WorksheetsAPUSH Periods 1 & 2 Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 32mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How did the first "Americans" get to North America?
a)
Explorers by boat
b)
Evolution from animals on North America
c)
Walking across ice and land
d)
Magic
2.
What was the name of the Land Bridge?
a)
Beringia
b)
Britainica
c)
Pangea
d)
Terabithia
3.
Which of the following was not a part of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Diseases
b)
People
c)
Ideas
d)
All of these were part of the Columbian Exchange
4.
What were 2 negative effects of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
new countries and cities were formed
b)
disease and slavery killed millions
c)
new crops wiped out old and horses destroyed farmland
d)
new governments and economic systems were created
5.
Who wrote about the treatment of the American Indians?
a)
Las Casas
b)
Dias
c)
Da Gama
d)
Powhatan
6.
The Pueblo Revolt is best summarized by which of the following?
a)
Native Americans rebelled against Spanish colonization
b)
Iroquois revolted against French colonization
c)
Powhatans revolted against English colonization
d)
Hopi resisted Spanish attempts of conversion
7.
The Pueblos were angry with the missionaries because
a)
the Catholics had tried to remove their traditional way of life
b)
the Franciscans tried to meld Pueblo and Protestant faiths
c)
the priests would not allow Pueblos to marry in the church
d)
Spanish cattle destroyed the corn fields
8.
In the context of European colonization of the Americas
a)
the Pueblo Revolt is similar to other Native resistance
b)
the Pueblo Revolt was an isolated event
c)
the Pueblo Revolt happened long after other revolts
d)
the Pueblos would have no knowledge of European conquests
9.
Which was, in part, motivated by tension between differing socioeconomic groups?
a)
Bacon's Rebellion
b)
Gabriel's Rebellion
c)
Nat Turner's Rebellion
d)
the Pueblo Revolt
10.
The purpose of this document was to create a government that would provide order and protect the colonists.
a)
Mayflower Compact
b)
Magna Carta
c)
Common Sense
d)
Cato's Letters
11.
The Mayflower Compact was the beginning of
a)
the preamble to the U.S. Constitution
b)
colonial self-government
c)
better relations with the Native Americans
d)
the Declaration of Independence
12.
The first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, who wanted the community to be a model of Christian love was _____.
a)
John Winthrop
b)
John Smith
c)
The Pope
d)
Jonathan Edwards
13.
Why did the Puritans found the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
a)
They wanted a place where they could live by their religious beliefs and start farms and businesses.
b)
They wanted a place where they could purchase land and start plantations.
c)
They wanted a place where they could start farms and own indentured servants.
d)
They were looking for gold and land.
14.
Parliament passed these trade laws between 1650 and 1696 that required the English colonies to trade items like sugar only with Great Britain.
a)
Mercantilism
b)
Toleration Acts
c)
Navigation Acts
d)
English Bill of rights
15.
A system in which slaves, manufactured goods, crops, and sugar were exchanged between the Americas, Britain, and Africa
a)
Mercantilism
b)
The Navigation Acts
c)
Triangular Trade
d)
The Middle Passage
16.
The part of the Triangular Trade that included a deadly voyage millions of slaves took from west Africa to North America.
a)
Middle Passage
b)
Mercantilism
c)
Indentured Servants
d)
Navigation Acts
17.
Which statement would show an African's point of view of the Middle Passage?
a)
It was a pleasant journey.
b)
There was plenty of food.
c)
There was a lot of room
d)
The condition was less than human (inhumane).
18.
________ an uprising by frontier settlers who were angry with Virginia Gov. William Berkeley.
a)
Stono Rebellion
b)
King Philip's War
c)
Bacon's Rebellion
19.
This economic system focused on the good of the mother country. Colonies were meant to support and strengthen the mother country
a)
Capitalism
b)
Monarchism
c)
Socialism
d)
Mercantilism
20.
