APUSH Semester 1 Review

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

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

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

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

Which of the following statements does not accurately describe slavery in the North American colonies?

• slaves in Georgia & South Carolina's coastal region primarily worked on large plantations in dangerous and brutal conditions

• in Virginia, slaves made up a minority of the population and had varied jobs

• in New England, slaves worked mainly in urban areas and ports

• strict slave laws prevented slave revolts through the 1700s

Which of the following is true concerning the First Great Awakening?

• the FGA brought separatism and secession from established churches

• the FGA brought the renewed persecution of witches

• the FGA led to the strong reemergence of Catholicism

• the FGA created a greater appreciation for the emotional experiences of faith

American colonists began to use African slaves primarily because

• the papacy created an edict calling for the use of African slaves in Catholic-controlled lands

• the African slaves were more accustomed to agriculture than the Native Americans

• the Native Americans were decimated by European disease, while the Africans developed immunity

• the practice of indentured servitude was outlawed by the pope

Which of the following is the most accurate statement about the southern colonies during the late seventeenth century?

• the economy was equally mixed among farming, trade, and small manufacturing

• African slaves were strictly segregated from white indentured servants

• the economy was dominated by skilled labor in port towns

• tobacco, rice, and indigo served as major staple crops