APUSH Multiple Choice Review

The Columbian Exchange was:

• the agreement that documented what Christopher Columbus would give to Spanish leaders in return for their sponsorship of his travel to the New World.
• the transatlantic flow of plants, animals, and germs that began after Christopher Columbus reached the New World.
• John Cabot’s exploration of the New World, which brought more of the goods that Columbus had found back to the Old World.
• the first store in the New World, named for the man who founded it.

Ronald Reagan’s economic policy focused on:

• tax cuts.
  
• high tariffs.
  
• government spending on welfare.
  
• empowering unions.
  

The Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would

• prevent the establishment of new European colonies anywhere in the world
• help colonies in North and South America adopt a democratic form of government
• view European interference in the Americas as a threat to the national interest of the United States
• prevent other nations from trading with South American nations 

Which of the following concepts best fits the main idea of the image above?

• Social Darwinism
• Imperialism
• Alliances
• Trench Warfare

What was the name given to the movement of African Americans from the South to northern cities?

• The Big Movement
• The Move North
• Migration to the North
• The Great Migration

1) Which 15th-century European country dominated the African slave trade?

• Portugal

• Holland

• England

• France

Which deadly epidemic most devastated Mexican natives in the 15th and 16th centuries?

• Measels

• Influenza

• Smallpox

• Syphilis

The "Middle Passage" refers to...

• The route traveled by Lewis and Clark

• The route to the Orient sought by Henry Hudson

• The road established between Cumberland, MD and Vandalia, IL

• the voyage between African and the Americas taken by slave traders

A major difference between French and British settlers was that

• French treated Indians with more respect

• French fur traders waged bloody wars

• British settlers did not establish permanent settlements

• Only the French attempted to convert the natives

Settlers who established the colony of Virginia were primarily seeking to...

• Recreate a feudalistic society

• Created a religious utopia

• Profit economically

• Increase the glory of Great Britain