APUSH Review Periods 1-3a

APUSH Review Periods 1-3

Watch the video on each period & take notes on paper. Use the notes & your knowledge to answer the questions that follow each video. You may repeat this activity as many times as you want to get the score that you want. :-)

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?

• they experienced frequent epidemic diseases

• they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock

• they exchanged goods with African societies

• they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

Multiple Choice

In the Northeast, in the Mississippi River Valley, and along the Atlantic coast societies developed mixed farming and hunger-gatherer economies and encouraged the growth of ____.

• permanent villages

• alliances with Spain

• irrigation

• nomadic living

Multiple Choice

Pubelo Indians lived in what is now:

• the eastern United States

• the southwestern United States

• Mexico

• the northeastern United States

Multiple Choice

Which crop was the one that became staple in Mexico and South America?

• Bison

• Squash

• Potato

• Maize

Multiple Choice

Which of the following regions was home to nomadic Native Americans who relied on the bison for the vast majority of their needs?

• the Southwest

• the Pacific Northwest

• the Great Plains

• the Eastern Seaboard

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was the LEAST important factor behind European exploration and settlement in the 16th century?

• increase in scientific knowledge and technological change

• population increase

• development of nation-states

• competition for trade

Multiple Choice

When Europeans arrived in North America at the beginning of the sixteen century:

• the native population was racially homogenous

• Native Americans had developed a variety of disparate cultures and languages.

• the native population was limited to the warmer regions of Mesoamerica.

• there were only a few thousand Indians and they spoke five basic languages.

Multiple Choice

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe was...

• the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

• the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

• the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

• an acceleration of feudalism

Multiple Choice

Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?

• Cows

• Horses

• Pigs

• Bison

Multiple Choice

The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from

• African slaves

• Spanish indentured servants

• Native Americans

• women

Multiple Choice

Spanish friar who argued for the protection of Native Americans under Spanish control.

• Bartolomeo de las Casas

• Juan Sepulvida

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Pizarro

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was true of the Pueblo Revolt?

• It was violently repressed by the Spanish

• It began in part by Spanish attempts to impose Christianity

• It led to 10 years of warfare between the Pueblos and the Spanish

• The Spanish imposed even harsher treatment of natives after the revolt

Multiple Choice

As Spanish labor demands grew, the labor source for imperial production transitioned to

• Spanish peasants

• indentured servants

• Native Americans

• African slaves

Multiple Choice

Which group focused their settlements primarily on the trading of fur?

• English

• Portugese

• French

• Spanish

Multiple Choice

How were the British colonists different from other European colonists?

• They rarely intermarried with natives

• They rarely tried to convert any natives

• They settled the fewest colonists of any European power

• They were the most accommodating of Native American rituals

Multiple Choice

During the colonial era of North America, slavery was:

• limited to the South
• restricted to agriculture
• restricted to rural areas
• present in all areas

Multiple Choice

What term describes investors who pool their money together in order to establish a colony?

• joint stock company

• headright system

• proprietary colony

• caste system

Multiple Choice

The most important export from the Virginia colony was

• Cotton

• Tobacco

• Rice

• Corn

Multiple Choice

What was the first representative house in America and what colony was its home?

• Liberty Hall; Virginia

• House of Burgesses; Pennsylvania

• Plymouth House; Massachusetts

• House of Burgesses; Virginia

Multiple Choice

What did the British rename the New Netherlands after they took possession of it from the Dutch?

• New Hampshire

• New Jersey

• New York

• Newport

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a characteristic of the Middle Colonies?

• The economy was mainly based upon trading furs

• They were the most religiously and ethnically diverse of the British colonies

• The geography allowed for very little agriculture

• They had a reputation as being the least tolerant of the British colonies

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a characteristic of colonies in New England?

• They generally had shorter life expectancies than other colonies

• They were mainly homogeneous communities of Puritans

• Most colonists were single men

• The economy was mainly based upon exporting cash crops

Multiple Choice

John Winthrop is associate with which colony?

• New Amsterdam

• Massachusetts Bay Colony

• Jamestown

• Quebec

Multiple Choice

The issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following?

• the settlement of Jamestown
• the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts
• discoveries by the Spanish conquistadores 
• Spain's support of Columbus' voyages

Multiple Choice

The chief purpose of mercantilist policies was to

• help colonies to be self-sufficient

• strengthen the economy and power of the parent country

• defend the colonies from rival powers

• foster stable relations between the Crown and the colonies

Multiple Choice

The Navigation Laws passed by England in the seventeenth century had a profound impact on England's American colonies in that they

• led to considerable prosperity for colonial merchants and shippers

• were a major cause of the French and Indian War

• inhibited American trade with countries that were not under English rule

• were welcomed by most American colonies as an opportunity to increase trade with nations other than England

Multiple Choice

While officially, American colonial trade was strictly controlled from 1651 up until 1763, what British policy allowed the colonies to flourish due to lenient enforcement of the Navigation Acts?

