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Period 1 Review AP US History

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 2hrs 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which European dissented from the views of most Europeans towards Native Americans and became an advocate for better treatment of Indians?
a)
Hernando de Soto
b)
Juan Ponce De Leon
c)
Bartolome de la Casas
d)
Henry Hudson
2.
In the economies of the Spanish colonies, Indian labor, used in this system to support plantation-based agriculture and extract precious metals and other resources. 
a)
mercantilism
b)
crop rotation
c)
capitalism
d)
encomienda
3.
Which of the following social and demographic changes did occurred in the Western Hemisphere after the arrival of Europeans in the 16th century?
a)
deadly diseases killed thousands
b)
emergence of racially mixed populations
c)
a new heirarchy created by intermixture of African Americans, Spanish settlers, and Native Americans 
d)
All of the above
4.
Which Indian tribes tending to establish more of a hunting-gathering lifestyle due to their location and desire for buffalo?
a)
Sioux Great Plains Indians
b)
Woodland Indians in the Midwest
c)
Mohawk in the Northeast
d)
Pueblos in the Southwest
5.
The activities of Coronado and other Spanish and Portuguese explorers in the Americas in the 16th century primarily depended on the support of 
a)
merchants and fur traders
b)
the Catholic Church
c)
the monarchs
d)
enslaved Europeans
6.
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
7.
Which of the following is a key value of Native American culture?
a)
Private land ownership
b)
Communal land ownership
c)
Horses are sacred
d)
Close reliance on buffalo
8.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
a)
Pizarro
b)
Columbus
c)
Dias
d)
Cortes
9.
They were conquered by Fransisco Pizarro 
a)
Inca
b)
Maya
c)
Aztec
d)
All of these
10.
Which key factor fueled competition between European countries for colonies in the Americas?
a)
a European shortage of pepper and nutmeg
b)
a mandate from the papacy
c)
the desire to control sources of gold and silver
d)
the need to secure laborers for factories in Europe
11.
Which of the following is NOT a motive for European Exploration?
a)
Guns
b)
Gold
c)
God
d)
Glory
12.
What was the trading of cultures between the Old World and New World called?
a)
The Old World Trading Company
b)
New World Traders
c)
Columbian Exchange
d)
Explorer's Exchange
13.
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
14.
What is a major effect of the Columbian Exchange?
a)
Population decrease in New World
b)
Increased Population in Old World
c)
Decreased interest in New World
d)
Decreased desire for land
15.
What was the biggest killer of Natives in the New World?
a)
Spanish Conquistadors
b)
Native land disputes
c)
Disease
d)
Guns
16.
Which deadly epidemic most devastated Mexican natives and was the subject of numerous 15th- and 16th-century primary accounts of disease?
a)
Measles
b)
Influenza
c)
Smallpox
d)
Syphilis
17.
What is the BEST choice for the importance of the Columbian Exchange on history?
a)
New diseases made there way to the Old World
b)
Globalization began with new trade routes, food, and ideas moving from the New world to the Old world
c)
Pizza can now be eaten all over the World
d)
Cultural diffusion was more prevalent with Natives moving to the old World
18.
Spanish soldiers were known as--
a)
conquistadores
b)
missions
c)
viceroys
d)
cartographers
19.
What economic and political system was set up by the Spanish in the New World?
a)
Encomienda System
b)
Feudal System
c)
Manorialism
d)
Capitalism
20.
What is an encomienda?
a)
a small farm that produced cash crops
b)
a large plantation that produces cash crops
c)
a large desert without cash crops
d)
a village with cash crops
21.
The encomienda system primarily relied on labor from
a)
African slaves.
b)
Spanish indentured servants.
c)
American Indians.
d)
women.
22.
The Spanish encomienda system in the Americas resulted in
a)
the strengthening of indigenous cultures
b)
political independence for the colonies
c)
religious freedom for the majority of peasants
d)
the exploitation of natives
23.
What is the best title for this diagram?
a)
Encomienda
b)
Silk Road
c)
Open Door Policy
d)
Columbian Exchange
24.
Fifteenth- and sixteenth-century Spanish exploration and conquest created a racially mixed culture known as
a)
mulatto.
b)
mestizo
c)
Chicano.
d)
Latino.
25.
Which conclusion about the slave trade in Africa is supported by this map?
a)
Most of the slaves came from eastern Africa
b)

Few people were taken from Africa to other continents
c)
Several European countries participated in the slave trade
d)

