APUSH Period 1 (1491-1607)

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

15th and 16th century Spanish exploration, exploitation, and conquest of indigenous people created a racially mixed culture known as

• Mulatto

• Mestizo

• Creoles

• Peninsulares

The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from

• African slaves

• Spanish indentured servants

• Native Americans

• women

As Spanish labor demands grew, the labor source for imperial production transitioned to

• Spanish peasants

• indentured servants

• Native Americans

• African slaves

Spanish mineral wealth from the Americas caused a shift toward

• socialism

• feudalism

• mercantalism

• capitalism

What were the reasons for European exploration?

• Gold, Guns, Giggles

• Gold, God, Glory

• Glory, God, Good luck

• For the adventure

Investors who pool their money together in order to establish a colony

• joint stock company

• mercantilism

• encomienda

• caste system

Spanish friar who argued for the protection of Native Americans under Spanish control.

• Bartolomeo de las Casas

• Juan Sepulvida

• Vasco de Gama

• Francisco Pizarro