APUSH Period 2 New

Multiple Choice

Which European dissented from the views of most Europeans towards Native Americans and became an advocate for better treatment of Indians?

• Hernando de Soto
• Juan Ponce De Leon
• Bartolome de la Casas
• Henry Hudson

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In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor, used in this system to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources. 

• mercantilism
• crop rotation
• capitalism
• encomienda

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Which Indian tribes tending to establish more of a hunting-gathering lifestyle due to their location and desire for buffalo?

• Sioux Great Plains Indians
• Woodland Indians in the Midwest
• Mohawk in the Northeast
• Pueblos in the Southwest

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As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained...

• a significant new source of staple food crops
• an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers
• advanced medical techniques that extended the life-span of Native Americans
• new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden

Multiple Choice

During the era of exploration and colonization, some parts of Western Europe were moving away from feudalism and toward a new economic system known as:

• Manorialism

• Capitalism

• Socialism

• Commercialism

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Which geographic features contributed to the economic development of the plantation system in the South?

• rocky soil and deep harbors

• short rivers and many waterfalls

• rich soil and warm climate

• high mountains and numerous rivers

Multiple Choice

Significant uprising of indentured servants in Viriginia

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Pope's Rebellion

• Pueblo Revolt

• King Philip's War

Multiple Choice

Main trade route for many slaves coming to the Americas

• Middle Passage

• Great Circle Route

• Trade Winds

• Trans-Atlantic route

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System of commerce linking Europe, Africa, and the America.

• Triangular Trade

• Atlantic Commerce System

• Navigation Acts

• North American Free Trade Agreement

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Religious awakening that began in the New England colonies

• The Great Awakening

• New Light Revolution

• Protestant Reformation

• Glorious Revolution

Multiple Choice

Laws created by the English to regulate colonial trade.

• Navigation Acts

• Proclamation of 1763

• Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• Virginia Charter

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a primary motivation for Spanish colonization in the Americas?

• The pursuit of wealth, particularly gold and silver

• The desire to escape religious persecution

• The need to relieve overpopulation in Spain

• The search for fur trading opportunities

Multiple Select

Which of the following were major qualities of Charter colonies in British America?

• Governed by joint-stock companies with charters granted by the King

• Directly controlled by the Crown

• Significant self-governance with elected assemblies

• Often focused on trade, agriculture, and local industries

Multiple Choice

Which colony was founded by Roger Williams and was known for its principles of religious freedom and separation of church and state?

• Rhode Island

• Connecticut

• New Haven

• Massachusetts Bay

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What was one of the main reasons for the founding of the Georgia Colony in 1732?

• To provide a buffer zone between Spanish Florida and other British colonies

• To establish a center for shipbuilding

• To promote religious freedom for Puritans

• To create a major trading port

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Label the regions of the 13 colonies.

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Southern Colonies

Middle Colonies

New England Colonies

Chesepeake Colonies

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Which of the following were characteristics of the New England Colonies' society and economy?

• Close-knit communities

• Large plantations

• Emphasis on education

• Shipbuilding

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Which colony was known for its religious diversity and the presence of Quakers?

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Georgia

• Massachusetts

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Who was the founder of Rhode Island and what principle did he emphasize?

• Roger Williams, religious freedom

• James Oglethorpe, debt relief

• William Penn, Quakerism

• John Smith, tobacco farming

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Which of the following were impacts of Anne Hutchinson's actions and beliefs?

• Influenced the formation of Rhode Island as a haven for religious dissenters

• Strengthened Puritan orthodoxy

• Challenged Puritan authority

• Led to increased religious tolerance in Massachusetts

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What was Anne Hutchinson's main belief that led to her banishment from the Massachusetts Bay Colony?

• Antinomianism, belief in direct personal revelation from God

• Support for Puritan orthodoxy

• Opposition to all forms of religion

• Advocacy for colonial independence

Multiple Choice

According to the map of Transatlantic Trade, which goods were primarily transported from Africa to the Americas?

• Slaves

• Manufactured goods

• Whale oil

• Rice

Multiple Choice

Which Navigation Act first required colonial goods to be transported in English ships and restricted exports to England or other English colonies?

• Navigation Act of 1651

• Navigation Act of 1660

• Navigation Act of 1663

• Navigation Act of 1673

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a direct effect of the expansion of British colonial territory and unfair trade practices toward the Yamasee?

• Pequot War

• Yamasee War

• Bacon’s Rebellion

• Pueblo Revolt

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Which of the following were long-term effects of Bacon's Rebellion?

• Increased tensions between colonists and Native Americans

• Greater representation of inland settlers in government

• End of slavery in Virginia

• Shifted reliance on African slavery

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the policy of Salutary Neglect during APUSH Period 2?

• Strict enforcement of colonial laws by Britain

• British policy of lax enforcement, fostering colonial autonomy

• Colonial refusal to trade with Britain

• Complete independence of the colonies from Britain

Multiple Choice

Which event led directly to the passage of the Negro Act of 1740?

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Pequot War

• Stono Rebellion

• Yamasee War

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes the policy of 'Salutary Neglect' during AP US History Period 2?

