AP United States History Units 1 & 2 Quiz

AP United States History Units 1 & 2 Quiz 1. Native American societies before European contact was a. Wildlike with many diseases b. Distinct, with many complex societies and cultures c. There were no Native Americans d. One group of people 2. What are the 3 sister plants? a. Celery, carrot, and beans b. Corn (Maize), beans, and squash c. Beans, Squash, and carrots d. Cucumber, beans, com (maize) 3. Why did some Native American societies have mobile lifestyles? a. Response to dry climate b. Hunter and gatherers c. They all had relatively permanent lifestyles d. They had to find food 4. How many Native Americans died after European contact? a. 20% b. 40% c. 70% d. 90% 5. What was the first successful English colony? a. Jamestown b. Massachusetts Bay Colony c. Plymouth d. New Netherlands 6. What year did Columbus discover America? a. 1498 b. 1420 c. 1400 d. 1492 7. What are the 3 main reasons that sparked European exploration? a. Pride, money, recognition b. Gold, god, glory c. Dominance, pride, glory d. Resources, recognition, pride 8. What did the French trade with the natives? a. Furs b. Metals c. Knowledge d. Agriculture 9. Why did the Native American population greatly decline after European contact? a. Because they were less proportionate in size of the population to the incoming Europeans b. They were starved as the Europeans dominated the food sources c. There were deadly diseases being spread to the non-immune Indians from the introduction of new crops and animals d. The Native Americans fled to other countries 10. What system did the Spanish colonists use for Native American laborers before there was a racially mixed and diverse population? a. The caste system b. The headright system c. The slavery system d. The encomienda system 11. What happened to the Native American laborers for the Spanish after racially mixed and diverse populations arose (Mestizos, Mulattos, etc)? a. The caste system b. The headright system c. The slavery system d. The encomienda system 12. What were 3 things brought over in the Columbian Exchange that ultimately started a 'New World'? a. Horses, Diseases, Maize/com b. Guns, Horses, tomato c. Horses, potato, squash d. Maize/con, Diseases, Guns 13. What treaty was written to divide up the Western Hemisphere between Spain and Portugal? a. Treaty of Paris b. Treaty of Tordesillas c. Monroe Doctrine d. Treaty of Ghent 14. What attempts were made by the Native Americans to resist European colonization? a. Popé's Rebellion and the Pueblo Revolt b. Bacon's Rebellion and Indentured Servitude c. Bartolomé de Sepúlveda criticisms d. There were no efforts made 15. What did other European nations do that the English didn't? a. Intermarry with natives b. Form complex relationships with indigenous people c. Use Native Americans as a labor source d. All of the above 16. Which of the following is true? a. The Spanish wanted to spread Catholicism to the Natives b. The Spanish wanted to spread Jewish beliefs to the Natives 17. What was the major cash crop in early colonies (Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina)? a. Com/Maize b. Tobacco c. Cucumber d. Tomato 18. Who were religious exiles? a. Roger Williams b. Bartolomé de las Casas c. 'A' and 'B' d. None of the above 19. Which religious group gave religious tolerance to all? a. Puritans b. Quakers c. Calvinists d. All of the above 20. What inspired a lot of the English to come to America? a. Religious persecution b. Headright system c. Indentured servitude d. All of the above 21. What was the uprising of English laborers called? a. Halfway Covenant b. Pueblo Revolt c. Bacon's Rebellion d. Nat Turner's Rebellion Explanations 1. The correct answer is B. Native Americans had their own different societies before the Europeans colonized the Americas. 2. The correct answer is B. Corn/Maize, beans, and squash were known to be beneficial to each other when planted together, and also contain good nutrition. 3. The correct answer is A. A lot of the Great Basin and grasslands of the Western Great Plain were extremely dry, so the Natives had a mobile lifestyle. 4. The correct answer is D. 90% of the Native Americans were wiped out after European contact because there were new diseases and killings. 5. The correct answer is A. Jamestown was the first permanent colony colonized by the British. 6. The correct answer is D. October 12, 1492, was the day Columbus reached America. 7. The correct answer is B. Gold, god, glory, is known as the 3 Gs, the main reasons for Spanish exploration. 8. The correct answer is A. The French indulged in fur trades with the Native Americans and had good relationships with them. 9. The correct answer is C. Diseases were brought over from the Columbian Exchange, such as smallpox, and killed a lot of the Native Americans as they were not immune like the Europeans. 10. The correct answer is D. The encomienda system forced Native Americans to be laborers for the Spanish colonists. 11. The correct answer is A. The caste system was later established as the Spanish and Native Indians had children, creating a social hierarchy that determined their status. 12. The correct answer is A. Horses, Com/Maize, and Diseases were the 3 big main things that were brought to the Americas from Europe during the Columbian Exchange. 13. The correct answer is B. The Treaty of Tordesillas divided the Western Hemisphere into two between Spain and Portugal. There was later the Monroe Doctrine that made similar claims to the US. 14. The correct answer is A. The Pueblo Revolt and the Pope's Rebellion were both examples of Native American uprising against European forced labor practices. 15. The answer is D. Unlike the rest of the European nations, the English did not have a good relationship with the natives. They didn't intermarry with natives, form complex relationships with indigenous people, nor use Native Americans as a labor source. 16. The correct answer is A. When they wanted to spread 'God' to the Natives, they wanted to spread the effect of Roman Catholicism. 17. The correct answer is B. Tobacco was known as the 'Cash crop' because it was the primary source of income for the farmers in the new colonies. However, tobacco largely destroyed their farming lands. 18. The correct answer is A. Roger Williams was exiled from Massachusetts Bay Colony for being outspoken about his idea of religious tolerance and formed Rhode Island instead. He also established the separation of church and state. 19. The correct answer is B. Quakers were extremely religiously tolerant to all and they even formed their own colony, Pennsylvania. 20. The correct answer is D. There were a variety of methods that advertised the colonization of America, those of which include the headright system, indentured servitude, and religious persecution. 21. The correct answer is C. The Bacon's Rebellion was an uprising from English laborers (indentured servants) as they did not feel the headright system was fair and it didn't give them enough land.