Apush Quiz

The concerns expressed by the author were a reaction to

• European intervention abroad.

• Efforts by Europeans to mediate tribal disputes.

• Native resistance to Spanish missionary work.

• Acts of brutality committed by natives.

One long-term consequence of this phenomenon depicted in the image was

• the gradual acquiring by natives of immunity from smallpox.

• a staggering increase in the number of natives converting to Christianity.

• a significant decline in population in the Americas.

• the deadly force inflicted on natives by Europeans using steel weapons.

The trend depicted in the image most directly foreshadowed which of the following

• The draining of malaria-infested swamps

• The use of indentured servants

• The purchase of slaves to work on plantations

• The offering of free land to spur immigration

“When it shall please God to send you on the coast of Virginia, you shall do your best endeavor to find out a safe port in the entrance of some navigable river, making choice of such a one as runneth farthest into the land…For if you sit down near the entrance…an enemy that may approach you on even ground, may easily pull you out; … In all your passages you must have great care not to offend the naturals [natives], if you can eschew it; and employ some few of your company to trade with them for corn …

You shall do well to send a perfect relation by Captain Newport of all that is done…and to suffer no man to return but by pasport from the President and Counsel, nor to write any letter of anything that may discourage others.”

Instructions for the Virginia Colony (1606)

Unlike the British settlers, the Spanish colonists tended to

• avoid over-reliance on an export based economy within their colonies.

• intermarry with the native people they encountered.

• focus heavily on identifying and mining mineral resources.

• Operate in relative independence of their respective monarchical governments.

“In the name of God, Amen. We . . . the loyal Subjects of our dread sovereign Lord King James . . . Having undertaken for the glory of God, and advancement of the Christian Faith, and honor of our King and Country, a Voyage to plant the first Colony in the Northern parts of Virginia; do by these presents solemnly and mutually, in the presence of God and one another, covenant, and combine ourselves together into a civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation and furtherance of the ends aforesaid . . . do enact . . . such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, acts, constitutions, and offices from time to time, as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general good of the Colony; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.”

The Mayflower Compact, 1620

What was the most likely motivation to create the Mayflower Compact?

• The leaders wished to declare independence from England.

• Wishing to exploit the material riches of the “new world”, the leaders of the Mayflower expedition wished to cement their power over the other colonists in this agreement.

• The leaders wished to increase unity among “the pilgrims” by establishing a form of self-government

• The leaders hoped to elect Roger Williams

Which statement best demonstrates an accurate historical context for the cartoon?

• Pennsylvania was positioning itself for a pivotal role by aiding the French ambitions

• British Colonists were already in open armed rebellion against British rule

• French ambition in North America threatened British ambitions

• Colonists from near and far were willing to pay taxes in support of King George III.

The cartoon was intended to

• warn Americans of the dangers of divisive political parties and permanent foreign alliances

• safeguard the United States’ borders and promote its economic interests

• express colonial resentment of British imperial attempts to reassert control over its colonies

• depict regional differences among the British American colonies

“And whereas it is just and reasonable, and essential to our Interest, and the Security of our Colonies, that the several Nations or Tribes of Indians with whom We are connected, and who live under our Protection, should not be molested or disturbed in the Possession of such Parts of Our Dominions and Territories as, not having been ceded to or purchased by Us, are reserved to them, as their Hunting Grounds. We do therefore, with the Advice of our Privy Council, declare it to be our Royal Will and Pleasure that no Governor or Commander in Chief in any of our Colonies of Quebec, East Florida or West Florida, do presume, upon any Pretense whatever, to grant Warrants of Survey, or pass any Patents for Lands beyond the Bounds of their respective Governments as described in their Commissions”

proclamation of 1763

Following the French and Indian War, the American colonists were determined to

• pay British merchants for the debt they incurred during the war

• declare independence from Great Britain

• create commercial relationships with Indians in the interior of the continent

• settle lands in the Ohio River Valley