The slave trade began in southern Africa.
26.
What was the main revenue producer for France in the New World?
a)
Agriculture
b)
Ship-building
c)
Hide tanning
d)
Fur trapping
27.
"I was immediately handled and tossed up to see if I were sound, by some of the crew, and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, and that they were going to kill me. Their complexions, too, differing so much from ours, their long hair, and the language they spoke . . . united to confirm me in this belief. . . . The closeness of the place and the heat of the climate, added to the number in the ship, which was so crowded that each had scarcely room to turn himself, almost suffocated us."
Which event is described in this passage?
a)
the Aztec invasion of Mayan cities
b)
the Ottoman invasion of Hungary
c)
immigration from Europe to the New World
d)
the transatlantic slave trade
28.
 . . And we cannot reckon how great the damage is, since the mentioned merchants are taking every day our natives, sons of the land and the sons of our noblemen and vassals and our relatives, because the thieves and men of bad conscience grab them wishing to have the things and wares of this Kingdom which they are ambitious of; they grab them and get them to be sold; and so great, Sir, is the corruption and licentiousness [lack of restraint] that our country is being completely depopulated, and Your Highness should not agree with this nor accept it as in your service. . . .— Nzinga Mbemba (King Affonso), Letters to theKing of Portugal, 1526
Which event in African history is described in this passage?
a)
exploration of the African interior
b)
discovery of gold mines in Nigeria
c)
Belgium's takeover of the Congo
d)
Atlantic slave trade
29.
Which statement is supported by the graph?
a)
Little trade in enslaved Africans took place before the 1500s.
b)
Slavery was most widely practiced in Sweden, Denmark, and Holland
c)
Conditions of slavery in Brazil were less harsh than those in the United States
d)
Most enslaved Africans were sent to the Caribbean and Spanish America.
30.
Which of the following shows how Native Americans adapted to an transformed the environment in which they lived?
a)
the creation of large-scale irrigation works to promote the growing of maize
b)
the development of highly structured systems of social stratification
c)
the construction of monuments to nature-based deities
d)
the organization of self-governing confederacies among disparate tribes
31.
One significant impact of the Columbian Exchange on the Old World was...
a)
the growth of the food supply and subsequent population increase
b)
the introduction of slavery as a significant source of labor for European landowners
c)
the widespread devastation of new diseases among the poor
d)
a drainin gof capital from the royal families and a shift of wealth to the hands of the merchant class
32.
Which European nation was first to lay claim to the New World?
a)

Portugal

b)
Spain
c)
France
d)
England
33.
What aspect of Spanish colonization did missionary Bartolome de Las Casas famously protest?
a)
the refusal of explorers to tithe on the wealth they discovered
b)
the lack of missionary zeal among the conquistadors
c)
the treatment of Native Americans as subhuman and expendable
d)
the focus of the Spanish Crown on Latin America while neglecting the Reconquista at home
34.
American Indian cultures...
a)
established a common written language
b)
established trade networks and communication over relatively large areas
c)
had peaceful relationship with each other that included voluntary emigration
d)
formed major alliances to combat attempts by Europeans to encroach on their lands
35.
The primary positive benefit of the Columbian Exchange was...
a)
the exchange of food products between Europe and the Western Hemisphere
b)
the introduction of horses into Europe
c)
the introduction of cattle into Europe
d)
the exchange of architectural design techniques between the two continents
36.
Prior to European contact, North American Indians were...
a)
dominated by the Plains Indians, who possessed horses
b)
dominated by the eastern woodland tribes, who possessed firearms
c)
dependent on imports of foodstuffs from Mexican tribes for survival
d)
distinct societies with different economies and lifestyles
37.

Pre-Columbian Southwest Indians were most noted for which environmental transformation practice?

a)

Irrigation

b)

Burning Grasslands and Forests

c)

Mound-Building

d)

Overhunting

38.

One factor not responsible for European expansion into the Western Hemisphere was

a)

desire for economic expansion

b)

desire to expand Christianity

c)

democratization of European society

d)

better shipbuilding and navigational tools

39.

North American Native American tribes

a)

displayed a uniformity of lifestyle

b)

modeled themselves after tribes from Central America and Mexico

c)

were greatly varied in lifestyle and economic systems

d)

formed alliances on numerous occasions to fight competing tribes

40.

Which country set up New Amsterdam as a harbord for trading and profit?

a)

Spain

b)

England

c)

the Netherlands (Dutch)

d)

France

41.

Which of the following was a primary reason France sought to colonize North America?

a)

To reduce overpopulation in Europe

b)

To create communities founded on religious tolerance

c)

To profit from trading in furs and other goods

d)

To create joint ventures with other European nations

42.

What divided the claims between Spain and Portugal in the New World?

a)

The Treaty of Paris

b)

The Treaty of Tordesillas

c)

Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

d)

Proclamation Line

43.

To oppose those hordes of northern tribes, singly and alone, would prove certain destruction. We can make no progress in that way. We unite ourselves into one common band of brothers. We must have but one voice. Many voices makes confusion. We must have but one fire, one pipe and one war club. his will give us strength. If our warriors are united the can defeat the enemy and drive them from our land; If we do this we are safe... And you of the different nations of the south, and you of the west, may place yourselves under our protection, and we will protect you. We earnestly desire the alliance and friendship of you all..." - Chief Elias Johnson,


Which of these was a common reaaction by Indians to Europeans and represented a rejection of Chief Johnson's suggestions?

a)

Converting to Christianity

b)

Migrating westward

c)

Selling their land

d)

Accepting European leadership

44.

