APUSH Fall Midterm 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.

Which of the following tribes was encountered by English settlers and best known for their highly evolved system of government?

• The Chinook

• The Peublo

• The Sioux

• The Iroquois

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

• a focus of evangelization.

• a group to be protected.

• outcasts to be excluded from Spanish settlement.

• a source of labor

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

• England

• France

• Portugal

• Spain

As a result of the Columbian Exchange, the New World gained:

• a significant new source of staple food crops.

• advanced medical techniques that extended the life span of Native Americans.

• an influx of gold and silver capital for the construction of new urban centers.

• new animals as sources of food and to serve as beasts of burden.

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 vast devastation of warfare with the Europeans left few to care for the sick.

• the Native Americans had no natural resistance to these diseases.

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.

Which of the following explains the impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?

• It banned the Portuguese slave trade.

• It condoned the use of the encomienda system.

• It offered eternal life to anyone who would convert the natives of North America.

• It encouraged Spanish exploration of the New World.

Which of the following served as the initial motivation for the Spanish exploration?

• Desires to convert the Native Americans to Catholicism.

• The desire to beat out European rivals in the land-grab for North America.

• Hopes of establishing permanent colonies for settlement.

• The need for new sources of wealth to support the growth of the nation.

All of the following contributed to European expansion into the New World EXCEPT:

• a rise in nationalism among European states.

• the desire to spread Christianity.

• the development of new navigational technology.

• an end to European wars between competing royal families.