APUSH Fall Semester

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

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

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

• Jews
• Puritans
• Quakers
• Roman Catholics

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

• an increase in royal taxes
• the power of large planters
• conflicts with American Indians
• the growth of the slave trade

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

• Zenger became a colonial leader
• The colonial press became more willing to criticize the British
• Restrictions on free press increased
• New York became the center of anti-British sentiments

Which system, used by the Virginia Company to attract colonists, promised parcels of land to immigrate to America?

• mercantilism
• headright
• capitalism
• joint stock

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

Anne Hutchinson was tried and banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony because she

• led a group of farmers in revolt against the political leaders
• was teaching that salvation is attained through faith and divine grace
• was accused of being a witch
• refused to pray

This administrative body was created by King James II in order to implement the Navigation Acts and help the colonies defend themselves against hostile French and Native American forces.

• House of Burgesses
• Dominion of New England
• Plymouth Company
• None of the above

Which is NOT a part of the Three G's that were the main reasons for European exploration?

• God
• Greatness
• Glory
• Gold