APUSH Period 1-2 Retrieval Practice

Which of the following best describes the impact of European colonization on the native population of the Western Hemisphere?

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

• For the most part, the Europeans did not interact with the native population.

• Spain was the only European country to successfully create an 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 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 and 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, encountered by English settlers, is best known for their highly evolved system of government?

• The Pueblo

• The Chinook

• The Sioux

• The Iroquois

As a result of the Columbian Exchange, what did the New World gain?

• 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 lifespan of Native Americans

• New animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden

European diseases that arrived in the New World were particularly deadly because...

• Little medical aid was available so far from European urban centers.

• The European conquerors deliberately accelerated the spread of the most deadly strains.

• The Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases.

• The vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick.

What was one significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World?

• The growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

• The introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners

• The widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor

• A draining of capital from the royal families and a shift of wealth to the hands of the merchant class

Which of the following explains the impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?

• It offered eternal life to anyone who would convert the natives of North America.

• It encouraged Spanish exploration of the New World.

• It banned the Portuguese slave trade.

• It condoned the use of the encomienda system.

What served as the initial motivation for Spanish exploration?

• Desire to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism

• Hopes of establishing permanent colonies for settlement

• Desire to beat out European rivals in the land grab for North America

• Need for new sources of wealth to support the growth of the nation

All of the following contributed to European expansion into the New World EXCEPT...

• the development of new navigational technology
• an end to European wars between competing royal families
• a rise of nationalism among European states
• the desire to spread Christianity