APUSH AMSCO BOOK QUESTIONS

C

"In the 1500s, Native Americans possessed a wide range of complex cultures." Each of the following gives evidence to support this statement EXCEPT

(A) the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan

(B) the organization of Inca society

(C) Native Americans'

susceptibility to European

diseases

(D) the Mayas' agricultural system

(E) the Maya calendar

A

Which of the following best describes the way Europeans treated Native Americans in the 1500s and 1600s?

(A) Native Americans were regarded as inferior people subject to Christian domination.

(B) Native American ways of life were respected.

(C) Since nothing of value could be learned or obtained from the Native Americans, Europeans thought it was permissible to exterminate them.

(D) Europeans cultivated good relations with Native Americans and sought to make them economic partners.

(E) Only the English believed that Native Americans should be treated fairly.

B

Which of the following was the LEAST important factor behind European exploration and settlement in the 16th century?

(A) increase in scientific knowledge and technological change

(B) population increase

(C) development of nation-states

(D) competition for trade

(E) religious commitment

D

By the end of the 16th century, all of the following were generally true about Spain's colonial empire EXCEPT

(A) It was controlled by a bureaucracy in Madrid.

(B) The Roman Catholic Church had great influence.

(C) New universities were spreading education and culture.

(D) Families continued to emigrate from Spain.

(E) Great wealth was being sent back to Spain.

E

The delay in founding English settlements in the Americas was the result of

(A) weak English monarchs

(B) the lack of English territorial claims in the Americas

(C) failure to develop trade with other nations

(D) fear of Spain

(E) religious upheavals in England

C

At the beginning of the 17th century, all of the following factors served to increase the English role in America EXCEPT

(A) defeat of the Spanish Armada

(B) population growth

(C) royal leadership

(D) development of joint-stock

companies

(E) emigration for religious reasons

C

The survival of the Jamestown colony can be most directly attributed to the

(A) religious spirit of the settlers

(B) management of the Virginia

Company

(C) development of a tobacco

industry

(D) location of the settlement

(E) nobles' diligent search for gold

E

Which of the following sources would be most useful in studying the development of democratic institutions in the early colonial period?

(A) the Edict of Nantes

(B) the first charter of the Virginia

Company

(C) Columbus' journals

(D) the Treaty of Tordesillas

(E) the Mayflower Compact

C

Which of the following statements is the most widely accepted description of Columbus' accomplishments?

(A) He discovered a New World.

(B) He bears much of the blame for oppressing Native American peoples in North America.

(C) He started a permanent relationship between Europe and the Americas.

(D) He is responsible for most of the problems in the Americas during the colonial period.

(E) His heroic deeds will always be respected by fair-minded American citizens.

B

The issue of religion figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following?

(A) the settlement of Jamestown

(B) the establishment of Puritan colonies in Massachusetts

(C) France's Indian policy

(D) discoveries by the Spanish conquistadores

(E) Spain's support of Columbus' voyages

A

The issue of religious toleration figured prominently in the founding of colonies by all of the following EXCEPT

(A) James Oglethorpe (B) Cecil Calvert

(C) Anne Hutchinson (D) William Penn

(E) Roger Williams

E

Which of the following accurately

describes a problem faced by Virginia in the last decades of the 17th century?

(A) a decline in tobacco production

(B) frequent slave uprisings

(C) the lowering of wages caused by an influx of immigrants

(D) political control by small farmers in the House of Burgesses

(E) conflict between large plantation owners and settlers on Virginia's western frontier

C

Which of the following documents

would be most useful in examining the origins of constitutional government in colonial America?

(A) the sermons of Puritan

ministers

(B) newspaper commentary on the

Halfway Covenant

(C) the Fundamental Orders of

Connecticut

(D) political tracts concerning the

Dominion of New England

(E) the correspondence of Sir Edmond Andros

D

"Puritan intolerance of dissent led to the founding of a number of new colonies." The founding of which of the following does NOT support this statement?

(A) Providence

(B) Portsmouth (Rhode Island) (C) Hartford

(D) New Hampshire

(E) New Haven

D

Roger Williams differed from other Puritan ministers in his emphasis on

(A) the study of the Bible

(B) the value of consensus in church meetings

(C) nonviolence

(D) the individual's private

religious conscience

(E) the supreme authority of

church leaders

E

Which of the following was NOT a factor in the formation of the New England Confederation?