A new Economic theory known as mercantilism encouraged Europeans to build colonies. What was the goal of mercantilism?
a)
Import more than you export.
b)
Export more than you import.
c)
Import and export equally.
d)
Import everything.
21.
Under the theory of Mercantilism, how was wealth defined?
a)
The amount of gold a country had
b)
A nation's ability to produce
c)
A country's diversity in materials
d)
How many colonies it controlled and owned
22.
Mercantilist regulation in the 13 colonies began with the passage of which laws?
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Acts
c)
Townshend Acts
d)
Navigation Acts
23.
How did England define a "favorable balance of trade?"
a)
It bought more goods than it sold
b)
It sold more goods than it bought
c)
All trade would be balanced
d)
It forced colonists to mine gold and silver
24.
How did European countries control the balance of trade within the colonies?
a)
Not allowing
them to trade at all
b)
Encouraging
open trade and placing tariffs on goods from other countries
c)
Allowing
trade only with the mother country and placing tariffs on goods from other
countries
d)
Encouraging
open trade and placing no tariffs on goods from other countries
25.
What was "Salutary Neglect?"
a)
England neglected to enforce their own trade laws
b)
The colonists neglected to follow the trade laws
c)
The colonists neglected to salute the English flag
d)
None of the above
26.
The Enlightenment philosophers believed that the power of the government should be derived from….?
a)
The people
b)
The elite nobles
c)
small group of rulers
d)
kings and queens
27.
____________________________ was an intellectual movement that stressed reason and brought about great change to society.
a)
The Enlightenment
b)
Thomas Hobbes
c)
John Locke
d)
Voltaire
28.
Government is formed to protect people’s natural rights. People have the right to overthrow government if it fails its obligations or takes away natural rights. _________________________
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
c)
Rousseau
d)
Voltaire
29.
A religious movement that swept through the colonies in the 1730s-1740s that lead to revivals and the spread of religious beliefs.
a)
Town Meetings
b)
The Great Awakening
c)
English Bill of Rights
d)
Enlightenment
30.
Which best describes an important effect of the First Great Awakening?
a)
Followers put suspected witches on trial
b)
Puritans in England immigrated to settlements in the New World
c)
People became more emotionally engaged in religion
31.
What is the significance of the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut? Hint: It was authored by Thomas Hooker.
a)
First form of organized government in the colonies.
b)
It was the first written constitution in the colonies.
c)
It was the first bill of rights seen in the colonies.
d)
It was a government document guaranteeing the rights of minorities.
32.
The Virginia House of Burgesses was...
a)
A form of representative government created in Jamestown to make laws.
b)
A form of government the Pilgrims agreed to in Plymouth.
c)
A form of government the pilgrims agreed to in Jamestown
d)
A rule book created by Captain John Smyth
33.
The Great Awakening influenced the ideas that started which conflict?
a)
French and Indian War
b)
American Revolutionary War
c)
War of 1812
d)
Quasi War
34.
Which historical documents that would eventually be the founding governing documents of the United States were influenced by the Great Awakening?
a)
Ten Commandments & 95 Theses
b)
Articles of Confederation & Federalist Papers
c)
Declaration of Independence & Constitution
d)
Virginia & Kentucky Resolutions
35.
European nations established colonies in North America to achieve political or economic advantage over their rivals. Each of the following statements is an accurate representation of the era except for which one?
a)
Each explorer or colonist believed in the sanctity of cultural and religious diversity.
b)
Each nation had previous military experience subjugating less powerful and culturally different peoples at home.
c)
Each explorer or colonist believed that his or her personal cultural attitudes and religious beliefs were superior to those of the natives they encountered.
d)
Some native peoples allied themselves with the Europeans, and others saw the Europeans as dangerous to their own well-being.
Some native peoples allied themselves with the Europeans, and others saw the Europeans as dangerous to their own well-being.
Some native peoples allied themselves with the Europeans, and others saw the Europeans as dangerous to their own well-being.
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