APUSH Period 1 - Set a

1. Which of the following best describes the impact European colonization had on the Western Hemisphere's native population?

• the native population was highly respected in terms of territorial possessions and religious beliefs

• the Europeans for the most part did not interact with the native population

• Spain was the only European country to successfully create and alliance with the native population

• Native populations were often killed off or driven away by the Europeans

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

• the Southwest

• the Northwest

• the Great Plains

• the Eastern Seaboard

Which of the following shows how Native Americans adapted to an transformed the environment in which they lived?

• the creation of large-scale irrigation works to promote the growing of maize

• the development of highly structured systems of social stratification

• the construction of monuments to nature-based deities

• the organization of self-governing confederacies among disparate tribes

Which of the following tribes was encountered by English settlers and best known for their highly evolved system of government?

• the Iroquois

• the Chinook

• the Sioux

• the Pueblo

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