APUSH Period 1

Which of the following regions was home to nomadic Native Americans who relied on the bison for the vast majority of their needs?

• the Southwest

• the Pacific Northwest

• the Great Plains

• the Eastern Seaboard

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on Europe was...

• 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

• an acceleration of feudalism

Which of the following is true about Native American cultures prior to contact with Europeans?

• they experienced frequent epidemic diseases

• they had developed wheeled vehicles pulled by livestock

• they exchanged goods with African societies

• they adapted to the environment and formed unique cultures

The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from

• African slaves

• Spanish indentured servants

• Native Americans

• women

What were the reasons for European exploration?

• Gold, Guns, Giggles

• Gold, God, Glory

• Glory, God, Good luck

• For the adventure

Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?

• Cows

• Horses

• Pigs

• Bison

Pubelo Indians lived in what is now:

• the eastern United States
• the southwestern United States
• Mexico
• the northeastern United States

Which crop was the one that became a staple in Mexico and South America?

• Bison

• Squash

• Potato

• Maize

In the Northeast, in the Mississippi River Valley, and along the Atlantic coast societies developed mixed farming and hunger-gatherer economies and encouraged the growth of ____.

• permanent villages

• alliances with Spain

• irrigation

• nomadic living

When Europeans arrived in North America at the beginning of the sixteenth century:

• the native population was racially homogenous

• Native Americans had developed a variety of disparate cultures and languages.

• the native population was limited to the warmer regions of Mesoamerica.

• there were only a few thousand Indians and they spoke five basic languages.