APUSH Chapter 1 MCQ

Which of the following describes the first ancestors of the Native American people?

A.) This group had always lived in the Western Hemisphere

B.) The First Native Americans migrated by sea from Polynesia

C.) The original group migrated by sea from China

D.) they were migrants who came over land from northeastern Asia

D.) They were migrants who came over land from Northeastern Asia

What was the foundation for the prosperous Native American societies in Mexico, Peru, and the Mississippi River Valley?

A.) Bison Hunting

B.) Gold and Silver mining

C.) The cultivation of Maize

D.) Large, Well-fortified cities

C.) The cultivation of maize

The Native American settlement known as Cahokia was a...

A.) Significant Mississippian city with more than 100 temple mounds

B.) Native American kingdom in Florida destroyed by Spanish invaders

C.) Village of large longhouses in the Pacific Northwest

D.) Southwestern Cliff-dwelling community

A.) Significant Mississippian city with more than 100 temple mounds

Which of the following features characterized most Native North Americans' spiritual views and practices

A.) Human Sacrifice

B.) Monotheism

C.) Animism

D.) Transubstantiation

C.) Animism

Which of the following is the name for the European practice whereing the eldest son inherited nearly all the father's estate

A.) The Dower system

B.) Primogeniture

C.) Predestination

D.) The putting out system

B.) Primogeniture

John Calvin and Calvinist Theologians of the 1500s stressed which of the following ideas?

A.) God's compassion and love for all people

B.) The basic innocence of humans at birth

C.) The doctrine of predestination

D.) God's promis of ultimate salvation for all

C.) The doctrine of predestination

Which of the following motivations drove the Spanish Conquistadors who followed Columbus to the Americas in the Early 16th century

A) The impulse to spread Christianity, even if it limited opportunities for wealth and power

B.) The desire to acquire fame by naming land after themselves

C.) A wish to create safe havens for Protestant sects who were persecuted by the Catholics in Spain.

D.) Their thirst for battle and riches as well as land in the conquered territory and titles of nobility

D.) Their thirst for battle and riches as well as land in the conquered territory and titles of nobility

Which of the following statements describes the Columbian Exchange

A.) It had a major impact on Europe, but little on the Americas

B.) Transported livestock, crops, and disease among Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas

C.) It spread the bubonic plauge from the Americas to Europe, killing millions

D.) The contact harmd the people of Europe, Africa, and Asia and benefited the populations of the New World.

B.) Transported livestock, crops, and disease among Africa, Europe, Asia, and the Americas

Why did the number of Indians living in Mesoamerica decline from about 30 million in the fifteenth century to approximately 3 million by 1650?

A.) European Contact led to conduct brutal wars among themselves

B.) Most Natives fled to avoid European raiders

C.) Europeans slaughtered millions in long-lasting, fierce wars

D.) Disease carried by Europeans decimated most Indian tribes who came into contact with them

D.) Disease carried by Europeans decimated most Indian tribes who came into contact with them

During the sixteenth century, which of the following was the wealthiest nation in Europe

A.) Spain

B.) Britain

C.) Portugal

D.) France

A.) Spain

the encomiendas granted by the spanish crown iin the 16th century consisted of...

A.) Large quantities of gold and silver

B.) Farming tools and herds of livestock

C.) Building supplies for New World churches

D.) Legal control over American land and Indian Labor

D.) Legal control over American land and Indian Labor

Which of the following statements describes the significance of the arrival of the New World crops ( maize, potatoes, etc.) in Europe and Asia

A.) American crops increased Agricultural yield and population growth in the Old World

B.) Food crops from the Western Hemisphere brought devastating blights to Europe and Asia

C.) New World foods reduced their dependence on agricultural livestock

D.) They had little influence on their dietary habits

A.) American crops increased Agricultural yield and population growth in the Old World

Why was the Influx of American gold and silver into the English economy during the 16th century significant?

A.) The influx led to increased power for the nobility and the House of Lords

B.) It stimulated further economic expansion

C.) The flow of gold and silver sparked conflict over what to do with England's wealth

D.) It lead to Spain declaring war on England

B.) It stimulated further economic expansion

Which of the following statements describes the English migrants who initially settled in the Jamestown colony in the early 1600s?

A.) the group consisted of English families who sought economic opportunity

B.) Early Jamestown settlers expected profit from gold and Indian labor

C.) They owned the Virginia Company, a tobacco farming enterprise

D.) The settlers were primarily criminals who chose relocation over prison.

B.) Early Jamestown settlers expected profit from gold and Indian labor

The economic livelihood of the Virginia colony in the 1700s depended on which of the following products?

A.) Tobacco

B.) Cotton

C.) Fish

D.) Corn

A.) Tobacco

In North America's plantation colonies, most indentured servants...

A.) Were indistinguishable from slaves

B.) emigrated from Germany and France

C.) Quickly broke their contracts with their masters

D.) Did not escape from poverty

D.) Did not escape from poverty

Which of the following describes the Dutch colony of New Netherland in the 17th century?

A.) It grew rapidly due to the success of slavery

B.) Its settlers coexisted peacfully alongside local natives

C.) The venture failed to attract many settlers

D.) It quickly became the most profitable of Holland's overseas colonies

C.) The venture failed to attract many settlers

Why did Plymouth begin to thrive after its first year while Jamestown struggled for many years?

A.) Plymouth's long growing season allowed for greater agricultural productivity.

B.) The religious discipline of the Plymouth settlers encouraged their strong work ethic.

C.) Their religious ideals made them coexist peacefully with the Natives.

D.) Plymouth began as a royal colony

B.) The religious discipline of the Plymouth settlers encouraged their strong work ethic.

What caused the Puritans' "errand into the wilderness" to become permanent?

A.) Failure of the English Revolution

B.) Reluctance to abandon profitable businesses

C.) Their commitment to converting Natives

D.) The long-term reverberations of the Salem witchcraft trials.

A.) Failure of the English Revolution

Which of the following was a consequence of Bacons Rebellion?

A.) Slavery began to replace indentured servitude

B.) Planters sught to insulate themselves from the poor white populations'

C.) New treaties guaranteed the Indian protected land alonf the frontier.

D.) MAssachusetts Bay Colony and Virginia sought to Join forces against Indian warriors

A.) Slavery began to replace indentured servitude