To oppose those hordes of northern tribes, singly and alone, would prove certain destruction. We can make no progress in that way. We unite ourselves into one common band of brothers. We must have but one voice. Many voices makes confusion. We must have but one fire, one pipe and one war club. his will give us strength. If our warriors are united the can defeat the enemy and drive them from our land; If we do this we are safe... And you of the different nations of the south, and you of the west, may place yourselves under our protection, and we will protect you. We earnestly desire the alliance and friendship of you all..." - Chief Elias Johnson


Which of the following factors best explains why Native American efforts to unite were rare?

a)

Most tribes were isolated from each other

b)

Europeans discouraged tribes from uniting

c)

People had different foods and cultures

d)

Tribes had traditions of independence

45.

In northeastern North America before European contact, the Iroquois developed the tradition of

a)

potlatch

b)

mound building

c)

sun worship

d)

the longhouse

46.

Over the centuries, the most effective means of "civilizing" natives to Spanish culture was

a)

the mission system

b)

the encomienda system

c)

military occupation

d)

the distribution of mineral wealth

47.

16th-19th century North American Indians most resisted European beliefs about

a)

fur trading and trapping

b)

land ownership

c)

missionaries

d)

regional governors

48.
Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500's and 1600's?
a)
Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to Christian domination
b)
Since nothing of value could be learned or obtained from the Native Americans Europeans thought it was permissible to exterminate them
c)
Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners
d)
Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly
49.
Where was the Aztec empire located?
a)
Central America/Mexico
b)
East coast of South America
c)
Cuba
d)
Haiti
50.
Which of the following livestock introduced by the Spanish had the greatest impact on Great Plains Indian settlement patterns?
a)
Cows
b)
Horses
c)
Pigs
d)
Buffalo
51.

Which of the following explains the impact of the Treaty of Tordesillas (1494)?

a)

it offered eternal life to anyone who would convert the natives of North America

b)

it encouraged Spanish exploration of the New World

c)

it banned the Portuguese slave trade

d)

it condoned the use of the encomienda system

52.

All of these were major European colonizers except...

a)

Spain

b)

China

c)

England

d)

France

53.

What were the 3 main ancient civilizations in the Americas?

a)

Aztec, Mayan, Egyptian

b)

Mayan, Aztec, Inca

c)

Inca, Aztec, Roman

d)

Roman, Egyptian, Inca

54.

Which crop was the one that became staple in Mexico and South America?

a)

Watermelon

b)

Squash

c)

Potato

d)

Maize

55.

Before 1492, Native American cultures were strongly influenced by...

a)

The wheel and numerous domesticated animals

b)

Being exposed to smallpox

c)

The environment

d)

Polynesian migrants

56.

The image best serves as evidence that many Native American groups had developed farming techniques that...

a)

spread tobacco farming all over North America

b)

allowed for continual warfare among tribes

c)

supported permanent settlements

d)

differed from English plantations

57.

Which region encouraged Natives to rely of fishing from the ocean as well as hunting/gathering?

a)

Southwest

b)

Great Basin/Great Plains

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

California

58.

Which region is mostly associated with a mixture of agriculture and hunter/gatherer Native society?

a)

Southwest

b)

Great Basin/Great Plains

c)

Mississippi River Valley

d)

California

59.

Which of the following was an outcome of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

The life expectancy of Native Americans increased.

b)

Horses and smallpox were introduced in Europe.

c)

The population of Europe decreased.

d)

The diets of Europeans improved.

60.

What did the Columbian Exchange do to the economic system in Europe?

a)

Shift from feudalism to capitalism

b)

Shift from capitalism to feudalism

c)

Shift from feudalism to monarchy

d)

Shift from capitalism to socialism

61.

Which of the following involves investors pulling their resources together to sponsor an expedition/colony?

a)

STONKS

b)

Joint-Stock Company

c)

World's Columbian Exposition

d)

Magnetic Compass Corporation

62.

Which society was more patriarchal?

a)

Natives

b)

Europeans

63.

Which society embraced land ownership?

a)

Natives

b)

Europeans

64.
Buildings that may have been two stories and square or rectangular in shape represents the _____________________ group.
a)
Adena
b)
Hopewell
c)
Mississippian
d)
Pueblo
65.
Which of these archaeological sites is MOST closely associated with Native American culture living around present day Illinois?
a)
Eagle Rock
b)
Chaco Canyon
c)
Pueblo cliff dwelling
d)
Cahokia Indian Mounds
66.
Columbus started his journey in the year ________.
a)
1592
b)
1492
c)
1892
d)
1992
67.
Where did Columbus believe he was when he landed in a group of islands in the Caribbean?
a)
Russia
b)
England
c)
India
d)
Canada

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