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Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had
not developed - Answers A common language
The first European country to launch long ocean voyages of explora on was - Answers
Portugal
When Christopher Columbus made his famous voyages to the New World, he - Answers
Believed that he had reached the Far East
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was, in part, due to - Answers The diseases the Spaniards
had given the Indians
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the poli cal system of southern and western Africa was
composed of - Answers A number of small- and medium-sized regional kingdoms
According to the principles of mercan lism, - Answers A successful na on should export its
own goods in exchange for gold and silver
The religious dissa sfac ons that ul mately propelled English "Separa sts" into the New World
can be traded to the 1517 protests of the German priest - Answers Mar n Luther
Henry VIII started the English Reforma on because he - Answers Required a divorce in order
to marry
,The majority of English Puritans were religious dissenters who - Answers Wished to purify
Anglican forms of worship
The most important single event influencing England's decision to begin New World
coloniza on was the - Answers Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
The first permanent English se:lement in the New World was established at - Answers
Jamestown
Civiliza ons in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus - Answers Included elaborate and
sophis cated cultures that rivaled those of Europe
The Treaty of Tordesillas contained a provision to - Answers Divide the Americas between
Spain and Portugal to colonize
The Coureurs des Bois rela onship with Indians differed from the English because - Answers
They formed successful partnerships with Indians by becoming a part of na ve society and
intermarrying
An assump on that the English learned in Ireland and brought to their American se:lements
was - Answers English colonial se:lements must remain separated from na ve popula ons
Virginia began to prosper when the governor changed from - Answers A communal system of
labor to private ownership
The survival and expansion of Virginia were due, in part, to - Answers The discovery that
tobacco would grow well there
, During the 1600s, the rapid growth of Virginia's popula on led to the - Answers Viola on of
Indian trea es and frequent border conflicts
Bacon's Rebellion began as - Answers A fight between Indians and fron ersman over western
lands
The Massachuse:s Bay colony was founded as - Answers A business venture
For James, the Duke of York, to take possession of the colony granted to him by his brother,
Charles II, he had to use military force against - Answers The Dutch
The colony of Georgia was founded as a - Answers Military buffer against the Spanish
The English coloniza on of North America - Answers Established trading centers in ci es on
the eastern seaboard
One of the problems in Jamestown that led to a high mortality rate in the early years was -
Answers The cul va on of the staple crop tobacco for trade instead of grain
Puritan theology included a belief that - Answers God chose who was saved before they were
born
Slavery emerged in the Chesapeake region - Answers Over me as labor demand increased
and the flow of indentured servants decreased
Spanish and French coloniza on pa:erns differed from those of the English by - Answers
Including Indians in their society and intermarrying with them
, The conten on that colonial events were directly influenced by ac ons and events in England is
illustrated by which of the following correctly paired events? - Answers The Glorious
Revolu on- Leisler's Rebellion
The Dominion of New England was an a:empt - Answers To ra onalize colonial policy and
consolidate it in the Crown
John Winthrop's characteriza on of Massachuse:s Bay as a "city on a hill" implied that -
Answers Massachuse:s Bay would be an example for England to emulate
Roughly one-fourth of indentures in the Chesapeake were - Answers Women
During the late 1600s, the system of indentured servitude became less popular because -
Answers The English birth rate declined
In the late 1600s, the element of society in the English colonies that caused the greatest social
unrest was - Answers Indentured servants
Medical care in early colonial America - Answers Revealed that there was li:le use of the
scien fic method
In the 1600s, the high sex ra o of men to women in the Chesapeake meant that - Answers
Females had much la tude in the choice of husbands
In the 1600s, Puritan New England family structure - Answers Was more stable than that of
southern colonies
By the early eighteenth century, Africans in North America - Answers Began more commonly
to be seen as inferior by whites
2025)/APUSH All Test Ques!ons+Answers With
complete solu!on RATED A+ 2025/2026 Updated New!!
