum sent from new england to trade for slaves in africa who were then exchanged for molasses in the west indies that could be sold back to new england
the population of the chesapeake colonies throughout the first half of the seventeenth century was notable for its
scarcity of women
all of the following are true about early slaves except
slave imports continued to outnumber american born slaves well into the late 1700s
the largest segment of white Virginians were
small farmers
European explorers introduced _______ into the new world.
smallpox
during the seventeenth century, indentured servitude solved the labor problem in many english colonies for all of the following reasons except that
spain had stopped sending slaves to its new world colonies
john calvin profoundly affected the thought of all of the following except
spanish armenians
which group was responsible for slave trading in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?
the Arabs and Africans
all of the following contributed to the emergence of a new interdependent global economic system except
the belief of European explorers that they could create new culture.
which of the following traits were NOT shared by all of England's plantation colonies (Maryland, Virginia, the Carolinas, and Georgia)?
the birth of large urban port cities
European contact with native Americans led to
the deaths of millions of native Americans who had little resistance to European diseases.
The event that signaled the beginning of the end for the Spanish empire in the new world was
the defeat of the Spanish armada
the struggling Virginia economy was ultimately saved by
the development of tobacco
for those African who were sold into slavery the middle passage can best be described as
the gruesome ocean voyage to america
how did new england settlers' ideas about land differ from those of the indians they encountered?
the indians did not believe that land could be privately owned
how did slaves adapt the christian religion to make it their own?
the infused their worship with singing and dancing
After the arrival of Europeans in north america which of the following did NOT have a negative impact on native american cultural life?
the introduction of horses
all of the following are reasons for increased reliance on slave labor after 1680 in colonial american except
the numbers of indentured servants continued to increase in the colonies
what ere the political ramification of the surging population growth in the american colonies from 1700 to 1775?
the ratio of american colonists to english subjects dramatically declined
European voyages of discovery and exploration were facilitated by
the renaissance, new naval technology, the rise of nation-states, and printing presses.
which of these did NOT contribute to the increasing social stratification and declining opportunities for social mobility in pre revolutionary america?
the rising number of convicts sent to the colonies
what was the middle passage?
the transatlantic journey that brought slaves to the americas
according to anne hutchinson a dissenter in massachusetts bay
the truly saved need not bother to obey the laws of god or man.
which of these did not result from the great awakening?
there was a heightened sense of sectional and regional differences
why did new england leaders block women from retaining separate property and inheriting their husband's estates the way southern women did?
they feared that it would undermine family unity
All of the following were true of the Spanish except
they practiced the same treatment as the English would toward the Indians by isolating and shunning them.
slave codes had all of the following qualities except
they were first implemented in the carolinas
all of the following statements are true about scots irish immigrants to Pennsylvania except
they were tolerant of local indians
why did the separatists who fled london for holland eventually settle in the new world?
they were worried about the "dutchification" of their children and wanted to practice their religion as english citizens
which of these was NOT a reason for the founding of Georgia?
to become a stronghold for the slave trade
the mayflower compact is significant because it
was a first step toward colonial self government
many of the slaves who reached north america
were originally captured by african coastal tribes
throughout the greater part of the seventeenth century the chesapeake colonies acquired most of the labor they needed from
white servants
the leader that helped the pilgrims survive was
william bradford
In the last half of the fifteenth century, some forty thousand Africans were forced into slavery by Portugal and Spain to
work on plantations on the Atlantic sugar islands
which of these is NOT numbered among Benjamin Franklin's many contributions to america?
writing the declaration of independence
bacon's rebellion was supported mainly by
young men frustrated by their inability to acquire land
