AMSCO APUSH Chapter 1-15 questions with correct answers

American Indian Societies 1491 CORRECT ANSWER Some time between 10,000 and 40,000 years ago, people may have migrated from Asia to the Americas, across a land bridge that connected Siberia and Alaska. Over a long period of time, successive generations migrated southward to the southern tip of South America. They evolved to hundreds of tribes, spoke different languages, and practiced different cultures. In the 1490s it is estimated that the Native American population was from 50 million to 100 million people. European incentives for exploring and settling of America CORRECT ANSWER In the 15th century (1400s) there were three primary motives for Europeans to explore and settle America were political, economic, and religious. Political: In the 15th century Europe was changing politically. Nation states were forming, where the majority of people shared a common culture and a common loyalty toward a central government. The monarchs of these countries such as Spain, Portugal, France, England, and the Netherlands depended on trade to bring in needed revenue and they wanted to expand trade. Economic: In the past merchants had traveled a long, slow, and expensive land route to Asia. In 1453, this route was blocked when the Ottoman Turks seized control of Constantinople. In order to find a route to the rich Asian market, European nations funded exploration by sea. In 1492, Spain financed Christopher Columbus who sailed across the Atlantic in search of a route to Asia. He landed on an island in the Bahamas. Religious: In the early 1500s, many Christians in northern European countries had revolted against the Roman Catholic church, in the Protestant Reformation. The conflict between the Catholics and the Protestants caused them to want to spread their version of Christianity to other parts of the world. Columbian Exchange CORRECT ANSWER The Europeans and the original inhabitants of the Americas had developed vastly different cultures over thousands of years. This term refers to the transfer