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APUSH UNIT 1

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 4hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The conditions described in the excerpt most directly contributed to the?

a)
  1. strengthening of the European feudal system


b)
  1. weakening of Spain's dominance in the Americas


c)
  1. growth of religious liberty in the New World


d)
  1. development of the transatlantic slave trade


2.

Which of the following is one important effect of the exchange of goods between the Americas and Europe throughout the sixteenth century?


a)
  1. Cooperation among European nations over colonization increased


b)
  1. Europe's economy transitioned from feudalism to capitalism


c)
  1. Native populations in the Americas rebounded because of increased trade with Europeans


d)
  1. Spanish presence in the Americas remained unchallenged


3.

Based on the excerpt, Sepúlveda would have most likely supported which of the following?


a)
  1. Use of the encomienda system in New Spain


b)
  1. The New Laws of the Indies


c)
  1. Recognition of Native peoples' sovereignty by the Spanish Crown


d)
  1. The forced conversion of Natives to the Anglican Church


4.

Which of the following was a major difference between Spanish and French interactions with Natives in North America?


a)
  1. The Spanish exploited Native labor to extract resources, while the French used tribal connections to establish trade networks


b)
  1. The Spanish relied on enslaved African labor, while the French used Native labor on plantations


c)
  1. The Spanish used diplomacy to maintain relations with Native groups, while the French used military conquest


d)
  1. The Spanish were less coercive than the French regarding the conversion of Natives to Catholicism


5.

What caused the economic development of the many various Native American tribes in Central American and later parts of North America?

a)

The Beringa Land Bridge

b)

The end of the Megafauna

c)

The cultivation of maize (corn)

d)

The creation of reliable calendars

6.

Ferdinand and Isabella unified this country and paid for Columbus' voyage west.

a)

Italy

b)

Portugal

c)

Spain

d)

England

7.

Why were Portugal and Spain looking for a way to connect to India and China? Because this nation had blocked the land route first traveled by Marco Polo.

a)

Russia

b)

Greece

c)

Japan

d)

Turkey

8.

Which of the explorers/conquistadors is improperly matched?

a)

Prince Henry the Navigator gets to the most southern part of Africa (Cape of Good Hope)

b)

Columbus lands in modern day Hispaniola and Cuba

c)

Sir Walter Raleigh establishes the British settlement of Roanoke

d)

Henry Hudson sails down the St Lawrence River and establishes Quebec.

e)

Pizzaro defeats the Incas

9.

Which did not come from the Americas?

a)

Turkey

b)

Potato

c)

Coffee

d)

Corn

10.

Which did not come from Afro-Eurasia?

a)

Tomatoes

b)

Horses

c)

Sheep

d)

Rice

11.

With the Treaty of Tordesillas, the Pope gave pretty much all of Central and South America to Spain, except for what modern day country?

a)

Argentina

b)

Brazil

c)

Mexico

d)

Paraguay

12.

The defeat of the Spanish Armada allowed what nation to begin laying claims in North America?

a)

Portugal

b)

France

c)

England

d)

Germany

13.

Which group would have been just below the Peninsulares in the Spanish Casta System?

a)

Mestizos

b)

Native Americans

c)

Mulattoes

d)

Creoles

14.

Which of the following is untrue of the Columbian Exchange?

a)

It helped to end European Feudalism and usher in capitalism in it's place

b)

It helped to shrink Europe's population, causing increased employment

c)

It encouraged more western exploration

d)

It helped to grow Europe's economy

15.

The encomienda system can best be described as

a)

Europeans diseases decimating Native Americans throughout the Americas

b)

It defined the status of Spain's diverse colonial population

c)

the transfer of plants and animals from the Americas to Afro-EurAsia

d)

Spain enslaving Native Americans and then Africans to work their plantations and mining operations

16.

What declared that indigenous populations (Native Americans) have both reason and souls?

a)

Bartalome de La Cases 95 Thesis

b)

The Sublimus Dei

c)

The New Laws of 1542

d)

The Asciento System

e)

The Mayflower Compact

17.

What new type of ship allowed the explorers to reach far away destinations?

a)

steamship

b)

sloop

c)

Schooner

d)

caravel