Before the coming of Europeans, the peoples who lived in what is now the United States had
not developed - Answers A common language
The first European country to launch long ocean voyages of explora on was - Answers
Portugal
When Christopher Columbus made his famous voyages to the New World, he - Answers
Believed that he had reached the Far East
The Spanish conquest of the Aztecs was, in part, due to - Answers The diseases the Spaniards
had given the Indians
Before the arrival of the Europeans, the poli cal system of southern and western Africa was
composed of - Answers A number of small- and medium-sized regional kingdoms
According to the principles of mercan lism, - Answers A successful na on should export its
own goods in exchange for gold and silver
The religious dissa sfac ons that ul mately propelled English "Separa sts" into the New World
can be traded to the 1517 protests of the German priest - Answers Mar n Luther
Henry VIII started the English Reforma on because he - Answers Required a divorce in order
to marry
,The majority of English Puritans were religious dissenters who - Answers Wished to purify
Anglican forms of worship
The most important single event influencing England's decision to begin New World
coloniza on was the - Answers Defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588
The first permanent English se:lement in the New World was established at - Answers
Jamestown
Civiliza ons in the Americas before the arrival of Columbus - Answers Included elaborate and
sophis cated cultures that rivaled those of Europe
The Treaty of Tordesillas contained a provision to - Answers Divide the Americas between
Spain and Portugal to colonize
The Coureurs des Bois rela onship with Indians differed from the English because - Answers
They formed successful partnerships with Indians by becoming a part of na ve society and
intermarrying
An assump on that the English learned in Ireland and brought to their American se:lements
was - Answers English colonial se:lements must remain separated from na ve popula ons
Virginia began to prosper when the governor changed from - Answers A communal system of
labor to private ownership
The survival and expansion of Virginia were due, in part, to - Answers The discovery that
tobacco would grow well there
, During the 1600s, the rapid growth of Virginia's popula on led to the - Answers Viola on of
Indian trea es and frequent border conflicts
Bacon's Rebellion began as - Answers A fight between Indians and fron ersman over western
lands
The Massachuse:s Bay colony was founded as - Answers A business venture
For James, the Duke of York, to take possession of the colony granted to him by his brother,
Charles II, he had to use military force against - Answers The Dutch
The colony of Georgia was founded as a - Answers Military buffer against the Spanish
The English coloniza on of North America - Answers Established trading centers in ci es on
the eastern seaboard
One of the problems in Jamestown that led to a high mortality rate in the early years was -
Answers The cul va on of the staple crop tobacco for trade instead of grain
Puritan theology included a belief that - Answers God chose who was saved before they were
born
Slavery emerged in the Chesapeake region - Answers Over me as labor demand increased
and the flow of indentured servants decreased
Spanish and French coloniza on pa:erns differed from those of the English by - Answers
Including Indians in their society and intermarrying with them
, The conten on that colonial events were directly influenced by ac ons and events in England is
illustrated by which of the following correctly paired events? - Answers The Glorious
Revolu on- Leisler's Rebellion
The Dominion of New England was an a:empt - Answers To ra onalize colonial policy and
consolidate it in the Crown
John Winthrop's characteriza on of Massachuse:s Bay as a "city on a hill" implied that -
Answers Massachuse:s Bay would be an example for England to emulate
Roughly one-fourth of indentures in the Chesapeake were - Answers Women
During the late 1600s, the system of indentured servitude became less popular because -
Answers The English birth rate declined
In the late 1600s, the element of society in the English colonies that caused the greatest social
unrest was - Answers Indentured servants
Medical care in early colonial America - Answers Revealed that there was li:le use of the
scien fic method
In the 1600s, the high sex ra o of men to women in the Chesapeake meant that - Answers
Females had much la tude in the choice of husbands
In the 1600s, Puritan New England family structure - Answers Was more stable than that of
southern colonies
By the early eighteenth century, Africans in North America - Answers Began more commonly
to be seen as inferior by whites
