APUSH Period 1 & 2 Review

The issue of religious toleration figured prominently in founding of colonies by all of the following EXCEPT: James Oglethorpe, Anne Hutchinson, William Penn, Roger Williams

• James Oglethorpe

• Anne Hutchinson

• William Penn

• Roger Williams

Which document is most useful in examining the origins of constitutional government in America?

• the sermons of Puritan ministers

• newspaper commentary on the Halfway Covenant

• the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut

• the correspondence of Sir Edmond Andros

Which of the following sources would be most useful in studying the development of democratic institutions in the early colonial period?

• the first chapter of the Virginia Company charter

• Columbus's journals

• the Treaty of Tordesillas

• the Mayflower Compact

What aspect of Spanish colonization did missionary Bartolome de Las Casas famously protest?

• the treatment of Native Americans as subhuman and expendable

• the establishment of Spanish missions in California

• the introduction of European diseases to the Americas

• the forced conversion of Native Americans to Christianity

One significant impact of the Colombian Exchange on the Old World was...

• the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase

• the decline of agricultural practices

• the introduction of new diseases

• the reduction of trade routes

Which of the following was the LEAST important factor that caused European exploration and settlement in the 16th century?

• increase in scientific knowledge and technological change

• population increase

• development of nation-states

• competition for trade

The issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following?

• the settlement of Jamestown

• the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts

• discoveries by the Spanish conquistadores

• Spain's support of Columbus' voyages

Which of the following accurately describes a problem faced by Virginia in the last decades of the 17th century, as illustrated by Bacon's Rebellion?

• a decline in tobacco production, threatening the economic viability of the region

• frequent slave uprisings which undermined the social stability of the colony

• the lowering of wages caused by an influx of immigrants

• conflict between large plantation owners and settlers on Virginia's western frontier over the issue of Native Americans

The chief purpose of Mercantilist policies was to

• promote free trade among nations

• strengthen the economy and power of the parent country

• encourage colonization for cultural exchange

• reduce government intervention in the economy

Why did the mercantilist Navigation Laws do little to modify colonial behavior?

• The colonists had enjoyed decades of political and economic freedom due to salutary neglect.

• The Navigation Laws were not enforced effectively by the British government.

• Colonial economies were already self-sufficient and did not rely on British trade.

• The colonists were unaware of the Navigation Laws and their implications.