APUSH Unit 1 Review

The treatment of the Native Americans by the Spanish conquistadors can be described as

• leaving little of Spanish culture.

• at times brutal and exploitative.

• firm but fair.

• scornful of intermarriage.

The Christian crusaders were indirectly responsible for the discovery of America because they

• were victorious over the Muslims.

• returned with captured Muslim maps showing the North and South American continents.

• succeeded in establishing improved business relations between Muslims and Christians.

• brought back news of valuable Far Eastern spices, drugs, and silk.

Both the Aztec and Inca empires were

• rural and poor
• small in population, but sophisticated in infrastructure 
• large, wealthy, and sophisticated
• large in geographical size, but sparsely populated 

How were Native Americans impacted by the Age of Exploration?

• They became rich from trading
• They used modern technology to farm more land
• Many died from disease, slavery, and war
• They were able to use written language to become successful

At the time of Columbus' voyage to N. America which of the following was true?

• There were, likely, over 100 million natives in the Americas.
• There were, likely, less than 10 million natives in the Americas.
• There were significanlty more natives south of the current United States' border than north of it.
• Slavbes had begun to arrive in S. America but not N. America.

England's victory over the Spanish Armada gave it 

• control of the Spanish colonies in the New World 
• naval dominance of the Atlantic Ocean and vibrant sense of nationalism 
• a stable social order and economy 
• effective control of the African slave trade 

At the time of its first colonization effort, England was 

• struggling under the political domination of Spain 
• enjoying a period of social and economic stability
• experiencing increasing ethnic and religious diversity 
• undergoing rapid and disruptive economic and social transformation. 

England's first colony at Jamestown 

• was an immediate economic success
• was saved from failure by John Smith's leadership and by JOhn Rolfe's introduction of tobacco 
• enjoyed the strong and continual support of King James I 
• depended on the introduction of African slave labor for its survival 

The principal motivation shaping the earliest settlements in New England was

• the desire for political freedom
• religious commitment and devotion
• economic opportunity and the chance for a better life
• a spirit of adventure and interest in exploring the New World

Roger Williams based the religious freedom of his colony of Rhode Island on his belief that 

• it really did not matter what religious beliefs people held, because all were more or less equal
• political democracy inevitably required freedom of speech and religion
• God had created human beings fundamentally good and able to choose the right
• civil government had no right to regulate religious behavior or individual conscience