• habeas corpus

• the Coercive Act

• salutary neglect

• the Townshend Acts

Multiple Choice

The clash between Britain & France for control of North America originated from control over

• St. Lawrence River

• Ohio River Valley

• Mississippi River

• Great Lakes

Multiple Choice

The most immediate objective of the Albany Congress was to

• bring to an end the French and Indian War

• convince American colonists to boycott British-made goods

• end hostilities between Native Americans and French settlers in the Ohio Valley

• improve relations with the Iroquois tribes

Multiple Choice

Final attempt by the Ottawa in 1763 to prevent British expansion into the Ohio Valley.

• Stono River Rebellion

• Pontiac's Uprising

• Pequot War

• Iroquois Revolt

Multiple Choice

The Proclamation Act of 1763 was designed mainly to

• Oppress the colonists

• Punish the Indians

• Prevent more uprisings like Pontiac's Rebellion

• Allow western settlement by the colonists

Multiple Choice

Which cause does NOT match with the effect?

• Proclamation of 1763 was caused by Pontiac's Rebellion

• Writs of Assistance were caused by smuggling

• The Boston Tea Party was caused by the Intolerable Acts

• The First Continental Congress was caused by the Coercive Acts

Multiple Choice

Quartering Act

Stamp Act

Paxton Boys

Sugar Act

"No Taxation Without Representation"

• 1750s

• 1760s

• 1770s

• 1780s

Multiple Choice

American name for the laws passed immediately after the Boston Tea Party designed to punish Massachusetts for defying British laws.

• Coercive Acts

• Townshend Acts

• Navigation Acts

• Intolerable Acts

Multiple Choice

Which of these was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?

• support for states' rights and slavery

• a belief in the natural rights of citizens

• the need for a federal system of government

• a belief in the benefits of a laissez-faire economy

Multiple Choice

Which enlightenment thinker had the largest influence on the writings of the Declaration of Independence?

• Jonathan Henderson

• John Locke

• Thomas Paine

• Daniel Shay

Multiple Choice

In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the Committees of Correspondence were MOST important because they

• kept Parliament informed as to what colonists were planning.

• provided a record of the negotiations in the Continental Congress.

• show that the group that would become the Federalists were already very powerful.

• were the first attempt to maintain close political cooperation among all colonists.

Multiple Choice

The Stamp Act Congress of 1765 was historically significant in that it

• represented a first step in colonial unity against the British

• demonstrated Parliament's determination to tax its American colonies

• represented New England's determination to go to war against England

• demonstrated the colonists' political and philosophical disagreements among themselves

Multiple Choice

What was the Common Sense that Thomas Paine was expressing in his writings

• Colonies should reconcile differences with Britain.

• Colonies should re-write the Articles of Confederation.

• Colonies should be independent.

• Soldiers should continue to fight on.

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following was NOT an advantage the British had in their war effort to suppress the American rebellion?

• A larger military

• Shorter supply lines

• A larger and stronger navy

• Greater financial resources

Multiple Choice

The assistance of the French was given to the American Continental Army after which battle in the Revolutionary War?

• Cowpens

• New York

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a feature of the Articles of Confederation?

• They called for a bicameral legislature

• Unanimity was required to amend the AOC

• Nine of thirteen states were required to pass legislation

• There was no national court system

Multiple Choice

Shay's Rebellion
Northwest Ordinance
Three-fifths Compromise
Articles of Confederation
Annapolis Convention

• 1770s
• 1780s
• 1790s
• 1760s

Multiple Choice

Shays' Rebellion

• convinced many political leaders of the destructive consequences of a strong central government.

• was eventually suppressed when the federal government sent troops to Massachusetts.

• convinced some political leaders of the necessity of giving more power to the central government.

• came about when American settlers clashed with the British over western land claims.

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise both dealt with

• the admission of new western states.

• the territorial expansion of slavery.

• the regulation of interstate commerce.

• the representation of states in Congress.

Multiple Choice

The Great Compromise-

• established the executive branch

• established the judicial branch

• established two houses in the legislative branch

• stated slaves would be counted as 3/5 of the population

Multiple Choice

All of the following are true regarding the Antifederalists EXCEPT

• their important leaders included John Hancock and Patrick Henry.

• their political support came mostly from backcountry and agricultural areas

• debtors were supporters of the Antifederalists

• they maintained their was no need for a bill of rights

Multiple Choice

Alexander Hamilton believe in a-

• Loose interpretation of the Constitution

• Strict interpretation of the Constitution

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT an issue that led to the formation of political parties in the 1790s?

• Hamilton's Financial Plan
• French Revolution 
• Slavery
• Strict vs. Loose Interpretation of the Constitution

Multiple Choice

What did Alexander Hamilton's financial plan propose?

• Decreasing tariffs on imported goods

• Creation of the national bank & assume state debt

• The increase of jobs on farms

• Assist the French during their Revolution

Multiple Choice

Washington's actions in the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 demonstrated what?

• the federal gov't could enforce the laws of the land

• the federal gov't control of the production of whiskey

• the federal gov't prohibition of liqour

• suspension of habeas corpus

Multiple Choice

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions

• stated that individual states do not have to enforce laws that states consider unconstitutional

• expressed support for the US Constitution

• expressed opposition to the government actions in putting down the Whiskey Rebellion

• were written in opposition to the economic policies of Alexander Hamilton

Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a part of Washington's Farewell Address?

• Warning against political parties

• Warning against making Native American treaties

• Warning against permanent alliances

• Warning against getting involved in European affairs