(A) the problem of defending against Indian attacks

(B) conflicts over colonial boundaries

(C) concern about runaway servants

(D) neglect by the English government

(E) a desire to suppress religious dissent

B

The chief purpose of mercantilist

policies was to

(A) help colonies to be self-

sufficient

(B) strengthen the economy and power of the parent country

(C) defend the colonies from rival powers

(D) maintain tight control over the tobacco industry

(E) foster stable relations between the Crown and the colonies

C

The acts of trade and navigation had all of the following consequences in the colonies EXCEPT

(A) Colonial manufacturing was limited.

(B) Colonial economies were regulated from London.

(C) Low prices were charged for English imports.

(D) Smuggling became a common practice.

(E) New England shipbuilding prospered.

B

William Penn's "Holy Experiment" included all of the following ideas EXCEPT

(A) nonviolence

(B) the Bible as religious authority for all

(C) fair treatment of Native Americans

(D) a refuge for Quakers (E) religious toleration

C

In the mid-18th century, all of the following were generally true about slavery in the British colonies EXCEPT

(A) Planters thought it provided a more dependable labor supply than other options.

(B) There were more slaves than indentured servants in the southern colonies.

(C) It was strongly opposed in New England.

(D) Slaves accounted for about half the population of Virginia.

(E) Colonial laws gave slavery a permanent legal status.

C

The Great Awakening was a reaction to

(A) the flood of immigrants

(B) established churches in many

of the colonies

(C) churches' earlier failure to take account of people's emotional needs

(D) guilt over the evils of slavery

(E) the overly strict teachings of

the Church of England

E

Preachers of the Great Awakening focused on the importance of

(A) the consequences of leading a sinful life

(B) the sovereignty and power of God

(C) repenting of one's sins in order to be saved from eternal

damnation

(D) looking to the Bible as the final source of authority

(E) all of the above.

A

The Great Awakening had all of the following consequences EXCEPT

(A) reduced competition among Protestant sects

(B) decline in the authority of Protestant ministers

(C) a belief that common people could make their own decisions

(D) increased emotionalism in church services

(E) a feeling of shared experience among colonists in different regions and of different national origins.

B

Which of the following is true of immigration to the colonies during the first half of the 18th century?

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(A) Most immigrants settled in New England.

(B) Most immigrants came from continental Europe.

(C) A sizable minority of immigrants had no freedom of choice in coming to the colonies.

(D) The English government tried to discourage immigration.

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(E) Most immigrants worked for low wages in cities along the eastern seaboard.

D

In the 18th century, all of the following were generally true about colonial society in America EXCEPT

(A) The English language and English traditions were dominant.

(B) There were few poor people and no real aristocrats.

(C) Voters played an active role in government.

(D) It was impossible for individuals to better themselves economically or socially.

E

At his trial, John Peter Zenger won acquittal on the grounds that

(A) the king had less authority in the colonies than in England

(B) English law permitted the press almost total freedom

(C) libel laws did not apply to

government officials

(D) New York's governor deserved to be criticized

(E) truth could not be libel.

A

Which of the following did the colonies lack?

(A) an adequate monetary system

(B) good harbors and rivers for transportation

(C) the ability to import goods from England

(D) an adequate supply of slave labor

(E) sufficient markets for colonial timber and naval stores

D

Which of the following statements accurately describes the governments of all 13 colonies in the mid-18th century?

(A) The governor was appointed by the king.

(B) Members of the governor's council were elected.

(C) The government assisted an established church.

(D) One house of the legislature was elected by eligible voters.

(E) The governor had nearly dictatorial power.

C

"Benjamin Franklin was the epitome of the multitalented colonial American." Each of the following could be used to support this statement EXCEPT

(A) experiments with electricity

(B) Poor Richard's Almanack

(C) military leadership

(D) invention of bifocal lenses

(E) founding of a nonsectarian

college

D

Which of the following best represents the "new man" described by Cre`vecoeur?

(A) an indentured servant recently arrived from France

(B) a native-born Pennsylvania merchant

(C) an adult slave on a South Carolina plantation

(D) a German-speaking farmer on the frontier

(E) a royal governor of Virginia