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WorksheetsUnit 1 + 2 -APUSH
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 48mins
Great Plains Indians became nomadic buffalo hunters after the introduction of _ by europeans.
(a)
The desert southwest indians had
wet climates
pueblo settlements and adobe houses
rainwater irrigation
fertile soil
The creek, choctaw, and powhattan indians in the eastern woodland region developed what kind of farming?
(a)
the pacific northwest indians had more permanent settlements and fished for many of their supplies
True
False
why did columbus want to come to north america?
trade route to asia
spread christian beliefs
exploit natives for goods and supplies
to flee from spain
The Spanish demonstrated an early lead in exploration following Columbus’ voyage in 1492. Spanish conquistadors like Pizarro and _ found tremendous amounts of gold and silver in Mexico and Peru as they viciously conquered the Incan and Aztec Empires.
(a)
What country did spanish conquistador Fransisco Pizarro conquer?
Cubans
Mexicans
Aztecs
Incas
What were the 3 G's that the conquistadors were in search of?
Gold
Glory
Goods
God
Why were the conquistadors able to crush the empires as easily as they did?
Disease
Warfare/Advanced Weapons
Horses
The natives were uncivilized
The French wanted to colonize north america for the fur trade
False
True
The french settled what land in north america?
mexico
hudson bay + mississippi river
canada
louisiana
why did the french maintained good relationships with the natives?
they needed to know where beaver was located
because they believed they were equal to the french
needed support for the fur trade
they needed military alliances with other native groups against the iriquois
What were motives of the ENGLISH to colonize much of North America?
religious conversion of the natives to christianity
profit/economic expansion (crops) mostly in the south
to gain workers (encomienda)
religious freedom for puritans in New England
The difference in englishmen moving to separate areas of the US created distinct diversity and regional identities. What were the main 3 regions? (top-bottom)
(a)
The quakers (founded by William Penn) believed in/were what?
pacifists (non violent) who advocated AGAINST guns
womens rights/equality
originally approved slavery but later prohibited it in the late 1600's-1700s
freedom of worship
The colombian exchange GAVE what to the NEW WORLD
cash crops (wheat sugar, rice)
animals (horse/cows)
disease (smallpox, measles, influenza)
tobacco
The columbian exchange PROVIDED the OLD WORLD with what from the new world?
Tobacco
Potato, Corn, Beans
Gold
Syphillis
The British Sugar Islands in the West Indies required _ to cultivate sugar?
(a)
Why did the Spanish want to colonize North America?
Economic expansion and growth (gold)
Grow the Spanish Empire
Religious Conversion of natives
Trade with the Natives
The Spanish created the Encomienda system to create a labor supply for mining and farming. This also created a social higherarchy and Caste System in which (Spaniards from Spain) were the highest, followed by Creoles (Spanish from America) then Mestizos + Mullatos and finally with pure natives and africans at the bottom.
(a)
The Emcomienda System eventually failed when most of the Natives were wiped out from war/disease, so the Spanish began to import _ in the 1500's to work on plantations
(a)
In the beginning of the 17th century (1600's) there were _ permanent settlements in North America.
(a)
The Trans-Atlantic TRIANGULAR Trade sent slaves TO AMERICA in exchange for textiles, rum, and manufactured goods TO _
(a)
The new food (especially potatoes) had what impact on europe?
Population Growth
Population Decrease
More encouragment for farmers
Less encouragment for farmers
The Trans-Atlantic (triangular) Trade sparked an economic shift in europe from _ (in which people worked to help nobles who in exchange let them use their land) to capitalism
(a)
During the 17th century (1600's) the Spanish gained control over the pueblo people and disrupted their society with encomienda's/missions, but their leader-_ led a revolt and expelled the spanish until they were recaptured in 1688, but the spanish had to assimilate native culture into their new blended society.
