APUSH CFUs unit 1

Question 1

Mercantilism, the dominant European economic policy of the 16th and 17thcenturies, emphasized:

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B. Government direction and intervention in the economy

Question 2

Which of the following was not a belief system of the natives encountered bythe Spanish?

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C. Monotheism

Question 3

The Cahokia in the Mississippi River Valley are best described as a society that:

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Had a large settlement and centralized government.

Question 4

Which economic innovation helped to drive European colonization effortsafter the state-driven Spanish conquests?

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C. Joint-stock companies

Question 5

What was a direct consequence of the Columbian Exchange on Europeansociety post-1492?

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B. Increased population due to new crops

Question 6

How did the importation of enslaved Africans to the Americas by the Spanish relate tothe existing labor systems?

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Africans brought to replace the diminishing Native American labor force

Question 7

In the Spanish caste system established in the Americas, who were the Peninsulares?

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B. People born in Spain who lived in the Americas

Question 8

How did Portugal achieve dominance in the Indian Ocean Trade?

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B. Through a trading post empire along the African coast

Question 9

The Pueblo people are characterized by which of the following?

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They built homes in cliffs and practiced agriculture.

Question 10

Which society’s development was directly influenced by the fertile soil of rivervalleys?

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The Cahokia and Hopewell peoples in the Mississippi River Valley

Question 11

What was the consequence of the Pueblo incorporating Christ into into theirpantheon of gods?

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D. faced opposition from the Spanish who tried to enforce devotion toChrist

Question 12

The shift from feudalism to capitalism in Europe was hastened by:

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D. The influx of mineral wealth from the Americas

Question 13

What did the Spanish and Native Americans have in common regarding familylife?

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B. Both valued kinship

Question 14

Which of the following demonstrated a European shift towards morecapitalistic policies after 1492?

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D. The creation of the joint stock companies

Question 15

What was the Spanish perspective on Native Americans as laborers within theencomienda system?

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Native Americans were unreliable due to high mortality/potential to escape

Question 16

What allowed the Chumash people in southern California to maintain permanentsettlements?

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The abundance of game and vegetation.

Question 17

What was a common characteristic of the Aztec, Maya, and Inca civilizations beforeEuropean contact?

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hey practiced maize cultivation

Question 18

Why were Europeans keen on using biblical stories, such as the curse of Ham, inrelation to African slavery?

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C. To justify the enslavement of Africans on religious grounds

Question 19

How did the presence of Spaniards in the Americas transform Spain?

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B. It brought wealth that transformed the Spanish economy and society

Question 20

What was the role of the requirimiento in Spanish colonial policy?

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document granted Spanish monarchs authority claim lands/convert inhabitants

Question 21

What best describes the Aztecs' Tenochtitlan?

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city with a large population and advanced infrastructure

Question 22

Which group in the Spanish colonial caste system was made up of people with bothSpanish and Native American ancestry?

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B. Mestizos

Question 23

What was a major consequence of Spanish exploration and conquest onthe environment of the Americas?

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D. A and B

Question 24

Within a decade of Columbus’s voyage, what had become apparent about hisdiscovery?

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D. He had not found a new route to Asia

Question 25

What was the Spanish mission system?A. A military strategy to conquer new lands

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C. A method to establish settlements by converting natives to Christianity

Question 26

Who led the Pueblo in their revolt against the Spanish?

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Popè

Question 27

The Hopewell society’s use of waterways and rivers demonstrated that:

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Water travel use was necessary for the survival of societies.

Question 28

What demographic change in Europe contributed to the Age of Exploration?

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The aftermath of the Black Plague

Question 29

The conquest of Tenochtitlan by Hernan Cortes was SIGNIFICANTLY aidedby:

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D. Both B and C

Question 30

The development of complex irrigation systems was a significant achievement of:

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Civilizations in Central and South America.

Question 31

What additional motive did the Spanish monarchs have for explorationcompared to Portugal?

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C. Spreading Christianity

Question 32

In the Spanish colonial system, what role did conversion to Christianity play forNative Americans?

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B. It provided some protection under Spanish law

Question 33

Which crop from the Americas transformed the diets in Europe due to itshigh yield and nutrition?

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A. Tobacco

Question 34

What problem did the Spanish hope to solve by bringing enslaved Africans to theAmericas?

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C.lack of a reliable labor force due to issues with Native American workers

Question 35

Other Europe countries tried to find other trade routes because of ? country’s Mediterranean trading network dominance?

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Italy

Question 36

The spread of maize cultivation had what effect on societies in the present-dayAmerican Southwest?

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It supported economic development and social diversification

Question 37

How did the environment of the American Southwest influence the Pueblo people’sway of life?

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It allowed for the construction of sedentary farming communities.

Question 38

The transfer of crops like wheat and oats from Europe to the Americas is anexample of:

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A. The Columbian Exchange

Question 39

The societies of the Great Basin and the western Great Plains adapted to theirenvironment by:

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Developing largely mobile lifestyles

Question 40

What was the result of Columbus's landing in the Americas in terms of globalimpact?

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C. The initiation of the Columbian Exchange

Question 41

Who was the leading figure in Portugal’s early exploration efforts?

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C. Prince Henry the Navigator

Question 42

What was a consequence of European traders exchanging goods, such as guns, forenslaved people in Africa?

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C. An increase in the intensity of raids and slavery within Africa

Question 43

What was a major reason for the Pueblo Revolt?

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C. Forced conversion to Christianity and its impact on their culture

Question 44

What was a significant political change in Europe that supported Europeanexploration?

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The unification of states under centralized governments

Question 45

What was a significant outcome of King Charles' convening of a group todiscuss the conquest of the Americas?

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C. The argument for fairer treatment of Native Americans was left unclear

Question 46

What was an essential aspect of the Iroquois' interaction with their environment?

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They farmed crops like the three sisters crops: maize, squash, and beans.

Question 47

The Chinook people's utilization of elk and construction of houses indicates whatabout their society?

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They had a mixed agricultural and hunter-gatherer economy.

Question 48

Which Native American group is known for building plank houses from cedar trees?

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The Chinook people

Question 49

Which of the following was NOT a reason for the European exploration of theNew World?

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D. To establish socialist economies

Question 50

The population decrease of the Incas from 1530 to 1630 was primarily dueto:

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C. Diseases introduced by Europeans

Question 51

The caste system in Spanish America was based primarily on which factor?

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C. Racial ancestry

Question 52

Prior to the economic growth stimulated by the Columbian Exchange,Europe's economic system was characterized by:

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C. Feudalism

Question 53

Who were the Criollos in the Spanish American caste system?

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D. People of Spanish descent born in the Americas

Question 54

The interaction between Columbus and the natives of the Caribbean led to theexchange of which items?

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B. Gold jewelry and enslaved natives

Question 55

The brutal voyage for enslaved Africans to the Americas is known as the:

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D. Middle Passage

APUSH CFUs unit 1

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APUSH CFUs unit 1

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