APUSH 1st Nine Weeks Exam

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

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

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

The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from

• African slaves

• Spanish indentured servants

• American Indians

• women