APUSH Periods 1 & 2 Review

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

What split the new word between Spain and Portugal?

• Treaty of Paris 1649
• Treaty of Tordesillas 1494
• Treaty of Versailles 1763
• Proclamation Line

The Spanish first moved into the North American southwest in an effort to

• obtain precious metals (like gold and silver)
• establish missions
• impose Spanish culture
• strengthen the security of New Spain

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

• God
• Greatness
• Glory
• Gold