Unit 1 Regents Multiple Choice

The events described in this account could be considered a turning point in history because

• 1. The author of this account went on to become a powerful English Lord. 

• 1. Native American societies grew strong again after contracting European diseases, resulting in an increase in Native populations at this time.

• 1. Native Americans in the British colonies experienced a drastic decline in population due to disease and war brought by Europeans.

• 1. New England colonists repaired relationships with Native Americans soon after the incidents described.

2. Based on the information provided in this account, which claim is most plausible? 

• 1. Native American peoples were welcoming to European colonists who settled in North America.

• 1. Native American populations were susceptible to diseases to which they had no previous exposure.

• 1. European colonists poisoned Native peoples intentionally, decimating their population.

• 1. Native American civilization was far inferior to European civilization

3. A historian would find the Catholic prayer book (1627) most useful for

• 1. showing the kindness exhibited by Spanish missionaries to indigenous peoples of Florida

• 1. showing that indigenous Floridians already practiced Christianity before the arrival of the Spanish

• 1. showing that Spanish missionaries in the Americas sought to convert indigenous peoples to Christianity

• 1. showing that indigenous peoples of Florida had the technology to print books in the 17th century

4. William Bradford’s account documents events that led to

• 1. the eventual failure of the Plymouth colony due to starvation and lack of knowledge about the American environment

• 1. the success of the Plymouth colony due to knowledge shared by indigenous peoples with the English settlers

• 1. the eventual complete integration of English and native cultures and society due to mutual respect and cooperation

• 1. the immediate declaration of war by the Plymouth colonists against the local native tribes

5. Which statement best describes a key difference in the nature of Spanish and English contact with Native Americans as reflected in Documents 1 and 2?

• 1. the Spanish colonists in the Americas were Christian, but the English colonists in the Americas were not religious.

• 1. Spanish colonists sought to convert natives to Christianity, whereas English colonists sought to create permanent settlements, with or without native cooperation.

• 1. Spanish colonists treated native Americans as equals whereas English colonists persecuted native Americans brutally and relentlessly

• 1. Spanish colonists made contact with native Americans centuries earlier than the English colonists.

6. Based on these two images, which claim is most accurate? 

• 1. Colonial settlements did not vary much; all settlers lived in villages that grew into large cities.

• 1. Large plantations growing tobacco and cotton were common in both New England and the southern colonies.

• 1. Ship building anchored the economy in northern and southern colonies.

• 1. Colonial economies varied by region, depending on the geographic conditions.

7. Which of the following most likely led to the situation depicted in the image on the left (View of Boston Harbor)?

• 1. British settlers imported wood from England to build large ships in Boston.

• 1. Colonial settlers excavated the shallow beach to create Boston harbor.

• 1. Naturally deep water and a sheltered harbor encouraged colonists to settle in Boston

• 1. The British army invaded Boston to claim it from the Spanish empire.  

8. Which claim is best supported by the evidence in this document? 

• 1. The labor system of the British North American colonies depended solely on personal preferences of the people who settled there.

• 1. Climatic conditions, choice of export crop and pursuit of profit combined to determine a colony’s labor system.

• 1. Labor systems were determined by the laws of each colony as well as the religion of its predominant group of settlers.

• 1. The labor force exerted a strong influence on the structure of each colony’s labor system. 

9. A historian’s best use of this document would be as

• 1. documentary evidence of differences among colonial regions

• 1. a record of recent research findings about colonial American economies.

• 1. a fictional account of how colonial American economies might have worked

• 1. evidence of how colonial settlers understood economic theories

10. Based on both Documents 1 and 2, which is most likely responsible for the action shown in Document 2?

• 1. The decline of the institution of slavery in England by the early 17th century.

• 1. Increased 19th century demand for cotton grown in the deep southern U.S. 

• 1. Increased 18th century demand for tobacco grown in the Chesapeake region of the U.S. 

• 1. Increased demand for white indentured servants in the Southern states.