APUSH Periods 1 & 2 Review

Which of the following statements about indentured servitude is true?

• indentured servitude was the means by which most Africans came to the New World
• indentured servitude never attracted many people because its terms were too harsh
• approximately half of all indentured servants died before earning their freedom
• indenture was one of several systems used to distinguish house slaves from field slaves

The Mayflower Compact foreshadows the US Constitution in which of the following ways?

• it posits the source of government power in the people rather than in God
• it ensures both the right to free speech and the separation of church and state
• it limits the term of office for all government officials
• it establishes three branches of government in order to create a system of checks/balances

The first important cash crop in the American colonies was...

• cotton
• corn
• tea
• tobacco

The age of salutary neglect drew to a close with...

• the Boston Tea Party
• the formation of the Republic of Texas
• the Salem Witch Trials
• the end of the French and Indian War

All of the following are examples of conflicts between colonists and native American tribes EXCEPT...

• Bacon's Rebellion
• the Pequot War
• the Stono Uprising
• King Philip's War

Which of the following statements about cities during the colonial era is NOT true?

• poor sanitation left colonial cities vulnerable to epidemics
• religious and ethnic diversity was greater in colonial cities than in the colonial countryside
• most large colonial cities grew around a port
• the majority of colonists lived in urban areas

Colleges and universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of...

• medical doctors
• scientists
• political leaders
• the clergy

Which of the following is the best explanation for why the British did not establish a powerful central government in the American colonies?

• The British cared little how the colonists lived so long as the colonies remained a productive economic asset
• Britain feared that the colonists would rebel against any substantial government force that it established
• few members of the British elite were willing to travel to the colonies, even for the opportunity to govern
• Britain gave the coloines a large measure of autonomy as a first step in transitioning the region to independence

Which of the following distinguished British settlement patterns from those of other major European powers?

• their respect for native cultures
• their establishment of widespread missions
• their focus on extracting gold and silver for export
• their creation of larger-scale colonies with permanent settlers

Which of the following imperial powers originally settled the Hudson River Valley?

• Netherlands / Dutch

• England

• France

• Sweden