APUSH Period 1

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

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

• the Europeans for the most part 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

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

Which European nation was first to lay claim to the New World?

• Portugal

• Spain
• France
• England

In the view of the encomienda system, Native Americans were seen primarily as...

• a source of labor
• a group to be protected
• a focus of evangelization
• outcasts to be excluded from Spanish settlement

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

• the Southwest
• the Northwest
• the Great Plains
• the Eastern Seaboard

One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World 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

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

The primary positive benefit of the Columbian Exchange was...

• the exchange of food products between Europe and the Western Hemisphere
• the introduction of horses into Europe
• the introduction of cattle into Europe
• the exchange of architectural design techniques between the two continents

The primary negative consequence of the Columbian exchange was the exchange of...

• food products that led to debilitating illnesses for both American Indians and Europeans
• concepts of autocratic governments that delayed the development of democracy
• epidemic diseases introduced from Europe into the Americas
• modern methods of warfare introduced to Europeans by American Indians

In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor was used in this system to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources.

• mercantilism

• crop rotation

• capitalism

• encomienda

Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500's and 1600's?

• Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to Christian domination
• Since nothing of value could be learned or obtained from the Native Americans Europeans thought it was permissible to exterminate them
• Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners
• Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly