APUSH Unit 1 and 2 Review

Unit 1: African slavery was created when white Europeans arrived on the shores in the 1500s. True or false?

• True

• False

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events that led to Europeans arriving in the Americas?

• The Black Plague, The Age of Exploration, The Renaissance

• The Age of Exploration, The Black Plague, The Renaissance

• The Renaissance, The Age of Exploration, The Black Plague

• The Black Plague, The Renaissance, The Age of Exploration

How did Europeans respond after surviving the Black Plague?

• They renounced the cruel God that would torture them with disease.

• They believed they were chosen to carry on the word of God across the world.

• They sank into a deep depression and avoided contact for hundreds of years.

• They practiced safe use of masks and social distancing.

Which of these was not a reason the Spanish tried to colonize the New World?

• God

• Guns

• Glory

• Gold

Choose the items that went FROM Europe TO the Americas.

• Silver

• Corn

• Horses

• Guns

• Potatoes

Choose the items that went FROM the Americas TO Europe.

• Silver

• Corn

• Horses

• Guns

• Potatoes

Which of these statements is false?

• The Spanish attempted to convert the Native Americans to Christianity.

• The gold they gathered from the Americas helped transform Europe into a capitalist society.

• The Spanish moved to the Americas in large numbers, hoping to build large permanent settlements.

• European diseases destroyed the Native American populations.

Bartolome de las Casas was best known for...

• Defeating an armed Native rebellion.

• Openly criticizing the treatment of Natives.

• Converting large numbers of Natives to Christianity.

• Designing brutal methods of torture for punishing slaves.

Which of these descriptions best fits early Spanish society in the Americas?

• Extremely separated by racial castes with Spanish people on top.

• Segregated by wealth with the rich on top.

• Very religious with respect for all life.

• Racially diverse but mostly fair.

Which of these topics was NOT a source of disagreement between Native Americans and the Spanish?

• The role of women in society.

• Religious beliefs.

• Use and ownership of land.

• Using violence to solve difficult problems.