• British policy of lax enforcement, fostering colonial autonomy.

• Colonies exist to benefit the mother country through trade and resources.

• Laws passed to control colonial trade and enforce mercantilism.

• People treated as property, bought and sold permanently.

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refers to the historical practice of forcibly capturing, transporting, and enslaving African people primarily to the Americas during the 15th to 19th centuries, contributing significantly to the growth of European colonies and the Atlantic economy.

• African Slave Trade

• Triangle Trade

• Transatlantic Trade

• Columbian Exchange

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was a prominent 17th-century female figure known for challenging the ideas of the church in the Massachusetts Bay Colony over individual interpretation of Scripture, leading to her banishment in 1637.

• John Winthrop

• Roger Williams

• Anne Hutchinson

• Sir William Berkeley

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was a 1676 armed uprising in the Virginia Colony, led by Nathaniel Bacon, which primarily consisted of impoverished and discontented colonists who rebelled against the colonial government's perceived neglect in protecting their interests and against Indigenous communities, resulting in significant social and political consequences for the colony.

• Bacon's Rebellion

• Shay's Rebellion

• King Philip's War

• Glorious Revolution

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17th-century legal document that attempted to establish a feudal system in the Carolina colony, including provisions for hereditary nobility and religious toleration, although it was never fully implemented and eventually replaced by a more democratic form of government.

• Mayflower Compact

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

• Navigation Acts

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was a pivotal document signed by the Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower in 1620 before their landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts, establishing a self-governing agreement among the settlers that served as an early foundation for democratic principles in the American colonies.

• Navigation Acts

• Fundamental Constitution of Carolina

• Virginia House of Burgesses

• Mayflower Compact

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was an economic theory and practice prevalent during the 16th to 18th centuries in which nations aimed to accumulate wealth and power by promoting exports, limiting imports, and maintaining a favorable balance of trade through government intervention and the acquisition of colonies as sources of raw materials and markets for finished goods.

• Capitalism

• Communism

• Globalism

• Mercantilism

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were a series of English laws enacted in the 17th century that regulated colonial trade and commerce by requiring colonial goods to be transported on English ships and sold primarily to English markets, thereby establishing a trade monopoly and benefiting the British economy at the expense of colonial economic autonomy.

• Navigation Acts

• Mercantilism

• Stamp Act

• The British Transatlantic Trade Laws

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were English Protestant religious reformers in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to "purify" the Church of England of what they considered to be remnants of Roman Catholic practices and beliefs. Many Puritans emigrated to the American colonies, particularly in New England, to establish religiously and morally strict communities based on their interpretation of the Bible.

• Shakers

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Muffin Makers

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also known as the Religious Society of Friends, were a religious group founded in England in the 17th century by George Fox and others. They were known for their beliefs in direct spiritual experiences, pacifism, equality, and simplicity. Quakers played a significant role in the early colonization of Pennsylvania and were advocates for religious freedom and social justice.

• Shakers

• Quakers

• Puritans

• Muffin Makers

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form of government in which religious authorities or religious law hold the ultimate authority, and religious principles and beliefs play a central role in shaping and governing society and its laws.

• Theocracy

• Oligarchy

• Aristocracy

• Technocracy

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

• English

• Portugese

• French

• Spanish

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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

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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

The colony of Georgia was...

• comparatively the most democratic English colony
• established by Spain in order to protect its colony of Florida
• established by England as a penal colony
• eventually cede to Spain in return for Florida

Multiple Choice

French immigrants to the New World tended to inhabit...

• Canada

• Florida

• territory east of the Appalachian Mountains

• southern colonies

Multiple Choice

According to John Locke and  most Enlightenment thinkers, what does any government need to RIGHTFULLY take power?

• State of Nature
• Power
• Consent
• People

Multiple Choice

This word was used to describe slaves since they were seen as lifelong property.

• Chattel
• Peculiar
• Indentured
• None of the above

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms best describes colonies such as Pennsylvania and Maryland that were granted to a group by the English monarchy and given the right of self-government?

• royal colonies

• proprietary colonies

• chartered colonies

• joint stock colonies

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"And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-one, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigoes, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed, or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port, or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the kingdom of England or Ireland, or principality of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, there to be laid on shore..." (Excerpt from the Navigation Acts, 1660-1696)

The above act was part of a British attempt to...

• encourage the British North American colonies to increase trade with the Dutch
• enforce an economic system that believed colonies existed for the good of the mother country
• increase colonial production of manufactured goods
• establish a high protective tariff on colonial goods entering Great Britain

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"And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-one, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigoes, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed, or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port, or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the kingdom of England or Ireland, or principality of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, there to be laid on shore..." (Excerpt from the Navigation Acts, 1660-1696)

Acts such as the one above encouraged...

