AP US History
Chapter 1
Section 1
Mr. Blackmon
New World Encounters
Exploration
1.
Before 1492, many American Indian cultures were strongly influenced by the
A
spread of corn cultivation
B
ravages of smallpox epidemics
C
regular contacts with Africa
D
invention of the spoked wheel
E
domestication of horses
2.
All of the following were responsible for the development of Western European
expansion in the fifteenth century EXCEPT
A.
the desire to break the monopoly of the Italian states on trade with Asia.
B.
advances in navigational knowledge and ship design.
C.
the emergence of nation-states.
D.
an ideology that claimed superiority for the Europeans and inferiority for other
peoples.
E.
Thomas Malthus' theory that the population of Western Europe would
eventually outstrip its food supply.
All of the following explorers are correctly paired with the country for which they sailed
EXCEPT
A.
Ferdinand Magellan--Spain
B.
Samuel de Champlain--France
C.
Henry Hudson--Portugal
D.
John Cabot--England
E.
Francis Drake--England
Most of the decimation of the Indian population in the America during the sixteenth
century resulted from
A.
tribal warfare
B.
famine
C.
European diseases
D.
enslavement by the Europeans
E.
wars with the Europeans
In general, most Europeans considered the Indians to be
A.
descendants of one of the lost tribes of Israel.
B.
survivors of the ancient civilization of Atlantis.
C.
heathens who were inferior beings.
D.
equal to Europeans.
E.
innocent "children" who should not be considered by European civilization.
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The map below represents European powers in North America in approximately what
year?
A.
1600
B.
1682
C.
1713
D.
1763
E.
1783
The purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas was
A.
to divide the non-European world between Spain and Portugal.
B.
to specify which parts of North America should be French and which parts
Spanish.
C.
to create an alliance of France, Holland, and England against Spanish designs in
the New World.
D.
to divide the New World between France and Spain.
E.
to exclude any Portuguese colonization from the Western Hemisphere.
The enclosure movement which had been going on since the sixteenth century in England
helped prepare the way for English colonization in North America by
A.
improving the standard of living of the English factory worker.
B.
displacing farmers and creating a class of unemployed who could migrate to the
colonies.
C.
encouraging religious toleration between the Catholics and Protestants.
D.
increasing the demand for skilled farmers in England.
E.
forcing Queen Elizabeth to negotiate a treaty with Phillip II of Spain allowing
English ships unhindered access to North America.
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The existence of the New World offered an opportunity for Europeans to start a society
free from the mistakes inherited from the past. One of the themes of colonial history is
unfortunately the extent to which the American environment forced changes in careful
European plans. Which of the following pairs of colonies most clearly exemplify the
extent to which American conditions changed the original plans of the colony's founders?
A.
Connecticut and New Jersey.
B.
Massachusetts and Connecticut.
C.
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts
D.
Georgia and the Carolinas.
E.
Virginia and Pennsylvania.
As Europeans in the 15th Century emerged from a time of conflict, they experienced the
effects of all the following EXCEPT
A
the Spanish Inquisition
B
the fall of Constantinople to the Ottomans
C
recurring bouts of the Black Plague
D
the Hundred Years War
E
the Protestant Reformation
After four westward voyages to the New World, Christopher Columbus believed that he
had reached
A
a new continent
B
a string of islands off Africa
C
Asia
D
the Northwest Passage
E
Ceuta
All of the following were diseases brought to the New World by European explorers and
colonizers EXCEPT.
A
smallpox
B
measles
C
influenza
D
chicken pox
E
syphilis
Frances’ colonies in North America in the 17th century centered on
A
the Hudson River
B
Hudson's Bay
C
the Atlantic Ocean
D
Nova Scotia
E
the St. Lawrence River
The powerful Aztec empire that the Spaniards encountered in the 16th Century was the
heir to which earlier MesoAmerican civilizations?
A
Olmecs and Mayas
B
Olmecs and Iroquois
C
Iroquois and Mexicas
D
Mexicas and Paiutes
E
Paiutes and Califomios
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All of the following European powers competed for control of the Caribbean during the
17th Century EXCEPT
A
France
B
Holland
C
Spain
D
England
E
Sweden
England began to establish colonies in the New World during the 16th Century for all of
the following reasons EXCEPT to
A
raid Spanish treasure ships
B
prevent Spain from dominating the western hemisphere
C
gain access to American natural resources
D
grow cotton for England's textile industry
E
establish control of the fur trade