APUSH Unit 1

Why were the Crusades, which took place between 1096 and 1291 A.D., significant in Europe?

• The expeditions exposed Europeans to Arab trade goods and their classical heritage.

• The series of conflicts restored control of the Holy Land to Europeans, who dominated it throughout the Renaissance period.

• The Crusades exposed Arab regions to Europeans’ superior scientific and mathematical knowledge.

• They inspired Arabs to abandon their pagan rituals and favor an advanced European way of life.

Which of the following characteristics did traditional European, Mayan, and Aztec civilizations of the fifteenth century hold in common?

• In all of these societies, serfdom prevailed.

• All of these societies punished heresies harshly.

• Each was a hierarchal society in which authority came from above.

• Each culture maintained a matrilineal inheritance system.

By the mid-1500s, Spain’s main goal in North America was to

• discover new Indian kingdoms that could be conquered and exploited.

• maintain its dominance and power in the region.

• establish colonies of settlement along the Atlantic coast.

• control the fur trade of the North American interior.

Who was the leader of the Puritans?

• James Oglethorpe
• John Smith
• Roger Williams
• John Winthrop

What was the economic goal of the French colonists that came to the New World?

• Find Gold

• Get a fur trade business going with Natives

• Plant cash crops

• Celebrate Religious freedom

Which was NOT a reason why the first 3 settlements failed?

• Hunger and starvation

• Lack of supplies

• Hurricanes and Tornado

• Attacks from Natives

Approximately how many slaves died during the Middle Passage years?

• 180,000
• 18,000
• 1,800
• 1,800,000

The part of the slave’s journey aboard the ship between Africa and the American colonies was known as the _________________  _________________

• Triangular Trade Route
• Middle Passage
• Northwest Passage
• Bermuda Triangle

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive in West Africa looking for ___________________________.

• Gold

• Goods

• Salt

• Slaves