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WorksheetsAPUSH Unit 1 and 2 Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Unit 1: African slavery was created when white Europeans arrived on the shores in the 1500s. True or false?
True
False
Which of the following is the correct sequence of events that led to Europeans arriving in the Americas?
The Black Plague, The Age of Exploration, The Renaissance
The Age of Exploration, The Black Plague, The Renaissance
The Renaissance, The Age of Exploration, The Black Plague
The Black Plague, The Renaissance, The Age of Exploration
How did Europeans respond after surviving the Black Plague?
They renounced the cruel God that would torture them with disease.
They believed they were chosen to carry on the word of God across the world.
They sank into a deep depression and avoided contact for hundreds of years.
They practiced safe use of masks and social distancing.
Which of these was not a reason the Spanish tried to colonize the New World?
God
Guns
Glory
Gold
Choose the items that went FROM Europe TO the Americas.
Silver
Corn
Horses
Guns
Potatoes
Choose the items that went FROM the Americas TO Europe.
Silver
Corn
Horses
Guns
Potatoes
Which of these statements is false?
The Spanish attempted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.
The gold they gathered from the Americas helped transform Europe into a capitalist society.
The Spanish moved to the Americas in large numbers, hoping to build large permanent settlements.
European diseases destroyed the Native American populations.
Bartolome de las Casas was best known for...
Defeating an armed Native rebellion.
Openly criticizing the treatment of Natives.
Converting large numbers of Natives to Christianity.
Designing brutal methods of torture for punishing slaves.
Which of these descriptions best fits early Spanish society in the Americas?
Extremely separated by racial castes with Spanish people on top.
Segregated by wealth with the rich on top.
Very religious with respect for all life.
Racially diverse but mostly fair.
Which of these topics was NOT a source of disagreement between Native Americans and the Spanish?
The role of women in society.
Religious beliefs.
Use and ownership of land.
Using violence to solve difficult problems.
Which of these were reasons used by Europeans to justify African slavery?
Payback - They were getting the Africans back for a previous war.
Biblical - People of dark skin were considered the descendants of Ham, someone who God cursed in the Bible.
Intellectual - Claims that Africans were less intelligent were used to justify enslaving them.
Cultural - The Africans were "savages" and "inhuman."
Racial - Polygenism is a theory that the human race is divided along racial lines.
The British settled in America for very different reasons than other countries. Choose the reason that isn't correct.
Seeking for freedom of religion
More space and better living conditions
Make money farming
Compete against other European nations
Which colonies had the MOST slaves?
Chesapeake Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies & West Indes
Which colonies produced tobacco as the main source of income?
Chesapeake Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies & West Indes
Which colonies were probably the MOST educated?
Chesapeake Colonies
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies & West Indes
Which was NOT a reason the colonists sought independence from Britain?
Had experience with self-government
Wanted the same rights as the British.
Listened to the ideals of the Enlightenment about limited government.
1st Great Awakening led to challenging authority on all levels.
Thought the Queen of England needed to listen more closely to the demands of her subjects.
Who said it? "Power in the hands of one person corrupts a government. It should be spread out."
Maximilien Robespierre
Baron du Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Who said it? "A government should protect three main things: the life, liberty, and property of its people.”
Maximilien Robespierre
Baron du Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Who said it? "King George is a tyrant, and everyone should get up and fight!”
Maximilien Robespierre
Baron du Montesquieu
John Locke
Thomas Paine
Which of the following is NOT a lesson to be learned from the Salem Witch Trials?
Witchcraft is a real and present danger in America, even today.
Trials should be decided with more than just "hearsay" evidence.
Religious beliefs mixed with fear of the unknown can be deadly.
Blaming outsiders for problems can lead to innocent death or suffering.
