Americas 1650-1850 Test Review

How were many of the treaties signed between indigenous communities and the American govt. unfair?

• they took away land and gave it to American colonizers. They also did not allow indigenous people to practice their own culture.

• They took away land and gave it to American colonizers. They also did not allow indigenous people to practices their culture unless they received prior permission.

• The treaties were fair. Indigenous people were treated with respect in determining bargains.

• These treaties took away land and gave it to other indigenous communities. They also did not allow indigenous people to practice their own culture.

How did European colonizers use systemic racism to justify their cruelty to Indigenous people?

• They molded their society and institutions to benefit themselves, not others.

• Colonizers believed they were superior to no one, which justified their cruelty

• Colonizers molded their society and institutions to benefit indigenous people, not others

• Colonizers were not racist or cruel to Indigenous people

Which of the following excerpts from The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano describes how people were bough and sold upon their arrival in the Americas?

• "At last, when the ship we were in had got in all her cargo, they made ready with many fearful noises, and we were all put under deck, so that we could not see how they managed the vessel."

• "This produced copious perspirations so that the air became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died."

• "On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where the slaves are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best."

• "At last we came in sight of the island of Barbadoes, at which the whites on board gave a great shout, and made many signs of joy to us."

Which best describes the Stamp Act

• It forced Americans to purchase only British products

• It forbad colonists from settling lands west of the Appalachian Mountains

• It put a tax on products such as newspapers, dice, legal documents, and playing cards

• It forced colonists to house and feed British soldiers at their own expense.

Which group immediately benefited the most from the American Revolution?

• Loyalists

• White nonlandowning males

• Black Americans

• women

Which of the following events contributed to the emergence of independence movements in Latin America?

• The French Revolution

• adoption of the English Bill of Rights

• the American Civil War

• the Industrial Revolution

What were the economic consequences for Spanish America of Napoleon's invasion of Spain?

• Long military engagement and disrupted trade led to high taxes and unstable economies in Spanish America

• Enslaved people rebelled in St. Domingue seeking liberty and equality

• Restrictive trade practices forced colonies to only trade with Spain

• Only peninsulars could hold high government and church offices in Spanish America

Why did early American political leaders want to ensure they had a combination of democratic and republican structures in the US government?

• They did not want to allow the American people the opportunity to participate in the government at all

• They believed it was important to allow people some voice in their government, but wanted to ensure the right people maintained power

• Enlightenment thinkers had warned them against using only one of those forms of government alone

• They could not decide whether the Greeks or the Romans had done a better job with their government and used both.

Which of the following countries, inspired by the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, had long-term success with adopting democracy?

• Liberia

• France

• Spain

• Germany

Which statement compares a key similarity between the US, French and Haitian Revolutions?

• Each led to the formation of constitutional monarchies

• Each led to British dominance in Europe

• Each led to equality for women

• Each led to the creation of republics