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Unit 1 + 2 -APUSH

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 48mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Great Plains Indians became nomadic buffalo hunters after the introduction of _ by europeans.

(a)  

2.

The desert southwest indians had

a)

wet climates

b)

pueblo settlements and adobe houses

c)

rainwater irrigation

d)

fertile soil

3.

The creek, choctaw, and powhattan indians in the eastern woodland region developed what kind of farming?

(a)  

4.

the pacific northwest indians had more permanent settlements and fished for many of their supplies

a)

True

b)

False

5.

why did columbus want to come to north america?

a)

trade route to asia

b)

spread christian beliefs

c)

exploit natives for goods and supplies

d)

to flee from spain

6.

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)  

7.

What country did spanish conquistador Fransisco Pizarro conquer?

a)

Cubans

b)

Mexicans

c)

Aztecs

d)

Incas

8.

What were the 3 G's that the conquistadors were in search of?

a)

Gold

b)

Glory

c)

Goods

d)

God

9.

Why were the conquistadors able to crush the empires as easily as they did?

a)

Disease

b)

Warfare/Advanced Weapons

c)

Horses

d)

The natives were uncivilized

10.

The French wanted to colonize north america for the fur trade

a)

False

b)

True

11.

The french settled what land in north america?

a)

mexico

b)

hudson bay + mississippi river

c)

canada

d)

louisiana

12.

why did the french maintained good relationships with the natives?

a)

they needed to know where beaver was located

b)

because they believed they were equal to the french

c)

needed support for the fur trade

d)

they needed military alliances with other native groups against the iriquois

13.

What were motives of the ENGLISH to colonize much of North America?

a)

religious conversion of the natives to christianity

b)

profit/economic expansion (crops) mostly in the south

c)

to gain workers (encomienda)

d)

religious freedom for puritans in New England

14.

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)  

15.

The quakers (founded by William Penn) believed in/were what?

a)

pacifists (non violent) who advocated AGAINST guns

b)

womens rights/equality

c)

originally approved slavery but later prohibited it in the late 1600's-1700s

d)

freedom of worship

16.

The colombian exchange GAVE what to the NEW WORLD

a)

cash crops (wheat sugar, rice)

b)

animals (horse/cows)

c)

disease (smallpox, measles, influenza)

d)

tobacco

17.

The columbian exchange PROVIDED the OLD WORLD with what from the new world?

a)

Tobacco

b)

Potato, Corn, Beans

c)

Gold

d)

Syphillis

18.

The British Sugar Islands in the West Indies required _ to cultivate sugar?

(a)  

19.

Why did the Spanish want to colonize North America?

a)

Economic expansion and growth (gold)

b)

Grow the Spanish Empire

c)

Religious Conversion of natives

d)

Trade with the Natives

20.

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)  

21.

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)  

22.

In the beginning of the 17th century (1600's) there were _ permanent settlements in North America.

(a)  

23.

The Trans-Atlantic TRIANGULAR Trade sent slaves TO AMERICA in exchange for textiles, rum, and manufactured goods TO _

(a)  

24.

The new food (especially potatoes) had what impact on europe?

a)

Population Growth

b)

Population Decrease

c)

More encouragment for farmers

d)

Less encouragment for farmers

25.

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)  

26.

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)  

27.

In 1494, the Treaty of _ divided the new world up for Spain and Portugal (spain got most)

(a)  

28.

Bartolome de las _ was a spanish missionary AGAINST enslaving natives/encomienda

(a)  

29.

The Black _ described the harsh, inhumane practices imposed on the Natives by the Spanish during the period of conquest.



(a)  

30.

The first US settlement by the English was _ in Virginia

(a)  

31.

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)  

32.

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)  

33.

Which British wars were a direct effect of conflicts with the natives?

a)

French and Indian War

b)

King Phillips War in New England

c)

Powhattan War in Virginia

d)

7 Year War

34.

Why did the Powhattan fail against the British in the Powhattan War? (3 D's)

a)

Disease

b)

Disposability

c)

Disorganization

d)

Destruction

35.

Both the Powhattan war and King Phillips War by the British against the natives caused mass extinction of natives

a)

True

b)

False

36.

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)  

37.

The Puritans came to North America for religious freedom + wanted to PURIFY the Church of England from Catholicism.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Many puritans were influenced by reformer-John Calvin and became Calvinists who believed in _.

(a)  

39.

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)  

40.

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)  

41.

Why did the New England Colonies thrive early on in US history?

a)

Emigrated as families (building homes not getting rich)

b)

Had a diverse economy (agriculture + fishing + lumbering)

c)

Cash crops grew extremely well in the rich soil

42.

An indian leader named _ (king phillip) united the indian tribes against the new english, but failed and the indians were largely wiped out.

(a)  

43.

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)  

44.

Indentured servant revolt led by Nathaniel _ was a TURNING POINT for the English Colonies to turn towards SLAVE LABOR

(a)  

45.

The _ Rebellion in South Carolina (1739) was when a small group of slaves burned plantations and killed whites until they were crushed

(a)  

46.

The _ was an intellectual movement emphasizing RATIONAL thinking over traditional/religious thinking.

(a)  

47.

Enlightenment ideas spread in the colonies as a result of what?

a)

Puritans spreading religion

b)

Ideas being passed during the Trans-Atlantic Trade

c)

Thinkers like John Locke and Emmanuel Kant

d)

Christianity

48.

The Enlightenment gave colonies a belief that they had _ Rights that were given by a creator NOT A GOVERNMENT (life liberty + property-Locke)

(a)  

49.

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)  

50.

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)  

51.

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.

52.

The (a)   was a massive religious revival generating intense Christianity throughout the colonies.

53.

The 2 main leaders in the Great Awakening were

a)

Immanuel Kant

b)

Jonathan Edwards

c)

John Locke

d)

George Whitfield

54.

The Great Awakening resulted in

a)

Emergence of divisions in different diverse churches

b)

Religious diversity and individual faith

c)

Increased number of women in church

d)

Greater independence and emergence of belief in challenging political authority

55.

The British policy of _ involved seizing colonial men and forcing them to serve in british wars.

(a)