(a)
In 1494, the Treaty of _ divided the new world up for Spain and Portugal (spain got most)
(a)
Bartolome de las _ was a spanish missionary AGAINST enslaving natives/encomienda
(a)
The Black _ described the harsh, inhumane practices imposed on the Natives by the Spanish during the period of conquest.
(a)
The first US settlement by the English was _ in Virginia
(a)
The english used a process called _ to control the colonies. (the colonies supplied their "mother country" with raw materials and purchased expensive manufactured goods back from them)
(a)
The english upheld their mercantalist process through _ Acts (where all trade ships MUST pass through a British port, and many valuable goods (sugar/tobacco) could ONLY go to England
(a)
Which British wars were a direct effect of conflicts with the natives?
French and Indian War
King Phillips War in New England
Powhattan War in Virginia
7 Year War
Why did the Powhattan fail against the British in the Powhattan War? (3 D's)
Disease
Disposability
Disorganization
Destruction
Both the Powhattan war and King Phillips War by the British against the natives caused mass extinction of natives
True
False
The House of _ in Virginia was the FIRST representative legislative assembly in British North America, and was a TURNING POINT for the First Continental Congress + American Revolution
(a)
The Puritans came to North America for religious freedom + wanted to PURIFY the Church of England from Catholicism.
True
False
Many puritans were influenced by reformer-John Calvin and became Calvinists who believed in _.
(a)
Some Puritans were known as separatists and wanted to SEPARATE from the Church of England, they went to New England in 1620( Massachussets Bay Colony) They signed the _ Compact stating that they would subject themselves to the "will of the majority" which was a TURNING POINT for later democracy.
(a)
John _ (1588–1649) was an early Puritan leader whose vision for a godly commonwealth and his "city upon a hill" ideology created the basis for an established religion and a developed colony which would be morally superior to the "corrupt" England.
(a)
Why did the New England Colonies thrive early on in US history?
Emigrated as families (building homes not getting rich)
Had a diverse economy (agriculture + fishing + lumbering)
Cash crops grew extremely well in the rich soil
An indian leader named _ (king phillip) united the indian tribes against the new english, but failed and the indians were largely wiped out.
(a)
The Massachussets Bay Colony established many precidents, most importantly any free white man was given a say in government affairs. TURNING POINT for _ Government (in which free men elect officials to make rules)
(a)
Indentured servant revolt led by Nathaniel _ was a TURNING POINT for the English Colonies to turn towards SLAVE LABOR
(a)
The _ Rebellion in South Carolina (1739) was when a small group of slaves burned plantations and killed whites until they were crushed
(a)
The _ was an intellectual movement emphasizing RATIONAL thinking over traditional/religious thinking.
(a)
Enlightenment ideas spread in the colonies as a result of what?
Puritans spreading religion
Ideas being passed during the Trans-Atlantic Trade
Thinkers like John Locke and Emmanuel Kant
Christianity
The Enlightenment gave colonies a belief that they had _ Rights that were given by a creator NOT A GOVERNMENT (life liberty + property-Locke)
(a)
The _ stressed that a government requires checking and balancing power and that THE BEST WAY to achieve that involved 3 SEPARATE branches of gov. (legislative, executive, and judicial)
(a)
The Enlightenment spread belief in the Social Contract which said that people were in a contract with the government, and if the government breaks the people's natural rights the people should _ that government.
(a)
The Enlightenment brought about the (a) Clergy, which was woke modern religious people trying to fix faith lost after the enlightenment, and advocated for spontaneous, emotional religious revival and experience.
The (a) was a massive religious revival generating intense Christianity throughout the colonies.
The 2 main leaders in the Great Awakening were
Immanuel Kant
Jonathan Edwards
John Locke
George Whitfield
The Great Awakening resulted in
Emergence of divisions in different diverse churches
Religious diversity and individual faith
Increased number of women in church
Greater independence and emergence of belief in challenging political authority
The British policy of _ involved seizing colonial men and forcing them to serve in british wars.
(a)
