APUSH Ch 1

According to the passage, who followed Christopher Columbus to North America in the sixteenth century?

• European explorers

• Native Americans

• Asian traders

• Viking settlers

Why did some of the original colonists flee to the New World?

• They may have fled poverty or religious persecution in the Old World.

• They wanted to escape the warm climate of Europe.

• They were searching for gold mines in the Arctic.

• They were forced to leave due to overpopulation in the New World.

What vision did Americans come to embrace during the American Revolution?

• A vision of their country as an independent nation.

• A vision of remaining loyal to the British crown.

• A vision of uniting with France as a single nation.

• A vision of returning to colonial rule under Spain.

Which of the following ideals became synonymous with American life according to the passage?

• Reverence for individual liberty

• Self-government

• Religious tolerance

• All of the above

Most colonists who came to the New World were determined to create a society modeled on which customs?

• English customs

• Spanish customs

• French customs

• Dutch customs

According to the passage, what was a major difference between the New England colonies and the southern colonies?

• New England had large plantations and many slaves

• New England had small family farms and was more homogeneous

• Southern colonies had more Quakers

• Southern colonies had more merchants

Fill in the blank: The war that strengthened ties between the colonies and Britain by fighting together against the French and Indians was the ____________.

• French and Indian War

• Revolutionary War

• War of 1812

• Civil War

After 1763, what financial decision by the British government increased tensions with the American colonies?

• Imposing new taxes on the colonies

• Allowing more self-rule

• Reducing trade restrictions

• Granting independence

By the 1770s, the main issue that brought the crisis of imperial authority to a head was the colonists' demand for more self-rule and opposition to new taxes.

• True

• False

According to the passage, what belief united Americans during the Revolution?

• The right to free trade

• The unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness

• The need for a king

• The importance of British rule