• the growth of the shipbuilding industry in New England
• the production of diversified food crops in the South
• the dominance of manufacturing industries in the middle colonies
• an increased demand for indentured servants by 1700

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"And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that from and after the first day of April, which shall be in the year of our Lord one thousand six hundred sixty-one, no sugars, tobacco, cotton-wool, indigoes, ginger, fustic, or other dyeing wood, of the growth, production, or manufacture of any English plantations in America, Asia, or Africa, shall be shipped, carried, conveyed, or transported from any of the said English plantations to any land, island, territory, dominion, port, or place whatsoever, other than to such other English plantations as do belong to his Majesty, his heirs and successors, or to the kingdom of England or Ireland, or principality of Wales, or town of Berwick upon Tweed, there to be laid on shore..." (Excerpt from the Navigation Acts, 1660-1696)

Which of the following is NOT true of the series of English acts that regulated trade during the seventeenth century?

• they benefitted both the colonies and England in certain ways
• they were largely ignored by the American colonies if they were not beneficial
• they required that colonial goods be carried in English ships with English crews
• they sparked frequent violent rebellions over British authority beginning with King Philip's (Metacom's) War

Multiple Choice

"[New Englanders] are at present a numerous and thriving people and in 20 years more are likely...to be mighty rich and powerful and not at all careful of their dependence upon old England...I take the way of roughness and peremptory orders, with force to back them, to be utterly unadvisable. For they are already too strong to be compelled...and though I apprehend them yet not at that point to cast us off voluntarily and of choice; yet I believe if we use severity towards them in their government civil or religious, that they will (being made desperate) set up for themselves and reject us." (Earl of Sandwich, "Comments upon New England," 1671)

Which of the following is best reflected by the above passage?

• New England was threatening the world trade dominance of Great Britain in the late seventeenth century
• the majority of American colonists favored separation from Great Britain in 1671
• Britain's inability to provide the colonists with adequate defense from American Indians led the colonists to issue the Declaration of Independence
• Some colonists were beginning to feel a sense of identity separate fro Great Britain by the late seventeenth century.

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"[New Englanders] are at present a numerous and thriving people and in 20 years more are likely...to be mighty rich and powerful and not at all careful of their dependence upon old England...I take the way of roughness and peremptory orders, with force to back them, to be utterly unadvisable. For they are already too strong to be compelled...and though I apprehend them yet not at that point to cast us off voluntarily and of choice; yet I believe if we use severity towards them in their government civil or religious, that they will (being made desperate) set up for themselves and reject us." (Earl of Sandwich, "Comments upon New England," 1671)

The above passage indicates that the New England colonies...

• were operating outside the British mercantilist system
• rejected the Anglican church, leading to English repression
• dominated trade with American Indians, reducing British profits
• were dependent on Great Britain for raw materials

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"[New Englanders] are at present a numerous and thriving people and in 20 years more are likely...to be mighty rich and powerful and not at all careful of their dependence upon old England...I take the way of roughness and peremptory orders, with force to back them, to be utterly unadvisable. For they are already too strong to be compelled...and though I apprehend them yet not at that point to cast us off voluntarily and of choice; yet I believe if we use severity towards them in their government civil or religious, that they will (being made desperate) set up for themselves and reject us." (Earl of Sandwich, "Comments upon New England," 1671)

Which of the following best represents a reason for the development of the New England colonies as expressed by the Earl of Sandwich?

• the commitment of British troops to protect the New England colonists from American Indian allies of the French
• the continued naval dominance of the Spanish fleet
• British preoccupation with internal and European affairs
• the failure of New England to provide England with useful raw materials

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"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)

Founders of Rhode Island supported the above provision of the charter primarily because they...

• had experienced religious repression in the European countries from which they emigrated
• had experienced religious repression in the southern colonies
• were opposed to the institution of slavery had experienced intolerance of dissenting view in Massachusetts Bay
• had experienced intolerance of dissenting view in Massachusetts Bay

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"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)

Provisions such as those in the Rhode Island charter would ultimately encourage movement toward which of the following principles in colonial America?

• separation of church and sate
• egalitarianism
• churches being ruled by congregations
• creation of a theocracy where the leaders of the church and state are the same

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"Now, know ye, that we, being willing to encourage the hopeful undertaking of our said loyal and loving subjects...that our royal will and pleasure is, that no person within the said colony, at any time hereafter shall be any wise molested, punished, disquieted, or called in question, for any differences in opinion in matters of religion, and do not actually disturb the civil peace of our said colony; but that all and every person and persons may, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments, throughout the tract of land hereafter mentioned." (Charter of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, July 8, 1663)

Which of the following colonies would be most similar to Rhode Island in granting religious freedom during the 1600s?

• Virginia
• Pennsylvania
• North Carolina
• Connecticut

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"That for all persons...which during the next seven years after Midsummer Day 1618 shall go into Virginia with intent there to inhabit, if they continue there three years or die after they are shipped there shall be a grant made of fifty acres for every person...which grants to be made respectively to such persons and their heirs at whose charges the said persons going to inhabit in Virginia shall be transported." (Virginia Company Instructions to Sir George Yeardley, November 18, 1618)

The system described above was primarily initiated to...

• protect colonists settling in Virginia from attacks by American Indians
• encourage the growth of an elite class of plantation owners
• provide an adequate labor force to make the land profitable
• encourage the deportation of riffraff from England