APWH Period 4 1450-1750

All of the following reflect American British colonists adherence to British civilization EXCEPT

• British colonies formed government assemblies based on broad male participation

• a comparatively high percentage of colonists were literate

• colonists were exposed to African slaves who were employed in the colonies

• colonists rebelled against European control in the eighteenth century, citing political ideas and economic goals first debated in western Europe.

After 1450, international trade was increasingly controlled by

• China

• The West

• Japan

• The Ottomans

The mercantilism that arose in sixteenth century Europe

• did not affect empires and population outside Europe

• encouraged importation of foreign goods

• slowed European colonial pursuits

• sparked further rivalries among European nations

Which of the following accurately portrays the exchange through the Columbian Exchange

• Smallpox and beans from New World; sweet potatoes and rice from Europe

• sweet potatoes and beans from New World; rice and smallpox from Europe

• sweet potatoes and smallpox from New World; Rice and beans from Europe

• beans and rice from New World; Sweet potatoes and smallpox from Europe

Which of the following is true about the trans-Atlantic slave trade?

• the primary destination for ships were sugar plantations

• more men than women made the journey west

• morality rates averaged around 20 percent

• all of the above

Which of the following was a contributing factor to the difference between British colonies in the southern part of North America and Latin American colonies?

• The British colonies did not need to rely as heavily on imported Africans as Latin American colonies

• Manumission (release from slavery) was significantly more commonplace in the British colonies, creating a cheaper workforce

• Latin American colonies outlawed slavery by the end of the eighteenth century

• The British colonies had to abandon agricultural endeavors in the southern region due to poor soil, and therefore no demand for slaves existed.

Spanish and French colonization efforts in the Americas differed in that

• the Spanish were exclusively interested in resource extraction from American colonies

• the Spanish were less interested in converting the Native Americans to Christianity than the French were

• the French were less interested in permanent settlements in the Americas than the Spanish were

• The French limited exploration to North America

The Enlightenment and Scientific Revolution contributed all of the following innovations to the European world EXCEPT

• the concept of the Social Contract

• heliocentrism

• movable type

• Diderot's Encyclopedia

What were the major trading products produced by fifteenth China

• tea, paper, and porcelain

• paper, porcelain, and silk

• porcelain, silk, and tea

• tea, porcelain, and silk

The greatest difference between the philosophies of Divine Right of Kings in Europe and Mandate of Heaven in Zhou China is

• the Mandate of Heaven stated a ruler would only be given the authority to rule as long as he pleased heaven

• Divine Right f Kings stated that a ruler was chosen by the divine

• the Mandate of Heaven stated that a ruler was chosen by the divine

• Divine Right of Kings stated that a ruler would be given the authority to rule only as long as he pleased heaven