APUSH Review Game

Why did the Native American people lack immunity to European diseases?

• Unlike Europeans, indigenous peoples had not developed vaccines.

• Most Indigenous peoples did not live in urban areas and had few domesticated animals, which meant they did not develop a resistance to many animal-borne illnesses.

• Indigenous peoples were physically inferior to Europeans and often became ill.

• Indigenous peoples died because they suffered divine retribution for refusing to convert to Christianity.

Which of the following statements correctly describes the consequences of European colonization?

• The effects of colonization up both Europeans and Native Americans were temporary and very small.

• The Europeans helped civilize the Native Americans and improved their quality of life by sharing technology with them

• Both the Europeans and Native Americans became rich and powerful by sharing the profits from economic ventures

• Colonization brought wealth to European imperial powers which resulted in political and economic innovations.

What enabled the Europeans to conquer the Native American peoples?

• The Native Americans were subdued because they were pagans and refused to accept Christianity.

• The European invaders greatly outnumbered the Native Americans they encountered

• The Europeans had advanced military technology and also brought with them diseases which ravaged native populations

What effect, if any, did Native American culture have on Europeans?

• Many Europeans began to worship Native American deities because they were disgusted with the conflicts created by the Reformation.

• Large numbers of Europeans began to dress like the Native Americans because it was much more comfortable.

• Europeans began to partake of many of the same luxury items that the indigenous social elites consumed.

• There was no effect

Why did the Puritans settle in towns?

• Town meetings were important to the political and religious life of the Puritan settlers

• There were no other options

• The Puritans thought the Bible only permits settlements in towns

What statement best describes the relationships between different European imperial powers?

• They often cooperated and shared profits in order to prevent conflict

• The imperial powers rarely interacted with each other

• Colonial rivalry led to frequent conflicts

• European imperial powers put aside their religious differences.

Which of the following was NOT a motivation that drove colonists to settle in the New World?

• Economic prosperity

• Political oppression in Europe

• Religious freedom

• Social mobility

What statement correctly describes the status of slaves in the southern British colonies?

• It was only temporary and slaves were freed after they worked for their master for a certain number of years

• Slaves inherited the status from their father and as a result had many rights except for suffrage

• Slaves inherited the status from their mothers, incorporating a strong racial element into colonial society

• Britain banned slavery in the colonies so all slaves were expelled

What consequences did the policy of mercantilism have for British colonies in North America?

• The British demanded large cash payments of silver and gold every year

• The British encouraged the colonies to trade with many other countries in order to obtain as much gold as possible

• The colonies provided raw materials but manufactured very few goods

What statement best describes the economic activity in the Atlantic world during the colonial period?

• A lively trade emerged between the North American colonies, Britain, and Africa

• Very little trade occurred,mercantilism prevented the British colonists from earning profits

• Some trade occurred but only between the British colonies and Canada

• A lively trade emerged but only amongst the British colonies because mercantilism banned trans-Atlantic trade